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record. floyd mayweather wins the richest fight in boxing history we begin in baghdad, where two explosions kill 13 people. officials say the bombs went off minutes apart, in a popular commercial area of baghdad. the first was a suicide car bomb that detonated near restaurants and cafes filled with customers. the second struck in the same neighbourhood. baghdad witnessed a spike in bombings. 34 people have been killed in the post few days. the wave of attacks begin on thursday with two explosions near restaurants and shops. two were killed. the western sunni majority distribute was attacked killing five people. three car bombs killed a total of 11 people in eastern shia neighbourhoods including an ice

cream shop. and south of baghdad, a bomb blast near a cafe killed three. baghdad provincial council member says i.s.i.l. fighters are using refugees to ipp fill freight the capital, blaming displaced sunnis fleeing fighting imran khan is in baghdad and joins us. this suggestion that i.s.i.l. are exploiting the refugees situation to enable them to launch attacks - what is the general thinking on that. well this certainly is something that some lawmakers are doing, it's not an official position. some lawmakers are floating the idea. when the refugees the displaced people came into baghdad there was a lot of security and i.d.s were checked out.

if you didn't have the rite idea you weren't allowed into baghdad. a lot of displaced people moved to other cares, in the south and kabula. there was a fear that i.s.i.l. would use the crisis to bring people into baghdad. there's no real evidence behind it. what has been said and other law makers said is that cars have been traced back to anbar province, but they offered no hard evidence that that happened. speaking to sunni lawmakers and community leaders, i have been to a champ, and they say look around you. the camp is full of women, babies and children. there's a lot of fare in the camps, and a lot of people are worried that revenge attacks take place against them. security has been stepped up because of the blame game. whatever the reason whatever is

happening, it can't be argued that baghdad has seen a few bombings in the past week. what is the government doing to protect its capital? >> well the government is mounting more mobile patrols, saying that it's in charge of the streets, trying to stop suspicious movement. we are seeing a rise in snab our hood watch organizations, that are looking at anything that they think is suspicious and warning the authorities about. it is difficult to have a major city like baghdad to monitor traffic that goes in and out. when bombings are going off in busy neighbourhoods and neighbourhoods. a lot blame the governments is say there's nothing to prevent the attacks. the government is doing as much as they can, but they are facing backlash against baghdad.

>> thank you for that imran khan in baghdad the pentagon has no indications. a flight killed 52 civilians in syria. the syrian observatory for human rights said the i.s.i.l. held village near the town of sarin was hit. children were among those killed not a single fighter was injured. the pentagon is investigating the claims. according to activists, syrian army is attacking its people with chlorine gas. syrian opposition activists report attacks by government forces with chlorine gas for over a year. last september, a fact-finding mission from the global chemical watchdog concluded with a high

degree of confidence that chlorine gas had been used on attacks in the village. it didn't assign blame for the attacks. the u.s. and others blamed the government, saying no other party has the helicopter to deliver the toxic chemicals. hashem ahelbarra has more. >> reporter: medics watch the body of a man they say was exposed to chlorine gas. syrian activists say the government dropped barrels containing the toxic gas on a town in idlib province it's the second alleged chemical attack on the town. it's not the first time the opposition has raised concerns. in 2013, the united nations investigators confirmed the use of sarin nerve agent outside the capital damascus without establishing who carried out the attack. the u.s. and many other

countries though have repeatedly accused the government of bashar al-assad of attacking the syrian people with chemical weapons. accusations dismissed by the leadership in damascus. last month united nations security council ambassadors were shown this video. doctors trying to revive three child victims of an apparent chlorine gas attack. it was too late. rebels say chemical attacks increased in northern syria, following gains by the opposition in idlib. this is a military parade on the outskirts of the capital damascus. the biggest show of force by syrian rebels weeks after they captured the city of idlib. the army of islam is tasked with securing the capital once of

regime of bashar al-assad is toppled. >> translation: today we stand united against the iranians. they want to spread their influence, they want a persian state established here. i assure you we will fight and defeat them across the country rebels are shifting tactics. factions are merging under the army of conquest to capture idlib. now their eyes are set on latakia. bashar al-assad's stronghold. the u.s. has in the past reframed from arming syrian opposition fighters. they were concerned about its weapons landing in the hands of groups like al nusra front, and al qaeda affiliate. but nusra is now joining moderate groups in their fight to repel i.s.i.l. from syria. saudi arabia qatar and turkey

provide significant assistance for cereal rebels. fighters hold ground in major cities. more groups are now considering joining forces to defeat bashar al-assad. >> the u.n. says the syrian government must stop using explosive weapons in the yarmouk refugee camp the camp on the outskirts houses pal stinian refugees and was attacked overnight on friday. the u.n. relief agency says it's alarmed for the safety of civilians within yarmouk. the secretary-general ban ki-moon condemned the shelling of the camp. thousands were forced to leave after armed groups entered the camp at the beginning of april. >> egypt's army said it killed 29 fighters in 11 days of raids. 133 suspects have been arrested in the latest phase fz a year inform long crackdown. groups have been attacking

