help the most? >> compass with sheila macvicar only on al jazeera america ♪ >> very good to have your company. i'm david foster. this is the al jazeera news hour live from london. in the next 60 minutes saudi arabia closes schools cancels flights in part of the country of yemen the shelling much houthi fighters. we talk to migrants rescued from this dinghy. and hundreds of nigerian

women and girls rescued from boko haram fighters. >> an avalanche that destroyed an entire village killing everyone. i'm in nepal. i will have more details of what happened. >> we have sport. juventus beat real bedrid. madrid. >> war in yemen. the bombing campaign backed houthi rebels after the first time five shells targeting saudi civilians. well the war in yemen was high in the agenda in riyadh along with iran, whose nuclear talks with global parties are to

resume tuesday. >> yemen dominated the agenda of the corporation summit. it comes during one of the most crucial moments of the region. the war in yemen enters it's sixth week without clear results. instead of being pushed out of aid no one sanaa the houthies force schools to shut down and canceling flights. the humanitarian crisis inside yemen emerges with deaths continuing to rise. >> we hope that the united nations will participate effectively what this center will shoulder, including coordinating all humanitarian and relief works with the yemeni

people supreme courting the gulf initiative. >> french president françois hollande is the first leader to attend the summit. he's here 20 assure leaders that france is a reliable friend. >> we're able to take initiative. you've created a syrian created the idea of arab forces. this is a question of ensuring the security of yemen and you know you can count on france. of major importance has been iran's nuclear program and interference of the art region. >> the importance of reach ailing final and comprehensive agreement that can guarantee the peacefulness of the iranian nuclear program along with the

region. all of these issues will be on the table in the summit with president barack obama next week. the leaders are hoping to persuade the u.s. that nuclear deals with iran. >> this comes after a new course in the bombing campaign. let's have a little bit of a situation facing these civilians in yemen even before the action relied on imported food and

water. 12million yemenis just don't have enough to eat. the united nations says it needs more than $273 million in emergency funds money that saudi arabia says it will provide. let's go to the spokesman for the coordination of humanitarian affairs. when you heard our report there, and you would have heard it earlier, the saudi king saying that the we hope that the united nations will get the aid in. what do you think about this bombing campaign that is preventing this from happening in many ways? >> the united nations by general assemblyman dated such crisis. we'll work with all of our

member states to get the aid in to the people. that is now absolutely number one priority. the infrastructure has and all of the vital services that people need, they're in a state of collapse. the icrc has been describing the situation as catastrophic. i think that is about the best word to describe the plight of the yemeni right now. >> at the same time his military commanders are ignoring calls from the united nations to allow the aid to get in and to repair runways, to repair the sanaa airport and allow the planes to land. >> that's what we at the united nations are calling for a cease-fire. an end to the hostilities to put the conflict back into a political process. the people paying the price here are the innocent civilians of yemen.

and absolutely. we need respect for the vital infrastructure. we need the airports to be open. we need the ports to be open. yemen is 90% dependent for imports for food and fuel. this has been interrupted by the last weeks of conflict. and that's why this situation is so urgent and why the united nations is calling it for the highest level of the end of the conflicts to get some rest, and to help them recover in this desperate situation about i'm very pleased you're here talking to us on this news hour but before we came on air i had to look through some of the things you've said in your role as humanitarian disaster. and why has it been so far off of the agenda of so many people for so long? >> well, i don't think that is correct. i think it's been on the top of the agenda of our secretary general here at the u.n.

