>> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". this is al jazeera. hello, there. this is the news hour live from london. coming up a deadly day for iraqi soldiers in their fight against isil. in an bar, suicide car bombs used in an attack it's a race against time to keep a -- more migrants arrive in italy after another ordeal at sea. one woman's three-year journey

could soon be over. the latest on the french open. hello there, good to have you with us. it was a well-coordinated attack aimed at maximum casualties. fighters from isil have launched several strikes on iraqi military targets in anbar target detonating eight car bombs killing at least 17 soldiers. 13 soldiers died in a rocket attack east of rhamadi. that city has seen some of the heaviest fighting in recent weeks. here's the latest now from baghdad. >>reporter: with all of these

attacks across an bar province we're seeing isil using car bombs to devastating affect. analysts say the iraqi security forces don't have the recon and intelligence to be able to stop these suicide car bombs in advance. also some of the weaponry they're using is ineffective. this is something that isil is becoming very good at. with the car bombs is they're splitting iraqi forces and so they're able to attack military and civilian targets. plus the air base is where the majority of iraqi security forces are based and that's where they're reinforcing their troops. that's not to say that the iraqi security forces have not had some success. they've taken over towns and villages within anbar province and are using them as staging

posts after they've cleared them of isil fighters. it looks like there's been an escalation in the violence in the last 24 hours. >> isil says that they have taken control of key villages in aleppo. >> to potential recruits.

savagery has beendone a great deal for isis. the psychology is it's -- many cities and towns have fallen for isis because basically the soldiers are terrified to attack. rhamadi fell to isis just about ten days ago. the iraqi forces the odds were against isis 10 to 1. yet, isis was able to take over the city because iraqi soldiers were terrified. in many ways you are seeing just the tip of the iceburg. in fact thousands of people have been killed and beheaded and crucified. we have not seen the videos. many rebel groups are doing the same thing in iraq. the difference between isis and other groups isis celebrates

savagery because it's an big part of who they are. the war in syria has killed more than 220,000 people and more than 10 million people are going hungry. lack of security funding, and access means it's proving hard to help everyone but as caroline malone explains a new scheme helps syrians help themselves. >>reporter: this urban farm is helping provide food for a few of the many hungry people in syria. it was set up in an opposition-held part of aleppo eight months ago. around 30 families get a regular supply of eggs. others have the option of buying into a cooperative that make a living off the farm. >> the aim of the project is to achieve some food security for aleppo aleppo. it's a means of protection. >>reporter: it's funded by the koran foundation a u.s.-based

charity. they provide smart aid, finding the most effective way to help syrians based on their requests. >> it creates food security the kind of food security and also general life security for the people that we serve. and that's why we are so passionate about giving this kind of smart aid. >>reporter: people without food in war zones are vulnerable not just to malnutrition but to ex-mriation. in this video, al-nusra is handing out food to people in order to win them over. the world food program is providing aid to nearly 4.25 million people in syria every month but because of the war many areas are inaccessible to them including all of palmera. they're only able to reach some people near aleppo.

some people are desperate to find food and resort to eating whatever is available like in yahr yarmouk refugee camp. >> in syria, we're seeing them use food as a weapon of war by confiscating food production and food distribution distribution services so farmers and markets as well as intercepting humanitarian aid. >>reporter: there are more than 4,000 people in this neighborhood alone who don't have access to food. a growing number of people know where their next few meals are coming from. ask he was arrested in 2013 and

sentenced to live in prison. police arrested him instead of his father who was part of the muslim brotherhood. in egypt, workers begun on buildings that once housed the headquarters of the former president's political party. they were torched at the beginning of the egyptian revolution in january 2011 the mass protests began calling for -- last month, the cabinet approved the site's demolition. in yemen, there's been more heavy fighting between houthi rebels and progovernment forces in taiz. a houthi leader was killed there along with four civilians. a saudi border guard has been killed and seven others wounded in shelling by houthi rebels.

