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♪ the captain and first mate of a ship that sanction off the coast of libya with over 800 people on board have been arrested in italy. while the victims were on their way to europe. but most died when the ship went down. 27 people survived including the captain and first mate. they have all been taken on the italian island of sicily. let's go live now to paul brennan who is live there in silly. paul so there have been a couple of arrests what new information is coming to light from the suspects? >> reporter: the 27 survive who's came off this boat arrived just after midnight after the light. and pulled up and were brought off. at which points the police here in ca catania who already knew who the captain was and first mate

was separated them and we understand -- we are not sure if they have actually been charged yet. but they have been detained on suspicion of. charges are several. firstly multiple manslaughter and shorthand terms is basically people trafficking. translation from the italian comes facilitating or propagating illegal immigration. and they are going to be -- well investigated for that purpose and the decision will be for the prosecutors decide whether or not to charge them or not. but they are not the only people who have been charged some 24 people were arrested in palermo that's yesterday. and another 14 were arrested here in catania over the last 24 or 48 hours. there is an element of coincidental about it. lo and behold after all the people saying something arrests have been maimed the network that seems to be bringing

migrants across or putting the -- funneling the migrant forward through to northern italy and then onto europe. >> paul, migrants or survivors are starting to be brought ashore from the latest disas at thatdisasters, what is happening to them? >> reporter: well, let's find out more about that from a guest who is beside me right now. 27 people as you say were brought on shore. four of them were children and joining me is sarah tyler from save the children who has been very prominent in working with survivors not just off this boat but other boats. talk about the four children that you know b what are their details? >> until the very last few minutes save the children believed there were no child survivors and then a few minutes before we went to assess the ages there are two bangladeshi children who are 16 and two somali children are 17. >> reporter: and the conditions the ordeals these children have been through, it this was a

terrible stage at this. the 800 people are estimated to have likely lost their lives think it's not the only sinking or capsizing terrible tragedies throughout the past weeks and even in recent years what, effect does that have on the children who must be particular distressed? >> i spoke to two dozen boys who were about 15 years ago who came from gaza through to libya and they told me that they were beaten, they were kidnapped by a second smuggler. they were put in cars, and handcuffed. and blind followedded and what they saw they saw beheadings, they saw women be raped and actually said that there was one woman that was so ashamed she committed suicide during the trip. >> reporter: what can you do to then them once they arrive in italy. it must be very intensive work as necessary? >> what's important is save the children has a mediator and at legal adviser, we are going to go assess the psychological situation and the emotional trauma that this voyage has had

on the children that came in yesterday. >> reporter: it's a massive task and sarah and her team will not be leaving any soon and will be here for quite some weeks because of the continuing nature of this. the sinking that happened on saturday will certainly not be last. back to you. >> all right thanks so much, paul. the european union will meet on thursday to follow up on a series of measures to curb the flow of paying grant a 10-point plan was revealed on monday after meetings in luxembourg, dominick kane has this report. >> reporter: a moment of silence to mark the deaths of so many migrants. after a day of high-level meetings in luxembourg the approximatede.u.foreign chair said it was imperative to act. >> today we are developing a truly european sense of urgency and solidarity in fighting human trafficking and saving lives. and let me add on a percentage note finally so. >> reporter: the e.u.'s proposed

new measures include strene inning its mission in nine tore try to stop them from cross to go libya where they are often smuggled from, destroying the boats which is offense seaworthy and illegal. to give more money to the rescue operations and get member states to share responsibility for the resettlement and relocation of refugees. because the country that has born the brunt of the migrant wave says it can no longer cope on its own. >> it's a european emergency. so it's not the problem to help italy. it's a problem to help europe. you can't have a european emergency and an italian answer. >> reporter: that is a reference to italy's operation which cost more than $100 million during the 12 months it ran for and which was closed down last year. many of the migrants crossing the mediterranean want to eventually reach germany.