we're all in sport of him. in terms of his advocacy and the efforts he's undertaking to bring this conflict to a conclusion as quickly as possible. i agree with you. we haven't succeeded. we need to do more. the situation is deteriorating every single day. and it is catastrophic. so we all have to speak out but we also have to prevail some how effectively on the parties to end this fighting. because it is the millions and millions in yemen. but the improve the impoverished situation in yemen. >> you're talking very calmly, but inside you must be suiting when the coalition is saying we've got to get help in, but it is the coalition that is preventing you from doing that very job. >> well, exactly. we stand with the people of

yemen. they have not had an effective aid operation in the midst of this horrendous conflict. which is costing well over 1200 lives, 5,000 people have been injured. the medical services are in a state of collapse, and over 12 million people are in snead of food assistance. it is a huge crisis. it is a mega crisis. and the only way that we can actually effectively help the people is to have cessation of the conflict. we've called for a cease-fire. we've called for an end to the conflict. whatever we can get to get into these desperate people and help them. >> i was talking to the saudi foreign minister just a few days ago when we sat down for a lengthy interview. he talked about safe areas in which i'm sure king salmon was saying today about a humanitarian bridge. an area protected.

do you think that is feasible? >> well, again i can't really say. safe areas mean places where people are not caught up in the conflict. i don't know what is envisioned in that although i know throughout the country people need safety. nowhere is safe in yemen and that's why so many people have lost their lives over 1200 and so many people have been injured, over 5,000. people needs safety, and the only way to give safety is to end the conflict, airstrikes, and all of the other fighting going on. that's why we have to really press all parties to find a way back to a political process where this can be resolved and the people of yemen can be rescued from their current fate. >> thank you.

from the office of the coordination of humanitarian affairs for the united nations thank you talking with us from new york. now the last few weeks we've gotten used to seeing pictures of desperate migrants taken from unsea worthy boats in the mediterranean. testify anystephanie dekker sent us this report. >> this footage shows us how dangerous a rescue can be. this dinghy full of immigrants.

we spoke to survivors. >> many people jumped inside the water. they were wear nothing life jackets but they tried their best. and they cannot swim. many of them lost their lives aside the boat. >> it's hard to confirm how many died and how many bodies were recovered. what some tell us as feign as 40 people could have lost their lives in the panic. even reaching the safety of the rescue boats must have taken a huge effort.

now safely in board they tell us that they all came from libya. >> they have no problem killing people. there are no laws over there. that's why we have come here even when we don't know what will happen to us. at least there are laws. >> as these people wait to be processed there are continueous rescue operations going on. that's what we're seeing here. a constant turnover. as that happens constant rescue operations at sea. we're talking about huge numbers of people all with individuals terrible stories to tell. the conflict in libya means that many were working there have been left with no other choice but to leave. one man told us that there was no way he and others could go back home because of the violence. so their only choice was to leave by sea. what this footage shows us is that even a rescue can be deadly. stephanie dekker, al jazeera,

sicily. >> united nations talks try to end the conflict in syria have started in geneva. they're meeting government and rebel representatives as well as regional players. two have not been asked to take part. >> we must redouble efforts in search of a political process. this view is shared by the wider international community. russia hopefully refocused the attention on the political track earlier this year through moscow one and moscow two. there was a meeting in cairo. and last week they fully expressed to me unanimously that another attempt to politically try to resolve the conflict should be made even if--even if

odds of success are, indeed low. the only way to test the willingness of the parties is to test the gaps and if they're ready to narrow the gaps. >> war crimes are being committed against civilians on a daily basis in syria's city aleppo. it says that the device has killed more than 3,000 civilians in aleppo last year alone and rebel groups have been criticized too, for using weapons such as mortars which reportedly killed more than 600 civilians in the city in 2014. thewe go to philip, the director

amnesty international. >> the russians, for instance, the iranians and an they have a target on those believed to be responsible for these war crimes and certainly on the syrian government side we believe to be crimes against humanity. at the very, very least they should be putting pressure on both sides to insure that the commission of inquiry mandated by the u.n. can go in and do this sort of verification on a day-to-day basis.

