>> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yemen's government, in exsill, calls for the u.n. to send in grounded forces against houthi rebels. welcome to al jazera live, also ahead benjamin netanyahu forms a last-minute deal to form a government. britain goes to the polls in what is expected to be one of the closest elections in

decades. i'm in afghanistan will they're expecting another record harvest of poppy why is the government saying that i winning the war on this deadly crop? yemen, has called for ground troops ton sent into the country, in a letter, he urged the international community to quickly intervene by second land forces to save yemen. he also wanted orgs to document what he calls barbaric violations by the houthi rebels. and, now more this is as very significant letter that was sent from from the ambassador that is the head of the security council this month.

the letter, the top line being is that yemen is calling for ground forces to be sent to the country, and the ambassador leaving very little about what he wants to see happen in his country. this is all happening as the u.n. has a new envoy to yemen and he's been on the job for less than two weeks, on wednesday he was in paris trying to kick start the talks and, get them back to the table, and on thursday he is expects to be in saudi arabia doe arain bo a timing of this letter is significant. it could give legitimacy to the saudi led coalition to get ground forces into the country. this letter is an invitation to the international community to do that. and that could be the legal cover they need to get those 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 so far, they have said they're open to talks so long as their two conditions, they are not held in readd and two that the airstrikes are stopped. all of this is happening under the dark cloud of a deteriorating situation on the grounded that has been documented by various u.n. organizations, and aid organizations, who say the situation on the ground is getting worse by the day. some of the worst fighting in yemen has been in the southern ports of aden, about carrying, civil jennings, trying to escape. and killing at least 40 people. residents say a senior army officer also died, and other fighters. the u.s. secretary secretary of state johner have i now in saudi arabiady and he says he is deeply concerned about the

situation in yemen and he'll push for a pause to allow aid to be delivered. and he spoke before he left. the situation, is getting more dire boy day and we're dopily concerned about that. and we have urged all sides anybody involved, to comply with humanitarian law and to take every precaution to keep civilians out of the line of fire, out of harm's way, as well as to provide the opportunity for assistance to be able to be delivered. syrian rebels say they have taken control of areas in damascus and near lebanon. in fierce fighting, in the mountains he has spoken in public for first time and he

said it was only a minor setback. we are today waging a war not a battle and, war is different than a battle. war is a war of many battles. and when we are talking about the fevers war like in syria across thousands of kilometers, we talk about thousands of battles. the president of iraq's kurdish region has promised a referendum on indipep dense when the fight is over. last year, he postponed the vote saying it would be with working on baghdad to wipe out isis. it could have regional implications. they are playing a major role, in iraq. the force has retaken 20-30% of lost territory from isis. its success has re-ignited

kurdish ambitions for independence. and now, the president says a previous delayed referendum will go ahead. i can't give you a exact time-frame but i can assure you that certainly an inde pendant kurdish stand is coming. he was giving a speech after talks about the president. the u.s. is opposed as is turkey. and they could inspire the kurdish population to act which makes a move, a regional issue. he she would plans earlier this year. and when the prime minister made his first visit to the capital, sense taking office, all talk was of coordination. it was cooperation and a

common plan. complicating matters are the areas where they battles and won, and still maintain control. it was a disputed area and some fear, that they won't hand it back. any push for independence will be peaceful. i believe that to continue the process, it will not stop, it will not step back, i won't go into details but, i want to stress this won't happen through violence or through killing. we want it to be through peace and dialogue. the kurdish region pros experted after the u.s. occupation of iraq, and, the kurds want to make the most of the money nothing into the region and realize a long held dream of self determination. the israeli prime minister has sealed the deal to form a

new government just hours before the deadline, and his majority is thin. it went to the wire, only at the last moment was a agreement reached. its leader, securing major contexts before agreeing to throw in his 8 seats and gave the prime minister the support a slim majority of one. time is of the essence not only because i'm leaving now to call the president, and the chairman to tell them that i have managed to form a government but also because when need to form it by next week in order to give a strong and stable government. the full extent of the consession made will only become apparent in coming days, as benjamin netanyahu finalizes his

cab what net. this will be a government of extreme right wing sense stability. jewish homes has its roots in settlements and they call for more not less, along with expulsion of palestinians from the the west bank and the government will be at the mercy of two orthodox religious parties which have been granted the benefits for the ultra religious, and exclusion from military students for reledge just students. it will put pressure on the nominated finance minister, who proud his break away, party back into the fold. it could take a withdraw of support which just a single member to bring the government down. so, at the ends of weeks of negotiation, he is left with a slim one seat majority in

