hundreds of migrants rescued off of italy with brought in to port. the u.n. says enough is not being done to save them. ♪ hello, i'm richelle carey, and you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also on the program, more air strikes target rebel positions in yemen's capitol, as saudi arabia and egypt discuss large-scale military exercises. the european union takes legal action against google accusing it of using its dominance on how

we search online. the u.n. refugee agency has told al jazeera that hundreds of migrants have died trying to reach europe. 600 people reached port on wednesday. hundreds of others are believed to have died when their boat overturned. the recent deaths were a consequence of a change in european tactics. search and rescue operations were scaled down last year. paul brennan joins us live now from sicily. the numbering seem to be ramping

up month after month. what are some of the factors that are contributing to it? >> reporter: yeah this is a very complex picture. it's not just one factor. it's not just desperate refugees fleeing from conflict. there are weather conditions here in the mediterranean, opening a window of opportunity for the traffickers to put those boats to sea, and take the desperate people across the mediterranean, hoping against hope to reach the mainland. the u.n. is saying it is also a change in strategy. italy had an operation which was a search and rescue operation. it went almost as far as the libyan coast. plucking desperate people from the water. now we have a different operation called try -- tritan that only goes about 30 miles

from the european mainland. and that puts huge risks on the migrants themselves. and what we're seeing is hundreds are dying. some 400 parished in the waters of the mediterranean in the last several days. 144 people were plucked from the water from one boat but they said many more had set off from libya on the fateful journey before the boat sank. the numbers as you say are accelerating rapidly. some 500 people are believe toad have perished in the mediterranean trying to make that dangerous journey. ten times more parished this year than in the same period last year. >> how big of a problem is it? can you put this on some sort of scale for us? and we have to remember as we talk about these numbers, we're

talking about people. >> reporter: well we have just seen one bus load of people families elderly people a woman in a wheelchair children who looked no older than two or three years old, departing from the cruise terminal behind me. more used to taking people off on expensive cruises around the mediterranean holiday spots than accustomed to taking care of refugees. the police wouldn't tell us where they are going, but they are just a drop in the ocean as far as numbers. the coast guard said as of today nearly 10,000 people have been rescued in the last six days alone. you can see from that figure that the numbers are huge. and it's not just here it's other ports. it's also in sicily. it's also on the italian

mainland. this is just one port where refugees are being brought ashore to uncertain futures. >> and the children are the ones who are often affected the worst. thank you so much. >> the head of protection of the children explained what needs to be done. >> first of all it is important that the european union and all recognize that their shared responsibility to rescue people in the mediterranean, and that means to allocate appropriate resources to increase that capacity. but then it's also important for people like for example, the syrians who are one of the main people who try to come to europe it's also good if programs to ensure that they can be transferred regularly to

europe are strengthened. like for example, resettlement programs or humanitarian programs. and then it's important to better reflect on strategic policies on countries like eritrea, which is [ inaudible ] or somalia, mali they are countries that need to ensure that a political solution is made there. otherwise people will always attempt to depart to find a better future in europe or elsewhere. >> saudi-lead coalition forces continue to carry out air strikes in yemen. the capitol sana'a was also hit, the airport was one of the main targets in the latest air raid. they also hit rebel targets in

the southern city of aden and on the ground forces loyal to president hadi attacks a site. saudi arabia and egypt say they have discussed holding a major military exercise which would also involve other gulf states. so far the military campaign has been based on air strikes, but a ground invasion has always been talked about. >> reporter: despite almost three weeks of air strikes, saudi arabia and its allies have not been able to defeat yemen's houthi militia and the forces fighting alongside them. it controls the skies, but the saudi-lead coalition hasn't put troops on the ground. it is relying on troops loyal to president hadi. they have gained some ground in

yemen's second biggest city aden and other areas in the south. >> reporter: we well the houthis get out of here. we are sick and tired of you and your oppression. this is a message to them and iran. you will never be welcome here. >> reporter: vehicleshere vehicles speed away. and ambulances head towards the fighting, but can't get very far. >> translator: there are injured people over there, but the houthis are targeting our vehicle. they shot at us. we can't reach the injured. >> reporter: hospitals have been badly hit, some like this one have no electricity. in sana'a air strikes continue to target the main airport. there are reports weapons and reinforcements are being flown in for the houthis. the saudis say this is one of the reasons it is taking so long

to defeat them. this is a war over control of yemen. control on the ground is crucial. if the saudis and their allies want to ensure president hadi can rule they may have no choice but to send in ground troops. two egyptian military cadets have been killed in an explosion. the bomb exploded as they were waiting to board a bus in the nile valley. police and soldiers have been the target of regular attacks since the overthrow of president mohammed morsi in 2013. 13 iraqi soldiers have been killed in battles with isil fighters. 22 others were injured in the fighting as the iraqi army ramps up its efforts to regain control

