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floating coffins, the latest on the migrants who nobody wants and pope francis canonizes two palestinian nuns in a major boost to christians in the middle east. hello, the united nations envoy to yemen is calling for a truce it be extended by five days. yemeni leaders are meeting in the saudi arabia cab tall riyadh to extend -- capital riyadh to extend the ceasefire. the houthis rebels are not there. they are discussing what steps to take next. the war in yemen is escalating. the u.n. repeat mfi, julien

harneis said some families have received help but a longer ceasefire is imperative. >> whatever we bring in planes or ships. it cannot replace fuel, food that 6 million require. some commercial ships are getting into the country. however, yemen is cut off from the vast majority of imported goods. and yemen can only exist if it has access to imports. our humanitarian assistance can never deal with that issue. what it can do is treat the wounded. it can provide assistance to the vulnerable, but it will not be enough. we need a pause to be continued. during the last weeks yemenis their children, have not been vaccinated. vaccines have been destroyed.

if we are not able to reach and vaccinate the children in the months to come there'll be endemics in yemen, and we risk things like polio, if it gets into yemen, it affects all its neighbours. and the issues of poor water and epidemics will feed into malnutrition. so we absolutely need the continuation of a humanitarian pause so we can go out, work with all parties to ensure vaccination of children across the countries, including the areas where there is fighting let's cross over now to riyadh and speak to hashem ahelbarra, who has been at the conference, joining us from there, to tell us what happened over the past couple of hours, what we expect to see. interesting. regional leaders and envoys in attendance. but the houthis not in

attendance. basically the message from abd-rabbu mansour hadi was the following, the houthis have taken power using force, they are not a legitimate faction in yemen, and the only way out to peace and stability is a political settlement, but it should take into account that abd-rabbu mansour hadi is the legitimate president and his government is the only authority in yemen okay. thank you hashem ahelbarra for that update. hashem ahelbarra reporting from riyadh. egypt hanged six men accused of carrying out attacks on security forces. they belonged to a group pledging loilt yoi to

i.s.i.l. -- loyalty to i.s.i.l. it's the first execution since the military coup in july 2013. crossing to london bringing in amnesty international nicola to give us your reaction to the news of the hanging. >> yes, the despicable acts. the men were executed after a sham of a trial. they were never given proper access to lawyers. it looks like cold-blooded murder and payback for the shooting yesterday of overall judicial offices. >> police are saying that the men that were hanged according to egyptian police, belonged to a group pledging allegiance to

i.s.i.l. what do you make of that? >> whether they were or weren't, the truth is they deserved a fair trial. at the time of the alleged attacks that they were sentenced for, three were held in secret detention and couldn't possibly have taken part. other evidence seemed to have been falsified. the only evidence was testimony of the national security forces. it's disappointing to see judges are willing to convict men without material evidence based only on the intelligence agencies. >> what do you expect the response from the international communicatee to about. so far no news yet. it happened about 30 to 35 minutes ago, what do you want to see from the international community. >> the international community will do what it always does it is concerned and condms what we

saw -- condemns what we saw in egypt. that is not good enough. the fact is courts are handing down death sentences at the drop of a pin and are treating life cheaply indeed. >> niklas let me jump in there. this as you are very aware, happening day after the deposed president mohamed mursi himself was sentenced to death. >> that's right. i mean, the u.s. said i think, that it is strongly concerned about the case. they need to move further than words. we don't just need words, but actions, the international community is signing trade and arm's deals to the authorities, that sends a different message to the message we are seeing in public statements. the truth is if the international community wants to do business with egypt. it should wash its hands because it will have blood on them. >> thank you niklas piachaud for

joining us from london malaysia's foreign minister plans to met his indonesian counterpart on monday to discuss the boat crisis. thousands stranded in the andaman sea off dye land. -- thailand. they are bangladeshi, rohingya men and children and women escaping persecution. thailand malaysia and indonesia are refusing to accept them. they are being sent back and forth in what the u.n. describes as floating coffins. >> reporter: the authorities keeping a tight control on the information and the information about migrant vessels arriving in malaysian waters, and leaving again. presumably escorted by naval ships from the malaysian navy as the country puts in place a