parliament, it will be a weak government but at the mercy of the settingler movements and two small religious parties. ♪ on this evening some annual religious festival, there's added spring in the step of these dancers, as they celebrate the resurgence of orthodox religious movements in israel. voting is underway in the u.k. general election in what could be the tightest political race in years. if neither of the parties win more than half they mayed in to negotiate with smaller parties for a majority. it took five days, in 2010 for them to form a coalition. chile's president is asked all her men centers to resign,

she says she'll appoint a new cabinet. the popularity rating is plummet had because of corrupts. and she's been under pressure and they see it as long overdo. a few hours ago i requested the resignation of all the ministers, and i will take 72 hours to decide who will stay and who will go. why didn't i do this earlier? because we've been dealing with very difficult situation. with the rain and flooding and now the volcano. central avenue from a can republic says it will take action against the french soldiers suspected of child abuse,. they were to help the peacekeepers restore order. several children, the youngest just nine, alg they sexually

abused some ev them in exchange for food. legal action will be taken. these are very serious acts, the french government said as much. i must say we must not lump everyone together. it was not france, it was individuals. individual soldiers. still ahead we look at the latest attempts in thailand to stop the trafficking of refugees. tall and skinny and why skyscrapers are going on a diet.

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welcome back, let recap the headlines, there's been conned fighting in yemen, and now calling on the international community to send in ground troops 40 people were killed, their boot was she would by houthi fighters. the prime minister has clinched a deal to form a new government just hours before the deadline. voting is underway in u.k., it could be the tightest political race in years. neither of the two main swror parties win, they may need to negotiate with smaller parties to form a majority. the war in syria has crippled the region's economy

violence with jordan has forced them to seal off a trade route. and now, on the jordan/syria border. billions of dollars once passed through and now trade with syria is finished. the crossing a crucial link that ferried goods and jordan closed it when rebels, fighting, seized control of the syrian side. this was his life line sprks now it's a burden, it means he can no longer work in the free trade zone. 17 family members depend on him and he's got a truck loan to pay 4,000 trucks and nowhere for them to work, if we are going to work in the local market, we get an assign meant once every three months. the officials say reopening

it is unlikely anytime soon and so far refuse to operate with the rebel. the closing has been detrimental, because thousands have lost their job in the free trade zones. there are also reports of widespread looting of inhaven't tories by rebels. and p that's not enough, trade with iraq is now nonexistent because of state controls part of province and jordan has banned them from the journey there. this truck-driver says, isis fighters sometimes harass them and, seize the cars and goods and, if he is not sunni, he may not make it out alive. they stop us and request documns and what goods we're carrying, and they charge us hundreds of dollars. and then give ausreceipt.

they say jordan is becoming isolated by violence, and its economy is going through the worst crisis in its history. this isolation has been imposed on us, we import 90% of its food needs and we have enough now be you. the region's uncertainty means we don't know many. what if straights are closed, we're not in a good position at all. jordan has so far succeeded in send ever finding off terrorists but an ailing economy can threaten political stability, with no solutions insight. in thigh land she more than 50 police officers have been reassigned while they are suspected of human trafficking.

violence forced hundreds of thousands to leave. some cross south, and the u.n. refugee agency says they are registered there and others have said headed south to thigh land where they fall prey for smallers. it's a stretch of land at the tail-end of thigh language. it's rugged, raw and beautiful. but these jungles hide something more sinister. camps run by human traffickers, holding those and looking for a better life in malaysia,. last friday, a mass grave with 26 bodies, from a camp. he spent four-and-a-half months in camps he saw two dozen people die. he escaped and has been living in a mosque for eight months. there were people killed by

beating, and i saw them die, and i helped wash and bury the body and i performed add burial. the death are a result of a scene that's played out in numerous camps. calls to ask the family for more money. everybody has to say pay, if you don't pay if you can't pay you are subject to beatingings and subject to deprivation of food and water. on sunday, they launched a new operation, in eight areas putting more than 100 police and soldiers in jungles, to find the camps. we traveled with some. this is area they came across in the morning and, they believe that just several hours before that it was occupied by traffickers, that they brought along with them. what they are doing is, they're destroying the material, and that way they can't comeback here and use any of these supplies they'll continue, in

