thanks for joining us for "inside story". pass rescuers search for survivors of a ferry accident in southern china. hello, welcome. you're watching al jazeera. i'm darren jordon in doha. also coming up the prime minister set to lay out a plan to defeat i.s.i.l. at a meeting in paris. new evidence of russia's military presence on a boarder where russia denies it will help receptionists of the and paris says awe revoir to a tradition

cherished all over the world. we begin with a developing story out of china where a passenger ship carrying more than 450 people has sunk. the ship "eastern star", capsized in the yankee river in the south of china. 20 have been rescued. chinese state media says the captain and chief engineer have been detained for questioning. strong winds and rain are hampering the search for survivors. rob mcbride sent this update. >> the rescue efforts at the scene of the sinking on the yantsy river giving a sense of urm si that shouts -- urgency, given that shouts for help have been herd from inside. the vessel is lying in shallow water, but overturned quickly, said to have sunk in 2 minutes.

we know that all the passengers on board were largely retirees aged between 50 and 80 now happening late at night in appalling weather. all the passengers would have been below deck. many of them indeed would have been in their cabins sleep. little chance for them to have escaped from the vessel. the priority now is getting inside the vessel to rescue any that may be alive inside. >> in iraq the islamic state of iraq and levant killed 87 people in two separate attacks on the army and police. the iraqi air force launched strikes against i.s.i.l. areas targeted included anbar, and others. the defense military says it inflicted heavy losses on the group. the iraqi officer will be at a meeting in paris to discuss how to deal with i.s.i.l. haider al-abadi said the international community must do more to stop terrorists entering the country. >> the flow of terrorists coming

to iraq never stopped and the number went down for a fraction. it's a dangerous phenomenon because it shows the efforts by the international community to stop terrorists failed and until now, i.s.i.l. is still able to sell oil and use revenues to finance criminal enterprises and terrorist operations. >> lawrence koch is a former u.s. assistant of defense, and says it looks like i.s.i.l. is changing its strategy. >> i think what happened is we overestimated the ability of the iraqi forces with new leadership to fight. turned out it wasn't just bad leaders that maliki put in there, it was the will of the sunnis, and we thought when maliki left, and a body came in the sunnis would feel like part of iraq. that has not happened. he has not governed in an inclusive manner.

the other thing is i.s.i.s. or i.s.i.l. is adapting strategies. as shown here they are resort resorting to terrorist attacks using tanks and armoured personnel carriers as weapons to do terrorist attacks. don't forget, not only have they attacked in iraq, they have had two mosques they attacked in the last week in saudi arabia. they blew up hotels in baghdad. so they are really becoming not just a conventional source but an insurgency as well. >> mentioned earlier the foreign ministers in the u.s.-led coalition involved in carrying out air strokes will meet in paris, we can look at what we cab expect from the -- can expect from the talks. >> reporter: with fighter jets taking off, france's commitment to combatting i.s.i.l. conditions. part of the yessed -- u.s.-led

collision battling the -- "legs battling the troops they are among a group. the situation is dire. critics say the coalition strategy is extremely misguided. >> the ministerial meeting in paris will make little difference. >> this is a drama. there is nothing like an iraqi army, it's been disbanded back in 2003. >> if anyone understands how much of a threat i.s.i.l. constitutes, it's the journalist. he was taken hostage by syria for almost a year. physically we are supporting an army that is not reliable. and we are giving them weapons that they'll hand over. >> the issues at play is far more than tactical and

logistical. a second meeting was called to discuss the fight against i.s.i.l., and the fall of ramadi which is troubling and debilitating. in september, fabbo stressed no military solution was possible without a political solution a position he was pushing. >> this contract is what justified the military engagement. i say here that it must be better respected. despite pressure on the prime minister to reach out to sunnis resentful, sectarian divisions have deepened. expectations for the talks from low. they were lowered further when it was announced that u.s. secretary of state would no longer be attending in person due to a broken leg he suffered. >> for now, far from the ravaged weeks of iraq and syria,

diplomats will discuss searching for a solution that seems harder to reach than ever before. the united nations is acting for $500 million to help people affected by the fight against i.s.i.l. around $8 million iraqis is in urgent need of aid, especially those forced to flee their home. >> in yemen, the saudi-led coalition bombed targets in the unit ans around sana. the pictures show the afterwards math a depot and presidential palace were hit. fighting killed 20 people. al jazeera found evidence of a russian troop build-up and military manoeuvres near the eastern ukranian border. russia denied it's helping fighters in eastern ukraine. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: russian military equipment on a train close to

the ukranian border. al jazeera has no way of verifying where the vehicles are moved to or from. the equipment include armoured personnel car yours, medical -- carriers, medical supply vehicles and tanks. russian insignia has been removed or painted over. we drove out of town to an area where we heard there was a makeshift military champ. crass the field we found dust. it looked like a farm. large vehicles moved along the tracks. 10km behind me is the border with ukraine. russia military say the reason there's troops and military equipment, it's conducting exercises and denies that its troops have been fighting along side separatist fighters across the border. >> there has been russian military bases in the area for years. the government described a question on whether it was

