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separation. david cameron promises a referendum on britain leaving the european union. and after 42 days without a new case liberia is set to be declared eebl ebola-free. saudi arabia says a proposed ceasefire in yemen is dependent on whether houthi rebels agree to end the fighting. a five day ceasefire will begin on tuesday. mohamed val reports. >> shows areas targeted by saudi led coalition. several government buildings in their northern stronghold of
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sadaa. coalition says, these buildings are used as houthi arms depots or command and control. >> these areas targeted saudi cities guarantee the safety of saudi and yemeni citizens. >> after saudi arabia offered a five day hume taken ceasefire. >> the ceasefire will begin this tuesday may 12th at 11 p.m subject to renewal if it works out. the requirements are first and foremost that there is a commitment by the houthis and their allies, including ali abdullah saleh and those forces that are loyal to him to abide by the ceasefire. >> provided that the houthi of houthi agree that there will be
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no bombing no shooting, no movement for military advantage no movement of heavy weapons or others that it's conditioned on the houthis living by these commitments, it is roobl a renewable agreement, opening for extension for a longer period of time for the political process to help resolve these differences. >> the two ministers said the period before the truce is an opportunity for the fighters to put down their weapons if the ceasefire is accepted. but these coming days will see a major intensification of the attacks on the houthi.
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all of sadaa is a military target urging everyone to leave the area before friday. but according to residents they have refused to go. on the humanitarian level six weeks of fighting have left yemen in at that timers. hundreds have been killed and thousands of families have been displaced or had to flee the country. yemen's humanitarian situation gets worse every day. mohamed val, al jazeera riyadh. >> we'll speak oto our correspondent hashem ahelbarra. on the one hand they're going to intensify the air strikes. what do you say will happen? >> the five day ceasefire will be set against certain
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conditions. which will be conditioned on no houthi shelling dmom. no what we have seen over the last 48 hours is basically the following. saudi arabia is now going massively against targets after the houthi, further escalation of the conflict which is definitely going to take quite some time in the near future. >> they have also said that houthis, to target inside descraib. >> yousaudiarabia? >> they can easily get to those mountains with artillery and target the villages. the villages are well in the
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reach of the houthis. they come out with air strikes push the heucts back from houthis back from this area. if not solved you will definitely see more vinyls. inside yemen to put an end to those shellings. >> okay. so in terms of dialogue with all parties, which is what saudi arabia says it's pushing for where are we with that? >> saudi arabia has invited some top leaders in riyadh, they are nows meeting innow meeting in riyadh. descra ibb issaudi arabia is saying if saleh is remaining in power, it is not going to work. he it just depends on whether saleh accepts this exit strategy
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or not. >> thank you hashem ahelbarra. the interior ministries is blaming i.s.i.l. seul for the islamic state of iraq and the levant in for the attacks on beladrus. russian president vladimir putin is hosting the annual victory day parade to commemorate 70 years since the end of world war ii. around 25 million russians were kill after hitler invaded the soviet union in 1941. a military parade in moscow's red square is just getting underway but most leaders in europe won't be attending the
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celebration because of russia's involvement in neighboring ukraine. let's go to rory challands. rory, what does this mean for russians? it is very much a patriotic commemoration isn't it? >> reporter: absolutely. it is i think almost impossible to underestimate or overestimate if you will how important this is for russia. because many of russia's historical various you could look at say the anniversary of the bol bowl bol bolshevik revolution it is a useful tool the kremlin can use
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to rally russians around the flag. when you think how many people died 25 million people from the soviet union died in that war it is a combination of victory and sacrifice which the kremlin is very, very attuned to and fees useful in building a sense of national unity at a time when russia feels it is being bullied and threatened by the west. >> many western officials including barack obama staying away from this. you get the feeling that it's not so veiled message to those leaders. >> absolutely. it always has been even through the soviet union's military parades this is what it was for it was to display russia's or the soviet union's might to the rest of the world. seriously modernizing its armed
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forces and that's what it wants to share here. t-14 armada tank. that is the new battlefield tank that russia is incredibly proud of. it actually broke down on one of the parades earlier this week, and high infantry kits, basically an opportunity for russia to say to the west you may not like us much at the moment but don't try and pick a fight with us either. >> rory, thank you very much indeed rory challands. oversaw the operation from an offshore location. the reports didn't reveal the timing or location of the
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launch. if it's true though north korea would be defying warnings. the bodies of seven people killed in a helicopter crash in pakistan have arrived in the capital islamabad. the arrives evere wives of the indonesian and marianna ambassadors were also killed. they say it was caused by a technical problem. political pollsters taken by advise. lawrence lee reports from london. >> david cameron still in downing street and still prime minister. his conservative party confounded every single one of the polls and won a small
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majority. that allowed him to tell the queen he can now form a government. weeks of negotiations ended up before lurch time. >> as i said in the small hours of this morning we will govern as a party of one nation, one united kingdom. north to southeast to west. >> it was primarily a disaster for the main labour party and ed milibrand. now searches for a new identity and a new leader too. >> britain needs a strong labour party. now it's time for someone else to take forward the leadership of this party. >> the liberal democrats were
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also decimated it's leader, nick clegg kept his seats but he too resigned from the party. leerd nigel farag failed to get elected so he became the third party leader to go. not in the wildest dreams quite this well for them, not only do they have a mandate which allows them a free rein to continue their economic program they have effectively neutralized all their political threats in england. for the labour party and the u.k. independence party they only have one mp and most people in the streets wouldn't even recognize him. scottish nationalists, all the
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talk in westminster that the prize will be full control over their finances, as the conservatives try to stop another push for independence for u.k. new fault lines new political forces replacing old ones. with england supporting right wing politics and scotland disappears a very disappointed england. lawrence lee, al jazeera london. >> you're with al jazeera coming up on the program sherpas face an uncertain future. future.
