be talking about why such technology has been around to my knowledge for at least 30 years, and has yet to become main stream. that will be a little bit later. for more right now, you can go to aljazeera.com. all of the headlines, all of the stories, aljazeera.com.

>> and left hundreds death off the coast of libya. the captain and the first mate were among 200 survivors. but hundreds were believed to have drowned and today root ship was rescued. >> the most recent instance off the italian coast came shortly after dawn on tuesday. that's off the italian mainland to the southeast of here more than 400 people rescued from a leaking wood withen boat, really helpless out at the high seas. they were very lucky that a fishing toller came across them just in time, and then the italian coast guard were able to rescue the people

onboard. more than 150 women and children there we understand. meanwhile, there have been charges made against the captain of the overcrowded boat which sunk in the that terrible disasner materially hours of sunday morning off the coast of libya in which we now believe that more than 800 people drowned. >> the captain is a man in his 20's, he is charged with multiple manslaughter. he was one of other some two dozen people who survived that disaster. >> now that's barnabie phillips. most of the survivors are being proud to italy. >> given how politically the difficult the crisis in the mediterranean has become, desight of young italian women showering ships with flowers is more than a little moving. these are the survivors of the disaster claims 700 lives or shore brought ashore.

the captain and the deputy were arrested for people trafficking. the main thing though, is to look after those who got this far. >> there were very tired and very traumatized of course one of them was taken to the hospital and the other received medical attention. they had new clothes proud into them, and some food before being transferred. >> the day by day new stories arrive. these are pictures from the lan coast guard flying over a leaking boat, containing another 450 or so. they were all rescued. including some 59 children. >> it isn't only italy on the southern coast of spain, 44 were rescued after floating over from morocco life or death in these situations looks like a matter of complete fluke. >> indeed, one estimate on tuesday said that 30 times more people have died in the mediterranean so far this year than during the same

period in 2014. that's to say getting on to 2,000 this year so far. already lost to the sea. surprising that so many are now called for a banned european effort to the very at least stop people dying while in the act of trying to escape war or unrest. of course, if we let them die they will stop coming that's not what we need to do, it isn't a matter of taking them all, it is a question of saving as many as we can. >> in truth it shouldn't be as hard as it seem toss rescue people italy managed it fairly well. and the big effort by europe would surely save lives the bigger more difficult question is what to do with people once you save them, whether you offer them refugee or send them home is the issue. lawrence lee, al jazeera. >> sawedly led air strikes

today took aim at the capitol. where bombs targeted houthis real positions. the strikes have been underway for nearly a month the los angeles times say thes the u.s. has been trying to convince saudi arabia to limit the strikes. new numbers from the world health organization showing the fighting has killed more than 900 people, and injured more than 3,000. a senior houthis official says the arrival of u.s. warships off the coast will only increase washington's role in the saudi led campaign. the u.s.s. needer roosevelt is on it's way to the gulf of adan. sources tell al jazeera the deployment is intended to send a message to iran. that nation is accused of offering support and weapons to the houthis rebels.

iraqi troops say they have gained territory near government officials but officials worry that isil can take the town within days. it's much the same story near rah major oil refinery in the north. >> on the outskirts of the refinery, the war is not over. the target is isil fighters musics of spoke while the fighting continues. they are part of the government reinforcement after isil fighters stormed parts of the refinery last week. the plan is to attack from three directions. and although this front these men need to clear the surrounding areas. while hitting isil positions.

beare in the third front we are trying to clear it and control part of it. our forces are advancing. >> security forces in the area suggest there are isil fighters still inside the refinery. put the coalition says army forces are now the full control and are fort fying the defense positions. of attacking and advancing despite weeks of u.s. led air strikes. the group posted videos like this showing it's fighters storming the western entrance, many parts of the refinery have been destroyed. u.s. led coalition jets have carried out 47 air strikes in and around the refinery in the last ten days.

in baghdad they led the military funeral for the top commander who was in charge of protect the refinery, he was killed last week. he also met the commander of u.s. central command what was high on their agenda. they can change momentarily the u.s. military leading the coalition say the town of the refinery remain a top have edge tooic priority. the challenge for the government is to open the refinery and resume production. >> it is proving to be hard and costly. the production of oil a day

has stopped and the refinery has been shut down since june last year. al jazeera, baghdad. soak tear of state john kerry is defending negotiations with cuba. speaking before the washington conference on the americas, kerry said an improved relationship is food for both nations and he said the long standing policy of isil nations has hurt the u.s. more than it has havana we are committed to moving forward on a path to normalized relations. this new course, is based not only a leap of faith but on a conviction that the best way to promote u.s. interest and values while also helping to bring greater freedom and opportunity to cuban people is exactly what we are doing. >> kerry said the u.s. is open to a similar approach to end the diplomatic dispute. a senate vote over the presidential's nominee to become attorney general could come as soon as tomorrow. loretta lynch has been

