>> welcome to the news hour from doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes: >> the war in yemen, one family living in fear as the saudi-led coalition target the houthi rebels. >> it's home to more than half a million somali refugees but kenya doesn't want them in the country anymore. >> the high cost of not vaccinating children. australia takes aim at parents who refuse to i am nice their kids. >> i'm robin adams with the

sport. the premier league. renewed on and off the shelf action and reaction from the grand prix, coming up. >> we begin with developments in yemen. saudi arabia said its campaign against the houthis is achieving its goal. the coalition has carried out more than 1,000 airstrikes across yemen since the operation began last month. there are no signs the coalition strikes will end anytime soon and the fighting on the ground is getting worse. saudi said three of its soldiers have been killed in a mortar attack in the border province. we'll speak to our correspondent inside saudi arabia. first the deter rating humanitarian situation aid groups say they are struggling to deem with the rising number of civilian casualties. food and water supplies are

dwindling and prices are skyrocketing. al jazeera met one family living in the capital sanna. we have this exclusive report. >> the backdrop of this seemingly quiet neighborhood, the mountain is home for a base for the rupp guard who has been targeted by the saudi-led coalition repeatedly. those nearby no longer feel safe. >> >> my kids are petrified. they think bombs will fall all the time now. we don't know where to go. we live in a state of fear and don't leave the house. >> she lives with her five daughters. her son daughter-in-law and grandchild, as well. she takes us through their living quarters, pointing to one

room where the force of the bomb blew out the windows. >> as soon as the bombings happened the glass shattered. we were so scared that my girls and i ran to the corridor and laid on the ground. at least there are no windows there, but we were afraid the ceiling would collapse. >> she shows us how shrapnel injured one of her children behind their neck. another needed medical treatment, but they faced difficulties getting her to hospital. it's not just the attacks at night that scarce her. she's worried about feeding her family. in the kitchen the stove lice cold and dusty and containers meant for provisions are empty. >> we've run out of supplies. we don't even have gas. we can't go out and buy anything, there is nothing in the kitchen. we have no food. schools have been closed since the shelling started. who can go out in this kind of situation? this is no way to live.

>> one of her daughters is showing signs of trauma. the girl asks when she can return to school and when the bombings will end. her mother has no answers. al jazeera. >> the saudi-led coalition said its strikes are not targeted at civilians. it said the houthis operate near where people live which contributes to the rising death toll. >> the uses of schools and sports stadiums and civilian installations is evidence of the abnormal behavior of these groups and the actions that are in stepped to damage the daily life of citizens and the infrastructure. >> we are alongside yemen's border. let's start with the rising civilian casualty and death toll. what's the situation on the ground the reality. >> the situation is getting worse in terms of humanitarian

situation as we have seen, but both sides are exchanging blame in this respect. we have listened to a houthi official yesterday saying that the airstrikes are to be -- are responsible for that humanitarian situation. we have also seen the saudi side blaming the houthis saying the houthis are hiding in the civilian areas using civilians at human shields. the saudis have made it clear add we have just listened to that statement that they are not targeting civilians, they are trying to save it from the encroachment of the houthis. in this respect the situation is continuously deter rating for the civilians. we have seen only a limited amount of relief supplies getting to the people caught in

the crossfire and i think more effort by the international community has to be, more pressure also has to be placed on particular people on the ground in yemen to allow that humanitarian situation to be helped there. >> when it comes to attacking assaulted rain, we know that the houthis got pretty close with their mortar attack in the border province. what happened there? >> yesterday, saudi arabia announced the death of three of its soldiers, a couple of weeks ago they have announced the death of just one. now we see that from the comparing the beginning of the strikes to now it's like more danger's there over the border as houthis have been able to get closer after the saudis were expelled in that area and this campaign instead of achieving its goals quickly, it will need to take a lot of time, will need to -- saudis will need to escalate their efforts to

protect the civilians and military along the border with yemen. >> let's leave it there. we pick it up with the founder chief executive for the institute of near gulf analysis. thank you for joining us. the airstrikes continue, we are seeing more of them and yet the fighting on the ground is growing. how would you analyze the situation, what's going on there? >> well, this is the thing that started only just under three weeks ago so it is still in the early stages. objectives here, this is a regular strategic bombing aimed at degrading the capabilities of trying to -- they've eliminated the air defenses, the capability of firing long-range rockets so they have air superiority and

