live from london. >> this is al jazeera ♪ >> hello i'm lauren taylor. this the news hour live from london. multiple car bombs explode in yemen's capital as talks in geneva hang in the balance. syrian doctor gives graphic evidence of chemical weapons used by pro asass forces. worst drought of the century, north korea admits it struggles as the rice paddies

dry out. >> hello i'm robin adams with all of the sports. golden state's 40-year wait for the nba trophy is finally over. we'll hear from the championship winners later in the program. >> yemen's capital has been hit by a series of car bombs where dozens of people have been reported to be killed and injured. two of the targeted amongs are also the political headquarters of the houthi movement. those attending the u.n. sponsored negotiations, they're struggling to make progress. they have blamed the houthi rebels saying they're just sitting in hotel rooms. there have been three months of saudi-led airstrikes that have killed more than 2500 people. let's go to hashem ahelbarra who is in geneva with the latest. first to go back to those gather

bombs. tell us what you know about those and where they've hit. >> they're on the outskirts of sanaa. i've been to that area many times in the past. it's a very fortified area. you have to go through check points to get inside. you have one of the main officers of the houthies located in that very particular area. in march they have overshadowed talks here in geneva. they have been urged to come to this building at the united nations and talk to the

government about a way out. that didn't happen so far because of a huge differences between the two parties in yemen about how to move forward. >> and you mentioned the potential for--we don't know how much attributions of the car bombs, to highlight the fact that there is a vacuum. >> there is. there is a political en pass. they're concerned that the communities have been very active in yemen watching airstrikes and drone attacks against al-qaeda. the concern that alcid could expand into different parts of the country. you have groups affiliated with the islamic states launching attacks against the houthies. particularly in the capital of sanaa. but back to geneva, the problem

you have is that you have to have some sort of agreement to humanitarian truce because the biggest problem of the suffering of millions of people of yemen. but the problem is that the houthis say that for it to take place the saudis should stop the airstrikes. on the other hand for the truce to have hold they should stop shelling the areas. until that then, i can't see how it will turn out in the next coming days. >> an announcement of damning new evidence inside the war-torn country. two syrian doctors testified before u.s. congress that president bashar al-assad's forces are increasing chemical attacks. chlorine bombs have been used as recently as tuesday. >> in the past three months we've experienced a new type of terror, that is in the form of

barrel bombs that contain chemical weapons. since march 16th of this year we've documented 31 attacks using poisonous gas in idlib province. i remember well the nights of march 16th when the first attack of poisonous gas was used. i heard helicopters over my house. i left my house to head over to the field hospital. i could smell chlorine bleach in the air. as soon as i arrived at the hospital there were many victims who had beaten me there and they had symptoms of being subjected to suffocating gas or poisonous gas. dozens of people suffered difficulties in breathing and their throats and eyes were burning. and. >> what do the doctors want from congress? >> they're pressuring u.s. lawmakers to push the obama administration to take some sort of military action, direct

targeted military argues that leads to the creation of the no my zone to insure that silverns are protect: the concern is that according to the doctors that these chemical weapons or chlorine gas attacks stepped up only ten days after an u.n. security council resolution condemning chlorine gas attacks and threatening military action should there be a breach in the resolution. the fear is that bashar al-assad has been emboldened. this is something that was echoed by the one-time siren ambassador to syria who feels that the words of president obama in 2013 saying that if a red line was crossed there would be consequences. the fact that there was no particular follow up has really emboldened the syrian government and has hurt u.s. credibility. it's also according to these doctors very graphic testimony pointed out hurt syrian civilians. >> and how much political will is there in the u.s. congress to

take military action at this stage? >> lauren, that's the problem. there is a real division here on capitol hill among u.s. lawmakers. many say that their constituents, u.s. voters, u.s. populations is very war weary and not willing to see the u.s. take action. others say it's a moral responsibility so there is a political as well as moral division taking place. the problem is that right now there is still not 100% certainty that it is the syrian government behind these chlorine barrel bombs being dropped. even the doctors admit that the only proof is that they're dropped by helicopters and the syrian government is the only side that has helicopters and is capable. this is a concern to the united states. we know that samantha power is working on what is known as an attribution mechanism to insure some way to verify and until there is that verification this

