tony harris in new york. the news continues live from london. >> four men are sentenced to death over the killing of a woman, that sparked protest

across afghanistan. and 18 minutes to go to form israel's next government. >> where modern cinema was born and now being brought to life. >> we have all the sport and big night of champions ahead. wave special report from jakarta coming up. >> more than 120 people most of them civilians have been reportedly killed across yemen. among thousands trying to escape heavy fighting in. saudi have responded with

airstrikes after houthi fired mortars and rockets in the first cross-board attack of the conflict. the united states said it's confirmed by the worsening humanitarian situation. and john kerry is now in saudi arabia where he said he would discuss a humanitarian pause in saudi-led military operations. the houthies also have control of the presidential palace that was used by u.s. forces as an operation center. we have more on the fighting. >> these people are fleeing for their lives. the latest wave of people trying to give leave aden.

the boat was shelled as they tried to leave the port. >> this is nothing short of genocide. again, this is against citizens and citizens of aden who have never violated law. this is war to cleanse residents of the city and destroy all its residents. the houthi forces loyal to saleh are carrying out the attacks all are defenseless and unarmed. >> aden has been under houthi fire and bombardment for weeks. the latest attack seems to be concentrated not far from aden's point. this area is important for control over the coast. the forces loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi are putting up a

tough fight. to the north of aden there is also battle in the city, yemen's most populated province. over the last weeks fighting has destroyed many parts of the city. those defending the city accuse the houthies of carrying out random shelling. power tribes have united their forces. the saudi-led coalition carried out more than 30 strikes in the last 24 hours hitting houthi targets in the provinces of sadaa. those strikes appear to be in retaliation for a houthi attack on tuesday on the border town. three people were killed there by mortar shells and rockets. this is the first time that houthis hit an area inside the

kingdom since the campaign in yemen over a month ago. al jazeera. >> we're live in riyadh. tell us why this escalation is so significant. >> it's very significant because it comes at a time when the u.s. secretary of state is coming to the region, and also at the summit yesterday. and after the saudi coalition have announced saudi arabia have announced they have completed a very important stage and realized some of their goals. the main goals of the campaign are ousting the houthis from aden and other cities, forcing them to come to the negotiation table and appropriating civilians, and protecting aden. it is the houthies you by taking more districts in aden, they're sending the message that these

war is not the solution. airstrikes are not going to solve the situation. that message is reverberati humanitarian side. we've seen casualties on a daily basis. here everybody is focusing on this. and also the u.n. is calling for a cease-fire. the houthis are some how making a point that the pressure should be for humanitarian aid and the ports should be open. there has to be a heck any of them for the victims of this war is a and there is significant development and the saudis are in front of very difficult choices. th stop. that means that that they're

going against the desire of all the countries organizations. >> do you think that it is in the cards at all? >> they're going to push for it. the united states has called for it. now, we have saudi arabia there in front of these difficult choices. now it would be attacks right up the border the saudis with a not be able to call in the reports to really announce a complete cease-fire and including probably aden.

along the border about 1800 kilometers, the saudis will certainly strike there that means that the war is not going to end on a temporary basis, and the houthi also find a pretext there to continue their fight. >> okay, thank you very much indeed. >> syria's described its losses as mere set backs. it's gains and losses that are a natural part of war. >> we are today waging a war not battle.

war is a number of many battles. when we talk about the fierce warlike the one happening in syria across thousands of kilometers ever borders and across thousands of kilometers inside of syria we're talking about not hundreds but thousands of battles. >> they say they've taken control of the damascus countryside and lebanese border. and they say the force also soon launch an owes offensive in the border region. [ gunfire ] >> they ait's taken more areas from government forces and hezbollah fighters. dotted with small villages considered strategic vantage points. they deny that rebels are gaining ground. but it's leaders say an operation in the region is coming.

