fault lines america's war workers only on al jazeera america >> thousands of migrants stuck at sea, turned away from several countries have finally been offered a life line. malaysia and indonesia offered temporary shelter for about a year. hello, welcome to al jazeera, i'm nick clark. also coming up on the programme programme - we are risking it all. trying to stop burundi's president standing for a third

term. debate in the united states over removing the humped back whale from the list of endangered species thousands of migrants stuck at sea and turned away from countries have been offered a life line. malaysians and thailand and indonesia offered a life line. which should help the 400 rescued off aceh province. safe and rescue saw 400 more off the coast of aceh. rob mcbride is standing by for us where foreign ministers have just agreed on that deal. first, the latest from jakarta.

>> what is happening with the boat at see at the moment. >> finally the boat it's called the green boat because that's the colour of the boat have been rescued after being at see for four months. it has been pushed back by thailand three sometimes and malaysia two times. we spoke to the people on board. they were exhausted. they could barely speak. it's the second time they've been pushed away they basically threatened the passengers. if you come back again we'll sink your boat they said. they pushed them to indonesia and. there is now a place for the people arriving. there's more at see, and a military spokesman told al jazeera that he'll wait for instructions from the minister of foreign affairs, the

indonesian minister who is still in malaysia to wait what she tells him to do. until that point the policy will not change they will send the boats away. he says there's no change in policy until we get further instructions. there's a difference of opinion here. they seem reluctant by the navy and accept the people are at sea. >> thank you. let's take a look at the routes that the migrants are taking since violence broke out in myanmar's rohingya state. the u.n. estimates 100,000 ethnic minority left the country, making their way to cox's bizarre in bangladesh. it's a starting point to the andaman sea journey to thailand, indonesia and malaysia. along with migrants from bangladesh. since the beginning of 2014, 88,000 rohingya and bangladeshi migrants left by sea, and in a sign of how desperate they are

getting, this year alone 25,000 attempted the journey. nearly 1,000 died. rob mcbride is in kuala lumpur. that illustrates why the emergency meeting was so essential. >> that's right. this change has come amid criticism internationally of the way the three countries handled the humanitarian crisis. in their statement the three ministers insisted that their countries have been fulfilling international obligations towards migrants and more. even so, the controversial policy of pushing back boats is to stop according to the statement. migrants will be allowed ashore given temply resettlement in locations to be designated, while claims for permanent settlement are processed. it will take time for the policy to be implemented.

indonesia and malaysia say the policy will be implemented with immediate effect. >> indonesia and malaysia agreed to provide humanitarian assistance to those 7,000 still at sea, and we agree to offer them temporary shelter provided the settlement and repatriation process will be done in a year by the international community the country spoke about the strain that they are under dealing with the influx of migrants and called on the international community for help. for many people in this part of the world, that will be a reasonable request to share the burden of what is after all, a global phenomenon. other critical voices may see is it as the countries shunning some of their responsibilities. the post important thing for the migrants themselves numbered in

their thousands out at sea is from today it seems that they have a refuge thank you very much rob mcbride in kuala lumpur. >> burundi's president delayed parliamentary elections by a week after calls to put off the presidential election due next month to allow stability to return. top generals tried to topple the president after weeks of protest demanding that he drop his third bid in office. we have a report where police fired shots at demonstrators. >> reporter: even though burundi's foreign ministery warned protesters not to go out. they are doing it anyway. there were more on dues. there are police not letting them mark into the central district of the capital. tear gas is fired, people run for cover. police don't want this shown on television. especially when they make

protestors clear the road. clearing the road they had barricaded. in another part of bujumbura, others are on the street. they seem defiant. >> we will demonstrate until there is no third term of the power, yes. >> reporter: government officials say some protesters are armed and dangerous and were involved in the failed coup. >> if we were hacked to death in the streets, it means that those people were - they agreed they were working closely with those persons who can and say now there's a coup. and the president is no longer president of burundi. we are now the new one in power. >> this could be a long drawn out stand off. people say they are doing everything they can to protect themselves by carrying sticks

and putting out barricades along the road. they hope it helps to protect them from police and soldiers. as you can see, some soldiers are in the community on foot. many here say they know coming out on the streets could be dangerous, but they say they will not be stopped by guns. a palestinian man who drove his car into a crowd in eat jerusalem was shot dead by israeli police. he was heading towards a group of border patrol officers two were wounded a commute for palestinian workers is about to getcomplicated. palestinians must return home from israel on segregated buses, via the same checkpoint it entered through. it will allow better control of palestinians. human rights organizations call the plan shameful racist and

plan to appeal the decision to the high court. a programme which could add hours to a long commute to be piloted for three months the u.n.'s middle east envoy warns that gaza is in danger of imploding. during a brufing to the u.n. -- briefing to the u.n. security council, he described his shock at the situation? gaza after the 50 day wore. >> gaza is desperate. gaza is angry. angry at the blockade the closure of the crossing anger at hamas. at the donors for not honouring commitments to reconstruction and everyone. there is a clear moral and humanitarian embarrassment, not just for the united nations and the international community, but for the israeli and the palestinian authorities, to prevent the implosion of gaza still ahead, search for

survivors, dozens missing after a landslide in columbia plus... >> the journey to europe starts here at a bus station in senegal. countless migrants died. find out why many teenagers still try to travel to europe illegally.

