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inspiration and take you in a new exhibition that is a monument to cave art. ♪ hello, italy's prime minister says he is determined to find the people traffickers response responsible for a migrant disaster and 700 feared dead after an overloaded fishing boat capsized 112 kilometers off libya coast by the island of lampadusa and shows the rescue operation underway and know 28 survivors have been found. if the worst case death toll is confirmed though it would mean 1500 migrants have died this year alone in efforts to reach europe. italian government has held a crisis meeting and eu foreign minister will hold urgent talks

on monday. and he spoke after cabinet meeting and says solving crisis will take more than saving people at sea. >> translator: we have an emergency situation, not just at sea which is like a wild beast but also have a political issue. we have to have dignity and we have to stop the trafficking of human beings and europe has to consider the issue and do what it takes to stop the trafficking. >> reporter: we will have more from the italian prime minister and first we go to paul brennan on the east coast of the island of sicily in the central med train crayon sea, are you hearing about the possibility of finding more survivors? >> reporter: well as the hours pass the prospects of finding anybody else alive really does start to recede and we are now approaching nearly 24 hours since the 20 meter long vessel with hundreds of people on board

capsized. it was obviously dark then. it was late at night on saturday night. the search has been hampered because of the darkness and now the darkness has fallen again approve difficult for search and rescue operation to be scoring those waters and that is the area of sea. so the numbers that have been given by the authorities have remained static through the day and you gave them in the introduction there, 24 people confirmed as dead and some 28 people are confirmed as alive. we've heard one report that a survivor has been brought by helicopter to here at katania and we have spoken with the mayor's office here and unable to confirm that for us and the hospital has been not answering the telephones. it is a sunday of course and we are unable to confirm that. but reality is the small number of survivors that we know about is just a fraction of the number of people believed to have been on that boat.

and the status of this tragedy as the single worst loss of life since the whole migrant crisis first began two three years ago really is i meenan it is beyond belief. >> what do we know about how extensive this rescue operation is for how many boats, ships have been deployed to try to rescue those who have fallen prey to the sea? >> we saw footage which was released from an aircraft over flying the part of the sea in question. we have seen in that footage you see italian coast guardianships and helicopters. a small amount of 17 vessels have been involved in the search and rescue operation today and that includes not just navy and coast guardianships but also merchant vessels brought in the

area and some uneffectively in the area to help the operation. it's a large area of sea because of the fact that the boats or the migrant boat went down in the darkness there is obviously the strong likelihood that survivors drifted during the course of the night and so the search area has to be reasonably wide. and the -- they have put a plane and two helicopters up in order to try to have an overview of the search area as well. but as i say the fact that the vessel went down and the fact that so few people have been recovered either alive or dead from the sea means that the hundreds that are believed to have been on board that boat are sunk at this point in time to the bottom of the sea. and the hopes of finding any more survivors at this stage are very much receding. >> all right, paul thanks very much paul brennan on the east coast of the island of sicily.

european island nation of malta participating in search and rescue operation and we are joined on the phone from the capitol there and carl a captain involved in the search operation has been speaking out, what does he have to say? >> this is the captain who is commanding one of the malti's navel vessels involved in the rescue operation and on the mediterranean sea and said he was the first to arrive with the italian coast guards to search for bodies but however his ship didn't find anything but a lot of debris which was floating on the water. it is an indication that when the boat capsized many people were trapped inside and went down together with the boat. those who were rescued were the only few who managed to get off the boat in time and who called actually swim. this vessel is coming towards

malta now and it's bringing with them some 24 corpses who will buried in malta and on the boat are 28 survivors however will not land in malta but proceed to the sicily port and transferred to hospitals for medical check ups and then to be processed as refugees. in the meantime the maltice prime minister is to hold urgent talks monday with italian prime minister following this tragedy where the two will discuss the situation and will continue with the pressure on the european union to call for an urgent european unit summit for heads of government to find a solution to this crisis. >> thanks carl reporting to us from malta. speaking of european reaction to all of this words of the eu the eu vice president saying now

is the time to tackle these tragedies without delay, that is what we are hearing from her as she and other european leaders react to the latest migrant deaths. phil reports from rome. >> reporter: it was a tragedy but not a surprise. there is a feeling of inevitability here in italy that migrants will keep coming and they will keep dying unless urgent action is taken and now. italians are looking to their leader he wants help just as much as they do. >> translator: we think that the fight against human trafficking should be a priority, not just for italy and malta but the whole eu. >> reporter: there has been a strong vocal reaction to the latest tragedy in the mediterranean across europe and from france. >> translator: the disaster today is terrible but there have been tragedies that took place last week which caused close to