now are clamping down the air and sea blockades to prevent any supply of arms, so the objective here is to degrade the capability of the houthis and at the same time to subject strong deal of pressure on the armed forces and the faxes to bring about defection that cause cracks within the unity alliance with the forces of the former president ali abdullah saleh the yemeni military that has joined saleh. >> we are seeing tribesmen getting together particularly in the south to take on the houthis. where do they sit in the military picture of the country at the moment? >> at the moment, they are with the alliance, supporting the ali answer so they have a common enemy, so these are the tribes

that we've seen air drops to them in terms of weapons ammunition we expect to see more supplies delivered to them to help these tribes to mobilize, to be better equipped better armed to take on the houthis. the objective here is to avoid a land invasion, to bring about submission to the houthis from well coordinated air campaign backed by land operations won deducted by the tribes, the defected or the military units that are loyal to the legitimate president hadi, and to push back the houthis and pressure the houthis to concede and agree to the terms of the g.c.c. peace plan that is endorsed by gulf nations. >> you wonder what the winner

will be inheriting once this is all over. you've got a crumbling infrastructure a great humanitarian crisis and growing sectarian overturn. >> this is the outcome of a new war. you always have this great devastation that follows. we expect to see a quick action by the alliance countries and raising the needed funds to go in and do the full reconstruction and also to carry through what the political reconciliation process which is the ultimate objective of this operation, to bring back the houthis to the table of negotiations and to have houthis operate as a political party not a. you pelt as its perceived now as a military puppet to iran, helping iran extend its influence in the country. this is the actual objective of

the saudi-led alliance. >> good talking to you from dubai, thanks. >> thank you. >> the united nations is doing its best to find shelter for refugees fleeing the yarmouk camp on the outskirts of damascus. the attorney general for the relieves agency visited a school in the nearby district where several palestinian families are living after fleeing the camp. government forces have been fighting with isil, who seized control of the area more than a week ago. relief organizations say more than 2,000 families have managed to evacuate to nearby districts. >> syrian rebels shelled a government held neighborhood in aleppo saturday killing nine and wounding dozens. footage aired on syrian state television showed damaged buildings and injured people being treated at the local hop. in aleppo 40 people have been

killed following a government air strike on a school. a child and four female teachers were among the dead. most wounded are reportedly children. >> the kenyan government has given the u.n. three months to close its refugee camp, which is home to more than half a million somali refugees. it accuses al shabab of hiding in that camp. al shabab fighters killed 148 people at a university in the town of garissa last week. we have more from the camp. >> high in the refugee camps home to up to half a million somali receive jesus some have been living here for the past 25 years. the first batch of refugees came and were put in this camp where we're in in 1991. they say that it's calls coming from the kenyan government, they are saying that they have not

been involved in the insecurity in kenya and they are also saying that there is absolutely no assurance with their relocation kenya will have peace. they are saying if the local kenya population that is benefiting a lot from their presence here, they say majority of the workers for the u.n. organizations and aid agency caring for them just half hour from the local population. all the vehicles they say are transporting food for the refugees also belong to the local kenyan population and they are now calling on the kenyan government to reconsider its position and let them be here. one of the main things these refugees are concerned about is lack of security on the other side of the border where the kenyan government wants camps established for them. officials tell us it's not the responsibility of the united

nations to relocate the refugees from inside kenya. they say that it's up to the kenyan government to speak to its counterpart the government of somalia and look into the logistics of taking this back. the somali government and kenyan government have a plan poor relocation back to somalia. the u.n. says it has taken back up to 2,000 refugees who have wanted to go back to their country. >> at least one person happen killed and 100 students injured during a stampede after an electrical transformer exploded. the stands panicked, thinking it was an attack by al shabab. >> much more to come here on the al jazeera news hour. >> i want the elections to be fair and we want our ruler to be somebody new.