>> we havebasis. >> hundreds much women have been rescued from boko haram. they have freed 700 women in the last week as it tries to advance on the armed groups' last stronghold. we have been talking with some of those rescued as they try to recover. >> well, it's been a tale of horror. people have been rescued from the hands of boko haram by nigerian military, we met a young girl as young as three or four years who in the last six or seven days has eaten listen

because she cannot understand why her mother is not with her. we met a woman who said yesterday they have fighters own brand of islam. one particular woman told us that definitely she was told to convert to her own brand of islam. that includes the sex slaves. shethis woman spoke about how the fighters killed her husband and she has been receiving medical attention. her husband is now not there. she has to look after four children. she's not alone in that. there are other captive who is

have been freeze who are worried about the future. some are hopeful and others are not very hopeful. they look towards the future with a lot of fear. >> as in a natasha confirms. there are fierce of another humanitarian crisis. >> they walk for days with aching stomachs and dry mouths. >> boko haram killed my brother and burn made shop. we have been on the road for three days without food. >> an u.n. official said that more than 5,000 people living on islands in lake chad have been walking towards niger. many are expected to arrive. when they do, they and everything they bring will be searched. >> we do this to see what

they're trying to infiltrate. >> the countries are in the midst of a joint offensive against boko haram. the armed group has fought back. last month it was blamed for killing dozens of soldiers stationed on a base in lake chad. niger's government urged people in the area to leave because it was worried about more attacks. once they reached safety some complained. officials are not prepared to help. >> i have nothing. i don't have food. i don't have water. the situation is very sad. >> a local official says that government is distributing aid and properly managing the influx of displaced people. with thousands more expected to leave their homes niger will continue to confront what has become a growing humanitarian crisis in the region. al jazeera. >> burundi's courts clear the way for its president to run for

a third term. many are protesting, demanding that he back down. rights groups say that dozens of people have been killed, and more than 30,000 have fled to neighboring states from northern burundi malcolm webb reports. >> they are all unemployed south africans. they live in a township where there have been repeated acts of violence on foreign workers. they say they're determined to stop the violence. >> that was charles stratford's report from south africa now malcolm webb from burundi. 30 protesters were wounded one of them critically.

the presidential election goes ahead it will break an agreement to stage local elections first. now they could give rivals more influence in the presidential vote. now we can set that story out of south africa in con effect. it is about migrant workers. they have been the people who are trying to protect migrants from the violence. >> they live in an at this point township where there have been repeated attacks on migrant workers. they say that they're determined to stop the violence against foreigners. >> they urge us to make a living, and then i think the police are not very helpful.

especially now even if we call them, they will take hours to come. sometimes they won't even come. >> there are those using this opportunity to protest the area and loot. >> we're told this shop was attacked by around 30 people and the somali ran who used to run it fled for his life. now there are a number of other foreign shop owners in this neighborhood who have decided to stay. they tell us they're afraid of being attacked day and night and they're dependent on the protection of neighborhood patrols. >> fleeing political violence in ethiopia he has a wife and two children back home to support. two of his friends from somalia and ethiopia were murdered close to his shop. >> it is around half past 8:00. they said to give us something.

it's like they were--when they tried to give him that thing they struck him on the head. he passed away. they shot one of my friends in the back, in the shop. they say we took their jobs. we're not taking the jobs. we're serving the community. we're not committing crimes. we're not selling drugs. >> it it's not just african migrant workers living here. this man came from bangladesh. his shop was recently attacked. the men stole all his stock his cash even his clothes. >> they were using guns, using knives. how can i go outside. >> the south africaen government said that it is determined to stop attacks on migrant workers. they say the police have promised zero tolerance for those behind the violence. but in this neighborhood it's local men who seem to be the

most determined to protect their foreign friends. charles stratford al jazeera, johannesburg. >> we're hearing from police in nepal. nearly 200 people died in one avalanche that followed the earthquake outside of the capital kathmandu. any hope of finding people alive in the district has disappeared. we have this report from what is left of that village. >> it's a valley that led to one of the most popular places in nepal. few would want to go there now. trekkers from all over the world traveled here. local people made a good living out of their presence. now there is nothing left. one earthquake followed by an avalanche destroyed everything. the massive glacier came crashing down the mountainside within seconds of the