>> when this operation begins it will announce itself by imposing itself on the media, and then everyone will know that this operation has started. but yards to its goals limits and location of where it's heading that will be left for the right time. we will not declare it now. >> an alliance of fighters have been exerting more control in recent months. seven lebanese soldiers were captured. in the video that al jazeera decided not to air the capture ed soldiers warn that lebanon to pay the price. meanwhile inside syria government aircraft are continuing to target rebel-held areas. in is what the government denies it's doing the use of barrel bombs. made by stuffing explosives and

shrapnel and dropping it from the air. human rights groups say that since last year 3,000 civilians have been killed amounting to a 99% civilian casualty rate. >> sometimes the barrel bomb attacks hit the same place in what is called doubling attack strikes. where there is a barrel bomb attack and then a second barrel bomb attack 15 minutes 15 seconds later to hit those who are trying to save those were the first barrel attack. >> these blankets are being used to collect scattered body parts. a tension rises on the lebanese border civilians again will be hit the hardest. >> al jazeera. >> the humanitarian crisis has

prompted calls for the establishment of safe zones inside syria for those caught in the cross fire. but the defense defense secretary said that would require a combat us. >> that is something that would be contested by aisles forces and al nusra and others on one hand and syrian forces on the other would not necessarily be supported by the neighbors or supported militarily in the strong way by the neighbors. therefore something we would do ourselves. that is a combat mission and a major combat mission. and so the practicalities of it are significant. we would need to fight to create such a space and then a fight to keep such a space. it's a difficult thing to contemplate. >> afghan judge sentenced four men to death for the murder of a

woman who was beaten to death. the woman was attacked after being wrongly accused of burning the qur'an. >> the murder trial has been closely watched in afghanistan. the trial was broadcast live on national television. 49 people including 19 policemen were accused. four of them were given the harshest punishments. >> we've given you death. our decision is not definite, they have the right to appeal. >> 27-year-old was wrongly accused of burning a qur'an. she was brutally attacked by a mob in central kabul in march. they beat and kicked her and then set her body on fire. hundreds of people watched. some people even recorded it on their phones. that evidence was used in the case her family was in court.

her brother said that justice has not been served. human rights activities say that they agree not everyone watts brought to trial. the real criminals are still free and i don't believe it was a fair and free trial announcing the death penalty i imprisoning or letting free most of these people is a hasty decision. >> this has "h" a big influence on public perception. that this case was taken very much seriously that we have lots of cases where women were publicly stoned and killed, and people just watch and none was brought to justice. >> in central kabul where the attack happens a shrine has been built where she was born. women carried the coffin in the funeral breaking with

traditional. many are calling for justice. many of them were angry not only because there was a crime but because it happened in public where there was police presence. the police say they called for back up but none came. their possible verdicts are due on sunday. >> thanks for coming in. it's been described as a landmark adjustment but criticized by others. what do you make of the way this has turned out? >> i think what is very important in this case is they're not going to wipe out of violence and many of the protesters are going without justice. >> is the idea though that it will serve as a deterrent. do you think that deterrent is not going to function? >> well, what i believe is first of all i think if you look at

the case itself, i think it gives a strong message. like afghans are not standing for any mob justice in the country, the first thing. it was for the first time that people enormously came to the streets. if wasn't to lead activists. it was the general public of men, women and children who deified what happened and also what i think in this case is really important was the judiciary itself was under pressure for handing the toughest penalty to the mobs. but at the same time amnesty international believes that first of all this penalty should not be considered in any case at pull. and second, what is really important is that afghans need to look beyond that, and need to look into other cases of violence against those who happen to be hyped closed doors

and perpetrators escaping without any prosecution. >> what about the role for the police and the idea that perhaps they allowed things to happen. daughter think that this case will start to see the change in the way that police handle these kind of cases? >> i hope so. one of the biggest concerns that many afghans have, not admitted afghans, but why it happens in broad daylight in front of the police and why the police was not age to pro text the woman first thing. second, in the the police just decided to let the mobs kill her. and third in the trial when you look at the majority of the police officers whose trial will be on the 10th of may there is no talking about their

responsibility and they had "z" not give clear instruction to the police of how they can deal with that situation. and also from other government officials who were supporting this in the early hours of the killing, in the killing that happened they also need to be questioned and they also need to be brought to justice. >> thank you very much, indeed, for coming to talk with us. thank you. >> now to india's biggest bollywood star has been jailed for culpable homicide for running over five men as they slept on a street in mumbai, killing one of them. he blamed his driver. but the judge ruled that he had been driving without a license and under the influence of alcohol. >> bollywood is very heard by this judgment,.

