news is next live from london. keep up on aljazeera.com. >> they did this over and over. year after year, tournament after tournament. >> a double investigation into fifa. seven top officials arrested on u.s. bribery charges. and investigations of how russia and qatar won their world cup. hello there i'm felicity barr also live from london iraq launched an offensive after

suicide attacks kill 55 soldiers. yemen houthis say an attack has killed 56 commandos. and hello there are calls for the head of world's football organization to resign. seven were arrested in switzerland on wednesday morning and are expected to be extradited to the u.s. jack warner and jeffrey webb. the suspects are accused of paying or receiving bribes worth $100 million. dating back to the 1990s.

separately switzerland has begun it's own investigation into money laundering specifically to the awards to russia and qatar. >> you're asking with no warning and after the initial shock there will be little spice. corruption allegations have been swirling around fifa for years. >> they were expected to up hold the rules that keep soccer honest and protect the integrity of the game. instead, they corrupted the business of worldwide soccer to enrich themselves. >> following an three-year investigation, but the alleged crimes stretch back to two decades. >> this really is the world cup of fraud. >> the u.s. department has a wide range of powers which means they can investigate any criminal activity that touches the u.s. through u.s. banks or

internet providers. it links commercial deals and tv coverage stretching back to the 1990s. 14 people have been indicted. among them jeffrey webb. his predecessor jack warner, and former south american football head nickolai. they arrested the arrests were a good thing. >> this is a very difficult moment. >> there was more anger than shock. >> it's absurd. people want loads of cash, and in the meantime we have thousands of brazilians

struggling to survive. >> they built all the stadiums, and they left the country and now brazil is even worse. >> fbi authorities have started a separate investigation into the awarding of the 2018 and and 2022 world cups. the tournaments in russia and qatar are planned to go ahead but fifa sponsors will be watching closely. no action has been taken against fifa's president blatter. he said his record at fifa was unparalleled and he's expecting to win. >> so seth blatter is not under arrest although he has faced years of criticism. >> it's interesting how fifa has tried to deal with--mean very

quickly they organized a press conference this morning and said that that investigation was something that they welcomed and they said that blatter was not involved implicated, and this will be good for the cleanup of football. how long can you carry on the argument that the fifa president is divorced and not associated with everything that is going on is an interesting one. but we do know that within the member associations of fifa regardless of what is going on he's still enormously popular. he has support from europe and countries in asia. beyond that, the millions that fifa generate and the way that blatter has distributed that millions to impoverished nations

to develop football has been popular. the election goes on ahead as scheduled, and he should win. >> well, al jazeera's kristen saloomy joins us now from new york. it this has proven to be a huge, huge investigation. >> absolutely. and you might be asking why the united states. and it turns out back in 2013 the u.s. actually charged and got four individuals to plead guilty to a scheme involving fifa corruption bribery scheme with similar charges here. that investigation has carried on now to what one investigator here called the world cup of fraud. 14 officials now being indicted in the brooklyn courthouse that you see behind me. seven of them were arrested in zurich and the connection to the united states is that some of these officials high ranking

fifa officials oversaw the regional organization that was connected to north america and also a lot of financial institutions that were used to transfer money were here in the united states. the charges are money laundering and wire fraud. the individuals are still not in the united states. they have to be extradited. we expect to see those people charged in the united states, and the coming days, not the coming weeks, we can expect they'll fight that extradition but deal with the swiss authorities will be handed over to the united states. >> we've been learning that six of the seven who will be extradited say they will be fighting extradition proceedings. kristen, thank you.

>> at least 55 iraqi soldiers have been killed in a wave of suicide-bombings by the islamic state in iraq and the levant. theone of the attacks of a military convoy in anbar province. it's not clear how many bombers there were, but the military said they were attacked from multiple sides. it happened a day after iraq announced a major offensive to try to take anbar from isil. we have the latest from baghdad. >> reporter: shia militants begin an assault on isil, it was announced on tuesday as both sides prepare to fight for ramadi. they try to take over roads to towns held by isil. once the towns and villages are

secured then they will the push to ramadi will begin. >> our aim is to lead our forces from other fronts. operations have exclusively shelling and advancing towards isil fighters. >> however the they say that they are failing because they cannot prevent suicide car bombings. >> the iraqi security forces lack the intelligence and reconnaissance to prevent the attacks before they happen, also the vehicles that isil use are heavily armored. the weapons that the army use can be ineffective. despite that the operation goes on. this is the major supply line to anbar province for iraqi security forces. it's used by military and civilian contractors. military operations in anbar could come to a standstill if isil managed to close this highway. surrounding baghdad you see