hello, you are watching us. a reminder of the top stories, an emergency meeting in malaysia offered a small breakthrough confronting thousands of

migrants at sea. malaysia will offer temporary shelter to the migrants provided resettlement takes place within a year. burundi's president delayed parliamentary elections by a week. next month's elections will go ahead as planned. police fired tear gas, demanding that he drop his bid for a third term in office. >> a palestinian man who drove his car into a crowd has been shot dead by police. he was said to be driving at border patrol officers. two israelis were wounded the international organization for migration reached a report about migrants reaching italy by sea. it estimates 12, 460 arrived. bringing the total numbers arriving in italy by boat to

38,690. from thursday to saturday 3,500 migrants reached italian stores. more then west african families sending a child is a hart-breaking choice. we have this story from senegal, opting to embark on that journey. >> reporter: this boy worked here since he was 10, learning to be a mechanic without pay. the hours are long, and without work. in a few years hopefully he'll get a job for a small wage. like most 16-year-olds, he wants more from life. so does his family. his mother sold all their belongings to pay for a journey to italy. the visa to european countries cost $100. they are rarely given to africans. she paid $3,000 for smugglers to organise the trip. a spare t-shirt, jeans and the flip-flops he is wearing is all he'll carry, travelling thousands of kilometres through

the desert and sea. his father gives abdu his final words of advice. "throw your passport into the sea. who you are doesn't matter in europe. you are there to work, have faith in god, we love you." >> no one send their son like this. we have nothing, not enough to eat, not enough work. abdu is what i have the most precious. he is our hope. >> reporter: so many have never come back. he knows they may never see him again. >> translation: put yourself in

my place. for my family, i'm willing to do what it takes. the trip is not about me, it's about saving the people i love. >> this is what he's leaving behind. help comes from those that leave. europe is a boat ride away. the journey across the sea is difficult. many are caught. abdu is travelling by road. west africans can travel to the border. three times a week a bus loaded with migrants leave the station. the smugglers signal which can board. this is a well-organised trade. crossing the mediterranean is the easy part of the journey. travelling by bus through the sahara desert to libya is dangerous. especially during the hot season. one breakdown could leave them stranded in the middle of the desert. >> alone the journey is scary and exciting. his name, age, where he's from is irrelevant. ahead is a possibility of a new life, an opportunity worth the risk

the u.n. secretary-general says north korea has withdrawn an invitation for him to enter the country ban ki-moon says he was not given an explanation. he would have been the first european chief to visit north korea in two decades. he was due to visit factories inside the area joining north with the south u.s. president obama said is so have plans to speed up training and weapons supply to fighters. tanks have been allocated around ramadi. shia militias are at a base preparing. zeina khodr is there.

>> reporter: they are preparing for a war that could deepen the shia-sunni sectarianism. they plan to push deep into the sunni heartland to recapture territory from the islamic state of iraq and levant. >> we are announcing that the popular mobilization forces are getting ready to take back anbar. the people have asked about our health about a month ago. politicians were reluct cannot. >> the anbar provincial council requested assistance when they fell to i.s.i.l. on sunday. the council is not representative of all sunni tribes. many want to go it alone. fighters backed by iran are no longer militia and operate under the government the iraqi government says. the u.s. expressed concern about deploying them in a sunni province. it backs the

government decision. there are those that don't agree. they say the paramilitary troops are stronger than the government. at moment they are the only force capable of fighting i.s.i.l. despite months of u.s. training, regular forces are weak and were not able to hold ground in the face of i.s.i.l.'s offensive in anbar. the u.s., which leads the coalition is stepping up air strikes, promising to help the iraqi government recapture lost ground. i.s.i.l. is still on the offensive. people on the contested town is on the move. the armed group targeted security forces in the east. fighting has displaced thousands. makeshift camps are being set up in pockets of territory under the control of the government and local allies in anbar. not all sunni tribes support the government, and dissent is growing. >> we are here to help our people who have been abandoned by officials. provincial council members and the government are not doing anything.

>> reaching out to the people of anbar is needed to win the war. the government has done little. what have our children done to deserve this. we have not eaten for two days. >> the battle for anbar has not begun in earnest, and there are fears of consequences. leaders demanded that they secure their province, defeating i.s.i.l. is the first challenge. if shia forces fill the vacuum, it could mean another war algeria's army says it killed 22 fighters expected to be allied with i.s.i.l. and al qaeda. security forces say they launched a major operation. the group was planning an attack on algiers, 100 kilometres away. >> fighting in idlib intensified around a hospital. the government has sent reinforcements using parachutes in a bid to reach the hospital. at least 250 iranian officers.