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>> welcomewelcome back, here with al jazeera i'm shilling. ceasefire in yemen could come into effect on tuesday will only last five days and it depends on the houthi rebels also agreeing to end the fighting. russia is marking 70 years since the defeat of the nazis in world war ii. protests the ongoing crisis in ukraine. and david cameron says he will press on with a vote on england's membership with the european union.
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liberia has officially been declared ebola-free, but there are still other cases in west africa. as caroline malone reports. >> picture of health as liberia is declared ebola free, no cases have been seen for 42 days. twice its incubation period. >> i lost my father from this ebola crisis, i'm so happy that i'll be able to play joke shake hands, things i have not been able to do for six months. >> reporter: but people in neighboring guinea and sierra leone are still dealing with ebola. nine new cases in the last week, the lowest total in the last year but it means that eenl is stillebola isstill spreading.
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>> we know the borders are porous especially with sierra leone. also with guinea. >> the disease has killed nearly 11,000 people since it was first detected more than a year ago. people with ebola get fevers, diediarrhea and often bleed internally. there's no known cure for ebola. but a vaccine has been quickly developed over the past year. trials on healthy volunteers show it's safe and it's now being used to protect front line workers in guinea. >> like with many fatal diseases that are relatively fatal we use the vaccine. >> the world health organization has been criticized criticized for being slow to respond.
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there are still lessons to be learned in the health communities but doctors in liberia are feeling confident. >> if it happens that we have an upsurge of cases coming back, it means that would be a new outbreak. which we don't wish for. but if it should come, from the case management point of view, we are very well prepared. >> 4700 people have died from ebola in liberia, more than any other country. it has now got rid of the disease and although there is still a threat for a new outbreak people are hopeful they have seen the end of ebola in liberia. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> calling for calm in burundi.
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president nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term runs contrary to the constitution. our two al jazeera journalists are due to appear before an egyptian court. natasha guinane reports. >> boaxbaher mohamed and mohamed fahmy have become symbols of journalists held wrongly around the world, peter greste was deported to his native australia. a judge dismissed charges against mohamed and fahmy but ordered them to be tried again. global campaign such as free aj
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staff is important but it's only a start. >> the real issue involves national governments not meeting their commitments to uphold justice and ensure that journalists can work safely. >> reporter: prosecution has videos it says, but testimony from the prosecution's own witnesses has aided the defense. write the report or remember what they wrote and egyptian billionaire has testified on their behalf. fahmy may have gotten one step further to being deported to canada where he is a citizen.
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the government has issued him a temporary passport. they might be free on bail they still can't move forward with theirs lives. >> i want to be a productive person and it's really damaging my life. and i didn't do anything wrong. >> the journalists hope this time around an egyptian court will agree. natasha guinane, al jazeera. >> arrested a teenager in melbourne on friday and defused three home made explosive devices. police say he is expected to appear before a closed court on monday and there was no links at all for five teenagers arrested on monday for passing a plan on veterans day. >> warned filipino forces to leave at least six times.
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several other southeast asian countries also claim this property. the aquino government is hoping for a negotiated settlement. >> necessary condition for everybody's prosperity which i think all governments in the area are aspiring for for their people, thank you. >> the debt toll from nepal's earthquake has risen to over 7900 people, including nine people who were killed on everest. sherpa guides are worried about their livelihood. sahil rah manreports from kathmandu. >> getting family supplies is just as important for the moment. he should be guiding mountaineers and trekkers across the hills of the himalayas.
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money the tight and his wife has to carefully decide what to cook and how many meals they'll have in the day. >> in my village not everything affected, but we have a problem to live in kathmandu is very expensive so financially it's very very bad. >> while he reminisces with his daughter he's also worried about his family far away. some are alive but cut off from the outside world. no help has come yet. his cousin died in the earthquake and that he wants to know the journey is unsafe, roads are blocked and bridges are out. it's a worry not just for him but many others who depend on foreign tourists. the community is still recovering from the deaths of a dozen sherpas a year ago killed in another avalanche.
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now this year's earthquake has brought more hardship. sherpa family and friends gather to pay respects. it's hard to bear for any community. >> translator: nepal has come to a standstill with last year's disaster then this. we need the government to understand this and help too. >> reporter: the disasters of the past 12 months have affected the ability of sherpas to earn a decent living. the of focus of their work now has helped with the recovery teams. tourists know the importance of having a sherpa guide with them.
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>> oh yeah, we feel safer sometimes it's difficult to find the way and it's easier with the guide. >> sherpas hope to earn as much as $1,000 in a regular season, usually enough to help them through the year. but all they can do is hope. sahil rah man, al jazeera kathmandu. >> spending millions of dollars to project a state with rich culture. >> reporter: if you have ever tried to learn a language you'll notice that songs help. ling wisconsin and director anna worries that the kazakh language
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is in trouble. >> we ling lin ling which which linguists are worried. >> there's no doubt that this project about kazakh history is as vital as air we breathe because if we move forward we sometimes have to move back and remember history. >> he's been given lots of money but less than a year to shoot a ten part series. >> it is all about authenticity.
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the most important thing is that it's going to be in kazakh language. why so much urgency? a national identity and after ukraine it's angst about its own sovereignty. many don't speak kazakh at all. even here i heard russian or a hybrid of the two. it might not be anna's solution to the problem but i showed a popular video. >> kazakh girls would never throw their hair back like that. >> but she's impressed with the lyrics. that they said is having unexpected benefits. >> a lot of people say when listening to my songs they
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