push-back policy not accepting vessels if sher sea worthy -- if they are seaworthy. only those in danger of sinking or cap sizing are allowed are allowed to come here much of hundreds brought ashore, they are well secluded in detention centers as they are processed, presumably for repatriation to myanmar. malaysia takes a tough stance with the arrivals. there is an empathy with the plight of the rohingya back in myanmar, and the way they are persecuted and facing extreme poverty. there has been in the past in malaysia, a leniency with the arrivals coming from myanmar. that has changed and the government is making it clear that the problem has to be sorted out at source and laying

the blame at the doors of the myanmar government coming up in the newshour - hundreds of fishermen from myanmar return home of being held captive it and forced to work in nigeria. and pricing affecting tomato farmers. and one. argentina's clubs facing a heavy price for crowd problems first, in afghanistan, a taliban suicide bomb attack killed at least three people, including one travelling in a european people. a convoy of cars travelled near the airport. jennifer glasse has more. >> reporter: the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. the tart was a european convoy

the european advisors helped the afghan police train and assist the police. it was a suicide car bomber attacking the convoy of 24-wheel drive vehicles on the road league too and from the military side, that is it also home, and home to a couple of fortified guest houses where many were advisors to the government. they targeted only foreigners that the majority of casualties in the attack, it's a busy road. at this time of the morning women are doing their shopping. schoolchildren are on the way to classes. it's a busy road. it's the fifth attack in kabul since a spring offensive. we are seeing increased fighting around the country, the first year that african security forces. also without air support and

they are finding themselves under pressure. it's what the taliban wants and the new president wants in office. over seven months, still don't have a defence minister and the taliban keeping up the president and the fighting in the provinces across the nation two nuns have become the first palestinians to become roman catholic saints. the canonization by pope francis is seen as support to christians facing persecution. mariam bawardy and marie alphonsine ghatts are the first palestinians to become saints in the modern time. you are looking at pictures from the vatican, where you see pope francis there crossing to the vatican correspondent for the irish times, paddy ag u, joining us from rome to tell us what the canonization means for the

region. >> good day for you. the canonization comes at the end of an important week it's the third event this week concerning relations when the holy seer and the state of palestine palestine. wednesday, the bit lateral agreements between holy seer special, and yesterday pope francis received mahmoud abbas, the leader of the palestinian authority, if you will. he received him in a private audience, during which, as they exchanged gifts. the understanding, he said you know, the gift he is giving the angel of peace who destroys the evil spirits of war. you were the angel of peace.

then we have two 19th century nuns canonized. all in all, it's an indication of good relations between the holy seer and palestine. to a certain extent to the annoyance of israel. >> these three events that you have listed that we have seen in the past few days is it anything other than a message sent by the vatican, is it anything more than same bollic. >> i think it's a clear message to both parties, palestinians and israelis to get to the negotiating table and work for a just and lasting peace. it's important for christians in the middle east. the patron saint of jerusalem, he called it a message of solidarity and the pope - this

is important for the pope, he's saying i know what is happening. you are in our thoughts and prayers all the time. >> how much weight does this carry, specifically the commect of palestine to recognise that state. >> strictly speaking the vatican recognised the state of palestine after authority was given. since then it recognised and long before then that the vatican, holy seer policies believed in a 2-state solution in the israeli palestinian conflict. it's a further marking, underlying of the palestinian right to their own state. >> thank you for speaking to us from rome. >> thank you. >> thousands of the people in

south-west china have taken to the streets demanding a high speed railway line, that it should pass through their county. >> anger grew after local media reported that it will pass a province. a video by the protesters appears to shows fights with police. adrian brown has more from beijing. >> stayed media confirmed there was a protest in the central province. sichuan on saturday. sunday images circulated which al jazeera cannot verify, but which appear to bear testimony to the scale of the unrest. according to some reports some were injured, many in hospital. the protests began after the demonstrators marched for three kilometres. clashes broke out in the center of the town. a police tactical unit was

