watching. i'm stephanie sy. the news continues next. live from doha. ♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ welcome to the news hour. i'm richelle carey in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes, yemen's vice president calls on houthi rebels to stop their advance on aden and lay down their weapons. anniversary anger in this south korea as grieving parents force a memorial service to be canceled. plus we go to south africa where the president has called for an end to attacks on migrant

workers. ♪ and a direct line to vladimir putin, russians are given a rare chance to question their leader. ♪ and we begin the news hour with the war in yemen. it seems both sides of the conflict are calling on the other to stop fighting. according to the reuters news agency a senior houthi official is demanding an unconditional end to the bombing campaign. the vice president is calling on the houthis to stop their attacks. ♪ >> translator: the international community and the region have to intervene urgently to pave the way for citizens to live in a normal manner. we need to stress that the utmost priority of the government is to deal with the

urgent humanitarian situation in yemen. >> the vice president also called for the armed forces to support the legitimate government in exile. >> translator: i call upon the security and the armed forces to support the legitimate regime and to protect everything in this country. and we urge everyone to go back to the rashal path. >> and he stressed that the only way forward forward for yemen was a stop to the fighting. >> translator: i welcome the resolution of the security council yesterday that stressed the international community's support for the options of the yemeni people for stability and to continue our political path according to the outcomes of the

national dialogue. >> reporter: mohamed vall joins us now live from saudi arabia. mohammed all eyes on the vice president, and he had quite a bit to say. he tried to speak to multiple audiences at the same time. can you put his words in some sort of context for us. >> reporter: yes, after three weeks of air strikes in yemen, the humanitarian situation is desperate inside of the country. the yemenis are impairment to see any light at the end of the tunnel here. and the voice of the man -- the new and the trusted, coming today, reassuring talking about the need to talk the need to end the fighting and be loyal only to the nation and also thanking the countries that are ready to give more humanitarian aid. so the yemenese must be feeling that there is at least one thing

to pin their hopes on. he called on the soldiers to stop killing their own civilians, their own people and -- and be responsible to the nation. he calls for all the yemenis to unite. the houthis themselves they are not far from the possibility of eventually having some kind of deals with bahah, remember he is the only cabinet member who was released voluntarily by the houthis from the house arrest. so he was let go by them. he did not escape like hadi or many others. so they let him go and they had the hopes that this man is somebody who we can speak with later, so that there is a lot of hope in this respect >> okay. we'll probably be seeing and hearing more from the vice president going forward.

the u.n. refugee agency says more than 1200 people fleeing yemen have arrived in jabudi and somalia in the last three weeks. refugees have sailed from yemen across a channel of the red sea only 30 kilometers wide but there is no end in site to the fighting that has forced so many to flee. >> reporter: on the offensive, and pushing forward. fighters loyal to president hadi continue to make gains in the port city of aden. they manage to capture a tank used by houthis, destroyed another, and reportedly killed at least ten fighters on wednesday. the gains made have also lead to the defection and surrender of 50 soldiers formerly loyal to

president saleh, anal -- an ally to the houthis. video has also emerged of residential areas being targeted by houthi shelling. homes in an area of aden were destroyed. the saudi arabia-lead coalition continues to pound the houthis from the air. among their targets a metal factory allegedly used as a base reduced to rubble within seconds. al jazeera has been told a ground offensive is being considered. >> [ inaudible ] when the time will be [ inaudible ] and we find that we have a necessity to go to the next step of the

situation. i think it will be one of the options. >> reporter: it appears the houthis and saleh's forces are on the back foot. the ousted president has sent an envoy to gulf countries that would ensure him a safe exit. but they say saleh cannot be part of the solution. >> that is not part of the plan. the plan is in yemen. now they are facing the same situation, they are in the same boat. they should find the same end. >> reporter: even if a military victory appears eminent, the political conflict went yemeni society remains. finding a solution to that will require consensus from all sides, not victory by one. south korean riot police