security forces tins mohamed mursi was overthrown in 2013 in yemen troops loyal to exiled president abd-rabbu mansour hadi are gaining ground against houthi rebels in the southern city of taiz. the popular resistant forces took control of several positions in the north of the city. the region has been under control since march. >> yemenis in saudi arabia are given a chance to help their families survive. saudi arabia's cullman ordered -- cull man ordered -- king salman ordered that yemenis can have visas to work legally. we have this report. >> reporter: they were known by saudi authorities as the unknown. they are mostly unemployed and wanted by immigration police but the status of these estimated half a million illegal immigrants from yemen is about to change. the back drop is the extensive

suffering caused by the war in yemen. the march of the saudi-led coalition launched o an air campaign against the rebels. the operation to restore abd-rabbu mansour hadi to power following a coup. hundreds of civilians died and thousands lost their livelihoods and homes. saudi arabia authorities say up to 30,000 yemenis arrive in saudi arabia every month. now most of them are fleeing the war. saudi arabia says the legalization is a brotherly gesture towards the people of yemen. >> we escape house conditions in yemen. it is harsher here. we have no rites or benefits. we have been living line this for 13 years. i feed 10 members. i think the king's initiative will be good for us. >> ali helps food vendors like this one. when they don't need him he

wanders the street looking for work. like this man, he also is trying to make a living. >> it's been tough here because you have to buy residency for 20,000 riyals or remain in hiding. >> reporter: both say they have one thing to worry about. it's the conflict. >> this is the moment that every yemeni immigrant works for. it is when they come here to send hard earnt fruits of their labour to the families at home. 1 million yemenis work providing up to 1.4 million in remittances for the family at home. this account for 1.2% of g.d.p. 50% is under the poverty line. also remittances.

the king decision is likely to boost it, and a better chaps of survival for the families. a televised trial has begun in afghanistan of an alleged limping mob. 49 appeared in court in kabul, including 19 police men accused of failing to stop the attack. prosecutors say a 27-year-old speaking to death and charred bodies thrown into a river. it triggered days of process and combination about the treatment. >> 300 women and children held captive by boko haram have been brought to safety. the group arrived at a camp in the north-east. over 600 women and children. the arrival of two newborns. >> we are in the process of

sorting them out. many are children. mostly they are all women and children but the majority children. still to come we are on the greek island where coast guards are struggling with a surge of migrants crossing the short journey from turkey. plus... ..met north korean defectors easing into a new life in the south, by learning english.

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hello there. you are watching al jazeera. our top stories - at least 13 have been killed in two explosions in baghdad. the bombs went off minutes apart in a popular commercial area of the city. lawmakers are blaming i.s.i.l. for the attacks. >> syrian activists say government helicopters have been attacking people with chlorine gas. the attacks happening on friday night in the down. rebel groups backed by turkey, qatar and saudi arabia have been making gains in the area. >> around 300 nigerian women and children that have been held captive by boko haram have been brought to a makeshift camp by the army. they rescued over 600 captives this week to nepal, where there are concerns that aid for earthquake survivors is not reaching remote villages. >> it's been eight days since a

magnitude 8 point something quake struck. medicine is reaching the needy thanks to a business association in kathmandu. we have this report. >> reporter: this is a distribution point where medicines are being given and residents and members. it's not run by the government or rescue operation. but a local business association. i'm here with a member. you are giving some medicine to the government. why is that. >> we have proper channels in thepal. we have members there. it is faster than the government channels. that is why we are distributing through them. the asayings has sought help from business groups but turned down offers of money. >> we don't need money, we need

the goods. money, we can't buy blanket or tarpaulin here or tent. better to give goods to distribute to the needy people. ost most of the medicine is for cholera, tie food and other diseases thousands of protesters attended a victory rally in baltimore. the celebrations followed a decision by the chief prosecutor to charge six police officers involved in the rest of freddie gray. ben henderson reports. -- john hendren reports. >> reporter: baltimore's streets have gone from rioting to triup of. when the marchers reached city hall a day after six officers

were charged with the death of freddie gray thousands filled a street and park. in a country where convictions against police are rear demonstrators considered the charges a victory. there was anger. >> it has turned into a rallying point for us to continue to seek justice. we want justice much whatever it looks like, we can accept it. >> there was an air of relieved celebration, the document making a statement beyond vows. >> she is supporting her husband. >> i'm jap niece, my husband is black. black lives matter. >> protests were mirrored in new york chicago, and ferguson, missouri. and other towns where unarmed black men have been killed by police. sell brands were black and wife. >> my grandmother was a member of the civil rights movements

informant '50s. -- in the '50s. i asked what she did. turned out she didn't do much. i don't want to say i didn't do anything, when my grandchildren asked what i did. >> reporter: the charges have been called a rush to judgment. >> our officers like every other american citizen are entitled to due process. a pattern of officers brutalizing black men took an unexpected turn when three involved were black. demonstrators says that changes nook it's not a case of black and white, but about blue police blue and brutality against african-american americans. >> it's a human rights thing. everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect no matter the race. >> reporter: for baltimore, the test may come when the verdict for the officers charged comes down in a system where police