deployed. why did it begin? >> the towns people were angry after a local media reported that the government decided to reroute a planned rail rude through the town to pass through another town, the birth place. people need a route. they don't have an airport. it was a demonstration over poor infrastructure. protests in china are not uncommon, but not on the scale. the government allows protests because they act as a safety valve to allow people to let off steam. the danger as we see happen is that occasionally the protests can spiral out of control. >> more than 130 fishermen rescued in indonesia are due to return to myanmar. they were some of hundreds of men trapped into a life of

labour on fishing boats. florence lieuies caught up with one of the men who returned. >> reporter: even the simplest things give this man a sense of pleasure. he's home after 3.5 years away, away from his loved ones, who he thought he would never see again. >> when i was in indonesia i was thinking. when will i be able to go home to see my family. >> reporter: he returned to myanmar several days ago, together with 124 others and got this reception. they were some of hundreds of men, held captive and forced to work in appalling conditions on fishing boats in indonesia. the nightmare ended after being rescued by indonesian officials in april.

it's not unusual for men and women leaving the country, sometimes they enter another country knowing they don't have the right papers, which makes them vulnerable. >> they went to thailand to work. they went to indonesia because they were told they needed more money. he never saw a cent. there were hours and beating >> translation: physically i'm okay. everyone myself, are not all right mentally. i can't concentrate, i try not to think too: >> at least he's home. for his mother, it felt like a prayer answered. >> i'm so happy. i'm crying when i saw him. i thought he had died. now it's here. >> reporter: he says that he's not sure what his future holds. he's only sure he's never working abroad again the prime minister of macedonia is under growing pressure to resign. protests are planned in the

capital on sunday. the protesters are demanding an end to corruption and police brutality. we have more from the scene of a 2-day gun battle last week, blamed on albanian separatists. >> reporter: this is what remains of a barber shop in kumanavo and his house behind. he is in police custody. the hospital therapist is counselling his family. >> translation: on tv they call my husband a terrorist. he's just a barber, who is going to walk my son to kindergarten now. families like this last weekend as security forces battled what the government alleges were albanian separatists. in this albanian neighbourhood. officially eight police and 10 gunmen died. today there's only shock at the

damage and resentment. for local men have been retained. >> every one that has been spoken to tell a similar story. they heard the shooting. when we came outside, this is the scene that greeted them. psychologically the neighbourhood has been traumatise pd. the violence comes at a critical moment for macedonia. the opposition is leaking hacked phone regardings revealing abuses of power at the heart of government. prompting resignations and claimed that the violence was staged by prime minister clinging to power. >> translation: dear citizens macedonians, albapians, serbs and other communities, don't succumb to the black seriousness

prepared by the government. >> that is flatly denied by the prime minister. he says he has the trust of the people of macedonia. they died who will be in power and opposition they told journalists on thursday. >> there is still bewilderment at the worst finals since the peace deal ended conflict. this time communities insist they are united, and the only divisions are between the politicians. >> in the u.s. environmental protesters have gone paddling in can use to stop oil exploration. they are using the port of seattle as a base before mooing the rigs up north. there should be no drilling in the arctic it helps to regulate the climates with vast layers.

let's get a check on the weather. seasonal rain has caused flooding. >> that's right, it's that time of rain the weather front is becoming more active. look on the satellite imagery, it doesn't look impressive. trust me, we can see a lot of rain 150mm of rain in 24 hours. that's about 12 days worth of rain. what does it look like. it looks like this. so you can see the problems that caused - called the plum rains, which are associated with the splitting of the fruit, and as the rain comes in it's hot, humid camp conditions. as we look at the forecast there's a lot of rain what we find is that it gets up to the yanksy river valley and spreads up, moving northwards as you get

