>> libya reaches and initial agreement but questions remain on what it could deliver. >> it is good to have you along. you're watching al jazeera live from london. a close ally of yemen's president dice in a car bombing. isil said it killed the governor of aden. >> potential political change in venezuela where opposition gains are expected in parliamentary electionses. >> i'm in the republic of the congo in one of the most remote places on earth and few places

in which endangered great apes can prosper. it is a tail of two cities, the tripoli based leaders in libya described the deal signed with their rivals in tobruk as a major breakthrough in efforts to end the political deadlock there. it finally sees agreement between the rival parliaments of the general knoll congress in tripoli and the one recognized by the united nations in tobruk. it's a deal which stipulates that an election will take place in two with years and calls for the two sides to form a committee to help choose a government of national reconciliation. the general national congress has called it the historic moment that libyans were waiting for. victoria gatenby has more. >> an initiative for the first time in the countries long

running political crisis, an agreement to work together. the deal calls for a 10 member committee to help choose a government of national reconciliation. >> this is a purely libyan meeting, arranged by libyans. now we call on the united nations to endorse this move which will provide a swift, prompt solution to the libyan crisis. >> it was a national, sincere and constructive dialogue, and each party accepts the other party with an open heart. we are not fully authorized to take positions on behalf of the parliament, but i all on all parties to support it. >> some m.p.'s from both houses are against the deal, the u.n. welcomed it. it says isil linked fighters have taken advantage of the power vacuum in libya and the count roy needs to unit before the ideology spreads.

it is now a matter of days, not weeks, to sign this agreement. >> violence and rivalries have polarized libya. the country has fallen into chaos since the 2011 uprising it is now a matter of days, not weeks, to sign this agreement. >> violence and rivalries have polarized libya. the country has fallen into chaos since the 2011 uprising of the deposal of momentum gaffe. each government is supported by armed groups engaged in daily fighting. former libyan general haftar took charge of a growing army which eventually allied with the tobruk government. the chaos has been made worse by

militias who don't follow the main group. some claimed allegiance to isil. elections will be held within two years. en interim president and deputy are expect to be named within weeks ahead of u.n. brokered peace talks later this month. >> the governor of yemen's port city aden has been killed. the major general was on his way to work when his convoy was targeted by a car bomb. he was an ally of president hadi who is running his government from aden. >> this is the spot he was killed. the car he was traveling in was engulfed in flames. he was sworn in governor just two months ago. he was a close ally of president adou rabbo mansour hadi, who returned to aden from exile in saudi arabia. >> the govern moved about in a

convoy of about five cars. it was heavily secured. he knew he was going to be targeted. he knew an attempt was inevitable so he moved cautiously. over the past two weeks, multiple militia groups blocked him from entering his office in aden, so he knew the situation was precarious. >> allies launched a military campaign in march against houthi rebels who have taken over the capital, sanna, with the support of forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. security remains a challenge in this port city.

>> the presence of al-qaeda, and deference to different groups create a bigger security threat. >> isil is here. huhb is here, more other factions are also here in aden, and aden is surrounded by their control. unless president hadi addresses the lack in security in aden quickly and swiftly, things are going to deteriorate. >> the latest violence comes after the j envoy to yemen met adou rabbo mansour hadi in aden in order to bring eight months of conflict on end. al jazeera. >> we have this report from aden from the scene of the explosion.

>> we are now in the neighborhood in aden province. it's the location where the governor of aden, the major general was targeted. this his the vehicle he was in with his aids. according to security sources, a car carrying explosives parked on the side of the road. when his motorcade passed by, the explosives were detonated. the northern and three aids were killed. other vehicles were destroyed along with property in the area. the explosion was massive and the impact caused cracks, as well as landslides. there have been multiple security violations and explosions over the past few days. the yemeni government and president hadi must now take the necessary measures to maintain security in this province, which is considered the provisional capital of yemen. >> we are joined live from doha. there are suggestions in both reports, muhammed, that the president has to address security issues, but that the bigger question is how safe is he now, since he's running his