have confronted protesters on the first anniversary of the sewol ferry disaster. harry fawcett has more on the anniversary anger. >> reporter: a year since the sewol sank and south korea's president came to the port to offer condolences to the parents, and it seemed to grant one of their key demands. >> translator: i now believe it is time for us to seriously prepare for the ship's salvage. we will quickly take necessary measures to salvage the ship as soon as possible. >> reporter: but the parents decided not to meet her, accusing her government of hindering an independent investigation into the causes of the disaster. in the student's hometown first the prime minister was denied access to the main memorial and when the time came for a ceremony supposed to have been the focal point of the day's events, the families called it

off. underlying the anger, deep grief. >> translator: i get a recurrent dream. i wish that someone could make a time machine so i could go back to 10:00 am on april 16th. then i could go and tell them to get out quickly, and they would all be out in five or ten minutes. a year has passed but nothing has changed. >> reporter: the images burned into the collective memory of this country, a passenger ferry, full of school children sinking off of the coast. and the children obeying instructions to stay put as they were captured underthe water. meanwhile the captain was one of the first to be rescued. but the families say the full story of corruption and the botched rescue hasn't been told. accusing the government on putting restrictions on a

recently launched independent investigation. the grief has been overshadowed by the acrimony that still surrounds the sewol. the families say a memorial event would have been meaningless while they fight to find the truth behind why their loved ones died. some say it is time to move on but on this anniversary evening, evidence of support for their fight. thousands, many students gathering to mark a day when young people were failed by their elders. the size of the search area for malaysia airlines flight 370 will be doubled if no wreck sage found by the end of next month. the transport minister made the announcement as officials met to discuss the hunt for clues in the indian ocean. the disappearance of the 777 a

year ago is one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. at least 41 migrants have drowned off of the coast of sicily after the boat they were in sank. the italian coast guard says they have managed to save hundreds of people in the last few years, but the number of people still dying is alarming. a delicate peace process is under threat after farc members kill government forces. how prepared are these volunteer fighters in the fight against isil? and in sport, find out why some players were struggling to keep their cool in the nhl playoffs. ♪

south african president has called to an end to attacks on immigrants. police fired rubber bullets and tear gas during an anti immigrant demonstration where thousands of foreigners are seeking shelters in police stations and refugee camps. at least six people have been killed in attacks in durbin. but there are many more south africans who want peace. our correspondent has been at a rally in durbin where protesters are calling for an end to the attacks. >> reporter: a lot of people have been asking what has the government been doing to stop these attacks on foreigners. so they have organized a peace march where they have politicians, people from civil society, and people from other countries coming together to show it is not okay to kill

people just because they are not from south africa or because you think they are taking your job. >> i think it is very important to be here because south africa has so much for everyone. we need peace, and we need to carry on in our country. that's what we need. >> we have come to say peace in south africa. we don't want any trouble now. >> reporter: there are some people from other african countries here but many immigrants chose to stay away. they say what they don't need is mar, they want the government and the police to protect them. other african countries say they are sending in buses and trucks and they will repatriate anyone who wants to go back to their homes. but for many of the south africans marching here they are telling foreigners they can't be blamed for the actions of a few. they say south africa is open for business welcoming to

everyone and they hope this march will help aleve some of the fears that still exist not just in durbin but in other parts of the country too. we appreciate your time so much. what are the factors that are contributing to this? >> well the -- the one factor is just pure zin know phobia. but it is accesser baited by raising tension resulting from high unemployment and social services, and employment opportunities. however, these have to some extent fanned by the statements made in recent weeks by so-called leaders, including from the son of the president. they have said foreigners should

pack their bags and go home. he likened them to lice which has disturbing echos of the rwandan genocide the post election violence in kenya, this whole question of othering people who were not born in south africa is very disturbing and shameful for south africa. >> how does it benefit some of these local politicians to stir the pot this way? >> well they are increasingly asked foreigners or so-called foreigners move into the communities that they have help sway over for many, many decades in some cases. they are losing the legitimacy they once had in those communities, because those communities are being diluted by the influx of other people. and in an attempt to hold on to