to june and july. and rises from the contrast between the warm tropical air from the south, and the polar air from the north. certainly it looks like it will be in evidence for the next couple of days. there's more heavy rain as we head northwards and here it's looking active. we have weather systems going through. there's sand storms developing strong winds, desertification. and here we can sympathise with disability, because we get that here sometimes. not with the same degree of frequency. it looks as they we'll see rain pushing across the sea as we head through monday into tuesday. but the bulk of japan, they'll find plenty of sunshine. >> richard, tomato farmers are struggling to survive in nigeria, customers are paying

low prices and farmers can't get a bank loan to pay for storage of produce. some farmers are hoping to break even. >> reporter: the tomato season is coming to an end. this man and his family should be looking forward to the moment. this year the harvest has been poor. and more bad news awaits. the market price of tomatos crashed. >> when it is ripe you must remove it from the farm. if you don't, it will rot. so you have few options. you pay for labour and packaging and take the produce to the market and sell. at the end of the day you lose. and the cycle begins all over. >> reporter: the lack of capital, storage facilities and poor pricing are gradually

killing agriculture across the country. they face stiff competition all around him. farmers are harvesting their crops, which means that they must sell off the tomatoes before they start going bad. many farmers try to cut losses by trying tomatos and vegetables in doing that they we dues the price and nutritional value when they are sold to customers. they have spent 4,500 planting tomatoes and have only been able to recoup half the investment. they are preserving the produce the only way they know and can afford. >> if you do not do it you end up, maybe, losing everything. by doing this you can reduce the cost lost because maybe at

the end you can sell the product to my at this situation. we have no alternative. >> farmers were hopeful of change when a new processing factory was built. after three years they are waiting for it to open. while we wait losses mount. >> staying with nigeria, and the suicide bomb attack in a market in the north has killed seven people. 27 others were wounded when the female bomber blew herself up in the capital of yobe state. no group claimed responsibility boko haram is suspected after a 6-year long rebellion that killed thousands of nigerians. >> you are with the newshour. still ahead, supporters of a coup in burundi are taken to

court. plus, find out why the farmers in peru are calling the president a traitor. and not even a nasty storm could dampen a quest to make history. sanaa will have the details in sport.

hello again, you are with the al jazeera newshour the top story - yemen's president supports a 5-day contraries fire but it -- ceasefire, but it depends on the situation on

the ground. leaders are meeting in saudi arabia but houthi leaders are not in riyadh egypt carried out its first multiple execution since president abdul fatah al-sisi came to power. the six me carried out attacks, and are accused of pledging royalty to i.s.i.l. thousands of refugees are believed to be stranded in the andaman sea. most ethnic rohingya. thailand malaysia and indonesia have turned boats back. they are expected to met an monday to discuss the crisis. returning to the stop story of yemeni leaders. a research professor daniel martin varisco, and president of yemeni studies, joke us to give us your take on the conference

that is meant to find a solution to the crisis in yemen. >> right. well, i think it's mainly to solidify the position of the g.c.c. and the saudis and to maybe reach out to the international community to try and explain what they are doing. i think we are looking forward to a meeting in geneva where the houthis and others will participate. >> that is what i wanted to ask you about. reports are coming in that there could be another meeting, as you are saying that that would be held in geneva. what is it that the meeting in riyadh is going to come up with that they can be taken to geneva. >> that's a good question. obviously, what president abd-rabbu mansour hadi had to say was defiant, as you pointed out. but it didn't offer negotiating principles for the houthis.

