> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, welcome to the al jazeera newshour i'm martine dennis live in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes - yemen's houthis hit out at the u.n. as the security council imposes an arms embargo on rebel leaders deadly escape routes - hundreds of migrants feared drowned trying to reach europe. plus google could be facing a multi-million fine. we find out why

and why dark matter may not be so dark after all. the intergalactic study that has scientists in a spin let's start in yemen, where the houthi rebels condemned a decision by the u.n. security council. it's imposing an arms embargo on several houthi leaders and those backing them. the resolution calls on the houthis to stop fighting and withdraw from the territories they've taken. saudi arabia and egypt say they've talked about holding a major exercise involving the other states. a ground invasion has been discussed. meanwhile, people are continuing to flee the country. refugees have been arriving in djibouti and u.n. says at least 600 people have been killed and

2,000 wounded in the fighting. jamal has more. >> reporter: despite almost three weeks of air strikes, saudi arabia and allies have not been able to defeat yemen's shia militia and forces aligned with them. even though it's in control of the skies, the saudi-led is yet to deploy ground troops. it's relying on popular resistant groups loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi. amateur in nature but determined nonetheless, so far they managed to make some territorial gains, particularly in the city of aden and other areas in the south. >> we tell the houthis get out of here. this is a message to them in iran - you will never be welcomed here. >> on the western entrance vehicles flee carrying people fleeing the fighting. ambulances hurry towards the

fighting. they are unable to reach those they are trying to save. >> translation: there are injured people over there. the houthis are targetting our vehicle. they shot at us we can't reach the injured. >> reporter: hospital resources are depleted. some like this, don't have electricity. in the capital air strikes are targetting the main airport. there's claims that weapons and reinforcements have been flown in for the houthis, which the saudis say is a reason it's taken so long to defeat them. ultimately this war is about who controls yemen. and that means who is in control on the ground. if the saudis and their allies want to ensure abd-rabbu mansour hadi is able to rule analysts say they will have to send in ground troops let's go live to our correspond in jizan? saudi arabia close to the

border with yemen. the security council resolution that was passed with one abstention calls on the houthis to give up territory and lay down their arms. they have been quick to show defiance defiance. >> exactly, they showed defiance. this is the harshest u.s. decision against the houthis since their takeover of sanaa, they have described it as an act of violence of bias a statement of partiality aggression against yemen and called for mass protests on thursday to proof and show to the world as they try to do that they are a popular movement. the houthis describe what they have done since last year as a

popular resolution aimed at fixing the resolution helping the yemenis fixing the country from the forces that they described as al qaeda and other forces. they are seen in general as a narrow-minded sectarian movement that is here as part of a proxy war, a group that is serving an agenda trying to facilitate the iranian influence in the region putting the grip on yemen, as they say this they are defiant, as i said and preparing for more war. we have the latest reports talking about more houthi fighters going to the north, to the area of sadr having a feeling that saudi arabia is about to launch a ground invasion. >> that's interesting, isn't it. the next when is the fact that

everything knows that air strikes are not going to achieve the objectives which is a political dialogue and reinstatement of the rage home of mr hardy. what about dialogue. whilst this is going on a third week of air strikes, is there an indication that talks are underway? >> yes. from day one saudi arabia never stopped talking about its willingness to see the parties of the conflict in yemen coming to the negotiation table area. that proposal was often within weeks. beginning of the air strikes and is still on the stable. a few days ago in the u.n. security council venue in new york we have seen the saudi ambassador to the u.n. say to the media that no option is still on the table, including

the negotiations and they are reiterating a willingness. we understand the difficulty for the parties to accept this or come to riyadh in the presence context. riyadh is on its past. we have a plan four points not far from the points and there are reports that the former president might be thinking about sending an envoy to talk to the leaders of the g.c.c. countries. >> very interesting moment then in this crisis in yemen. >> thank you very much indeed. >> well the war in yemen is one of the issues on the agenda at the g7 foreign ministers taking place in northern germany, the gathering in the port city is ahead of the g7 summit a summit involving heads of government and state in june.

