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and nepal reopens heritage sites in the kathmandu valley in a bid to attract tourists following april's devastating earthquake. ♪ ♪ south africa's high court is considering whether sudan's president should be handed over to the international criminal you are not. omar al bashir is in johannesburg for the african union summit. he's accused of crimes against humanity. let's go live. what is going to happen in court today? >> reporter: well, adrian, we are waiting for the south african justice department to submit papers to the court to fight this case by civil society organizations to keep -- to have president bashier arrested here in south africa. the justice department says they are ready to to fight in tooth and nail so we are wait for this

court to consider two different arguments, one from the justice department around south africa's obligation to his the african union where it's made an agreement around i minute at this that sitting heads of state cannot be arrested. and on the other hand, south africa's on the obligation to the international criminal court. considering there is an arrest warrants for president alba shear. >> let's hear from a sudanese government minister. sudan's government insistence that their president will return as scheduled regardless of the court's decision. >> we are here as guests and hosted by the government of south africa. i believe the government of south africa can deal with its court and whatever it's trying to stop president bashier from leaving the country. i can tell you president bashier will leaf on time as it has been scheduled. >> so, if the court in south africa decides to comply with the i.c.c. request to arrest omar al bashir and hands him

over to the international criminal court. how will it enforce its decision? >> reporter: well, that's the difficulty that the court is facing, adrian is does it have particular for enforce this decision. earlier on sunday when they first came out it say this they could stay in the country the home affairs department at the international aid for johannesburg refused to accept that order. later a second one was given that he would have to stay in the country as proceedings continued in court and that they wanted proof that this order was delivered to all exit points in the country. and that it would insure that he stays in the country. but what has happened late on sunday evening is that omar al bashir's plane has been moved to the military base here in south africa. and if we look at court documents, the south african national defense force is not a responds end in this case so he was to leave he could do so from this military base, adrian. >> thanks for that.

the court hearing underway as we speak. we'll bring you any news as get if here on al jazerra. after three months of saudi-led strikes in yemen the u.n. can't even call the meetings taking place right now in geneva peace talks u.n. sponsor the consultations are underway. in yemen itself, more violence, 27 houthi rebels were killed in fighting. there has also been intense battles in other cities. it all adds to the suffering of civilians in generally. the u.n. says over 2 1/2 that you people have been killed there and 11,000 injured in the conflict. 21 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. that's over 80% of the population. nearly half a million have fled the country. and a million more have been internally displaced. all sides are in geneva right now. u.n. second jen ban ki-moon met with gulf states from the g.c.c. and members of the security council ahead of those talks he's insisting that it will be a

yemeni led process. let's go live now geneva. not a lot of optimism surrounding these talks. >> reporter: there is, but there is also concern about what might happen next. now, the united nations secretary general going to hold a press conference now and fly to new york then the united nations envoy will get in to the thick of the things. they will talk to the houthis and to the government about the possibility of implementing a ceasefire. the government says that the houthis should first of all pull out from the cities they control. united nation is trying to work out a new format where they are able to sends monitors on the ground to implement a deal if it happening. and then to see whether the houthis are gem pulling out from the areas they control. this is a long way to go here we have first of all to mends the

fences, bring them together. rescore upon did defense and start genuine talks about problems that gem en faces. >> the good for imply that is not evening possible. the first mending fences part. they are meeting in separate rooms at the moment, aren't they they? >> reporter: until yesterday there were effort to start a ceasefire to send a message to the international community is that what you see is a significant step forward it didn't happen because of the huge political divide between the houthis houthis and forces loyal to the deposed president saleh on one hand and the government and political parties a firm greated with it on the other hand. now, they want to see i ceasefire implemented as soon as possible to be able to send humanitarian aid to those who

have been affected by the fighting. but they know that they cannot come for at that stage unless they have the houthis. and the government agreeing that it's time to give diplomacy a chance doesn't seem to be the case now because of the growing divide between the two parties. >> thanks indeed. live there in geneva. libya's a government said a former al qaeda commander has been killed by a u.s. air strike in libya. he was responsible for ordering an attack on a gas plant in algeria two year old ago when 80 people were held hostage and 40 killed most of them foreign nationals. daniel lack has more from washington. >> reporter: libya's recognized government based in tobruk which is in the neighborhood of that strike did say the target had been the algeria and said it had been success, that he had been