preparing for an attack as inproop. a photo journalist with reuters shot these pictures in the same area last week. russia has recently included the deaths of military person on what it describes as special operations in peacetime as a state secret. the government says the law has nothing to do with the conflict in ukraine. and a recently released report details what it says is proof the russian military is offering in eastern ukraine. an author, boris nemsof was shot in moscow before it was published. a close associate was in hospital. it's suspected he may have been poisoned. >> a february ceasefire between a separatist and the ukranian i can't remembery is holding with violations committed by both sides. and russia says it has the right to conduct military manoeuvres where it wants, in its

territory, despite the sensitivity to the time and place. south sudan's government expelled a top unofficial from the -- u.n. official from the country. toby lanzer was appointed in 2012 and was a top envoy. no reason was given for his expulsion. >> the u.n. condemned the expulsion, and ban ki-moon, general's office said in a statement: well our diplomatic editor james base has more. >> it's understood that the south sudan decided to expel mr lanzer because it's claimed he made a series of untruthful

statement on social media, the u.n. responded saying he should be re-instated immediately, and it will create a difficulty for the relations between the united nations and the government which already were not good. the u.n. has 14,000 peacekeepers in south sudan. it has many people actually living in the u.n.'s own camps, because they are fearful of violence for 17 months and you have 130,000 living in the camps, and a situation that the u.n. fears in humanitarian terms will be worse. 2.1 million people have been forced to three from their homes in total. and it's predicted that by the end of july there'll be 4.6 million people in south sudan who are severely food insecure. so a difficult humanitarian situation, and now the government of south sudan have

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storiers. the captain and engineer of a vessel that sank have been retained for questioning. bad weather is hampering the search for survivors. a suicide attack north of fallujah leaves 42 police men dead. south sudan's government expelled a top u.n. official from the country. toby lanzer was the humanitarian coordinator and deputy envoy, no reason was given for his expulsion. >> the u.n. is allocating 15 million in aid to help people fully political unrest. tens of thousands are in tanzania and rwanda. they fled after protests broke out opposing the president's plan to run for a third term. we have this report from the capital. >> jillian is not sure if it will be safe to go out on tuesday. he's doing it now. opposition leaders plan to

protest against a decision to run for a third term, violating the constitution. >> it's come there's no protest. civil society and the opposition call for a break. >> after weeks of unrest it's been hard for opposition supporters to break through the sometimes heavy security. on monday things in the capital seemed to be back to normal. some people are scared to be out in public. >> some protest leaders left the country, others are in hiding. the question is how many opposition members will be on the street on tuesday as if many leaders are not with them. >> they have been targetting me. thank god they have not succeeded to kill me. and since i don't know when i

will die, and in which way, it is preferable that i could just give me little contribution when still alive. officials from the ruling party demy they target opposition members. some tell them not to run for a third term. lat week they didn't. they urged the president to delay the june 26th election. there arecm in the capital that show support for a delay. they chart a few weeks of relative calm. others say they will not give up the fight, trying to make sure the president doesn't run for a controversial third term. at least 69 people have been killed after a tanker crashed a busy bus station. the red cross says most of the victims were burnt beyond

recognition. police say the tanker was speeding and veered out of control. >> russia is demanding clarification on an e.u. mission to crack down on people smugglers and libya. the european union agreed on a plan to allow the use of force and wants backing from the u.n. security council. russia's foreign minister expressed caution. >> thousands of young children who migrated to the united states are fighting for their rite to stay. last month a wave of unaccompanied chipping and families turned up at the border and faced an uncertain future. rob reynolds reports from los angeles. >> reporter: victor's mother cries for her son, worried how he'll fare in the hand of the u.s. administration system. -- immigration system. victor is 16 shy and bright.

his attorney asked us not to use his full name he travelled alone from el salvador to join his mother in los angeles. members of a violent street gang had him in their sites after he refused to join them. >> reporter: they held a knife to me and told my aunt they'd bring me back to her in a garbage bag, cut up in pieces. >> reporter: this is the main immigration court no los angeles, where victor had one asylum hearing. his case was rejected. his lawyer works for a migrant legal aid organization. >> we'll have one last court hearing before the judge and government attorney and i'll have to defend his case if a judge does not find him knowledgeable, he'll have to be deported from the united states. >> more than 50,000 children and teens crossed the u.s. border last year, fleeing violence in their home lands. most have been settled with

family members. meanwhile a legal process is under way to determine which migrant minors can stay. many do not have help. >> if we get them to court with proper representation then we have a really decent chance of getting some relief for them. but the majority of the cases were not able to get to. >> victor wants to stay go to college and become a computer engineer, there's nothing back in el salvador. >> reporter: if i go back they'll kill me. the u.s. supreme court has ruled in favour of a muslim woman denied a job because of a head scafb. samantha wore a headscarf to an interview with abercrombie and fitch in 2008. the company said the scarf clashed with the dress code and refused to hire her. the court found they violated

the human rights act banning discrimination. an associate professor of law has written on work place discrimination and says the ruling is positive for muslims across the united states. >> i think it is a positive legal development that is going benefit many religious minorities particularly those that don a headscarf in an environment where anti-muslim bias is on the rise at a troubling rate. i think it's a ruling that is solid on legal grounds, and also going to progress our society towards more equal treatment of religious minorities that are unfortunately stigmatised in public and by the government as well. >> a retired columbian germ is on trial for taking part in the assassination of a presidential candidate.