400 death, since the beginning of the year there has been an acceleration and last year there were 4,000 deaths in the mediterranean mediterranean. >> reporter: during malta. >> during this situation we will all be judged in the same way that history has judged all those who have turned a blind eye towards this and over the decades. >> reporter: to the european commission this from the high representative and the italian citizen, she says we have said too many times never again. now is the time for the european union as such to tackle these tragedies without delay. we have the duty to save human lives, sharing among all the 28 this duty and the responsibility that for too long has been left only to the southern countries. the european commission says it is consulting with member states and european agencies and with international organizations to prepare a new european migration

strategy which will be adopted by the commission in mid may. what that will involve is anybody's guess. the pope has spoken of this problem before it's surprising he used his sunday address to talk about action. >> translator: i make a heart felt appear to international community to react decisively and quickly to see to it that such tragedies are not repeated. >> reporter: this building is where the italian prime minister has spent much of his day with his cabinet in the emergency session and you can see the italian flag and european flag happy together but italy does not feel they are together and feels it has been abandon by europe and left to get on with the crisis and it has come to a point where it's saying we can't cope, we need help not tomorrow, not the day after, it has to be now. right now. if we are to stop people dying any more. phil with al jazeera, rome.

and in libya the starting point for the migrants on the boat chaos and violence continue islamic state of iraq and levante released a video that shows shooting and be heading of dozens of ethiopia christians and similar to other i.s.i.l. videos and unable to say they are citizens but condemn what they described as an atrocious act. ♪ military commander in yemen has reportedly switched sides and is now supporting president abd rabbuh mansur hadi and is in charge of 15,000 soldiers and is based along the border with saudi arabia. in other developments saudi-led coalition launched air strikes against houthis and the president in southwest city and

forces have taken over a sports club there which houthi rebels had been using as a base and popular resistance committee is now in control of the coastal area in the port of the city of aiden. the group is also recaptured a house owned by hadi and the saudi spokesman said more than 2300 air strikes have been carried out since the operation began 25 days ago. >> translator: the operation of the houthi groups is becoming more isolated. they cannot contact each other across different areas because we have targeted their communications infrastructure and their equipment. especially near the saudi border. >> reporter: and the houthi leader also spoke out on sunday taking aim at the u.s. for its role in the saudi-led operation. >> translator: america is behind every detail in the aggression in yemen, this is clear and openly announced by the americans and the saudis.

today the children in yemen are being killed by american-made bombs and planes and americans are the ones who are determining the targets that are being shelled by saudi regime and are nothing but a soldier and servant at the service of the americans. ♪ well a human cost of the war in yemen is especially visible in its hospitals. as carolyn malone reports government facilities have been completely overwhelmed. >> reporter: these are just some of the victims of war in what has become an increasingly desperate situation this aiden and most injured are civilians and children and some people have been seriously injured and grateful to have survived. >> translator: i'm injured but still thank god, i've already had two operations, i'm still waiting for another one. >> reporter: a massive shortage of food, water and medical

supplies acorrosion aiden despite aid and people have left the city to escape air strikes and fighting and saudi-led coalition are targeting houthi positions and exile government allowed saudi arabia to take control of some of yemen air space and territorial waters to try and get more aid in. but there are only three government hospitals open to treat the scores of injured in aiden and hospital betz are already full it's very difficult to reach some injured people stuck in the violence medical workers say ambulances have been stolen and medics targeted in the fighting. >> translator: we are receiving between 5-20 people everyday. some people are slightly injured. others in a serious condition. some people have died when they could have been saved. the ambulance couldn't reach them in time because roads are blocked by this. >> reporter: the red cross says the situation is already very bad in aiden. and civilians who are paying the price. carolyn malone al jazeera.