killed along with a number of others. if it's confirmed it's quite a significant development. in it the united states he faces terrorism charges here in connection with the attack on the b.p. gas plant in southeastern al year in 2013, three americans were among the 35 hostages killed there. lots of other activities affiliated with him as well. a caveat it has to be said that his death has been reported before on at least four occasions so it's important to keep that in mind. as these reports come in and as more confirmation is forthcoming. but the united states has said that an air strike has taken place in labia. its first since is the fighting against the forces of certainly ga daphne 2011. and also says it believes the air strike was successful. nepal will soon reopen all of the heritage sites in the cat mankathmandu valley.

among sites are the historic squares or noble court which were badly damaged. unesco has raised safety concerns over the reopening. but officials believe that all of the necessary measures are in place. nepal's health system is in tatters following that earthquake. in rural nepal volunteers are helping to deliver care to new mothers and their babies as al jazerra reports. the she is a broken woman. she had single handily been taking care of more than 100 women and children's health. but can no longer even talk about her work. when the earthquake hit nepal in april, they lost what was dearest to her her two grandchildren, a two-year-old and a newborn. >> translator: i was so happy to be working with child health. i used to go on house calls but this is what god did to me.

>> reporter: she is a community health volunteer. one of the 52,000 women who insure that pregnant well, newborns and children under five are healthy. now she feels lost. community health volunteers like her are said to be the bag bone of nepal's health services. now many of them are struggling with their own losses, leaving the entire health system broken. out of the nine community health volunteers in this village of 600 houses, she did not make it it. her husband tells me that she was buryed with her two children as she was run to go save them. 16 people in this village died. >> translator: i feel like i have lost half of my body. he says. >> reporter: the health post has walls that rattle and cracks on the walls scare patients and health workers.

the government says it might take at least four years to rebuild. but that is if decisions are made fast and the morale of the health workers stays high. but with so many health workers facing their own battles, and with the monsoon season expected to cause landslides and bring disease, people in villages like this expect more suffering. al jazerra nepal. still to come here on al jazerra. suffering in silence, we meet the mexicans who are desperate to get asylum in the united states. and havana turns in to a gallery as art lovers from around the world decent upon cuba for the biannual.

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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, the top stories here on al jazerra. south africa's high court is deciding right now whether sue sudan's president should be handed to the international criminal court. a been banned from leaving the country until a decision is made. u.n. brokered talks to end the war in yemen are underway in geneva but houthi rebels and the yemeni government are still refuse to go talk directly. more than 2 1/2 thousand people have been killed since saudi-led air strikes began in yemen three months ago. libya's government says a former al qaeda commander has been killed by a u.s. air strike in libya. he was responsible for ordering an a tack on a glass plant plant

two yeargas plants in which40 people remember killed. did australia drive navy commanders to -- bribe smugglers to take them back to indonesia. the captain and crew said they were paid $5,000 each to return to indonesia. tony abbott is refuse to go confirm or deny. let's gait a get a view from sarah hansen. joining us live. what do you make of the accusations? >> well, look, they are very serious accusations and it is simply extraordinary to have the australian prime minister tony abbott refusing to rule out any inkling that these bribes were paid or that the australian officials on board the navy vessels were involved in

effectively paying for trafficking of people back to indonesia. and there is -- there is a new investigation happening in indonesia by the indonesian police. the united nations refugees agency said they have heard similar accusations the fact that the australian government is letting it linger really draws you to conclude that, in fact this may have happened and even if it did -- the australian government seems to have in problem with it. >> if it indeed did happen, has the australian government done anything illegal under australian or perhaps indonesian law? >> well, in terms of international law it's very clear that this type of activity could be seen assaying and abetting people smuggling or indeed trafficking of individuals by the australian authorities themselves. in terms of domestic law that's also a question. today my party the australian