we'll have to wait and see on that. >> they are not present. >> it's hard to have a dialogue when only one side is there. the other thing it's missing is although this chose is solidarity of the saudi coalition, we are not getting a sense of what rank and file yemenis think. a bombing campaign of this magnitude is causing so of crisis. the malnutrition that will come out of this. i think much of the world is watching and saying this is a humanitarian crisis that has not been helped by the bombing campaign. the hewitt jes and salah are in control of as much or more territory than when it began. i think there's frustration in

the part of many people in many countries as to what is the exit strategy. i'm not the first person to point this out. it seems as though it's hard to imagine how do you pull out once you have committed to a major air campaign like this. it's hard to tell. the alliances are shifting. nothing is permanent. i do, however, thinks that the key to this is less houthis. he is the king maker, has been for a very long time and we'll have to watch how he reacts to all of this. back to the point that we were making about the humanitarian situation, because apt the riyadh conference we heard the u.n. envoy come out and speak, and he called for an extension of a truce in place, relatively shaky, in place for the past five days. what is the likelihood that an extension will actually take place? i'm looking at a reuters wire

now, which says the vice president told reuters that the extension depends on the situation on the ground. >> the situation on the ground is complicated because i mean it's not just that the houthis are killing people it's going both ways we are not getting a lot of - part of the problem is that we are not getting good journalism information where the conflict is going on. a lot of rumours, claims... >> it's difficult for a journalist to report on the ground. it's difficult to report. certainly there is a lot of frustration on the part of the yemenis because of the lack of electricity, water, gasoline the hospitals that are closed down. the people are suffering. there's no question about that. that is why the u.n. is anxious that there be a ceasefire to

continue. the ceasefire that was announced in april didn't stop the bombing. it continued. it continued throughout. there's a lot of misunderstanding and frustration, that people don't trust each other. certainly we are not getting a sense of what do the yemeni people think. >> thank you so much for giving us your thought. u.s. special forces say they have killed an i.s.i.l. commander in a raid inside syria. the defence department says abu sayyaf was targeted at the oil fields and he played an important role in raising money for i.s.i.l. smuggling oil and gas out of syria and iraq syrian government jets launched air strikes, five people have been killed 25 others rumoured. douma was on the outskirts of

the capital. and in the district of idlib air strikes reportedly killed 30 people, many victims believed to be children. >> burundi's president pierre nkurunziza made his first public appearance since a coup. 17 public officials appeared in court. the whereabouts of the suspected coup leader major general are unknown. we are jened on the telephone phone from bujumbura to tell us about the first appearance the president's first appearance. >> yes, he wanted to show that he was in town and in control. he walked in confidently and with a big smile to say "i'm

back." [ audio breaking up ] >> he said he had information that al-shabab was going to launch anoffensive and are using this. he said "you are either with me or the terrorists." people are shocked. firstly that he is deflecting attention from inside the country, and surprised that he didn't address the issues on the ground. people want to know what he plan to do about what is happening in the country. they appear to be at a stalemate. the opposition says they don't want him haru that's what i wanted to ask you about elections, whether they'll still take place, and how people in burundi are feeling, now that the president is back?

they are going around buying food stocking up. they fear next week could be problematic in terms of protests. if the ruling party is gathering, containing the election. according to the party, the elections will take place in june. and they are telling people to accept it. it will happen. >> the opposition is angry. they will wait to see how they react on monday. >> thank you for speaking to us from burundi. >> thousands of gauta mallens have taken to the streets to demand the president step down. it's been a week since the vice president resigned after her top aid was linked to a corruption scandal. >> braving the rain more than 10,000 descend on the park on

saturday. the third time na guatemalans gathered in their thousands to demand an end to government corruption many will not rest until the president steps down. >> translation: what we want is for the president to go and that he faces prosecution for stealing from the people. we want him to lose immunity guatemala is in the midst of its biggest political crisis since 1996. the protests started in response to a multi-million corruption scandal, leading to the arrest of dozens of officials. people here say they are waking up to their political power. a week ago president otto perez molina announced his vice president was stepping down. prosecutors accused roxana baldetti's top aid of being at the center of a corruption scandal and roxana baldetti could face an investigation.

