pinkston. thank you for joining us on al jazeera america. >> you welcome to the al jazeera news hour. saudi arabia fires against houthi rebels just hours after announcing the end of the air campaign. and 113,000 people have now fled fighting from the iraqi city of ramadi. i was underwater for five minutes thinking, god god god. >> also this hour we hear from one of the survivors of the mediterranean disaster that

killed over 800 people. >> sporting headlines this wednesday, cristiano ronaldo fit and firing in the champions league semifinals. we'll have all the build up. >> the houthis have released a statement calling for an immediate hold to the saudi-led attacks. they have launched more strikes in yemen despite an announcement that the air campaign is over. fighter jets strike houthi targets. now the head of saudi arabia's unit told al jazeera that they were increasing security at the

border. >> we're seeing more strikes today. tell us about what is happening. >> just hours after the announcement we've seen airstrikes beginning again in the city of aden. the coalition have observed that the houthis began immediately after the announcement to move the attacks to an area from which they were expelled a few days back. and that, according to the statements the saudi statement is in line for the coalition. yes, there is a new operation it's called renewal of hope.

and it's less intense than the previous one decisive storm but it does not mean that the houthies will be given a free hand to move wherever they want and take over new territory. that strike also is followed by another one this morning in the city of taiz when the houses took a new base, which is the location of head quarters of the 93 brigade, loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi. again, airstrikes there by the coalition fighter jets. today we've seen fighting in many areas including in aden including in taiz and where the houthies have shelled and forces loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi. so it looks like nothing has changed. it looks like less intensity less airstrikes, and basically the same. >> thank you for that update in saudi arabia.

well let's sake a look now at our other world news, and italy's prime minister wants more help from the european union to deal with the illegal migration across the mediterranean. over the past week hundreds of people have died when the ships they were traveling in sank on the way from north africa to europe. the worst incident saw a vessel caring 800 asylum seekers capsize and nearly every on board drowned. uniform's security agency said that they could be up to a million people at libyan ports waiting to leave. this is where they come. many are syrians fleeing civil war who make their way to istanbul turkey, and then khartoum. the start of a perilous journey to libya.

before they made their way to khartoum and up to libya there is a western route as well, migrants who would have traditionally found work in libya now find themselves in the middle of the civil war with little option but to travel further on and into europe. let's bring in al jazeera al jazeera in the libyan city. tell us about where you are and what the situation is in libya as far as these migrants go. >> well, this has been turned into a holding center for the migrants. i'm just going to move out of the camera for a minute. this is the first floor. the corridor is completely packed and every single classroom is also completely packed. we have the same thing on the second floor. the people come here--this group comes from egypt. behind here you have some people from somalia.

then behind them you have people from nigeria and from senegal and sierra leone. and all of them made that trip that you were just describing through the desert, through several countries. one young man told me he went from gambia to mali and then into southern libya. he managed to reach tripoli. got on a boat. got caught by the coast guard and now is here in this detention center. now when you ask them do you still want to cross the mediterranean despite the news of all these hundreds of death over the past week people here would tell you yes we do. it's the only hope we have. >> thank you very much for that, indeed. well let's now speak to ber bernadino lyon. thank you for being on al jazeera. the european foreign ministers

who were meeting in luxembourg earlier this week said that they wanted to launch military operations against a network of smugglers in libya. what is your view on the events of the last few days, and what is your view on such an action. do you think the emphasis should be on targeting the traffickers in libya? >> well, first of all. regarding the progress, i think parties are now getting closer to an agreement, of course, the remaining part is going to be difficult, but not impossible. i think that they're aware of the complexities in the region of that the chaos is producing. regarding the action, i think what the european union is proposeing to target mafias anywhere they are not necessarily through military

means, but to try to target them yes. >> when you say that progress has been made we're talking about the two competing governments in libya are we likely to see a national unity government soon then? >> well, we're discussing at this stage this possibility although the priority now is the agreement both parties have said that they consider 80% of the draft agreement we are discussing as acceptable and these 20% i hope, although we require concessions and generosity flex ability from the parties, but i hope that they will be able to do the extra mile reach this agreement which will pave the way for the unity government. i think the unity government is the only solution. it's the only weapon, the real weapon the libyans have to fight this chaos to fight terrorism

and of course, and the trafficking of people, weapons, etc. >> there are many people who say that the problems libya is experiencing today wouldn't exist under gaddafi. this is the result of the end of the gaddafi era in libya. what do you respond to them, and who bears responsibility for fixing this situation in libya. is it the west? is it nato? who should be responsible for the situation in libya? >> well, i think you cannot blame the people who tried to help the. >> we lost our connection? berbernadino leon, skypeing with us from the tunisian capitol. he said that he is expecting

