♪ >> hello this is the news hour live from london. coming up in the next 60 minutes, isil says it detonated a car bomb outside of the u.s. consulate in erbil killing three people. 17 more have died in attacks in baghdad. foreigners arm themselves in south africa after is shops have been torched in johannesburg.

>> and the frenchman of war that helped america win the war of independence over two hundred years ago. >> in sports, abuse online, a report reveals some footballers are victims of thousands of hateful messages. >> hello we begin this news hour in iraq where dozens of people have died in a series of bomb attacks. a car bomb killed three people outside the u.s. consulate in erbil. the capital of kurdistan's region. another five people were injured. islamic state has claimed responsible for the explosion. gunfire was heard afterwards. an official said that no consulate or guards were killed in that blast. that explosion followed another of bombings in the capital of baghdad.

27 people died in those attacks. no group has claimed responsibility for the blast but the lethal attack came when a car bomb went off inside of a car dealership in eastern baghdad. let's get more in erbil where the bomb went off in the consulate. >> the car bomb went off at 5:45 p.m. local time near the u.s. consulate. we were very close to this explosion when it happened. it was very loud. local sources are telling that's at least three people have been killed possibly more. and eight people have been injured, including two americans and one turkish national. this is very unusual for erbil. usually it's very safe and it has been spared much of the violence of the fight with isil in iraq.

u.s. officials and kurdish officials and iraqi officials have in recent days applauded the gains that have been made against the islamic state of iraq and levant here in iraq. but i think it's safe to say that in these early to say if the tide has turned in its developments. >> former deputy of hue san hussein and leader of iraq insurgency, an iraqi reporter was told that he had been killed north of baghdad. he was also the king of clubs representing members of saddam hussein's regime. well, in other top stories south africas foreign minister has called on african countries to work together to end a wave of attacks against migrants in

the country. charles stratford is there. >> this is a zulu war chant. these men want african migrants out of south africa. they accuse migrants of stealing their jobs. >> these people must go and commit crimes back where they come from, but they don't rob people where they come from. is that right for the government? those in government are worried about themselves and not us. we're not going allow this to happen. >> fear is spreading in johannesburg. >> i'm in downtown johannesburg, and it's been the scene of the worst violence certainly here today. behind me these men are locals. they've been burning tires there is a burned-out vehicle and there is quite a heavy police presence.

now the men we have spoken to have vowed to kick out phoners from this area. >> earlier police used rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas to keep the locals and foreigners apart. this is two of car shops owned by nigerians. there is fear and increasing anger among foreigners here. >> we can't continue like this. if the government can't give us chance. >> there is one africa, and we love africa. that's why we're here.

>> ethiopia's prime minister is one of number of african leaders who condemn the violence. >> as africans, we feel we work for the liberation of south africa from the yoke of apartheid, so africans should come together, and should live everywhere where they want to live. of course, based on the specific country. >> no matter what politicians say there is little to stem the fear among migrants in south africa today. charles stratford al jazeera, johannesburg. >> the united nations has launched a new appeal for aid to help people displaced by the war in yemen. the u.n. humanitarian agency said that it needs $275 million over the next three months most of it for food aid it already costs 10 million people who are

food-insecure before the war. that number has risen to 12 after the fighting. the world food program currently only has 27,000 tons and 100,000 tons is needed. >> we have information about 2 million people who are extremely vulnerable at this moment. we have food stocks record to reach out to 300,000 people in the coming days. right now we are--distributions are taking place in aden. we have distributions for 2,000 people in aden. however, the security situation is so grave that the people who are out doing the distribution are finding it very difficult to reach out to those communities. there are people who are displaced even sitting under

living under trees because of houses and shelters are no more existent. >> well, in his daily press briefing they called on all sides to respect admissions. >> we hope everyone will respect the aid operations, the houthi militias when they went in the airport to the hospitals they tried to disturb the aid operations. we call for everybody else to respect and observe the channels open for contact and coordination. >> on the military front tribes fighting on the side of president hadi have received reinforcements not far from the capital of sanaa. they've also been making gains in aden but have failed to take control of taiz, aden's most populated city. >> pick up trucks full of

