>> hello, i'm lauren taylor. coming up in the next 60 minutes saudi-led forces declared the stopping bombing of haughty rebels for delivery of aid. >> a historic visit to kenya.

and virtual reality and computer games are helping to treat mental health issues. >> we'll be live with our correspondent in russia with reaction to the qualifying games. >> the saudi co-riggs said it will stop bombing of yemen to allow for the delivering of aid. however they warned they would respond to any houthi aggression

during the cease-fire. >> we need a better process. we're seeing different efforts in terms of bringing every together, but we're missing one where everyone is there i think everyone underground is exhaust exhausted. the population is in dire situation. we have several colleagues from doctors without borders helping those around the country. but it is extremely difficult to work under the circumstances. as i mentioned. the block block aids make it difficult. the most acutely hit areas like taiz like aden, like saada are

often off limits due to the airstrikes that happen. we're looking at a ways we've seen many civilian infrastructure damage. water, electricity there are a lot of remote locations. we talk about the cities but we should not forget about all the different villages all across the country. these villages are difficult to reach even in the best of times. the fuel shortage in country makes it very difficult to reach right now. this is only possible if there is a lasting cease-fire and if

the blockade is stopped and we cannot emphasize this enough. >> well, the acting representative for the u.n.'s children's fund. thank you for being with us. is it your understanding that the various groups have signed up for this? what are you hearing on the ground? >> we on the ground announced by the request. we'll wait and see what it holds, we have a response team ready for the holding. >> what is going to be in your response plan? there is an ongoing program but which haven't had access.

we'llwe will we will try to bring medical supplies to . we hope to expand rapidly and continue. >> geremi hopkins. i think we'll have to leave it

there because the line is very bad. thank you for updating us on the response that the u.n. children's fund will have when the cease-fire does take place if it is, indeed, implemented. >> turkey has launched more air raids against the islamic state in iraq and the levant in syria and against kurdish fight necessary iraq. in the latest of a campaign that ban on friday. the campaign has expanded to iraq belonging to the curd stance workers party or the pkk. this puts an end to the fragile cease-fire. from southern turkey,. >> turkey is at war on two fronts. it's jets are now hitting targets across the border in iraq and syria. a day after beginning an air campaign against isil and syria turkish jets for the first time in years began hitting pkk or

kurdistan workers party positions in iraq's mountains. the pkk immediately declared the already strained 2013 cease-fire with turkey dead. turkish officials are not phased and talk about a long-term fight. >> whenever we see a decrees or the vanishing of the threat then of course we'll make a reassessment. the third wave of operations are a part of this. >> this is a major shift in policy. >> for turkey isil declared war when it bombed a cultural center in the border town on monday. but many here believe turkey's decision to actively engage in the fight against the armed group has a lot to do with the battlefield in northern syria. the governments here is concerned about isil threatening syrian opposition groups in their strongholds in aleppo province. it is also worried about what it sees as the growing strength of

syria's kurds. >> syria as kurds or the ypg linked to the pkk now controls more than half of the 800 kilometer border with turkey. turkey said it would an red line if kurds create a state in northern syria. officials even blamed u.n. airstrikes. now there are those who believe that the deal addresses concerns. >> turkey does not want the ypg to take mortar tore. the u.s. supported the kurds. but now the u.s. and turkey are working together to clear aleppo from isil. >> turkey's fear is that syrian kurds or isil could drive out syrian opposition groups from aleppo and control the important border crossing of kilis. it is no coincidence that turkish jets that target isil are close to the kurdish rebels.

