allegations... >> they'd be surprised if the fbi didn't wanna talk to this guy.... >> watch the investigation al qaeda informant only at aljazeera.com >> a massive cyber attack on u.s. government computers up to 4 million people are affected. hello, you're watching al jazeera, i'm in doha. also on the program. ghana copes with its worst disaster in more than a decade. chinese rescue workers recover more bodies as the capsized ship is partially raised. and a new accolade for

afghanistan's ba bahahmean statues. hello, china is denying it's behind the cyber attack on the u.s. government employees records. claiming it is irresponsible and it's thought that the data breach could affect 4 million people. patty culhane in washington. >> this may be the largest data breach in the united states, the office of personnel management was hacked, opm like the human resources department for the entire federal government. they do the security background checks for people who want to get security clearances. so four million people had their information compromised.

to just give you the sense of the breach, there are a little over 4 million people right employees right now. exactly what information was stolen was it social security numbers, your federal i.d. or salary information? right now opm is not saying. >> martin levicki senior analyst at rand corporation he session the information that has been hacked could be used for recruiting spies. >> profiles of u.s. government employees often reveal information about them that suggest that they may be good recruits for espionage purposes. for instance, if they're in financial trubilities if troubles, if they need money, something they are back on they want to hide, all of these are potential indicators for people to suggest who is

worth recruiting. >> iraq's government has suffered another set back in its war against the islamic state of iraq and the levant. several sunni tribes and their leaders pledged allegiance to i.s.i.l. in anbar. imran khan has more from baghdad. >> we have been expecting such a move for about two years now because the sunnis have claimed they have been ignored. they have been promised jobs in the government and none of that has come. what's the catalyst of this? the shia attack on anbar province, a lot of sunnies sunnies consider that to be sectarian. let's take a listen what the

tribal sheik leader had to say and how he is going to mount the next attack on iraqi security forces. is. >> translator: we announce our allegiance to the islamic state caliphate state and sheik anu an abu bagzar al baghdadi. fest. >> they have two years to be able to reach out to the sunnis and simply vent done it. >> the extra support gained by i.s.i.l. white house press secretary josh earnest say think still back the iraqi government. >> there is strong support among

the anbar provincial council made up of almost entirely sunnies i would assume for the military strategy that prime minister abadi has put in place. we're aware and he's aware of the efforts i.s.i.l. is undertaking to try to recruit iraqi sunnies to their side but it's also why prime minister abadi has rather conspicuously tried to demonstrate a commitment to a multisectarian police force to protect the country. >> ghana's president has asked for day of mourning, after a pet role station exploded. >> a combination of flood and fire in the capital accra has led to the death of many.

laid wednesday night killed scores of people. more and more bodies were discovered during the cleanup operation. this person survived the inferno. >> translator: the fire came with such fury that before you could think of escaping it was upon you. >> reporter: the people in these vehicles thought they had found shelter from heavy rain. there was a massive explosion and within minutes the entire place was engulfed in flames. it is not sure where the fire started but the fire was fueled by the pet role. >> many of them through the flood and then many of them threw the fire incident, i wanted to commend the security

services for diligence throughout the night. many of them have not had any sleep. >> elana is sal salvaging what she can. her house is next to the pet role stations. >> translator: i thank god for my life. for these material things we can always work to replace them. >> reporter: heavy rain causes major flooding in the capital every year. many areas are choked with rubbish. here in an area called nema cars were swept away by floods. >> this is the first major major disaster that we have seen to this magnitude level. we have experienced on this nature and all of us so put our heads together to find solution to this disaster. >> reporter: people now homeless such as helena, want to

find an answer to this yearly issue. >> if be pierre nkurunziza insists on running for a third term in office, burundi will become impossible to govern. democratic republic of congo for weeks there have been protests against burundi's capital. the u.s. envoy says pierre nkurunziza should respect the people's call for change. death of a fourth person in the outbrake of middle east respiratory syndrome or mers. a south korean doctor has come in contact with more than 1500 people. harry fawcett has more from seoul. >> at a time when the government

is taking steps to emerge from mers, this is a thing that will confront people nationwide. on the 27th of may he encountered treating a patient with mers. two days later he developed what the health ministry said were mild symptoms. he was told not to come in to work but not to quarn quarantine himself. 1565 attendees at the meeting the seoul city government says they weren't properly informed by this the the health ministry and on an overnight press conference to publicize that fact saying they would be contacting each of those people and issuing them with instructions to quarantine themselves. the government, the health ministry says that they have a different judgment over the kind

of exposure that these people would have been liable to, that the exposure wasn't prolonged enough or close contact enough for mers to have been a real transmission threat at that meeting. however there is a real difference of opinion between the seoul government, the national government, and it's something which won't assuage concerns growing more widely about the spread of this disease. >> with no hope of finding any more survivors disaster teams are in the process of righting the cruise ship that capsize ed often monday. morecapsized on monday. over 400 were on board. adrian brown reports. >> more and more start to appear as this salvage operation continues. the rescue operation has really been helped by a vast improvement in the weather conditionsconditions here.