fighters which is linked to al qaeda and syria have taken control of a military pace in italy to yellen and the coalition carried out an intense round of air strikes since the humanitarian ceasefire ended on sunday. it came as tribal officials wrapped up. we have this report. >> surrender or face war, it's a warning issues to those gathering in the saudi capital riyadh. president hardr, who is in exile called for arab joint troops in yemen to protect civilians. the only chance to return to yemen is to defeat them. >> translation: this will pave

the way and solve problems, lages. the concept of the truce has been misread. >> reporter: the government has little control on the ground. saying talks with houthis only happen if it pulls out from areas beseiged. >> houthis must understand that they will not be a solution without the houthis respecting the resolutions of the security council. they have to withdraw. they have to understand that what they are doing is bringing dissensions and splintering the country. this is the leader of the isla, one of the most powerful parties in yemen. isla played a significant role

in the 2011 uprising that toppled former president ali abdullah saleh. >> translation: the houthis are the ones that declared war on the yemeni people. we have to resist them until the will of the people prevails. >> the key factions are united about the houthis but are far less united in their vision about yemen's future. the secessionists in the south are determined to breakaway from the north. >> translation: people of the south are looking for a genuine partnership with the north. there were two states in 1990, one in the south, one in the north that united. any feature acknowledges that it is, in fact two states. >> reporter: coalition war planes bombed houthi positions in the capital sanaa. there are heavy clashes in the city of tiaz and aden. millions of yemenis fear the protracted violence will

only aggravate the humanitarian situation. >> the international community is unwilling to get militarily involved in yemen. it's main goal for now is to bring together feuding factions to negotiate the deal and give diplomacy a chance. protestors have taken to the streets of hungary's capital budapest to protest the immigration. they rallied against a questionnaire on migrants. the hard line on immigration will insight hatred in france thousands of teachers have been on strike to protest measures to overhaul the school system. the government wants to reduce teaching in german latin and ancient

greek. latin and ancient greek and change the curriculum. teachers union is angry about changes to secondary education, saying it will increase inequality in classes. the government says it will give schools more freedom a norwegian cruise ship ran aground in bermuda when it left talk. thousands bound for boston were aboard the "norwegian dawn" when it lost power or hit a reef. none of the passengers or crew were injured. police in waco texas are the chief of venezuelan's national assembly dismissed reports that he was involved in drug smuggling and money laundering. he is suing some media for slander after they reproduced the story. venezuelan opposition leaders asked for an investigation, but the government says the accusations are part of a smear campaign. >> torrential rain triggered a blood. mobile phone footage shows the moment a house was swept away in the southern city. the area was cut off in the rest

of the country. flooding left all roads impassable. >> columbia's president santos offered free housing to those that lost their homes in a landslide. we have more. >> well, the town, itself, the central town is pretty much still in one piece, except for smaller houses built along the ravine. the fact is that here it's - you know, it's a rugged topography, and a seismic as well activity, and the fact that there are many houses that are quite precarious in the way that they are built. that makes it like a perfect cocktail for these kinds of disasters to happen, we have seen men in columbia in past years. the village has been hit the hardest. others are safe. the situation here - i think

this incident shows the government needs to take a closer look to the places at risk and prevent the disasters almost 80,000 litres of oil spilled into the pacific ocean off the u.s. coast after a pipeline in california ruptured. it's not known what caused the breach. u.s. coast guard say that there's a 6km long oil slick the humpback whale has been on the endangered species list. the u.s. is trying to lift protection offered to those living in areas. jacob ward looks at both sides of the debate. >> after a career as a marine biologist. katherine black opened her own whale watching spot. >> when i started there was thought to be 400 hump backs,

in the population of california. now it's close to 3,000 since i've been here. a noticeable difference. >> hunted to the point of extinction in the 1960s. it wound up on an endangered species list. they are back in a big way. it was due to the one factor, commercial whaling. and once that factor was removed, we started to see recoveries with the population. >> the population numbers of these animals, like the mother and calf you see behind me suggests it's doing well. when they come up off the endangered species act, and they have left protection and already they swim through the clam traps. >> reporter: this is a humpback caught in a commercial net. a single biggest killer of wheels and porpoises. if they are delisted, they'll be protected in the u.s. by the marine mammal protection act. but whale conservationists worry it will not be enough.

>> the esa will offer protection against any current and future projects such as going on gas exploration or seismic drilling under the protection act, if they weren't endangered, they could apply for permits to harm or harass a certain number. >> reporter: in alaska the state's largest industries such as commercial fishing and oil say they have to tread carefully. they petitioned to delist the humpback to ease those restrictions. >> it's supposed to be a strictly biological opinion or analysis. not considering the economics. but there are economic concerns that bring the humpback population into focus. >> the endangered species act

has by all accounts saved humpback whales. and now we'll see whether it's done enough to survive on its own and a reminder, you can keep up to date with all the news on the website. aljazeera.com is the address. lots of comment and analysis there too. aljazeera.com. [ ♪♪ ] this week on "talk to al jazeera", legendry music composer david foster . >> so mid '070, i guess i seriously. david foster has been nicknamed the hitman, a violent for many records collaborating with many big names in the industry. there's one tale