awaiting a vote since november. senate majority leader says republicans and democrats have reached a deal on a human trafficking bill. republicans had been holding up the lynch nomination. until that bill got a vote. baltimore police suspended six officers as they investigate the mysterious injuries to a man in their custody. the community is angry and demanding answers. >> police have released a new video. >> it is our video that has been unedited that is raw. we are not in the business of hiding facts. >> but the video doesn't add much to what we already know, about what happened to 27-year-old freddy gray. >> this is a very very tense time. >> six officers were suspended monday as the city investigated. >> i want to know why the officers pursued mr. gray. i want to know if proper

procedures were followed. i want to know what steps need to be taken for accountability. >> according to police reports a group of officers pursued and arrested gray after he ran from them. four minutes later officers pull add screaming gray into their van. three minutes later the van driver reports pulling over and applying leg irons to an irate freddy greg. 41 minutes after gray, who suffered from asthma, entered that van officered called for medical assistance. >> i know that when mr. gray was placed inside that van, he was able to talk. he was upset. and with mr. gray was taken out of that van he could not talk or breathe. >> he was asked for the inhaler as he was going into one or two of the stops it was noticed that he was having a little trouble breathing. >> bay died sunday, one week after his arrest. suffering what his family's lawyers describe as a severed

spine and broken neck. >> we had no evidence physical or video or statements of any use of force. there was no physical bodily injury that we saw. >> several dozen protestors called for justice outside of city hall. police say the baltimore p.d. will change. >> any time someone requests a medical attention in any context, immediately we are to respond to that. >> this is not ferguson. this is a city where we have worked very hard under this current administration to develop dialog with the community. >> the commissioner says the investigation will wrap by may 1st. john henry smith, al jazeera. >> a nine day protest march from new york to the capitol iser noing it's final steps. activists with the march to justice will hold the rally at the national mall later this january. they are dend maaing retomorrowed in policing nationwide including an end to

racial profiling. the penalty phase is now underway in boston. the same jury that convicted him is deciding if he will get life in prison or the death penalty. prosecutors began their presentation by describing as unrepenitent they plan to present witnesses describing the lives of all thens withs three people died and more than 260 were wounded. what is next, also the high cost of deportation why the government has been sending imgrants home on charters flights that are mostly empty.

>> a court today convicted of murder. tommy schafer was sentenced to

18 years in jail for beating his gill friend's mother to death. egypt's first democratically elected president has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. mohamed morrissey was inducted of killing protestors in 2012, shortly after he took power. rinne reports. he narrowly escaped the death penalty, he has been sentenced to 20 years in prison without the possibility of parole. for what the prosecution says was his role in the arrests and torture of protestors at the presidential palace in 2012. three protestors were killed he can still appeal this conviction but he also faces several other charges. including an attempt at a prison break where some officers were killed a verdict on this is expected next month.

he is accused of conspiring to commit terrorists acts in egypt. leaking state secrets and endangering the national security. fraud in connection with the brotherhood economic and social program. he is also charged with insulting the judiciary. muslim brotherhood leader along with several other defendants were also sentenced to 20 years. it was a long road to democracy, in 2011 he was kicked out of office during a revolution against his rule, then in a devicive election in 2012 he became the first democratically elected president. but the celebrations wouldn't last long. he angered many egyptians by issuing an odder they are prevented any court from overturning his decisions effectively allowing him to rule unchecked until the drafting of a new constitution. that led to violence on the streets with opponents denouncing president morrissey as a dictator and a new

farrow. his decision to assume temporary power to overrule the judiciary prompted them to go on strike. escalating a power struggle between the military and the president. i guess a decision has been taken by the military, before running this election, the first democratic election. faired election. that at a certain point the military wouldn't -- will intervene. >> on june 30th 2013, millions of people rallied across egypt calling for his resignation, three days later the pan who morrissey appointed as the defense minister led a coupe that removed him from power. he took over the day-to-day running of the country and morrissey was in prison. when taking office, he promised to form a government

for all egyptians but his opponents say his rule only increased division and disinstruction. although the depths in this first trial were acquitted of an attempt to murder, and against the first democratically elected president is seen as a big blow to the brotherhood and the supporters. >> a former nazi guard is admitting he feels moral guilty and is asking forgiveness at his trial in germany, he was called the bookkeeper of auschwitz. he collected money from new arrivals before they were put to death. he is now 93 years old he denied any direct role in the murders of 300,000 uses at the camp. >> new information today about the cost of deporting undocumented immigrants from the u.s. a homeland security department review found $12 million was spent between 2010 and 2013 on charter fights to return them to their home countries most of those flights were nearly

empty. immigration and custom officials say delaying flights to fill seats would incur greater cos. meanwhile, some people in the u.s. for years awaiting to see if they too will be deported. that include as man who was adopted and brought to the u.s. when he was a toddler. somebody took me as a child sent me to this country and failed neglected to timize the adoption and the naturalization process. >> he was 3 when his mother left him and his sister at this korean orphanage. adopted months later by american parents he then bounced from home to home, before being taken in by tom and dolly craftser. they were eventually convicted on a dozen counts of criminal mistreatment and assault on members of his adopted family.