remember we have had torrential rain in this part of china in the past few days. two, 500-ton contemporaneous are on either side of the vessel, and cables support the vessel and this is what gives the jibs something to attach to. a vast net is in the area to catch any debris or bodies that fall into the water. this operation is confirmation that the authorities accept there can be no survivors. relatives of the passengers have been arrive l in jinle. there was a candle lit vigil by this community which has been so traumatized by this incident. they feel so full of sorrow that something to tragic could happen

so close to their city. >> the united states is turning out to the the unlikely agent to clean up international football. a sport that is struggled to take off in north america. andy gallagher reports from miami. >> now blatter he's not going down quietly. >> now, it is not often that talk on u.s. radio is taken up by football, but the u.s. led investigation into fifa. >> sepp blatter isn't the only one at fault here. >> host andy slater says the scandal won't stop fans from watching a sport that is swiftly growing in popularity. >> there's that side and the actual sport side which people are into and i do think they separate the two and they really care about the sport those that are into it and the corruption

is on the other side by itself. >> reporter: in many big u.s. cities like this, sites are not uncommon. u.s. football leagues have witnessed huge growth and during the last world cup more americans tuned in than ever to view a sport that's considering to be struggling to find a place here. the demographics are changing quickly. by 2050 it is believed a third of the population will be his panic and all this attention will help the sport grow. >> sepp blatter stepping aside will allow some of my old friends be more accepting of the sport than it was before.

>> mainstream u.s. sports few doubt that could soon change. the generation that was introduced to the game by so-called soccer moms are growing up fast and football is no longer met with indifference. the current scandal engulfing the game may be a distraction for now but it's unlikely to stop football steady progress in the u.s. andy gallagher, al jazeera miami, florida. >> ahead stories of survival, migrants rescued from the mediterranean, hope for a brighter future. >> and bollywood's biggest night of the year, how sending the culture abroad is helping the indian film industry. industry.

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al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> good morning, a review of the top stories on al jazeera possible involvement irresponsible up to 4 million people are affected. several of iraq's sunni muslim tribes and their leaders have pledged allegiance to i.s.i.l. in anbar province. the iraqi army has been sending in reenforcements to try to take back ramadi, the capital of snawshanbar province in from i.s.i.l. there have been more saudi

led air strikes in yemen. arms depo was targeted, several rebel fighters and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh have reported to be killed. allegations made to al jazeera suggest that at least seven yemeni government officials knew where al qaeda's chief bomb maker was hiding. despite that he is still a wanted man. a government informant has told al jazeera's investigative units he exposed the whereabouts. >> ibrahim al asiri thought to be al qaeda's top bomb make are he reportedly built the bombs income most daring attacks the underwear bomb on 2003, and

explosives hidden in a printer. a year later. >> this equally informant says he has told the yemeni government where he was hiding. hane mohamed al jaheb said he informed on al qaeda from 2006 until 2009. he had been a member of the group since the late '90s. he claims he first met asiri in late 2008 in yemen. >> mujahid said he was training

many of the al qaeda in the arabian peninsula fighters. including the nephew deputy director of the national security bureau. >> colonel amar could not be reached for comment. he says he was fooled and so was the united states and many western governments. today, ibrahim a.m.asiri still has not been caught and the threat of an asiri made bomb is still possible.