brutality cases are hard to win more migrants have been saved from the mediterranean sea. 3,400 were saved in 13 separate rescue operations on saturday. >> italian and french navy and coast guardships spotted them off the coast of libya, adding to unprecedented numbers. >> in greece acials from turkey are -- arrivals from turkey are expect to triple. the problem is on the island of khost in the eastern sea. >> reporter: it's the end of a long and dangerous journey, the greek coast guard plucking 13 syrians from an inflatable raft. among them a 13-year-old, who drove with his parents and three siblings. >> translation: i'm coming from dead. i am and my family coming from

dead. >> reporter: these children have seep their city reduced to rubble. more than once men's throats have been cut before their eyes. they are not rich. they work in the water utility, and spent their savings on the crossing. others bypass the smugglers. all they had was a dingy. it's only 5.5km. on a calm night. it's easy. the coast guard picked up 1500 more than it collected last year. that's because tacks ticks changed. last year we faced on invasion with a smuggler on board, and a kind of sophisticated transportation. we needed to deploy our patrol

boats in order to tackle in situation and make hot pursuits. smugglers tried to bulletproof engine casings, the loss raised cost. as soon as the greek smuggler spots them they are told to slash open their boat with a knife. maritime law demands then that they be rescued. local authorities say they need more help from europe they are temporarily housing and feeding people. the bashar al-assad family spent the night on a blanket because there's no floor space in the lobby. the mayor is shaving money off the budget to feed these people. >> people are sensitive to the fact that these people are suffering enough to leave their country, which is never undertaken lightly. they are worried how will khost absorb the arrivals. >> 90% are from war zones and qualify for protection from

refugees. greece and the united nations want them screened before they cost, and sent legally to europe. no such policy is aired in brussels yet floyd mayweather says he'll have one more fight before retiring in september, after beating manny pacquioa in the richest-ever showdown. manny pacquioa the sporting hero made an aggressive start, despite an injured shoulder. the american relied on his renowned defense and counterpunching to win a unanimous judge's decision over 12 rounds, earning a reputed $180 million. >> i was the better man together. more calculated fighter, took my time, had patients, worked on countering using the jab. my love and passion for boxing is not the same. like it once was but this is my

job. i've got to go out there and be at my best when i'm doing my job. >> i fought a good fight. i did my best and the people are happy because even though i hurt my shoulder i didn't complain in the ring but, you know, it's - it's part of the game well, despite his defeat, the packman as he is known is a hero in his home town. we go to general santos in the southern philippines. >> reporter: there may be millions of filipinos whose hearts may be broken by the outcome of the fight. for the people in the home town in the southern philippines, the mood is not as sombre as a lot of people expect. we have spoken to many, and they told me it doesn't matter what the outcome of the fight will be. he is more popular than ever. he's a congressman in his home

province, and is vibrant in acting in business and politics. what is crucial is the image of manny pacquioa in a symbol of hope in a poverty stricken country. his story, how he started talking making less than $2 in his fights and sleeping in cardboard boxes, and went on to become a multi million popular sports - global sports star. that is a story resonating loudly to millions here. more than 10% of the population leaves the country. his story about making something out of himself is one that unifies the country the north korean defectors settling into life in south korea, there's plenty to adjust to. a command of the english language is important, something learnt as school children. a poll tear group is trying

to -- volunteer group is trying to happy the children bridge the gap. >> reporter: in central seoul a group of young people scam to tell their stories about life in north korea. painful stories about physical abuse. oppression. stories told in english to an audience of non-koreans. it's a result of that programme, pairing volunteer teachers with north korean refugees that want to learn yish. -- english. this is one of a few settling in the state. she said working gave her little time to learn english, something she is putting right. >> translation: to be honest. i had to give up english studies in the u.s. i was struggling to make ends met. i think the factor in south korea had better opportunities. >> reporter: english education

is taken seriously on the south of the peninsula, they spend $6 billion on it. the new are focused, education obsessed and learning english. it's a south korean thing they can be doing. >> the cofounder - it's a necessity to get ahead. >> english is important. south korea is english crazy, people need to learn english for jobs, for academic reasons. a lot are cut off from the beginning, if they don't learn english. >> as well as improving chances of making a success of new lives, for many graduates learn english is an important way to give up traumas of the old ones now, recent landslides in bolivia exposed 5,000 well-preserved dinosaw

footprints. the cretaceous park had 5,000 tracks from different species. it's doubled. the dinosaurs roamed the area 65 million years ago. >> more on the website aljazeera.com. >> i'm russell beard in northern kenya where local hero martin wheeler is taking elephant conservation to new heights. >> i'm jasmeen qureshshi in monterey bay california where researchers have discovered that sea otters may pl