♪ yemen's exiled government calls for more help to defeat houthi rebels in a three-day conference in riyadh. ♪ i'm nick clark in doha and coming up, on program 11 policemen who didn't stop killing a women are in jail and others go free. capturing territory in anbar and getting ready for counter offensive offensive. >> i'm in los angeles and a

condition in society,out law motorcycle gangs. ♪ so a three-day conference in riyadh with yemen and political tribal figures ended and support fort abd rabbuh mansur hadi and actions of saudi-led coalition and houthis and called for military support for anti-houthi forces and wants implementation of resolution 2216 passed by the u.n. security council which calls for the houthis to withdraw from all areas they have seized and the creation of a joint arab force secure cities in yemen. yemen's exiled president hadi called for implementation of the security resolution we just mentioned. >> translator: this will pave the way and lay a solid foundation for the conference ladies and gentlemen, houthi

malitias and forces loyal to the ousted president saleh miss read the truce and reflected in the continued violations of truce that continue to destroy and kill preventing relief aid from being delivered to the people. >> let's hear from riyadh. >> there has been an agreement by the main political factions and tribesmen meeting here in the saudi arabia capitol riyadh that the houthis must surrender from areas that control or they will face war. president hadi called on the international community to intervene militarily in yemen, to put an end to the houthis. he also wants to see the g.c.c. and arab countries deploy troops in yemen in secure cities like thailand and aiden but the international community is not willing to intervene in yemen. for the time being they would like to bring together the feuding factions to negotiate a

political settlement and give diplomacy a chance. let's get thoughts now from the foreign policy fellow and director of doha center and welcome abraham and we have the riyadh declaration as it's called and are we further forward do you think? >> well, i think this is just a new term that has been now added to the debate but with no serious changes to be seen in the near future on the ground. i think the yemeni crisis needs a lot more than just reiterating their previous principles on confirming legitimacy of a central government and hadi and national recommendations and the federalism, it needs more than that. actually their leadership of the yemenis instead of being in riyadh they need to go to yemen and be in yemen so they can actually put legitimacy on the

ground. you can't get legitimacy. >> you need the houthis to be involved as well. >> well, that is the major part of the whole question about the dialog that this conference in riyadh because the conference is one party talking, they are talking to themselves. so the major of the major party is not part of the debate is not part of the discussion and we don't see how this is going to lead to see results. >> right, what about this talk of a joint force on the ground in yemen, is that realistic? >> well in my view i think this is only a wishful thinking at the moment by the yemenis meeting in riyadh and let's be realistic, there is nothing called joint military on the ground at this moment because actually the coalition that was put together when the operation started almost seven weeks ago,

actually this coalition crumbled. we don't have the strong coalition as it was announced the first week and we saw how, you know the pakistani position changed, egyptian also changed and we started to get about troops from sinigal and malaysia and not seeing a very clear, strong message or a strategy for the operation at this moment, the sense of operation, to tell us whether there will be a grand operation. and in my view honestly if you don't see the yemenis in the front you are not going to see others are coming to fight for the yemeni so there is no real yemeni force on the ground. it's very spontaneous, very unorganized, the people that they are fighting can end and without that i don't see how this is going to happen. >> great to get your

perspective, thanks very much indeed, thank you. despite some aid being distributed across yemen the humanitarian situation remains dire. the u.n. says more than 500,000 people have been displaced by the conflict. since late march more than 1800 people have been killed and more than 7,000 injured. moving on 11 afghan police officers have been sentenced to a year in prison for failing to help a woman who was attacked and killed by a mob, the 27-year-old known as farkhunda was falsely accused of burning the koran and then burned her body and more from kabul. >> reporter: in the sentencing of the trial 11 policemen sentenced to a year in prison for failing to do their duty and failing to render assistance to as she was beaten in kabul in march and 8 others set free for lack of evidence and this is the first verdict and the first

second this month sentenced four to death, 8 to 16 years in prison and 18 others set free also for lack of evidence. now, this trial has been remarkable in its openness, it has been televised live and gone over several days and afghan lawyers say a larger more detailed trial than many they have seen. critics say it really hasn't followed procedure, the defendants did not have defense lawyer and the family saying they were not happy that not everybody was brought to trial and 49 men were brought to face charges, 19 policemen among them, they say some of the most agree -- agregious and say it has been thorough and defendants can appeal but people were watching it and when farkhunda was murdered it sparked across

