>> on the growing refugee crisis in the mediterranean sea. more than 1,000 people have arrived at the italian port in just the past 24 hours. under discussion are doubling the money and equipment that is available to two e.u. border patrol missions. accomplishing a military and civilian mission to capture and destroy the traffic before the migrants get on them. and then of course, resettling five to 10,000 refugees from

mediterranean countries in other states. lawrence lee reports now. >> europe's leaders stand accused of putting refugees in coffins and so the coffin has become the mo tiff for the protests. here they were, white europeans and black africans alike. outraged that people have been left to die in the sea so close to such rim countries. >> they should refuge to all of them, families with children included. >> many of these people claimed of a lack of basic rights in belgium, the crisis had brought all these believens haves to a head easy of course to see this is about anger and injustice but there's something else as well, and it is this, they see in the tragedies an opportunity, to try to force europe's leaders to change their policies on immigration

the british prime minister turned up offering a warship there was talk of attacking smugglers and their boats. the best way to stop people drowning sate the president of the european council was to stop them getting on the boats in the first place. >> saving the lives of independent people, is of course the number one priority ever the us. put saving lives is not only about rescuing people at sea. it is also about fighting smugglers, and preventing illegal migrations. owl which have is we have seen how they have been criminalized through racial

profiling chasing undocumented highn't froms all of these policies need to be addressed and the approach is wrong all together. >> while this is going on, the coffins on the island with anything but symbolic, europe's leaders with an eye on elections and public opinion have to say they have to stop this, but have to keep people as irregular highn't froms out. this most definitely is not. am al jazeera lawrence lee is in brussells where those ministers are meeting what has been decided from today's meeting? do we know yet. >> well, yeah, i think the meeting is pretty much finished certainly some of them have left, the prime menster left some time ago after promising the island would provide a ship for search and rescue. the president of the european commission who awaiting to give a press conference, is suggesting that the budget for

front tex, the border operation, in the mediterranean should be tripled, and as alongside that countries like the united kingdom as well are offering their ownerships to do if you like search and rescue operations in tandem. the british delegation has been saying several hundred people onboard, there are helicopters with radar that can scar the seas all this is presented as being under an italian mandate, they say the warship can be in the mediterranean within a week from now what you are being presented with in terps is a promise to try to stop as many people dying at sea and in short order but it should be remembered that the primary motivation of this is actually to make sure that once people are rescued they can be sent back home. the suggestion that some can be resettled inside the union spread out across the e.u.

block. but there's much less appetite for that, we are told that sweden and germany are much more keep for this to happen, other countries much less so and part of that, potentially the most controversial thing of all the idea that they might attack some of the poets on the coasts. we asked what kind of mandate and they said probably through the united nations, and that is much further down the line, so they have offered the illusion of doing something very concrete in the short term to try to save lives but it falls very very far short of what a refugee agencies and the united nations have be can uhl thing which are is a complete reorganization of the unions immigration strategy, of course people who are at risk of war and things like that on the african continent and in the middle east as well. >> joining me live from brussells lawrence, thank you well, the united nations has criticized the efforts attackling the process calling

the 10-point plan too minimalist and as paul reports residents living on the italian island also have little faith that the talks in brussells will yield any real results. >> as e.u. leaders for sweeping into brussells more than 1,000 miles away a very different group of people was making a very different arrival. the influx every day of hundreds of men women and children, fleeing conflict policy and hardship has put massive strain on the coastal towns. ask around and you will find genuine con felt for the policy makers. >> it's europe and the italian government's fault says one man, all of these deaths are on their conscience, these my grants are running away to stay alive to avoided being killed, why didn't the politician realize that before

now on sicily's northern coast has also received thousands of migrant survivors through the port. will the summit have any effect at all to be honest i don't have much faith in the summit, i don't think it will help change anything, there was another tragedy 1.5 years ago, the nothing has changed in fact i think the situation is worse. >> there is a sense here that on migration the e.u. leaders are barely tackling the. sos never mind the root causes. >> it is simple, don't stop those who are of course tragedyinging they are immigrants. try and solve the conflict. >> the ship wrecks which people elsewhere can only read about here are being experienced upclose and it is making them very cynical.

