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police in the u.s. city of baltimore enforce a nightly curfew after six police officers are charged over the death of a brak man black man injured in custody. >> hello i'm fauziah ibrahim you're watching al jazeera live from doha. asking for more help in yemen. hospitals struggle to cope and.
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>> i'm charlie angela in sicily. boats like these are taking on the rescue efforts of migrants. >> eem in the u.s. city of baltimore have been celebrating the decision to charge six police officers for the death of freddy gray, a little over two hours ago police in riot gear enforced the curfew. john hendren was there. >> the protests have been transformed. largely a day of celebration after days that included violence and rioting and many arrests by police, it has been relatively peaceful. it's after curfew now. police arrested a number of people for violating that curfew but those protests were largely peaceful a celebration in part
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because six officers were charged, one of them charged with second degree murder. the mayor of baltimore told police that there was no play in the department for officers who were going to carry out racist acts or violence against citizens. so people here have been happy that he have been celebrating the fact that that happened. but it grew complicated when the mug shots of three of those officers came out. three of the six officers are african american. that includes caesar goodson the one that was allegedly driving the van in which freddy gray was injured and later died as a result of those injuries. so people in the streets here, however, are saying that it doesn't matter whether the officer is black or white. this is about police corruption. it's not about black and white they say. it's about blue, that is the colors the officers are wearing. >> earlier on friday maryland state attorney says the death of freddy gray will be treat as a
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homicide. the announcement was welcomed by gray's family, but the police union says it's a rush to judgment. john ackerman has more. >> a day after the autopsy found out what killed him the baltimore prosecutor presented the charges against the officers. >> shackled by his feet and unrestrained inside the bpd wagon. >> including those who first arrested gray for carrying a knife which the prosecutor says was not illegal map slaughter assault and false imprisonment. officer caesar goodson is charged with second degree murder, in the way he handled gray and his refusal to help
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gray in his calls for help. >> accused the state's attorney of a conflict of interest and demanded the case be turned over to a special prosecutor. >> i have never seen such a hurried rush, to apply charges that are separate and apart from the application of law and the facts of this case as we know them. >> president barack obama said the federal government would help see that justice is served. >> those officers are also entitled to due process and rule of law. and so is i want to make sure that our legal system runs the way it should. >> in gray's gray's neighborhood, residents welcomed the indictments, a move some hope will indicate in the system of
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justice. >> for those who want to conduct racism or misconduct, let me be clear there is no place in the baltimore police department for you. >> the citywide overnight occur few and state of emergency remain in force for at least the next few days. tom ackerman, al jazeera baltimore. >> it's been a week since the magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit nepal. the death toll continues to rise. at least 6,621 people are confirmed dead and over 7,000 are injured. every family who lost someone in the earthquake will receive $1,000 in compensation and those who can leave their city are
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rming occupyingoccupying a sprawling tent city. people living in remote villages still cut off from help, the u.n.'s huxu.n.'s humanitarian chief valerie amos, is worried. >> some of those villages are virtually flat end. but it is very very hard to see how we're going to get to them. it's not been possible to land helicopters, because of the landslides in some areas. but because in some other areas there simply is incorporate to land thenowhere to landthe helicopter. the village is on a ridge and there's absolutely nowhere. >> fez jamil in kathmandu.