earthquake completely annihilating this village. no one here survived. it's a grim eerie atmospherer and for the recovery workers working day and day in this, it's hard to imagine what they're going through. a spanish search team has arrived to help. so far they've only found body parts. nepal's special forces have been leading the operation here. >> there were about 180 locals here and more than 100 to 250 people tourists, foreign tourist miswe found about 42 local bodies. and then people ten foreign tourist bodies. >> many lined up for identification. they're trying to trace missing people but an enormous if not

impossible task lies ahead finding and identifying a large number of the bodies. many who live here sent their children to boarding school, leaving them now orphans. >> now it's really a shock for them. it's difficult to survive. >> the only positive here is this building ahead of the village still standing backed up against the mountainside. two elderly people and three children survived. they've now left. leaving only the bodies in searches behind. andrew simmons al jazeera. nepal. >> stay with us on the news hour. we'll take a look at why foreign policies have been ignored in the u.k. general election. >> i'm andrew thomas in brisbane on how the venom from spiders like these can lead to a whole new generation of pain relievers

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>> s for saudi arabia, in the border region and flights have been suspended. these pictures have raised dramatic rescue in the mediterranean of people crammed into a rubber dinghy. migrants the dinky appears to be sinking. the human rights group amnesty international say barrel bombs amount to war crimes and has killed 3,000 civilians in aleppo last year alone. the yemeni freelance journalist joins us now. let's talk about the suspect that we started with this

program, giving humanitarian aid in. we have a picture of a small child emaciated unable to get food. food can't come in. you see these platitudes. we're going to hear a humanitarian corridor. we're going to stop the shelling nothing changes. why is that? >> i think that the talk about humanitarian comes with the caveat that was delivered by the saudi foreign minister that the houthis shouldn't be using that pause or any such pause to move around weapons. there is already an element of trying to say they'll put the blame on the houthies. should the humanitarian pause not be implemented. perhaps it's unlikely that a pause will come in the next few days.

as you said the situation is disastrous. the blockade of the country but also from the continued fighting that involves internal elements in yemen itself. >> we'll get to that in a minute. if you say the enemy is using your generosity to bolster its position you're not going to allow it to do so. how do you stop the houthis? >> attempting to completely annihilate the houthis.

the military targets across the country have been hit. yet the houthis have continued to expand across the country. and really the airstrikes have not been able to stop them in their tracks. so a continuation of the same policy may seem to be the obvious thing to do. but in reality it has not worked so far so why would it work in the future? >> the question then is what do you do if you need to get help to these people? >> well, i would hope that there would be increased pressure from the international community from the united nations as i'm sure-- >> on the houthis? >> well, on both sides. this is a problem right now. any take of negotiations or agreements both sides are not willing to compromise right now. the houthis are not willing to compromise the saudis are not willing to compromise. >> they said that the houthis

would not be part of any settlement but then we see these groups are invited to come forward and the houthis would be one of them. >> they said that the houthis and saleh would not be invited. lightly pointless if this is a conference for solution and one of the parties is not invited. the houthis have--there have been a number of agreements with the houthis over the last few years. they've backtracked and continued in the fighting across the country. so the why idea here we see from both sides how do we convince both sides in the conflict to stop fighting and to understand and to see what-- >> from those people who you are still in touch with in we men as wellyemen itself. >> people can't live any more. this is the problem right now

across the country. people are afraid of being shot dead in the streets. people are afraid of family friends house was she would she willedwas shelled they can't get food, they want get water. people are queuing for water. it's frustrateing for people to be police officering in that manner. >> thank you. good to hear from you. well the united nations says it has given aid to families in syria's yarmouk camp. it's the first time they've been able to do so in two years. supplies were delivered. yarmouk was once a bustling suburbs of 200,000 people. it has been repeatedly bombed by the syrian government. supplies have been blocked for months. it is now home to about 18,000

people many of whom are in desperate need of assistance according to the united nations. >> unicef was able to deliver three trucks of kits for newborns and kits for children. unicef delivered kits to treat 3,000 cases of diarrhea midwifery kits and boxes of high energy business biscuits. it's estimateed that 70,000 people live in three locations. in addition to the refugee who is fled yarmouk. >> the united states will begin the process of a diplomatic mission in somalia. secretary of state journal kerry made the statement during visit to mogadishu.