these. it's a very apt title because it's the last line of defense before the capital itself. after this, you get the headquarters of the 24th brigade. they're in charge of reinforcements and logistics. keeping the road open between here and anbar province and keeping the military supplies is crucial. equally crucial is how to deal with the car bombs that isil is increasingly using. adapting to war threats is part of warfare. but something that the iraqis have yet to learn. >> israeli fighter jets have carried out airstrikes in the gaza strip in retaliation of a rocket being fired at southern israel from gaza. no casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the initial attack. the "world health organization" said that the conflict in yemen has now killed up to 2,000 people, including entire families.

the coalition forces have been carrying out airstrikes in the capital of sanaa. the health ministry controlled by the houthis say that 36 commanders were killed by forces . coalition forces flattened a naval base. 20 houthi fighters were killed in that. we go to someone who has lived through those bombings. can you tell me what it's been like in the capital in the last 24 hours? >> um, well since yesterday was relatively calm. there was nothing going on until about 10:00 in the morning, and since 1:00 there was continuous

explosions. three airstrikes hit. for about six hours there were explosions. one after the other, and shook the an entire house, the entire neighborhood, and then schools of people who were dead, people who went throughwere killed in the airstrike. it's a horrible thing to be in right now. sanaa has become a target. the entire city has become a target for airstrikes. >> people are obviously scared for good reason, but even in the pictures that we're seeing which shows smoke billowing above the buildings there are still people out on the streets. they have to get on with their

lives. >> yes particularly where it hit today. it's a densely populated area. there are shops there and everything that people would need. so given the timing of the airstrikes people hit many are civilians. life has to go on no matter what the conditions. it's not just the airstrikes that make people panic and live in fear. it's the calm before the airstrikes. when people are about to be hit. that's what frightens people the most. >> terrible situations within the capital. how are they learning about what

is happening in their country? are they monitoring just local media? >> well, i mean, in times of the younger generation we use facebook to see what is happening. most of our news we get from facebook. and what is mobilizing any information and what is happening on the ground. and aside that, people turn on the television to see what is going on. there has been a blockade for a month now so people who need access to information, it's now blocked. people are relying on their phones to get information or hearing whenever something hits. telephone calls from family who live abroad. that's how they find out what is going on in their own city. no petrol, no electricity, and no access to information. >> it's hard to imagine what is going on there. thank you for joining us from the capital of sanaa.

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>> seven top fifa officials were arrested on corruption charges. they're accused of bribes. the police have opened their own investigation into mismanagement and money laundering. they will investigate russia and qatar what have been awarded to host the next two cups. no. isil suicide-bombings kill 55 soldiers. >> visiting troops to discuss progress of a peace talks when agod by air and ground assaults. they have suspended peace talks

following that attack. 12 are arrested after shallow graves were found on the thai border. they were found near an abandoned camp along side makeshift cages. victims are thought to be rohingya and migrants from bangladesh. taking in 40,000 asylum seekers. record numbers are making the dangerous journey across the mediterranean to start a new life in europe. >> in the decision of 40,000 asylum seekers is a step in the right direction. i encourage e.u. member states

to show compassion as they consider this important proposal to share their responsibility ies. >> jacky rowland has more on that story from brussels. >> for the first time we've heard conquer concrete numbers and exact figures. already the united kingdom said it's not going to opt in to the scheme and there are other countries who have expressed concern about the number of migrants they're being asked to accept notably france and spain. now at the moment we're talking about a figure of 40,000 migrants from syria and eretrea which the e.u. is hope to go redistrict redistribute.

and another 20,000 individuals who are at the moment outside of the e.u. but at the e.u. refugee agency has identified as in need. however, some aid agencies said this is a minuscule number when you bear in mind that from the conflict in syria alone there have been millions of refugees who are particularly in neighboring countries like turkey jordan and lebanon. and they think that the e.u. rich western countries should be stepping up and taking responsibility. >> one of the key announcements is a referendum whether the u.k. should remain part of the european union. we have more from the house of parliament.

the queen's speech, pomp and circumstance ceremony by the bucket load. given the crushing victory of david cameron's conservative party and collapse of the traditional opposition labor the prime minister now has a gift of an opportunity to reframe the u.k. in its relationship with europe is right at the heart of it all. >> the e.u. has changed a great deal since 1975, and it's time that the british people once again had their say. we have a strategy of renegotiation, reform and referendum. the queen's speech say that the referendum must take place by the 17th. >> access to healthcare or benefits may not be guaranteed. but they can't find a job quickly they may not be able to stay at all.