that waning power, some have chosen this route to try to incite a frenzy of violence and drive out these people whom they believe may be contributing to their loss of legitimacy. >> do you anticipate the larger population there pushing back turning the tide saying enough. as you saw our correspondent was at such a demonstration. >> yes, absolutely. one of the leaders of the trade union movement has today called for a similar march in johannesberg there are many many efforts across the country to give aid to the refugees to the people who have been driven from their homes, et cetera. i think ordinary south africans overwhelmingly in large numbers, want peace, want to live side by side with others from other parts of the continent and beyond. our constitution emphasizes the

humanity of everyone who lives here. however, in a context of a government that is increasingly becoming fragmented and increasingly perceived as illegitimate. this is very disturbing. >> we will continue to follow it for sure. thank you so much. in barundi thousands are escaping political violence and crossing into rwanda ahead of june's elections. ban ki-moon has asked to ensure that the polls are conducted peacefully. malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: thousands of refugees from crossed from burundi into rwanda where they are now staying in camps. the president said he is entitled to run again after serving two terms. that's causing a lot of tension, because a lot of people here including some members of his party say he shouldn't, because

that's against the contusion. the youth ring of his party have been accused of political violence, disappearances and killings, a lot arriving in rwanda, they are afraid of that youth wing and that's why they have run away. >> this militia, which openly supports the government appears to be operating increasingly aggressively and with total impunity. >> reporter: he also said that a fair vote could take the country forward, but the other route would take the country back to its horrendously violent past. columbia's president has ordered the military to resume air strikes against farc rebels following the killing of 11 soldiers in western columbia.

both sides say the negotiations will continue. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: a brazen attack on columbia's armed forces is tlenting a delicate peace process. 11 soldiers died in the dawn attack by farc rebels in western columbia and the after shocks are being felt across the country. the president could barely hide his frustration as he aflounced a resumption of bombing farc hideouts. >> translator: this is a reprehensible attack. and there will be consequences. i have ordered the armed forces to lift the suspension of the bombings on farc camps until further notice. >> reporter: it's a difficult time for santos he spent two years talking with the rebels and has little to show in return. >> reporter: the president has

invested a lot of political capital in this and many worry he is more interested in this as part of his legacy than delivering a good deal for the columbian people. >> reporter: farc has been fighting the government since 1964. formal peace talks began in 2012, with both sides meeting in cuba. farc negotiators committed to a unilateral ceasefire last year and the government agreed to halt military operations but that momentum for peace is now under threat. >> translator: we sympathize with the families and our countrymen and call on columbians to reflect on this as we pursue the peace talks. it is necessary to end this war. >> reporter: the president says the talks will continue. that's given hope for

negotiations to move forward, but more attacks may corner the government and further test the president's resolve. half a million mexicans have had their drinking water supplies cut off because of an oil spill. water treatment centers were shut down after vandals damaged a pipeline causing oil to flow into the river. water supplies should be restored by friday but the cleanup is expected to take at least two weeks. tens of thousands of workers across the united states are demanding the federal minimum wage be doubled to $15 an hour. the push started in the fast-food industry a year ago now. but the movement is expanding. kristen saloomey reports. >> reporter: agnus has a long commute to her job as a home health aid. she takes two buses and a subway spending $10 and as long as four hours getting to and

from work where she makes just $10 an hour. >> we are really struggling. i mean struggling real bad in the city. so we need the $15 an hour because the cost of living has gone up. the transportation gone up. food went up. rent went up. so we need the $15. >> reporter: the fight for 15 started with fast-food workerings but has expanded to other frustrated low-wage workers like agnus. >> we need to put a demand on the table that is real and would enable us to take care of our families. a lot of groups started to coalesce around the idea of $15 an hour as a bare minimum. that today especially in a place like new york. >> reporter: mcdonald's announced on april 1st that it is increasing average pay to

just under $10 an hour for workers at corporate-owned restaurants. but they say that is not nearly enough. >> reporter: so they continue to do battle rallying across the country on wednesday, outside of big name businesses who say nay can't afford the increase and will either have to cut jobs or raise prices. >> $15 an hour sounds like a reasonable thing to do until you realize that somebody has to pay for it. >> reporter: this researcher says the economy needs entry-level jobs like these. >> the vast majority of people who start at these jobs move up into higher-paying positions in many cases within a year. >> but agnus who's husband lives on a fixed income has been doing her job for 27 years. >> they are not teenagers. they are mothers, they are