>> the sentence has hurt not only me but everyone associated with the film industry and those who know him and his family. however, at the same time, i honor the judgment of the court. >> coming up this news hour final campaigning in the u.k. billed as too close to call. female migrants held up in detention centers. and pakistan will host international cricket once again. >> israel's prime minister is struggling to form a new government after formal lie withdrew his support leaving him without the majority. mike hannah has more from west jerusalem.

>> israel's parliament has begun its summer session but as of yet there is still no government in place. prime minister benjamin netanyahu likud party has 30 seats, but he needs the banging ofthe backing of 31 members to secure support of the chamber. it's largely because of this man that net had netanyahu is struggling. effectively taking six seats that netanyahu desperately needed to the opposition. >> this proposed coalition does not reflect the demands of the national camp. therefore i have decided to resign as foreign minister. including we're not joining this coalition. >> the later reason for lieberman's desertion.

it is precisely these privileges that lieberman and other members fought against in the previous government. in addition netanyahu has signed a coalition agreement and promised the post of finance minister to its leader and former likud member, this gives him 53 seats. he still needs eight to secure the majority. >> and this plan controls exactly eight seats. bennet heads the home party. >> i'm well aware of his present powers seeking a number of privileges from netanyahu not

just the position of minister. netanyahu claimed a sweeping electry and pledged to form a strong government. at best ale have an one-seat majority and a weak government dependentant on the ultra religious parties. make hannah, jerusalem. >> know just a day away from the u.k. election and the voters are on knife edge. many are predicting a home parliament which could means days of horse trading. let's go live to u.k. correspondent laurence lee we've seen mud-slinging, what's going on? >> yes, that's right. almost all over all the politicians have gone back to their constituencies to find out if they'll get elected in the

vote tomorrow 37 but the fear mongering aimed. entirely at the scottish national party. the party that wants independence from the united kingdom. they've had the most meteoric rise and would most certainly hold the balance of power. which means that north of the parties could actually form a majority government without the form of the nationalists. prime minister david cameron and his supporters have said that could be such a threat to the stability of the united kingdom that in the event of coalition talks the british public might want to consider that this would take the minority government to the majority government.

in this new era of coalition politics some don't like the idea of their party doing deals with those who would chop down the united kingdom. >> would you vote labor if they didn't have to have the support of the scottish nationalists. >> yes. >> but you don't want them to deal with the scottish nationalists? >> you hit it on the head. >> these parties are like apples and oranges and that makes things potentially messy. >> there is virtually no mathematics that would give them the majority in parliament, but yet the labour party could with the support of the scottish nationalists, and they after all want independence from the united kingdom. and it is leading them to question the nearly authority or legitimacy of that arrangement.

>> the neighbors are full of talk of constitutional crisis. >> have you had any sleep? >> opponents in the national scott dish party have taken to the airwaves. >> so that's what gives cameron the moral high ground to repeal boards but he still has to have a healthy number of mps. >> but in the corridors of power power, senior civil servants have been hard at work reminding politicians that rules are rules. and that's what will counted in the end. >> in the end exclude the snp scotland voted for them. that's a fact of life that has to be taken into account. >> if all of this was simple then the party with the biggest gang would claim victory but

the book lakers are not sure and implied this is not simple at all. >> knicksmixed in with all this hype how are they expected to turn out n droves or not so much? >> i think this is one of those events that where half of the people think it's the most amazing event in history. and the other half can't wait until it's over. the thing is, and the real difficulty frankly is for the political class here. they're not used to any sort of idea of coalition politics. if we're talking about the scottish nationalists, everybody has been saying that they simply don't want to do any deals with them. you listen to david owen and others who are veterans in that report and they say wouldn't it have been better if they just embrace the idea of coalition particles, and this is the way

the country seems to think and that might energize the public idea towards that idea. and maybe that's a good thing and not a bad thing. but the entire campaign of the mainstream parties have been very defensive towards all of these other new emergeing parties. but historically the turnouts in these elections have gotten lower and lower. and the conservative who want to maintain tower only teach the--

the-- >> we travel with one nepalese ex-pat as he return to deal with the lose dealt him by the earthquake. and is tiger woods ready for his next step in the long road back to the top?

