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>> the new home for original documentaries al jazeera america presents only on al jazeera america >> panic in kathmandu. a powerful aftershock hits the nepalese capital a day after the earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people hello, welcome to al jazeera, live from doha, i'm martine dennis. more on nepal including 17 have been killed on mount everest by an avalanche caused by the quake. 100 climbers are packed on the mountain the war in yemen - fierce
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fighting in aden between the president's forces and rebels. plus... >> i look so old john boehner has invited menyo to speak at my funeral the u.s. comedian-in-chief cracks jokes for the u.s. press corp. first a magnitude 6.7 aftershock hit nepal's capital kathmandu, according to the u.s. geological survey. more than 2,500 have been killed after saturday's earthquake. >> these were the scenes of aftershocks in the capital kathmandu. there has been a series of them in saturday's earthquake. the first rescue claim carrying climbers hit by an avalanche has risen.
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rescue efforts are on in the quake-hit areas, to find people trapped under the rubble. the death toll is expected to rise. when relief teams reach more remote areas of the mountainous country. >> let's go live to kathmandu and get the latest from our correspondent. 24 hours on how does the crisis in kathmandu appear today? >> i am right now an one of the places where thousands have been staying overnight. they all seem quite shocked and they are all very upset. most of them around us there's no water. and a day after the quake, they
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were angry and upset. most people have had to spend the night out in the open for fear of crumbling buildings and aftershocks. >> after shocks have been horrible. definitely it's been built, realising how unstable it is. seems like we are walking on a liquid ground at times. so it's a strange kind of feeling. there's too many aftershocks. slightly nauseous. >> for any rescue effort, power is absolutely essential. what is the electricity supply like in kathmandu.
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there is no electricity supply now. last night it was complete darkness. where i am, people have been buying packets of instant noodles for two times the amount and water four times the amount. it's not just electricity, it's water and food. >> all right. thank you very much. giving us the latest on that terrible situation in the nepalese capital. >> now we can speak to jay from the alpine rescue service, joining us on the line from kathmandu. we understand that there are at least 100 climbers missing up in the mountains.
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>> yes, it's a sad fact that a lot of people are missing in the mountains. a lot of - there has been a massive avalanche yesterday, which is the reason why most were embarking on the journey, the trekking journey. some have fallen and some people were up to camp one, which is safe. camp two where trekkers are safe. climbers which are safe. there are some trekkers who are stranded in the space camp area and the numbers - we don't have the best numbers yet, but the numbers are increasing every time we gate on update. >> this is the start isn't it, of the peak season for trekking and mountaineering. >> it's quite a... >> all right, i'm afraid we have
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lost the line there to jay from the alpine rescue service. we'll try to get him back. you understand what the difficulties are with communications and nepal today. we can turn our attention to the situation in india, because, of course, india affected by this massive earthquake. we are joined from new delhi, the indian capital. after aftershocks felt as far away as india. >> yes, we have felt them here for a few seconds, a fair amount of shaking causing anxiety across the northern belt. there has been an update as a result of that aftershock and that is that the indian defence ministry said it is suspending relief effort for the next few hours after that aftershock.
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as a result of that, you hear commercial flights are departed new delhi. because the airport is closed the lights have turned around and they are coming back to new delhi or redirected across the country. in terms of the district or nepal, and particularly relief and those in charge of the operations trying to get in and help nepal, those operations are at a standstill as a result of what we have had ongoing in nepal in the last few days. >> it's bad, because india has taken a leading role in the humanitarian response to this disaster. >> absolutely that's an important point to make given the tonnes of india. it started yesterday in the ours after the earthquake. what we should say, and it's something we should watch
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closely, is what this means in terms of mobilization on the ground, on the india, nepal border an hope border one manned by india the home ministery saying it would set up relief operations along the border to provide assistance for those looking to come to nepal into india, looking for a safe place to be and keeping in mind that this may prove to be a strategic point of humanitarian health given what we are seeing in terms of air space. >> thank you very much. giving youus the latest on the nepal earthquake from the indian capital new delhi now to yemen, and air strikes resumed with the latest round targetting a military site and an area near the presidential palace. this is the first air raid on
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the capital since the saudi-led coalition announced it was scaling back the campaign against the houthis. in aden fighting continues, as victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: fighters loyal to president in exile abd-rabbu mansour hadi come under fire north-west of aden a fighter is injured on the ground. they are trying to rescue him without being shot. houthi rebels have been trying to push their way into the area. these fighters loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi are trying to prevent the city falling under control. street to street battles continue in the center of the city, tanks and heavy shelling forcing the houthis to retreat tore surrender. further north in taiz,
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pro-government forces take control of an area south of the city. tees taiz is seen as the gayed bay to southern yemen and both sids are fighting hard to control it. the humanitarian situation is worse things. there's a lack of fuel and essentials like food and water. after a month of bombing most in yemen want the war to end. in the city to the north people describe an end to the coup, calling for the implementation of the united nations peace plan. >> despite saudi arabia indicating the aerial bombing is over. air strikes continue in aden, tiaz and sanaa. in a village, people are too frightened to stay. >> translation: there used to be 54 houses with 75 households living in them.