>> we're in sudan where he is trying to extend his 25 year rule. >> i'm in coasta rocca. we'll show you how a woman's collective has worked hard to safe these unique mangrove swamps. >> a 20-year-old leads the way at the masters but there's a whole list of elite names on his tail. details in sport. >> u.s. president barack obama says his meeting with cuba's leader could be a turning point for the two countries. they held formal talks saturday at the summit of the americas in panama. al jazeera's latin america editor lucia newman reports from panama city. >> it was the summit of profound symbol. >>s. in panama, the more than half a

century old divide between communist cuba and the united states began to heal. >> we continue to make progress towards fulfilling our shared commitments, to formally reestablish diplomatic relations and i've called on congress to begin working to lift the embargo that's been in place for decades. >> immediately after cuba's president recalled u.s. attempts to overthrow his government, as he addressed all of his hemispheric pierce for the first time since the 1959 cuban revolution. >> forgive me, but passion flows from my pores when i think about a revolution. i apologize to president obama who is not to blame for events during penalties before him. how many were there? ten? in my opinion obama's an honest man. >> then another first a one hour meeting between castro and obama, both agreeing to disagree about conflicts views on human

rights and democracy. >> of course this summit is about much more than cuba. it's an unprecedented attempt to reset relations between 33 latin and caribbean nations and the united states, relations that for more than a century have been scarred by u.s. political and military interventions, one of the most recent right here in panama that's why president obama's statement that the days are over when the united states could meddle in the hemisphere with impunity resonated strongly but did not convince his leftwing peers. >> the illegal u.s. interventions continue. congress was asked to finance free press democracy and human rights in countries like venezuela, cuba and nicaragua. >> still the significance of what transpired here cannot be understated. cubaion return to the fold removes a thorn that has

hindered cooperation in a hemisphere that represents 40% of the world's g.d.p. clearly the differences between the united states and cuba have not disappeared only perhaps the methods that they will use from now on to confront them. al jazeera panama city, panama. >> brazil's president is just three months into a second term in office, but faces growing discontent. her approval rating has dropped to 13% protests are planned across the country sunday. alan fisher reports from sao paulo. >> he believes it's a battle for truth and justice a battle of rights against wrong. he has become a familiar figure at anti-government protests in his superhero costume. >> i never imagined i would be a symbol of protest of rebellion against this government. >> he will join millions in the latest protest against the president and her government. >> batman's going to that my

city is a violent and corrupt place. brazil is a violent and corrupt place where villains are in power, so there is a similarity with batman, a man who rejects corruption and violence and fights for justice. this inspired me. >> it's just six months since she won a second term. it was a closely contested battle which split the country. >> now the president's popularity is falling almost as quickly as the country's economy. inflation, taxation, the cost of basic goods they're all up. brazil is on the verge of recession. there will be pro government protests on the streets above at-batdwarfedby the millions coming to tell the government to go. >> there is growing anger at a multi-billion dollar corrupt scandal at the state run oil company. the president was the chairman

at the time high profile officials took bribes for construction contracts, although there is no caption the penalty was involved. this man will join the protests, saying enough is enough. >> as a father, i'm leading the government called upset on line in order to offer a bright future to my kids, grandchildren and my great grandchildren. >> president rousseff has taken steps to and the issues raised in the protest. it may help her in the long term, but there will be demonstrations in more than 400 cities and towns. this will not be a silent signal. there will be no disguising the message that they want her to go. alan fisher, al jazeera, sao paulo. >> parents in australia who refuse to vaccinate children may have lose out on government benefits. they could be denied up to $12,000 in payments under a new government policies. we have more from sydney.

>> australia's government is calling this policy no jab no pay. they mean families will miss out on tax credits and subsidized child care if they refuse to have their children vaccinated. australia has about 97% but there are pockets in the country where the rates of vaccination is much, much lower and things like whooping cough of making a comeback. over the last decade, the number of conscientious objectors has risen to 40,000 in australia children whose parents have said they have either a religious objectmedical or conscientious reason. they could have had a short talk with their doctors and signed a form. australia thinks that rate is too high. they want to bring it down. in future, the only way you'll be able to continue receiving

benefits as an australian parent is if you have a strong religious or medical reason not to. just being a conscientious objector is no longer enough. >> china is expected to limit access to hong kong for some of its citizens. people from a southern city will only be allowed to visit once a week. they had been able to make unlimited trims but there's growing concern in hong kong about the number of visitors who buy products and then resell them at higher prices across the border. we have more from hong kong. >> this is a special economic zone just across the border from hong kong. in 2009, residents of the city were permitted to apply for multi-permits into the territory, but with new restrictions will only be allowed to travel once a week. >> this is definitely going to be an issue for me. i often come here because it is