iran is being accused of being the only country interfering with affairs in the middle east by saudi arabia. >> we reject the negative behavior of iran. we also reject iran's support of terrorism. we look forward to a day when we can have normal relations with iran. this depends on how it will behave and how iran will stop supporting terrorism and stop interfering in other country's internal affairs more than 2,000 couples have taken place in a mass wedding in gaza sponsored by the government government. israel's prime minister has once again reiterated his support for a two-state solution for palestine. benjamin netanyahu made the

comments sparking international concerns. on sunday he said palestine had to recognize israel has a nation state in order for negotiations to resume. >> the conditions that we make -- the solutions don't steam exist. of course if the conditions change then an important part of this condition is that -- coming up on the news hour african leaders call for president elections to be postponed after weeks of violence. the u.s. secretary of state cut short his visit to europe

after falling off his bike and breaking his leg. and same time next year a cup win for the second time in two years arsenal celebrates on the streets of london. in just a few hours, the top u.s. spy agency could be forced to shut down a vast surveillance system allowing it to scoop up massive amounts of private telephone information in the name of national security. senators are having a rare sunday session to try to pass key positions of the patriot act passed by president george bush after the september 11th attacks and continued by president obama. there's growing unease in the united states after edward snowden highlighted the collection of phone records. earlier this month it was ruled the practice was illegal.

senate opponents including rand paul agree and say a new law is needed but president obama says that without the patriot act, the u.s. will be missing vital national security tools that keep america safe. let's get more now from washington d.c. how do we see things unfolding? >>reporter: senator rand paul just gave an address where he was -- touted as the alternative. president obama's director of national intelligence said with a straight face to a senate committee that no bulk data collection of americans was going on. that was flatly wrong and he is still in the administration. rand paul just gave his speech

and the senate recessed for i'm not quite sure how long. what we expect to happen and this is what we've been hearing is rand paul will prevent any vote on the u.s. freedom act which has been presented as an alternative. the senate relies on a principle of unanimous consent so one senator can stop a vote in coming to the floor. having said that though in the last hour or so we've been hearing a certain amount of chatter that maybe he'll back down and will allow a vote on the freedom act. we'll have to see whether that happens. either way though if there are amendments and the freedom act is voted on with amendments section 215 will still expire at midnight tonight and there will be no replacement because then the house of representatives will have to vote on it and they're not here until monday. so it's a very symbolic moment. a few years ago, these sorts of extensions would be passed without any debate at all. now there's a real debate about the extent of u.s. surveillance

as a result of the revelations of edward snowden. >> what are the main arguments? >>reporter: well you know i mean, the director of the cia was on the under talk shows this morning saying terrorists are watching all of this very carefully and saying these tools have been very useful to counterterrorism investigation. the problem is there's no evidence to show that they are. the inspector general of the department of justice came out with a report the other week showing that there was absolutely no use for section 215 in any counterterrorism investigations. the president's own review showed it had no impact on

joining with that update from washington d.c. thank you. u.s. secretary of state has broken his leg after falling off his bike.

john kerry hit a curb while cycling in the swiss alps. he was due to travel to madrid and paris. here's the latest from washington d.c. >>reporter: the u.s. secretary of state john kerry broke his thigh on sunday morning during a break in his travel schedule in europe. the secretary has finished a round of meetings with the iranian foreign minister and was planning to be available for more talks if they became necessary. however, the iranians left geneva on saturday and so the secretary took advantage of this break to get in some exercise. his right thigh bone which was broken in his fall is the same leg where he had a hip replacement several years ago. so the secretary of state is going to fly to boston on sunday evening to have his surgeon there take a look at the leg break and figure out the best way to help him recover.