>> the peace process that stop a decades long pkk movement seems to have officially ended and police have officially conducted raids against pkk and isil sympathyers. it seems that the government believes that they they will try to destabilize turkey from within. >> near the turkey-syrian border with this update. >> a major shift in strategy now turkey going after isil targets in syria and pkk targets in northern iraq. turkey today effectively lumping isil and the pkk together officials here today saying that both those groups comprise a

huge terrorist threat to the domestic security of turkey. now prime minister gave a call to the president of iraqi kurdistan in which the prime minister said that so long as pkk kept attacking turkey, that turkey would take any measures necessary to protect itself from that threat. this is a huge shift in strategy. for a long time turkey has resisted getting further involved in getting into conflicts here in the region especially when it comes to syria. now turkey finds itself involved in a two-prong attack. at a time when this region particularly is fraught with so much tension between the kurdish community and the turkish government. now the kurdish community continues to say that they have believe that turkey's government is more insistent upon countering the advances of custodyish fighters in this region than they are in countering the advances of isil fighters. of course, turkey's government

has adamantly denied that. they call those claims nefarious lies. now pkk officials were definitive. they came out and said that the unilateral actions in turkey in bombing those pkk encampments meant that the peace process was over. the turkey not nearly as definitive. turkey officials suggest that peace process could perhaps condition. now people we're speaking with, especially members of the kurdish community in this region on the border of syria very worried about what lies ahead in the days to come. >> elsewhere isil fighters say they have set off two trunk bombs. these pictures show smoke following the attacks. in u.k. the observatory for human rights say that people were killed but has not said how many. earlier they captured parts from isil which it used to funnel supplies to its territory. iraqi army said 77 soldiers and shia militiamen have been

killed in anbar province. it has been killed in the fight for control of anbar and fallujah. >> fighting along shia militias to push isil out. soldiers on the outskirts of the fallujah have suffered casualties. they are isil are using suicide bombers to push them back. on friday the ministry said that the army killed a number of isil fighters and evacuated houses safely detonating 70 bombs. two years since isil emerged in the region the armed group controls most of anbar province and iraq's second biggest city of mosul. a few days ago 3,000 iraqi soldiers trained by u.s.

coalition in iraq joined to retake ramadi for the first time. the coalition airstrikes in fallujah purposely hit cars to detonate explosives that were inside, and they'll continue to target force to help the iraqi security force operation and to protect civilians. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> u.s. president and his kenyan counterpart wrapped up a day signing security agreements with a show of unity. standing side by side barack obama commended president kenyatta for his efforts to root out corruption. >> the summit is about young entrepreneur, business start ups and invests in kenya. >> the government also has a role in creating the

transparency, the rule of law and the ease of doing business and anti-corruption agenda that creates a platform for people to succeed. >> the u.s.-driven initiative comes at a time when china's heavily investing in africa. trade between china and the continent have been rising swiftly and is now said to be three times the amount of trade between u.s. and africa. >> in this new p paradigm we cannot forward afford the old language of east versus west. as for kenya we're firmly and irreversebly aligned to progress. >> here is all about networking and political in the presence of president obama is an endorsement of kenya to the business world.

all of this is not lost. many kenyas are outside of the summit are proud. they too have expectations. this man hopes for economic growth. >> truly the u.s. is with our country, and therefore them help us in solving our country's problems. >> president obama and kenyatta also hold talks. but obama also had a message of against us. >> as an african-american in the united states i'm painfully aware of the lift of what happens when people are treated differently under the law. >> the two leaders talked of strengthening ties between theirs countries, but analysts

say it's more about rebuilding a strained relationship after president kenyatta and his deputy were indicted by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity. this followed kenya's 2007 post election violence where 1,000 people were killed. kenyatta's charges have since been dropped. >> let's go to catherine soi. you've been talking to people there. how have they been reacting to obama's visit? >> people here, lauren, are very excited, they're very proud. any kenyan we talk to will say that this was a long time coming. they're saying that this is a son of kenya and they're very proud to be here. but there is a disappointment by kenyans because of the security challenges they would like to come out in big numbers and give

a rousing welcome to president obama, a welcome befitting him the welcome the kenyan way. they would like to see what he'll offer. what his presence here means to the country. what his presence means in terms of funding in terms of deals that he's going to bring as well. they're saying that he is a visitor, and visitors in the african context bring gifts bring blessings and they're waiting to see what gift he's going to give, and how he's going to engage with kenya after his presidency, and they would like to see more of him post his presidency as well. lauren let me just talk about an issue that has raised a lot of controversy here in kenya. that's the issue of gay rights. a lot of kenyans in weeks proceeding this obama visit have said they do not want him to talk about the issue of gay