the country and watching for justice and many will be unhappy with this verdict, some say the sentences on the police were too light but they are a landmark ruling, the first time the police here have been sentenced for failing to do their duty. u.n. says close to 25,000 people fled iraqi city of ramadi after i.s.i.l. fighters took control of it on monday and 500 have been killed in the city in anbar province since friday and this is a video what appears to be ramadi after it was captured and thousands of shia malitia at a nearby military base preparing for a counter offensive and we have more from baghdad. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. is still on the offensive, 48 hours after controlling the capitol of anbar ramadi city. i.s.i.l. fighters attacked a number of police stations in the contested town and this is east of ramadi and also ten kilometers from the base where shia led malitias are now

massing and groups and preparing for the battle of anbar and they are on offensive and still not launched a counter attack. we understand that people have started to flee the town and afraid for their lives and afraid to be caught in the cross fire. the situation on the ground is quite fluid. the deployment of shia malitias really have been a controversial decision. but now washington is saying that it supports the government's decision and in the past it expressed concerned that shia malitia should not operate in the sunni heart land but for the time being there is no other choice but the regular forces are too weak and the government has failed or there has been very slow progress in bringing the sunnis into the security forces so this war, this battle for anbar really risks deem ending the sunni/shia divide in iraq and if they are defeated the question is who will fill

the security value, if it's shia led malitias we can probably expect another war. heavy fighting in syria city in idlib and government forces bombarded rebel positions to reach the local hospital soldiers where soldiers are allegedly besieged and three civilians reportedly killed and eastern suburb another chemical attack was reported and activists say this is the third such attack this week. in burundi police fired tear gas at demonstrators rallying against the president and some protesters have been arrested earlier on monday the army was deployed on the streets of the capitol and protesters oppose running for a third term saying it's unconstitutional and coup attempt failed last week. some regional leaders are calling for postponement of elections due in june. the u.n. is urging indonesia, malaysia and tie land to boost

sea operations and let migrants reach land and thousands stranded in the sea are running out of food and water. the police say a suspected king pin of a major human trafficking network has turned himself in and we is more from southern thailand. >> reporter: businesses around here owned by a former politician. according to police he is the can key suspect in human trafficking here and off the coast that is where those boats of ofro rohingya have been drifting and they say they could turn into floating coffins. nearby checkpoints in this part of the province of the 65 suspects wanted in connection with human trafficking only 30 have been detained. police say that they have evidence that an army general was involved. the military government denies this.

in some cases fishermen helped out with these migrant boats and tie land's navy said they deployed 24 hours a day in sky and sea looking for vessels but have not seen sign of them for several days. for the first time there will be high-level meetings and on wednesday the foreign ministers will sit down for a meeting and hoping there will be decisions of the fate of those thousand still adrift out at sea, many who are struggling just to survive. coming up in the program thousands rally in support of macedonia prime minister calling his resignation and contenders for this year's boca prize. ♪

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world of body brokers. >> got a call from the fbi saying we have your husband's remains. >> an america tonight exclusive investigation. tonight, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. hello again i'm nick clark and have a quick run through of stories on al jazeera, three-day conference in riyadh with tribal and more has support for the exiled president abd rabbuh mansur hadi and called for creation of a joint arab force to secure cities in yemen. 11 afghan police officers sentenced a year in prison for failing to help a woman attacked and killed by a mob and 27-year-old known as farkhunda known for burning the koran and eight others free. 25,000 people free ramadi after i.s.i.l. took control on monday

and thousands of militia are at a nearby base preparing a counter offensive. yingluck shinawatra is ban from travelling and on trial in bangkok and akulsed of negligence with a scheme that cost the government billions of dollars and she entered a not guilty plea at the hearing of the supreme court, if found guilty she faces a maximum prison sentence of ten years and the charges against her are politically motivated. the government says there should be a referendum on new constitution and under draft future elections decided by a propositional system to give more seats and critics say it's an attempt to make it tougher for the yingluck shinawatra family or allies return to power and elections plan for early 2016 will be pushed back. in southwest china at least 100 people injured on sunday when fighting broke out during a protest of over high speed rail