the foreign minister has been talking about a number of ongoing conflicts. >> the voices of every country here are critical to the resolution of each of these conflicts. i'm grateful and others join me in saying thank you to germany for their great leadership and together with france it's been absolutely critical for working through the challenge of ukraine. we looked at the leadership, and they provided it. >> dom nick kane is our man in lubeck jurm ni. they have a lot -- in germany, they have a heck of a lot on their plate. how far have they got to go? >> the ministers are here in the museum at lubeck looking at the works of art. earlier they went through many

different crisis areas of the world. we heard about ukraine. john kerry went on to speak about iran, the hopes that the world has for the p5+1 talks held in lausanne that they would get to a successful solution there was emphasis on yemen. the german foreign minister thanked minister steinmeier and the u.n. security council and talking about the volatility of yemen and the region of the middle east. that is something that they talked about. there has been reference to the islamic state of iraq and levant. clearly they have been going to a great many of the world's crisis areas, and trying to find some sort of resolution that they as the g7 can present to the rest of the world. >> basically what they are doing is preparing the ground if you like for when the leaders met in june. only - any idea as to what the position is regarding russia.

it wasn't that long ago we had a g8. russia has been excluded because of its activities in ukraine. >> well the absence of russia now, which is the g7, is something that can be remarked upon. the absence of mr lavrov is noted. it's worth saying there was praise given to russia insofar as the security council vis-a-vis yemen, praise was given, and it was noteworthy that the absence of russia there's a sense that praise has been given. russia's absence - yes, it is. mr lavrov is not here. it's not as if there's a void. later on, they'll be talking about other of the crisis of the world. for example, the ebola crisis. the outbreak in western africa and security in africa. that is one of the g7 german

presidencies key issues they want to bring home here something when the heads of government met, something of supreme importance and you can guarantee mr steinmeier will talk about it later in the press conference when he closes the event and it may be something that the policy chief may refer to when she comes to speak at the end of this meting in lubeck. >> thank you very much dominic kane our correspondent in northern germany at the g7 foreign ministers meting to iraq where government forces win back al-fatah to cut off a supply line used by i.s.i.l. fighters. government troops have been on the offensive after recapturing the city of tikrit. the iraqi army has been fighting to defend the biggest oil terminal against an i.s.i.l. assault west of kirkuk. i.s.i.l. controls as much as 40%

of this area the iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi has been to the white house to ask for more assistance in the fight against i.s.i.l. president obama praised iraqi forces and promised an extra $200 million in humanitarian aid. from washington d.c. patty culhane has more. >> reporter: as iraq prime minister haider al-abadi arrived in washington his staff in baghdad made it clear that he was coming for reinforcement for the fight against islamic state of iraq and levant. on the list, surveillance drones, attack helicopters and fighter jets - needing them to take back mosul and anbar. when asked, this is how president obama responded. >> i think this is why we are having this meeting. to make sure we are improving our coordination why to make sure iraq is in a position to succeed.

>> reporter: his press secretary went further. >> there is no specific request. >> the u.s. is pledging more humanitarian aid, $200 million, a little less than last year. president obama said all foreign assistance has to go to the government of iraq, sending the message that sovereignty is protected and when it comes to accountability, that they'd be responsible for any war crimes committed with the equipment. >> human rights groups complained the u.s. and iraqi officials are not doing enough on that front. >> we have seen no evidence that the u.s. has replaced the resources to know what has happened with the weapons, we know who the u.s. says they are supposed to go to. we know who they are supposed to go to. we don't know if that's the case. >> reporter: the most leverage the u.s. has with the government is control of air strikes. supplying drones and fighters jets lessons the power. it's not clear that the u.s. is ready to give that up

the iranian president hassan rouhani said that there'll be no deal in relation to the nuclear programme unless all sanctions are lifted. tehran is trying to agree the details of the deal with the six world powers allowing for inspections of its nuclear facilities in return for an easing or lifting of sanctions. speaking on state tv on wednesday, president hassan rouhani says iran wants constructive interaction with the world, not confrontation. the e.u. filed anti-frust charges against google over its search engine. the internet search giant has been accused of illegally rigging the market. antitrust investigators suspect the u.s. company has been abusing its dominance by manipulating its search results. the e.u. competition commissioner says google has 10