fathers, they are not just teenages. >> reporter: and like agnus they are willing to take to the streets to make their voices heard. russians have been peppering president vladimir putin with questions during his annual call-in show. putin again denies sending support for pro-russian rebels fighting in eastern ukraine, and he also said the economy could bounce back in the next two years, despite international sanctions dragging it down. >> translator: we should use the opportunity of sanctions and turn it around for new developments. so for instance we replace certain imports and that will stimulate our own economy. and i hope it will encourage us to double up on high-tech industries. >> rory challands is live in moscow. this is quite a fascinating event to watch. were there really tough

questions put to putin? how did he respond and interact with the viewers? >> reporter: well the organizers of this event have to strike the right balance. yes, questions come in from all over the country, but of course they are quite carefully vetted. it doesn't want to seem as if putin is being given a soft ride but also they don't want to give him something that he can't handle. so there were some tough-ish questions. there was a journalist who asked him point blank where russian troops were active in eastern ukraine, of course he said no they weren't. he was also asked by a carer who deals with people dying of cancer. she asked why was it that a young girl who she is looking after was finding it so

difficult to get access to morphine in the final days of her life. and there was also an exchange between vladimir putin and his former finance minister who is criticizing the government's handling of the economy, saying that it is over reliant on fossil fuels. and putin shot back and said basically you have got to accept some responsibility for this because you were my finance minister up until 2011. so yes, there were toughish questions. >> any ore tough questions on the economy in how did he handle that? >> reporter: well yeah the economy obviously is weighing on many russian's minds, and a lot of the first half of this four-hour phone in was devoted to economic questions so small business holders were asking

questions. farmers were asking questions. pensioners. putin's general message was yes, times are tough, and will probably stay tough for the next couple of years, but the ruble is bouncing back, manufacturing is looking quite positive and there are silver linings in this cloud, because russia now going through the tough times is going to have to diversify in a way that it wasn't forced to before and they will be stronger coming out of this crisis. so he said it is going to be oak okay in the end. >> rory thank you so much. a former member of the ukrainian pro-russian party has been killed in kiev. he was found shot dead. he was a former member of parliament during the term of the former president.

the current president has ordered an inquiry. and just a few hours before that a ukrainian journalist also known to be pro-russia was also killed in kiev. he was shot dead by two masked gunmen near his home. ahead on al jazeera, we have more on our top story, the situation in yemen. growing concern, press freedom in yemen is under attack, and on our journalists are being threatened. and a plea for better pay, the workers in the united states who say the minimum wage is not enough to live on. and in sport find out why this jump has the world of snowboarding in a spin. ♪

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another 130,000 refugees to arrive in neighboring countries within the next six months. frustrated parents have snubbed south korea's president and prime minister at a memorial service on the one-year anniversary of the sewol ferry disaster. thousands of foreigners are speaking shelter in south africa. at least six people have been kilned in attacks in durbin. turn now to the war in yemen. there is growing concern that press freedom is under attack and journalists are being threatened. >> reporter: media freedom is under increasing attack in

yemen. journalists have been used to being intimidated, taken to court, their stories stopped and newspapers and tv stations shut down. now they are being harassed kidnapped and killed. >> translator: the country is in total chaos. they destroy everything. the peace and security hit general freedom, hit the freedom of expression and kill people. the violations are as massive and equal to those committed in more than 30 years in yemen. >> reporter: this building has been controlled by the houthis since their takeover. the day before the saudi-lead air strikes, the ministry threatened to the media by saying:

groups like the freedom foundation, the yemeni media rights group, strongly condemn the decision to silence criticism. but not everybody disagrees with the restrictions. >> translator: we need the media to take its responsibility professionally and ethically. we need the media to bare in mind the interests of the nation and the people. >> reporter: with no one actually in charge of the country, like everyone else in yemen, it's unlikely that journalists will get any protection. in the past 36 hours there has been an increase in syrian government air strikes over aleppo in idlib. according to a human rights group more than 220 strikes have killed more than 40 civilians.