way line and we have this report from adrian brown. >> reporter: feel of a town that is still waiting for better economic times. a proposed high-speed rail link was supposed to help deliver that but when the government appeared to change its mind many in this remote community rose up. protests against development projects in china are not unusual. the demonstrations in support of new developments are. the protesters carried banners saying we want prosperity and don't abandon lynch way. it is still not clear how a protest that began peacefully turned into a violent and prolonged confrontation. here tear gas is fired as protesters attempt to block a main road. in the local hospital some of the injured accuse the police of using excessive force. this man needed ten stitches to his right eye.

>> translator: i am more than 60 years old. i'm very rationale, not like those young people. but i was beaten by the police. it was chaos. the situation was out of control. >> translator: i can remember when the pli liberated our town in 1949 i'm 72 and never treated like this by the military, i was passing by and hit me for no reason and they are crazy and you can see my teeth, they hit me here. >> reporter: at the town entrance a giant poster of the leader ping whose economic reforms help pull millions out of poverty and he was born in the nearby town competing for the rail link, our assignment brought to a halt with assault rifles and shotguns pointing at us they threatened to shoot

after assaulting our producer and taking the camera who gave us permission to work here. the camera was returned but the memory cards have been wiped. reports say at least three people died and more than 100 others injured over the weekend, around 30 of them police officers. if that is true then this was one of the most violent protests in china to date. thousands of pro-government protesters show support for macedonia prime minister and rally came a day after opposition supporters started camping out outside of his office demanding his resignation and robin reports from the capitol. >> reporter: ♪ nationalists made up the play list of this pro-government rally. prime minister is fighting for his political future but says

this crisis is about macedonia, not about him. >> macedonia. >> translator: a european state and has the place it deserves and we have a team, a vision, we have people we have smart people which make right decisions and why macedonia is strong, long live macedonia. >> reporter: the message from the prime minister, a clear sign that despite all the scandals surrounding the corruption allegations and despite the resignations in the government and despite the opposition rallies he has no intention of going anywhere and still has significant support. many of those traveled from beyond to be here. >> translator: we are here to support our father land and defend macedonia and want this in our country.

>> translator: this open new factory here is giving people jobs. support disabled and the sick. >> reporter: western diplomates want a resolution to the crisis and nato secretary-general spoke from brussels on monday. >> peaceful demonstrations are part of democratic society. the important thing is to avoid more violence, to make sure that the democratic institutions are developed and that their rule of law is implemented in full. >> reporter: on the other side is the city center and aty pro antiprime ministers will hold their ground and separated a few blocks but by opinion. shareholders of the energy giant royal dutch shell meeting in the netherlands after company agreed on resolution for more transparency on impact on climate change and

environmentalists staged a weekend protest in seattle a shell oil rig due to leave a u.s. port soon to start drilling in the arctic ocean. heavy rain triggered a massive landslide killing 56 people and houses and temporary shelters for survivors and we have details. >> reporter: the wall of mud and debris surprised the villagers sleeping in their homes at 3:00 in the morning. within minutes dozens of homes were swept away in the towns and surrounding villages leaving many residents with no where to escape. >> translator: when i felt my house shaking we left my family left and we were left in the middle of the landslide, passed on this side and we were in the middle, they carried away a house on this side and we were in the middle and frightened and i said to my wife let's hug and hope to god it doesn't take our house and that we are saved.

