they open criminal proceedings over the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 world cups. earlier six high-ranking officials from the football world body was arrested in switzerland over u.s. corruption charges. hello. this is al jazeera live from our headquarters if doha. also coming up an isil suicide attack kills iraqi soldiers on the second day of the army offensive to retake anbar province. the eu is set to unveil the new plan to deal with the

growing mediterranean migrant crisis. over 1,000 people have died in a severe heat wave in india. hello. the swiss federal office of justice says it's opened a criminal case in connection with the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 world cup football cups. there's manage management and money laundzerring. earlier swiss police raided a luxury hotel to arrest six high-ranking officials of the football's world governing body. they want the fifa officials extradited to face questions about bribery allegations. they're deciding whether to re-elect the president for a fifth term. why are these arrests happening now? the u.s. attorney's office has been investigating fifa kick backs since the early 1990s for

football tournaments in the united states and latin america. the fifa officials in custody are suspected of taking or giving bribes totally more than $100 million. once they're extradited to the u.s., they're expecting to face charges of racketeering, money laundzerring as well as wire frauds. al jazeera sports presenter raul is joining us here in the doha studio. all eyes are on switzerland. we expect a press conference in the next 15 to 20 minutes or so. what do we expect to hear? >> any minute now. we're expecting to find out the names of the people who have been arrested. there's a little bit of confusion as to who is involved. various news organizations giving different names and confusion about the numbers involved. they will confirm the names, but we have a good idea of who is going to be named in that press conference. some of the huge names within fifa. the current fifa vice president

and the head of concacaf and heads of south american football and the man who ran the brazil world cup only just last year. these allegations really go to the very hard of the higher echelon of fifa. one of the big names involved is jeffrey webb. he's regarded as a reformer by many people. someone that came on the executive committee relatively recently and would try to deal with corruption allegations. he was calling for a report the garcia report into the world cup votes for 2018 and 2022 to be fully published. to see his name in the list is very surprising. some names less surprising are jack warner former head of concacaf. he had to step down for corruption allegations in 2011 so i think many people aren't surprised he's involved in the offense of today. >> you mentioned a moment ago the 2018 and 2022 world cups and

the swiss justice has started criminal proceedings over the allegation of these two world cups. any more clarity on what exactly that's about? >> not really at the moment. why this has happened we had this three-year fbi investigation going on. interestingly last year it was reported that chuck blazer a former fifa executive committee member was a confidential informant for the fbi and the irs in the united states. it's alleged that he recorded key meetings involving senior fifa officials. now, it's probably thought that these are the reasons for the events we've been seeing today. that the discussions that blazer is having with the fbi are bearing fruit and possibly involving those votes for the 2018 and 2022 world cups. >> how will the arrests affect friday's presidential vote? >> we were speaking before. i said i don't think it would affect it because fifa will

want it to go ahead. 209 fifa members in zurich. i've heard insiders are saying that the president is actively lobbying for postponement for friday's election. if that's the case it's huge. it shows you how serious he takes these allegations today. >> a developing story. we'll keeping an eye on it. thank you very much. three suspected isil suicide bombers attacked an army convoy northeast of fallujah. that is in anbar province. that is where the iraqi security forces are trying to take back from the isil forces. what happened and how many security forces have been killed? >> reporter: well we're hearing at least 55 security forces have been killed in the attack. also we hear there's a large

number of troop movement as iraqi security forces get into place and get into where they need to be to be able to mount the attacks and mount the retaking of ramadi. what we hear from a number of military experts is that this -- these car bombs are difficult to defend against, because the iraqi army doesn't have the kind of recog nance or intelligence to prevent them. isil is using heavily armored cars to mount the attack. isil has used car bombs on a number of different occasions. it's a very common tactic for them and they know how to place them. when they took ramadi over a week ago, they used a serious of six heavily armored car bombs to split iraqi forces and take the town of ramadi. this is a real concern, this new tactic. not new tactic but this tactic of car bombing and how the iraqi security forces are unable to deal with it. >> that's the question. how do they deal with this? what is their strategic of the iraqi security forces along with

the shia military forces? what is their strategy going forward trying to take back ramadi? >> they're getting into position and they're taking the smaller towns and villages outside of ramadi. we're hearing their shelling a number of small towns and villages outside of ramadi. what they will do is secure the towns and villages and use them as a staging post for a major attack on ramadi. none of which will happen overnight. it will take quite a long time at least a week one military expert has told me to get the towns and villages and then decide when the army will move to ramadi. >> thank you. in yemen sawedudi-led forces have carried out air strikes against houthi fighters and forces local to the ousted president. israeli air strikes have attacked the gaza strip in

response to rocket fire into israel. palestinians reported 13 strikes including including near two villages. the strikes follow rocket fire from gaza that struck the port city. the united nations recognized prime minister libya said he escaped an assassination attempt. he was on his way to the airport when gunmen attacked his car. earlier he was forced to abandon a parliamentary session after protesters set fire to a car outside. it's unclear exactly what the protesters were demanding. this is the latest disruption for libya's elected parliament struggling to stamp its authority over an increasingly fragmented country. in afghanistan four taliban gunmen have been killed during an attack on a guest house for foreign workers. security forces battled with gunmen for hours in kabul where many foreigners live. 14 people died in a similar