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fez, much of the devastation is coming from kathmandu but what about other remote areas what have you heard? >> well, as the u.n. humanitarian chief was saying it's hard to know. because a lot of times we still don't have access to these places. the helicopters, there is a shortage of helicopters to begin with. and the ones that are able to go out, the train is terrain is not able to land because of it. very inconsistent and very minimal at this point and this is one week after the quake struck. so the worries and concerns are still mount going the health and quality of life for these people in these remote areas. >> now fez some of the survivors are starting to return to their home. what about the rest, though, the ones whose homes have been destroyed? what hope do they have? >> well, they're still in the same situation they were a week
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ago. they're sleeping outside in tents and blankets. and the government is actually -- made an appeal for those two things, tents and blankets one week onward. they say they only have less than 30,000 tents and they need 400,000 for all the people that have been affected. there's also been an appeal for medicine. especially for water borne diseases and for water purification. but the government is asking people not to donate money. what they need is goods. because if they donate money there's nowhere in nepal to buy them. the necessities one week on are still very vital here. >> thank you fez jamil giving us the latest from kathmandu. al jazeera will air a special program, nepal in ruins just in under two hours. the live special will knock a mark
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a week on since the devastating earthquake. 230 women and children held captive by boko haram northeast of nigeria last week the army rescued nearly 300 women and children in the region. in yemen people have been killed in the southern city of aden. neave barker has more. >> as fighting escalates in the port city of aden there are few if any safe zones left. this hospital one of a handful still open, struggling to cope. while resistance committees are loyal to the government, while more injured arrived news of a
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doctor killed during a sniper fire. >> translator: the situation in our hospital is really miserable. we're under huge pressure. our staff is also under pressure. we are no longer able to deal with this. >> one years old he was with his grandfather when a bullet pierced his head. surgeons were able to remove it. but violence is part of his life. >> what should we do now after they destroyed our home? >> war has led to the destruction of nine family homes. a saudi arabian led coalition has reduced them to rubble. >> we layered the explosion. my aunt and i were rescued from under the rubble. we found body parts of my uncle in another street.
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this is our neighbors' home. women and children all died. >> targeted houthis and fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh, but this poor neighborhood was also hit. there's no heavy lifting equipment so people use their bare hands to look for the dead and injured. pro-government forces are backed by the saudi led campaign to restore yemen's president in exile, abd rabbu mansour hadi, in power. ordinary people continue to suffer. saudi arabia and its partners have said the air strikes will continue until the houthis' military capabilities are diminished. neave barker, al jazeera. >> still ahead a shakeup at the saudi arabian oil company
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>> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day. breaking it down. getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find... the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. let's look take a quick look at the top stories. residents of baltimore have been celebrating over the decision to charge six officers over the death of freddy gray. it's been a wake since the devastating earthquake hit nepal, the number of dead has risen to 6621.
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the u.n. humanitarian chief worries that she won't be able to reach the areas most in need of aid. in yemen rebels are fighting for control of the main airport. fuel shortages could stop all relief efforts in yemen within days. at least seven people have been killed in the western max kahn state of jalisco. the deaths come after the government launched a military operation against mexican cartels. adam rainey has the story. >> three soldiers were killed after a helicopter had to make an emergency landing. around the state of jalisco
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around guadalajara and other cities buses and trucks, the governor of the state did not mention the cartel by name but this seems to be clashes between the government and the new generation cartel, which has gained much, much more vengt in thestrengthin the state of jalisco. as in the neighboring state of michoacan, the cartel seems to be disbanded there. major battle ground as the government tries to take down these criminal organizations. but if anything these attacks show on friday that the new generation cartel has become a major player in mexico and there is no sign of the cartel going down in that state. and neighboring states of calima
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and osso, showing these clashes aren't taking place just in ha ilcoe but spreading out into neighboring areas. in the northwest syria coming after week of gains itakya syria's main port. leading oil exporter, saudi aramco will be run by the newly promoted crown prince. a reshuffling was announced a couple of months ago. mohamed vall reports. >> for the first time ever, saudi arabia's company aramco will function under new leadership.
