the man trying to end the fighting in yemen says the way both sides can reach a peace deal. you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up. searching through the rubble, as the government steps up air strikes. and call the president vladimir putin is questioned by the public, for almost four

hours. hello, yemen's new vice president has urged the rebels to end their offensive on the port city. called eight goodwill gesture. there other developments the u.n. envoy jamal has resigned amido criticism of his failure to broker an end to the crisis. and heavy fighting has broken out in and around the central city opening up a new front for the houthiss. they and their allying are battling an army preguyed. more details. >> this is the man likely to

be yemen's next president. currently vice president and prime minister. his task is to pull together a nation on the brink of civil war. he says he is willing to work with his opponents and forces loyal to the former president but only if they can. >> we must give them a chance, we should be united behind our project. show immediately instead of destroying the country. >> yemen's biggest challenge is the deteriorating humanitarian situation hundreds of yemen freeze have been killed since the start of the conflict, three weeks ago.

the city is bearing the brunt of heavy fighting yemen faces a tough situation. shortage in food, medicine, and basic necessities. this requires an immediate intervention. the government would be the tackling the urgent needs of the people, and for this we have decided to form a relief committee. >> for now the president and vice president won't be able to return home. parts of the country remain under houthis i don't believe the man wants to reform the army is detained. he was captured by houthis fighters on the outskirts of adan. bahar became prime minister in october, his appointment was backed by the houthis who later put him under house arrest now, he is expected to you nba yemen and create the

territory for the country. the coalition spokesman also addresses the issue of renegade army units. he warned that any group that continues to support the houthis would face aerial bombardments. >> we need to tell the commanders that it is neither the right time for them to revise the situation, and go back to sup effort popularitying the legitimate regime, and protecting civilians because being prohouthis will put them, their units and their officers under the threat of aerial bombardment. >> it is said more migrants have drowned trying to cross the sea. 41 people died after they attempted to reach italy about 400 others are thought

to have drowned earlier enwith their boats sank off the coast of libya a further 10,000 my grants have been rescued since last friday, italy is asked the european union for help, the e.u. commission says it is working on a plan to deal with the crisis. >> it is also time that we were frank, the european commission cannot alone do it all. yes, we are putting all our energy into developing a new comprehensive approach on managing my price, which as we have said, we will be coming forward with in the may, but no we do not have a silver bullet ore any kind of panacea that will make this situation go away. and no amount of finger pointing is going to change that. >> someone taking a very different approach she and her husband have launch add privately fund thed organization. running boat patrols. last week, the initiative rescued 3,000 people. from the sea.

>> there are people that are dying at sea. if we compare the staggering horrifyingist thetic of last year, 2014 from january in march of 2014, only 14 people died. this year, over 500 and in the last ship wreck over 400 lost lives. so we need to do something. and we are doing something. we worked in collaboration of the coordination center. and they are -- the vessel out at sea all of us are directed by them, even tried a mission is coordinated even tried the mission, and all of the vessels out there. it's important this coordination because they -- the target on the boat that needs to be rescued there's been a big increase in government air strikes in

syria, in the past 36 hours. the human rights groups say there has been more than 123 strikes killing 40 civilians. well this footage shows rescuers searching through the rebel of the survivors of an attack. and the hue moon rights group has announce add updating test toll. al jazeera has more from neighboring lebanon. >> over 220,000 people killed that is staggering horrifying number being provided by the syrian observatory who say that over 65,000 people killed since the fighting began were civilians and that over 11,000 of those killed were children. also reporting that clashes have intensified. become the second provincial capitol to have been overtaken by rebels that happened at the end of march since then there have been more air raids

according to activists in p that area, over the course of the past 36 hours we are told there have been over 120 air raids that dozens of barrel. bos have been dropped and civilians are really suffering. that it has gotten so much bloodier, it is so bad that just tuesday human rights watch release add report in which they accuse the regime of us yeahing chemical warfare, using chlorine in barrel bombs that were dropped over the past -- over the course of the last two weeks in march. >> ambassadors at an informal meeting at the security council have been shown what they call a very emotional clip. of the aftermath of an alleged chemical attack. the council is investigating the attacks a it weighs out possible actions against those responsibility. >> the video in particular of the attempts to resuscitate the children, i don't -- if there was a dry eye in the

room i didn't see it. it was -- it is just devastating to see the facts of what this regime is doing. so people were viz my moved people had questions. very fair questions about how do you know this, and what are the. sos and for the most effort pa almost every council member prefaced what they said by forgive me if i don't use dip lo t maic language, but i am so moved and overwhelmed by what i have seen, and then they proceeded with comments. it was extremely unusual and very very emotional meeting the iraqi military say it's renewed it's push to reclaim territory in an bar province. but it suffered an early set back army and popular mobilization soldiers were treated from the area after 11 of their members were killed. trying to drive forces out on thursday morning. the u.s. led coalition has