our correspondent rosalind jordan is traveling with mr. kerry. in the kenyan capital of nairobi. >> it was the first visit ever of secretary of state to somalia somalia. john kerry's mission was to pledge support to this democracy just three years old. the secretary of state wanted to show the administration's support but also to encourage somalia to do more, to try to improve its military capacity particularly as it's trying to get rid of al-shabab. even though somalia is working with members from other countries that have pledged to use military force to try to degrade al-shabab they also have to deal with the fact that

there is a long term military tradition. so kerry wanted to underscore the u.s.' willingness to devolve its military capacity. finally they wanted to deliver the message that the rule of law and free expression are both important in any democracy. to that end he made it a point to meet with people who were very much instrumental in trying to make sure that somalia had a healthy cultural environment not just one that is a state security environment. >> britain's political leaders are making a final push against this week's election. campaigns have been fought on domestic issues. foreign policy pretty much ignored. lawrence lee thinks he knows

why. >> the foreign and commonwealth office in london is having work done on it. it's a good time for it as politicians try to get themselves elected. but who will be the leading diplomats and will the country sit up and take notice? foreign policy has not played much of a role during this election campaign as usual. it's mostly been about the economy. >> both labor and the conservative party have opposed an iranian backed company in damascus while supporting an iranian-backed government in baghdad. it helps to get rid of gaddafi in libya but neither it nor the

labour party. they have this to stay about their own party. >> many people talk about the roll of the series of international crisis under tony blair and gordon brown. some do mention iraq war as a positive role. >> other policies confuse voters too. if isil is a threat why is the u.k. shrinking it's arm and spending $100 billion on nuclear weapons. i'm sure that an snp is large enough to influence different thinking can help free the labour party or so many people in the labour party from their

recent firsttation with a tony blair center right approach. >> if you'reyou wonder why the politicians haven't done it. >> when you see the public is for something, and the government is on the other end you know there, is no synchronization in a system that is considered to be democratic. this we cannot understand it. that's why we've become so reticent in accepting western democracy because it's so outlandish. it's full of contradictions. >> the criticism of the u.k. that it no longer guides events and is out of money and looks to richer countries to make investments rather than make its mark on the world no matter how

impressive it all looks. >> the wider intelligence gathering powers it would force internet companies to monitor uses and has gained widespread support since the attacks the charlie hebdo attacks. but critics say the information could be misused by governments. train drivers in germany has started a week-long strike. they walked out on monday. it is the eighth such strike in ten months. the longest in the rail operator operator's history. brazil now teachers and their supporters have been marching for a second time in the southern state of they're angry about changes to their pension funds imposed by the state government. one of many measures being brought in across brazil as it struggles economically. we have reports from the state

capital. up. >> teachers came from all over for this march. they were joined by colleagues from neighboring states. opportunities. >> this is a protest against the bombs they threw at us last week. if they throw bombs we'll respond with flowers. >> i'm going to campaign in my school so my students can understand that this lack of respect cannot continue. >> many of us are here because in our classrooms we don't have teachers. we don't have desks or a decent infrastructure. >> there was no repeat of last week's violence for more than 200 people were injured after police open fired with tear gas rubber bullets from water canons. the protesters say they were

marching peacefully. the state parliament never responded to requests for an interview. this comes to symbolize much wider issues. thethese people are saying that teachers should not be the main target. they've been on strike for six weeks here, affecting nearly 1 million pupils and in four other states. it's part of growing opposition to the government not just over austerity measures but also over corruption scandals and what mean perireceive perceive as a lost of direction. >> there is a huge gap in dialogue between civil servants and government. >> some of these teachers are taking their community to the capital.

they are argument that without teachers and well-funded schools the future is bleak. al jazeera brazil. >> get bit by a spider and it can be severely painful. but scientists in australia say that spider venom may revolution revolutionize pain relief. this may help millions of people who suffer chronically from pain. >> spiders are more commonly feared than admired. but scientists in australia say that venomous species could be more friend than foe. duran toture ran to you las are being milked.