>> sunday on "hard earned". losing control. >> 50 and broke. i live with the consequences every day. >> harsh realities. >> i did two tours in iraq, when i came back i couldn't find a job. >> fighting to survive. >> bein' a man and can't put my family in a home that they deserve... that's a problem for me. >> hard earned pride. hard earned respect. hard earned future. a real look at the american dream. "hard earned".

sunday, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> a reminder of the top stories. 40 civilians have been killed while trying to flee the fort of aden by boat. there are reports that their vessel was shelled by huty houthi fighters. and four afghan men have been sentenced to death for their roles of in the death of a woman who was killed in broad

daylight. >> a century old railway station in the heart of senegal. trains took them thousands of kilometers across the is a rare are a desert. it was west africa's lifeline in

>> protects the holy sites. it play an important role here in senegal but so do politics. >> the opposition accused the ruling party for exchange of funds. many say this is not our war.

our military have become miss mercenaries for money. the question now who will deliver on their promise first? and what price is senegal willing to pay to insure the developments of the country. for some this is not about politics. this is about old relationships and reviving them in time of need. al jazeera. derdhakar. >> the norwegian council said

38 million people have been forcebly displaced within their own countries. that's a 50% increase on last year. 11million people were newly displaced, that's 30,000 every day. 60% of those were in five countries. iraq south sudan syria and nigeria. and europe has seen large numbers of displaced people. nearly 650,000 were displaced in ukraine. and in iraq 2.2 million people were displaced from their homes. >> you can see the conditions that people have to endure in this camp. there are 140,000 residents that have need the fighting in anbar and wound up in places like these in baghdad and other areas. but what the report doesn't get into is the fear that a lot of people are feeling here. there are some in the iraqi government who accuse anbar

residents of being isil fighters and using the crisis to come in and mount attacks. there have been revenge attacks against anbar residents who have seen eight bodies in the last two weeks alone in the streets of baghdad. also across social media there has been a huge fear that anbar residents are attacking shia residents here in baghdad. now if you speak to people here, if you get their stories what they'll tell that you no matter how much you get from the government, from international aid agencies they would rather be back home living in peace. >> nearly 100 migrants have been rescued off the italian coast after 12 days at sea. they've spent two days adrift without food or water and with the ships' hull flooding. through friday to sunday 7,000 people were rescued as they tried to reach europe. well in libya the coast guard has brought many back to shore. for many that is a disappointing

end to a long journey. women face the most hardship. we speak to some who are stuck in libya about their hopes and future. >> they didn't know each other before but now they're living together. outside hundreds of men are roaming the corridor. the days are long. there is nothing much for them to do other than think about their lives. >> this 16-year-old set off for mogadishu with her younger sister. >> they killed my father. i don't know where my mother is. i have to live. >> to get this far they have to cross many borders often without travel documents and little money. their last leg was through the sahara desert in libya. most of them hidden in the back of a truck like this one. often hidden under bails of hay.

some were robbed. others raped. exhaustion is etched on faces. this woman traveled with her two children from niger. she just arrived here but won't talk to us. it's 16-year-old aischa who explains. >> we only had water no food. it was difficult. they beat us sometimes. they think we're animals. we're not people. >> the women here have different reasons for their or deals. for this girl it is about getting an education and feeling safe. >> i want to study and be a doctor but it won't come true. i'm 15, and i don't know the alphabet. where should i stay? there is no place for me in this world. wherever i go there is war. i always think that time is going by and i still haven't gone to school. now i'm in prison. >> these women don't know where