it receives more asylum seekers than any other e.u. country. while ministers say the welfare of migrants is important they also say solutions need to be found in the countries the migrants are leaving. >> translator: our very first priority has to be improving sea rescue operations so fewer people die. that is obvious. secondly, we know that the push back to migration will not let up as long as conditions in north africa remain unstable. >> reporter: if anything long-term is to be achieved, both of these problems will need to be solved at the even u. leaders summit on thursday. dominick kane, al jazerra luxembourg. to yemen now where forces loyal to president hadi say they have pushed back houthi fighters and taken control of their positions near aden airport. this was the scene in the neighborhood in aden as you can see there are street battles between fighters loyal to

president hadi who is now in exile in saudi arabia and forces that support the former long-team president saleh. there has also been heavy fighting in the city forces gaining ground following saudi-led air strikes targeting houthi positions. saudi forces confirm that he targeted place on his monday at least 43 killed, 341 injured in that explosion. >> reporter: in more than three weeks of bombing, this was one of the largest attacks yet. the target was a and you had missile base. but the massive explosion killed dozens of people, destroying nearby buildings and blowing out windows in homes and offices? also damaged a television station owned by the former president saleh.

knocking it off the air. picking through the devastation local residents voiced their anger. >> translator: the munitions hit our homes, this is what the cowards use to bomb board civilians. >> translator: we when arrived here to help our colleagues and other people there was a big explosion and we found shells over the whole area. >> reporter: an area beside the capital sanaa where the presidential palace and many embassies are located. quick to criticize the saudi-led strike was indonesia wholes embassy nearby. >> translator: i want to strongly condemn the air strike in sanaa. several diplomatic staff were injured in the air strike and also damaged the embassy building and all vehicle goes belonging to the embassy. >> reporter: for 26 days, saudi arabia has led an alliance against the houthi fighters and forces loyal to former president saleh. the campaign has repeatedly starring he had the base, along with other military facilities

and airports in sanaa and throughout the country. >> translator: the coalition forces succeeded relatively to destroy the military infrastructure of the deposed president saleh and those of the houthis, including weaponry depot which are totally destroyed. >> reporter: in the port city of aden fighting is fierce. here popular resistence fighters loyal to yemeni president hadi are keeping the houthis out of the district. those caught in the cross fire are left lying in the streets. but despite these setbacks, houthi leader hal houthi says his forces will never vendor. the u.s. navy has sent a warship and an aircraft carrier off yemen. rosalind jordan has the details from washington, d.c. >> reporter: the u.s. aircraft carrier theodore roosevelt has been based in the middle east

for the past two weeks part of a deployment that could take upwards of a year on, monday the aircraft carrier moved closer to waters off the coast of yemen where that country seems to be verging on all out civil war. the u.s. military says this is done to help enhance security in the regis but officials at the pentagon refuse to say whether the crew of the theodore roosevelt or other members of its carrier group are going to be involved in stopping any iranian vessels vessels that might be suspected of carrying weapons to the houthis. that's the group that has essentially kicked out the sitting president hadi and trying to basically run the country themselves. the pentagon also says that it is simple watching for any efforts to smuggle weapons from any particular source to the houthis inside yemen. hundreds of australian and new zealand troops are on their way to iraq to help train local

forces battling isil. in the latest violence isil fighters killed 24 sunni tribes men in the southwest of kirkuk. and in a separate incidents, 15 isil fighters and 14 peshmerga fighters were killed south of kirkuk. the you were says it needs $30 million to aid for palestinians stuck in a syrian refugees camp the camp near damascus is mainly controlled by isil following intense fighting earlier this month. the humanitarian situation there has been described as desperate. yarmouk was set up in 1957 for palestinian refugees. syria's president bashar al-assad is denying allegations his forces used chlorine gas as a chemical weapon. assad made the comments in a rare interview with a french television channel and says isil is an iraqi export and blames the u.s. invasion there for the rise of the group. >> isis was created in iraq in

20006 under the supervision of the americans, i wasn't in eye remark i wasn't controlling iraq, the americans controlled iraq and isis came from iraq to syria because chaos is contagious when you have chaos at your neighborhood you have to expect it in your area. a cairo court is expected to deliver its first verdict in the trial of the deposed egyptian president morrisey. he is charged in the in connection with the deaths of 10 people outside the president shall palace in 2012 and faces serious charges in three other cases morrisey was toppled in a military coup after mass street frosts against his leadership in 2013. let's take a look at four separate trials he's faces and the charges against him. his tuesday trite relates to the death of at least 10 protesters during demonstration says outside that palace, he also

