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after an report from catania where the few known survivors are expected to land in the coming hours. >> the search and rescue effort is being supported with aircraft and helicopters. coastgard and navy ships from malta and italy have been joined by merchant as well ass. planes are chris-crossing the sea where the my grant boat

capsized. scouring the waves for signs of life. as the hours pass the likelihood of finding more survivors grows more remote. >> the sicilian point has been the drop-off point for tennessee much thousands. the town's mayor told me he was in perilous last week demanding eu assistance. >> i baked my fist on the table and said it's not a temporary emergency. it's a problem we will have to deal with for many more years. there needs to be a european policy on immigration and help for the desperate people who ask for asylum in our countries. >> in the vatican, the pope urged europe's leaders to recognize the migrants not just as numbers but as human beings. >> i make a heart felt appeal to the international community to react decisively and quick that's correct see to it that

such trat employees are not repeated. >> the it al ran prime minister was briefed by his naval commanders and gave a televised news conference. his words aimed not just at the italian public but also directed towards his fellow eu leaders. >> we think that the fight against human trafficking should be a priority not just for italy and malta but for the whole eu. >> reporter: >> his appeal produced a response. the foreign policy see chief weighed in saying 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 of the 28 this duty and the responsibility that for too long has been left only to the southern countries. >> the influx of migrants and proposals for tackling the migrant issue will be discussed on monday with a meeting of the eu foreign ministers. the urge i want need for genuine

progress is recognized. >> the darkness fallen hopes of finding more survivors and bringing them higher are starting to fade completing accurate figures for how many people lost their lives in saturday's capsizing may never be known but the estimates given by the few survivors paint a picture after truly horrifying loss of life. it does seem a tipping point has been reached at an international level. nonetheless, converting genuine sorrow into genuine progress will be far from easy. >> paul brennan, al jazeera, catania, sicily. >> yet another boat load of my grants has been rescued from the mediterranean sea. about 100 people were brought ashore on the island of sicily after being picked up from their boat. the u.n.'s ref judge al says they have traveled via turkey. port authorities say 41 wichl and children were among the group. >> now supporting president

hadi. the shift comes as pro-hadi forces made add vafrnsz in atten. the saudi-led coalition, osama binjabad has this report. >> heavy fighting has been taking place fire the presidential residence in aden. fighters loyal to the government regained control from the complex in the southern port city: suhadi lived here before being forced to flee to saudi arabia. the saudi-led coalition in the missile path like this one, is a priority. he line says it has destroyed much of the air defense capability did so it can't be used used. the operation of the houti 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.

strikes like these also have a human cost. united nations says more than 760 people have been killed in the conflict and around 150,000 have been displaced. the u.n. is urging all parties to support those in need. >> wir thankful to the kingdom of saudi arabia to cover the costs for now. we recognize the needs are not -- are much larger than what the last appeal was. therefore, we do urge all of the other partners to continue to provide their assistance. >> saudi arabia and its allies say they want to restore a legitimate government and not nottralize a threat along the border. the howe howe leader remains did he have find and accuses the saudis of following aphon agenda. >> america is behind every detail in running this aggression in yemen. this is clear and rome announced by the americans and the saudis. today, the children of yemen are

being killed by american-made bombs and planes. the americans are the ones who are determining the targets that are being shelved by the saudi regime. >> yemenis accuse the howe hows of discovering mosques, businesses and homes. but bullets, shells and rockets are being fired from all sides. in central area proceed howe howe fighters say they are trying to retake areas from the howe hows and set for defenses when those changing sides are the lakes of this man, along with 15,000 men has opted to join the pro-houthi camp. with the fighting showing know no end of coming to an end, there will be more casualties. >> government airstrikes in the south of the country are said to have killed 19 people including five children. the air raids hit three towns on the syrian border with jordan.

an entire family of 9 afars cannot independently verify this video the video has and on line showing is ill fighters executing ethiopian christians in libya. the footage appears to show two mass killings. one in the east and one in the south of the country. the captives were beheaded or shot in the head but it's unclear how many people were killed. in iraq the united nations says more than 90,000 people have fled the fighting in anbar province. it has prompted people to leave. they are trying to find refuge. many aren't being allowed in. the defense ministry says they must have permission to enter the capital. omar explains. >> a sea of people on the run. evening aping isil which is about to fullcally control the city. they have been 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 the bridge in southern baghdad. they are angry with their politicians and tribal leaders. >> they don't care about us. look at what happened to us. look at our conditions. they sold us. they are cowers and traitors. >> we slept on the streets, in the open in miserable conditions. we left everything behind. >> they are the politician the sheiks. they fled, sitting in hotels and homes. people who have fled speak of fierce battles. some say they lost family in ramadi. closing in on the city center. more than 75 percent of anbar is under isil's control. the government has sent reinforcements but this is going to be a long battle.