rights but it was an issue raised at a joint press conference that was held with president kenyatta, and president obama said that really an affront to human rights, humans and freedoms must be respected but president kenyatta said of gay rights, this is a non-issue that there are more pressing priorities for kenya. he said that the government cannot impose on kenyans what they do not accept, lauren. >> catherine soi, thank you very much indeed. >> still ahead on al jazeera, desperate conditions for syrians displaced by the fighting between isil and the kurdish forces. and a look at the press in hong kong as we take a look at the state of civil liberties in the asian pacific region. and chris froome with the tour

de france success. we'll have all the details in sport. >> it's been three months since nepal's earthquake disaster. almost 9,000 people were killed and 22,000 others were injure: homes and businesses were flattened by more than 4,000 schools damaged or destroyed giving leaving children without access to education. so far $3.8 billion has been pledged to help nepal rebuild the country. >> considering himself lucky. he injured his leg during airport's earthquake and was treated in the capital.

he only returned to his village two weeks ago but then his leg became infected. >> i was having problems with my leg. this mobile health team said to go to headquarters immediately for treatment. they said that there were foreign doctors there, and it was closer than going all the way to kathmandu. >> but getting there was not easy. his family had to carry him for hours until they manage to get a vehicle to bring him the rest of the way. with the district hospital still damaged these tents operated by the red cross provide basic and even surgical medical care for people near and far. >> we had one woman who would walk for two full days from sunrise to sunset. >> they're still seeing earthquake-related cases but the number of patients who come from distant areas depend on the weather. >> less people are coming.

that is a huge peak. we had a peak of 51 almost 160 people coming. >> that's because the district headquarters proper medical care is hard to come by, and even hard for travel to. now bud slides have added to the obstacle to get to the hospitalerhospital for treatment or for treatment to get to them we came to this picturesque village. hours damage after the quake still visible. forcing patients and the only doctor here how to use tents.

>> it is not safe in the hospital, we refer most cases to the district headquarters. the upside since the earthquake we've been getting more medicine sent to us. >> the goal is to rebuild 60 to 80 health posts damaged by the earthquake. but many of the role districts across the country are in a similar state. and like here healthcare is just one of many things that need rebuilding. al jazeera nepal. >> joining me in studio is tracy shields a child protection expert, thank you for coming in to talk to us. we see some of the problems still in general, but what about the children in general particular. what are they facing. >> well, they have asked for their thoughts and experiences and what has it been for the

last three months for them, the exceptions and recommendations and overwhelmingly the three things to talk about are shelter. they're concerned with where they're staying every night. if they're sleeping under corrugated iron. they want to go back to school. schools that are not there any more. and sanitation and access to clean water and health, losing friends, family, schools temples, the our that another earthquake could happen. they look at kids and what their experiences are right now and what they're thinking in the future.

>> certainly from other events that have happened we know that trafficking, particularly women and girls can be increased. so the immediate concern for that. the government shut down borders. they were controlling orphanages that are coming up. there is strong border control happening. 500 cases have been prevented in the trafficking of children. >> you know, kids say they weren't sure they were going to some of the right places. some said that they prefer to get more toys and different things than the things that were arriving. it's very important to take into consideration, and at vision one

we make sure that things are going there once we distribute supplies we go back and have a record that it has reached the most vulnerable in the different districts in nepal. there are accountability offices. they make sure they tell the population what is coming in, when it's arriving and they take feedback to the project areas to make sure there is that continued conversation of those who are receiving things and those delivering things. and it takes on board the concern. >> over the past five years it freedom house said that asia pacific region has 4 billion people. but only 5% have what is considered to be a free press taiwan japan.

