>> 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 everyone.

i'm andrew similar months in simmons in nepal. we'll have the details of what happened here. >> in iran, iran-backed houthi rebels for the first time have fired shells targing targeting saudi arabiasaudi coalition. the war in yemen was high on the agenda in a meeting of gulf leaders in riyadh along with iran whose global talks for nuclear talks with global powers begins on tuesday. >> this meeting comes during one of the most crucial moments for the region. the war in yemen enters it's sixth eat without clear results. instead of being pushed out of

aden and sanaa the houthis are attacking the border forcing schools to shut down and canceling flights. the humanitarian efforts. >> we hope that the united nations will participate effectively with what this center will hold, including coordinating all humanitarian and relief works for the yemeny people. >> french president françois hollande is the first western leader to attend the summit. he's here to reassure leaders that france is a reliable friend. >> you were able to take initiative. you have committed yourself to the syrian opposition. you're going to lead to the fight against terrorism and isil and today france supports

your operation because you know you can count on france. >> apart from yemen the gcc leaders discuss the crisis in issue in iraq and palestine. but of major response is iran's nuclear program and iran's perceived interference in the region. >> they will guarantee the peacefulness of the iranian nuclear program along with assuring the countries in the region will have the right of using nuclear energy during under the international atomic agency. >> the aim is to convey a start on regional matters. they will hope to agree that iran will not be allowed to

pursue a nuclear weapon program or continue to interview in the region. >> we go to the humanitarian center inside. for a pause in the bombing campaign to let aid in, now what is facing civilians in yemen even before all of this began it was a poor nation ranking about 154th in terms of human development. almost half of its people are had no access to safe drinking water. since march the united nations believes that 300,000 people have been forced out of their homes. and food, the latest figure show that as many as 12 million yemenis do not have enough to eat. and the u.n. says it needs $273 million in emergency funds that saudi arabia said it will provide. i spoke with john king, director of operations at the united nations' office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs known as ocha, his

agency has repeated calls for suspension of airstrikes particularly those targeting sanaa airport. >> that's precisely what we're calling for, which is a cease-fire an end to the hostilities to put the conflict back into political process. because the people who are 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% tent for its food and fuel. this is massive is logistical operation on a daily basis. that's why the situation is so urgent. that's why the united nations is calling it the highest level for an end to the conflict so we can get some rest from the for the people from the fight and this

desperate situation. >> we stand with the people of yemen. they've 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 medical state of collapse. over 12 million people are in need of food or assistance. it is a huge crisis. it's a mega crisis. and the only way that we can actually effectively help the people is to have a cessation of the conflict. of course, we have called for a cease-fire. we have called for an end to the conflict. we're looking for humanitarian pauses. whatever we can get to get into these desperate people and help them. >> john king, over the last few weeks we've gotten used to seeing desperate migrants taken from the seas in unworthy boats. the stark desperation of those

on board. those who survived were able to talk to our correspondent about our the situation. >> this footage shows us how deadly even the rescue can be. the dinghy is taking in water. people are panicking. people can't swim. we spoke to survivors who were brought to sicily. >> so we were trying to get the rope to climb on the ship. many tried to climb up, and many

jumped in the water. they were wearing no life jackets. those people in the sea, they had no life jacket. people were in a haste to jump in the water and they cannot swim many lost their lives inside the boat. >> it's hard to confirm how many died and how many bodies were recovered. what some here tell us that as many as 40 people could have lost their lives in the panic. even reaching the safety of the rescue boat must have taken a huge effort. now safely in port they tell us that they all came from libya. >> libya isn't easy. that's why all of us have come here. even if we don't know what will happen to us. at least there are laws. >> as these people wait to be processed, they're continueous rescue operations going on.