of anbar. we're joined live now from the capitol of baghdad. omar could you put in to perspective these gains that isil continues to make. >> reporter: well it's clear that isil remains a very powerful force despite the offensive from the iraqi army as well as the u.s.-lead coalition air strikes, not only against the group in anbar but other parts of the country. the recent gains are quite big at least four areas to the north and northeast of ramadi fell to isil. we understand most of ramadi is under isil control. this develop [ inaudible ] to the government's fight in anbar. however, it proves the lack of abilitities, training and

weaponry on behalf of the iraqi army. that's why the prime minister made a demand to the u.s. to supply iraq from fighter jets drones as well as attack helicopters. >> omar if the iraqi army doesn't get more weapons from somewhere, because obviously they are being overpowered by isil if they do not get weapons from somewhere, what chance do they have of actually succeeding? >> reporter: i think they are very minimal, because musol and anbar -- the large force that has been formed it is group backed by iran that fact has actually concerned the u.s. and

also sunni community in this country, because that group was accused of carrying out atrocities after they cleared areas controlled by isil. now mosul is also an urban city of 2 million people. and the americans are very concerned for a number of reasons, first that they are not quite sure if they deliver those demands in terms of the weapons, it might call in the wrong hands, and second they are pressuring the prime minister in trying to implement on all of the agreements to reach out to the sunnies as well as the kurds. >> all right. omar, thank you. european regulators have put in a formal complaint about google saying it is abusing its power. they have been investigating the firm for five years now after other companies accused of it

rigging search results. they say google promotes its own businesses ahead of others. if the charges are proved it could be fined billions of dollars. they say google has ten weeks to respond to the formal charges. >> today we have adopted a statement of objection to google. it outlines our preliminary view that google's favorable treatment of its comparingson shopping service, you probably know it as google shopping is an abuse of googles position in general search. google now has ten weeks to respond. and of course i will carefully consider the response before deciding how to proceed. ahead on al jazeera, how far would you go to get a bonus or

promotion? find out what some teachers in the u.s. did. and why dark matter may not be so dark after all. the new study that has scientists in a spin. ♪

♪ welcome back. you are watching al jazeera. take a look at the top stories right now. more than 600 migrants rescued by the italian coast guard have arrived in a port. and survivors of another shipwreck off of sicily's coast

have been brought ashore and hundreds of others drowned. isil made gains in iraq's largest province. 22 others were injured as iraq ramps up efforts to regain control of anbar. coalition forces continue to carry out air strikes in yemen. rebel forces have been targeted. in aden forces loyal to president hadi, attacked the sight where houthi fighters were gathered. dominic kane joins us live from the town of lubic, what came out of this meeting in regards to ukraine. >> reporter: the foreign ministers going back to their respective countries. the german foreign minister has

been briefing the press following the summit. i have here a copy of the communique, which the foreign ministers have agreed upon and ukraine is right at the top. it says it calls on all sides to fully assume their responsibility and implement their commitment under the minsk agreement. but there is strong wording for russia. it says it expects russia to use its considerable influence over the separatists, to meet their minsk commitments in full. well that is something that the g-8 used to include russia and russia are not here at this meeting. and some have said without russian participation what value can people put on this communique of this meeting of the g-7? but that's something the foreign minister and mr. kerry talked about the importance of coming to a resolution in ukraine, and the fact that it is at the top of this communique demonstrates

how important it is to the g-7. >> iran also important. been a part of the international dialogue on the international stage for weeks now, for months really. so what was discussed regarding iran? >> well four of the foreign ministers at this summit were involved in the p5-plus-1 talks with iran. those marathon negotiations that ended up with the possibility of a deal although it is worth making the point that secretary of state john kerry said that the iran situation was looming large over this g-7 summit. and the german foreign minister referred to it in his remarks. he referred to it as a great deal of importance. clearly there is a deadline of june 30th and that's something that both referred to.