al jazeera. >> also online at aljazeera.com/al qaedainformant and there you'll also find extended interviews articles and lots more. our officials in libya say they have arrested more than 500 migrants waiting for smugglers to take them to europe. the arrests were carried out by the libyan government based in tripoli. everyday thousands of migrants heading for europe are being picked up by rescue boats in the mediterranean. many are still recovering from the ordeals they endured before they embarked on their difficult journey. hoda abdel hamid reports from off the italian island of lampedusa. >> their ordeal a symbol of the many troubles of our times. risking their lives across the mediterranean sea was their only

option. they were found adrift in the water by the guard de finance the italian border pleas. the rush to get on the italian ship is testimony how frightened they were in the water with no coast in shot. he said the libyan concepter abandoned them, they had no water or food they did not how to steer the boat. perhaps trying to come to terms with what they have been to. nama left behind her two children with her mother in somalia. her husband is in yemen. she lost contact with him when war broke out there two months ago. >> translator: we could not talk or ask anything in libya. each time we spoke they beat us with a stick. they raped us until we paid

money. it was horrible. i never expected to be treated like that, in our country. there really was no mercy. i really thank italy. nobody has been so nice to us in a whole lounge time. >> the women.huddle together, forgetting the rape and humiliation, some are pregnant. he first moved from somalia to yemen but war caught up with him so he had to run again. >> i escaped an went to libya. i was penniless i left yemen with nothing on me. i was hoping to find some compassion but nothing. >> today is my birthday. when i touch land i will drink to celebrate, it is a new beginning. >> reporter: the deck was silent many slumped into deep

sleep. the ship continued to sail back to europe. as night falls and the coast of italy appears life returns on deck. now there are smiles. perhaps the first one in a long time. this is a moment they have been waiting for so patiently here on deck. the moment they can get off the boat and touch land, for that would mean they are finally in europe a whole new life is starting even though they don't know what it means. there's a rush to get off the ship. this time there's excitement maybe even mazement that after suffering so much there are some of the lucky ones who made it to europe. hoda abdel hamid, al jazeera lampedusa. >> dangerously high levels of led were allegedly found in some noodle samples. some had banned the sale of the

popular instant noodle. the government has ordered an investigation. site considered a tourist attraction with the famous remains of buddhist statues. nicole johnston is live for us, how significant is this culture capital for bamien? >> as you may know, europe has a cultural capital every year, and east asia plans to have one as well. it's a coup for afghanistan that this should be chosen the first one. this is largely a symbolic naij naming as a capital because there are huge security concerns. here for the inauguration, we

are expecting south asian high ministers and officials to come. but we've heard from local officials that they won't be coming because of the security concern. that's the challenge for afghanistan and for bemian. how can it secure the couple to actually receive foreign tourists here to bring investment and development and create a tourist industry. >> how is the current security situation there right now? >> reporter: here in benian valley it's reasonably quiet and peaceful but in other parts of this very large and poor province the taliban is active, it's fighting security in different parts of the province. we know there are heavy battles going on particularly in may in different parts of the country in afghanistan's north south

and east. right at the moment there are hundreds of security forces and police present for this inauguration. so it goes to show that it's still a very dangerous and precarious situation across afghanistan. from kabul to this spot is not safe. the only way to get here is to take a commercial flight. >> nicole johnston reporting for us. when it comes to the film business it doesn't get much bigger than bollywood the largest producer of movies is looking to showcase its event can awards in malaysia. divya gopalan reports from kuala lumpur. >> this is more than just a song and dance for these teenagers. it is a sign to the culture.

>> this is the origin of where everything started. we feel very much connected outside of india just because of bollywood moifts and movies on the screen. >> film locations are spawning industry around the world but nothing is more lucrative than the films. >> we sell 4.8 billion tickets. everybody want a pie of it right? they also want to attract film shootings in their country. we spent over $500 million in film. >> that's why countries bid to host the awards. for some it's trade. for malaysia it's tourism. according to the awards organizers thousands of people will be flying into kuala

lumpur they're expected to spend $3 million just over the few days of the festival. what does bollywood get out of it? >> the objective is to take the indian industry global. >> you get not just the committed bollywood audience which is watching bollywood in any case but you also get new eye balls which is what this awards function should be aiming to achieve. has it, is it possible to say in concrete terms whether it's increased bollywood's influence abroad? that's impossible to say. >> now i'm planning to open boutiques in asia but i also have them in mumbai. >> bollywood inspired designs in the middle east, efforts that

are paying off. divya gopalan, al jazeera, kuala lumpur. >> as always, there's lots more on our website aljazeera.com. for viewers in the utters on al jazeera america, ali velshi is next. for everyone else the international headlines just ahead. ahead. i'm "ali velshi on target", crude awakening, a close call exposing a danger in neighbourhoods across america. relics on the rail. safety concerns over train cars older than many passengers. the deadly derailing of amtrak regional 188 in philadelphia killed eight, and could have been worse. it's