the organization and raise the money it is going to take to compete against the others. >> a lot to see in the days and months ahead. thank you david shuster. and thank you for joining us. i'm randall pinkston. stay with us for more news on al jazeera america. >> this massive debt is passed on from our generation to yours. several uniny strikes pledge support. ♪ ♪. >> i am lauren taylor, and this is al jazeera life. also coming up, more than 90 people killed at a petro station in ghana. ukraine's president warned the military to prepare for the possibility of a full scale russian invasion. and a giant leap for robotics the technology that allow add hand shake between earth and space.

hello, isil fighters have been given a boost in the war against iraq's government, several tribal leaders in anbar province have pledged allegiance to the armed group and it's leader. they made the announcement after meeting in the city east of the provincial capitol, which isil seized last month. and explains the background to the tribal leaders declaration. it is the shia led within the anbar province a lot of the sunnies they see that as being sectarian. the language is also very sectarian. it refers to the umpire, by

that they mean the iranians let's take a listen to what the tribal schick leader had to say. >> shake we tell him that we will adhere to and follow his path, and stand by him to fight the enemies of religion. >> as you heard some pretty damming words there. it can win back the support of the sunni tribes if it reaches out to them, however many people here are dubious that that will happen. they have said they have had two years to be able to reach out, and they haven't done it. activists say hundreds of people from isil controlled towns are trying to get into turkey. turkey has let some people in from syria through the

village, but the official border crossing remains closed. >> meanwhile there's been renewed violence in the northern aleppo country side, opposition fighters have been targeting positions. >> and eight people have been killed in government air strikes while military helicopters dropped barrel bombs killing at least five people. explosion caused by a fire has killed more than 90 people at a petro station. the blaze also spread to neighboring buildings. many people were taking shelter in the station from torrential rain and flooding. i have sitting the site, they said it was a tragic incident. >> a lot of people have lost their lives. i am at a loss of words to express how i feel. many of them through the

flood, and then many of them through the fire incidents. tremendous services for their diligence, through your -- many of them have not had any sleep who are closely monitoring and then also to express my condolences. question will have to take some measures to be able to avoided this happening in the future. there were many more pedestrians standing around as well.

and other people were not so fortunate, now the reason this was so terrible is because it was raining. this whole area is flooded and what we understand is that fuel was leaking from this area. a fire started somewhere nearby and the two met and the whole place went up in flames so people are already asking questions about the way this country managing this heavy rains. the cause of the severity of the rains made it difficult for the emergency services. to manage the annual flooding. >> more than 40 people have been arrested on contracts in italy. to italy since the start of the year.

uncovered a system and accompanies to win contracts. >> thousands of migrants are being picked up by rescue boats. >> sent this report to the than island. the stories are common ones from escape of war oppression, and poverty. their ordeals a symbol of the many troubles of our times. risking their lives across the mediterranean sea was the only option. >> they were found adrift, in the water the italian border police. the rush to get onboard the italian ship and how frightened they were stranded in the water was no coast in sight. he said the libyan skipper abandons them, they had no

water or food, no one knew how to steer the boat, people were panicking. >> their suffering is etched on their faces. perhaps tries to come to turns with what they have been through. >> she left behind her two children with her mother, her husband is in yemen. she lost contact with him when war broke out there two months ago. >> we could not talk or ask anything in libya each time we opened our mouth they would beat us with a stick they raped us until wemoney, it was horrible. >> i never expected to be treated like that. this was no mercy. i really thank italy nobody has been so nice with us in a long time. the women huddled together, even though the ship is slowly taking them away from the african coast forgetting the rape and humiliation won't be possible, some are pregnant.