>> heavy rains caused the ravine to overflow and houses were built on the bank of the river. military personnel and search and rescue teams arrived on the scene while residents searched the river and rubble in the home of finding survivors. >> people were screaming everywhere and i ran to help but the river was impossible to pace and all the bridges were covered. at sunrise i started to search the river and the first thing i found was a boy and they rescue him and brought him here. >> reporter: at least four dozen were confirmed dead and over 30 injured. the president flew to the area and declared a national disaster and said the final death count might be higher. >> translator: we don't know how many people are still unacquainted for. we have 166 people working to find them. rescue teams, the red cross, firefighters, the police and

beyond. >> reporter: hundreds of aid packages and 15 water trucks have been sent to the town. the government says it will rebuild the houses that have been destroyed and will compensate the families of the victims. in the meantime a temporary shelter camp has been set up in a coffee farm not far from town. for those who survived and lost their home i'm with al jazeera. police in tex say they have been warned of revenge attacks by biker gangs, another show down is feared after nine people were killed in a mass fight. 170 arrests have been made and many are facing organized crime or murder charges. out lawed biker gangs have a long history and a place in popular u.s. culture and rob reynolds has this report. >> reporter: motorcycle gangs have been part of american popular culture since marlin brando road with the wild ones in 1953 but romantic image and

the reality of biker gangs. >> criminal enterprises and interested in dealing guns drugs and sex. they are very very high level in the methamphetamine manufacture and the methamphetamine trade. they do a lot of sex trafficking. a lot of prostitutions and they are high-level gun runners. >> reporter: mayhem in waco was the deadliest in years and out law gangs are known for culture of extreme violence and hostility to rival gangs that reputation is exaggerated by media, t.v. and the movies says anthropologist and gang expert georgia leap. >> violence is a part of their lives but it is not used on an everyday level. violence is used very strategically. what i would say is the threat of violence is more potent in their day-to-day existence and they intimidate and that is how they control. >> reporter: u.s. justice department says there are more than 300 out lawed biker gangs

in the country and some out numbering them. they got their start in california and spread across the country and world. one of the best known clubs the hell's angels has chapters in 26 countries. don davis is a former out law club member who now writes about the world. >> the motorcycle club world is a manifestation of the american frontier. it's america as the wide open spaces and you can get on your bike and you can escape. >> reporter: at the heart of biker gangs appeal over the decades is intense camaraderie and male bonding they offer members. >> the last time i left a club i cried. that is what it's like a family sort of a romantic way to be a man, to fight duals and to not take any crap off everybody or anybody and to know that you've got people who will back you no matter what.

>> reporter: davis says many new members are combat veterans of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. according to the f.b.i. some gangs allegedly recruit members of the u.s. military to get weapons expertise and combat training and rob reynolds al jazeera, los angeles. shortness for one of the most prestigious awards and the booker prize aside from $95,000 prize money it gives the winner a chance to reach new readers and profiles some of those in the running. >> one of the most coveted awards in literature. >> you slipped it. >> reporter: the international man booker prize is given to authors whose words transcend borders and boundaries. >> for here i would leave this earth. >> reporter: many of the finalists are relatively unknown outside their own countries but not any more. >> twist her spine into an elm

tree. >> reporter: for the first time four out of ten short listed authors are from africa with themes of colonialism and conflict and migration. the prize is awarded every two years to writers publishing fiction in english or works translated into english. previous winners include celebrated nigerian author giniwa and the prize has drawn less attention than the counterpart the booker award from the uk and common wealth hoping growing interest in the prize will promote foreign writers within the english-speaking world but it's a difficult challenge for writers and publishers alike. >> it's hard to sell authors nationally within big market like the uk for example how do you sell it in translation in markets like that it's absurdly difficult and to get translated in english and published in the uk if you are outside of the uk is already hard to then get

taken notice of is another game entirely and that is where these prizes become very important. >> reporter: publishers rely on the booker prize to help them market fiction and when they see on the cover short listed or winner of the prize it's a sure sign they are about to embark on something rather special and for winners of the international award they are immediately catapulted on the stage and like this man who has been writing a claimed fiction in native hungry for 30 years. >> it's the same all over the world and which is to the readers and can read my books actually in the same way. >> reporter: in an increasingly globalized world for an author to be considered great they are now expected to reach an international audience and the world market for lit --

literature is eager for new client. put you in the direction of the website and all news we have been covering right there and lots of comment and analysis on current stories, al jazeera.com is the address, al jazeera.com. >> taking back rimadi. iraq sends in reinforcements as the u.s. agrees to support shia militias at least for now. >> tension in texas after a gang shootout kills nine. biker culture is under scrutiny. >> shell faces hundreds of dollars in fines as protestors try to send that company packing.