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russian cyber spies intercept the personal e-mails of the u.s. president. and the days of division are numbered. the new president of northern cyprus says he will work towards a united island states. ♪ ♪ more than 3200 people are now confirmed to have died in the devastating nepal earthquake. 5,000 others have been injured. rescue teams are still trying to dig out people who are trapped in the rubble. the earthquake on saturday morning was a 7.8 magnitude. it was also very shallow which has the effect of amplifying its intensity. the extent of destruction outside of the capital kathmandu is now starting to become apparent. entire villages in remote parts have been destroyed with only a handful of buildings left standing. and a number of powerful aftershocks have been felt across the region, one measured

6.7. it's left people in a state of fear and shock in and around kathmandu. while the rescue effort continues across the country some much-needed aid has now start today a right. india and pakistan sent military cargo planes with medical surprise and a mobile hospital. the british and canadian governments have announced more than $12 million in funding relief. crossing over to harry comar the regional coordinator for south asia at gio has arz international and joining us live now from new demi. what you do is study earthquake through risk assessment. what have your risk assessment for nepal before this devastating earthquake. >> we had worked in kathmandu for several years in 1997 when we sort of had a prediction, not we are saying that we predict

third degree earth way. but worked out what would happen in an earthquake struck kathmandu. this was done in 1997. things have changed. things have only gotten worse because the risks have been added. lots of new buildings came up. nepal brought out a revision to its national building code in 2003. and since then, the buildings which have followed the codes have remained standing. they have not collapses. but nepal had such a lot of buildings which were vulnerable, built before. and this earthquake seems to have brought most of them down. >> what should nepal have done differently? and are you surprised by the scale of the devastation from this earthquake? >> no. not at all. because the existing building

stock was vulnerable. was known to everyone. known to the government the nepal. but the problem was so huge that no one knew where to start. the building stock existing, vulnerable building stock was so large that they did not know where to start the retrofit process. they had initiated with support from external agencies, retrofitting project for hospitals. even that, you know, needed a lot of assistance from outside agencies just to complete the assessment. [speaking at the same time] >> nepal on outside help? >> outside help is mostly needed, i mean, financial help, and technical support. see, nepal has good engineers but the development in earthquake engineering are so

rapid that they do need external agencies to come in to help them retrofitting of major lifeline buildings. and that is something that i hope will start now. this earthquake is to be seen, of course, the tragedy is huge. but it should be seen as an opportunity that we, you know, wipe the slate clean and start one building -- with existing buildings and to make sure that whichever building has survived needs to be retrofitted. this is a very, very defining moment for nepal public safety. >> okay, harry kumar, thank you very much for joining us from new delhi. let's cross over to nepal itself now on the ground there is joining us from central kathmandu to tell us what's going on exactly behind you and

ask you about some of the aids thataids -- aid we are hearing now is getting for nepal. where exactly is it going and who needs it the most? >> reporter: indeed, door lean, what you do see behind me is one of the many pam asses and temples, one of the focal points for any of the visitors coming to at can knew. iyou can hear the sirens of one of the emergency vehicles coming by us now. they have been coming through periodically through the square, a because as we say there is ongoing rescue operation rescue operation, we have lots of foreign rescue and recovery personnel here sifting through the rubble to see if there is anybody still alive. this is still a rescue operation for the moment. it will be for the first 72 hours. so what you have here is not only just the residents coming

to see those rescue operations and all being core donned off by the security services but also residents of kathmandu who themselves have been made homeless or decided not to stay in their homes for fear of another earthquake and set up temporary home in the streets and roads. people have come to see what's going on, but no structure in the city -- the city has come to a complete standstill. the devastation we are talking about is very much of a historical the old brick booed en buildings form part of the tourist infrastructure here. if you go around the wider part of kathmandu the concrete structures are still standing. >> sohail and we are hearing the death toll now is at at least 3,200 people. this will most likely rise as the relief efforts continue. not only in kathmandu but outside as well. >> reporter: yes you did mention that, expect that figure