however, the secretary won't be out of action for long. he will be taking part via video conference on tuesday in a foreign minister's meeting taking place in paris. that's to talk about the ongoing fight against isil. to europe now where the past week has seen the largest number of migrants crossing the mediterranean so far this year with more than 4,200 people rescued from boats at sea. the most recent arrivals were brought into sicily on sunday morning. on board 454 migrants and the bodies of 17 people who died making that crossing were brought ashore. >>reporter: the bodies have been taken to the hospital where they will undergo autopsy and dna samples will be taken. none of them had any id so it's very difficult for authorities here to contact their families back home.

eventually, they will be buried in one of the cemeteries around sicily. >>reporter: it's the moment she's been longing for, a chance for a new life. her journey started across the sea, 4,000 kilometers away. it took her nearly three years to reach the shores of europe. it's a world away from where we

first met in a detention center back in libya. it was a few weeks ago. salom is the girl in back in white and orange tense and silent. there were no smiles at the time. >> the prison was awful. we knew nothing. where we were for how long i was thinking all the time what will i do? where will i go? how? i thought it was the end. the day you came to visit we were happy and we were hoping you could get us out but next day they took us to tripoli and put us in a building. we were not allowed out until we paid. we paid the sea smuggler $2,000 and he paid the smugglers and we left. first we walked in the sea. the water was up to my chest. then we got on a small boat and then we reached the big boat. >>reporter: on her third day in

italy by fate or coincidence, we meet again by the sidewalk in front of a reception center for newly arrived migrants. with her, some of the other girls who were also held with her, now travel companions. they met along the journey through the sahara desert and gave each other courage then and are now making baby steps together in europe. one is seven-months pregnant. she's headed to holland. but salom says some are still held in tripoli. they don't have money tom pay for the bribe to be free or for the sea crossing smugglers. soon she'll be on the move again. she wants to reach a cousin who is already in denmark. >> i found europe just like i dreamt of it. my country is nice. if there was no war, i would have stayed there. but there is no work.

i still don't know how i will travel. there are other people. i might travel with them. then i will study, first learn the language and then work. any job, whatever will give me some money. i have nothing now but i'm happy. i am out of libya. >> here i can walk around and even sleep in the street. no one attacks you. here there is peace and safety. >>reporter: at the moment her most prize possession is this piece of paper filled with phone numbers. along with lots of hope that her dream of a new life could finally come true. her story is one common to most of the migrants. they do arrive here exhausted. we saw some young men who had to be carried off this ship just behind me. now, what happens next is a big concern for them. yes, they are safe but they're very vulnerable.

they're still illegal immigrants and still don't have money. most of them will be out of italy in the next day or two at the most a week and they will go further north where they know someone or feel there's more job opportunities. they will have to learn jobs and a new language and will have to do it quickly for their families back home european leaders have reacted angrily at russia's decision to impose travel bans. russia says it's in response to sanctions imposed last year over their role in ukraine. >>reporter: the eu is calling it arbitrary and unjustified, the 89 are from over a dozen eu countries. some high profile, others less

so like the foreign policy advisor to the german prime minister. >> at a time when we're trying to defuse a potentially dangerous conflict in europe this does not help that. >>reporter: nine britains are on the list. then a former prime minister of belgium and from sweden a member of the european parliament. >> we are on this list because we speak our mind and express our opinion. it's called freedom of expression and democracy. it's a huge difference. >>reporter: russia's ban on these europeans is a cold-car-style retaliation and stems from the eu's decision to

impose bans on russians it holds responsible for destabilizing ukraine. tensions in eastern ukraine remain high. there's sporatic shelling and russia is conducting large military exercises on the border again. the minsk agreement is meant to separate forces and start peace talks but is still not implemented. western officials near russia are gearing up for another round of fighting. russia admits there is another

list of banned u.s. officials but that has yet to be published. east african leaders are officially calling for -- the president of burundi -- >>reporter: they want to delay the elections by at least a month and a half. they have urged him to disarm militia who have been accused by opposition members of victimizing them. the president denies this. he's also being urged by all

sides to meet and agree to a dialogue and finding a peaceful solution out of this crisis. some of the opposition are not happy. they say delaying the poll was not the issue. they say they're just prolonging a crisis. they say the issue is they don't want him to run for a third term because it violates the constitution. they plan to protest on the streets again on monday despite a heavy security presence illegal tobacco trade costing millions of lives and billions of dollars plus a group of people from england have come to australia because they think some of the issues facing them are shared by australia's aboriginals.