fighters descend near the city of marli. they're reinforcements for the resistant committees fighting against houthi rebels and their allies. both sides have been trying to take control of the area, which is two hours away from sanaa. >> we reject the houthies. we're willing to sacrifice our money and all of our belongings to defend our land. >> this is the graveyard of every invader. we will not let down our yemeni brothers. [ gunfire ] >> for the southern ties, houthi fighters are stationed on the main roads. together with soldiers loyal to

the deposed president they've been trying to take control of the cities seen as the gate yay to journal yemen. but in the south it's opposition that gains momentum. thethe houthies are making gains every day particularly in aden. street to street battles with tanks and heavy shelling as they try to force retreat or surrender. gunfire and heavy bombardment means aden streets are practically empty. except for fighters on both sides. rubbish is everywhere because there are no government services. some young yemenis are risking their lives trying to clean the streets to insure that there are not diseases added to the long list of challenges that yemenis

have to endure. >> a yemeni journalist and filmmaker, and she joins me live in the studio now. let's start by talking about food. this was already an issue in yemen before this recent round of violence before this escalation. what is happening right now. because yemenis depend a great deal of food being imported into the country. that has all ground to a halt now. >> so right now the saudi-led coalition has a block aid around yemen because they're afraid of the houthis. but it has a larger consequence because yemenis rely on over 90% of their food for imports for food. with this blockade this food is trickling in and the reserves are running out. >> yemen is relying heavily on food imports and because of the

blockades in place there is nothing coming into the country. where about is the situation particularly bad? >> so, the foods and agriculture organization said that recently, there is 860,000 tons of cereal reserves in yemen. this is expected to run out in three months. yemenis will run out of fuel, and they use fuel to pump out water. yemenis rely on medical aid to be imported into yemen and with the blockade none of that is coming in. this could be catastrophic. >> we know that some 10 million people are food-insecure before this war took place. that figure has risen by 12 million. how worried should we be at the pace that should rise, and at what point is that food insecurity turn into starvation?

>> the average yemeni even before this instability couldn't--could barely afford food. now with this--with the blockades the food prices are increaseing drastically. water has increased three-fold in the past two weeks the price of water. not only is food coming in and running out people can't afford food any more. this is a major problem. >> thank you for taking the time to share them with us. thank you. >> thank you. >> well, still ahead for you on this news hour, why the international criminal court is being asked to get involved in ukraine. and we'll have all the sport for you. hamilton rosberg they renew their rivalry. we'll have more on that later.

>> greece has appealed to the european union for more help policing its sea borders as more migrants arrive. over the past week more than 13,000 people mainly from africa and the middle east have tried to escape poverty or conflict. from the ports in sicily paul brennan reports. >> reporter: the shear numbers involved in the mediterranean migrant crisis is overshadowing the physical servicing they endure as they try to make it to europe. but aid groups say the hardships are becoming worse and worse. this group arrived on the tiny island of lampedusa suffering appalling burn injuries. it was the result of an explode exploding gas bottle. aid work workers say it's the

worst they've seen. >> they're sitting in fuel and salty water for a few days so they're coming in burnt but nothing as bad as this. a few months ago operation tritan took over rescue operations. but at the sicilian ports where migrants come. >> the italian cost guard is still operating autonomously. the boat behind me was just 40 miles from the libyan coast when it picked up more than 300 migrant survivors from a stricken vessel. the citizens of sicily's coastal ports have shown extraordinary compassion towards the migrants. the port received 30,000 last year without any protest or

complaints. >> we can't push these people away. it's not right. we have to save them. they're human beings. in august 2014 we had one boat containing 25 corporations. >> u.s. pratt barack obama said italy's government is on the right track with its economic reforms. president obama made the comments during a joint

conference with italian president r next, zi. they agreed to work together to solve the migrant crisis in the mediterranean we spent a considerable amount of time doing our deep concern with libya where we continue to support u.n. efforts to form an unity government. given italy's leadership role across the mediterranean the prime minister and i agreed to work together and encourage cooperation of threats as well as additional coordination with other partners in how we can stabilize what has become a very deadly and difficult situation. >> ukraine wants the international criminal court to investigate alleged war crimes in crimea and the country's east. meanwhile, russia has condemned the deployment of paratroopers