mosques have opened their doors to she wouldn'ter the displaced. this is their new home. everyone here was allowed to enter backgroundad only after being sponsored by the highest religious sunni body. >> more than 250 people lived 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 they are living in tough conditions. they were 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 capital has made the authorities nervous. families need a sponsor to get in. some accuse the government of being indifferent. security officials say isil may have infiltrated the crowd and they need to cross check. but those who are still stuck feel furniture welcome. >> they want a responseo to let us in. what? aren't we iraqis?

if you don't want us just hit us kill us or just throw us away. we are iraqis. >> the parliament has called on the government to lift the restrictions send more troops and weapons to the tribes of anbar and removing isil from the province is not going to be easy and probably will take a long time. thighs people are likely to remain displaced not knowing when they can return home. omar sala al jazeera, baghdad. >> still ahead on al jazeera, dealing with the aftermath of al shabaab's attack on kenya. criminals are a political force. members of the party are going on trial. 3 grams of gold >> killing our planet >> where it's blood red... that's where the mercury is most intense >> now, fighting back with science... >> we fire a laser

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welcome back. let's take a look at the top stories on al jazeera. eu foreign ministers are due to hold urgent talks on monday to discuss the deluge of illegal my grant trying to get to europe after 700 people are feared drown after their boat capsized in waters between libya and italy. more fighting in yemen between howe howe fighters and forces supporting president hadi. a yemeni commander and 15,000 of his troops have desserted the howe howe camp. the u.n. says more than 90,000 people have fled fighting in the iraqi prove incident of anbar. the military is trying to drive out is ill from the provincial capital. many of those fleeing are trying to get in to baghdad. the government imposed

restrictions on who can enter the capital. chinese president is due to make his first official visit to pakistan. it's expected to sign billions of dollars worth of deals between the countries including a trade route stretching more than 3,000 kilometers. more from islambad. >> hi in the carakor mountans close to china and pakistan china is expanding the world's highest international paved road. the carakorum highway and expanding its influence. this is part of a $43 billion project called the china/pakistan economic corridor. it will stretch from kaska all the way south through pakistan to the port city of guaga. >> when the corridor becomes

operational, china would be directed connected to the middle east the gulf states and to africa and this would be a big dividend accruing from the corridor. >> construction started on the chinese-funded deep seaport in gwada. it will takecut the time it takes from goods and oil to reach china from 12 days to 36 hours. there are all sorts of deals linked to it coal, solar and wind power, oil and gas pipelines, highways and railways. this is one of the most impressive buildings in islamabad, a $30 million convention center paid for by china. the two countries have a long tested relationship one-that's based on cultural economic and strong military ties. china is pakistants bigger supplier of weapons. it helped develop the latest jet 2350i9er the jf-17 thunder.

>> pakistan is a country that has been plagued by problems. china has been far more trustworthy, a much more reliable friend of pakistan and i think that is known universely. >> the china-pakistan corridor revives the old silk road traders used sent tries ago. a note to the past while doving new industries for the future. nicole johnston al jazeera, islamabad. gordon change is the author of the coming collapse of china. he said china is concerned about indian inflewens. >> pakistan and china have had a long term relationship. basically, beijing is using islamabad to keep india off

balance because the chinese are really concerned about the indians. this new corridor is essentially going to cut off the straightt straits of malakaa choke point china has been concerned about. they can avoid that. also, the chinese economy right now is in distress perhaps contracting in reality so they can see economic opportunity in pakistan with development there are insurgency. in gwada, you have those opposed to the chinese and at the northern end, you have the wegers. what they call east turkastan repuckch publicblic and it goes into chooirn at a place that india disputes so you have problems at both ends of the corps dor. the reason why china has not developed this corridor earlier is because all of the problems at both ends.

>> the center part in the finland won the parliamentary election. millionaire businessman cipal who leads the seller party will become finland's next prime minister. the party won 49 seats in the 200 member parliament and elgin the process of forming a coalition. the election for turkish cipriots will go to the second round. they will vie for the presidency in the votes next week only turkey recognizes the self-declared. the international community views the greek cypriot government. members of grease's far right golden dawn party are set to go on trial later on monday.

18 current and former mp did are among 70 party members and supporters who are accused of murder and racially motivated attacks. the party says the case again it is all based on lies. john sirapolis reports. >> eports. >> he claims >> including alleged crimes stretching back for years. but the opponent says it's a frame-up. >> thing should gather these cases together. there was a political intervention in the justice system. these cases existed. the judiciary believed them to be unrelated and for that

reason we haven't been charged. there was political intervention a political pressure media pesh to prosecute us. >> prosecution lawyer says the evidence is overwhelming. now that we have access to the full body of evidence which contains speeches from leading golden dawn figures at party gather gatherings, we can see they make reference to the pursuit of migrants and all who are against the goals of golden dawn. >> judicial authorities were prompted to go after golden dawn. >> prosecutors describe it as a criminal organization lurking under the guise after political party. they point to evidence of military organization a strict hierarchy and trained attack battalions. if that 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 them. >> they enjoyed immunity from processing keiths. they had invested in the targeting of might have grants golden dawn denies such an arrangement and says the conservatives acted out of political fear. >> we were constantly going up in the opinion polls and a direct threat to the new democracy, losing the ground from under its feet. >> golden dawn says it will respect a verdict based upon the facts. it has certainly proven politically resilient despite the case against it, it remains the country's third largest party. athens. >> residents in a northeast kenyantown are trying to come to terms with an attack by armed group al shabaab. the group killed 148 people when they raided the garitza university. mohammed adow reports on how the attack has divided the town.