the pressure for example of having to deep with 70,000 highn't grays boards here and the dismay and the disstress and bury the bodies of those that don't make it across. >> the international maritime agency predicts half a million desperate migrants who will risk are their lives crossing the mediterranean this year. the agency warns it could be 10,000 people who die in the attempt. >> it will be the italians in the main, who will have to bear the consistent answer requests of those numbers. from the plan lighten the burdensome no one here believes so paul brennen, al jazeera sicily. >> now the u.s. has revealed that two hostages that were killed during a drone operation it carries out back in january, president obama has apologized for the deaths

of the american and italian aid workers. they died near the afghan border along with an al quaida leader. the suv government rarely acknowledges drone strikes. >> i want to express our agree and condolences. >> but now the president is apologizing for two because two hostages were killed. american warn weinstein and italian, both aid workers have been held hostage for years. i take responsibility for all of our operations. i regret what happened. on people drowning half of the united states government, i offer our deepest apologies to the families. >> the family has been publicly pushing the president to do more to secure his

relief saying this after they traded taliban. >> no soldier left behind what about no citizen left behind? he needs to be with his family he deserves to come home. >> after hearing the news of his death, al quaida is ultimately responsibility, but they went on to criticize the government saying unfortunately, the assistant we received from other elements of the u.s. government was inconsistent and disappointing over the course of 3 1/2 years. in making the announcement, the president didn't even mention the other two americans killed, al quaida leader. who had been indicted in the u.s. for treason after posted videos like this online. >> we should look for targets which epitomize western decadents deprivety immorality. >> the white house says the two operatives were not targeted they didn't know they were there. they also didn't know about the hostages civil liberty

groups say that points to a bigger problem. >> on the hare hand you have actual civilian casualties that have been capturing thening nod. so that calls into question both the standards that are being used as well as the reliability. >> it is a program that independent experts say has killed thousands including hundreds of independent civilians, now the president is not promising a review of the overall perhap, but says the american people will know in f this case, what went wrong, and why these two civillen yeahs were killed al jazeera, washington. >> the saudi led coalition has launched more air strikes in yemen. the rebels are dend maaing a complete halt to the raids and nearly 2.5000 air missions have. carries out.

the saudis say 95% of the defenses have been destroyed and the death toll over the past months has now past 1,000 with more than 4,000 people injured. nicole johnton reports. >> before the war, as ien was a busy city, now tents rumble through the streets. these men are loyal and they support the saudi arabia led campaign to restore him to power. >> we urge you to continue your operation because it is what kicked out the lootties and we salute you. >> there have been street battles between progovernment forces and houthis rebels. and the air strikes haven't stopped either. 2000 days ago they indicated the aerial bombing was over, but only on thursday morning

adan abdaley were hit again. after almost a month of bombing most people want the war to end. >> we hope for things to calm down. and for the adan to become safe. and for the houthis militants to leave adan and go back to their areas. the capitol has been badly damaged. this is a city with a world heritage listed historic center. cars have been hit. >> people search for their things some blame the politician. these homes that have been destroyed have the victims as a result of what they have done to yemen. >> the first phase of

operation decisive storm, it is being replaced with renewal of hope, with more than 150,000 people forced out of their homes by the fighting every day is a struggle, and there's no clear sign that saudi arabia is about to end it's war in yemen. nicole johnston, al jazeera. former c.i.a. director has been sentenced to two years probation and $100,000 fine. for leaking highly classified military information to his miss stress. now the scandal led to his resignation and destroyed what had been a glittering career. he threed to plea guilty in the exchange for a more lenient punishment. >> still to come, this half hour. >> thousands march to condemn the attacks on south africa workers.

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warn winestein and giovanny died during the operation near the afghan pakistan border along with an al quaida leader. and a saudi led coalition has launched more air strikes. the rebel group is demanding a complete halt to the raids as conditions for talks. >> now a three day truce has collapsed in libya after fighting broke out again between factions loyal to the country's rival government. >> the truce was announced on wednesday to allow residents times to do back to their homes. the city is a key target of forces loyal to the u.n. recognized libyan government, government air strikes have killed 32 people, that's ard cooing to activists the syrian human rights says the biggest loss of life occurred when a hospital was hit in the northern province.

these pictures released online appear to show the aftermath of the strikes on the outskirts of the capitol. the iraqi government says it's forces are making gains in the battle against isil. but the number of displaced people from those areas has reached over 113,000. reports no uh from baghdad. >> in the western suburb, this football pitch has been turned into a tent camp. everyone here has escaped the fighting and the surrounding areas. many were scared and criticized their government. she has eight children including a boy with leukemia, he is unemployed and poor. he says he felt humiliated after sleeping two fights in the open, waiting for permission from the government to let his family in they dend maaed a sponsor i said i have

no one. i asked them to give me my papers and let me die in dignity back home. he and his family were allowed in after someone they don't know sponsored them, we asked the government many times to give our weapons so people can defend us and not allow strangers in, they ignored us, now we urge the government to do something so we can return home. >> more than 113,000 people have left since april 8th. the government has sent the enforce enter manies to clear the fighters. that battle may continue for a while. >> the u.n. says it is doing what it can to help. >> i think what was surprising is how quickly the people left an bar are in particular left ramadi what we saw is within a period of a couple of days more than 100,000 people fled the town, they took what they could and they ran. the world food program has