to ukraine to fight separatists. the >> we have more on russia's reaction to the u.s. deployment to the ukraine. >> up probably assume that the kremlin is a bit more worried about this than they're letting on. they will see this as part of a continuation of nato encroachment on russia and they have always been against the this. another thing that the russians will be washing very closely for is exactly who is being detained by u.s. paratroopers. because included in ukraine's

national guard are irregular unites fighting against the pro-russian separatists in the east. some of those are on the far right of the political spectrum. it will give the russians a very strong case to be able to say that the u.s. army is training fascists and neo-nazis. >> a memorial service has been held for the victims of the germanwings plane crash in the french alps last month. many gathered in the cologne cathedral to remember the 150 people on board who died. dominic kane was there and sent us this report. >> reporter: it's more than three weeks since the crash in the french alps. but the grief of the relatives of the victims is still raw. hundreds gathered in the cologne cathedral.

they were joined by germany's president and chancellor. >> this would fare your heart apart. it doesn't mean that we humans can't do anything, by standing next to our suffering human beings standing with them, we share their grief their mourning. >> the congregation heard from sections of the bible and then they were given symbolic angels to represent the victims and the airline. it was not room inside the cathedral to accommodate those who wanted to attend the service. instead, hundreds gathers outside to share their compassion to those who died. >> i'm so sorry about what happened. i'm here out of sympathy for the poor people, particularly the families those left behind who

suffered so much. >> i wanted to take part in the mourning. it's important to me. >> this is the final official act of commemoration for germany's loss. the official inquiry into why it happened is still ongoing. dominic kane, al jazeera, cologne. >> amamnesty international said that the jail sentence given to a prisoner in china is blatant abuse. the 71-year-old became famous in china for her hard-hitting reports on political elites. we have more on the sentencing from beijing. >> reporter: the conviction of the 71-year-old journalist comes as no surprise to those watching here as the state itself also controls china's courts. she was first arrested nearly a year ago for divulges state

secrets, the secret in question is an internal party memo known as document number 9. in that document it is revealed that the chinese party leadership is concerned over what it sees as a potential infiltration of western ideals such as democracy which could corrupt and eventually lead to the disintegration of china's leadership. now, because of this it basically came out that the intended political reform that the chinese president has been talking about is possibly not true. that he intends not to keep things exactly as they are and the human rights violations that are seen by advocates are seen perpetrated against those who espouse different ideals continue. now this conviction is just the latest of the growing list of advocacy of the human rights against here in china.

an unknown protein could provide a new way of treating viral illnesses and cancer. when the body produces cancer, it creates t-cells to fight the disease. researchers at london imperial college found mice with a particular mutation produce larger amounts of t-cells than those without. and scientists are using a gene therapy to develop the protein and plan to create human trials in three years. they say the new research is a promising step towards treating cancer. >> finding this new molecule and how it's table rapidly expand these killer t cells could be incredibly useful. these t-cells are responsible for taking out unhealthy cells in our bodies.

either viral cells or cancer cells. and when it comes to finding a way to fight cancer this is a promising area of research. they found that this does occur in humans, but does it react precisely in the same way? what safety concerns could there be and how could we best exploit in new finding. our knowledge of the immune system has come in leaps and bounds in the last 10 to 15 years, and it takes quite awhile to understand how it can use that new-found knowledge and turn it into an effective and safe treatment. some of the drugs we have coming along now are benefiting that we have gained 10 to 15 years ago. this type of discovery emphasizes the more research we can do we can find new discoveries which could open new doors to new treatment in the future. >> all right well, there is much more still to come on the

al jazeera news hour. we'll be telling you about the displaced in nigeria. why they're too scaring to home. we'll bring you more on that story. and we'll have more on this as well. rafael in a nadal in monte carlo.