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break. juventus ahead but there is something that real did away from home that may help them. we'll tell you what in just a moment.

>> the opening semifinal of the champions league is delicately poised.

juve has not reached the finals. it would gain the lead in the second laugh thanks to tevez who took the penalty himself 2-1, juve. barca has not forgotten its humiliation against the germans two years ago. >> we're not planning this to win a match. we're planning to win the semifinals of the champions league. unfortunately, only one of us will be playing in the final. i always said that pepe is number one i think that's right after everything that he has

achieved and won. i always think very highly of my friends. >> this is the new camp 24 hours before the big game. >> don't you doubt it. i want to win. i want to win. barcelona played a very important role in my life. it means everything to me. i want to win. we've prepared during all these days and weeks. we have won the league title and we'll be very happy if we scored. i can't tell how i will personally react if we score here. >> in the champions league, of the win wasn't enough despite a

late second goal that came in stoppage time. because they won their final match, and it's the koreans in qualifying stat. >> unfortunately, for us we left it too late. away from home here. it's very tough to win. we did well, and unfortunately the other result did not go our way. that's it for us. >> football fans in indonesia have been demonstrating outside of the presidential palace in the capital of jakarta. the supporters are unhappy the government suspended the football league four weeks ago and the arguments over the ownership. indonesia does not allow for political interference in football and they have been asked to back down. we have more from jakarta. >> in the last couple of years

they have been tainted by politics, by corruption, and this is ended in the last couple of weeks where they have canceled the indonesian football association has stopped them from working. as a result the football association has canceled the whole competition. these parties are not talking right now. that's what they want right now. they want to make sure that football is going to be back and that is going to be healthy again. because football has been tainted by corruption. by off matches and it has been tainted by players not being played. even players dying because they cannot afford their healthcare. it has been a very serious situation the last couple of years, and of course if has affected the quality of indonesia's football very significantly. >> police chief in brazilian city has criticized the city's

world cup stadium after fighting took place saying it wasn't designed for that man fans. the police say it's too easy for fans to invade the pitch. the most serious injuries from report: there are squads for international championship, and there is a lace for robinho. the 41-year-old founds himself a place on loan from milan. >> robinho he's a much more experienced player. he knows his importance to the national squad at the moment. in 2007 robinho took the responsibility of the copper

america himself. he was one of the leading scorers. now his role is a little bit different. he comes with his technical skills. also with greater responsibility of sharing his experience with the younger players. >> preparations for next year's olympic games have continued criticism of particular concern over rio's waterways. it's part of the environment minister to take the matter in his own hands. they jumped in for a fully clothed swim. the area is facing pollution concerns. >> the coping commission has asked to retain it's license.

the commission has stayed clear of doping standards and promised to undergo fundamental reform. the team remains on probation. manny pacquiao suffering from a muscle tear is not being received well from boxing fans. he was beaten by floyd mayweather in the richers ever fight. the commissioner who sanctioned the fight are not happy that pacquiao failed to disclose the injury. meanwhile, there is a lawsuit against pacquiao alleging the boxer failed to disclose the injury. >> i suppose that's pretty fair, isn't it, if you actually say you're okay, and you're not and people put money on it. thank you very much. that is the news hour here on al jazeera.

from all of us on the news team thanks for watching, bye bye.

>> safer choices schools and cancels flights in part of the country bordering yemen after shelling across the border by houthi fighters. >> i'm david foster. you're watching al jazeera. also coming up in this program the survivor stories. we talk to migrants rescued from a sinking dinghy in the mediterranean. from captivity to safety, hundreds of nigerian women and girls rescued from boko haram. plus an avalanche that destroyed an entire village killing