is really some of the concern on the u.s. part in whether or not it should take action and lead in taking the next step against syria. >> they spoke of the challenges including what they described as lack of iraqi army recruits. >> as i told iraqi leaders when the united states is open to supporting iraq more than we already are we must see a greater commitment from all parts of the iraqi government. >> a sovereign multi sectarian iraq is more likely to insure a lasting defeat of isil. the united states must continue working with and through the iraqi government in all of our actions, including our support for kurdish and sunni tribal

forces. our efforts need to reinforce inclusivety and multi sectarianism not fuel the reversal of sectarianism, which will make defeating isil harder. >> deciding it was better to go home. these syrians crossed back on wednesday. fighters took control of the strategic border town from isil after three-week battle. >> wherever we support others will kill us. i don't feel safe going back.

>> we're going back up to two years. isil accused of us of being ypg. >> we've been in turkey for three days without anywhere to stay. i'm not afraid to go back. i'm a civilian. i've done nothing wrong. >> most of the 20,000 syrians are still in turkey. of those we spoke to going home, some were nervous about now being under kurdish control. others were indifferent and some were back glad to see the back of isil. one of the prime ministers said that the u.n. airstrikes they're concerned about a strengthening kurdish presence presence. now they control a continuous area of land that runs for 400 kilometers from the euphrates, kobane and close to

the border with iraq. with the support of airstrikes from an u.s.-let coalition and peshmerga from iraq, they managed to hold on to kobane, but the fighting left much of the town in ruins. the battle was shorter the damage less severe. bernard smith, al jazeera, on the turkey syria border. >> france has defined accommodation for 10,000 asylum seekers as part of a plan to help deal with the flow of migrants crossing the mediterranean. around 100,000 people have entered europe so far by sea but dozens still camp on the french-italian border. france said it will take 4,000 next year and house another 5,000 refugee who is have already been granted legal

status. the number of migrants entering hungary has risen markedly. the call is for a fence to be erected along the border. government in australia still refusing to answer questions of paying human smuggler to take people back to indonesia. >> australia's prime minister still isn't answering questions. >> the pictures, the money shots that gave fresh i am pussytoes impressions that australia paid people smugglers to return back to sea. despite their refusal

on-to-comment on the alleged payments it did take plates this exclusive footage of the saga and legality of what australian officials have done at sea is dominating news in australia is it paying money to people smugglers on water or on land lawful. >> you're asking a question based on annal bashan. i don't feel the need to respond to someone else's allegation. >> if it happened was it legal? the captain of the boat claims that australian vessels guarded his into australian waters, virtually the australian mainland, and that's where the payment took place. >> this is a question whether australia's foreign body has broken australian law by paying people smugglers in what appears to be from the evidence the of

australia territory. >> the people we talked to on the streets of sydney were aballed. >> you can't keep it a secret. we don't know where the money is going. it just doesn't work that way. >> the government's rhetoric was turned back on them in. >> does the foreign minister stand by statementss last month, that people smugglers are using money they receive to fund terrorism? >> a week ago australian government has flat out denied. now it's shifted to no comment with mounting evidence that the payments did take place. the pressure is still on australia's government to come clean and explain. andrew thomas, al jazeera. sydney. >> still ahead on the al jazeera

news hour, the militarization of the baltic, how nato has completed a huge exercise as tensions rise with russia. >> i'm rory challands. the military theme park bristling with guns and tanks that russia hopes will be fun for all the family. >> and cameroon's sensational come back to mace them in the next round. we'll have that on sport with the rest later. >> greece is on a painful course of default, a warning from greece's central bank. the country has been surviving on a $270 billion bail out as the european central bank the commission, and international monetary fund. greece said that the terms of

the loan are too tough and on sunday the government failed to renegotiate the deal with its creditors and unlock more funds. now greece is running out of time to get the money it needs to make the $1.8 billion payment due by the end of this month. and then another $7.5 billion will be due in july and august. the greek prime minister said he's still looking for a compromise. >> if it's political leadership insists, and they must bear the cost of development that will not be beneficial for anyone in europe. the greek government does not wish this. it wants an honorable compromise. >> and this is the scene in athens where thousands of people have gathered in the square in front of parliament to show support for government. they're promising to cut austerity measures, which they say hurt the greek people.