much more convenient for me to buy quality medicines for my family and other imported goods from hong kong. >> it is shops like these squeak went by mainland visitors that will be most affected. according to local media the number of mainland visit tours to hong kong is expected to drop 4.6 million per year. >> i welcome this policy, because it can free the streets and could reduce rental prices for shops because we avoid the situation of hong kong stores only catering to tourists and squeezing out local business. >> the decision was made after weeks of protests last month some which turned violent against mainland traders who come to guy goods and sell back across the border. hong kong products are considered to be higher quality as they meet stringent safety

standards, but there has been an underlike resentment against mainland tourists. last year, there were 47 million mainland visitors, six times the population of hong kong. >> people in the u.s. town in the state of illinois returned to their homes for the first time since a tornado swept through. emergency workers let residents of fairdale return to assess the damage and it was vast. two people were killed and 20 injured when the tornado hit on thursday. at least ape tornadoes swept through northern and central illinois three days ago. >> let's get the weather now with everton how is it looking for them? >> it's looking better. i think the tornado activity has eased. the satellite picture, you seem to have this cluster of storms just moving through the central plains so that's something to watch out for might catch a few showers here. the last couple of days, it's been through the deep south

louisiana, mississippi alabama into georgia through the panhandle and louisiana 147 millimeters of rain in just 24 hours. this system has been dragging across a similar area for the last couple of days. we've seen heavy rain here. i think we could see a similar amount over the next couple of days. this is the picture for the remainder of sunday and more heavy rain across the deep south into the panhandle. showers just moving through the central plains will ease with a chance of wet weather coming in here. wet weather moving across the lakes through monday, but the really heavy rain is going to be across the southern most parts. you can see how it's expanding the southerly push bringing heavy rain across that eastern corridor and that will gradually make its way back up across the carolinas over the next couple of days. wet one here, more big downpours, still lively down across the deep south but

further north it's dry. >> a group of women in costa rica gaining attention for fight to go save mangrove swamps and fish stocks. the women's collective took action and they may have helped preserve a traditional way of life. we have this report. >> these days, the fishermen on costa ricas largest island are making a good living from the sea. the work is constant but it wasn't always that way. in previous years overfishing and the mismanagement of the vital mangroves spelled environmental and economic ruin. it was a future that 13 of the island's women refused to accept. the collective as they've become known began to take things into their own hands. >> we used to sell mussels and shrimp but now can't find any. we benefited from them because

we ran out because we were over fishing them. we decided to create these to create the mangroves. >> change didn't come easily. their vision faced challenges from the islands fishermen and even their own husbands. >> one of the biggest and most serious problems that we had when we began to otherwise was the prevailing macho culture. we couldn't get past the attitude from the men and it wasn't until we started to get results that the fishermen started to change their mind, then they asked for our help. >> that involved giving the fishermen to give up gill nets for hand lines a technique that has helped fish stocks replenish. >> gabrielle cruz tells us this is now a responsible fishing area and the mangroves that cherished nurse requires, fish are allowed to reproduce. it's here in the vast mangroves to the women have made the most progress. in past years, they were being cut down for fire wood or

replaced with shrimp pools. with training and education that's no longer happening. >> what this woman's collective has done here is change an entire way of life and in the process begun to work on preserving this wonderful unique mangrove swamp. they are now getting international attention for the work they've done here. >> that recognition is helping bringing grants and more training to ensure that this island continues to flourish. al jazeera, costa rica. >> still coming up on al jazeera: >> hillary clinton! the clinton campaign begins, hillary gets ready to start a second run for the white house. plus: >> thighs precious plants that dinosaurs might have munched on could face the same fatal as the prehistoric ma'am malls. we'll tell you why. >> the race against the clock in

texas, robin will tell you all about it in sport.