>> all the individuals have horrible 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 that even a rescue can be deadly. stephanie dekker al jazeera sicily. >> amnesty international say that war crimes are being committed against civilians on a daily basis in syria's second serie-a city of aleppo. rebels have been criticized for using weapons such as mortars which reportedly kill at least

600 civilians in the city in in 2014. talks about syria have begun in geneva. they're meeting government and rebel representatives as well as regional players among them iran. but to have to biggest rebel groups the al-qaeda-linked al nusra and isil have not been asked to take part. >> give the fanfare that greeted them at the news conference in geneva on tuesday morning and the media presence there, he was actually modest in setting out the games for the next four or five weeks in the work he has ahead of him. he described this not a geneva three but as consultations. he described it not an one-off meeting but low-key consultations. his aim essentially is to try to find out what the situation can you

rememberly is in syria. he described the talks as a situation report. what he wants to try to find out is whether there is any room at all for compromise and for negotiation in a meaningful sense. he's going to speak to 40 different syrian groups. he's also going to speak to 20 regional and international stake holders. and that includes the syrian government itself. so you can see he's casting his net as wide as possible in the hope of finding some ground to base some meaningful peace negotiations on. but the indications are not positive. he admits, himself he's not optimistic nor pessimistic. but he said he had a duty to try. he said given the situation that is currently is in syria there is no luxury not to try. >> iraq's government has sent reinforcements to protect the oil refinery which are being

fought for by the islamic state in iraq and the levant. the refinery is of the biggest. it is on the road to mosul, a strong hold of isil. we take a look at the government's battle with isil. >> let me bring you up-to-date. let's start with mosul first. that's in the hands of isil. they have been coalition airstrikes towards the west of that trying to take over a piece of supply line between syria and mosul here in iraq. moving down further south we have an isil stronghold, and one that they are keen to hold on to. now going even further south we have tikrit. tikrit was a success story. isil have been routed from the area but residents are not going back. the main reason is that they fear that isil could come back. now, we get to the beiji oil

refinery. there is a fierce fight going on for the oil refinery, and it keeps changing hands between isil and the iraqi security forces. let's get down to the nitty-gritty here and anbar province. they have areas they can control in that province. they have a fight for the roads it's predominantly desert so they need to control the roads. they're already in the center of fallujah, they want to get into the center of ramadi. that sparked a crisis. >> okay, coming up on al jazeera we'll examine why foreign policy has largely been ignored in the lead up to u.k. election. >> they're not happy. they're angry. these indonesia football fans. we'll tell you why.

hungry and risking it all... >> these people wanna get as far away as they can >> the migrant crisis sweeping europe, are governments turning their backs on those that need help the most? >> compass with sheila macvicar only on al jazeera america

>> now shelling by houthi rebels in yemen has forced saudi arabia to close all schools in the southern border city and flights from the regional airport have been suspended. a dramatic rescue of people in a sinking dinghy. the vessel was able to come to their rescue.

the syrian government's use of barrel bombs amounts to war crimes and explosives kill more than 300,000 civilians in aleppo last year. we have heard from police in nepal that nearly 200 people died in one avalanche that followed the earthquake outside of the capital of kathmandu 120 people in nepal and foreign nationals are missing. andrew simmons went there he has this report of what is left of that village. >> it's a valley that leads to one of the most popular places in nepal. few would want to go there now. what you see below used to be a large bustling village. 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 annihilateing this village. no one here survived. it's a grim eerie atmosphere, and for the recovery workers working day after day in this hard to imagine what they're going through. a spanish search team has arrived to help. so far they've only found body parts. >> there were about 180 locals here and more than 100 to 250 tourists foreign tourists. we found 42 local bodies. then nepal nepalese people and furniturist bodies. foreign embassies are trying to

trace missing people but an enormous if not impossible task lies ahead. a large number of people living here have sent their children to boarding school, now leaving them orphans. >> now leaving their property and everything, it's really going to be 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 have survived. they've now left leaving only the bodies and searches behind. >> hundreds of women and children are recovering the camp in nigeria. they've been rescued from boko haram. well the fly nigerian military has been able to rescue 700

women and children alone. we were able to talk to some of those rescued women. >> well, it's been a tale of horror of shock and trauma for people who have been rescued from the hands of boko haram by the nigerian military. we met a young girl as young as three or four years who in the last six or seven days have eaten less and slept a little because she cannot understand why her mother is not with her. she saw before her very own eyes her mother hit by a bullet and died while the military was trying to rescue them from boko haram. we also met a woman who said that yes they've been forced into marriages forced conversions and one particular woman told us definitely she was given an alternative to convert to their brand of islam or be considered a slave that would be include being a sex slave. we met a woman who delivered the night before the rescuers