we have reports now from hong kong about how how the media operates there. >> setting the agenda the daily editorial meeting for hong kong's online newspapers. they say they're trying to provide an alternative voice. it broke records in its online fundraising campaign reflecting immense public interest but already it's facing hurdles. >> we have been hindered somewhat that we have not been allowed access. >> it's a problem becoming more problem. the protests last year exposed the government's reluctance to

the media and proved to be a risky time for journalists. >> can't get information. but they were physically attacked, life threatening attacks. >> they would help to come compile the index. freedom of expression is given by law but international watchdogs say that hong kong has hit an in low ranking 70th out of 180 countries surveyed. 13 years ago hong kong was among the top 20 countries for press freedom. hong kong's media is in turmoil. this month alone three long-standing chinese publications are shutting down due to online competition and funding issues. hong kong's oldest television

station will stop broadcasting next year. and they're closing some publications after loseing advertising. >> somebody has to try to find a way to survive. the internet is eating everybody's lunch but nobody knows how to get the internet to make lunch. >> the editors say that they're still finding their voice but to survive the site will have to resonate with the public and soon. it's only had enough funding to operate until the end of next year. al jazeera hong kong. >> still ahead on the news hour aid agencies come together to find new ways to save lives of new mourn babies and fifa president sepp blatter meets one of his greatest allies. details on that later in sport.

>> wave reminder of the top stories. saudi coalition forces have

announced a pause in in military action in yemen to allow for aid distribution. >> turkey has launched a new wave of airstrikes against isil fight necessary syria and pkk in northern iraq. pkk said that the government ended the two-year-old peace fire. we take a closer look at the kurds making turkey's government nervous. >> since the islamic state in iraq and the levant turkey has increased it's military activity along it's border with syria. but that's not the only reason, the kurdish force ypg has been gaining mortar tore. >> the u.s. coalition is doing a lot of help. the ypg is a threat to all

people. the arabs turk men. >> they are straddling the borders of turkey, iraq, syria from iran and armenia. turkey has had had a difficult relationship with its kurdish population who wants greater autonomy. the pkk began to dole with the struggle. it began to use guerrilla tactics,. the turkey government still considers pkk and ypg terrorist

organizations. >> they're asking for greater rights. if turkey wants to be the model of the region. it needs to practice democracy at home. >> generations under attack. but kurds say that the government is not doing enough to protect them. turkey has embarked on a two-prong operation, hitting targets in syria and the pkk in iraq. some say the strikes could further strain turkey's relationships with the kurds. >> well, we're joined by turkey analysts from the u.k. think

tank. so are you surprised they went not just for the targets also in iraq. >> it equates the biggest threat from the islamic state. we have seen twin bombings in isil and iraq. >> the furtherish have been pushing out isil. is it a bit tricky position? so it has avoided bombing syrian

targets in syria. and the syrian siry are able to focus on the pkk. >> there was a peace fire. what will that mean? >> it means that the pkk will retaliate with further violent attacks and further targets. it means that there be greater polarization between turks and kurds, and more kurds may leave, migrate from the ruling party to the workers party. >> and what do you think how far do you see it going? >> i think the turkish government will clear out the

border between turkey and syria from all pkk-related elements and the islamic state. we're seeing a continuous bombing run to see create a de facto on the syrian tied of the board. >> what about the timing of this? what do you make of the fact that it has happened at this point? >> i think that the timing is a coincidence. it comes very close with the agreement with the united states. turkey did not want to feel left out given that there was talk between tehran and washington over the issue of combating the united states. there is also talk that there could be early elections in turkey and he is wants to be bring a tough robust nationalist figure that brings

stability. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> more than. >> many have displaced and are struggling to survive. >> living in this make-shift tent they have no electricity running water or sanitation. there are no hospitals or schools here. >> where did we end up? we ended up as refugees. >> when asked if they need help she said only god is there guarding. they make use of whatever they can find. they go and try to work. but there is nothing.