that a national unity government would be formed soon in libya that would help to resolve some of the issues that the country is facing including the migrant crisis many migrants are leaving libya and trying to make it to europe. many people do make it on to the boats, and they face a perilous journey, around 800 migrants died over the weekend trying to make it to europe. only 28 people were pulled alive from the water. now al jazeera has spoken exclusively to one of the survivors. a 16-year-old from somalia who is now recuperating in sicily. paul brennan reports. >> it looks like a normal youth club with its table tennis and television blaring. but these teenagers are a lucky few, who have endureed hardships few in europe can even imagine. the latest to arrive here are

the luckiest of all. to protect his identity we're calling him jamal. he's one of the survivors from the deadly sinking ship in the mediterranean. he said there is no happiness with the al-shabab. what he experienced at the hands of the libya's people traffickers was even worse. the. >> problem we faced in libya was mainly around the fact that we had our money taken and we were beat beaten up very badly. the traffickers did not allow us to speak to our families. we were not given food, and we were beaten. one time the trafficking was uncovered. the boss man blamed it on a woman who they beat severely. >> jamal was herded on the traffickers boat for the journey that would turn into disaster. he said the boat was so crowded that at one point he feel overboard and he had to be dragged back in. >> when we were on the ship we

had no food or water. i only had one fish. we traveled for a day without water and food. then we saw the ship from europe. >> just as they thought they would be rescued disaster struck. >> i was with a friend who was hungry so i shared my fish with him. but after yelling for help we overturned and he died. i was underwater for five minutes thinking god god god. then i managed to swim to the surface. me and four other guys were rescue rescued. >> others weren't so lucky. the migrants had capsized in the dark in the sea and rescuers were working almost blind. >> the sea is completely dark and just a few meters you can't see anything. the only thing we could see were the beams of light projected by the search lights. we had to rely on what we could hear. listening out for the screams to rescue any survivors. >> jamal feels nothing but bitterness towards the

traffickersings who jamal believes put the passengers deliberately in mortal danger. >> god willing i entend to bring my parents over here. i'm working hard on that. >> from what the survivors have now told us about saturday's sinking disaster it's truly remarkable that anybody managed to survive. and the way they've described the circumstances of the rescue makes it clear that there is still deep psychological scars they'll have to cope with. but at least here in this orphanage they have a chance to build a new life a chance denied to so many more hundreds on that fateful voyage. al jazeera sicily. >> many of those trying to make it to europe coming from war zones like syria and iraq the united nations said that more than 113,000 people have now

fled the iraqi city of ramadi. there have been intense battles over the last week and despite baghdad being closed aid agencies are warning that many of them are living in desperate conditions and have nowhere to go. joining us now senior communication officer with the u.n. refugee agency. ariyan is live with us. good to have you with us. we're hearing that many people who are fleeing ramadi haven't been able to make it into baghdad, that they're being prevented from entering baghdad. why is this, and is this legal? >> well, there have been some delays but many of those restrictions have eased over recent days. the latest estimate is that 140,000 people have fled remad di. generally fled east, and about the reason for the restrictions is that they have been required to have a sponsor before they're

able to enter or cross the bridge to get into the baghdad government. several days ago there were peep waiting, but those restrictions have eased. that's the main requirement that people have had to have a sponsor. but more people have been able to find a place in baghdad. we know that they've moved further afield. we know that 15,000 have moved into the kurdistan region of iraq. but at least 37,000 to 38,000 people are still in anbar province itself. they've made their way further east. but many of the adjoining places are hosting idps. people who have fled previous waves of violence and they're living in rather crowded conditions. we know of one site in anbar province where up to four thousand are still sharing a tent. >> what sort of help, if any

are they getting those who have not been able to make it out of anbar province and are living in overcrowded camps as you say. what sort of help do they need now? what is your message right now to the people? >> well, we are getting some aid in. organizations work in concert with humanitarian actors in iraq. we are sending in aid. access is limited in bars of anbar but we're able to send in mattresses blankets, cooking utensils anything that people need to basically survive when they're away from home. our partners can send food and so on. but people do need more aid. we will need more support from the international community for these crisis. remember, this is just the latest wave of internal displacement in iraq. these 100,000 people or so who fled in two weeks they're joining 2.7 million people who

fled arias parts of iraq since january 2014. so it's another wave of di placement in what is already a massive crisis, which is under funded. >> a desperate situation these people are facing. thank you so much for being with us. thanks for your insight there. ariane rum mery joining us from geneva. >> we report from sudan's darfur region where aid supplies are dwindling. plus the fight is on to rid the world of mustard gas used on the battlefields of world war i. and lebron james and cleveland take on boston.