the economic analyst and she joins us now from athens. tell me, we seem to have quite a strong warning from the bank of greece. is there a shift in emphasis now on the greek side? >> the warning comes on top of everybody else warning greece about the consequences of a default people are saying that the ball is in greece's court. what does he want to do with this ball? he wants to turn from the

opinion polls suggesting that overwhelmingly greek population wants to stay in the eurozone. but on the other hand we can see that here is the prime minister that goes with the flow. he does not really resist as they call for him to stand up to creditors and. >> the line the top negotiator has been taking is to say that the government simply doesn't have the money. at the moment we have haven't got the money and we have been squeezeing everything available. when they come back and then say we have found a way to pay the money. is that it, do you think? >> there is a certain idea

there, and it has suggested that they won't be able to pay back the imf at the end of june notice there is an agreement. i think greece is creping the bottom of the material in terms of lickty. it will get more and more serious. now, quite y they they have they have room for maneuver remains to be seen, but i think it is safe to say that the creditors conform to debt relief, and what to do with unsustainable debt. of course, they'll have to agree to some sort of prime minister target that leads fusscal sauce for cruise. >> thank you very much up deed

for joining us, thank you. >> thank you. >> european union has agreed to extend the economic sanctions against russia by another six months. this will' about in plus last thismonths. >> flay toe is completing it's biggest ever military exercise. hundreds of soldiers from 17 countries took part in a mock counterattack on enemy forces. it's intended as a demonstration of nato's capability and a warning to russia. we have reports from northern poland inside the baltic sea. marines coming to help the area

from the grip of the enemy. russia had to understand just how serious nato is in the defense of the baltic states. >> we'll defend every inch of the territory. >> if vladimir putin says it's insane. >> we have no idea that mr. putin is going to do, and anyone who could guess won't give you anyly insight. >> they've given nato permission permission. and staff from the u.s. u.k. finland and sweden, and they're not even nato members. from the bridge they could look out to sea the contributions from several other countries. the russian fleet is out there well, but they're not on speaking terms with each other. >> i think the russians are watching.

we're neighbors of russia. neighbors of poland. clearly they're watching us. clearly they're interested in what we're doing but this is business we shouldn't be worried about that. >> the u.s. has already said that it's shipping in huge amounts of military hardware and then troops will follow. moscow said that it will speed up the placement of of strategic miles. >> from nato's point of view this is all about openness and moral authority. it's a complicated world nowadays and for many western nations it's not easy to figure out who is a friend and who isn't. but in all this the defense of the baltic scene they believe they can offer moral legitimacy over russia. so is all this an unnecessary provocation of the russians? >> i think that every nation has a right to exercise, to make

sure that they have military skills, and what you see in nato is absolute transparency. we announce our exercises ahead of time. we talk about the exercises, the objectives of the exercises. there should be no secrets here. >> so you would be comfortable if the russians conducted their own exercises off the coast of the united states. >> the russians have the right to exercise in in international space. >> laurence lee al jazeera,. >> russia has been accused of samier rattling saber rattling.

a military theme park has open ready children can learn to shoot, climb on tanks and learn about fast military. >> clammeningmilitary men have brought their shopping lists to russia's army 2015 technical forum for all across the world and it's giving computers russia's he's cubbed disneyland. >> here you will be able to see enactments of legendary battles. get to know the military aviation navy and army, and take part in technical

competitions and extreme sports. i'm sure it will become a component for education for the younger generation. >> instilling in young russians an impulse to fight for the motherland does not cheap. $263million. but with militaristic feelings on the rise in russia and relationship draining day by day, it's an idea of russia to make a fun family day out. raw, destructive power. the crisis in ukraine has given added urgency to russia's massive and expensive military

program. upupgrades by 40% by 2020. and compared to all this park patriots is small fry but the brainchild of a man who is more conscious of the benefits of pr that mathe pr. >> if they want the victories to build the russian military into something great and wonderful. >> russia is starting to speak of a new arms race. the ussr's collapse was hastened with an arms race with the west that moscow could not forward.