>> reporter: over 220,000 people killed in the past four years of fighting in this syria. that staggering number being provided by though syrian observatory for human rights who say over 60,000 were civilians, and over 11,000 of those killed were children. also reporting that clashes have intensified especially in idlib province. idlib being the second provincial capitol in syria to have been overtaken by rebels. that happened in march, and since then there have been more air raids. over the course of the past 36 hours, we're told there have been over 120 air raids, that dozens of barrel bombs have been dropped in the area. and it has gotten so bad in fact that just tuesday human rights watch released a report in which they accuse the syrian regime of using chemical war fair using

chlorine in barrel bombs that were dropped in idlib over the course of the last two weeks in march. let's return now to the story of the 41 migrants who drowned tried to reach europe. the boat they were in sank off of the coast of italy. italy is calling for more help in rescuing migrants who risk their lives crossing the met -- mediterranean. but the northern league wants a blockade to stop the boats from getting past. >> reporter: your party has spoken about going to the refugees and saying we don't want you here. that sounds like a very unsympathic attitude for people who have fleeing for their

lives. >> when the limit of the number of people we can take care of has passed the only way we have to let the understand the limit has passed is to speak louder. okay? we cannot -- we cannot stand 10,000 people in four days coming into italy. we don't have structure to host them or money to feed them. >> reporter: but you have humanity humanity. you have a safe country people can come to. >> we showed a lot of humanity because we took care of these people. only us. not any other country inside europe. they just don't care about these people. we cannot tell me we didn't show humanity. we show too much i think. but the problem is we cannot stand this situation any longer. >> reporter: what can change in the short-term? >> we proposed in parliament as

a group as the northern league to supply some ships in front of the libyan coast to make it sort of a naval blockade okay. to stop them starting to -- to save them from the war -- >> block them into the countries they are trying to flee there. >> no we just block the ports. we don't stop them. we want to stop seeing people die in the sea. we want control of the people coming inside of the country, and the -- the problem will still exist. iraq's prime minister is pushing for the creation of a new, more unified fighting force under the official banner of the iraqi army. but many of these volunteer fighters are underprepared, underresourced, and they blame the government for that. kim vinnell reports. >> reporter: in step with each

other, and now with the iraqi army too. these volunteer fighters have for the first time pledged to take orders from baghdad. part of the government's effort to unify countless militias. this group is diverse. all of them are eager to go back. >> translator: one of my sons is here. he was a soldier, and the other will come in the next intake. i have ten children and i came to be a volunteer, not for money, not for any benefit, just to get my city back as soon as possible. >> reporter: they call themselves the national guard, a force which officially doesn't yet exist. it's the name prime minister wants to give to a new force of sunni tribesmen the mostly shia mobilization forces and other volunteers. it's a an uneasy union, and one these men don't fully trust, but

say they will answer to abadi himself. mosul is on the other side of this hill about 12 kilometers away, and the front line is being protected by kurdish peshmerga forces. there has been about 11,000 solders through this camp in the past three months but even the commanders admit they rungd prepared and underresourced. >> translator: if we are doing the fighting with these kinds of weapons, the balance will not be in our favor, and we will not succeed. >> reporter: you have had 11,000 solders through here and you have what maybe a dozen weapons. >> translator: i'm asking where is that support? where is that equipment? because we are the first army base closest to mosul, and we don't even have one pistol. >> reporter: they say the iraqi army needs them to keep the people of mosul on their side.

