[ gunfire ] yemen's on watch. the u.n. calls on the security council to send in ground forces against the houthis as the fighting rages on welcome to al jazeera america, lie from the headquarters in doha. i'm elizabeth puranam. also ahead - binyamin netanyahu strikes a deal with the coalition government in israel. >> chile's president sacks government ministers after a series of corruption allegations. >> farmers this year are

expecting another record harvest. why the government is winning the war against a deadly crime the yemeni ambassador to the united nations is urging world powers to intervene in the crisis to yemen. in a letter to the u.n. security council, he calls on the international community to intervene by sending land forces to save... [ technical difficulty ]

pass pass..timing of the letter is significant. it could give legitimacy to the saudi-led coalition to get ground forces into the country. this letter is basically an invitation for the international community to do that. that could be the legal cover to get the ground troops in there. number two, it could be a last-ditch effort by yemen to

get the houthis back to the negotiating table. so far the houthis are open to talks so long as there are two preconditions, one that they are not hold in riyadh and the air strikes are stopped. it has been documented by various u.n. organizations and humanitarian aid organizations who say the situation on the ground is worse by the day mohammed val sent this update from riyadh. >> yemen's letter from the united nations comes at an interesting time. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in riyadh trying to ask for a ceasefire humanitarian stop to allow humanitarian relief to be channelled to the victims of the war. the letter is asking for the u.n. to give its blessing or send troops to the ground.

that means a ground invasion. they have been launching the strikes for about six weeks without year results. the objectives of the strikes were to expel the houthis from major cities particularly in aden and other cities, and force them to come to the negotiation table for peaceful resolution in the conflict. the houthis are defiant, they have taken territory in yemen, and have been able for the first time to strike inside saudi arabia and reach civilian areas like we saw in the southern city. saudi arabia is in front of some difficult choices. a stop in the fighting means a failure to achieve the goals set in the begin, and an escalation against the desire and will of the international community, and humanitarian organizations, which are asking for a humanitarian ceasefire, and that

means more deaths in terms of civilians and suffering for the people of yemen some of the worst fighting in yemen is in the southern port city of aden a boat carrying many was attacked by houthis, killing 40 people. a senior army officer died in the fighting. overnight, along with 30 houthi fighters. >> to other news and the president of iraq's autonomous region says there'll be a referendum on independence when the fighting with i.s.i.l. is over. they postponed a vote saying the focus would be on working with baghdad to wipe out i.s.i.l. they gave a speech in washington. the u.s. is opposed to kurdish independence as is turkey syria's president bashar al-assad spoke in public for the first time following military

losses. reinforcements will be tent taken by rebel fighters. idlib's capital has found. the defeat is described as a minor setback. >> we are, today waging a war not a battle. when we are talking about a fears war, like the one in syria across thousands of borders. we talk about dozens hundreds thousands of battles the israeli prime minister sealed a deal to form a new government hours before a deadline. we have this report from west jerusalem, mike hanna. >> reporter: it went to the wire. only at the last moment was an agreement met. the leader conceding major

concessions. it gave the israeli p.m. support, a slim major city of one. time is of the essence, not only because i'm leaving now to call the president and the chairman of the knesset to tell them i am ready to form a government. to give a strong government to the state of israel. >> the extent will only become apparent in coming days. binyamin netanyahu finalis his cabinet. it will be one of extreme right wing sensibility. the leader called for the creation of not more, but less. along with palestinions from part of the west bank.

two parties which were demanded and granted. it was an exclusion from mandatory services. >> the increase in state expenditure will put pressure on the nominated finance minister who brought the party back into the liquid fold. >> it could take the withdrawal of support by a single member of a party and bring the government down. >> reporter: at the end of weeks of negotiation binyamin netanyahu is left with a slim 1-seat majority in parliament. it will be a weak government essentially at the mercy of the settler movements and two small religious parties. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>reporter: coincidentally at an annual religious festival there's spring in the step of

these dancers as they celebrate the resurgence of ultra orthodox movements in israeli political rife. life chile's president asked all her cabinet ministers to resign. michelle bachelet said she will appoint a new cabinet in 72 hours. we go to lucia newman joining us on the phone. what is behind the move? >> this announcement is clearly a reaction that popularity is continuing to slide to just above 30%. now, michelle bachelet struggled to push forward a series of sweeping reforms. she is accused of being in a hurry and ministers too sloppy but a questionable land deal and