>> still to come on the program. escaping from the flooded zoo in george is shot dead. ahead in sport this footballer was in the right place at the right time to score a lucky goal in cap. in

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>> they teach you how to eliminate people? >> ya. >> we've done it and that is why we are there. >> my life is in danger. >> anyone who talks about the islamic religion is killed. >> don't miss the exclusive al jazeera investigation. >> i can't allow you not to go into that because that is your job. >> only on al jazeera america. >> a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. peace talks in geneva are failing to make progress. they have blamed the houthi rebels that comes with a series of car bombings in sanaa that killed or injured dozens of people. a syrian doctor who lost friends in apparent chlorine attack by the syrian government is call forgive a no-fly zone over syria to prevent chemical bombs from being dropped. and france finding accommodation for 10,000 asylum

seekers as part of a new deal regarding asylum seekers from across the sea. preparing for the holy time of ramadan. >> the quintessential month of ramadan. they tell us that those in yemen are struggling this year. the market used to be so crowded that people struggled to walk. now there are hardly anything. >> they don't have enough goods. we could not get enough goods for this year. the imports are closed. that has increased the prices. there is a 35% to 40% hike in rate. >> people are coming here, but not like the previous years. yes, we see some people coming to do some shopping but it's not just for affordability. there are people who can forward to leave and they've left.

many have bin displaced because of the fighting with. >> the situation is different this year. i think this is due to the fact that several families have been displaced the seen imposeed. >> we don't see people shopping here. the markets are empty and not like previous years. >> the cost of doing business has gone up because of lower electricity and limited fuel. shoppers say they're afraid of the bombings in fighting but they can't stay up doors. >> we're struggling in the holy month of ramadan. we hope things will get better soon. >> hit hard as many here support yemen's government in exile. forces and those loyal to ali abdullahali abdullah saleh will

take control. everyone seems to be effected. the u.n. has called for all parties to cease-fire during the month of ramadan and yemenis can only hope that it actually happens. owe sam bin javi, al jazeera. >> north korea a third of the country's rice paddies are thought to dry up. >> a rare announcement that all is not well. >> this government official says establishing and carrying out various counter measures to prevent drought. despite pictures of hills covered in tries north korea is facing it's worst drought in a century. for those who work on cooperative farms like this one, where the rice fields are almost bear, it's a worrying situation. >> this is the first drought damage in 20 years of

experience. normally the rice seedlings should be 30-centimeters high right now. but as you can see it's too small to do planting. >> a third of the rice paddies have dried up, but other areas have been affected by the unusually dry weather. >> at the start of spring the temperature would rise quickly. temperatures will reach 30 degrees celsius. >> the level of the river is alarmingly low. some images bring back memories of the 1990 days drought here which is thought to have killed hundreds of thousands of people. on wednesday the south korean government held a media conference pointing out that rainfall has been usually low on both sides of the border and saying new york's food production could fall sharply.

the cord incarcerationsharply. prolonged drought could claim many more lives. al jazeera. >> the sahara which stretches across north africa is the world's largest hot desert covering 9.5 square kilometers, and it's getting bigger, expanding by 48 kilometers every year. scientists say that the rate of growth is getting faster because of climate change. hashem >> a few years ago this entire area was covered in sand. but now life is returning. omar believes that these

salt-resistant plants mean that his children will not have to migrate else. >> with these plants we're able to feed them. we doesn't even have don't even have housing. >> the large amount of water have very high salt levels between eight to 12 grams of salt. >> it's called desertification and it's threatening one of the most important tourist spots. some of the famous scenes of scar wars were filmed here. the o'harathe sow sahara it is

growing every day. they're talking about building a green wall across sahara to help prevent the creeping of the north desert north and south and try to stop more land erosion. >> here an unique irrigation system. it has also become a major source. fruits. these organic dates are exported abroad creating jobs and money for the community. >> we need to stop this irrational exploit case, chopping down trees. the solutions we have won't be enough. >> the people of this town have shown that it's possible to survive this harsh environment. their dream is that other communities follow their example before the expanding desert destroys more land.