>> tens of thousands of families displaced in syria. forced out of their homes the syrian government and kurdish fighters. the people protection units ypg hold much of the syrian burled. the opposition accuses them of carving out areas for kurds and forcing sunni out sunni tribes. >> i could not take it any more so i had to leave. i walked out and i kept walking until i reached the border. >> the syrian meetings have not been able to find common ground. and they made it clear that it's too early to talk about a fact peace conference.

nearly eight million syrians have been displaced in their own country. and thousands of flimsy tents are looking more like permanent homes. >> tunisian's parliament has voted to pass legislation anti-terror laws. >> tunisia's particle parliament passes a security bill giving security forces sweeping powers in their fight against armed groups. the law imposes the death penalty on many so-called terrorism crimes. it also allows investigators to use phone tapping. for the government, this is a big moment. >> we're committed to making

sure that terrorism is not given a chance to prevail. this is when we said let's stand united as tunisians against terrorism. >> human rights actives say that the bill is a shame for a country that four years ago that saw the you have change. >> what happened a couple of weeks ago was another dreadful thing that happened to tunisia. i think triggered minds for this

law. >> tunisia has been grappling with violence for years. thousands of tunisians join isil and al qaeda in iraq and syria syria. hundreds have taken up arms against syrian forces. a military campaign affiliated with al-qaeda is still under way in this mountainous region. for the tunisian army and police remain outnumbered and outgunned compared to neighboring countries. >> with the new anti-terrorism bill it would be able to tackle the violence in tunisia. but it says that it needs financial and military support to be able to defeat armed groups. tunis. >> aid agencies from five countries are combining forces to promote ways of saving lives of mothers and their newborn

children in the developing world. and they're getting an eager response from inventers and research groups. >> this suit case machine is called pharma check. it's purpose is to give quick on the spot tests to make sure that mothers and their newborns do not die from contaminated or bogus drugs. >> because people are dying bad drugs are there and hospitals are inundateed with these problems they want a solution that stops it in its track. >> this is one of many approaches granted funding to promote health for mothers and their babies in the first 48 hours after birth. >> in those hard-to-reach parts of the community that's where we need to make sure that the best inknow aggravations reach them and save lives.

about. >> aid agencies from the u.s. u.k. canada, norway and south korea are sponsoring innovations that promise greatest improvement in health outcomes. this year 53 finalists were chosen after 750 applications to pitch their wares to investors both private and non-profit. some of these products have proven to be effective in the field, but the true test is how easily and cheaply they're applied on a large scale. this machine provides oxygen to children suffering from acute respiratory infections. it costs $160 compared to the standard $6,000 model. >> we made a much less expensive pack that provides the same therapeutic flow and pressure as devices that are used in high resource settings, and we've been able to disseminate it

countrywide throughout malawi. >> infant and mortality rates in the developing world have fallen sharply. but with 287,000 mothers dying and more than 5 million neonatal deaths and still births each year, the demand for more solutions are still pressing. tom ackerman, al jazeera, "w." >> sport is just ahead including hungry for victory. he's the man to beat in budapest. we'll have more on that and more.

>> mental health problems cannot easily treated. now doctors and computer developers are creating new treatments. >> deep in the research lab at university college landon, scientists are exploring the mysterious relationship between the brain and the body. for this experiment i'm the guinea pig. >> look at your in the mirror and say hello. >> i'm standing in front of a virtual mirror. i can see the virtual version of me. i'm then confronted by a crying child. what's wrong? are you feeling sad? >> i'm asked to do my best to console him. the roles are then reversed. i become the child and a virtual government towers above me. >> we're seeing an adult version of myself. my own voice consoling me from

the viewpoint of being the actual. that was an unique experience. it's supposed to help people who suffer from high levels of self criticism. virtual reality has come a long way since it first hit the scene in the 1990s. now technology is matching up with expectation. increasingly it's helping us to learn more about ourselves and the real world that we live in. one in every four people in the u.k. experience mental health problems each year ranging from depression to phobias. hospitals have long waiting lists, and many never seek treatment for problems widely seen as taboo. but psychiatrist russell green is hoping to change things. he has combined psychiatric and gaming to help people deal with stressful situations. like public speaking in front of

a hostile audience. >> it may will be that they're much more comfortable using software. i think also people made with mobility problems,. >> some of the technologies now available as down loadable apps, and allow people access simple sick psychiatric help at home. like itsy, a spider that becomes more and more realistic. >> a lot of people report the sense of actually being able to feel it. and feel it crawl on your hands. >> as phobias and social anxieties become increasingly common, new technology could revolutionize the way we treat very real problems. neave barker, al jazeera, london. >> time for sport now. >> we go to the world cup in