weeks to respond to formal charges. >> today we have adopted a statement of objection to google. it outlines our preliminary view that google's favourable treatment of its shopping service - you probably know it as google shopping - is an abuse of google's dominant position in general search. google now has 10 weeks to respond. of course i will carefully consider the response before deciding how to proceed. let's find out more by talking to simon mcgregor-wood, who is in london. sounds as though google is being vilified for doing what it does well - making money. >> well yes, that would perhaps be the line of defense in a memo issued to staff yesterday which

was widely leaked on wednesday. it says it has a strong case and people suspect google will defend itself robustly. the position in europe is that google controls more than 90% of all e.u. based web searches. it ha an unassailably dominant position in the market. the european objective is that it abuse that is by transferring web services to products and services. in this statement of objections which we see is an opening salvo in a long legal battle is concerning the goggle shopping service, which according to the european commissioner for competition, unfairly disadvantages others. this as i say, could be a long-running story. it has 10 weeks - google has 10 weeks to come back with a defense of its position. it can ask for an oral position

or a meting. it could be ready with four more charges of breeches by the end of the year. as with the previous case with microsoft, google could go back to a court of appeal in luxembourg and get bogged down. at the end of the process the european union has the ability to levy tough fine up to 10% of its global turn over which by most people's estimations is over $1 billion. stakes are high. >> thank you, simon mcgregor-wood, our correspondent in london we have more to come on the al jazeera newshour. including we report on the state of policing in some parts of mexico where officers have to by their own bullets. more deaths as migrants from africa and the middle east try to reach europe. we look at the common groups being used. >> we have reaction to a

frustrating night in the champion's league for last season's title winners. china's economic growth slowed down in the first quarter of this year. figures released shows a 7% growth rate with a fall in manufacturing and retail sales. the world's second large economy's growth was the slowest in the last six years. adrian brown has the latest from beijing. >> well, 7% economic growth would be cause for celebration china has been used to higher levels of growth. a few years ago china experienced rates of 16, 17, 18%. stellar rates. this news is neither good nor bad. it confirms that china's economy

is beginning to slow. china's premier seemed to anticipate this on tuesday, warning there would be tough times ahead this year. that was candid language for a chinese prime minister. chinese prime minister. also on tuesday, the international monetary fund warned that the economic growth rate was likely to contract to 6.8%, and in 2016 it could drop to 6.3%. china's economy is going through a period of transition. it is moving away from a model that was export led to one that is consumer led. china's government wants its people to consume more, buy more - ideally chinese brands. economists say the real danger is this - what happens if the economic growth rate falls below 4-5%. could we see growing rates of joblessness, and what the government fears most is social instability. that was our correspondent in beijing, now we talk to dan

stein book a research director of prosecutioninternational business, joinings us from kuala lumpur. thank you for talking to us. we heard from our correspondent that china is an economy in transition trying to transform from being an export led economy into a consumer driven-type economy. given that, are these figures as bad if we look at it in that context? >> not necessarily. i expected the growth would have been closer to 6.5 or 6.8. second there's a destruction effect in the chinese new year. most observers think that the second half of the year will be more beneficial to the economy. having said that there's a news item within the figures, and that is to do with the

transition. for the first time we see the consumption, 50% of the growth in china. we see more in the way of demand and services. this is positive. so the chinese authorities don't have too much to concern themselves about. what about the bigger picture. china has been relied upon to be the engine of the growth for the world economy. >> the bigger picture remains. it is now growing with a pace of 2.4%. china by the end of this year has growth 6-8-7%. 2-3 times higher than the average. it is decelerating. what is really remarkable about the transition is the shift towards consumption, and thereby innovation. business services and so forth. for three decades, we are used to china being the world

factory, we are getting used to the idea of chine e being greater. also the companies are the greatest international patentors, not any longer. but this transition is not a short-term phenomena. it will take years. it will take backsteps as well. >> slightly to the side of these figures. today we learn the founding members of this investment bank the asian investment infrastructure - how is that hoped to revive the economies not just in ianna, but the region. >> it's to do with what we see in china. it was about coming into china,