>> it will make life a lot more uncomfortable for people who are here and secondly people will send messages back. it will be through their own grape vines and networks and they'll be reporting to their friends and relatives that you'll have a tough time when you come to the u.k. and you might want to rethink whether you want to bother. >> they say criminals have more rights than upstanding british citizens. rightly or wrongly many british voters would agree. they would argue that things like this reducing rights for migrants, repatriating laws for the u.k. would be far easier to accomplish if the u.k. simply chose to leave the european union. that's why it will be the predominant topic of discussion here for the next two years. >> by and large business wants to stay in europe.

>> we wouldn't be able to get rid of all of the rules because as an example norway, we trade. they have abide by the e.u. rules. even if we left we wouldn't be able to stop complying with the e.u. rules. >> open the loudest voice in favor of britain staying in europe is that of the national scottish party. it may easily demand a new referendum on leaving the u.k. if the rest of the country votes to leave the e.u. britain's love-hate relationship with europe will finally be decided in this parliament. laurence lee al jazeera, london london. >> in india the heatwave has caused many deaths. in some areas the temperatures have been at 50 degrees

severallous every day. but the monsoon rain should hit india in the next few days. madagascar's parliament has voted to dismiss the president for alleged constitutional violations and incompetence. the political future of the president will now be decided by the constitutional court. the president came to power in january of last year. his critics say he has not followed policies. nigeria's outgoing government has grade to pay $800 million it owes to oil companies to end the country's fuel crisis. for month motorists have struggled to get petrol, banks hospitals and airlines have been forced to scale back their operations. most countries rely on diesel generators for power. the economic impact of last month's earthquake is being felt right across nepal.

harry fawcett has traveled from kathmandu up to tibet to see how communities there are coping. >> the deadly disaster is evidenceed right along the highway. this is the main trade root to the border. it's all but stopped traffic. we found one team amid repairs but they have a bigger problem than a loose wheel now. a landslide ripped through the cap thankfully while the driver was outside. but the damage to their business is just as severe. >> it has had a big impact. we had to stop our trucks, and we need to pay bank loans. when the trucks are not making money it's hard to survive. >> as they head off to kathmandu we head north towards the

chinese border. more destroyed vehicles, one reason few drivers want to avoid this route because of loose and over hanging cliffs. the route ends here. beyond this is tibet. dozens of trucks abandoned after china closed the route. the lifeblood ends at the border border. >> back from temporary exile from kathmandu to expect on property. he was in the basement checking on repairs when rocks came barreling in. his income came from rent from businesses. now it's gone. >> this is sad. it's heartbreaking to see. fate has dealt us a hard blow.

people like me having problems, you can imagine what the poorest are going through. >> just a few weeks ago this was a bus lane board full of shops and restaurant serving a steady flow of people coming across the border. now it's utterly a ghost town. it's a powerful demonstration of what the earthquake has done to the economy and to millions of individual livelihoods. back down the valley here abandoned trucks have become homes. this family who run a roadside stall say that the town's economy has just stopped. they plan to stay but have no idea how they're going to earn a living. for now though they're not even thinking that far ahead. their pre-occupation is worrying about the next earthquake and what it will take from them. >> 139 new species have been

discovered. the list released includes bizarre finds with equally unusual names. >> this wasp incheck venom into cockroaches and drags it's prey home for dinner. this frog has skin like sand paper. also in vietnam, the long bat. it's extra long tooth allows it to prey on larger animals. and then the snake that comes out at night. it's not venomous and only one

has been found--ever. many of these new species is under threat due to habitat and poaching. the world wildlife fund said that real commitment is needed by all those in the area to protect them. >> much more on our website www.aljazeera.com. >> this really is the world cup of fraud. and today we're issuing fifa an arrest card. >> corruption charge are handed to some of fifa's top officials. 17 people are confirmed dead from the cleanup as the forecast calls for more rain. and