there are also many teenagers. they had first fled to yemen but war caught up with him so he had to move again. in sudan i was captured and locked in the house i escaped and went to libya i left with nothing on me, i was hoping to find compassion, but nothing. >> today is my birthday, and when i touch land i will drink ten pepsis to celebrate, it is a new beginning. the deck was silent, many slumped into deep sleep. as night falls and the coast appears life returns on deck, now there are smiles. perhaps the first one in a long time. >> this is the moment i have been waiting for so patiently, here on deck. the moment you get off the deck and touch land, they are

finally in europe, a whole new -- >> there's a rush to get off the ship. this is excitement, maybe even amazement that after suffering so much, there are some of the lucky one whose made it to europe. al jazeera. >> from russian backed groups and on the entire eastern border. as charles reports. these men were wounded in the sudden escalation of fighting when the military and separatist fighters on wednesday. five seriously wounded soldiers have been brought into the hospital, one officer who was released from

captivity was also brought here. there are serious wounds. >> both sides accuse each other of starting the fighting around the town. the president has again blamed russia for supporting the separatist fighters and warned of what he described as a threat of full scale war. right now there are 14 groups on the territory of ukraine.

>> the kremlin says it is monitoring the situation and is concerned by what it described as provocations by the ukrainian army. a representative for the self-proclaimed people's republic said they respected the february cease fire and wanted to work harder towards a lasting peace. the organization in europe which is monitoring the cease fire reports almost daily violations by both sides. it's spokesman called for restraint. special monitoring mission has escalation in many areas of the east. as well as on the movement, and the use of heavy weaponry. >> the reports that both sides moved heavy weaponry closer to the line in breach of the cease fire agreement the ukrainian parliament has pass add law allowing foreign troops to so it says support peace and security.

it is a law that could anger russia the kremlin has accused what it describes as provocations with the aim f oputting pressure on the union, is due to. >> . >> the conflict that according to the u.n. has claimed the lives of more than 6,400 people. al jazeera, moscow. still ahead a former official says sepp blatter knew about corrupt practices in world football and we will tell you what has been pulled from these noodles to have them pulled from super market shelves.

>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound

bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. hello again, a reminder of the stop stories. a number of the anbar province have pledged allegiance to isil in the new set back for the army. are trying to get into turkey some of being let over the border and the official crossing is closed. and an explosion in ghana's capitol has killed about 90 people many of whom were seeking shelter from torrential rain. to yemen now where houthis rebels have attacked the city by shelling progovernment positions. the houthiss have been met with fierce resistence.

fighters loyal to the president have come under heavy fire. houthis rebels along with forces loyal to former president have been trying to push their way into this area but so far their advance has been repelled. fierce fighting is taking place here. the birthplace of the uprising which ousted saleh in 2011, it is seen as a gate way to southern yemen and both sides are fighting hard to control it. >> there are clashes but we are here to respond to them, and we will defeat the houthis and forces. behind the front lines there are many other whose are suffering and the humanitarian situation is

only worsens with the lack of fuel as well as essentials like food, and water. victoria al jazeera. >> meanwhile there have been more air strikes held by houthis rebels. one of their armied depos were targeted. several fighters and forces lo ill to former president have reported are reported to have been killed. the former president is being accused of double dealing. he has spoken exclusively to al jazeera. he even directed al quaida and the arabian peninsula despite the u.s. being one of his long time supporters. >> this car bomb attack killed eight spanish tourists. fighters claimed responsibility. be uh this man says there is

much more to the story. and it may involve the former yemen president. >> . >> he was a member of al quaida until his arrest by pakistani intelligence, and the c.i.a. in 2004. return to yemen and jailed until tuition, he was released and began his work as a paid informant for the government. he claims he warned security agencies one week before the attack, and provided details on the day itself as an

informant was the nephew. >> the explosives used against the u.s. embassy. the colonel then arranged for the materials. >> could get out and north

al jazeera schaus verified his backgrounded within al quaida we have also established that he was a bomb maker that's how he gained detail knowledge about the attacks. he lost his right thumb handling explosives. again, this is a guy who in substantial measure is who he says he is. he knows these people, he had insights into how they operate. very few people have come out with detail at the top so somebody that can report over a period of months even perhaps years even if it is a few years back, is extraordinary valuable. >> if i had to give them a

ballpark grade, i would say 70/30, 70 being genuine. >> spain and the u.s. have investigated the attacks and closed their cases. the colonel could not be reached for comments. he says he is willing to testify in front of any international panel, in order to bring justice and since we have starting running this story. he wants him to stand trial once dismissed it was believed he may lose his diplomatic immunity. for years it seems like a secret society with few being willing to step out but now fifa vice president, himself under investigation has promised to reveal all and every day that pass it is crisis at football's world governing body is deepening. here is that din barber.