and some government figures have already suggested the figure will top 4,000 by the end of the day. but they are not confirm that go yet. and most of those have come from the valley, of course this is a global valley it dips quite deep and that's where most of the fatalities have occurred so far. we are expecting that number to rise dramatically. the villages have been una able to report their deaths deaths and injured. the aid is stepping up. india and pakistan who country who his have lots of experience in this sort of catastrophe but when i received early in the morning here i saw military aircraft from china and also from japan as well as sri lanka. so regional efforts, very much focused in on trying to get in to kathmandu airport. it is a very small airport and therefore they are letting the priority military aircraft with west rescue personnel but also trying to get civilian n.g.o.s

in, i was talk to a senior dutch diplomat who is combined of the european union effort. he is organizing and trying to sort out a large contingent of dutch rescue and recovery personnel. which includes rescue dogs, sniffer dogs will be sen sent around the region the dutch sending 100 that's parts of what the european is septembering in her ramping up their efforts as they can get access. but we had four large aftershocks overnight and in to this morning as well. tremors that make people nervous, tremors that make the international airport the only real viable focus and location for people to come in and out of the country con come to a stop when there is an earthquake. >> oh, sohail, thank you for that report. well a new video has now emerged of the moment at which an avalanche triggered by the earthquake swept down mount

everett and flattened part of the base camp. at least 17 climbers remember killed. victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: everett base camp on saturday morning and the first sign that something is wrong. >> the ground is shaking. >> reporter: at first the climbers sound relaxed but that turns to panic as they realize that a wall of snow, rock and ice is heading straight for them them. >> go, go. go! [ beep ] [ beep ] [ beep ] [ heavy breathing ] >> come under my jacket. come under nigh jacket. are you okay? >> yeah. >> are you all right? >> yeah. yeah. >> reporter: dazed and confused the climbers emerge from the snow and begin to look for other climbers amongst the flattened

tents. >> maybe in the kitchen tent. >> yeah, maybe. >> stay together. stay together. >> reporter: survivors described how the avalanche scent swept down the mountain through the treacherous ice fall forcing people to run for their lives. around 1,000 climbers were on the mountain at the time of the avalanche. the dead and the injured have so far been discovered at base camp. but further up the mountain climbers are trapped at camp one and camp two with rescue workers unable to get through. >> we have another avalanche. >> reporter: powerful aftershocks have triggered other avalanches making the rescue effort difficult. helicopters have reached the most seriously injured and taken them to kathmandu but concern is growing for those trapped on the mountain with a limited supply of food, fuel, and water. despite the terror they must have felt. these climbers survived the deadliest disaster in mount everest history. it's still unclear how many other climbers did not. victoria gatenby, al jazerra.

yemen's foreign minister has rejected a call for peace talks from the former president saleh. speaking at a news conference in london he says there will be no dialogue with houthi rebels unless they withdraw all their fighters. >> there is a lot of misunderstanding and misinterpretation for what is going in yemen. this was unfortunate war is something which hand like mapped tory and forced because it is houthi have give no choice. give the yemeni people no choice and no option. meanwhile, suozzi-led air strikes in yemen have hit the presidential compound in the capital sanaa. and houthi rebels are continuing their battles against the forces loyal to the exiled president happenedhadi.

we have the latest. >> reporter: this is the center of yemen. it's an oil-rich province east of the capital sanaa which the houthis took over last year. both sides want to control of here. >> translator: we are on the entrance to the city. what about the houthis and their allies is not true, this city will always send them way. >> reporter: fighting has been raging here for days, control of the strategic province would help the houthis access the main strong hold in in sanaa which is in the north close to the saudi border. outside the exiled government strong hold in aden, fierce battles continues between president happened i loyal assists and houthi fighters loyal to deposed president saleh. rebel forces are trying to capture these districts. coalition warships always pounded an area do near for the

port for the first time. five air strikes hit military sides and an area near the presidential palace in the yemeni capital of is a nah in on dawn on sunday. 30 houthi fighters were a killed when their truck was attacked. it seems the battle is an endless one. al jazerra. and iran has warned saudi arabia after an aid drop was denied access to yemen. iran's foreign ministry says saudi fighter jets prevented cargo planes from entering yemeni air space last week. teheran says it will respond to the incidents. activists have accused the syrian government of dropping chlorine gas in a series of attacks in idlib. the use of chlorine as a weapon is banned. earlier this month the u.n. security council stroud take action against those responsible for chlorine attacks in syria. syrian air strikes have killed dozen of people across the idlib

province. the attacks targeted the town which opposition fighters took over on saturday. after days the battles the rebels entered that town for the first time since the start of the conflict more than four years ago. and an armed rebel group says it is now in control of four villages in the countryside that's to the south of idlib. the israeli military says it launched an aircraft strike on its defecator border with syria after spotting fighters carrying a bomb in the israeli occupied golan heights. four people are believed to have been killed. israel says the armed fighters intended to target its troops. you are with al jazerra. and coming up, the u.s. city of baltimore mourns the death of the after ran american who died in police custody. and what next for the african my brandt seeking a better life in europe?