maza was head of the intelligence agency when galan was killed and it was said he took money from a drugs cart 'em. he denice the charges. >> more than 2,000 died in india. >> reporter: this person has been sick for me days. dehydrated and weak she has been brought to the government run medical center. she's one of hundreds of patients who came here with similar symptoms. >> i work with my husband and fields near the village. it was hot there. we don't have proper drinking water. that's why i'm sick. >> doctors here say the best they can do is vz the patients on how to avoid ending up here again. and insist the government is

doing enough. >> in newspapers, they are saying what you should not do. of course it may be useful... because they will go with the papers and they'll be watching on tv also. >> reporter: we travelled 5km away to find out if the message is reaching people that need to hear it the most. this person works here every day from nine in the morning to six in the evening. we asked her about the government's awareness drive. no one has been here to tell me anything no doctor or government official warned me about the dangers of working in the sun. i have no choice but to work in the sun to earn a living. but she is used to tough conditions, here village struggling with a shortage of water. villages saying they get water

once every three days, and have to buy drinking supplies. >> in villages like this it's a case of problems compounded by the weather. some observers say the past few weeks raised questions about the capacity and willingness of the local government to deal with short and long-term problems. >> it's pledged millions of dollars to fix the state's infrastructure. but the heatwave has put many under pressure. >> we don't have a disaster management system. they don't have proper system. heat related illnesses. doctors say prevention is the best medicine. but in a state where millions earn a living working out doors, they have little choice but to accept a high case load south korea says two people have died of middle east

respiratory syndrome or m.e.r.s. the first fatalities. the government hailed a meeting to discuss containment strategies. south korea has 25 cases of m.e.r.s. an american woman has been mauled to death by a lion at a wildlife park in south africa, she was taking photos through an open window when the lion jump in. it is north of johannesburg people are warped to keep windows closed. >> now manila is poised to be the top defendantination in asia, and wants to be counted among singapore and macau it stands out like a golden owe asis in the chaos of manila, the city of dreams it's the third and latest resort to open in the philippine capital.

6.2 hectares ofluxury. in a purpose of built strip. >> the vision was to find the greatest locations in asia. it's no wonder that philippines is a fast inform growing economy anywhere in the world. we want to build things we are proud of. >> the government has been inviting investors hoping to fashion itself as the next gaming capital. that is despite gaming destinations like macau and singapore taking a hit in earnings much officials want to attract classes and high flyers. this is our meaningful contribution to the efforts of the philippines to elevate the tourism industry as one of the main engines of economic growth and as you pointed out, the employment. permanent jobs. >> there are five resorts planned all in all, and the

government estimates 302340,000 will be deployed by them. >> officials are counting on indirect employment as a result of the casino security guard, anned, taxi drivers. around 100,000 will be created around the gaming industry. richard has been ferrying passengers along the treats. the pedy gab is all he has, he and the family of six take turns sleeping in it. he is not allowed to get close to it. >> translation: business is actually slower now. i earn less and there's more competition. >> like other filipinos, he feels the city of dreams is out of reach. the economy might be going, so, too, is the number of people. the income gap is only widening and though visitors are courted.

many feel that it shouldn't come at the expense of people marginalized. and at bay now, paris is ending its relationship with the famous love-lock bridge. couples from around the world attached pad locks to the railings to express devotion. it is explained why they are being removed. >> it's early morning in the city of love. and a romantic history is about to come to an end. >> they are closing off the brim. it was a popular destination for couples to attach a padlock to the railings as a symbol of their love. it is threatening the bridge. it's time for them to go. >> it's ironic. we are here to put a lock of love here and they are cutting it down. maybe it's not an omen on the future relationship.

>> after 42 years marriage i came to put a lock on for my wife. and i can't do it. >> that's rubbish. >> the saga of the padlocks put the city hall in a tricky position. obviously it doesn't want to do anything to upset the tourists. it has a responsibility for the people that live and work in the city. in the end it came down to public safety the risk ta part of the bridge could fall on a pedestrian or passing vote. campaigners against the locks say they were defacing a public mon u. >> someone's expression of love shouldn't come at the defense of someone's heritage. that's the issue we have. >> so it will soon be released from its locks. but one tourist thinks he's found a solution. >> i'll try to find another bridge. >> now, a solar plain attempting

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