court ordered sudan's president to stay in the country until monday when it will decide whether to hand him to the icc. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up a coalition of militia push back fighters linked to isil in libya. zoo animals roam the streets in georgia after major floods which killed 12 people. and the first spacecraft to land on a comet wakes from a

seven-month hibernation and contacts earth. we start in south africa where the high court is considering whether to agree to the arrest of sudan's president who is attended an african union summit there and has ordered the government to take all necessary steps to prevent him from leaving the country. in 2009 he became the first ruling head of state to be indicted by the icc. he was accused of ordering war crimes and crimes against humanity in darfur. the icc says it's deeply concerned about consequences if the arrest is not carried out. he is attended an african union summit in south africa. leaders are expected to discuss

the political arrest and the migration crisis on the continent. al shabaab has launched a dawn attack on an army base on kenya. the group also raided a nearby town sunday's raids come on the anniversary of attacks in which close to 100 people were killed in a series of armed assaults. >>reporter: they're heading to the military barracks -- kenyans in somolia for a while.

this comes on the eve of a series of attacks that started here last year and then spread to neighboring villages. what's happening behind me is a memorial prayer service to honor those who died. people not just here but across the country are very worried about this across the country. recruitment is going on in al shabaab in some parts. the efforts in south africa to hand sudan's president over to the icc, let's go live to south africa. what do we know about the likelihood he will actually hand it over? >>reporter: so far the likelihood that it would be handed over are very slim and that's the position from it will

south african government. they are of course awaiting the ruling from the high court which is due on monday about whether or not he does have to be handed over to the icc. but so far south africa is saying they've made an agreement with the african union who will not be handed over to the icc or arrested while in office. the au says there's no problem with him being in south africa and plan for the agenda to continue as usual. the african government is also basing their statements on a cabinet decision that the summit would be held in south africa. that's ultimately why he's had the freedom to come to the country. >> but south africa is a signatory to the icc. would they not be in contempt

with them if they continue comply with the arrest warrant? >>reporter: this ultimately looks at which agreement takes

precedent. >>reporter: they belong to a coalition of militias. people here are afraid and have

put up make shift road blocks to try and stop advances. more than a dozen people have been injured in the fighting that flared up last week when they declared war on isil fighters. >> isil has been trying to bolster its presence with attacks. groups linked to isil are also trying to take control from libyan fighters who back the government in tripoli. isil also carried out a suicide attack at a checkpoint last month. >> it's a very interesting scenario because you have local politics and the national picture so it's warfare between the embassy. and internationally, you have

isis versus a broad coordination of different governments. >>reporter: the council is not a new body. for months it's been battling forces for a competing government. hard line groups are also part of the coalition. one of them is led by a former inmate of guantanamo bay. another controversial group is the brigade, one of the strongest members of the coalition. groups like isil are trying to take advantage of the power

vacuum. italy's coast guard has rescued more migrants trying to make it to europe over the weekend. a group of 75 that was intercepted off the coast on saturday. in another operation, 34 migrants were rescued from the north. around 200 migrants are stranded in a northern italian town and many are forced to camp on rocks outside of town and are blocked from entering the town from border police. they want to reach their families in other parts of europe and two ferries carrying about 2,000 syrian refugees arrived southwest of athens. they've been stranded for days after making their way from turkey. most are headed from athens. from there many will travel on to germany and other eu

countries a at least 12 people have been killed in the flooding including three zoo workers. here's more. >>reporter: an hippo wanders the road of tblisi freed from captivity from a deadly storm. a brown bear takes refuge on an air conditioning unit and a big cat lurks around a building. flash floods were surging through tblisi. dozens of properties have also been destroyed leaving some homeless. with large parts of the zoo still under water, it's unclear how many animals have perished or how many are still on the loose. one by one, the animals are being cornered. some killed and others recaptured. there's no reports the animals

have attacked humans but three zoo workers are confirmed to have died in the flooding. among them a zoo keeper who lost an arm in a tiger attack last month. tblisi's residents have been warned to stay indoors until remaining residents can be found and recaptured. >> it's an as you are reel situation there. >> yes, indeed. i spent an entire morning and the afternoon at. zoo as well as many reporters and just volunteers who came to help and pick up the debris and find the bodies of the perished animals. but as you said in the report the zoo has been severely damaged as well as the dog shelter which lost hundreds of dogs as well as some of the

abandoned circus animals. as many as 12 people are thought to be dead right now and authorities are recovering bodies as we speak. they found the body of a dead woman who has been missing since yesterday. the zoo director is really asking people not to spread any dangerous gossip around like animals attacking people because as you said there have been no accounts of people being injured. they're really asking people to be very careful and not to basically spread the wrong information. but just to call the relevant numbers and inform them as they are -- >> thank you very much indeed.

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the high court in south africa is considering whether to agree to the arrest of the president of sudan who is attending an african union

summit summit. isil aligned fighters are being pushed back in libya by another group. it comes as another eight tunisians have been kidnapped in the capital and zoo animals are roaming the streets of georgia's capital, tblisi. iraqi military says fighters from isil -- south of fallujah. 13 soldiers are said to have been killed including an army commander. the fighting in iraq has evolved in recent months. one of the defining trends has been the rise of shia militia groups. forces have been effective and

controversial. >>reporter: it's a year since the religious authority in iraq called all iraqis regardless of sect to arms. tens of thousands heeded his call if the most who joined were shia muslims. the army's reputation was in tatters. isil overran them with ease taking a third of the country. that happened while the prime minister was there who has blamed the u.s. government for the collapse of the army saying much needed weaponry was never delivered. >> the war effort most focus on mobilization forces until we get rid of isil and can go back to building the army with new rules and not on a sectarian basis. >>reporter: but sectarianism remains in the headlines. over the last 12 months militias have been accused of revenge attacks burning the bodies of isil fighters and pushing a sectarian agenda