>> on the wrong side of the law. this is how police deal with those who defy a dusk to dawn curfew in the towel falling garisa university. a massive security operation has netted dozens of youth suspected of involvement in the attack. security video shows one suspect being led away by the police unit. he was in his mobile phone shop when the security agents came for him. his elder brother says he doesn't know where his brother is. we have been to every police station and to all prisons but cannot find him. we have sent people but we still continue trace him. we don't know if he is alive or dead. our brother is innocent. >> two weeks after the attack 148 people were killed this is a to in shock. there has been an exit of

christians for the from the town. many businesses are closed the town's main supermarket was the first business to close we are receive seeing teachers going away. >> lack of trust between security forces on the local population has been blamed for the worsening situation in garista. local leaders have been urging town residents to cooperate. >> tas problem of the region. they can help in addressing that. the time has come now to face the reality, not to deny not to live in denial but look at them in the face and address it. >> leaders held talk with gari. sa's population. there are fears the massive flight of teachers doctors and other professionals will severely affect the town.

mohammed adow al jazeera. >> in the u.s. hundreds of people have gathered to mark the 20th anniversary of the oklahoma bombing. former u.s. president bill clinton was among those at the memorial 168 empty chairs were placed outside the city federal building representing those who lost their lives in the 1995 bombing. timothy mcveigh, an army veteran was executed in 2001 for carrying out the attacks. the gap between rich and poor in the u.s. is widening. one place where the problem is most evident is in state schools where an increasing number of children are going to class on empty stomachs. rob reynolds reports now from los angeles. >> a new analysis by the southern education foundation shows 51% of u.s. public school children real eligible for the federal free or reduced priced lunch program widely considered a measurement of poverty. >> this was rather alarming.

for so many years, we have thought of poor kids as being an isolated problem maybe in the country's urban centers. and now what we are finding, a majority of kids in public schools are poor. 80% qualify and many eat breakfast in school as well the without those meals, they may go hungry. >> the district as well as school districts across the country, have recognized that that a lot of students face food insecurity which means on a given day, they may not have had a meal the night before. there is a widening gap between the have did and the have not did, per se. people especially in the middle income fight to make it through the no. >> at roy rommer middle school in los angeles, students like ashley garcia eat most of their

meals at school. >> on a typical day from monday to friday i eat the breakfast and the lunch and then i have my snack. >> researchers say there is a strong correlation between poverty and poor educational outcomes and that leads to continued poverty in later life. >> we want schools to be engines for comic growth. if we want schools to be engines for economic opportunity, we need totrate conditions outside of schools that enable students to enter into those schools with sufficient support did. >> with so many american kids growing up in poverty there are i am politician kayes not only for the united states economy but for social cohesion and the quality of american democracy. >> horace man was the secretary of education in massachusetts in the middle of the 19th century and he talked about education is the great equalizer. by that he meant that public schools should be places where children across social class would come together in a common setting to learn together to

learn from one another in a way that would promote greater equality. it would advance democracy in that sense. >> today, as income inequality increases, that goal is slipping out of america's grasp. rob reynolds al jazeera, los angeles. >> in china, car lovers are gathering for the 16th shanghai motor show. china is the world's biggest auto market but demand for new cars is falling. salz for 2014 are set to rise by only 8%. this is almost half of what it was two years ago. foreign car makers are set to unveil new products at this week's shanghai show. this is despite the slowdown. it's estimated that china invested close to $13,000,000,000 in the car industry last year. the slow down is gamed on an increasing number of cities. placing restrictions on car sales in order to tackle pollution. adrienne brown has more from shanghai. >> this is arguably china's most

important trade event, the biggest auto show anywhere in the world. >> that's astonishing. when i came to this country, private car ownership was basically unheard of last year some 23 million vehicles were sold in china but in percentage terms, sales are falling from 13% in 2013 to 7% last year. there are a number of reasons for that: china's economy is slowing. also the government's intense intensifying campaign against corruption is hitting the premium market. >> means government officials no longer want to be seen driving around in luxury cars and they have been hastily selling them off. also, local governments including shanghais have been limiting the number of new cars they allow on the road to try to help curb chinats chronic pollution problems. there is something of a puritanical feel, also to this particular car show.

scantily clad models are banned. this year they are wearing clothes. the authorities are also barnnning children in the interest of safety. so the focus is much more on auto than on show. is a quick reminder, keep up >> on the weekend edition of "america tonight": a university schooled. in our series, sex crimes in sport, "america tonight's" sarah hoye on the campus and the community shamed. headlines. this is rape capital. this is the rape campus. >> some students caulk on water, they can do no wrong and can get