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rocket attack by isil fighters on the air base east of ramadi. a renewal of the patriot act this is set to expire tonight is stuck in the senate. >> the largest number of migrants crossing the mediterranean so far this year reaches 0. the most recent arrivals were brght into sicily on sunday morning a social media campaign is caing for a boycott of american airlines after a muslim woman accuses them of discrimination. she says they refused toerve

her an unopened soft drink saying it could be use as a weapon and thenhey served someone else an unopened c of beer mexico is holding federal elecons in a week's time with 500 regional deputies due to be voted into congress but in the violence even standing in t polls could put your life at risk. faces like these are a common sight in meco. relatives of the missing. families rarely find them or justice. they come every day to this restaurant across from city hall waiting for authorities to tell them where their loved ones are. something authorities are unable or unwilling to do. on may 9th armed men searching for rival drug lord and took

away 14 young men. that number could be higher because many families are too afraid to report disappearances. >> they've already taken by e sons. they can com fore too. wee notafraid. >>repoer amid this wave of violencethlectio just days away. campaign are in the final stretch. millns are being spent o heavy security. across mexico politicians have bee kild in the runp the vote here, tw weremurderedne shot the other beheaded. this plaza was headquarters for 100 armed men who camped out here for fnd them were dozens of security forces who did nothing to stop them. and overlooking this plaza, we have a campaign poster for the country's ruling party candidate for mayor who was killed barely a week before these men arrived

to town. he stepped into the race to replace the murdered candidate. undeterred despite the deadly nature of politics. >> i'm not afraid. life has to continue and go on. development of towns and cities cannot be stopped. >>reporter: his two cousins and brother disappeared in november. authorities believe they were killed and dismembered. >> the government is not in charge. even at the state level. they have the control. >>reporter: he shares the pain of missing family members and the same hopelessness. >> politicians use us so they can have a better life. so their children can go to better schools. they don't suffer from hunger like we do. we don't even earn $5 a day. there's no work nothing. >>reporter: not a slogan for politicians but a sentiment felt by millions across mexico.

scientists say more money is desperately needed to complete a new safety structure at the chernobyle nuclear power plant. an explosion 29 years ago set off a chain of events leading to the world aced worst nuclear disaster. >>reporter: looming above a town where no one lives anymore, a new arch-like structure now dominates the sky line. it's meant to offer fresh hope in the long wake of nuclear tragedy left by its neighbor reactor number four. and although it's heralded as an feat of engineering, it's -- it will be moved to slowly encase

reactor number four. completion though is not the only issue. a massive funding short fall has also hindered hindered progress. it's hardly surprising with it being such a hazardous and complex challenge. >> we have a huge amount of reactive waste to move from this site and it's very dangerous. >>reporter: and there's no guarantee it will box in the reactor's lethal contents and will keep doing its job. scientists assigned to monitor safety are worryied. >> the engineers can't guarantee its stability anymore. >>reporter: it's likely anyone doubts the urgency of this situation would change their

view with a walk around the nearby towns. this used to be a school in one of many areas evacuated. like the rest of the town it's abandoned. it all happened in a few minutes and then it has spent three decades as one of the world's most contaminated places. more than 4,000 documented cases of terminal illness with thousands more suspected. a town frozen in town where an amazement park was about to open. no one got to use it.