greens has referred the incident to the australian federal police, we believe there needs to be an investigation about this. but the bigger issue, of course, is one not just of legality but also, you know, of moral code. is it really right for australia to bribe the boat crew of an asylum seeking vessel with thousands of dollars to sends them back to another country like indonesia. there is a question of legality but there is also a question of what's right and wrong and on any face of it, this would be wrong. >> do you think -- if this is proven to be correct, that the australian government did do this, all it's going to do is make matters worse by encouraging more people to certainly more people smugglers to try to take people across the water and be bribed not to by the australian navy. >> reporter: well, look, that's absolutely right. and that's one of the reasons why it's so extraordinary that the australian government is not

ruling it out. if it isn't true. which is why you are led to believe that perhaps it is. because it simply doesn't make any sense. physical the australian government's objective is to discourage people from taking these journeys from smugglers to be participating in this type of activity, then why would we be paying thousands of dollars? you know the really interesting thing is that boat crew members caught up in these people smuggling rackets often get paid the less. somewhere between 20,500-dollars 20,500-dollars per person to crew these boats and here the accusations are that people are being paid $5,000 by the australian government. that is a lot more money than what the people smuggler kingpins are paying the boat crew. >> of course nobody actually knows yet this has actually happened. whether the australian government has done this. what are we to make of the political fury, it's all part of

the rough and tumble australian political life in that opponents of the government sense political blood here. >> reporter: well, look, it's very extraordinary situation. and very serious allegations. the government has to confirm or deny the fact that they are not denying, the fact they are willing to see this rumor circulate that they are willing to sends a signal to people who are out there willing to snuggle beats pwo*ets that they'll get $5,000 from australian taxpayer money. the fact that the government is willing to put any relationship that we have remaining with indonesian as well say factor. yes, it's i rough and tumble of politics but it's about the australian government being held to account. they, of course, argue that they won't say what's going on because they have a policy of secrecy in terms of their operations. they say under the circumstances because of national security.

there is nothing in relation to national security that would preclude people from here in australia of knowing the truth about what's going on. >> sarah good talk to you many thanks indeed for being with us, sarah hansen young a appreciate of the green party. >> appreciate it. students have returned to class despite the mers outbreak in south korea which has killed 16 people. 2 1/2 now schools have reopened but 440 are remaining shots. doctors say the spread has peaked now more from seoul. >> reporter: the outbreak of mers didn't peak or increase in numbers over the weekend so officials here in south korea are breathing a sigh of relief. they had suspected that those numbers mavin crease the because of the incubation period cried reed for mers to show itself.

on monday morning confirmed cases including 16 dead and 145 injured. five more cases had been reported within the samsung medical facility. four patients, one a doctor with four people being discharged and 17 still described as being in an unstable position. perhaps the authorities now realizing that the outbreak has been confined to medical facilities and some outlying areas that have been isolated off and they can treat these individuals until a safe and secure environment. it also means that the public at large will be breathing a sigh of relief that this has not become an epidemic that the whole country should be worried about for the moment. the president herself has been to the hospital to reassure stuff and show them her support. it's very important time actually for students across the country, schools reopened, a large majority of them reopened on monday. meaning that they can now continue with the academic year,

which is important because the schools have remain open over a certain number of days for students to pass their exams and school head fortunaters are now saying they are taking precautionary scenarios in to account for students can fulfill their their academic requirements for the year. a north korean soldier has walked a cross world's most heavily militarized byrd board never a bit to deflect to south korea. he approached a remote guard post. it's rare no north koreans to cross that did he mel theirized zone the last attempt was in 2012. more than a thousand defections fromdefectionsfrom north korea to south korea take place every year most via china. talks about greece's reform has been dismiss. prompting feared that athens is getting closer to to the ewing on

zone, they are refuse to go implement large scale spending cuts in order to secure funding from the european union, talks are set to resume against on thursday. is the zimbabwean dollar which stopped being legal tends ore friday is now fetcher more online than it did in the shops the 100 trillion-dollar note has become a collector's item. they are going for $35 on ebay that's a fortunate compared to the 40 cents on offer from zimbabwe banks. they their inflation peaked at 500 billion% in 2008. nearly 9,000 mexicans applied for a asylum last year in the united states saying they feared for their lives of those only 124 were granted the right to live in the u.s. adam raney has spoken to one man on the mexico-u.s. border who

says his life depends on escaping the county. >> reporter: the stories in this soup kitchen are all about abuse at the hands of smugglers and the police. this man says he and 30 other may grant were robbed and beaten by federal police. most bear their miss instrument silently. afraid of what might happen if they speak out. but after year old of repeated beatings and kidnappings one miguel has had enough. he wants to apply for asylum in the united states. recently departed deport from there he says he was forced to dig tunnels like these you were the border. he imagined to escape but can't escape his fears. >> i haven't been able to sleep well. my nerves are shot i am frayed they will kill me. >> reporter: lieutenant jerry castillo can't confirm if migrants built the tunnels but he has seen many over the years.