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>> part of al jazeera america's >> special month long evironmental focus fragile planet >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera's news hour. let's take you through the top stories. an bomb went off in erbil. such attacks are rare. and in the iraqi capital of baghdad 27 people have been killed in bomb attacks there. several shops have been burned down in downtown johannesburg as fighting continues between immigrants and locals in south africa. and the u.n. says it needs $275 million to meet humanitarian needs in yemen over the next three months. in other news syria is marking international day with no end in site to its four-year-old civil war. the violence has forced many

people from their homes. >> in aleppo they were running in sphere. in damascus they ran in celebration. for a marathon marking syria's national day. >> we're doing this for independence day. syria is victoria. showing an embattled president trying to project an air of power. bashar al-assad went so far to thank sweden for taking in syrian refugees. >> this is a good thing to do. but if you ask the syrian people who fled from syria what do you want? they don't want to flee. they want to end that war. >> for the refugees here it was never a question of wanting to flee. they had no other choice.

while the syrian government may be marking national day there is absolutely no sense or talk of celebration in this makeshift camp. in fact, most of the refugees that we met here today, a lot of them lined up behind us. they're trying to ensure that their children get the basic medical attention. tears overthrowed from children already far too accustomed to fear. this time, perhaps ironically, they were afraid of what they'll need to survive this scholar. many of them getting vaccines they should have had long ago. medics went from trying to soothe them to feeling sorry for them. you. >> the camps they're living in isn't a good environment. no one would want to live like this. no water no electricity no showers or sanitation. >> mothers, while gratified for the medical care, spoke of harsh

realities already learned by their babies. >> our lives are worth nothing. look at how our children are living. >> truth be told. most children don't know what national day is in syria many of them don't know syria. many weren't born there. as for the adults the only observance to make is one of grief. >> what national day? we're going to celebrate when we're away from our homes? how could it mean anything to us. we've left our homes. we've left our females. what national day. >> inin a camp far from home the road back grows farther every day. >> the u.n. says in a more than half a million people have been displaced in nigeria due to attacks by boko haram. soldiers have taken back a number of towns from the armed group, but still people are afraid to return home because

they don't believe that it's safe. we have reports. >> reporter: from the outside it looks like any other mosque. but go inside, and the government officials say boko haram fighters used this place of worship in northern nigeria as a bait when they took the town. when soldiers moved in with force, a fierce battle caused more damage. in some places bridges linking towns and villages have also been destroyed. >> the situation is grim because they cannot go back to their homes and live reasonable lives as they used to live because there are no facilities, there are no provisions no hospitals even churches and mosques have been razed down. >> this woman fled from her home last year fearing boko haram attacks. she told her children that the nigerian army has pushed back boko haram but they said there

is still occasional fighting. >> when we could back we'll be targeted. it is not safe. my husband was killed by boko haram. >> an untold number of families have been affected by years of violence. some tired of living in camps like this have started going back. even though officials say that it's not 100% safe. >> we work with security agencies. there there are a lot of ieds and improviseed explosive devices devices. they need to check the whole place. >> those who are ready to go home say that all they need is official confirmation that the roads are safe to use. >> it's going tomany men have returned and if they find the place is safe they'll send for

their wives and families. >> it could take years to rebuild their homes and healed old wounds. al jazeera. nigeria. >> well, boko haram attacks in nigeria are increasing by the year and that had a caused an exodus of people from targeted areas. the majority come from yorba seeing the most people fleeing. nigeria has taken back many of the northern towns but many are afraid to return home because they don't feel that it's safe for them. we're joined via skype. thank you very much for speaking with us. as we're hearing there in the report it's a difficult situation. people want to return home but they're worried for their own

safety a complicating that many of these areas that were under boko haram's control have been devastated. there are no hospitals or facilities. how difficult will it be to recycle the hundreds of thousand who is have been displaced? >> well, it's going to be complicated. it will take weeks go not months. what we see on the ground, unicef teams are not just in nigeria, but there are in countries where there are humanitarian situation has been worsening in the past few months. the number of children uprooted by the conflict has doubled in the last year. not just the number of people but also the impact has intensified. in recent months they became tactics where girls are used as

suicide-bombers and boys are used as spice in the front lines. this is the most concerning trend for unicef. and when we can clearly see on the ground and i was in one of the refugee camps a couple of days ago that children at very young age have witnessed scenes of a atrocities. some have seen their parents killed and others have seen their brothers and sisters kidnapped by boko haram. some of the children can't eat sleep or talk normally. so we create safe space where we offer psycho therapy support through recreational and artistic activities. when we collected drawings produced by the children