al jazeera. >> joining me live is a geography professor. thank you so much for being with us. desertification is a broader term. it conjures up the idea of desert, but it applies to a bigger idea. can you plain a little bit about where it it will affect. >> there has been misunderstanding about desertification. what the scientific community has subsequently learned is that it's not the desert uniformly expanding. and it's not a problem that's driven primarily by small farmers through inappropriate

farming techniques or through cutting down wood for firewood. what we now understand is that process is largely driven by variations of rainfall. for example when there were dry periods in the 1990s in the south of the sahar raw sahara, there was dry land degradation occurring, production dipped. but when the rain returned we can you saw it come up again. it was not politically the thought of the small farmers living there. >> what is the fact that people can't do anything about this. >> when rains decline, people have to move, and often times they'll move to the city, and

there may or may not be jobs there. it is critical that we find a way for people to sustain themselves in these rural areas. >> are there any short-term solutions beyond growing plants that can survive a degree of saltwater? >> i think it's interesting that the inclusions proffered have been large-scale irrigation schemes or if you plans that will help to survive in dry salty areas. the problem is that it will often march i didn't knowalize i didn'tmarginalize the poorest of the poor. it's usually the wealthier farmers who have access to technology. it's really not helping the people who are the poorest, who are suffering most from good

insecurity. >> what kind of solutions do those people need. >> so i think it's incredibly important if we look at the sahara, for example that you look at traditional farming that evolved in that particular context, that was--it was designed to deal with that uncertain rainfall when there were surpluses people stored them. just another quick example i recently returned from bats wannareturned from botswana. they have a backyard gardening program it's very much focused on poor women. >> professor, thank you so much, indeed, for your thoughts on the subject. >> thank you very much, lauren. >> meanwhile, thousands of desperate people are trying to cross the sahara in order to reach libya. 18 bodies have been found in the desert stranded in a sandstorm

and died when they are supplies ran out. >> interest this point a perilous point begins for many migrants from south. they know that moving forward means risking his life. >> we have to admit that it's risky. it's just arrester it will take more than a. it's tanks. you're not only put if >> people make it to the boats their stories of thirst, hunger and accidents are really hurt.

two years ago the bodies of 92 migrants were found in the sahara desert. they were abandoned by smugglers and are believed to have died of thirst. people have come from senegal guinea line beer i can't burkina faso, mali, cameroon. they continue their journey across the medicineter mediterranean. many don't make it. >> the migrants die on the way but the traffickers don't care, and in libya there are a lot of problems. there is no worst state. it's every man for himself. >> human rights groups have reported widespread abuse at the hands of the smugglers and traffickers. >> some have been accuse returned. others have fractures.

>> they say they can't regulate people coming from west african nations as they are allowed free movement. knowing the dangers many continue to leave everything and in search of a better life. >> back to new england breaking news the islamic state in iraq and the levant, or a group linked to them, has claimed responsibility for the attacks. that's just a reminder of those car bombings have killed or injured dozens of people in sanaa. the talks are in geneva to bring the war in yemen to a standstill at the moment. these are attacked claimed by islamic state in yemen. >> now a tiger that escaped from a zoo in georgia was shot after it killed a man in the capital of at at tblis.

the attack happened inside of a market where several people had gone to clean up after the floods. >> we can say that the man was killed by the tiger. we know he taken to the hospital unconscious, and we know he has now died. from the information we had there should not be any more animals on the loose. >> still ahead in the news hour in sports including find out which sports star is walking free from court after surviving a crash. >> i'm rob reynolds at the gaming and electronic convention

in los angeles.

>> ...can effect and surprise us... >> wow, these are amazing... >> techknow, where technology meets humanity! only on al jazeera america >> thousands of video gamers are in los angeles for the e-3 entertainment expo. these days the industry is big business pulling in $93 billion a year. the event is vocationing the latest in video gaming, virtual reality. >> the biggest video gaming in electronic entertainment show on earth is off and running to the delight of thousands of fanatical gamers. it shows the latest hardware and

software in the vast and popular electronic entertainment industry. >> when you see halo, tomb raider these are big block buster, the summer movies of our industry i guess you could call them. when you get all of those rolling out at one time that's when it gets special and exciting for the audience. >> the biggest splash was made by sony, the japanese electronics giant is bringing out new versions of classic games for its playstation platform including final fantasy seven. gamers could hardly contain themselves in the trailer for the last guardian. a game in development for seven years. it's about a boy with his giant bet, a bird-cat creature.

now, these machines have been talked about for years but now finally some of the biggest names in technology have devices just about ready to hit the consumer marketplace. facebook has oculus, and micro soft that is holo lens. >> rather than taking you into a virtual world. what it does is project the world on the world around you. you could be staring at your coffee table and then a virtual world will appear and move things around on it. it's very exciting stuff. >> excite forgiveing for players and for the industry that rakes in $93 billion a year. bigger than movie and music businesses combined. al jazeera, los angeles. >> robin is here with sport.