operating. new the story is about coming out of china, invested a $50 billion into the initiative into the asian investment bank. what it means is for the first time there was a real opportunity to invest more that is critical. if we are to see future prospect where asia will account 50" with the volume of g.d.p. this is the only path towards the direction, and it is typical it is the chinese out of frustration, it's pushing this enterprise intensively good to talk to you. dan talking to us live from

kuala lumpur. cuban welcomed president obama's proposal to remove them from a list of terrorism. it happened of course days after the historic meting for president obama, and the cuban counterpart. >> this report from alexi o'brien. >> the u.s. and cuba have been at loggerheads for half a century. the historic handshake between raul castro and president obama given substance. by the announcement that the u.s. is to remove cuba from what it says are state sponsors of terrorism. >> i think it's good. it's time that it happened. raul and president obama uniting. >> it's the most important step yet between normalization of relations between the two countries. they were severed in 1959 after the cuban revolution, and the caribbean island was added to the list 23 years later.

the u.s. accusing havana of aiding armed rebels and harbouring us fugitives. cuba welcomed the decision is saying it should never have been on the list at all. >> we are not terrorists, the opposite. we are supporters of peace and tranquility. >> translation: this implies development. progress in economic and social areas. everything. it's great that this has happened. >> reporter: it's not a done deal. obama must get approve from congress. it has 45 days to consider the decision. the republican presidential hopeful, marco rubio, who has cuban heritage condemned the move. >> the decision made by the white house is terrible. not surprising. cuba is a state sponsor of terrorism, it's also the country that harbored fugitives and killed a police officer and the country that helped north korea evade weapons sanctions.

they should have remained on the list of the state-sponsors of terrorism. it's send a chilling message that this white house is no longer serious about calling terrorist by its proper name. >> reporter: being blacklisted by the u.s. is an emotive thing. and issue in cuba, estimating that the cost them $1 trillion. >> translation: it's sad. >> many things will be eliminated, like the blockade, which is what we need. it is a start. >> reporter: the lifting of the embargo is years away. cuba and the u.s. agree to disagree on many issues the latest move puts them a step closer to leaving the cold war behind time for the weather now, and richard is here. it's spring in some parts of europe, but not everywhere. >> not everywhere. i'll let you into a secret. as a weather forecaster i spent years forecasting for gas and electricity countries, and

april was always the month temperature goes awry. seas are cold, days are longer and higher in the sky. we have had fantastic weather. this shot comes from - you know where it comes from. across the u.k. we had high temperature. across poland we had strong winds blowing, going across many of the baltic states and further north into scandinavia. on the satellite you see the cloud sweeping across the region. further towards the central and west it's been fine. there's an area of cloud across spain. and that's having an impact on temperatures. london 23, paris 26. higher than we have seen in rome and in athens. as we look at the forecast. looking unsettled. berlin is not faring badly. temperatures falling away

wednesday through into thursday. unsettled conditions. heading through to friday it's typical april fare for this time of year. >> thank you. more to come on the al jazeera newshour including forced into sex slavery, we met the young yazidi victims of i.s.i.l. and how far would you go to get a bonus or promotion. find out what some teachers in the u.s. do. and in sport - why englands cricketers have this celebration cut short in the west indies. indies.

hello again, you're with al jazeera. i'm martine dennis. top stories - refugees escaping the war in yemen escape to djibouti. the war in yemen is on the agenda as foreign ministers from the g7 met in germany, and they are talking about the nuclear deal in iran as well as efforts to tackle militant groups like boko haram and i.s.i.l. the e.u. filed antitrust charges. investigators say the u.s. company has been abusing dominance by manipulating search results now, the charity save the children says least 400 migrants are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized in the

mediterranean on sunday, the italian coast guard said it rescued 144 people. it was an air and sea operation. they were among 6,000 rescued at sea in the last four days. europe is dealing with a rising number of migrants entering from on the most part conflict zones. let's look at the influx of migrants, from over north africa and the middle east. the main point of departure is libya. they got to spain, to mortar and italy. and the island of lampedusa. that's off the coast of italy. last year $280,000 made it to europe via the mediterranean. nearly $8,500 arrived in the last four days or so. we have our correspondent who covered the story extensively