hello again, the top stories on al jazerra. more than 3200 people are now confirmed dead in the devastating nepal earthquake. 5,000 others have been injured and entire villages have been did he steroid. destroyed. yemen's minister are rejecting talks with the houthis saying the houthis must withdraw. the fighting continues against forces light to mansur hadi making gains in the south. activist have his accused the syrian government of dropping chlorine gas if a series of attacks in idlib. earlier this month the u.n.

security council vowed to take action against those responsible for chlorine attacks in syria. australia has again urged indonesia to retrieve two of its citizens on death row for drug smuggling. indonesia has announced the two will be executed imminently. australia's foreign minister urged indonesia's president to reconsider their pleas for clemency. >> i am profoundly dismayed that the indonesian authorities have given them 72 hours notice of their executions. i have spoken overnight with my counterpart foreign minister, i have again reit's reiterated our concerns and i can say that the indonesian government is in no doubt about our opposition to the death penalty. and our request that the president reconsider their claims for clemency and that he

review their application for mercy. some of u.s. president barack obama's personal e-mails have allegedly been hacked by cyber intruders from rush arm the white house says no classified information has been compromised but sensitive e-mails with ambassadors as well as other diplomats may have been. rob reynolds as more. >> reporter: in october russian hackers penetrated white house cyber defenses scoops up e-mail exchange between president obama and other senior government officials. the white house would not comment on the report published sunday by the new york times if accurate it would represent one of the most significant known electronic intrusions in to top levels of the u.s. government. unnamed officials sitessed by sites by the times says no class nigh information was collected by the hackers and the deepest most secure serbers carrying classified mess questions

including data from obama's blackberry were not preached all signs points to russian hackers and presumed to be linked to or working for the government of president vladimir putin. last week u.s. defense secretary ashton carter revealed russian hackers penetrated the pentagon's unclassified systems. >> we analyzed their network activity associated with russia, and then quickly kicked them off the network. in a way that minimized their chances of returning. this episode illustrates a step in the right direction. >> reporter: the u.s. itself has energetically spied on other world leaders electronic communications cliqued information from former national security agency contractor edward snowden shows the agency tapped german chancellor angela merkel's cell phone and monitored brazilian president dilma rousseff's e-mails. the hacks come at a time of extreme tension between the white house and the kremlin.

an unnamed u.s. official told the times the russian angle to this is particularly worrisome. rob reynolds, al jazerra. people in the u.s. city of baltimore have attended a wake for a man who died in police custody. freddie gray's spine was severed while he was under arrest. protest calling for afternoon end to police violence against black americans. >> reporter: outside the vaughn green funeral home in baltimore small groups of local residents gathered to show their solidarity and express their sympathy with the family of freddie gray. loyola university is up the streets and a few students felt it important to show that freddy freddie gray's death had an impact on the entire community. >> really increasing the conversation and making sure we just aren't talking about what's going on in this city and country, we have to stop ignoring the issues. >> reporter: on saturday too as

thousands gathered for march and demonstrate on the streets of baltimore there was a sense of solidarity crossing case and social class, it was a day of peaceful protests with small pockets of nonviolent civil disobedience and yet this is the i think that the media has seized upon a few cars and windows were broken but there was no mass rioting baltimore was never a flame everybody the baltimore police chief was clear the few minutes of vandalism relayed around the world were utterly unrepresentatively. >> baltimore residents were telling people in the crowd to calm down and to relax. and i was very proud of them for doing that. residents put themselves in between police officers and agitated crowd and asked for calm and peace. >> reporter: but that hasn't stopped those who feel the police have no case to answer from seizing on a few as a isolated incidents to make their case. >> it's a threat to civilization itself. >> reporter: it's a frustrating narrative for residents of the city whose only aim is to make things better. >> the march yesterday for hours and hours was completely

