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phobic violence talk to al jazeera and a volcano in chile sends ash into the sky european leaders are due to hold an emergency summit in brussels on the crisis in the mediterranean sea. more than 1,000 people arrived in italian ports. many on rickety overcrowded boats. live to catania in sicily. al jazeera's correspondent barnaby phillips. behind you an italian vessel bringing the latest batch of immigrants and refugees. >> yes, that's right, a handful of women and men, four pregnant women. we have a few details. they were picked up off the

libyan coast. one group on a crowded dingy the other on a more secure vessel. they have been brought back to catania, and all of them have disembarked in a processing center away to my right. you can't see it. they'll be loaded off on buses and taken to various camps around sicily later during the day. camps which are full to overflowing, so this is the context in which european leaders are meting and the -- meting and the reason why here calling the summit. this is a daly occurrence. -- daly occurrence. that is barnaby phillips live at catania, and sicily one of the southern most points in italy. in morta, a southern european country, a funeral service is being held in the capital for some of the people killed when a

boat capsized off the coast of italy on sunday. the multiface surface was organised by the multiees government. >> as barnaby was saying the people arriving were picked up 15 miles off the coast. all the people that crossed the mediterranean with hopes of a better life lead from. >> hoda abdel-hamid is in misrata, and has been talking to some willing to make the journey. >> reporter: they escaped war and poverty, travelling for weeks, sometimes months to reach libya, on the way to europe. baba almost made it when his boat was intercepted. it was on the same day another carrying 400 migrants capsized. >> they got me and put me in container. and i come here. i don't know this place.

somewhere in here. we don't understand where. they leaf us free. >> reporter: mohammed was on the journey, escaping sierra leone, after his parents died of ebola last year. >> we are orphans without anybody. anybody care for us. that's why we go. we don't have any help of anybody. >> now they are in a detention center on the outskirts of misrata. 1,000 people are held here. the building used to be a school the classrooms are cramped. they come from sub-saharan countries, some from as far as bangladesh. there's only one toilet available for men and women. living conditions are difficult.

authorities do acknowledge that, but they say they are doing as best as they can to cope with the situation, and they fear that in the coming months things could get worse. with the onset of summer, many more migrants are expected to reach the coast of libya, everyone heard about the shipwrecks that cost are the lives of hundreds in the sea. it's a risk that they are prepared to take. >> translation: yes, it's dangerous, but there's no work in my country, that's why i'll take that risk. maybe i'll die, i have no other options. i have not spoken to my mother in months. she doesn't know if i'm alive or dead. i have to work, earn money, and then i can see her again. it will take four or five years. >> it is this despair that made the men and women fly from home. despite the risks, escaping war torn libya by sea to europe is the only hope meanwhile, amnesty

staying in libya, a 3 day truce between rival forces collapsed. the truce was announce the wednesday to stop the fighting and allow residents to go back to their home. government air strikes in syria killed 32, according to activists. the syrian observatory for human rights says the biggest loss of lives occurred when a hospital in aleppo was hit. these are pictures released online showing the aftermath of strikes on the capital - on the outskirts of the capital damascus in iraq the u.n. says more than 114,000 have fled their home in ramadi. in the last two weeks there has been intense fighting between the security forces and i.s.i.l. displaced people are in need of shelter

saudi-led planes struck positions in yemen in new raids. the u.s. secretary of defence, ash carter is concerned that iranianships heading towards the country may be carrying weapons. >> u.s.s. "theodore roos veldt" is moving into the waters off yemen. qatar warned yemen not to fan the flames. it was not said whether the u.s. would stop and board the iranian ships. >> we go to mohammed val from the yemeni border. >> reporter: street battles in tiaz a day after the saudi-led coalition announced the end of the first phase of an air campaign in yemen. fighters are loyal to president

abd-rabbu mansour hadi. they are supported by soldiers from the 35th brigade. but they are unable to push the houthi rebels, and the soldiers loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh from the city. a similar scene is here, further south in the city of aden. these are members of the hadi popular resistance committee they say fighting continued tuesday night and the early hours of wednesday. in washington, the saudi ambassador to the united states said the situation in aden required continued military action. >> we are seeing movement by the houthis that is very disturbing in the city of aden. where we see squirmishes, and we see movement of houthi troops into aden from three different directions. >> reporter: clashes resumed in other areas. on wednesday, the saudi-led coalition targeted houthis and fighters in tiaz and other

areas. the houthis seemed far from being broken. they marched in sanaa, which they still control. they chanted victory, denounced the saudi-led strikes and renewed allegiance to the houthi leader. yemeni army soldiers and officers loyal to the houthis and former president joined the march. >> we took to the street to condemn shelling of civilians, bombarding of residential areas. we say shame on you. why don't you face us on the ground. why don't you face us on the ground and fight like men, we'll face you, houthis are as solid as rocks. >> the houthis say they won the war. any peace deal should be based on the agreement signed last september. the day after they took control of sanaa. meanwhile, the human toll of the conflict is continuing to rise.