russia and the qualification round for the 32-team tournament. the draw itself took place in one of the host cities st. petersberg. 52 competing for the spots. some see the oldest rivalry renewed with england and scotland. spain and italy also found themselves in the same group. the qualification is split among the six fifa confederations and it breaks down like this. uefa will have 13 qualifiers, one team is automatically qualified for europe. that's host russia. the cap is five spots. asia's confederation will have four spots the same as south america, and north and central america they get three qualifiers. the remaining places will be filled by oceana as best side as well as the fourth place team by

concacaf. all 851 matches over the next two years played over the six confederations, 206 countries will take part in those qualifiers and 141 countries were involved in saturday's draw. which did not including asia as asia's season has already begun. they will give full support to the administration. putin and blatter smoke of the investigation into fifa. >> we're confident of the work presented at this meeting and one more time we say yes to

russia. >> well, for more on this we can speak to our correspondent rory challands in russia. this is sepp blatter's first trip to russia. he has found support there. why has the russian administration, vladimir putin so behind him? >> well, i mean, the short answer to that, really, you just heard there, sepp blatter himself endorses the 2018 world cup to be held in russia. it was fifa that awarded that to russia and russia doesn't want to do anything that will rock the boat and jeopardize that event. because vladimir putin eventually sees these kinds of big ticket sporting events like the world cup like the winter olympics as a way to boost russia's prestige on the world stage. we heard from sepp blatter say that he fully endorses russia's

ability and the reason for russia hosting the world cup. vladimir putin after that meeting between sepp blatter said that he appreciated sepp blatter's concentration on sporting matters when there is so much going on, as he put it, outside of football. and of course what he meant there was the ukraine crisis, the stand off between the east and west going on at the moment. he sees sepp blatter as a key international ally in russia's relationship with the rest of the world. and when sepp blatter was talking about it, his endorsement of russia as a host, what he was essentially referring to there was the twin investigations into whatever corruptions there might be in the awarding of the 2018 world cup and 2022 world cup in qatar. those are seen as

western-orchestrated events to strip it of the world cup. >> now the president of the panama football federation said that his country's future to vote forceps vote for sepp blatter caused them them not to do well, and said that the match was fixed. the referee said he did make mistakes. panama will play the united states later on saturday in the third place playoff in the concacaf regional tournament. now top european football clubs are traveling the world on their pre-season tour, but indonesia has started badly. [singing] despite this enthusiastic welcome, five of their players were denied entry into their

country and were forced to fly home to italy. the . >> with an over all lead of over a minute he will be this year's winner, the final stage finishing on the paris traditionally not contested. >> it was always a dream for me. so for me it was when i grew up i wanted to be able to ride the gc. but i didn't quite think that was going to come so early. >> formula one champion lewis

hamilton could not be beaten on qualifying rounds on saturday. hehis teammate will start from second on the grid. glue was trouble when alonzo broke down on the track. >> i think i've always had generally had really good experiences here. definitely one of my favorite cities. it feels a bit like an old go cart when we had special softas and super grippy. with the temperatures it gives us a lot of grip here. >> david radicc has been beaten. here in london returning the stadium where he claimed his

record world record. leading going into the final few meters. >> the springbok made a strong start as they bounce back against australia. they have the early lead. new zealand up the pressure in the second half, and they retire after this world cup. he would celebrate his last match in south africa 27-3. >> and i'll have a bit more later. >> thank you so much. now you can always check out our website any time. it's at www.aljazeera.com. that's it for me lauren taylor. maryam nemazee will be back with another full round of today's news.

thank you so much for watching.

>> saudi-led forces declare they'll stop bombing houthi rebels for five days to allow for aid delivery. hello, we're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up turkey's double offensive, more strikes against isil and syria and on kurdish positions in iraq. >> today we reaffirm and stand in united in the face of