>> translation: in her resignation letter she says she's willing to collaborate and submit to all situations to allow here to clear up any matters. >> reporter: in the wake of it resignation congress scrambled to elect a have you pp. it may be too late. >> the government suffered strong blows. they are in damage mode, instead of planning for the future as they were a few months ago. considering corruption at high levels, i think the damn to the party is irreversible. >> reporter: with presidential elections four months away. protesters were pushing hard. if momentum grows, the voice of the people would be hard to ignore. david mercer guatemala city opposition parties are holding primary elections, hoping to form a front against the socialist government.

as lopez reports, opinion polling suggests they found a chance of power. >> change is coming. phrases like this are heard more and more often in venezuelan streets, where support for the late hugo chavez and his self-style revolution were a given. they are hoping that he'll be part of the change, by making a cut in opposition elections on sunday. he would be able to run for parliament in the vote. he says it's been an uphill battle with obstacles. >> translation: the opposition is yet to under that the change we want starts by turning to the popular sectors, and trusting leadership. bringing in larger than life figures doesn't work. >> the vote is seen by many as the first of many steps the

opposition must take before regaining power. support from hugo chavez are here. crumbling infrastructure chronic food shortages and hour-long crews eroded the popularity. president nicolas maduro. polls suggest the opposition stands a chance of winning control of the assembly. it's a growing discontent. the majority of venezuelans was a disfavourable opinion. the opposition was yet to galvanise support, they lacked a proposal. the opposition protests. street protests last year reflect the population discontent of soaring inflation and crime. they saw crucial opposition figures and revealed deep figures within the coalition. critics mentioned that in

addition to lacking a leader the opposition can appear dispanneded -- disbanded. >> translation: there are those who criticize the coalition because they say we have too many leaders, or those that say we don't have leaders. >> reporter: for the first time the opposition has a chance to control the assembly. primary to sunday is the first step on a road to regaining power we have been telling you about the attempted coup in burundi, and now the latest pictures that we have of the president, and he has made his first public appearance in the capital bujumbura after that attempted coup. that takeover, the attempted take over preventing his plane

from landing. this, here he was back in the capital. still ahead on the newshour... ..how music is reigniting the hearts and mind of cubans and americans. plus golf's world's number one continues his love affairs with the deprooens. more on rory mcilroy's achievements after the break. stay with us.

pass protests against a copper mine are spreading across peru and farmers say the project will point their land, are accusing the president of betrayal. we have more on a potential strike and growing anger >> reporter: the women marched in the streets of the small town calling the president a traitor. four years ago he told them he would never support the copper mine mine project. he promised he would respect our decision, and now he stabbed us in the back. he betrayed us. >> reporter: friday the president said he would let the project go ahead because they could be exposed to lawsuit, but the company must explain the vision to the farmers. >> translation: i demand the

company, the mining project, implement concrete actions and create the basis of what is needed and understanding of peace and development. >> reporter: the mining company said there would be a 60 day pause, and it will comply with the highest environmental standards. farmers don't believe in it. >> translation: we don't want them any more, they have to go because they have a history of not protecitng the environment. the company has been fined before. >> more than 7 weeks of protests left three dead and many wounded. in at least five regions, people are demonstrating in support of the protest and for their own demands. mining unions will have called for a strike starting tuesday.

mayors and former leaders are discussing what to do next. >> we are determined to go now until the end. if we stop demonstrating, we'd have to start again. people have died. we hope the company and government understand we will not accept the project. >> a lack of vision has been shown say critics. there are nearly 150 around the country now. four years ago 4.5 billion goldmine conga project was suspended because farmers said the mine would ruin the water. farmers believe it will happen here too now it's time for the sports news with sanaa. >> love that colour on you. >> love it on you. >> one of argentina's biggest clubs have been kicked out of

the copa after fans attacked rival players with pepper spray. it is south america's biggest competition. the round of 16 matched rivals, and had to be suspended after the violence. the football confederation fined the club 200,000 and ordered them to play four home games behind closed doors. the boko juniors will have to play four games without its fans. in was the latest in a series of violent incidents in argentinian football. in february the stadium was closed for a week after the manager was hit with a stone by fans. in march, a trainer for the team lost vision in one eye after he was hit by missiles. later that month a league game between arsenal and another was

suspended after a fan riot. and they say a fan was killed during fights between overgroups barcelona will become the la liga champions if they beat mad rit. they leave the city by four points, with two games remaining. these games taking place after the spanish point ruled that suspension couldn't take place. barcelona are on course to win the treble they are in the final of the champion's league and copa del ray. >> the team is the same as it was three or six months ago. it's true we are in a more optimistic mood. we know of the difficulties, we haven't won anything. this is the first time we can win something. >> again, french leagua champions have been crowned.