>> you are watching the al jazeera news hour. the saudi defense ministry said three army officers have been killed by mortar shells fired from yemen in the saudi border province. that cups as the saudi-led coalition continues strikes against the houthis for an 18th day. >> at least 10 people have reportedly been killed following a syrian government air strike

on a school in the district of aleppo. a child and four female teachers were among the dead, most wounded are reportedly children. >> u.s. president barack obama is meeting with the cuban president was an historic moment. the two leaders met at the summit of the americas in panama saturday. it was the first formal meeting between leaders of the two countries in half a century. >> fighters from sunni tribes are helping government forces expect to move on to

nineveh. what is being asked for from the u.s. and what is adou rabbo mansour hadi likely to get. >> he is asking for drones. he wants to tell the american penalty that iraq's needs are urgent and immediate and i think he's going really to make the case they want direct immediate support otherwise iran has filled the vacuum, the space that the u.s. has left in iraqi and is likely to do more of that. >> i was going to ask you about iran what role from a military point of view is iran going to be playing especially acknowledge attack on anbar? >> from a military point of

view not much. the soon any bribes are anbar are keen, they do not want any militias to go into their territories, but they will need support. they need manpower and the iraqi army might not be sufficient. they definitely need far more air support. they know the territory very well i think isil has lost the momentum has lost definitely its initial let's say appeal, or cashing on the frustration of the sunni tribe so the tide has turned against them, but the iraqi government, the iraqi army needs a lot of support. politically, it is important that the u.s. commits to deliver that support. >> obviously support is needed when they go into anbar it's going to be a different battle from tikrit and we saw the

fallout from tikrit with the sectarian revenge violence. what's going to be done to make sure that doesn't happen again? >> just to put it in a context i don't think there has been sectarian revenge on a large scale. there has been incidents where there has been tribal revenge for the very ill trained militias who went there committed violations, but by and large, i think the prime minister is aware of the need to keep that image. it is critical in winning local support. i think it's critical that the tribes in anbar know what's going to happen on the day after isil is kicked out of their areas, because they want to be part of a longer term process political participation local policing definitely protecting and preserving property and lives as much as possible. it's not going to be easy.

the militaries are ill trained the iraqi army is not strong and isil is extremely vicious and indifferent to any human suffering. >> very good talking to you thank you very much. >> it has been one of the worst kept secrets in washington d.c. and now finally hillary clinton is set to launch her campaign to be president of the united states. the former secretary of state is expect to announce later on sunday that she will run in the 2016 elections. patty has more from washington. >> hillary clinton has spent most of her adult life in the public eye first as the wife of automatic president then senator and secretary of state. now she will once again try for the presidency. she got close in 2008, but lost to barack obama. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you it's little about 18 million cracks in it.

[ cheering ] >> in this campaign, she's going to have to walk a fine line. she can't be seen as being too close to barack obama. he's not widely popular but she can't distance herself too much. >> she needs to communicated to a lot of constituencies that are very close to president obama that he has done a lot for them and she's going to do as much or more. she can't distance herself too much from the president because she loses progressives, ethnic minority voters, but she also needs to appeal to independents. >> hillary clinton! >> she could have another issue. her name, with jeb bush also expected to jump into the race, there are already complaints about family dine stipes. >> the presidency of the united states is not some can you to be passed between two families. it is an awesome and sacred trust to be earned. >> trust could be an issue. she heads into the campaign already facing a controversy.

she used a private email account as secretary of state and admits she deleted tens of thousands of emails. government records are supposed to be preserved. republicans claim she's covering something up. but she is by far the strongest democratic candidate and she is best positioned to raise the millions of dollars of presidential campaign needs. the other thing she is going for, experience, not just in the white house but the race for it. she has done this twice with her husband and once on her own. she hopes the fourth time is the charm. >> i found my own voice. >> al jazeera washington. >> in parts of nigeria voting is said to resume in the region ales after voting irregular hearts were reported on saturday. river state some election materials were never delivered. violence during the vote killed nine people. what's the latest from river state? what's happening there at the

moment? >> well, jane, the independent national election commission in rivers has started announcing results in the hotly contested elections. they say results are 14 are ready, out of the 14, the ruling party. >> good luck jonathan has won two, the others going to the opposition. the opposition are saying no election took place in river state, that all the results being announced by the electoral commission are fraudulent. they have inundated independent election observers and the media with information of widespread violence widespread rigging various malpractices, things

like ballot box snatching election offices burned town. there's been widespread intimidation of voters and they say in hundreds if not thousands of poll stations, no electoral materials were delivered. we're in an area where voting is supposed to happen today because for various reasons not made clear by the commission, voting couldn't happen yesterday, it is happening today but we are still waiting for electoral materials to arrive, so a very tense situation here. >> how much that money is involved in these elections is pretty important isn't it? >> that's right. it's difficult to imagine the immense power they have in nigeria. in a state like rivers which has been at the epicenter between a tight battle between the two political parties is critical, because this is the richest oil