faces charges linked to his escape in prison in 2011. he was being held in custody after a roundup of muslim brotherhood supporters and is charged with the murder of prison officers. morrisey is also facing charges of spying. he's accused of conspiring to commit terrorist acts in egypt with the palestinian movement hamas. and also charged with endangering egypt as national security by leaking state secrets to qatar. morrisey is also being charged with fraud in connection with the muslim broad they are hood economic and social program for egypt's recover and i charged with insulting the judiciary after accusing a judge of oversee fraud in previous elections. the canadian government says it's now prepared to issue a passport for an al jazerra journalist facing trial in egypt. he is out on bail while his retile continues in cairo he and fellow al jazerra journalist bahar mohamed face charges including aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood and spreading

false news, they deny all the charges, egyptian born fahmy is a naturalized canadian citizen and gave up his canadian citizenship as a conditions for any release from egypt. much more coming up here on al jazerra. including the streets of guinea's cappal turn in to a battle round as protesters face-off against police. and home ward bound we meet the foreign workers returning zimbabwe because they are scared to stay in south africa.

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welcome back. you are watching the al jazerra news hour, let's recap our headlines. the captain and first mate of a ship that sanction off the coast of libya with over 800 people on board have been arrested in italy. the victims were on their way to europe but most died when the ship went down. forces loyal to yemen's president hadi say they have pushed back houthi fighters and taken control of their positions near aden airport. there has also been fierce street battles in aden. cairo court is expected to deliver its first verdict in the trial of deposed egyptian president mohamed morsi. he's charged with inciting the killings of protesters in connection with the deaths of 10 people outside the presidential palace in 2012. hundreds of soldiers in guinea have taken control of the capital after violent confrontations with anti-government protesters. demonstrators are angry at an election timetable. and are calling for it to be

scrapped. >> reporter: it's the seconds time in two weeks that the ghanaian capital has resembled a battlefield. rock-throwing protesters were met with tear gas from the police and then there were arrests. hundreds of anti-government protesters took to the streets. they want a controversial election timetable to be scrapped. >> translator: the moment we entered the house of our leader we were met with a large number of police shooting at us, protesters also reacted with stones. just now we heard gunshots and a boy was hit. the national police force is responsible for this situation. >> reporter: last month guinea's independent elector commission announced the presidential election would take place in october but local-level lexes would be held next year. the opposition does not want the government to keep the local representatives it has appointed and rather wants them to be elected. the president narrowly won the presidential vote in 2010, the

first time the country held free elections since gaining independence from frantz in franz france in 1958. but the opposition accuses the president of keeping a tight grip on the guinea institution institutions. they are still batting an ebola outbreak several cases reported each week. but the opposition says their struggles are a just one. >> translator: the authorities in the country have decided to suppress opposition demonstrations the security force that his stop the people from expressing themselves. the ghanaian people cannot express their disagreements freely. >> reporter: there have been attempts at talks a ghanaian government delegation met opposition representatives on sunday but the opposition says they will only end the protests if it's guaranteed implementation i've 2013 agreement that says local elections would take place before the presidential poll. >> translator: we are ready to

negotiate if this illegal action is removed by the electoral commission. the n.a.c. has no power to dissolve the act signed by the international community. it's only the opposition and its partners who can dissolve this agreement for local elections. >> reporter: at least three people were killed and more than 50 wounded in last week's demonstrations. and unless both sides can agree on a framework for elects, more violence is likely to follow. hundreds of zimbabweans who fled seen phobic violence in south africa are returning home. despite south africa leaders calling for calm. after a series of violent attacks on the immigrants community. the zulu king urged people to protect foreigners describing the attacks as vial at a rally in durban on monday. he's been blamed for stoking unrest after he said foreigners were to blame for south africa's high crime rate.

we spoke to some foreign workers heading back to zimbabwe. >> reporter: family have his been on the road for about 24 hours and as you can imagine they are very hungry, they are now in zimbabwe and are getting food. the first meal in a long time. the staple food meals cooked with water and vegetables as well a bit of meat. they are saying that they fled south africa 400 is seven people crossed the border from south africa in to zimbabwe the first batch of people who have been brought in by the zimbabwean government. so for the evening they are going to finish their meals and then sleep for the night and then in the morning they are going to see if they can head back to their families scattered all across zimbabwe. when you ask them why they decided to leave they have terrible stories of what they went through. how they are afraid that as african migrants they would were made to feel that some of them have been taking their job.