>> thank you. i let everybody down, the words of a chile star who has not been released from prison. but he allegedly under the influence of alcohol his teammates said that he will not be suspended. the middle fielder has been given the four-month driving ban. he bruised his neck. he was released from hospital and detained. chile's next game is on friday. on top of copa america champions, uruguay comes to score a winner. messi coming close to make it two. but he had his shot saved. that result leaves argentina top of group b along side pair pga paraguay. they would capitalize and

paraguay would win. colombia and montreal in the next few hours. the win will see them through as group winners. france meets mexico in group f. the only second african team to advance to the knock out stage at that fifa world cup. and they have the world cup appearance beating switzerland 2-1, cameroon would come behind to score twice in the second half and would be the second-place team in group c. japan the first team to win all three group matches in this tournament. to give them the 1-0 win. usa and australia from group b. investigators interviewing the president sepp blatter

surrounding the bids of wopped world cup. there have been large quantities of evidences and the proceedings have led to the arrest of 14 people including executives of allegations of corruption. >> the world of football needs to be patient. by its nature this investigation will take more than the legendary 90 minutes. be assured that we'll give priority to this case and will act accordingly to the prints of the rules of law. by definition this does not exclude interviewing the president of fifa, and this does no disincluded interview not

exclude the secretary of fifa. >> the 26-year-old collided with a group of photographers and the race director, the 2015 women's. she was taken to hospital with bruises, several other riders also fell off in a pile up after the finish line. golden state celebrate fans celebrating in california. they beat cavaliers in the nba finals to clinch the championship. >> cleveland needing to win to stay alive. regular-season mvp steph curry fired early. >> talk about a gift.

>> lebron james still found his way through the traffic. and at the end of the first half the cavs brought their deficit to just two points. >> the sky is the limit. >> early in the third it was 45- 45-45, but iguodala had other ideas. lebron tried to make things happen as minutes ticked away finishing with 32 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists. but it with a not be enough as golden state closed out the game 105-97 winning its first nba championship since 1975. >> their first title in 40 years years. >> and andre iguodala named the

mvp. >> i think all those years can't can't prepare you for this moment. i think we're a very close group and maximized our talent. i've been on teams where we've been close knit, and it helped us just to get to the playoffs because we weren't the most talented. but we got there because we played so hard together. >> and wild while cleveland's half century of misery drags on. >> it's never good to go out when you're losing, but we'll move the franchise back where it needs to be being a contender but we still have a lot of work to do. >> the rowdy celebrations on the streets of oakland. goes to show just how much this title means.

al jazeera. >> baseball has confirmed it's cooperating with the u.s. federal investigators in allegations that the st. louis cardinals hacked into information. >> to jump to an use of a word like cyberattack i just think that we don't know that those are the facts yet. there is an ongoing investigation. we've been fully cooperative. obviously any allegation like this no matter how serious it turns out to be is of great concern to us, but it's too early to speculate on what the facts are going to turn out to be and what action if any is necessary. >> the french open champion suffered a shock upset. kevin anderson with match point.

the 7-6 7-6 score line shows wawrinka's departure from this event. williams wan ruthless in the innings. and 70 balls. alex hales he's on 65 from 35. england with that loss. that is your sport. >> oh goodness me. i dropped my keyboard in all the excitement. thank you very much, indeed. before you go, a quick reminder you can keep up with the latest on our website. and breaking news this hour isil has claimed responsibility for those multiple suicide-bombings in the yemeni capital sanaa. we'll have more details about that story and all the rest of the news in just a moment with julie mcdonald. that's it from me lauren taylor and the news hour team. thank you so much for a

watching. see you soon. bye bye.

>> islamic state in yemen has claimed responsibility. >> hello there i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. a doctor gives damning new evidence to u.s. congress syria's government is stepping up chemical attacks. supporters rally against greece's creditors amid warnings that the country's future in the e.u. is at risk. tiger