they are in lib y but the most difficult part is not knowing for how long they will be held in this room. many complain that they have not been able to speak to their families for days. sometimes weeks. they worry no one knows where they are. >> it is likely we need to go. every here has problems. everybody people here have problems. >> the uncertainty of the migrant women here face are enormous. but they are resilient. despite everything they'll continue to wonder looking for safety wherever it may be. >> libya is in the grips of its own crisis. earlier i spoke to the head of the united nations support mission to libya and have been negotiating between the warring governments there. i asked what progress there have been made so far? >> at the moment we're waiting

for the parties to give us commends and remarks on the proposals we have made. we have reactions as you know very well it has been criticized by tripoli. they're invited to send us their remarks to improve the text and most possibly get involved in the process. once we have all these remarks we'll try to produce a new draft, and we'll try to produce an agreement that at the end of the day there has been an agreement that is acceptable to everybody. >> this has been going on and you've been working hard to bring the parties together, the longer the vacuum goes on, the harder it would seem to resolve

it. how much is isil trying to exploit the vacuum in the area at the moment. >> i think libya is facing several wake up calls. both sides are paradoxically fighting each other. and at the same time they're fating daesh in libya. you have others. you have financial situation which is getting very difficult. the practical destruction for the facilities so many problems that are taking libya on the verge of collapse. i think it's very important all sides involved in this dialogue take these in account and try to do everything possible to reach an agreement soon. we know there are some concerns and we would try to address them in the proposals we would make.

but at the end of the day these would have to be the libyan agreement on. >> does the agreement or do you have any authority to stipulate what happens to the migrants? >> we've included some references to the migrants drama. this is like a cancer for us at this stage because the people behind this personal trafficking are mafias. as you know the state is very weak in libya. this is one of the reasons that we're in the crisis we're living today. it is very important that the international community support libya. this drama of thousands of young people dying every day in the

mediterranean whose dreams will be broken even to those who arrive to the european coast have to. >> construction work is getting under way in nepal. in the historic town, workers have started the major task of saving important buildings from further ruin, but they've gone on to restore essential services including power and water supplies. nepalese ex-pats return to devastating scenes in their home towns. >> when a massive earthquake shook nepal his house collapsed burying his two-year-old

daughter with it. it's a homecoming he never imagined. >> the image of my daughter is on a my mind. i have to deal with the pain much not having her and dealing with the loss of a home. i have not even started paying my loans. >> thousands of men from his district have been working in the middle east and malaysia, mostly as labors. his construction company has given him one month leave and ticket home. he'll have to pay them back. the loss of work time and the interest on his loan are weighing him down. he finally reaches his village. almost all these houses have been reduced to rubble. this is his older daughter, four-year-old rosy.

these are his family. father mother, wife, and sisters. the two-year-old was sleeping around here when the earthquake happened. and her grandmother was the only one around. it took almost two hours to dig out the baby. by the time they took her to the hospital they pronounced her dead. >> his wife was with the older daughter watching clothes in the riverbed. she can't bring herself to say that her daughter is dead. she just keeps saying she's sleeping. >> i don't know how i made it back home. when i got back my daughter was in the field sleeping. it rained all day. we waited with her in the rain. in the evening they took her away.

>> she knows she has to be practical. he has to go back, she says. they have crippling loans. he has to earn. she said she'll take care of the house. >> but he is concerned. >> what if the company does not call me back. high home is in ruins. i won't be able to go anywhere else to work. what will i do? >> he'll take these pictures with him to qatar. now they're the own ones that the family happens. when he goes back to work he'll be able to send enough money to rebuild this house but he said no amount of money will help him fill the void in his heart. al jazeera. >> the government of maryland has lifted the state of emergency in baltimore.

riots after the death of freddie gray. six officers have been charged for his death. and in sports, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat at the madrid open.