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after the air strikes, no one lives here. saudi arabia and its partners repeatedly said they will not stop the attacks until president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is reinstated. a demand the houthis so far rejected. for the people in yemen, the fighting and misery continues. we have been speaking to the editor-in-chief of the yemen post, and he says the nature of the saudi-led air strikes is changing. >> the air strikes continued more than last week before the ceasefire was announced. they were military imposed and infrastructure, and the houthi power base and the military were targeted. now it's different. any houthi movement on the ground. military movement. the hideout - these are the targets. that's why over the last week
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they've been high. 480 houthis were killed by air strikes. because of the different targets. the targets, houthis and military people. >> more to come here in al jazeera, including... >> i'm in kazakhstan for a presidential election. will it be democracy or theatre. >> and small businesses in malaysia hope to get a boost. the south-east asian leaders discuss the region's future. future.
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hello again. let's look at the top stories here at al jazeera. a magnitude 6.7 aftershock hit nepal's capital kathmandu. more than 2,000 people have been killed after saturday's earthquake. there were reports of tremors felt a short while ago, as far away as the indian capital new delhi the first rescue plane carrying climbers hit by an avalanche in mount everest arrived. 17 climbers were killed and dozens killed. close to 100 climbers are stuck at camps one and two the saudi-led coalition air strikes have targeted houthi rebels and their allies in yemen. at least one was killed as fighters loyal to the exiled president abd-rabbu mansour hadi fought rebels in the southern
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distribute of darsad well the war has forced thousands to leave their homes and try to escape. the u.n. rechons more than 170,000 yemenis have been displaced. we met some of those that have fled the border into saudi arabia. >> reporter: behind this fence is yemen and war. to cross means a new hope for these people. a month since coalition air strikes on houthi rebels started, civilians continued to leave. those are some of the most vulnerable among them. old men, children parents and the disabled. >> translation: people like me are especially targeted by the houthis. if they see a bearded man insult him or kill him and force him to shave his beard.
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i have seven daughters to raise. i fled to saudi arabia. >> most are yemenis but they are some other nationalities, the story some tell us are tragic. this is a syrian that escaped the war with her husband and husband. her live is one of desperation. >> my uncle, grandfather, grandmother, mother's uncle died in the war in syria. then the house was destroyed. my parents fled to egypt. i escaped to syria. >> the family was living in sanaa rite from the mountain where war planes bombed a depot. dozens died when weapons exploded. >> ella and her husband was
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injured when the bomb destroyed part of her home. they managed to escape. all she wants is to be allowed to join her parents in egypt. she was denied a visa. >> reporter: saudi arabia gave her a temporary visa until she can be sent to another country. for now she'll be better off because of strict immigration rules now, the people of khazakhstan are voting in an
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election. the president is expected to win and extend the 26 year rule. the poll was due to be held next year but critics say recent developments forced him to call an early vote. let's hear more from our correspondent in the capital. >> i'm in a central location in the heart of the capital at as tarna at a polling station where people have been coming in and out. many government employees feeling it's their duty to come out and vote. and probably feeling pressure from employers to come in and post their ballots. it's part of a party atmosphere. music, children, gifts being given - like irons and kitchen you tense ills.