>> houthis target any woman, any child or man, they blindly and randomly targeted all of us. >> translation: we are no longer able to receive more cases, it's beyond our capability in the hospital. we are putting patients in the corridors and reception. at least nine patients in each room. we are short-staffed and don't have enough beds or medicine. >> reporter: the international red cross declared the situation catastrophic and called for better access to aid. the saudi-led coalition launched an operation with the aim of restoring peace in yemen. so far there are still no signs of a peaceful resolution to the conflict we have a lot more to come at al jazeera - including battling boko haram. the latest on the nigerian army's assault on the armed group's last known stronghold. and the true value of one of the

world's greatest resources.

hello, let's look at the top stories here at al jazeera, european leaders are holding an emergency summit in brussels. more than 1,000 arrived at italian ports in the past 24 hours. many on rickety overcrowded boats. >> saudi-led coalition planes

have launched knew strikes. the u.s. says it's concerned iranian ships heading towards yemen may be carrying weapons. >> in iraq the u.n. says 114,000 fled their homes in ramadi. in the last two weeks there has been fighting between security forces and i.s.i.l. aid agencies say displaced people are in need of shelter. nigeria - the military invaded boko haram, the last-known stronghold. a regional force, including troops from chad and cameroon stepped up its offensive. on march 27th the day before the elections, the army announced capture of the headquarters of boko haram. a week later nigerian forces overran book camps in alagarn to, borno state.

on the 10th victory and two more towns in borno state. our correspondent in abuja, the nigerian capital. >> these reports that the nigerian soldiers are in control of the forest seem reliable and accurate. over the past weeks we have witnessed a decrease in the number of attacks by boko haram in the north-east area. we managed to speak to a member of the civilian task force. those are ordinary nij jnls who have been supporting -- nigerians who sln supporting people -- have been supporting people from the group. five members of a task force were killed and two soldiers. president goodluck jonathan said that he would eliminate this group before leaving office the the end of may, and said the group is facing extinction.

it is difficult to independently verify the information from this region, because access is very limited. non-governmental organizations, several rights organizations, human rights organizations and the media have not had access to the area. if the information is accurate it could pave the way for the return of a million people who have been internally displaced by boko haram violence hundreds of zimbabweans who fled from attacks in south africa returned home. al jazeera has been speaking to one man. he returned empty-handed. >> people who fled from attacks on migrants in south africa led the border post. when he was working across the border. it was a bricklayer he's home

sooner than expected. there was a moment he thought he would never see his family again. >> they wave a way 30 to 40 people. they were there, they had hit them on the head. and then they said to me... >> he said he survived by pretending to be dead. >> they thought i was dead so they left me. that's when i struggled to walk to where policeman was. >> reporter: on a good month in south africa he'd make around $700. most was sent to zimbabwe money his wife children, aunt and mother needed. they are heart broken he is battered and bruised but at least he is alive. >> translation: when my son was in south africa he sent money

home we could buy foot. now what will we do. the family has every reason to worry. unemployment rate is high between 80 and 90% according to some economists. the city nearest them is known as fort victoria during the colonial years. it is built on mining and agriculture, it is no longer thriving. farms and businesses are not operating at full capacity, that forced young people to go to south africa looking for work. >> he still gets calls from client in south africa asking when he's coming back to work. he's afraid he'll be killed. >> i think we'll have to wait. >> reporter: he knows feeling safe is not enough. he needs to make a plan. if he doesn't, his family will have a hard time surviving

now, the president of sierra leone called for africa to be represented on the u.n. security council. ernst made the comment at the opening of the asian african summit in jakarta. the president called on asian leaders to support the seat on the council. hundreds of people in baltimore have been protesting the death of a 27-year-old black man in police custody. al jazeera's correspondent has the latest. >> reporter: days after being arrested young protesters are on the streets, making their voices heard. they are grieving and making their intentions known. >> i'm done. i'm done sitting down. if you don't do nothing, justice will not be served. >> reporter: they want justice

and answer for the death of freddy gray. he was held in police custody and under suspicious circumstances he fractured three vertebras after being roughed up by police, and it left him in a coma that he eventually died from. >> on behalf of my community, i'm here because enough is enough. we are not taking it no more. basically i'm here for the brutality of the police. cell phone video showed gray screaming in pain as he was loaded into a police van. it's unclear how or where the injuries occurred. in the state of maryland police officers operate under a bill of rights which says only other law enforcement agencies can allege misconduct and officers don't have to cooperate into internal investigations. >> it leaves the police to police themselves.

anyone who is honest with themselves if you have an agency that has an interest in maintaining the legitimacy and the careers involved they'll do what they can to not be found to have done anything wrong. >> the lawyer for the police union pushed back against critics that say the bill of rights is preventing a transparent internal investigation. >> it is not preventing the batt more police department talking to individuals or having a negative effect. >> 63% of residents of baltimore is black. as is the mayor, council members, police commissioner and a little under half of the police force. this can happen in baltimore. it has been happening everywhere, and happening in baltimore, philadelphia all over the country, with no clear

answers how mr gray died and at the hand of home. people say he is not done and plans to take to the streets in the coming days. >> mexico's federal police have been accused of killing 16 vigilantes fighting a powerful drugs gang. it will be the third time in the past that security forces are involved in killings. our report. a warning to our viewers, some of the images are graphic. >> killed in the crossfire, it's unclear what the cellphone video shows. police opened fire on the vigilante groups on january 6th. contradicting the story that nine died in friendly fair. we came to the safe house to met the many they say were attacked.