from us from so many different parts of the world and is in another studio in doha and we have another correspondent who is in beirut and he's in beirut and he can tell us more from the point of view. let me start by asking about the situation next door where you are, and in syria, because that is proving to be a country that is providing a large number of refugees entering into the european problem, isn't it? >> yes, you are rite. when you talk about lebanon, there's no way you can ignore the fact that this is a tiny country that is bursting at the scenes with syrian refugees a fourth of the population now is syrian refugees. the term that we hear most with

refugees be that palestinians or syrian, talk about being on the boat, smuggling is death. the refugees who spend their life savings smuggling on to the insecure voyages, they know it's a terrifying horrific matter, and they know most of the time they may not make it to the investigation. they simply have no recourse here in lebanon. they don't, in syria, and here there's no opportunity for them. a short while ago we spoke with an official with the camps here in beirut. they told us that there are indications now that there are nine refugees some syrian and some palestinian syrians were on the boat that capsized off the

coast of libya. they are worried that the casualty toll will grow higher. the fact of the matter is that the refugees are desperate to get on the boats. talking about lebanon, this is the country where for political reasons you can't have official settlements, there's makeshift camps that dot the landscape. the humanitarian crisis grows worse by the day. that's the fact of the matter is that these refugees don't have another option and that's why they are going this route. >> thank you very much for that. as i said earlier, you have covered the story from different angles. but the point of deputy tur for many seeking the new life is libya. why is everywhere coming towards libya, making that the most

popular point of departure. it's because libya is a lawless place. it doesn't have a proper coast guard at the moment. people are actually run the smuggling networks that are running or masterminding the travel of these migrants. also they would have got into libya and get out easily, easily i say - it is difficult for the migrants they are kept in horrendous decision some in detention. some are working almost as slave labour to raise enough money to pay the $2,000 to get them across. when they get on the rickety boats, they do not have a trained captain, it's a migrant themselves who are forced to take over control of the boat. if they make it to italy or malta, they are prosecuted. they are the people that ram the boat from libya to the coastline

of italy. >> and i was wondering whether we should make the distinction between those people who are fleeing conflict clearly like those who are trying to get away from syria and those who are really not running away from a war situation, but trying to better their prospects. >> there are several types of migrants that i spoke to both in malta and italy, and also in north africa. now, there are people who flee war and conflict and war, and those that flee poverty, and they say that's as bad as war. if they stay in those countries, they'll die. we have a loft of west africans nigerians, people from senegal and ebola-hit countries like sierra leone, who are in libya trying to raise money to get the

europe. for them it is worth the risk because they do not want to go home. i met people rescued off the coast of the libya, who would like to go back, even though it's dangerous and they risk being killed tortured or force the into live labour. they'll risk everything rather than return home. they have to life at hope, they'd rather end up at the bottom of the sea. >> thank you both. let's go to northern iraq where hundreds of girls and women from the minority yazidi community have been freed by i.s.i.l. others escaped and described how they became sex slaves. we have a report from a refugee

camp. >> the hours in the camp can see endless. the youngest can find way to pass the time. there are children here who no longer want time to play. their innocence stolen in the most brutal way. 17-year-old charean doesn't want to be identified and we are not using her real name. in august last year i.s.i.l. fighters arrived in her home town town in sinjar forcing everyone to buses. shunted between schools, fighters came to choose the girls they wanted. her name was called eventually. >> translation: i said to my mother i want to kill myself. i was given the permission to go to the toilet. i wanted to do it then. my mother convinced me not to. >> reporter: the worst was yet to come. separated from her mother she was taken and for four months was kept as a sex slave. >> translation: i was so afraid all the time. i didn't know when he would rape me again. i believed in myself, i never