themselves what struck me is that the reds colors dominated the drawings representing blood. that shows how traumatic it has been for the children. >> it will take time for people to recover from this sort of trauma as you say that there is a question of emotional and psychological scars of what many people have witnessed and what they suffered. the one-year anniversary of the boko haram abduction of the school girls have been and gone. it's not the only example of children being targeted, as you point out. what does the new government need to do to make sure that protecting children and ensuring their safety is very much at the heart of their agenda? >> well, we have an opportunity the new president will have an opportunity to do more and to be aware of what the humanitarian

situation, and that's what unicef and other partners will make sure that we do more for those children in a bess operate situation. the government are already doing a lot and we're working together with the refugee camps in neighboring countries. it is not enough, and the needs are immense and every day it's bigger and bigger. we can really see the women and children who make most of the refugees who are displaced and who are arriving in the camps have lost everything. they're survivors of killings massacres and shootings and sometimes days and days of journey. but the lack of survivors are in danger not because of boko haram, but because of preventable diseases. that's not acceptable.

many of that's diseases with be prevented with vaccinations. >> thank you. >> in borindi police have used tear gas against protesters thousands of people have left the neighboring rwanda fearing violence during the election in june. argentina has started local proceedings against five children three of which are british, for drilling for gas in the falkland islands. some have announced the move as bullying but the argentina said that it's the rightful owner of the islands and any oil

exploration is illegal. for more on this let's go to daniel who is in buenos aires. can argentina do anything to prevent oil and gas exploration in the waters around the falkland islands? >> well, they're doing they can. they can't stop the exploration for oil and gas around the islands, but what they can do is stop any kind of ships any kind of equipment docking at argentina argentine ports. they'll also put pressure on latin america to keep those ships from docking in their ports as well. the islands are extremely remote. the nearest major land mass is argentina, so to get equipment there and to get the oil out of the islands would be very difficult under these current

circumstances. >> they can make things very difficult for these companies from a logistical standpoint, david. it's thought that there are significant oil and gas discoveries around the falkland. does this mean heightened tensions between bryant and argentina now? >> well, when they talk about the islands it always increases the tensions. we're in election year for both countries. it's one of those issues that's guaranteed to unite the argentinian people. they say that they court cases will be launched next tuesday. it's very much symbolic gesture on behalf of argentina, but

something that they said they're going pursue their claim through diplomatic and legal channels, and this is part of that legal attack on trying to get sovereignty of the islands back. >> thank you. >> pictures obtained by al jazeera shows that the attack by farc rebels was no mistake. the footage shows bodies of soldiers inside sleeping bags suggesting they were killed while they slept. the army said that it's troops were ambushed by the rebels while carrying out an unsuspected territory mission.

>> as often is the case when it comes to the conflict in columbia public opinion is very popularized. on one hand there are people who live in conflict areas like this one where the attack happened. they were hope they were getting closer to this conflict, and the situation has been calm during the unilateral cease-fire until this attack on tuesday night. but then there is the other side of the colombian cities, they fear that this attack shows that the farc are not willing to bring peace to the country. there is a great loss of confidence and they agree with

some of the decisions and many of them are wanting to suspend the talks. >> how likely is it that that will happen. itis that all now in jeopardy? what does this mean for the peace process? >> not only is interest a cease-fire affected by the bombing, but there are announcements coming from the discussions in havana, and they're supposed to work together to get rid of landmines in the country. this is a major set back. the finishing length is expected to get closer. it seems that anybody here--nobody here wants to stop

the talks per se. now if more of these incidents happen if we see an increase in the violence then maybe the government will change their minds. we know that the talks will continue but both the farc and government need to get together, plain what happened, and try to avoid more of these incidents in coming months. >> alessandro, thank you. still ahead historical voyage, why this french sailing ship is so important in the u.s. war of independence. and how the sport of u.s. baseball could soon be lost.

>> professional footballers face abuse on the pitch from rival supporters. some even say it goes with the job. but some say that players are being heavily abused on social media. there have been calls for an expert panel to be formed to tackle the problem. they revealed in the first seven months 134,000 abusive posts were sent to players and clubs. player mario balotelli received half of the abuses.

troy townsend he said not enough is being done from a legal perspective. >> i think its proven by the fact that cases aren't resolved, and not enough are people are arrested or they're summoned to appear. it's a treatment of speech platform and we need to make sure that it's policed a lot better. there are consequences to people's actions. at the end of the day if people cross that line, as you can see from the amount of tweets that players like mario balotelli has received these people should not be able to get away with just being able to do that because, you know activitier is not being policed as well as it should be.