he is just one of 14 people, but if he is telling the truth, it takes the scandal into new territory. personals including sepp blatter himself were linked to political events. these documents treated by knowledge, and methods. the link between fifa is funded anew. the link between fifa. and the people's government. these documents. including but not limited to the president sepp blatter. >> south africa is already opened an investigation into

alleged $10 million payment to secure the 2010 world cup. now it has emerged that former agent turned fbi informant, took bribes connecting with south africa 2010 and also the 1998 event in france. at the secret hearing the charges were late involving an exchange of payments for one purpose or another they identified fifa and the related constituent organization is what we call an enterprise, rico is an acronym and don't overact racketeering influence construct corporation. but the football governing body that so many are calling for won't happen overnight and sepp blatter may have promised to step down, but he is still running the show. at least until the end of this year. >> still, swiss and american authorities are investigating the bids for the 2018 and

2022 world cups to be hosted by russia and qatar. on thursday, britain sports minister became the latest political figure to suggest 22 may be under threat. >> if there is evidence that the bid process was corrupt then i think the case for rerunning it would -- is very strong. >> it has never enacted improperly and will be staging the cup. it would mean athens will have more time to come one the first payment, which is due on monday. earlier emerges with talks saying the deal was within site but said they still rejects the cuts that the

creditors are demanding. the swiss company instant noodle brand is facing nationwide crack down in india, after allegations that samples contain high levels of led. the led levels are within acceptable limits but the government has banned itself sales and plans legal action, several states are testing the samples and big retail chains have pulled it from stores. question are waiting for the reports to come, and the issue, and accordingly the action will be taken. no and appropriate action will be taken accordingly. and taking a complete to the national consumer commission, now this is particularly significant and suggestions are that it has done so

without getting any conclusive results from sample tests being carries out across the country. while this is going on, nestle india has launched a massive campaign. it is putting out information on social media like twitter and facebook, telling consumers what is in their products and while they are still -- it is unclear what this developing story h have on nestle india and the brand which is a huge part of it's sales and marketing in india however, this will contribute to a wider debate about food safety and regulation after food processing which we can expect to go on for some time. this is hugely significant as well, given that you are talking about many millions of consumers that this potentially effects. a huge number of people across india have grown up on

maggie noodle it's been endorsed by famous people across the country and it's the product that nestle india has marketed for many years as a safe nutritious alternative when it comes to food products in the country. as tens of thousands gathering in the crack down. which allowed a research on earth, to shake hands with an astronaut? space. >> hand shake. >> in a lab in the nether lands the movement of a joy stick, signals success. it's linked to another joy stick controlled by nasa astronaut onboard the international space station. both men feel the force of the other pushing and pulling with only the tiniest of delay. >> we controlled the joy stick here on ground, we

shook hands and nasa astronaut, we fete his force back on the hand, we had video virtual reality overlay to it. and we showed that it is possible to actually literally reach down to ground and touch things on the surface. >> you put your arm there. >> the team are also working on robotic exo skeleton, they say will make the technology much more user friendly. >> with my arm in this exo skeleton, i am able to manipulate the movement of this robotic arm and this case just a few meters away. once? is fully developed. >> astronauts have plenty of paths to execute and part of it is also -- and this requires months or years of training to become an expert operator. so the idea here is you can reduce this training time, not only for astronauts but maybe in the future for other

operators. the rearmingers say it could also allow astronauts to perform precise work on the surface below. they could use a robotic roverrer without having to endure the harsh atmosphere, and without the 12 minute delay when signals are relayed back to earth. >> often in space you have only one chance to perform an operation because of the time line and because of dynamics because of other constraints. and so astronauts seeking well trained we take that action. insists that the trial and other cases the more advanced robot. >> and a chance to give a helping hand.

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