producing state in the country has most of nigeria's oil wells and a state like this contributes mommies if not tens of millions that the coffers of whichever party happens to be in charge. it's the ideological hope of president goodluck jonathan, a state also controlled by the ruling party. they suffered a defeat did the presidential level when president jonathan lost and the feeling here is the ruling party are hell bent on winning the state. their position is that they've always been in charge and that things have been unfair and the results announced by the electoral commission are accurate. >> on monday, voters in sudan head to the polls for presidential and parliamentary elections. the president is running for another term. he's been in power since 1989 after a military coup. we spoke to people in the capitol, kartoum. >>ized breezyual the blue nile in kartoum.

it's also the last weekend before the sudanese vote in presidential and parliamentary elections. politics doesn't seem to be on anyone's mind. we spoke to more than 30 people and it was hard to find someone planning to vote. >> i want the elections to be fair and we want our ruler to be somebody new because frankly we are fed up with bashir. bashir is the only president wanted for criminal war crimes. critics say he has squashed civil liberties. as we saw at this presidential rally, he is a charismatic man backed by many, especially women. they are said to be his biggest supporters. >> we are here to provide a better way of living for citizens and help the weak and

the poor. we don't want anyone to be hungry. >> there are 10 men and one woman running against bashir. you wouldn't know it by watching television. >> i don't think anything on t.v. i just see one person. i would like to see more options so we can know. >> many here say the economy is the most pressing issue facing sudan. the official unemployment rate is 18% and inflation is 37%. >> if the government is serious about dealing with the miserable economic reality there are two things the government should do. one, cut government spending and two, combat rampant corruption. >> when elections begin on monday many sudanese expect five more years of the same. even as they long for change. al jazeera kartoum. >> an armed group has attacked south korea's embassy in libya.

seoul's ministry said two guards were killed in the attack. >> turkey summoned the aucubas door after the pope describing the massacre of armenians genocide the pope made the remarks at a church service attended by the armenian president. turkey denies the claim. >> for many greeks, this weekend is the highlight of the years celebration of easter. many are scaling back on holiday purchases. >> it's the most important religious holiday of the year in greece a country where church and national identity of still in twined like perhaps nowhere

else in europe. they parade the representation of the body of christ through the streets. it's a time for feasting, as well as pyatty. for easter, it means lamb. this butch he were said habits have changed in recent years. >> i think it's healthier now we don't waste as much as before. waste is bad for people and the planet. >> at the port, it's a scramble to get on the last ferries to sail before everything shuts down. >> easter means an exodus as people russia home to their villages or their islands to be with their families. it will take more than an economic crisis to change this

tradition. >> for those who stayed in the capitol, there are free lessons in ceramics. this week, they make easter eggs and reflect on how the crisis has changed society. >> there are certainly carelesses of people who can't afford everything they need, the lamb and all the other food. it's a difficult situation for everyone but it also creates unity. we help each other and we hope just like christ, that our economy will resurrect. >> it's also the time of year when people head to the cemeteries to be close to dead relatives. faith and family both still strong in this country both a source of comfort in hard times. barnaby phillips, al jazeera athens. >> locals have another way of celebrating easter. this is two churches launching

hundreds of rockets at each other in a mock war. >> the near korean marathon, next.

>> south african national parks have stepped up protecting local plants and world's oldest sea plant is a south after collectors item. one plant can fetch up to $10,000 on the black market.

we have more. >> in the days the dinosaurs roamed the earth this is what the landscape might have looked like filled with palm like plants that were once the dominant vegetation. it has been around 300 million years, but several species have disappeared and others are about to follow suit because of the actions of humans in the last few decades. >> they've survived several times in the world when 70% of things went extinct but there's a chance they will go extinct because of our activities and mainly through collecting. >> two thirds of all the species are threat thatted making them the most endangered organisms on the planet. they are being approached to supply wealthy private collectors.