every year residents in northwestern bosnia mark the atrowsty by wearing white arm bands. >> on the 25th of july 1992, my whole family was shot women and children. my nephew daughter son, all my other nephews, my wife my mother 32 of my closest relatives were taken out from the family house and shot dead

in front of it and their bodies were moved to an unknown location china has reacted angrily to u.s. criticism of its construction on reclaimed land on the south china sea. six countries have overlapping claims in the area. china has threatened to establish an air defense zone around the disputed waters. >>reporter: the south china sea, rich in marine resources and minerals, a third of the world's shipping passes through here. the shore line is shared by eight countries, each with claims to the sea many of which overlap. china's claims, the most extensive and include the vast majority of the sea but it's these two small sets of islands that are the main focus of territorial spats and china's ambitious land reclaimation

program. >> i want to reaffirm this construction is well within the scope of china's sovereignty and are justified, legitimate and reasonable. we do not aim to affect the freedom of navigation. >>reporter: chinese aircraft recently challenged a u.s. surveillance plane traveling over this area fuelling fears that the chinese government plans to set up an air defense identification zone meaning all aircraft military or civilian would have to ask permission to enter the area more than 2,000 people have died in india in what

meteorologists say is a severe heat wave. here's a report on how people are coping in the worst affected areas. >>reporter: this heat wave has killed at least 1,000 of his chickens. he says he doesn't know what else he can do to protect the rest of them. >> i'm trying to find ways to save my birds. i have installed sprinklers and put heat resistance on the roof. but they're still dying. >>reporter: the temperatures often climb above 45 degrees celsius. it's already killed more than 7 million chickens in a region that produces a third of india's poultry product. in a crisis like this attention often turns to the extent of losses and how long it takes to

recover but what is particularly revealing about this heat wave is how it's changing how millions of people live and work. she's 70 years old and travels 20 kilometers every day to sell fresh produce here. she says the few dollars she earns are coming at an increasing high price. >> i'm very poor. it's hard for me to sit here in the heat and sell things. there are no customers. >>reporter: some of the most vulnerable people are the neighbor who is have to work outdoors. most choice. >> i found it really difficult to work in these conditions but to make things easier i started work earlier and take a break in the afternoon. >>reporter: people are doing what they can to prothemselves and their lively livelyhood from

the heat. school children have begun to return to classes in some parts of nepal. it's been one month since the earthquake which killed more than 8,000 people. here's that story. >>reporter: it's a big morning for these two. after 40 days it's time to take out uniforms pack school bags remember how to tie a tie. >> i want to play games and hide and seek with my friends. i want to hang out and find out what happened to their houses. >>reporter: finishing touches -- along with reminders not to panic if there's another earthquake. >> i know they'll be safe at school but i'm still worried. my mind is not at ease today. >>reporter: the family's house was one of many to crumble here on the outskirts of kathmandu.

the school staff reassures students that their building is safe but the teachers are taking no chances. earthquake drills practiced and a welcome laugh with friends. across nepal, schools were marking an important -- here the principal welcomed his students far more than he was expecting. he offered reassurance. they were safe out here in the open. if the ground shook, it would be just like dancing. >> while they're at school they get engaged and it helps them overcome their fear and trauma. >>reporter: class will be held in huts put together by the staff and two non-government organizations. >> all of this is happening in the shadow of the original school building which is just over here. it was damaged in the quake. the cracks are visible but are worse inside. that red sticker means it's condemned. the principal wants the

government to act as quickly as possible to bring it down to prevent any further threat. 8,500 schools across the country have been damaged beyond repair. many are not in position to put on lessons or games but they have all been asked to do something today to show the earthquake didn't destroy the education the children deserve the world health organization says one in ten cigarettes is illegal. it's warning smokers to avoid cheap black market focuses saying it's helping fund corrupt and illegal behavior. it's costing governments $31 billion a year in lost tax revenue and the criminals particularly targeting young smokers getting them hooked on a product that kills nearly 6

million people every year. >> the focus is on elimination of the illegal trade of tobacco products and to raise awareness on how illicit trade impacts on health. also on how government policies such as tobacco taxes are under mined and how tobacco industries are part of the problem, not part of the solution. and finally the need that the governments and the countries need to cooperation amongst themselves to make pit difficult for countries. two cultures with seemingly