lon carried out by her daughter-in-law and family profiting from influence has infuriated supporters. she made the announcements and admitted that thee made sneaks. is it enough to approve the dismal ratings. >> it's a question. he had been under strong pressure. they refused to do so. it does seem long overdue, and it's applauded and on who they decide to eliminate. and whether they'd be willing to sacrifice him or not. >> do you think that michelle bachelet can remain untaint by

what is going on around per, by the corruption scandals and also others as you mentioned. >> it has been tainted. not everyone believes when they say they did not know the daughter-in-law, she did not know she it admitted she did not handle it properly she's going out of their way, and whether chileans go back and is the president who was elected on the platform that was supposed to fight privilege. they don't have as i say the classified information. >> thank you very much for that. that's the latin america editor lucia newman going us from havana. still ahead - a report on

rohingya muslims says the u.n. is not doing enough to eliminate human travelling and an appeal to something close to his heart by elton john.

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in a letter houthi rebels were accused of targetting civilians in the conflict. the israeli prime minister clinched a deal to form a new government. binyamin netanyahu signed an agreement with the far right jewish home party. chile's president asked her cabinet ministers to resign. she's been under strong pressure for months to name new ministers after a series of corruption scandals. the united nations says afghanistan looks set to have another record year for heroin production. the war-torn country provides 90% of heroin. the united nations says they are making strong gains. they granted us access to a top-secret facility. >> reporter: in a secret facility in kabul, four men

accused of smuggling millions of heroin are about to answer to justice. afghanistan's special drug court is run as a clandestine separation to prevent judges and prosecutors from being targeted or brought off. space of growing criticism, it's not doing enough against drugs. they have allowed "101 east" in. this is a posterior here. >> we are never take bribes. we know afghanistan is under threat from drugs. >> officials argue the court is convincing many to give up. last year they ar vested a record 224 of openian poppy. it year looks like a bumper

harvest. this is the only photo of the king pin, sentenced to 20 years in gaol. he managed to escape. people working for the king pin campaigned to the justice system to the sun of 14-16 million. money secured is released. and to this day, he's nowhere to be found. we talk about clean judges and courts. what happened there? >> all those involved in the - in exploiting processes are under investigation. the acting minister says it is an isolated case. >> we can assure the international community that the mistake that has taken place

will not be repeated. >> shows that stress is in the last eight years. the drug court put thousands behind bars. that may be so. out in the fields few are intimidated by gaol time. . these farmers are harvesting drugs in the military base because they paid local officials off. >> for more on the story, you can watch steve's full programme on one on one east on the billion drug war airing on "101 east," dmt on al jazeera the asia pacific region will outperform the rest of the world according to the latest figures. the economic growth will be fuelled by an increased demand. low interest rates and fallen oil prices.

china is expected to flow to a sustainable peace. it's forced to pick up six bodies than buried in thailand. they are suspected to be rohingya muslims. it's thought 60,000 from the persecuted minority fled from myanmar. florence muny is in the state where many live in camps. >> human rights groups say it's the policy towards the rohingya that takes so many of them. it's recognised as an ethic minority. here the capital of the state where the majority live. many are stuck in camp.

they can't returning to home a job. because of the animosity towards them. the myanmar government does not met the standard for the elimination of human trafficking. we spoke to two local officials. the head of the anti-trafficking union. they declined to comment on the human trafficking camps, but said the myanmar government is serious about combatting the human tracking. >> is forced hundreds of thousands to flee. the u.n. refugee agencies says 40,000 are registered. others to thailand fleeing to countries like australia. they end up being sold by the

people traffickers. >> reporter: it's a stretch of land at the tail end of thailand as it meets malaysia. it's rugged raw and beautiful. it hides something more sinister. camp run by human traffickers hideing rohingya. last friday is mass grave hiding 26 bodies. this man spent 4, 500 in camps and saw two dozen die. there were people killed by beatings, i saw them die. i helped wash and bury the bodies. the deaths are a result of a scene playing out to hundreds of people. calls to the family asking for

money to way the traffickers. >> everyone has to pay. if you can't you are subject to beatings, depravation of food and water. thai authorities launched an operation in eight areas. we travelled with some. this patrol. what they are doing this is an area they came across in the morning. they believe it was opened by the rohingya that they bought along with them. the traffickers can't come back and use the supplies. they have 2km from the border continuing into the jungle and the search separation. some police were arrested and some reassigned. they launched a command center.