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ten member supreme council for the state run oil company saudi aramco. >> the objective is to be more transparent and also to eventually do it properly so there is oversight. as to how aramco does its business we have not done such an exercise for a very long time. >> saudi arabia and aramco is very much, first doferred in 1938 and seven years later aramco was founded as a joint american-saudi company. and over the last 60 years the company kept the arabian country top. largest problem of cruet oil reserves estimated at moreover 260 billion barrels and it has the world's largest daily
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production. a actually deposittal company the first decade of this century as oil prices continued to rise. saudi authorities reportedly said the move doesn't mean a change in the country's current policy aramco has been pressured sometimes to follow saudi foreign policy. saudi arabia has used aramco as a political tool. in 1973, king gaisal threatened to cut exports to the u.s. >> i think it's serving the objective of orienting saudi aramco within the wider reform cycle of saudi deposit. and what is important is, that as the authority that oversees the member that oversees that
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will be led by the deputy crown prince prince mohamed ben salman. >> the need for the new king to concentrate more power in the hands of those he trusts. mohamed vall, al jazeera riyadh. >> after reports airbus was targeted by both german and united states agents, now asking the german government to explain. dominic kane has the report from berlin. >> the suggestion that it may have been eves dropped upon by the bmd follows on from an article in the german nip der spiegel, suggesting that they have been monitoring and eavesdropping over large institutions in europe, and the
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purnl community wastheeuropean community was mentioned as well as others. the question was who authorized this piece of dropping if it did indeed occur and the foreign minister, has pen the subjects of some newspaper articles, printed an article with a picture of mr. de mezier, pinocchio, he denied it totally said i followed the rules there was no suggestion of impropriety by himself the chance legislator angela merkel would certainly not wish to see any kind of scandal attached oanybody for example that
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close to her. emphasizes the closeness of the two ministers and this scald if that's what it is perceived to be looked on very suspect by the government in germany. local fishermen are feeling the strain but with barrel enough to cope, chearng charlie angela has the story. >> these men have the tails to tell but this time they only caught fish in their nets. pietro has fished here for 40 years, and he's pulled a number
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of migrants from the sea some living, some dead. >> we want to save everybody but sometimes rough assess, find you remarkable. >> to fill in the gaps to europe's mission triton and those groups are many. in an emergency meeting the european union promised to send more boats that was over a week ago, and only one has arrived. >> this is how many fish are caught after the fishing stocks are draining, now rescue duties are taking their toll. >> the emotionally april the men are exhausted every time they are involved in an operation when they are diverted more than 3,000 euros a day it's not fair. >> some of these boats often
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sail within the sight of the libyan coast far further than the eu boat's patrol. domenico is accused of fishing in their waters. he tells me at the time hits boat was hit by machine gun fire. >> it was the libyan coast guard tells us to stop. i had already been kidnapped 1996 had my boat seized and i just decide they would not without,. >> more sympathy for their plight. >> i'm really worried i don't feel italy and europe acknowledge know the issue. they are only reading the parts
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parts, charlie angela, al jazeera, italy. >> two people have been killed after a six-day demonstration in burundi. decision to seek a third term, heavy replies presence prevented . >> as their main source of revenue. nicholas hack explains. ♪ ♪ >> they do this for every newly arrived visit to the royal club hotel. most are french and for many
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it's their first time in africa. they owned many heeded their relatives travel warning. >> we were looking for good weather and a safe and exotic destination, six how trip from paris,. >> more than 10,000 people have died from the virus in country there is no more in senegal,. >> are prf many hotels have had to closing. we were already badly hilt by the global economic crisis. with ebola we face some. >> casualty, of the ebola cries its. sever tour operators have pulled
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out altogether, because of this crietion is it could learn part of its net worth according to bank. >> scrapping vee is a fees all visa fees, all of this to trying to make it more affordable stages, and to reshush senegal checking their temperature and any symptoms of the virus. >> we are taking all the necessary safety and medical precautions so that these who chose to come mere feel safe and comfortable and we hope that will encourageing tourists. >> they don't want anything
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else it's the extra-special attention that they get here. nicholas salie, al jazeera. >> now an exhibition named singapore is attempting to put the spotlight on uzbekistan kazakhstan. >> the silk road was a trade route through asia, this connection sets to make them unbelievable the show includes more than 30 paint frtion uzbekistan afghanistan and.
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>> the expression of the artist is they want i mean a peaceful life peaceful world. >> works are rarely shown outside the region. >> nor and more we have artists coming now from central asia. kind of a new approach to the painting. bringing a explanation about the culture? the environment. >> well received in singapore credit caretting another path along the silk rote. have. >> the singer of one of the most popular songs of the history ben e. king has died at the age of 76. >> just as long as you stand by me ♪ >> stand by me was turned down by king's legendary band, the drifters so the song became
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famous as his soaz low solo career. just a quick reminder, al jazeera will air nepal in ruins in just two hours. on "america tonight" the fire lafs time. baltimore young and angry. they led the way into the streets five decades ago with cries of injustice but still echos today. also tonight above the law? "america tonight"'s adam may on officers bill of rights and whether police are protected from prosecution in ways that most of us are