>> you thousands of ethiopians have taken part in protest against the killing of their fellow citizens by isil in libya libya. it turned violent and police used force against the crowd. 100 people were arrested. >> people's grief and anger on the streets. it's the beginning of three-day grief and mourning. two-thirds of ethiopians are christian. many others are muslims. >> they do not represent us. they are not muslims. stop what

you're doing. stop stop. >> relatives say that two of the victims were friends who traveled to libya together to get an illegal boat to europe. they wanted to find work. to them isil and those who smuggle people across borders are the enemy. >> i don't want the international community to rest until these devils are destroyed, until these human traffickers are rounded up one by one. >> a large number of ethiopians have left the country because they can't find jobs at home. the government said on tuesday it will bring back ethiopia who want to return from libya and cover their costs. if they come home they'll find many people angry with what has happened to their fellow citizens and hoping that their government will respond. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> police in south africa have arrested 11 more people suspected of being involved in anti-immigrant attacks. the men were detained following a a raid in johannesburg.

the government has sent in soldiers to help stem the unrest in the last two weeks. while south africa's army is being deployed, at least seven people have been killed with shops foreign-owned shops being looted and torched. >> when he was eight years old when apartheid ended, he was too young to predict that two decades later he and many south africans like him would still be struggling to survive. he has seven children and said he has not had a proper job in three years. >> it makes me feel like a failure in life. i'm a failure. but what men are supposed to do i can't do.

i'm supposed to support my children, first of all. the first priority is to support my children. i can't do that. >> he lives with his two sisters in this tiny house. he takes whatever low-paid part time work he can find. >> instead of getting jobs, foreigners are getting jobs. the foreigners, they are less money to get. >> he said he's shocked by the latest wave of attacks against migrants workers in his country. >> it is not their fault that they can get a job here. they came here looking for a job, like us. so i say no to xenophobia. >> there has been very little infrastructure development in

communities like this. literally since the end of apartheid more than 20 years ago his story is shared by millions of south africans. it's widely believed it the government is serious about putting an end to zenophobic attacks by a very small minority here then it has to start delivering on its promises. >> the zulu king has condemned attacks on foreign workers and called for calm. the government continues to promise top deliver on basic services and jobs. >> for millions of unemployed south africas they've heard this many times before. charles stratford al jazeera, durban. >> in malawi 2,000 people have protested against the

anti-immigrant attacks inside south africa. they gave them 48 thundershowers to apologize and hold the zulu king accountable. the king's comments have been blamed for inciting violence. the protesters are threatening to boycott south african goods. >> in kenya 148 people were killed. after the attack kenya called for the removal of the refugee camp home to 400,000 somali refugees. sudan, meanwhile is refusing to issue visas for u.s. british diplomats. they wanted to conduct a--

>> a place where booming population is only a sign of prolonged misery. what brought the 12-year-old and his family to the camp four months ago is a familiar story to people who came before him. >> people burned the house. they took the cattle. we started running. some people were killed. thank god when we came here people were helpful. >> ibrahim is one of half million children who have been displaced because the conflict in darfur. even though they're safer in the camps they're still not getting enough to eat or drink. most are not getting adequate water, but there is not enough money to fill the need. >> 200 million were displaced in darfur. that number is growing every

month according to u.n. aid agencies. but with the conflict in darfur now in its 12th year attention and money are diverted to other humanitarian crisis. >> of course the people don't get what they think they should get and what they need. we're painfully aware of that. >> the rhythms of the camp like these women making porridge are the rhythms of home. she has lived here since she was four years old. now she's an elder to the new arrivals. >> they don't know things here so i tell them to study hard. >> but even the kids who have grown up here share the fears of a new arrival like ibrahim. >> when we're asleep at night i'm afraid of the gunfire that we hear. >> children are recruited to fight in tribal conflicts. since 2009 it has helped 2200 child soldiers to reintegrate in

sudanese society. the peacekeeping troops who patrol the camps tell the kids there are no future in joining the battle. >> we don't want them to be a lost generation. >> ibrahim has not lost hope that he'll return to his village, but if the conflict in darfur continues he'll join the thousands of children who have come to see the displacement camps as their home. >> more ahead in al jazeera. the >> in brazil where the petrobras scandal is effecting jobs. >> we have more on sports in 20