been firing on suspected isil positions of the outskirts of the city. rahmaddy is now a ghost town after thousands of people fled. meanwhile, iraq's prime minister is pushing for the creation of a unified fighting force. kim met the volunteering training to retake the city. >> in p step with each other and now with the iraqi emerged a too. >> these volunteer fighters have for the first time pledged to take order from baghdad, part of the effort to unify countless militias. this group is diverse from the arabs curds and christians for mosul which has been occupied by isil. all of them are eager to go back. one of my sons is here, he was

a soldier, and the other one will come in the next intake, i have ten children. and i came to be a volunteer nor for money or any benefit just to get my city back. they call themselves a national guard a force which officially doesn't yet exist. >> it is the name the president wants to give to a new force the sunni tribesman the mostly shia probablyized forces and other volunteers. >> it is uneasy union and one these men don't fully trust. >> mosul is on the other side of this hill, it is about 12 classroomer thes away and the front line is being protected by kurdish forces. there's been about 11,000 soldiers through this camp many the past three months. but even the commanders here admit they are underprepares and resourced. if we are doing the fighting

with these kinds of weapons the balance will not be in our favor and we will not succeed. >> you have 11,000 soldiers and maybe a dozen weapons. >> i am asking where is that support? where are that equipment. because we are the first army base closest to mosul. and we don't even have one pistol. >> they say the army needs them to keep the people of mosul on side. this man agrees. he says he is the former head of an anti-isil sleeper cell, trying to gather information on isil and it's leaders from the very start what isil is doing, killing and beheads the shias 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.

>> with all the talk of unity sectarian tensions still remain high here. the mosul operation will have to be carefully managed to keep the people on side, and these men prepared to fight. >> al jazeera, northern iraq. >> all right still to come on al jazeera. >> anguish and accusedry monny as south korea mourns the 312 victims of the ferry disaster year ago. and you might think we are playing this clip backwards but actually, this is the next great step in space exploration. we will explain why shortly.

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only on al jazeera america hello, again welcome back. the newly instaled vice president, enpaged the houthis rebels to end their offensive. a goodwill gesture that could open the door to peace efforts. between libya & italy. about 400 others have thought to have drowned when their boats sank earlier this week.

turn now to of tour story this hour the war in yemen. there is growing concern about the freedom of the press. journalists are now facing increasing threats. >> pead yeah freedom is under increasing attack, jump lis have been used to being intimidated taken to court their stories stopped from being published and fuse papers shut down. now they are being harassed and killed. the violations committed are as massive and equal to those committed in more than 30 years in yemen.

this building has been controlled be i the houthis since their takeover, the day before the saudi led air strikes began they threatened the media by saying it may amount to the closure of any media outlet working to stir up unrest. and excitement which aims to tear the unity groups like the freedom foundation, strongly condemn the decision to silence any criticism. but not everyone in this divided society disagrees with the restrictions. we need to immediate yo to take it's responsibility, we need the immediate yo to bear in mind the interest of the people. we don't need newspapers that are only interested in marketing their news. >> we w with no one in charge of the country like everyone else in yemen, it is unlikely that journalists will get any

protection. al jazeera. police are investigating the murder of a prominent pro-russian journalist. he was gunned down in kiev on thursday. he was killed by two masked gunman just a day after the pro-russian lawmaker, he was found dead in his home. forces in the interior ministry say both men were keyens withs in the criminal case investigating attacks oprowestern protests. in early 2014. the russian president has been answering questions from the public during his annual televised phone in. the crisis in ukraine and the economy were both key issues during the marathon program. whichst las almost four hours. putin denied his forces were in ukraine. but he was optimistic on the economy, estimating a full recovery over the next two years. >> ewith should use the

opportunity of sanctions and urn the it around for new developments. so for instance, we -- and i hope that this will encouraging up to get hi-tech industries with faster rates of growth from before. >> standard & poor's has down freighted the greek economy, making it harder per the country to borrow money. requesting a delay in repayment of bail out funds. the head of the i.m.f. has ruled -- ruled out giving an extension to frees over it's debt repaints. my advice is to get on the work it needs to address the short term and the medium term and the objective that we all pursue is to actually