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♪ welcome back you are with al jazeera and let's update you on the top stories hundreds are feared dead after a fishing boat carrying 700 migrants capsized off libya coast and so far 28

survivors have been found. italian prime minister held emergency cabinet meeting on sunday speaking earlier and called for help from the international community to stop people smugglers. and a yemen military commander and 15,000 of its troops thrown support behind abd rabbuh mansur hadi and now backing the saudi-led campaign against the houthi rebels and entering the 25th day. in other news pro-muslim brotherhood students fought forces outside of egypt capitol cairo and hundreds gathered and ran through the streets hurling stones at security forces and angry at the ousted mohamed morsi due in court next month for insulting them and the out lawed muslim brotherhood in court and sentenced to death a week ago for inciting violence against the state. u.n. has warned that 90,000 people are running for their lives in iraq's anbar providence

and the area is the center of a military offensive against i.s.i.l. fighters but their government is denying them some relative safety of the capitol, from baghdad we report. >> reporter: a sea of people on the run. escaping i.s.i.l. which is about to fully control the city of ramadi and walking and driving for the last two days taking whatever they can. men, women young and old. this is a terrified population with no place to stay. some have been stuck near this bridge in southern baghdad. they are angry with their politicians and tribal leaders. >> translator: they don't care about us look at what happened to us and the conditions they sold us and are cowards and traitors. >> translator: we slept on the streets in the open in miserable conditions and left everything behind. >> reporter: they are the politicians, the shakes and fled to erbil jordan and turkey

sitting in hotels and homes. people who have fled speak of fierce battles and bodies are scattered and i.s.i.l. fighters making gains and closing in on the city center. more than 75% of anbar is under i.s.i.l. control. the government has sent reenforcements but this is going to be a long battle. mosques across baghdad have opened their doors to shelter the displaced. this is their new home but everyone here was allowed to enter baghdad only after being sponsored by the highest religious body. more than 250 people live in this building, they are scattered in rooms like this we are not allowed to film them for privacy but they are scattered all over this compound. there are mattresses there and living in tough conditions and allowed in after they were sponsored by the sunni endowment because the government has

imposed restrictions on them to enter baghdad. the number of people coming to the capitol have made authorities nervous and the government imposed restrictions. families need a sponsor to get in. some accuse the government of being indifferent. security officials say i.s.i.l. may have infiltrated the crowds and they need to cross check. but those who are still stuck feel not welcome. >> translator: they want a sponsor to let us in and we are iraqis and if you don't want it hit or kill us and throw us away we are iraqis. >> reporter: called on the government to lift restrictions and send troops and weapons to the tribes of anbar and removing i.s.i.l. from the providence is not going to be easy and probably will take a long time. these people are likely to remain displaced, not knowing when they can return home. al jazeera, baghdad. afghanistan has agreed to work with iran to counter threats from i.s.i.l. it follows the first ever attack

in afghanistan by fighters linked to the armed group and 35 people were killed on saturday in the east of the country. jennifer glasse reports from the capitol kabul. >> reporter: these are some of the victims of saturday's bombing recovering in a jalalabad hospital and have heard accusations that fighters affiliated with i.s.i.l. called by the arabic name and are angry the government cannot provide security. >> translator: taliban whoever took responsibility and condemn such acts and are not acceptable and they should be punished. >> reporter: political infighting deplayed implementation of government reforms for months and in some areas the taliban filled the vacuum and in the providence this week the taliban tried and shot three men it says were found guilty of murder. village's came to the escushion and execution because the government courts don't work. other than i.s.i.l. claim of responsibility to jalalabad