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alexandria. >> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. in yemen. the coalition has launched more strikes despite an announcement that the air campaign is over. the united nations said that more than 113,000 people have now fled the fighting in iraqi city of ramadi in the last two weeks. many of them have nowhere to go, and they're living in desperate conditions. and libya said it has detained hundreds of migrants along it's coast. it comes as another boat load of asylum seekers have drowned. >> the red cross said that the humanitarian situation is catastrophic. over the last month 944 people have been killed.

another 3500 have been injured. we have more now on the humanitarian impact of the crisis. >> it's a struggle for doctors to treat patients at this hospital in yemen's capital of sanaa. electricity outages have continued as saudi-led coalitions continue. >> the hospital will come to a complete stand still once we run out of fuel. >> apart from electricity medics say they're fast running out of essential medical supplies. yemen is a poor country and even before this conflict began more than 90% of food was imported. since the houthi take over and the subsequent unrest ports have been closed and imports have

increased substantially. the shortage of fuel has meant whatever remains is only available adequate drewel the price. most people can't afford it, and those who can wait in long lines. basic services have been badly effected and schooling remains suspended for over 1.5 million children. >> people are finding it very very difficult to just live. insomnia, sleepless nights with the heavy bombing and shelling, whether they're from air or from houthis on the ground from the south and other areas electricity for more than nine days. no electricity whatsoever. many shops have been destroyed. the infrastructure as well. it's very, very difficult. >> the humanitarian crisis has been worse in areas like aden where pro government fight verse been trying to regain control from forces loyal from the former president ali abdullah saleh, and their houthi allies.

aid works worry in a spike in the number of people who will require assistance. many are? ing the end of the saudi-led airstrikes but they know far too well that a lasting peace may an long way off. >> the ready cross said that saudi arabia's announcement that it is ending its bombing campaign has brought a glimmer of hope. >> u.s. president abraham called on iran to help find a political solution. in other news the trial of al jazeera journalist mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have been adjourned in egypt. they're being retried for aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. they and al jazeera deny those accusations, of course. meanwhile a new report has named

in east africa the most worst in jailing journalists. according to the report. dozens of media-run outlets were suspended in 2001. >> they are an exception around the world. they only have 5% of the citizens with access to cell phones. and they're kicked out and imprisoned a lot of journalists also useds the aid in terrorism in order to go after journalists. the lists include saudi arabia and iran from the middle east. >> well, for more on the situation in etria let's speak to an etrian analyst.

thank you so much for coming in. describe for us the situation in your country as far as censorship goes. how difficult is it to work as a journalist there today. >> it's difficult to work as a journalist in etriea. this is for various reasons. one is a country doesn't have any kind of rule of law. second the administration there there. there have been attempts to introduce measured freedom in 1990s, but freedom of press was curtailed immediately journalists have been put behind bars and many have fled the country to seek asylum in europe and other countries.

so now the country has no free media. the government-owned media journalists working there are not allowed to work freely even as professional journalists. they just have to accept whatever is dictated to them without any professional application. so because of that this is public knowledge. >> some compare eritrea to north korea. the north korean government. is that a compare comparison? >> it is definitely a comparable country compared to north korea. first, most of the reports coming out from different independent institutions compared to north korea.

north korea is a closed country. it is ruled by one man who would like to be worshiped and the same is the case in eritrea. he does not accept any kind of criticism, even in his own circle. this is why today the prisoners are estimated to be over 15,000-- >> political prisoners. >> political prisoners including many of them high-ranking officials from within the regime including ambassadors who served in different countries of the regime are now behind bars simply because they raised some concerns about the way the status of the country and so on. >> you say a closed country like north korea yet people are able to leave. we hear of migrants from eritrea making it into europe as well. >> these are people who are fleeing the country. these are not exceptions. they are fleeing first of all because of the human rights

many consider this a form of enslavement because people are there for indefinite periods of time and most of the time they spend their times building villas and working for for free. second people also flee because there is no--any form of any person who has been imprisoned for any reason. people there are put behind bars sometimes without even the knowledge of their own families and relatives. >> you mentioned international aid. not to interrupt you but you mentioned international aid. why is it that more international pressure is not put on the eritrean government. like the case is the case in north korea for instance. why isn't there an outcry about