attack on a guest house two weeks ago. the european union is set to unveil its plan to deal with the growing migrant crisis. a leaked document says the proposal includes relocating 40,000 migrants in greece and italy to other eu countries. members say they have to agree to that proposals. record numbers of migrants make the dangerous journey across the mediterranean to find a new life in europe. the italian government is saying that it will house some migrants in abandoned buildings, but some italians say the buildings should be used to help italy's homeless. we have more from rome. >> reporter: they keep on arriving in italy on a daily basis, migrants who dream of a new life in europe for themselves and their families back home. to reach this point they have put their lives at risk. the journey came from sudan to libya where he was detained for

several months. >> translator: it was dangerous. my parents sold everything for me to be free and come here. they transferred the money, and then i was taken to a beach and we left. it was raining. water was coming in from everywhere. we were about to drown. we were saved by the germans. i was so happy to see them. >> reporter: his rescue was part of operation trident, a joint eu surveillance mission from last year aimed at controlling this. for most migrants italy is yet another transit point on their way to northern europe where they think there are more job opportunitieses. many here in italy fear that under the current atmosphere across europe and with the tightening the borders. holding centers like this one could just become permanent homes. italy has so far borne the brunt

of the influx of migrants. they have had to relocate them across the country wherever there's an empty building. police recently confiscated this one, and it will soon open its doors to the newcomers. an abandoned school is also being refurbished. it's in an elite neighborhood. people living here fear the sudden arrival of a large number of migrants. >> translator: this area is isolated. there are few public services. there are no shops, pharmacies telephones. there's nothing. these are people who are still in the process of being identified. we don't know who they are. it is something that scares us. this is a private area. it could become a ghetto. >> reporter: a group of homeless people have also set up shop in front. school. they say italians in need should come first. >> translator: there is nothing for us nothing.

we can't ask for anything. we have nothing left. then we see these situations. the migrants get housing and help. then what? i have nothing against them but we are the ones becoming foreigners in our own country. >> reporter: while those who made it this far are relieved to have fled war-torn libya, many here in italy and other european countries worry about the future identity of their hometowns. forensic experts are exhuming the bodies of dozens of suspected trafficking victims from mass graves in malaysia. police predict more bodies will be found as they comb through a cluster of camps hidden in the jungle. we have more from malaysia. >> reporter: on the malaysian side of the border with thailand the grim task continues today of investigating potential grave sites and exhuming whatever human remains might be found there. what's thought to have been one of the main trafficking sites, it was a camp that journalists

were taken to yesterday. it's thought up to 40 graves might be there. the authorities have identified 28 camps along a 50-kilometer stretch of border where they say they might find ultimately well over 100 graves well over 100 bodies. then comes forensic examination to determine how these people died. was it starvation or disease or was murder involved with one police chief saying over the weekend this could turn into a mass murder investigation. also in the media today in malaysia we sue see the authorities could not have known about this but also assurances there's an investigation and indeed there probably was collusion at the local level with the traffickers and law enforcement agencies with a promise those found responsible will indeed be held to account. still ahead on al jazeera, safety standards under the radar

in china after a fire kills 38 people in a home for the legaled. elderly. britain's newly elected government is about to lay out its plans for the next five years.

hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. the swiss federal office of justice says it's opened a criminal case in connection with the allocation of the 2018 and 2022 football world cups. earlier swiss police raided a luxury hotel to arrest six

high-ranking officials of the governing body. u.s. federal agents want them extro dated. through bombers attacked an army convoy killing 55 people in iraq. the attack took place near northeast of fallujah. east african leaders meet this coming weekend to discuss the ongoing political crisis in burundi. there have been weeks of protest against the president's bid for a third term. the u.n. says more than 70,000 people have escaped to neighbors countries because of the violence there. we're at a protest in the capital. >> reporter: listen to them. people are very angry and getting increasingly agitated. these are people who don't want the president to run for a third term, and they put up this barricade. they're stopping people from going into the city. those who want to go do so with their lives. they think some people aren't

participating, so they're using force to keep as many people back as possible so they can protest. they're also angry because recently they went home and turned on the television and the state broadcast has an advertisement of the president, and he's telling people that he's they're trying to cut aid and squeeze the country dry. he says that won't happen. we asked these people who look very angry to give money to the government. this crowd is saying there's no way it will happen. they're not going to give money because they don't want the elections to take place. the president is adamant. he told the international community to stay out of the country and out the business. i know how to run the community. the community is squeezing on him trying to isolate him. these people are wondering how long he can hold on for, and they say they plan to keep protesting until he announces he will not run. a fire that swept through the home for the elderly in central china killing 38 people

is raising concerns over lax safety standards. the cause of the disaster is being investigated. we have the report. >> reporter: as the authorities investigate the cause of the fire the care home is now a crime scene. 12 staff are being investigated. you can just make out the statue in the courtyard and the banner behind with the words, with our love make old people safe. they weren't safe. most of the dead were very frail and needed assistance to move. a relative of one of the dead told us she was waiting for compensation before being dragged away by a family member. fees in the privately run home were around $200 a month, beyond the reach of many outside including a 61-year-old on a pension of $10 a month. >> translator: of course i worry. you can't expect the communist