this man agrees. he is trying to gather information on isil and its leaders in mosul. >> translator: from the very start what isil is doing, i mean killing and beheading, the shia is also doing the same. isil is beating girls, making slaves destroying mosques and homes. the same thing is being done by shia militia and there's no difference at all. >> reporter: with all of the talk of unity, sectarian tensions still remain high here. the mowsul operation will have to be carefully managed to keep these men on one side. forces loyal to libya's internationally recognized government have carried out air strikes on a military base controlled by the rival government. the war planes are said to have inflicted wide-spread damage on

the base located to the east of the capitol tripoli. amnesty international says rampant abuses continue is bahrain. the government has not responded to a request for comment. tensions are simmering between china and its neighbors over a disputed territory. the u.s. is sending air and naval equipment to the philippines after china has expanded its claim to the islands. our correspondent reports on how people in china are reacting to the rising tensions. >> reporter: this 71-year-old has been a radio enthusiast his whole life. he likes that it connects him to the rest of the world, and radio fans are bound by an honor code.

he set up a transmitter in waters claimed by both china and the philippines. but relations between china and her neighbors aren't too good right now, with many of the smaller countries accusing china on bullying them on overlapping maritime claims. the philippines released surveillance videos saying china is building on nine separate sites on disputed waters. china says it's projects are ultimately for civilian purposes and regional development. >> translator: the relevant construction which was reasonable justified and lawful, is well within china's sovereignty. it does not impact or target any country, and is thus beyond reproach. >> reporter: it's what most people in china believe.

from a young age the chinese are taught to be proud of their heritage. that they live in the center of the world. part of that heritage is ownership over most of the south china sea. many here give little importance to the tensions brewing beyond their borders. >> translator: of course the islands are chinas. >> translator: yes, they are chinas. we have been told this since we were kids in school. >> reporter: chen too believes the waters belong to china, but hopes his government keeps talking to his neighbors to find another way to deal with the situation. >> reporter: in china there's a saying, put oil on the fighter. here we have a dispute, we cannot find a way to solve at the moment. and the best way is cool down make it cool down not to put the oil on the fire. in that is not good.

>> reporter: but with chinese activity continuing despite objection from its neighbors, you find it hard to believe china's intention to talk and find a common solution. the u.s. armed services committee is holding a hearing to discuss budget requests for u.s. forces operating in this the asia pacific region. rosiland jordan joins us live from washington, d.c. so tell us more about his hearings. >> well, this is part of the regular budget process, and gives different commanders of the different military regions undertaken by the pentagon to basically argue for why they need the funds that they need and to discuss current policy concerns. obviously china's efforts to build airstrips in the middle of the pacific ocean did come up several times during this hearing, and when asked by the senator lindsay graham the

commander of pacific command said this and other actions taken by china in disputed waters in his view was quote aggressive. but what is important is that no one has actually come up with any solutions to dealing with what they agree is china's efforts to extend its area across the region other than to basically bolster the military capabilities of their allies and engage more forcefully with beijing. >> ros thank you so much. japan has overtaken china a the largest foreign holder of u.s. debt. it's the first time in six years that china has been knocked off of the top spot. both countries own the most american government bonds and recently swapped places. china has been selling off its

u.s. debt while japan is buying more. china's slowing economy means it now needs to use that money at home. in third place is a group of pry vad offshore banks, hedge and pension funds based in the caribbean. belgium is fourth on the list. these are the foreign creditors. the real number one spot belongs to the u.s. treasury. it is the overall largest holder of u.s. debt meaning the u.s. is effectively loaning it's a the most money to the tune of $2.5 trillion. a market analyst at cmc markets in london says this shows the strengthening of the u.s. economy. >> i think what this really reflects is just the difference in direction between, particularly the u.s. economy, and in fact the japanese economy. just because in the u.s. things are improving over there. we're looking towards a hike in interest rates, whereas in japan, the central bank of japan

has a very aggressive policy of actually buying its own government bonds, much like the u.s. was doing, and so as a result interest rates in this japan are really low. so japanese savers are moving out of japan into the u.s. to earn a higher interest rate. this is an endorsement of the u.s. recovery. it had gone through a bit of a slowdown in the first quarter. most of the data has been a bit week but we have to look at things on a relative basis. things in china are weaker so it does like the federal reserve is going to raise interest rates this year where the people's bank of china is going to be engaging in a more aggressive easing policy. interest rates in china are still above 5% so not the same kind of incentive as in japan for the chinese to flood over to the u.s. and buy as many

treasuries, and i think that's why they are holding back and using it for their own economy. still to come on al jazeera. all of the sport. we'll tell you why it has been a bad day for switzerland's do best players at the monte carlo masters.