reached the forest. her husband is not there. she now has to look after four children. she's not alone in that. many are hopeful about the future but many are not hopeful about the future and look to the future in fear. >> many soldiers in tanzania were killed in an ambush in bailey the u.n. operation there. they say they're deeply saddened and angered. no details of the number of those killed. the united states will bin go the process of re-establishing a diplomatic mission to somalia after more than 20 years. the secretary of state john kerry made the announcement during a visit to the the somali

capital mogadishu. he is the most senior u.s. government member to visit in many years. >> the court has cleared burundi's president to run for a third term. many protesters are demanding that he back down. critics say that his it defies the constitution in a peace deal that ended the civil war. more than 30,000 people have fled to neighboring countries. police in guine have fired tear gas protesting the timing of the elections. they say it will break an agreement to have local elections first.

that couldthose local elections could give the president's rivals more influence in the presidential vote. ♪ >> they really don't have long. britain's political leaders now make a final push for votes ahead of this week's election and preparing for drawn out negotiations in the likely event of a hung parliament. foreign policy has been ignored and lawrence lee knows why. >> having work done on foreign and commonwealth office, and it's a good time for it during the elections. >> it's mostly been about the economy. but there is a question about

the extent to which the two main parties here continue to have a strategic vision for the u.k.'s place in the world and the extent to which the rest of the world values the u.k.'s opinion on many of these things. consider some of the biggest issues in the middle east. both labor and conservative parties oppose an iranian-backed government. government. conservatives wouldn't offer a single politician to interview. the labour party had this to say about its own record. >> many people talk very fondly under tony blair and gordon brown.

some do mention the iraq war as a positive role. you might be surprised. but certainly britain's role. >> if isil is still such a threat why is the u.k. stinking its army and yet spending $150 billion on nuclear weapons. these things have become a gift to insurgent parties particularly in scotland. >> i'm sure an s & p contingent is large enough to influence thinking of the labour party, particularly with tony blair new labor center right approach, which is what they've done in recent years. >> you wonder why haven't the politicians done it? >> how could democracy work when you see the public is for something and the government is

on the other end you know, there is no synchronization between the input output analysis. this we cannot understand it. that's why we've become so reticent in accepting you know, the western democracy because it's so outlandish. it's full of contradictions. >> the criticism of the u.k. in a no longer guides events, that it has run out of money and increasingly looks to richer companies to look for investments rather than making its mark on the world. the question is how impressive that still looks. >> now to brazil where teachers and their supporters have marched for a second time demonstrating against changes to their pensions, one of the austerity measures being brought in. we go to the state capital. >> teachers came from all over during this march. they were joined by colleagues

from neighboring states, their students and those concerned about tough measures being applied by the state government to deal with a national company that seems to be running out of steam. >> the flowers are 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 an infrastructure. >> there was no repeat of last week's violence where 200 people were injured after police open fired with tear gas rubber bullets and water canon. the protesters said that they were marching peacefully.

>> this march has become to symbolize much wider issues. these people are saying that teachers should not be the main target. they've been on strike for six weeks here affects 1 million pupils. it's part of growing opposition of the government. not just over austerity measures but over the corruption scandals and what mean per receiver the loss of direction. >> we're in a situation where there is a huge gab in dialogue between civil servants and the government. >> some of these leaders are taking their complaint to the national government in the brasilia. they are argument that without motivated teachers and well-funded schools the future is bleak. al jazeera brazil. >> football fans in indonesia have been having a rally outside of the president's palace.

they're happy that the government suspended the football league four weeks ago. in a row over the ownership of two top teams. >> in the last couple of years this has ended in the last coupler weeks where they have cancelled indonesia football association and basically stopped them from working and as a result the football association has canceled the whole competition. bankly those parties are not talking right now. that's what these people here want. the supporters want the parties to come together. the president to intervene and 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 buying up of matches and even

players dying because they could not afford healthcare. it's been a dangerous situation in the last couple of years and of course it has affected the quality of indonesia's football very significantly. >> get all the global headlines at www.aljazeera.com. shame on you! shame on you! shame on you! >> this year, striking restaurant workers brought their low wages to the nation's attention. but what many americans don't know is that low wage workers are often being cheated out of what little they do make. >> i said are you kidding me? i said you're telling me that these people allowed to treat people like this and you can't do anything? >> they ac