the situation. >> the country is still a very poor country, which is of less importance the second is because it's also a closed country there is no information coming out from the country. so many outside of the country don't know what is happening inside the country the third issue is the media has been almost banned from entering the country and investigating. the international human rights organization are not allowed to go into the country to investigate what is going on. amnesty international and all the other international institutions are not allowed into the country. because of that there is not a lot media coverage happening. which probably explains why the

international community are not putting enough pressure. there are instances from time to time to try to persuade the government for good governance, but unfortunately all that has failed, and now the regime is just without any accountability. >> we very rarely talk about eritrea in international media in general but it's good to have an insight of what is happening in that country. now i want to take to you india now where a man taking part in a farmer he's protest in new delhi has a plea to bring attention to the cause. more than a dozen debt-ridden farmers have committed suicide. there is growing discontent.

farmers are angry at a proposed law to allow to make it easier for businesses to buy farm lan. farmland. >> line it's the sidewalk around hong kong's government headquarters is a handful of tents. the site of last year's sit in looks more like a camp site with a small group of diehard protesters embodying the pro democracy campaign. >> we have to persist and we believe we will soon reach success. >> the number of tents is growing. a library has been recreated. >> some are even building seating in the hope that more students will return. but it's inside the government building with the where the

future of hong kong's elections will be formed. >> standing firm on beijing's decision to screen those candidates who stand for chief executive. >> the work and the political reform resolution is riverside to follow the basic law and the relevant interpretation and decision of the national people of congress standing committee. >> it's that ruling that triggered last year's straight occupation in central hong kong. pro-democracy lawmakers are demanding the right to freely elect the candidates and have vowed to block the government's reform plan when it comes to a vote. >> i detect no reason for me to doubt that all of us would veto any political reform package that is restrained as the

committee' decisions. >> the government's election proposal make the bagging of the hong kong legislative council if it is to proceed. but at this stage it looks unlikely to get the go ahead. student groups who led last year's protests are hopeful that that will be the case. >> the veto means a lot to us, to the people who participated in the umbrella movement. >> but with the vote not expected until july the government is likely to pull out all the stops to make sure that it's election plan becomes law. sara clark al jazeera, hong kong. >> it has been 100 years since lethal chemical weapons were first used during the first world war. now almost all countries have signed a treaties to destroy its poison gas stocks piles. in the u.s. they work to destroy it's last pile of mustard gas.

a process that could take four years. >> in colorado a small army of workers in protective gear assisted by pro significance robots is training to destroy one of mankind's most vial intention inventions. chemical weapons. >> it's a hard role. it's a high hazard operation. we do have explosion hazards. we also have agent hazards. we spend a lot of time with other personnel on training to insure workforce is ready to complete chemical weapons destruction. >> poisoned gas was used by both german and allied forces during the first world war. mustard gas was not particularly effective on the battlefield but they terrified and demoralized the men in the trenches. mustard gas can cause severe burns, blindness, suffocation and a lingering painful death. the vast majority of the gas is

stored near the colorado plant. workers there are practicing on dummy shells exactly like the artillery manufactured in the second world war. destruction will begin in october. each shell will be carefully unpacked and have it's explosives removed and repeatedly checked for leaks. they'll be taken apart soaked in neutralizing chemicals, blasted with high pressure water and baked in off sense to strip away every bit of poison. >> these training shells don't have chemical weapons inside of them but there are 780,000 real shells full of mustard gas here at the facility. workers will carefully load them in thick steel cylinder. >> three two one. >> it's not dramatic, but the

charges neatly split the shells, which are then treated with chemicals. >> mustard gas is inside the system vessel. that's neutralized. we rotate the vessel in it has broken down the mustard agent. >> the experts who do this work say it's a deeply satisfying job. >> chemical keeps are weapons are dirty nasty and getting rid of them is an important thing. >> destroying the stock pile will take four years and and $4.5 billion. >> a transfer has been to break up gang structures by housing inmates based on their crimes as opposed to affiliation. the scandals in brazil's

state run oil company has effected thousands of workers. accused of taking bribes for construction contracts and funneling money to politicians in the ruling party. investigation is underway and that has forced several companies tied to the oil giant to layoff thousands of workers. >> reporter: this man wants to work but he has been told every vacancy now has 500 people chasing it. one of those building the new petrobras chemical plant about an hour's drive from rejoe de janeiro. but with payments from petrobras frozen during allegations they cannot pay wages. thousands have been sacked. >> i have a child. school and nursery to pay bills to pay. we're trying to survive. i work when work is available. even in this construction area it's been hard.