this area of operation only two kilometers and they'll continue the search operation to find any more camps. they announce two local officials were arrested and some police have been reassigned o. wednesday, they languaged a command center for anti traffic operations. we now have a clear direction, of the national action plan to counsel human of course traing. it is considered a crisis in thailand. it might be a bit late for this round. as they continue their jungle patrols, some feel they'll only feel more evidence, of them not the traffickers themselves. with the border so close, they can slip across and out of reach global carbon dioxide has reached its highest level in 2

million years. they say the rise is a long-term trended, the pace of growth is 100 times faster than natural times in the past. afghanistan looks set to have another record year for her win production. it provides 90% of the world's her win. the government says it is making significant gains and they gave us exclusive access to a top secret facility. in a secret facility, four men accused of smuggling millions of dollars of her win are about to answer to justice. afghanistan's special program, is run in a class des stein operation to prevent judges and prosecutors from being target or bought off, it is not doing enough in the fight

against drugs. the government has allowed us in. we never take bribes and do honest work and we treat them for the rest of the country's courts we know, afghanistan is under severe threat from drugs. officials argue the court is convincing him to give up the illegal trade. but last year, afghanistan farmers harvested a record 245,000 hectors of poppy, this year is another bumper hard vessel. and then there are those like lttle john. the the king penn who was sentenced to 20 years in jail, and managed to escape. after in court people working for king pin began paying officials to 14-16

million dollars and that secured his release and he's nowhere to be found. we talk about clean judges, and clean cours and then there are case like his. what happened there? all those were involved, in the exploiting the processes are under investigation. afghanistan's acting minister says john is an isolated case. i can assure the international community that the mistake that has been taken place, will not be repeated. he stresses in the last eight years, they have put thousands behind bars, that may be so. but out in the fields few seem intimidate had by the threat of jail-time. these farmers are harvesting

drugs right in front of a military been because they pay local officials off. for more you can watch his full program on 101 east. the billion dollar drug war on thursday. venezuela says it will install more than 20,000 fenner print scanners in food stores to control sales it's an attempt to clamp down on hoarding and panic buying because of food shortages. they call this man obama. they say he looks like the u.s. president, and because of how dangerous his job is, he asked that we not show his face. he's a meat smuggleler.

they're suffering shortages. more than 40% of the imports go back out to the borders. obama knows he's one to blame. i know i contribute to the shortages but i'm not the only one, if i stop, people won't i dare say 80% of everyone in this state do it. it means driving a couple hours to sell subsidized good, can quadruple your monthly earnings in just a couple days. nothing beats smuggling and it does seem everyone is involved, in the illegal trade. back in venezuela fingerprint scanners have been il stalled to control what and how much people can buy. the government hopes it will cut down on smuggling. the fingerprint scanners

will prove successful when we can integrate it. they have insisted until prices are no longer control smuggling will control and shelves will remain empty. toe spite efforts venezuela has to still stand in line for hours and, go home emty hands. whatever is causing the shortages, no one has the solution. nothing has changed. it's still the same. you waste the whole day in line and, i still can't find diapers i buy them on the black market for 15 times more the price. they are found to curb food shortage a new economy is booming. al jazera. a new category of super thin

buildings is rising in new york and, one which is still under construction, will be one of the tallest towers in the world. jacob explains. there's a new kind of skyscraper going up in new york city, super tall, knife like towers for the extremely rich. the tallest among them, 432 park avenue boasts views of central park and this costs 95 million. but we managed to get inside while it was still under construction. beautiful view. we are very proud. ville van marcus is behind every tall building in manhattan. there are so many. i'm looking at your portfolio. the height isn't the challenge, the challenge is that in manhattan, you have to make it thin. the slim, the wind of the building multa boy by 15 is equal to the height of the

building. that creates its own set of problems. robert goodwin is designing another for a turn kirk developer. the nature of tall buildings, even ones that are far less lender is much more about the way that the wind interacts with the tall building. the tower always moves but if it moves slowly. where we are standing is it moving? it is moving. but you don't feel it. a pair of 60 ton pendulums on the roof counter the mulch and five points along the length, there are no windows to let the wind through. but, it is still unnerving to be up there. i've been up here, for an hour, i can't get used to it, people are going to live up here and, they say this is the future of high end residential living. these are about power super

slender towers are the future of new york, and a select few will see it. but for everyone else, this new form of engineering only serves to elevate the rich even farther above the rest. jacob ward al jazera new york >> it's doves versus hawks in the republican party. thinks foreign policy is the weakness in the presidential race but republicans themselves are split on u.s. muscle-flexing. will misreading the national mood cost the gop the national election? greece and russia both countries are facing an economic catastrophe. and cold war with the west. we'll look at china's latest challenge to the global economy.