distributed food to 80,000 people. we have distributed kits, emergency kits that contain a little bit of food and the things you feed when you are running. >> they are lucky to have found shelter. there are 106 families living in this camp, and they have to share eight toilets and four path. radios conditions conditions are quite tough, and many people here feel they have an uncommon future. other parts of baghdad conditions are not much better. mosques are parked and people are almost squeezed in the. nigerian soldiers are reported to have retreated from boko haram's last strong hold. a day after they began a defensive to root them out. they pulled back from the forest over areas that the area has been bobby trapped. the forest is around

100-kilometers from the village more than 200 school girls were kidnap add year ago, intelligence officials thought the girls were being held there but have failed to find them since. thousands of south africans have rallied against a recent wave of violence. six people have been killed and thousands of others left homeless after a number of attacks. as charles stratford reports now. >> they marched in solidarity. south africans alike. a unified front in a country that was once proud of it's achievements and fighting racial hatred. >> thousands of people coming together today in this manufacture. the message is clear no to attacks against foreigners in south africa. >> civil society groups school

children religious leaders trade unions and foreign workers joined the march. we have to be united moving forward. >> we all bleed pink on the inside it doesn't matter who you are we are all hue plan and are trying to get through this together. >> lungs of foreigners have left the country since the attacks began, there is resentment among some locals that foreigners are taking their jobs. the attacks have brought shame to this nation, one that struggled against racism for so long. the message we want to pat across is that not all south africans. we told them it is not food for the image of south africa, let us march together. >> the government has launch

add media campaign, it has set out a special community it's deployed the army to what it describes as hot spots. >> thedownty we feed, we must continue to work together even when the violence stops so we never again have a situation like this. >> in 2008, more than 60 people were killed, in another wave of violence. the government said then as now, that policy and unemployment were among the root causes. those problems still exist today, and voices calling for change are growing louder. al jazeera johannesburg. >> people in guinea have fired tier gas. now the protestors were calling for new local elections rival political factions have a long standing deal but the polls will be held prior to this presidential election, but demonstrators fear the delay

means the president's rivals will gain more influence in organizing their presidential campaign. >> france is on high alert following the arrest of a man suspected of blotting an attack. the 24-year-old suspect was arrested in pair on wednesday after accidentally shooting himself in the leg. he stumbled upon his plans while searching his car. from paris simon mcgregorwood has the story. >> according to france's politician the country is facing an unprecedented risk of attack. on thursday, the prime minister use add radio interview to say that five plots have been thwarted since the charlie hebdo attacks back in january. >> the threat has never been greater. we have never faced this kind of terrorism in our history. >> the five included an alleged plot he was detained after he accidentally shot himself on sunday. and is also suspected of killing a young woman found

dead in her car. police uncovered a cash of assault weapons. who they say was giving him orders this church in the suburb was the likely target. >> almost on thursday, france's interior minister, announced increases security for placing of worship. >> the deployment of these forces close to places of worship is precisely to guarantee that whoever attacks these places will be confronted with officer whose can take immediate action. >> these latest claims will do lit toll reduce the tension on the streets, nor will the presence of armed police and soldiers which if you believe the french politician are set to be a feature of french life, for a long time to come. simon mcgregorwood, al jazeera, paris. >> now report into human

rights shows political opposition is being actively amnesty international says opposition politicians have been jailed and peaceful antigovernment protestors have been attacked. the group is urging india to lead diplomatic engainment. >> one of chili's most dangerous volcanos has erupted for a second time in a day after being dormant for more than 40 years. some 5,000 people have been evacuated. and concern is growing as ash spreads across the region. a vast plume of ash and smoke can be seen for miles. as the volcano roars to life, dwarfing nearby towns. the first of two eruptions began overnight super charged particles creating power storms the president has issued a red alert closing

localle sos and airports and orders anyone nearby to leave quickly. >> we have decided to enracket a healthen waying around a 20-kilometer perimeter. this is a decision that will continue to develop. the difference situations. >> in the turn close to the volcano, up to half a meter of ash covers the entire area. >> when the rocks began to form we evacuated the area. we took a few things with us, but we now have to come back and collect other things. >> winds have also driven the cloud into neighbors argentina, residents here woke up to a blanket of volcano roars capic ash cover thing streets. it is the first time that the value cape know has erupted in 43 years. this video capturing the full scale. it is considers one of the most dangerous of the 90 active volcanos. and while there's been no

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