>> on the pitch chelsea aim to win the english premier league title for the first time in five years. they traveled to second place first it's home game against manchester united. >> we cannot--we need 11 points. >> the fact is now that we're behind chelsea. we have to against them. arsenal has to play against them. we can play pressure on chelsea's shoulders. and we've seen in previous premier league seasons it's always possible.

i cannot say that it is not possible. but it is possible. >> in england james anderson has broken england's record as the leading test taker. anderson went past the record of 383 wickets when he had the west edeny's captain--they were unable to break through again as west indies would save the draw with seven wickets down. the second test starts on tuesday. louis hamilton and rosberg are once again dominating the grand prix. hamilton is championship leader

and looked like he set the fastest time. but rosberg crossed the line 1.05 quicker. >> usually the guy who wins the race drives the fastest. i would like to think that i drove the fastest. >> is it good between you two? >> it's good to go. we look forward to this race here. we'll focus and the best way to do it is to try to beat louis here in this race. that would be the best sort of answer. >> rafael know dal and djokovic will play each other in the monte carlo masters. they begin the long build up of the french open at the end of next month. nadal has shown signs of

returning to his best on his favorite surface after a difficult season. he has made to work in his quarterfinal match who won the second set and nadal eventually overcame his fellow spaniard. >> every victory like this helps in terms of physical and mental to be back where i want to be. i played the way i want to play. >> for more than 75 years baseball players in venezuela have been heading to the united states for fame and fortune. but as al jazeera virginia lopez reports from northern venezuela the production line of players may be about to come to an end.

>> this is the last time that these players will be practice ing in venezuela, their home country. after 15 years the u.s. team has decided to quit their training school in the town and move to the dominican republic. >> the work that the academies do is done. our product is the individual, and that talent is here. >> america crass the country has been closing its doors. but now new regulations is expected to cut down on the scouts who come to towns like these in search of talents. this man knows all too well what it means to play major league baseball. he was one of the first venezuelans to be signed up two decades ago. his two sons had followed in his footsteps, and he lives a

lifestyle that many venezuelans would dream of. >> all that i am is thanks to baseball. if scouts don't get visas they'll simply go to other countries. >> they also take with them opportunities for the young. this man has been signed by the atlanta braves. but his joy is overshadowed by the fact that they may not be able to go. >> in the last decade 12 of the 16 camps initially operating in the country has left. a career and professional baseball transformed the lives of players and their families. whole communities also benefited. but all that is likely to change. >> that's all the sport for now.

>> thank you jo. now, for 18 years cross men have been building a replica of the french navy frigate. on saturday it set sail to the u.s. from france. >> some volume fear crew members have little say in experience. enthusiasm got them on board and a taste of adventure. they're about to set sail on the 1,800th century warship setting sail to america. not just any warship, it was one of the sleekest vessels of its day. >> this ship is one of the four that would be the very best.

>> built to take on english. >> also the fact that it carried the to boston carrying to washington the news that the king of france had accepted to go gene at war to war against the english. >> this was at a time when britannia ruled the waves and helped america beat the english in the war of independence. they knew that the barracuda could outsale outsail anything she could not outshoot. >> it took 17 years to built this replica the ship of liberty, as she was known that sailed like a bird.

>> in life you need a dream. money comes and goes. we needed money. it was found. everybody dreamed about this ship. >> these are the crews quarters. the crew is often-- >> what will the food be like? >> the food will be good. >> you'll be cooking? >> the food is very good. >> so well-fed and watered they'll cast on off saturday on a voyage following in the wake of history. jonah hull, al jazeera,. >> don't forget you can find much more about everything that we're covering on our website. the address for that is www.aljazeera.com. i'll be back in a few moment as time with a full round up of the day's stories, a full bulletin of news for you coming up after

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>> isil says that it detonated a car bomb outside of the u.s. consulate in erbil killing three people. 27 more have died in attacks in baghdad. hello, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up, foreigners arm themselves in south africa after shops are torched overnight in johannesburg. the u.n. abeals appeals for millions of dollars