peaceful. and we are here today to just show some solidarity with the family and show that there are people in the communities and this city that are working together to make things better. >> reporter: freddie gray will be buried on monday morning but as in other cities around the u.s., there is a sense of determination in baltimore that problems widely known but rarely publically discussed will not be allowed to recede in to the background again. al jazerra baltimore. migrants continue to risk their lives in a desperate attempt to cross the mediterranean sea. so far this year, more than 1700 people are believed to have died trying to reach europe. for those who managed to make it a shore there is another challenge trying start a new life without any possessions. barnaby phillips reports now from the sicilian port city of catania. >> reporter: the tentative first steps in europe after cramped and painful days at sea. hundreds of african migrants

disembark from an italian navy ship. all is efficient on the dock side. men, women divided. first aid for those who need it. and clothing for the cold. but first impressions are deceptive. within days, most of these new arrivals will be effectively left to fend for themselves. the reception centers are full, the government and aid organizations overwhelmed by here is numbers. the migrants who come to sicily rely on support networks from friends and family. from people who might come from their hometown orville i think. and it's those who don't have those contacts who can find themselves in a very vulnerable situation very quickly. like this 18-year-old from guinea. he came came by boat for weeks ago, he has no friends no money, no phone and no idea as to what he will do next. he is sleeping in the mosque. he asked for his face to be

hidden. >> my dream is to stay in this country, study learn the italian language, go to school, peek speak with the italians, have the right documents sends money them to my parents. >> reporter: the imam says some nights 10 migrants turn up, some nights it's 200 that need shelter. >> translator: the problem is enormous italy has already done its par it's not capable solving this problem it's a own this needs to be solve solve odd a european level if not a world level this is everyone's problem. >> reporter: as long as there is poverty, war and oppression on europe's doorstep they weary boat loads will keep coming. barney bill ups, al jazerra sicily? anti-terror police in malaysia have confirmed the 12 men arrested on sunday do have links to isil, police said they seized explosive and foiled a major

terror plot. we were arrested in kuala lumpur in an operation led by the police's intelligence unit special branch. in kazakhstan the president has won nearly 98% of the vote in the country's presidential elections. the result was expected as his two challengers were widely seen as pro government. he has been credited for keeping kazakhstan's economy stable. but criticized for suppressing freedom of speech. turkish cypriats have elected a new leader. moderate leftist won over 60% of sunday's vote. the u.n. says that talks between greek separates cyprian ats and turkish cypriats should resume. >> reporter: it's being called a knew beginning of the the people voted for change, unity and peace. independent defeated the

incumbent. and is now the new president of northern cyprus. >> translator: when the time for change has come, no force can change it. this is not my success but the success of all of our people. >> reporter: when voters cast their ballots, they had two choices, those who supported him said he represented change. he is a man who says he wants a reunified federal cyprus to end this enclave's international isolation. his criticism of what some call turkey's domination of northern cyprus was seen as a break from the past. >> translator: i voted for a united federal cyprus and i believe that's only possible with him. and not the other candidate. >> translator: the majority of the people came to vote for change and interchange and for the negotiations to start moving. >> reporter: the rival is not against talks.

he too has said he was committed to a solution, his camp has been seen to have a less compromising attitude and in favor of a two-state solution. turkish migrants are a sizable community. they threw their weight behind him because a lot are afraid of change. >> translator: of course we are a scared of him. he will change the status quo. he doesn't everybody have the turkish flag in his offices. and if cyprus is united we will be left out. >> reporter: this is a divided society in a divided country. not everyone in northern cyprus is celebrating this victory. but the supporters are. for people here, reunification is a solution to the cyprus problem. they say their lives will get better. the economy will improve and the eye layings will end and they are ready to make comprises to achieve that. the election was a referendum for one way in which the cyprus problem could be solved.

u.n. brokered peace negotiations are to resume soon and that is when the president has to prove that he can bring about the change he promised. zeina khodr, al jazerra northern cyprus. much more on that story as well as the day's top stories on aljazerra.com. on the weekend edition of "america tonight", vegas, baby. the power behind who comes and who goes on the strip. >> they have a control over that just because they have so many connections over the period of time that they have been here. families have been in charge of some of these different companies for years and years, generations, three generations in some cases. >> "america tonight"s michael oku takes a ride a