♪ welcome back. time for sport with andy. i know you have plenty to get to. >> we have indeed. it has been a bad couple of hours for some of tennis's top names. roger federer has been knocked out in the third round of the

monte carlo masters. this is one of the few tournaments federer has never won. this was his first tournament since losing month ago. >> i should have done better with the break up in the first. i think i did a good job of hanging around in the second set. i also had chances of my own. it remained close, but i never felt like things were really happening like i wanted them to be going during the whole match. >> reigning champion also [ inaudible ] meeten by bulgaria's player in less than an hour. world athletics championships are heading to the united states for the first time. eugene oregon has been named as the host. opting to ignore the normal bidding process. they say taking the

championships to the u.s. is a unique strategic opportunity. more on that story, i am sure. now turkish football club will return to action in the next few hours, the first game since the gun attack on the team bus nearly two weeks ago. the team has received security assurances. the driver was injured as the side returned from the game on april 4th. the incident still being investigated by police. loui has put his team in sight of a place in the semifinals. this man struck first for the paris team. then they took over.

psg need to score three times in spain just to have a chance of going through. >> translator: psg will have some suspended players back for the game so it still could be a difficult match. we can't take qualification for granted. bien munich are in all sorts of trouble. they are now inside their first semifinals since winning in 2004. >> translator: we're going to play in the arena against one of the best teams in history, so you decide if we are the favorites. we are taking on one of the best coaches of all time so let's see what we can achieve. [ inaudible ] have beaten mexico 2-0 in front of a 60,000 crowd. the u.s. will be co-hosting the

gold cup tournament which is the north and central american countries. that is coming up in july. the new orleans pelicans and the brooklyn nets have secured the final two spots in the nba playoffs. the pelicans beating the spurs 108-103. anthony davis yetted 31 points to help them reach the post season for the first time in four years. brooklyn beat orlando to seal the last postin the eastern conference. the post-season lineup is looking like this. the cavaliers will play the celtics. in the west houston and dallas and the l.a. clippers will take on the spurs. the l.a. lakers with not there.

they have recorded the worse-ever season in their franchise history. it's not what their fans have been used to since the team moved to l.a. in the 1960s. the lakers won five nba titles. then crowned champions three years in a row. bryant won two more titles in 2009 and 2010 with the lakers but it has been downhill since then. last year they failed to make the playoffs and this year it is the lower-ever winning percentage in their history of of.256. the canadiens got a 4-3. there was some trouble cooling off, thanks so a little bit of water bottle confusion. and the rest of the players were

still overheating even after the final buzzer. 18-time olympic champion michael phelps will complete for the first time in six months. he has been suspended following a drunk driver conviction. he will be swimming in a 100-meter butterfly event. he hopes to be at the rio olympics next year. >> hopefully i look forward to rejoining my teammates next summer. you know i guess leading into rio, that's something that -- something i love being part of the national team and especially traveling overseas so i look forward to hopefully having that opportunity next year. mani pacquiao's team say their man can beat mayweather. the eight-division world champion hasn't stopped an opponent since 2009.

and mayweather is facing arguably the best defensive fighter of all time. >> i love my guy's chances of winning. he looks great. he is motivated. no nonsense and i think he is going to put on a performance fofof the ages. we have seen some amazing competitive sports. the first ever cork 1800 involving four flips and five complete rotations completed in midair landing the jump there in a specially built ramp in italy. that looked difficult and dangerous. >> it looked very hard. thanks andy. another full bulletin of news is straight ahead. david foster will be joining you

shortly. thanks for your time. ♪

the new vice president of yemen tells the houthi rebels to end their offensive. ♪ david foster with you here on al jazeera live from london. good to have your company. another 40 migrants drown in the mediterranean, we talk to a woman putting to sea her own boat to save lives. activists say the war in syria has now killed more than 220,000 people. and for almost