less in common are being brought together. the aboriginal people of australia are sharing their thoughts and experiences with visitors from the other side of the globe. >>reporter: one community lost its land independence and identity when colonialists arrived 200 years ago. another lost its identity 30 years ago when government action took aconvey their industry and purpose. but is the comparison too much of a stretch. >> [laughter] [laughter]. >> i thought hell no is this going to work. >>reporter: the he is matthew johnson, a british academic who's brought a group of people from a former mining town in england to meet aboriginal people in australia. how do their experiences compare? >> if we're to understand the experience in australia, we somewhere to understand the

historical context of the u.k. which may give original australian people to think different about white people in general. >>reporter: some of those in the north of england says johnson has suffered oppression and discrimination on the basis of their identity just as aborigines have in australia. now they share a stigma too as recipients as handouts. kyle burton is unemployed as a series of dead end jobs. >> the worst part is not wanting to be unemployed. wanting to earn your income instead of asking for a handout every fortnight. >>reporter: what they learn from each other will feed into the academic reports. >> it's a completely different situation but nevertheless there's still poverty in the north of england and how do those people cope with it. >>reporter: the british

participants have taken part in demonstrations calling for indigenous rights and are being taken to sites of cultural significance. in june the aboriginal ahs awesens will travel to england for the other end of the exchange. the hope is that if parallels can be found when it comes to the issues then parallels can also be found when it comes to solutions. but one community's experience can inspire the others. the costs of this exchange are being met by universities and public grants but it's not a holiday. the exchange works out cheaper than most academic conferences and this is real life research exploring cross cultural parallels with those on the sharp end of change. still to come on the news hour find out which golfer will be celebrating at the irish open. open.

cause an upset at the 17 time grand slam of champions. he surprised the fourth seed.

the 14th seed coming 633626763 to face him in the quarter finals. the japanese continue impressive progress he's yet to drop a set and the number five seed was an easy win. the women's former french open champion reaches the last -- they will return to the quarter finals for the first time since 2008. she won three sets. >> amazing really. and to be honest coming into this tournament is wonderful. more than i can imagine.

very proud of the way i played in the third set. tennis champion doris hodge who won 23 major titles in the 1940s and 1950s has died at age 89. she became the first player in tennis history to complete a career in all four grand slams, singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. they won three sets in one day in wimbleton in 1961.

pack stand made it 296 for 9. the match was already delayed. zimbabwe just nine over. pack stand can still win the series. new zealand is a half court back from england. meanwhile, in india, they're yet to make a final call on whether -- the foreign minister reacted angrily when it was suggested that there could be a fourth series in uae. >> who gave the information to you about cricket to you?

how could you say it was decided and i was not consulted. no decision has been taken. absolutely no decision has been taken the russian futbol union has dismissed their president after long issues with futbol in the country. he was voted out on sunday at the conference in moscow. he was voted out but delegates and well over half voted in favor of his exit. the 59-year-old has faced fierce criticism during his three-year tenure. russian futbol is in deep trouble financially with their debts approximated at $27 million. the outgoing president was particularly criticized for signing the national team coach to a new contract worth $7 million a year. he then went unpaid for seven months. he's also been a major issue with the series of clubs over

the last 18 months and then there's russia's 2018 world cup, swiss authorities are now investigating corruption at fifa last week.

>> which is what we are going to try to do. >> he has won his second title after retaining the overall leaders jersey. he was given the --

went to the finals with a two-stroke lead but shot five over 76 with england and austria. still came out victorious in the end though. and that's it for me. you can find out much more on our website, aljazeera.com. we'll be back in just a couple of minutes. bye bye. es. bye bye.

tonight, ireland approves gay marriage. what does that say about the power of the vatican and the pope. they wanted to pope to be something he may not be. yes, he has a great story and a great history and he's doing a great job of reaching out. but nowhere has