gardens in cape town have the rarest some of which have been growing here for 100 years but they are no longer safe. the garden staff have installed sophisticated alarms and motion censors. in august, thieves came in during the night and dug out a total of 23 critically endangered plants. in the wild, there is only 60 left. >> south africa's top criminal investigation team the hawks have been brought in, but this was well planned and executed. they are very slow to reproduce so the theft has put back years of painstaking work to increase their numbers. >> we monitor them, measure them we see when they cone, their sizes and so on. it feels like one of your children is missing. >> while the threat to other endangered animals like rhinos and elephants is well publicized

and funded, there i guess no attention to this. >> after millions of years of surviving catastrophic extinction events, nothing it seems is quite as destructive as the actions of humans. >> who you beautiful. >> i miss home now. thank you very much. the new formula one season is only three races old but hamilton is already staking his claim on another championship. the mercedes driver comfortably won the chinese grand prix. >> hamilton started from pole position in china for a record fifth occasion after a surprise loss in the previous race in malaysia. he was taking nothing for granted. the surge to the front and got comfortable early. there was no shortage of drivers

stumbling behind him. >> a fire, a fire. >> the driver suffered engine failure on the main strait with three laps remaining. the race came to an anti climatic conclusion under safety conditions. hamilton on top of the podium again. >> it was great to have a smooth weekend with getting the sessions and really dialing in the car and today was that effect of really putting the car in the place i wanted it. it was really just controlling the gap and saving the tires for when i needed them. >> niko was second, though later accused his teammate of controlling that gap a little too much, saying he deliberately slowed down to give third place sebastian a better chance of

catching him. regardless hamilton is now 13 points clear in the championship standings. al jazeera. >> at the masters speith is being chased hard by a whole host of former winners. we have a report. >> day three of the masters and for overnight leader jordan speith there were none of the fireworks of the opening two days. a solid rather than spectacular round of 70, ensuring he will lead the masters going into the final round on 16 under par. a new august august record after 54 holes. >> it's throwing those out of my mind not worrying about it, setting a goal and being patient with the opportunities that are going to come my way. i feel comfortable with the way i'm striking it, my putting

stroke feels good. >> mickelson is another who remains in contention. the three time winner plays to within four shots of the lead, but this birdie on 16th plus he dropped back to finish the day on 11 under, five off the pace. >> i don't think it matters who's close to him. i think he's playing very good golf and i think he'll have a good round tomorrow. i think if he were to come out an top it would be great to have him in the champions dinner every year. he would just be a great champion he's just a classy guy. >> rory mcelroy's drop shot on the last two holes proved costly. the world number one on five under after a third round 68. >> i'm going to need something

basically around 61, 62 to have a real chance. i'm not sure that's going to happen but we'll see. >> tiger woods countered with 68, 10 shots hint speith. this matters is far from over. >> hoping to avoid a list of meltdowns at the masters. he fell apart on the back nine, a final round seeing him finish in the 15th. back in 1979, it's speith, led by three with three holes remaining. they both lost in the playoff the one australian sports fangs would rather forget back in

1996. in football news, chelsea tightening their grip on the league. queens park rangers no goals yet. the lead is five points. the focus shifts to sunday's wig bun, the manchester darby. >> you are certainly qualified for the champions league and then we do it better than the preseason. >> saturday was the final day of the nhl regular season.

round one of the playoffs start on wednesday in the east. the penguins start at the metropolitan division winners the new york rangers. the islanders lost to columbus. hospital trial won the atlantic division and tampa bay finished second they'll start at home. the anaheim ducks first round opponents will be the wildcard winners the winnipeg jets. calvary in the postseason for the first time since 2008-2009. it's the national predators against the chicago blackhawks. he stalled and had to take a replacement -- take out a replacement bike with three minutes left of qualifying time.

it's the spaniard's third pole position and he hopes to come back after the race in qatar. >> hundreds of foreign runners have been loud to compete in the north korean marathon. many runners registered with travel companies at the last minute after the company lift add travel ban due to ebola fears. the race is now formally recognized by the international athletics federation. it is a busy, busy day of sport. we've got all the details for you at aljazeera.com/sport. >> do stay of with us on al jazeera. that is the end of the news hour but we've got another full bulletin of news coming up in the next couple of minutes and i'll see you again then opinion

>> we hear from one family living in fear in yemen as the saudi-led coalition targets houthi fighters. >> hello from al jazeera in doha. also ahead we're in the largest refugee camp in the world where somali refugees are calling for residents to go home. >> i'm