party to solve all your problems. >> reporter: this investigation will focus on safety and why it failed here but there's another looming problem. the shortage of care homes for a rapidly aging population. traditionally in china aging parents were always looked after by their children but changing lifestyles -- we break away from that report to take you straight to switzerland where there's a press conference held from the fifa headquarters. let's listen in. >> i can't comment on that. there's no more to be said as to the content for obvious reasons, but let me outline four items which are important to us. first and foremost fifa initiated this process on november 18 last year. fifa lodged a legal complaint with the federal attorney and as you all know it had to do with the attribution of the

world cups 2018 and 2022. on this basis relies the attorney general of switzerland for their current investigation. the second point important to me in this and i wish to underscore is that fifa and the timing may not be, obviously the best but definitely fifa welcomes this process and fifa cooperates fully with the attorney general of switzerland and the federal office of justice. and it corresponds to all requests for information. the third point is a very important one. this was also jr.edunderscored by the attorney general in their press release, and this was

underscored exclusively and i wish to repeat this. in this context fifa is the tajjed party, and this leads to the fact there were no searches within the offices of fifa. the people of the federal attorney are here. we cooperate with them. we provide all the information requested by them and this for our own interests. because it is of our highest interest that all open questions can be answered all questions opened in light of these -- this complaint we have lodged on 18 november. now, i saw tweets i saw media releases and comments and speculations. let me say that the general secretary and the president are not involved in this procedure.

as to the names that were published in the media this morning, i am unable to comment. responsible and this is also obvious in the press release of the general attorney. then you would have to address to mr. marti. he will have the data to get in touch with him, or if you have questions to the federal office of justice you have the person to get in touch with. now, you certainly have questions when it comes to the questions and the answers, there's hardly anything we can say as to the current procedure. i can only say nothing more and nothing less than that that has been said and written by the

federal attorney's office about an hour ago. let me tell you that in spite of it we are very happy about what is happening right now. it is, once again, unfortunately fifa suffering under the circumstances. it is certainly a difficult moment for us. you know we have the congress about to start. lots of questions. will the congress take place or not take place? of course congress will take place. one thing has nothing whatsoever to do with the other. there may be dissenting views on that but from our side this congress definitely will be carried out but taking into account this current procedure. this is not related to congress. now, i hope i have been perfectly clear and i thank you

for being here. now, i'm giving you this information right now at 11:26 minutes. we are, of course in very close contact with the attorney general, and it's quite possible that perhaps later during the day or tomorrow we will be able to give you an update on the situation at least concerning us concerning fifa. so take this information status at 11:26. we know nothing more right now. we only know what we have been informed through this press release and perhaps my colleagues with the microphone could gather the questions. martin zigler perhaps.

>> reporter: thanks. you said congress will go ahead as planned. will the election take place as planned? there's been some suggestions that he's looking to have the election postponed. >> well then you know more than i do because there was never such an idea to postpone nor the congress nor the election. as i said before one thing has nothing to do with the other. so we go on with the agenda that you know and the election will take place as it was planned. >> reporter: thanks walter. walter do we then assume that both these investigations stroke probes or what you like are just coincidence in terms of the timing? thank you.

>> well i give you the answers from the general attorney and he said it. you can ask him as well. the fact that all people all the people that were interested in to talk to they're here for the congress. so for them it's easier to talk to them once they're all here instead of going and trying to talk to them in the different countries. but this is something that you can double-check with the general attorney but this is the answer we received. >> reporter: good morning, walter. brian swan son, sky sports news. can you confirm how many serving members of fifa's executive

committee have been arrested in connection with the investigation? is there any doubt now over the world cup in 2018 and 2022? will fifa reconsider a revote? >> no revote. i cannot confirm the names and how many people have been arrested and how many people are investigated and so on. i can say what i said what the president said in the past press conference. the world cup 2018 and 2022 will be played in russia and qatar. >> reporter: aaron gibson from "the guardian." you say the events today have nothing to do with the congress but the fact is fifa executives

that arrived to congress have been arrested in the investigation and you didn't know about one in the investigation you did know about. how can you say the two events are unrelated to fifa and what goes on here? >> you can ask the general attorney, and that's the answer we received. there were two separate investigations. it was made clear on the press release and as they explained to us, it was a question of coordination. in other words no one could start first, and the second -- would be second of course but they had to coordinate and try to be as efficient as possible. the fact that it took place two days prior to the congress one explanation i already gave to you. everybody is here. the second one is, of course,

you have good international coverage. >> reporter: since you said you basically implied that the police and justice is doing this in part for the press, can you tell us have you ever thought of a lowest moment in history of fifa than this one? over which fifa will president blatter preside after this? >> as i said in the very beginning, you don't believe me but i know. i'm going to say it once again. this for fifa is good. it's not good in terms of image. it's not good in terms of reputation, but in terms of cleaning up and in terms of everything that we did