>> we have found a lot of drugs a lot of tunnels connecting from mexico in to the united states. >> reporter: his boss sheriff tony estrada said there is only one word to describe the way may grant are treated by cartels. >> it's just slavery. definitely slavery. there is no two ways about it. what happens to them after they finish the tunnel is unknown. you know, maybe they disappear because they become witnesses. >> reporter: that's what juan miguel is most afraid of. he's just made a formal complaint about the abuse he says he has suffered from the police and the cartels. now he says he must leave mexico. >> translator: i am suffering persecution from the government, the police, and the criminal groups they can't control. i fear for my life. i just want an opportunity so i can carry on living. >> reporter: juan miguel is about to cross through the mexican side over to the u.s. side and apply officially for asylum now most of these cases are rejected and there is a possibility that he will be detained by u.s. authorities for several months.

this is what he is fight to go return to. his home in america. >> translator: it frightens me more the idea of them letting him go in mexico that will be more dangerous right now than if he's locked up. inside he's okay, guarded detained but he's alive. my kids have that irrelevant father there and can visits him. but he is sent back across the border his life is at risk. >> reporter: lawyers told us the best hope is for his case to go on for six months then authorities will allow him to go he home to his family until an immigration judges decides his fate. adam raney, al jazerra nogales on the u.s.-mexico border. in venezuela a jailed opposition leader and dozens of his supporters have been on hunger strike for three week. some are sleeping rough and taking only boughter. low oweleo polo

lopez. they are demanding the release of political prisoners and a date for elections. protest nurse brazil say poor people are being evicted to make way for the rich before next year's olympic games, they have been on the march in near the olympic park in rio. the slum is one of the rio's wealthiest areas where real estate prices are rising. cuba's 12th biennial exhibition it's an illustration of how reforms are making it possible for artists to aaron real living. collectors from the united states and the middle east are buying up cuban art like never before. >> reporter: an ice-skating rink with pretend ice in the middle of tropical havana. a fake beach across the street along the city's main coastal drive. these installations and other works of art are part of cube's

highly anticipated 12 biannual art show this year as never before cuban artists are taking center stage in these times of change on the communist island. >> translator: there was so many regulations, prohibitions and these new freedoms we are seeing are like throwing a drop of water on a very dry desert. they are being absorbed satellite anything speed. >> reporter: 10 years ago jesus knownogales barely had enough room to pape to the floor in his time-y apartment. today he has the freedom to buy and build his own studio. his latest paintings examining the seductive relationship between many cubans and foreigners especially tourists. >> translator: she is pure, beautiful, but dangerous like a gelly fish. the jester who seems so hospital pit pal and can greet new five languages but end up selling you cigars and women. >> reporter: cuban art has

become a bamming bids, auctioned at sutherby's or purchased by visiting collectors from new york to beirut. this installation is called project salvation and like so many other in this year show. it rears to the complex relationship with the core en, and its northern neighbor just 140-kilometers away, it also refers to the 10s of thousands of cubans who have tried to cross these waters to make it to the other side. michael uses american and cuban flags with empty bullet cartridges and barbed wire to describe decades of bilateral tensions. and the long-awaited birth of a new relationship. >> translator: this is called fiesta. because that's what we are living now. preparing for a party. and waiting to see if it's really possible to be friends and not enemies. >> reporter: the paintings are also exhibited in his own studio showroom. and selling for 10s of

thousands of dollars further proof that cuban art like cuba itself. is becoming a focus of world attentions. lucia newman, al jazerra havana. there is much more real news from al jazerra along with analysis and comment on our website. aljazerra.com. generations and generations before, which was to vote with their feet, and make a new life for themselves. >> america tonight with the epic drama captured by jacob lawrence