restore, the stability of the greek economy. if you look at projections of nonlegitimate growth, and then again in 2011, and again the the 2012, in reality you realize that coldly and dispassionately, we are talking about a massive failure. >> south african president has called for an end to violence, following a series of ayou can thats on immigrants. police fired rubber bullets and tear gas during anti-isil sleeperty immigrant demonstration. at least six people have been killed there. some south africans accused foreigners of taking jobs as the unemployment rate continues to rise. a rally where protest ever toes called for an end to the attacks. >> a lot of people have been asking what is the south african doing to scoop these attacks on foreigners so they have organized this, it is a peace march where they have

politician people from civil society, only south africans and other countries coming together showing that it is not okay to kill people. just because they are not from south africa, or because you think they will be taking your job. >> i ask you why you think it is important to be here today? >> it is very important because south africa means so much for everyone. there is no need for this type of thing. you know, we need peace and we need to carry on. with our country. that's what we need. >> we don't want any there are some people from other african countries but many say that whey they don't need is a march. they want the government and the police to protect themselves. other african countries say they are sending in buss and trucks and they ready take anyone no wants to go back to

their home, but for the many year, they are telling foreigners that they can't be blamed for the actions of the few, they try to send a message that south africa is open for his be, anding willing to everyone, and they hope this march will help alleviate some of the fears and tensions that still exist. south korean police have confronted angry protestors. and grieving parents have snubbed the uncan's president and prime minister. a memorial service is being held for the 304 people who were killed. harry faucet has more. >> if this was meant to be a day of somber recollection, it didn't end that way. protest ever toes sup effort popularitiers of families robbed of children by the disaster had planned to march on the presidential blue house. but was stopped by a massive police presence.

earlier the president visited the port. she was there to offer condolences to the parents and it seemed grant one of their key dend mas. >> i now believe that it is time for us to seriously prepare for the ship's salvage, we will quickly take necessary measures so we can salvage the ship as soon as possible. >> those parents who believe raising the ship is necessary in order to recover nine still missing loved ones refused to meet her in the 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 the families called it off. underlying the ink aer deep grief, that a year has done little to heal. >> i have a recurring dream i wish someone could make a time machine so i could go back to 10:00 a.m. 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 had passed but nothing

has changed. >> the images burned into the memory of this country a passenger ferry full of school children sinking off the coast. the mobile phone footage hurt still more. as it overturned p traditionallying them beneath the water the family say the full story of corruption and the botched rescue hasn't been told refusing the government of pucks restrictions on a special investigation and an tempting to undermine it's independents. >> an evening vigil to reflect on the loss of other young people before once again that emotion turns to anger. a day of grief has been overshadowed by accused monny it shows how much effect it has in this country and the divisions it has left behind. al jazeera, seoul.

>> authorities say the search area for the us manying flight m 8370, will be doubled if the plane is not found by may. no traces have been found of the boeing 777 which went missing in march. with 239 people onboard. ships are towing sonar equipment in a air narrows down by satellite data. the serj could take another year and recover an additional 60,000 square kilometers. much of northern china has been hit by a sand storm. strong winds push sands across cities. the visibility is limited and people struggle to move around. residents in some areas have been warned to stay indoors as the dusty weather could continue for another four days. >> classes at u.s. schools

have had a tough time lately. education budget cuts mean that creative programs often disappear. students at one school in miami, are engaging in artistic expression, and showing the world that art does matter. investigatinger city schools are often stark places to be. 96% of the pupils hoar live below the poverty line, but there is something that makes this difference. the once sparsele ways are adorned with the street art that would make any collector green with envy. every mural here, students helped paint. much of the, world champions was organized he was appalled that a school so close to the win ward neighborhood had no art of it's own. and when he reached out to get help the answer he received

changes everything. >> not a single artist protests not a single artists asked how much, not a single artist said what do i get out of this, oh this is for this, this is for the school, awesome. what followed was a fleury of activity that surpassed everyone's expectations. you hear a lot about art transforming commutes but the pace of change is simply breathtaking. this is the first mural that was spray painted here back in november. but within six weeks there were more than 70 others all by artists from around the world. the project has been so successful it hires it's first art teacher in four years. the principal says the artwork has inspired what could have been easily been a lost generation. >> i like drawing my own little characters. and then i look at this art and then i say to myself, oh, i want to be like one of them.

>> there off they have helped change this school into a museum. there is no point in having a gift if you aren't giving it away that's my whole thing the point of art is to connect. so if i think in the doing that, i am not doing my job. >> in the public school system millions of children are denies access to art but jose middle school may be the start of something new. al jazeera miami florida. finally, pictures have been released showing an unmanned rocket burst into flames it tries to land on an ocean barge. it blasted off to deliver food, clothes and an espresso machine. video shows thability ares return to earth and the landing that was too hard for the craft to survive on that barge off the florida coast. space is ex-a private company hired bring nasa to fly cargo

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