agenda. in anbar province some sunni tribal leaders pledged allegiance to isil. >> they're wrong because the pmfs are for all iraqis. >>reporter: some of the more effective militias are supported by iran which supplies we willapons and training. in effect iran and the united states are on the same side in confronting isil. there are christian and sunni fighters in the forces but it is mostly shia. there is another question. why not just make these militia part of the regular iraqi army? the answer to that question lies in iraq's very complicated political landscape. each of iraq's religious groups

are affiliated with a political party. that gives each faction political and military influence. right all all the factions are united against isil. in syria, a car bomb has exploded. it's said to have gone off near a school. activists say at least 25 people have been injured. >> to the war in yemen now and houthi forces and their allies have seized the capital of a large desert province. it's situated right on yemen's board with saudi arabia.

>>reporter: saudi arabiaen 's special forces in training deployed along the border with yemen where coalition air strikes against the houthis continue. the oil-rich kingdom used the houthi rebels of destabilizing the region. saudi arabia insists its military campaign will end only if the houthis pull out from yemen's cities. >> saudi arabia definitely when they started this track in yemen, that he are in it for the long haul or the long term or to achieve the goals. however, achieving goals meaning for civilians and

casualties. the houthis should pull out from the cities and capital, stop blocking governments, release political prisoners including the defense minister. >>reporter: but those conditions have been rejected by the houthis and allies of the former president saleh. this is where there could be more fighting. the houthis have gathered forces on the outskirts of an area rich

in oil and gas. >> we know that the houthis are planning a major offensive to take over the province. the houthis won't be able to control the province. >>reporter: thousands of yemenis have fled their homes. the lucky ones made it to neighboring countries but many are stranded. their only hope is an end to the fighting. >> the houthis and former president president saleh have control on the ground >> last year's war in gaza was legal according to a new report from the israeli government. the report says israeli soldiers did not commit war crimes during the offensive. it accused hamas of causing high numbers of casualtyies by using

civilians as human shields. 2,100 palestinians and -- israelis were killed. >> whoever wants to know the truth, let them read this report. let them also read the report by the senior general. whoever wants to continue a basis automatic blaming of israel let them read the report. >> the israeli report in which the occupation tries to clear itself from committing war crimes in the gaza strip is an attempt to control the international public opinion and to prey into the report of the international council of human rights. this report has no value because the israeli war crimes are

committed in front of a live and direct broadcast people have been mourning a palestinian man killed by an israeli army vehicle in the occupied west bank. there are conflicting reports as to what happened. the driver lost control when -- he was simply walking to work when he was struck >> and the israeli army says it will investigate reports that a group of its soldiers beat up a palestinian man. pakistan's interior ministry has backtracked on its order to close down the offices of save the children. no reason has been given for the decision. a 15th person has died of mers in south korea and the

number of people affected by the virus has risen to 145. >>reporter: the medical center in seoul, one of south korea's largest, busiest, and most prestigious hospitals. it's now suspended the bulk of its services after being identified as the epicenter of the spread of mers. >> we will partially close the hospital to fully focus on counteracting mers. we are going to temporarily restrict operations. we'll also limit people coming in to visit patients. >>reporter: in the city on high alert people are taking every precaution to help contain the outbreak using hand sanitizer and face masks with some calling on divine help.

>> while i was praying, i asked for a quick end to mers. >>reporter: so far, the virus is confined to hospitals, medical staff, patients and their visitors. the world health organization says there's no evidence to suggest that mers is spreading in the wider community or that the virus is mutating. the government is keeping a close watch an all infections. >> as of june 14th seven more cases have occurred and the total number of affected people is 145. >>reporter: mers was diagnosed in south korea nearly a month ago in a business man who returned from a trip to the middle east. it's the largest outbreak outoutsideout outoutside saudi arabia where the disease was first identified in people three years ago.

thousands of protesters have marched in hong kong ahead of a key parliamentary group. ina's refusal to allow free and fair elections. opposition politicians have promised to vote down the measure when the vote begins at least six people are missing in china after parts of a nine-story apartment block collapsed. pictures from state television show entire floors missing. four people have been rescued so far. britain's sunday times newspaper is reporting that the u.k. has withdrawn agents working overseas after russia and china deciphered dockmenteds stolen -- documents stolen by edward snowden. he is believed to have downloaded 1.7 million secret

documents before leaving the u.s. >>reporter: it's two years now since edward snowden fled the united states. of course he ended up in russia where he still resides. now, the sunday times is reporting that both russia and china have managed to access around a million of those secret documents forcing western intelligence agencies including britain's own spy service mi 6 to pull agents out of the field for fear of their safety. the prime minister's office here in london are not directly commenting on the reports but

are saying there's no evidence anyone has been harmed. snowden supporters have always maintained he acted in public interest but these latest accusations will strengthen the arguments among his critics that in fact he's always posed a threat to the national interests of countries such as the u.s. and britain. a comet lander has woken up after seven months and made contact with earth. it's moved close to the sun and started working again transmitting data to scientists in germany for 85 seconds. >> it appears the lander is healthy. it's operational. and we will work now in the coming days on getting longer

communications and then we hope also to command again the scientific instruments and get more science from the surface. for news any time on aljazeera.com. is "techknow." a a show about intersection of hardware and heuvment and we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science, by scientists. tonight, "techknow" investigates