adam had his own troubles including a conviction for burglarizing their home after they kicked him out. >> i went to prison. >> how long. >> i went for went five months the first time. >> by contrast, his adoptive father served just 90 days in jail. adam has served three prison terms over the years the most recent in 2013 for assaulting a roommate. i won't sit here and say i shouldn't be absolved of everything i have done. no, i am responsible for those things i did that time. >> he has also learned that his criminal record could cost him and his new family. >> his efforts to become a permanent resident tripped a hope land security background check, immigration official tell the stay at home dad he could be deported sent back to korea. because he had those felony convictions and is not a u.s. citizen. he has no contact with any

korean relatives and doesn't speak the language. >> nobody ever made your citizenship official. >> no. >> the right family didn't. >> the craft family did adoption organizations didn't. nowhere along the line were you made a u.s. citizen. >> no. >> an immigration spokesman says the agency doesn't track how many other adopt tees like adam have been deports or could be. we asked for an on camera interview and were turns down. the agency instead offers to answer questions we asked by email the spokesman responded in part, althoughitis was not initially aware of the full extent of his history the agency has since had the opportunity to weigh those facts with all other factors in his case, and due in part to the violence nature of his convictions and convictions as recent as 2013, i.c.e. is exercising it's discretion and will pursue his removal case in immigration court the child

citizenship act of 2000 guaranteed citizenship to adopt tees then 18 and younger few there is no such provision for older adults so as 40, he could be uprooted sent to his playtive and very foreign country. >> even though i have learned a lot of mistakes i am still an american. >> this is still home. for a few more months at least. >> al jazeera, vancouver washington. >> straight ahead on al jazeera america. the 1/2 he nation, is electing a new president but there is a big issue that has already delayed the vote, plus, we will take you to london where artifacts are on display from one of the world's oldest cultures.

>> voters today are choosing a new president. it is an election that has been delayed for months. as leaders debate the role of the language. kristen reports.

after months of lawsuits protests closed doorer haing and court rulings voters will finally go to the polls to elect a president. the issue, navajo law requires the presidents to speak the language fluently, and a tough contender did not. his disqualification has intense debate and delayed an election that was supposed to happen in november. >> language is important. it identifies who we are you can't be a face without language. >> so intense is the accusedry min noe, it is not clear mr. it will take place. >> does the language requirement need to stay in place? >> anyone that is wanting to be president and vice president, needs to take time to learn the language. >> language in navajo identity go hand in hand, and fewer and fewer navajo can speak the language of their ancestors. lawmakers in the courts but almost all members believe the language must somehow be preserves even if they can't free on who should be the next

president or if he should be requires to be fluent. the exhibit will soon travel to australia bringing items home for the first time in centuries. >> or one of his men when they landed on australia's east coast there 1770. they thought they were ghosts and they dropped their shields. it's never been back to australia, but that will change when the exhibition travels to the national museum and this dend maaing for much of it tor returned. so should the 150 or so objects traveling to

australia, late they are year, remain there? certainly the fact that these will be linked to australia will be a very significant moment. and understandably, these issues will be raised and discussed. >> the exhibition is a sweeping production to one of the oldest enduring cultures. most of the works including spearheads are unknown outside of awe vail yeah. >> aboriginal painters celebrate love of country and land this one form as water mark in current australia passports. the culture endures because the contemporary artists update their themes. the straight islanders have a modern take. one made from rope washed up on the beach. >> what makes this so unique, is that it is includes contemporary paintings plus hundreds of artifacts collected by british explorers and brought pack to the

british museum, in the 18th century. but the exhibition also doesn't shy away from the on going discussion about discrimination of indigenous people. the organizers are hoping the art, history the beauty, will spark a conversation, a discussion of why the indigenous populations still struggle for their rights. jessica baldwin, al jazeera london. >> well, today is memorial day in israel, somber ceremonies are underway around the country. they are dedicated to remembering fallen troops. in the next 15 minutes the president will light the annual memorial day candle. the mourning gives way to celebrations tomorrow for israeli independent day. thanks for joining us. the news continues next, live from london, and remember, for the latest headlines you can go to our website at aljazeera.com.

the captain of the capsized ship in which 800 migrants died. also coming up, egypt former president is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the torture of protestors. >> more explosions as the saudi led coalition continues it's air campaign. and the east of australia hit by the fiercest storm in a decade.