>> we were. [ inaudible ] with a petrol bomb. they were saying for us to go. so when we heard that they were coming to our way we left with the other people. >> translator: i left durban because of zulu people, they kill the foreigners, that's why i left. >> reporter: the reception center says they can a accommodate up to 1,000 families and here they are registered and verified making sure that they are zimbabwean citizens, those that are sick are taken to a nearby medical facility. the government says more buses are expected in a couple of days from south africa. it's important to mention that a lot of people in south africa left the country left zimbabwe because they thought they couldn't make ends meet economically here. some left for job some said were fleeing political pearls cushion, 3 million zimbabweans are living in south africa. not all are coming home. this is voluntary repatriation

the government says those that don't feel safe because of the attacks are free to come home. but many others are deciding to stay and wait it out. hoping the violence over there dies down. at least one person is dead after an explosion in afghanistan's second largest city. a car bomb went off outside a police check in grands there can't there kandahar. china's president says he will support pakistan security speaking to parliament in islambad he also said the chinese people will stands by the people of pakistan the pee president sought final day of his first state suppress are visit to the country. kamal hider is in islambad and joins us live. so kamal the chinese leader there being given a rare privilege, what else was his message to parliament? >> reporter: a rare privilege

indeed. he is the 17th head of state to address a joint session of parliament and of course, there was an extra measure and after delivering the speech he walked up and shook hands with the opposition members. in a consensus within parliament that china's importance to pakistan is of strategic value and of course as you said he was giving arousing welcome for the past two days, there have been helicopters all over islambad in order to insure that everything goes smoothly. it is being welcomed by the people across pakistan and a significant development, and of course at a time when pakistan needs it most. >> kamal more details emerging about this deal. tell us about how much of a game changer it is for trade in asia. >> reporter: it is a major development because the chinese president expressed his

satisfaction with the progress made so far china envisions a maritime silk road that will connect africa and onwards to western china. it will also reduce the distance from western china to the arabian sea and help the chinese offer new incentives to the people of western china particularly the insurgency-riddled province. it will also help the pakistanis to secure where there is a wave of insurgency, where the port, is so it is a game changer because the pakistanis and the chinese are saying that all of the south asian countries to should stand the chinese president saying they should use the wisdom of the east to come together. this was not against any neighboring country but to the benefit and a win-win situation for most of the regional countries. >> all right thanks so much ca

mod hyder there. ofa court in argentina has thrown out a complaint against the president. the late prosecutor alberto let manletman had been investigating allegations that his she had tried to cover up involvement the iran in a bombing. let he brought the case in january and was then found dead the day before he was set to testify. trophies picked up by british explorer captain james cook are among exhibits in a any show in london. if also examines the current life and culture. jessica baldwin has a sneak peek. this shield was picked out beach by british explorer captain cook or one of his men when they landed on australia's east coast in 1770. the story goes, that two ab ring anies saw the white then and

thought that you were ghosts and ran so fast they dropped their shield. it's never been back to australia, but that will change in november. when the exhibition travels to the national museum of australia. the british museum is stuffed with artifacts from around the world and there are demands for much it have to be returned. so should the 150 or so objects travel to go australia later this year remain there? >> certainly the fact that these objects would be linked to all a many will be a significant moment and understandably these issues will be raised and discussed. >> reporter: the exhibition is a swing introduction in to one of the world's oldest enduring cultures. it is familiar to many. but most of the works including spearheads are unknown outside of australia. this forms a water mark in currents australian passports.

the culture en during endures because con trer artists update it. what makes this exhibition so unique is that it includes contemporary paintings by aboriginal artists plus hundreds of or facts collected by british explorers and brought back to the british museum in the 18th then true i but it18thbut it also doesn't shy away from discrimination of indigenous people. the organizers are hoping the art, history and beauty will spark a conversation, a discussion. why the indigenous populations still struggle for their rights. jessica baldwin, al jazerra london. if you want to keep up with all of the story that his we have been telling you about, you know where to go, aljazerra.com. the news continues there. even though we are wrapping up this show, you can see our front page there with our lead story

mediterranean death voyage as we are calling it, survivors making it to shore european union leaders immediate on the ground thursday will have to fill in some of the blank on a plan that has been found by european foreign ministers we'll have more on that and the other day's stories at the top of the hour. the west, plus china is making a power play in pakistan with a multimillion dollar bid. these two developments have me asking tonight: what if anything can america do about it? i'm ali velshi, our special report starts right now.