>> police were hooded and aimed their rifle at us, raising their hands saying don't shoot. >> he said the army was there. this is a leader of the group, known as the via ag ras. calling themselves self-defence forces or vigilantes authorities say they are part of a drug gang. here it is hard to tell where one's allegiances die. most of the men were in town that day. >> they are out there getting shot as well. they were kneeing them on the knees, and shooting them. >> the last time we met the group was a year ago when they worked with state police to bring down one of mexico's men. now they can't go to town. this woman witnessed and arrived

on the door stop. >> they this sticks and rocks. they seemed desperate and ran off wearing sandals. >> reporter: police and federal authorities refused to speak to us about the report. now in a new post they maintain that killings were the result of crossfire. >> checkpoints manned by federal police are found cross the state because it's a violent place. in the past they coordinated effort with vigilante groups. they say they will never trust the police again. >> we showed security footage from the scene of violence. they say their men are running and never fired. some of what happened was caught on cameras, but the truth of that day never fully came to light now a state of emergency

has been declared in parts of southern chile after a volcano erupted twice within hours. it had been dormant for almost 50 years. thousands from surrounding areas have been forced to leave their homes. >> a reminder of the earth's fury as the volcano roars into life sending ash and smoke into the sky. the time lapse video capturing the moment it erupted, for the first time in 43 years. >> at the beginning it was small, later the cloud grew and there was a huge cloud over me i got scared. chile issued a red alert, closing schools and airports and ordering anyone nearby to leave quickly. >> translation: we are going to increase the evacuation zone from 10 to 20km, and are asking anyone nearby to evacuate the area and take all precautionary

measures for safety. >> reporter: that sent local scrambling. as the cloud of ash grew above them crowds queued for the petrol pumps. >> translation: it was impressive to see a mushroom cloud and see the ash. at that point there was a lot of panic, a lot of chaos, people going to supermarkets, everyone looking for water. >> it is considered one of the most dangerous of chile's 90 active volcanos. there has been no lava yet, authorities are watching this closely. new zealand's prime minister john kee apologised for pulling a waitresses ponytail calling it just a bit of horse play. he was forced to make the apology after the waitress posted details of the incident on social media. the unnamed waitress said the

hair pulling took place over a period of several weeks in the build up. she was reduced to tears. the prime minister dismissed what he said was a fuss over the incident. >> we have a lot of fun and games, and practical jokes. it's a warm friendly relationship a report by the worldwide fund for nature accessed the raw economic value of the world's oceans at 2.5 trillion a year. it rivals the ralth of richest countries. it's in danger of collapse oceans cover more than two-thirds of the planet. not only a vast multitrillion resource, but crucial in the cycle of life itself. on the shores of the gulf a research team from qatar's environmental study center, on its way to study a component of the world's oceans.

the salt marches providing a system adapted to the extreme conditions and home to all types of animals. they are also capable of storing up to eight times more co2 than tropical forests, and it's important to under how they work. >> we are looking at the capability of the mangrove to absorb nutrients, the capability of it to store carbon the support to the local fisheries and species diversity in the gulf. >> reporter: the bottom line is fragile ecosystems like mangroves are fundamental to the world's health. the problem is mangroves are being ripped up and destroyed. the rate of loss is more than three times that of deforestation on land. as far as oceans are concerned it doesn't end there. >> reporter: according to a worldwide fund for nature. the entire resort is in danger

of failing. the ocean are changing faster than any other point in tens of millions of years, with intense pressure overfishing and soledification. the acceleration that we see in the last 350 years is staggering. ecosystems like oceans can recover fast. if we don't reach the tipping point, the turning point. we are at risk in the next 20 years itself. if this continues, the ocean will not recover for hundreds of years generations to come. >> the message is we are running down ocean assets and pushing the marine economy into the red. by coaching the flagging health, the report's authors hope they are speaking a language the world's decision makers may understand. now russia is cutting spending on its space programme by more than a third over the

next 10 years. research projects including a launch of superheavy rockets will be removed from the programme. the economy is being hit hard by plunging oil prices and western sanctions in the conflict in ukraine. lots more on the news developing stories on aljazeera.com. resistant entero bacteria, a bacterium resistant to standard drugs. >> that didn't just make people sick, it may have killed them. it's called cre and reported to be in all but three u.s. states and is the latest in a frightening line-up of organisms