we have a clear direction on the action plan to counter human trafficking. the situation is considered a crisis. it might be a bit late for this round of the crisis. they continue the patrols some feel they'll only provide evidence of the traffickers themselves. with the border so close, it's easy for them to slip across out of rasp. >> to nepal, more than 7,600 people are confirmed death from the earthquake. >> there has been stress. >> less than three months after arriving in qatar, this person's world came crashing down.

when the earthquake shook nepal his house collapse said burying his 2-year-old daughter with it. it's a home coming he never imagined. >> translation: the image of my daughter is playing on my mind. i have to fight the pain of not having here and deal with the lose of a home. it's been 2.5 months since i left. i have not started paying my loans much. >> he is from a village. thousands have been working in the middle east and malaysia, most as labourers. the instruction company gave him one months leave. when he returns, he'll have to pay them back. the loss of work time and the 24% on the loan are weighing him down. after six hours, finally they reach the village. almost all the houses have been

reduced to rubble. >> this is the older daughter. this is the family wife ancestors. >> the 2-year-old was sleeping around here when the earthquake happened. it took almost two hours for everyone to gather to dig out the babies, and by the time they took her to the hospital, they pronounced her dead. his wife was with the older daughter. she can't bring herself to say her daughter is dead. she keeps saying she is sleeping. i don't know how i made it home.

when i got back, my daughter was in the field sleeping. it rained all day. in the evening they tack her away. >> through the brief they have to be capital. they have to learn. she'll take care of the house. she is confirmed. >> what if the company is not calling me back. i have to go work. he had taken these pictures. now they are the only ones the family has. once he goes back to work, he will be able to send money to rebuild the house. no amount of money, he says will help him fill the void in his heart. >> canada's parliament is expanding the powers of its

agency allowing it to operate abroad. with new legislations and response, last october. a gunman stormed parliament killing a guard. critics say the new laws are a step too far, and allow place to arrest individuals without charge. >> global carbon dioxide reached levels not seen. it's the gas most responsible for global warming and the rise is a long term trend. the pace of growth is 100 times faster than rises in the past. the pushing of goal oil and gas contributed to the rise. >> music legend elton john has been an activist in the battle against h.i.v. he took the fight to the u.s. congress urging them to commit more fund for them to fight the epidemic. we have mar. >> reporter: subcommittee

hearings on capitol hill can be a dry affair, rarely attracting much attention, except when celebrities grow up. >> back in your came give these people a break. >> that was the case when sir elton john appeared before members of congress to make the case for funding the in flight against aids and h.i.v. this is a powerful body in the world. this congress has the power to end aids. i'm here to ask you to use that power. >> funding put in place put in place a programme that led to life-saving treatment for hundreds of thousands, and reduced mother to child transmissions by half. it is at risk as conservative lawmakers look to make cuts. elton john did what few would

do. using profanity to make a point about u.s. generosity and how it conditions and convinces them to become an activist for the cause. >> the company did give everything to me as a profession and human being. and the strength and the willingnessness to hech people in the rest of the world touched me so much. it was pointed out to me that my life was disorder. i was a drug addict. self obsessed [ bleep ] excuse me. ryan white and his wonderful family turned this life around. that's why through the celebrity they convinced others that they too, can turn other's lines around. finally in this bulletin a private space company launched a

capsule it hopes will send astronauts orbit. it took over a minute and reached an altitude of 1500. the company tested a system that could save lives in the event of a launch failure... date >> on "america tonight". what keeps a dream deferred. >> kids who group in low income distressed neighborhoods on average had lower levels of completed scoring, lower status jobs and lower earnings as young adults. >> "america tonight's" adam may with a close are look at the challenges facing baltimore's poor neighborhoods and what really holds them back. >> it sounds like what you're describing is white privilege. >> we call it white privilege in fact.