but certainly there was a sense from the g-7 that they felt that iran was moving in the right direction, and that they expressed hope that perhaps a positive resolution would come by the end of june. >> all right. dominic kane reporting live for us. thank you. an air strike on tripoli airport has delived the departure of libya's legally installed government. the airport in the libyan capitol was hit by fire from forces belonging to the again raid general halfftar. the president of iran says there will be no nuclear deal unless all sanctions are lifted. iran is trying to finalize the details of a recent agreement with six world powers that would allow nuclear inspections in

exchange for sanctions to be eased. economic growth in china has slumped to a six-year low. but it is still within the government target range, and stock market prices are hitting record highs despite the slowdown for the world's second-largest economy. our expect say the new figures account for 50% of the growth in china. >> according to the latest figures by the imf, is that it is now growing by 2.4%. china will have growth to 6 to 8, 7%. that is still two to three times higher than the average. but what is really remarkable about this transition is the

shift of consumption and innovation. for three decades we got used to the idea of china being sort of the world factory. and now china will be becoming greater in terms of innovation. what is remarkable some companies are now known has the greatest international patentors worldwide. but this transition is not a short-term phenomenon, it will take years, and there will be back steps as well. despite the slowdown stock market prices are hitting record highs. >> reporter: china calls this stage of its economy, the new normal but there's nothing normal about its stock market. there's much more red than green on this trading room screen. in china red means gain.

novice traders don't want to miss out. >> translator: i'm very optimistic about the chinese stock market. even though i know very little about the stocks and the economy, i do think chinese stock market has a bright future. >> reporter: in one day more than $250 billion worth of shares were traded. that's equal to $200 for each person in china. this person spends up to three hours a day, often at work buying and selling shares via his mobile phone. >> translator: i sold my stocks today, because i felt market went up too fast. it should drop soon so i want to wait for a while. >> reporter: many others are pensioners often using their life savings to buy stocks but many are inexperienced leaving them vulnerable to sudden shifts. >> i guess we have to worry

about the small investors. we have to remind them of the real risk. potential risk but right now i see no signs stopping them. >> reporter: this is why many are buying shares. they don't trust the property market, where there's now a chronic oversupply of new homes, so the stock market is the only realistic investment option says this man. he manages a fund on behalf of investors that is worth more than $50 million. >> translator: the main reason for this bull market is the huge amount of money that has been flooding in since the middle of last year and all of that money is driving the index. >> reporter: china's stock market has been making headlines for another reasons, the mother of a 21-year-old man who crashed his sports car while racing another man, said he paid for

the car with money he made on the stock market. guinea rallies have been postponed after the prime minister asked for talks. it happened after two days of violent demonstrations in the capitol which killed two people and injured several others. the demonstrators are demanding that the president step down. u.s. teachers in the state of georgia have received lengthy prison sentences for cheating. they are accused of falsifying documents. andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest exam cheating scandals in u.s. history. these protesters came to call for leniency for ten educators. but the judge was in no mood to bargain, he offered the educators the chance to apologize in return for lighter

sentences, and when it became appear rent that many refused. he made his feelings known. >> i don't want an apology. i want the community to have the apology, and i want these children that were shortchanged and cheated to have the apology. >> reporter: the judge then sentenced each educator in turn. giving the three most senior figures seven years in jail 13 years of probation, and heavy fines. investigators say that large-scale cheating has been going on for years, and they did it to save their jobs and receive bonuses. >> the real victims are the children. no one is speaking up for the children. they are being miseducated, misguided, and we are the leaders. these are the educators, you know? and they have -- have -- have let the children down. >> reporter: for many the case

has raised issues of standardized exam. they say 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. and it's time for the community to be enraged. >> reporter: it is expected that they will launch appeals in coming days. it may take the atlantic public school system years to recover. andy gallagher. at least four people have been killed in fighting in south

africa. in 2008 more than immigrants were killed in similar unrest. scientists say they have learned something new about the invisible dark matter which fills most of the space. they used powerful telescopes to observe colliding galaxies 1 billion light years away. >> the most common stuff in the universe more common than anything else there is. and we just don't know what it is. it's invisible, which doesn't help and we're desperately trying to figure out what it is made out of. >> we know dark matter is really really important for us. and it fields gravity. there is so much of it that it

even pulls together the milkiway. fortunately for us the extra gravity from the dark matter holds everything in place and makes the milky way a nice place to live. but the question is does it interact with the universe in any other way? the way you figure out what things are made of if you want to do that with a bit of rock you probably pick up a couple of pieces and throw them at each other, and see where the bits fly. and we have done the same thing with dark matter. we have waited for nay for to throw something together and watch what happened when they collide. what we found is that dark matter doesn't behave in the way we thought it would. certainly what happened is the dark matter didn't end up in the

right place that we expected it. and that might be the first sign that dark matter cares about the rest of the universe in other ways than through its gravity. >> fascinating. remember you can keep up to date with all of the news we have been following on our website. aljazeera.com. the fight for 15, workers call for higher wages around the globe, but some say it could actually increase inequality. more protests against police violence set for today, after rallies stopped traffic in three major cities. and hundreds of migrants feared dead after their boat capsizes in the mediterranean. ♪