knew that i would escape. using a cell phone, shaheen made it happen. hidden by a burka, she made it happen. she took a taxi and made to a friend of a relative. her story is common. i.s.i.l. is targetting yazidi. many fear their people will never recover. this camp is vast. there are 15,000 people here. 2,500 families. all of them are yazidi from the sinjar area, all unsure what they'll find if they are able to return home. >> for now, family is front of mind. these two women were among the hundreds of yazidis released by i.s.i.l. last week. between them they have nine children, whose whereabouts are unknown. >> translation: they took my daughter. she is 10 years old. it's been nine months since i saw her. i feel like i'm dying every day. i wish more than anything to see her. >> reporter: it's not clear why

i.s.i.l. is releasing prisoners. only the elderly or young are freed. even those with nothing say those living here, it's one thing they need - to be reunited with their loved ones now, antigovernment protesters in guinea postponed rallies next week after the prime minister asked for dialogue. it happened after two days of violent demonstrations after violence, which killed two and injured others. they are demanding that the president step down mexico's government is trying to reform its police force and root out widespread corruption local officers are saying they are overworked underpaid and need more support from the superiors. john holman reports now.

the mexican government is trying to reform its police force and root out widespread corruption. local officers say they are overworked, underpaid and need support. >> keeping order in one of mexico's violent towns will be a tough task for any police for. here officers are under paid, under-equipped and have to by their own bullets, said this policeman, who didn't feel safe to show his face or leave the police car. if we had better equipment and bullets paid for we'd do jobs better. >> reporter: the mexican government views the police as corrupt and incompetent. officers say it's the case, but are struggling with little government support. almost all the police we talked to on the streets are too afraid to go on camera. they are worried of getting in trouble with superiors. they told us they work shifts of 24 hour, and barely earn enough to get by. this ex-policeman wasn't given medical insurance or a bulletproof vest, while working in an area riddled with crime. >> translation: one time we arrested carjackers.

i finished my shift at 7am. by 3:00p.m. they were free and at my door threatening me. the criminals were working with police chiefs. >> reporter: corruption and low pay can push officers into taking bribes. >> translation: with these salaries, police don't go to work, they go to steal. instead of taking care of the civilians, they are seeing how they can get money out of you. >> conditions for some have improved. local forces continue to be badly paid and undertrained. rather than improving their conditions, several state governments recently created new small elite forces backed by cinematic skill campaigns. >> it's easier to show a 2,000-strong police force covering the state. than actually having 10,000 police officers actually local - local police officers improve

their capability. >> without sufficient training, or government support, police across mexico will struggle to convince a public that they are fit to defend them. now, eight u.s. teachers in the state of georgia received lengthy prison sentences for cheating found guilty of falsifying test results to secure bonuses and program eggses -- promotions. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest exam cheating scandals in u.s. history. it's also divided opinion. these protesters called for leniency for the 10 found

guilty of altering exams for bonuses. judge gerry baxter was in no room to bargain. he offered them a chance to apologise in return for lighter sentences. when it was apparent that many refused to accept the deals, he let his feelings be known. >> i don't want an apology, i want the community to have an apology, and i want the children that were short changed and cheated to have the apology. >> the judge sentenced each in turn, given three senior figures 7 years in gaol. and large fines. investigators said that large scale cheating had been going on four years, and teachers and others did it to avoid jobs refuse bonuses and enhance careers, leaving many careers, leaving many parents dumbfounded. >> the real victims are the children. they are being miseducated or misguided. and we are the leaders, these are the educators. they have let the children down.

>> for many of us the case raised issues about standardized exams. activists say the exams set unrealistic goals in public schools that have been losing funding for years, and claim the sentences are too harsh. >> how has the parent been served, how has the children been served? by sending educators to prison. i submit not one iota. it's time for the community to become enraged. >> reporter: activists plan to carry on campaign of course, and that's for those that received gaol sentences. and it's expected to launch appeals in the coming days. in the coming days. throughout the long trial the judge made it clear it wasn't a victimless crime. thousands were let down by teachers that should have given them a decent education, it could take the atlanta school system years to recover still to come here on the al

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signs of dark matter have been seen interacting a billion light years away that is how science describes a mysterious substance that makes up most of the universe. a team of international

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