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most -- uten sills. most consider this election a foregone conclusion. the person in power has been in power for quarter of a century. the candidates. there's two objections. if they were carrise mattic and have funding and were opposed to the policies or offered alternatives which they don't. if there was a free media in kazakhstan where people could criticize the government. which there isn't. mr nazarba yrk e have would win. he's done a reasonable job in allowing the oil wealth to trickle down and reach a chunk of the population. a lot of people think he at least is the best man nor the job. >> leaders of the south-east
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asian countries, asian are meeting to promote business ideas through the bloc. we see one in action in kuala lumpur. >> reporter: it's made in asia and all you need is a taxi. my taxi has taken malaysia and other countries by storm. legally regulated, safe and secure allows the customers to order a cab without mag lipping. it's the idea of two harvard graduates. >> there was one problem - safety affordability and fast means of transport agency. that was a problem for all six. when we created a solution it took off. >> more taxi drivers cross the
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the region. seven bookings are made every second, and 75,000 drivers registered in asian countries. -- a.s.e.a.n. countries, this veteran taxi driver joined. >> most are happy with the game. they only have to call my taxi. >> reporter: and they feel safe with you? >> yes of course. >> reporter: customers feel the same way. >> it's a good platform for people to find a taxi in a safer manner. >> reporter: a.s.e.a.n. recognises that small businesses need help. >> it underlines the general points that people make being a huge market. growing market. a young population.
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you can tick each of those points against what my taxi is doing and has done and will do. >> the story of the small business enterprise is a prime example of what can be achieved in the asia pacific market. als a product that has potential beyond the region. police have fired tear gas to despers a group of protesters angry about the president seeking a third term. the opposition says the subdivision violates the terms of the constitution. a 10-year-old agreement says the president can serve only two terms. >> amnesty international says europe's decision last year to scale back for migrants in the mediterranean proved fateful. the comments came as up to 800
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drowned off the coast of libya. >> on saturday. 334 more migrants were brought to the port. thousands were taken to the streets to demand the resignation. the country's biggest political crisis in years follows a sting that led to the tax authority. >> thousands of guatemala's descent on the capital. organizers call for a peaceful demonstration on saturday free of alcohol, weapons and banners. people here don't want anything to taint their message. >> there's enough of this corruption you need to leave
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offices, go to the prison go. >> effigies of the vice president show anger and frustration. >> a multi-million corruption scandal led to this. the biggest demonstration in guatemala in years, and now the country finds itself in the middle of a political crisis. >> on april 16th police arrested the head of the tax authority for tax fraud. investigators issued an arrest warrant for the vice president, while he and the vice president were on a trip to south korea. the vice president has been linked to several high profile scandals. after her return she held a press conference to deny wrongdoing. >> i called my private secretary and asked if he knew what he was doing. i told him he was fired, and
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returned to guatemala, to make himself available to the court. >> the damage to the ruling party has been done. days after the rest the party presidential candidate announced he was withdrawing from the recess. now, with just five months before presidential elections, guatemalans are starting to feel their power. future presidents feel more scrutinized by a public that is engaged. >> this is a positive thing. we hope this is the beginning of a change. not all the news this week is bad. days ago an independent group that helps with the investigation has been extended for two years. a turning point for a country eager for change now, excerpts say chile's
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calbuco volcano is not likely to erupt again. close up looking at the voel cano, seeing how it's affecting the people that live nearby. >> a magnificent close-up view of a volcano in eruption. chile's geological service invited al jazeera to overfly the calbuco volcano, which is spewing tonnes of ash from the volcano. as you see, it's not smoke, but semipulverized rock and gas. the can smell the sulphur. >> this is why they call them so black a column causing havoc as it heads to argentina, and uruguay. down below the rivers are
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boiling from the hot rock and ash. the same ash that covered the town beyond recognise negotiation. it's here that we find a family overseeing the damage. the town of 4,000 was evacuated. they come to see what is left of their home. >> translation: we are afraid of looters taking their homes. >> reporter: while the ash is not contaminateing it can promote skin rushes. in the last month alone there has been floods and deadly mudslides. there has been unprecedented drought and volcano eruptions from not one, but two volcanos. many say the only thing missing
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are the luck unfortunates. people are determined to stay. >> i was born here i'll stale until i die, with or without the volcano. a volcano that shows no time of relenting, or allowing thousands of families to return home vitaly klitschko retained his world heavyweight boxing title with a points victory over his american challenger brian chen chen. it was vitaly klitschko's highest win the washington d.c. press core held an annual white house correspondents dinner. it's a large event in the calendar and an occasion for the big wigs to make fun of each other. they use the sfeech to make fun of opponents. the comedian-in-chief took aim.
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i look so old john boehner invited men ya to speak at my funeral. for more get a lot more detail. go to the al jazeera website. website. but the most rare and precious of animals are increasingly falling prey to poachers. the u-n now classifies the trafficking of exotic wildlife... as second only in scale to the illegal drug trade... so vast and lucrative is this black market underworld.... that authorities say its driving more species than ever into extinction.

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