psg clinching a third straight. they are looking to be the first league to win the cup. >> they were the seconds on the streets of paris. they celebrated victory. they have led to violent clashes. it was calm and peaceful. it's never easy. i tried to do our best. sometimes it's possible. sometimes not. they don't have another team also. i'm happy to be able to do this with our philosophy to play football and win every match. bayern munich's misery continued. the german champions falling into defeat. it comes after the champion's

league exit melbourne victory have been crowned champions of australian football for a third time. the victory beating sydney fc 3-0 at the aami park in melbourne. they led 1-0 and added an extra two in the fine minutes. there was a scare after the game. it fell off the stage before presenting the trophy. he recovered to present the trophy to melbourne. world number one golfer rory mcilroy shot his lowest ever score since turning professional. in the process ended up breaking his own course record at quail hollow. the northern irishman setting a record at wells fargo championship, and hit an 11-under par 61. the course is where rory mcilroy got his first pga tour victory

five years ago. >> american pharaoh is a win away from claiming the prestigious triple crown. the major storm crossed the race in baltimore, in time for the preakness stakes. they won the kentucky derby, and the 3-year-old colt was unphased by the modern track. he has a chance to become the first winner of the triple crown since 1978, and the 12th history. >> that was a lucky one. thank you so much. this is like unbelievable. i couldn't be happier. not just for my family bob and victor, but the whole racing world. we need a star. please god, let continue. >> ice hockey and the new york rangers beat tampa bay lightening in game 1 of the finals. the rangers ahead scoring an opener late in the second.

tampa bay level in third. with over 2 minutes to play sealed the win for new york's final score. 2-1 rangers. tennis world number two roger federer took another step to and was crowned world number two. they won in straight sets. roger federer 6-4, 6-2 winner afaps his team-mates. next up for roger federer, despite his semifinal victory, they have been complaining about the conditions. they are dangerous to play an. >> in the right moment obviously in the semifinals one of the greatest competitors. on tour. he doesn't give him points they

earn them, playing really. there's more on the website checking out al jazeera/sports. that's it for me. >> relations between cuba and the u.s. it's the first from america to perform in havana. we have more from the cuban capital. >> reporter: in havana music is everywhere. this weekend music is the universal language that many hope can reunite the hearts and minds of cubans. even for a brief moment. it's the first time an orchestra from the states travelled to the communist island in 15 years. more than 100 american musicians from the minnesota orchestra are performing as part of the disco festival. this is the group's first visit

to cuba since 1930. maestro says the ensemble is performing one of the same pieces played on the last tour 85 years ago. >> they plays the sim phoney during one of those visits. it was the reason why the local organisers want this. they play the same sim phoney like you did 85 years ago. >> reporter: the trip takes on more meaning inns u.s. cuban thawing of relations. president obama took steps to renew ties in hav receiver, which the diplomats cut. while both countries do their work. tours help to build a relationship on a person to person level. >> i want you to get more core to the souped. -- to the sound u.s. musicians like

principal cellist are coaching and playing with cuban music students. >> they seem to have a huge appetite for our kind of classical music, our cause to bring it to life. >> we talk about the relationships between nations and companies. in this case it's beyond symbolic it's important. it's incredibly exciting. to be the first major orchestra in a new era in relations and to make friends through europe is the easiest way, we love the same things. >> it is this greatness that artists hope will build momentum to bridge the divide between cuba and the united states through the sound of music. that's it for the newshour on al jazeera. we'll be back in a couple of minutes with a full bulletin of news. that is coming your way.

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