>> marcus is the vice president of the construction workers union. he has a pile of papers from people looking for unemployment benefits from the government. his days are spent with workers giving advice. >> at the end of last year there were 15,000 or 16,000 workers. now there are 4500 workers. >> petrobras is one of brazil's biggest companies. it's alleged senior officials took almost $700 million in bribes when awarding construction contracts. many that may have taken bribes are linked to the government. the investigation is called investigation car wash. while economists say that it is causing pain, brazil has to do this. >> should they change their rules in order to follow a much higher standard of dominance? also the private sector has to be much more transparent

especially in its relations with the government. >> it's estimated that 35,000 construction jobs have been lost in the first two months of this year, and there is no sign things are going to get better. every single man here had a job until just a few weeks ago. now they're un unemployed because of the petrobras scandal. they'll wait here all day because they believe if there is a job they have a better chance of landing it here than if they hand in their details and walk away. >> i've been here since 7:00 in the morning, and i haven't gotten anything so far. every in the crowd is in the same situation. we're trying to get our jobs back. >> petrobras scandal will hit the entire brazilian economy this year. the investigation continues and so does the pain of unemployment for thousands who thought their jobs were safe. still ahead in sports find out why floyd mayweather and

manny pacquiao won't be fighting for an ordinary belt. that's after the break. stay with us.

>> in a few hours time we'll know the line up for this season's uefa champions league semifinals. bayern munich and barcelona already through. juventus with the one-goal lead against monaco. even tighter in the other.

this is a repeat of last year's final in which real won. >> welcome here to the star traction here there obvious replacement coming in for bale is rodriguez no concerns with him coming in there but the biggest concern has really been key to real madrid's resurgence. he's out through injury. atletico madrid have one big injury concern. they think he will start. he has proved such a thanful for

real madrid and will be desperate to play for this match. now i was told yesterday that they still brief they have the best squad in world football. he said he has got solutions no problems. but the spanish press say that if they have no problems then they can have no excuses if real madrid go out of the competition tonight. a lot of pressure on his shoulders. >> well, the other quarterfinal monaco needs to overturn the defeat against the runaway italian leaders juventus. >> we need to have the capacity and the intelligence to lead the game until extra time. minimum. we need to score the goal without conceding. but we can't lose our minds. our opponent has experience.

if we lose our minds we'll nobody trouble. >> tennis and rafael in a dad is attempting to win the open and he's through to the last 16 the corporate. this was a rematch from a year ago. it finished 6-3 6-1. australia has lifted their ban on selecting players that play their rugby abroad. and it's dependent whether players are based on australia. now they have approved to relax the rules over eligibility in recent years. now they and 58 others overseas players will be available for the world cup in england later this year. the all blacks still only allow new zealand-based players to play for the country.

now the club debate is not confined to rugby. although who has more power. in football, footballers are free to play anywhere in the world, but they have to be made available for their country in tournaments and friendlies although cubs do get compensation if players are injured on international duty. in basketball they are very reluctant to release their star players four world cups, and just last year the owner of the dallas mavericks have called for a boy caught saying that the nba should start their own world cup inside. and in cricket players often earn more money playing in domestic tournaments like the indian premiere league. they have chosen the ipl over their country although some countries are flexible in allowing their players to do both. now ten days away from the argue ply most anticipated fight in

boxing history. i'm talking about thefied between floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao. the belt that they'll be fighting for it is made in mexico and encrusted with 3,000 emeralds. >> i think mayweather will win because he won't stand still but it will be a great guardian ad litem now the nba will announce that they'll play a game in south africa for the first time. the cleveland cavaliers now have a 2-0 lead over the boston celtics. lebron james help the cavs to a 99-91 victory. >> now the washington capitals

have leveled their series against the new york islanders as they continue their quest for the stanley cup. nicholas bäckström in game four to lift the capitals to a 2-1 victory. they're the best of seven series with game five to be played in washington later on wednesday. meanwhile, the detroit red wings have taken the upper hand in their series. detroit with the 3-0 win at home they now lead the series 2-1. is a the second test between the west indyies and getting under way in granada. they start out 210-5. rain has stopped play there in that first inning. that's all your sport for now. >> thank you very much. for news on al jazeera in just a few minutes. do stay with us.

>> more fighting and more airstrikes. saudi arabia hit more targets in yemen despite announcing that it's aerial campaign had finished. >> hello i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london. >> when we were on the ship we had no food and no water. i only had one fish. >> with hear the story of the weekend mediterranean boat disaster. [ gunfire ]