attack there is no evidence the armed group has any kind of widespread support here but there is potential for it to grow. >> the building blocks of dash against in afghanistan where we have the very radicalized youth and spread of weapon and mission in afghanistan so it's easy to recruit people for dash. >> reporter: even if there is recruiting going on, some say afghanistan doesn't have the sectarian history that allowed i.s.i.l. to flourish in iraq and syria and afghan forces have the fighting season where they are fully in charge and a small nato presence is there mainly to train afghan troops and received helicopters this month and covers a fraction of the country. the u.s. state department says i.s.i.l. presence here is a rebranding of marginalized taliban and it's working with the afghan government to monitor

any threat. president ashraf ghani warned for months about an i.s.i.l. presence here and says afghans will not allow the group to grow here. jennifer glasse al jazeera, kabul. police say at least 23 village people died between fishing and farming communities in central nigeria, police spokesperson says the groups were disputing ownership of a fish pond in the state, fighting over grazing rights is common in nigeria and seen unrest between christians and muslims. turkish voters electing a new president. polls put current president in the lead ahead of the six other candidates but he is not expected to win enough support in the first round which means a runoff is likely. only turkey recognizes the self declared republic and international views the government as legitimate government of the whole island. greece's golden dawn party faces

a trial to put 18 current and former politicians behind bars and among 70 party members accused of murder and racially motivated attacks and far right party says the case against it is all lies and john reports. >> reporter: he claims he is a patriot who fell foul of powerful political interests the prosecution says he is the head of an army that intimated and killed immigrants and opponents and trial of golden dawn leader and all of his mp elected in 2012 has been almost two years in coming and the thousand page indictment has crimes for years but says it's a politically motivated frame up. >> translator: they gathered the cases together with political intervention in justice system and the cases already existed and believed them to be unrelated and didn't believe they indicated a criminal organization. and for that reason we have not

been charged but there was political intervention political pressure and media pressure to prosecute us. >> reporter: prosecution lawyer says the evidence is overwhelming. >> translator: now that we have access the full body of evidence which contains speeches from golden dawn leaders because they videotape them they make reference to pursuit of migrants and all against the goals of golden dawn. >> reporter: out cry of a murder of a left wing wrapper that prompted authorities to go after golden dawn. they describe golden dawn as a criminal organization lurking under the guise of a political party. they point to evidence of military organization a strict hierarchy and trained italians. but if this is the case why did the justice system wait so long to prosecute it? with unemployment at 25%, the former conservative government began a policy of incarcerating

undocumented migrants. >> translator: gold golden dawn had immunity and invested in targeting them as one of the crisis. >> reporter: golden dawn denies arrangement and says the conservatives acted out of political fear. >> translator: constantly going up in the opinion polls and a direct threat to democracy and losing the ground from under its feet. >> reporter: golden dawn says it will respect a verdict based on the facts, it has certainly proven politically resilient, despite the case against it it remains the country's third largest party, al jazeera, athens. a new museum dedicated to cave art is opening in southern france and the cave museum houses a perfect replica of the famous caves and as we report. >> reporter: to enter the dark cave in the french place is to take a journey into prehistory.

>> this is a way to approach to come closer to your ancestors. >> reporter: on these limestone walls 36,000 years ago early man drew animals and some like cartoons in motion using charcoal and red oak or more accurately walls like these, this replica of the famed cave has been called a master piece of modern injunity accurate to the millimeter. >> translator: we created a 3d model of the cave with hundreds of thousands of points across all axis and a catalog of tens of thousands of photographs covering the whole cave. >> reporter: here are the footprints of cave bears, the bones of animals long extinct and a hand print of man. the original cave is a few kilometers away from here.

it's been closed to the public since it was discovered by the people in 1994. inside the original these structures the artworks are so delicate they can be altered by a simple touch or destroyed completely over time by human breath and bacteria. now the public can come face-to-face with a near perfect rendition of historic paintings and drawings discovered and the waiting list for tickets is six months long. >> translator: for our ancestors 36,000 years ago this cave was a sanctuary, when they entered it it was to decorate the walls and leave symbols, these symbols were an expression of beliefs. this is spirituality and ancestors had spirituality just like us. >> reporter: the air is cool to the bone and damp and leave an added cave-like humidity and

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