>> commercial space exploration company spacex has taken another step towards putting an

astronaut in orbit. >> the space capsule carrying a dummy in florida. it parachuted back to earth before smashing down. it was to prove that it could shoot its parents passengers out of harm harm's way in the event of a bad launch. >> news just in to us. the spanish fa to suspend all football over a tv dispute. we'll have all details for you as we get it. meanwhile, they have actions right now against. barcelona's with two gains in the last week.

and barcelona and bayern are in the top two in the world. real madrid lead the way at $3.26 billion. wow. ahead of their spanish rivals with manchester united in third. the biggest teams are due to be worth 11 hers more than last year due to tv sponsorship deals. >> the government should not intervene in football matters. they set the deadline of may 29th to settle things out. they could throw indonesia out of football and fans are understandably unhappy.

>> time is running out before freeway if a sanctions. frustration amongst supporters is rising. during this protest they ask the president to intervene. this year's football season has been canceled because of a conflict between the government and national football association. fifa said that the government violated its regulations. when it suspended the football association. now its threatening to suspend indonesia and ban the country from any international tournament. despite these threats, the minister of sports is defiant. >> if fifa really wants to know what is going on in indonesia they should open their eyes. don't just live to one party. they have to come here and see the things that they're actually supporting. the monkey business going on in football. the gambling that still dominating the support. >> the minister said that he suspended the indonesian

football association after it failed to he is included two football clubs. the minister accuses the association of not cleaning up it's business. prompting the association to deny. >> a small group of people are trying to corrupt football. but we have a contract with a sports writer, which is the one that afc also use to fight against these match fixes cases. >> fifa urges the government not . indonesia barely he is scaped fifa sanctions two years ago. so far the minister of sports has refused to meet the football association to discuss the crisis. instead, he is putting together a transitional team to oversee football competitions outside of fifa supervision.

something that will almost definitely lead to sanctions. >> supporters are showing how angry they are and fed up they are of the ongoing crisis of indonesian football to the point that competition has been cancel canceled. >> this will be difficult not just for the millions of football supporters but also the players who are facing an uncertain future. al jazeera jakarta. >> playingserena williams will be playing in her first claycourt of the year. williams recovered to win the round and the match.

pakistan are in a good position after day one of the second and final cricket test with two of the batsman making centuries. scoring with 148. constitutional148. in zimbabwe the first time an international team will head to pakistan for more than six years. they have teams arrival for five limited matches. they'll call up second place international cricket has not been played in pakistan back in march of 2009. well the united states for players championship in florida the richest tournament in world golf with $10 million prize purse jordan spieth is one of

the players who will play the course. much of the focus again on tiger woods, the two-time winner is there and is in action for a the first time since making an encouraging come back at the masters last time. >> i'm finally healthy enough to do it. i've got my body in the shape i need to have it. and full practice schedule and everything is full go. >> that is your sport. thank you so much. there will be more later. >> thank you very much, indeed. the birthplace of british cinema is set to reopen after a multi million dollar restoration project. it's been almost 120 years since the first movie screening in london. jonah hull reports. >> welcome back to a bygone age of cinema. ♪ organ music ♪

>> this is london's regent street cinema set to reopen after a multi million dollar refit. it was here in 1896 that the lumiere brothers showcaseed their film after a world tour. >> i imagine people might have been quite scared, i mean, it must have been extraordinary just the darkness and then something moving towards you. i think this must have been dream-like. extraordinary like a spectacle circus type of feeling. >> it will show everything from silent film to restored classics and modern art as giving audience just a taste of what it might have felt to see that first moving image. >> it's very theatrical. it's a little magical, i think

to know that we're reopening the first cinema to ordinary every day people. to have that history behind us is extraordinary. >> within months of lumiere's film, it was used to film coronation in moscow. that was filmed far more widely. so it was that the news industry went on to bring cinema to life. >> very much so. the films shown at that time. they were not fictional. they were films of actuality but it was able to see news abroad was what brought people back to the cinema. >> it hosted the first movie image and also the first x-rated film. now itself is being given new life. jonah hull, al jazeera, london. >> that's it for me this news hour. but barbara will be here for another full run up of the news.

stay for that. bye for now.

>> 40 civilians are killed in yemen while trying to escape the fighting in aden by boat. hello, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program three hours and eight seats to go. benjamin netanyahu's race against time to form israel's next government. four men are sentenced to death over the mob killing of a woman which sparked p