government from aden, may he be forced to retreat? >> well, david, this is the biggest breach of security in aden so far, and it is a huge setback to president adou rabbo mansour hadi's government's efforts to try and make aden the temporary capital and also the seat of power with which he can plan the efforts to try to take territory from houthi fighters, as well as al-qaeda in the arab peninsula, as well as isil, which is stepping up pressure and carrying out attacks like these. their attack against the governor happened in a neighborhood of aden, which is becoming a stronghold for armed groups like al-qaeda in the peninsula and recently, most recently, isil, and the death of the govern is definitely a huge

blow to president hadi's efforts to try and establish himself and his government in aden, because not only was the govern crucial in the retaking of aden from the houthis, but also, he was crucial in the upcoming peace talks that are being organized by the united nations. >> if this kind of thing can happen and the governor was well aware that there were threats against his life, how effective can any kind of government be that hadi wants to set up in aden? >> well, it's a very precare i couldn't say situation, and also, there are attacks that are happening, not only the death of the govern but the chief justice who was killed yesterday. it just shows you how every person who's working with president hadi for the houthis is a target of not only al-qaeda but isil and emphasizes the

ability of president hadi's government, as well as the saudi let coalition to establish peace on the ground. they have concentrated on airstrikes, although they have taken in ground troops. it's a very -- it's a little mix when you have al-qaeda in the arab peninsula, you have isil, you have groups affiliated to the islamic groups and also the tribal tendencies in yemen. you have an explosive mix there. >> thank you. >> assad's fate has long been a sticking point in talks between world powers looking to find some kind of political solution to what's happening in sir yes.

>> we will now lead palestinian assad in the battlefield. he is considered to be a red line for iran, because he was elect by the syrian people and only the syrian people should decide his future. no one outside syria should be able to make a decision on behalf of the people of syria. >> syria's president has warned to attacks on him -- >> he's dismissed claims by britain's prime minister that there are 70,000 moderate opposition fighters inside syria who could be part of a political solution. david cameron presented that figure to the u.k. parliament before it endorsed airstrikes on syria. >> about the statement that there are 70,000 moderate opposition fighters in syria, that is not accepted anywhere in this world. there is no 70,000. there is not even 7,000.

there's not even 10 of those. the international coalition's airstrikes are doomed to fail. britain and france don't have the will and don't have the vision on how to defeat terrorism. >> 32 isil fighters have been killed, 40 wound i understand airstrikes carried out by the u.s. led coalition, airstrikes which hit syria's raqqa province. that is according to the syrian observatory for human rights. 15 explosions were reported in and around the isil heartland city of raqqa. the u.s. says a total of 29 strikes were launched in syria and the iraq on saturday. >> turkey's now in a diplomatic dispute with iraq. bob dad's accusing ankara of breaching sovereignty do to the presence of turkish troops in northern iraq. we have this report from erbil. >> you don't have to go far in erbil to find how close the ties are between turkey and the

kurdish region. ankara imports a lot of oil from here and in return, the kurdish region a lot of turkish products. the relation between baghdad and ankara are strained over revenue disputes going back a decade and with turkish troops on iraqi soil, tensions was risen, despite the fact baghdad has known about the troops since they arrived. writing on political affairs, this reporter said other concerns lie behind the decision to send trooops tohelp train the militia belonging to the governor of mosul, in particular the iranian role in the region. >> turkey wants to maintain good relations with kurdistan and wants to help the kurdish regional government, but baghdad and iran opposes that, so by sending in troops is just one way to maintain good relations within the region. >> those good relations angered others. speaking in baghdad, a leading shia politician issued a warning to ankara. >> in case these forces didn't leave and didn't get hit by

iraqi air force, it will be followed by other forces, american, saudi, qatar and other islamic countries. therefore, it's a beginning and a test. that's why there should be a real confrontation by the parliament and i ask the parliament to hold an emergency session to take the right decision. >> many say that this is a proposal to force turkish troops out of the country. however, turkey says it was invited. >> around 2,000 volunteer fighters from mussel have been trained for the past year, supporting them in their fight against daish. this training was launched upon request of the govern of mosul and coordinated by the iraqi defense ministry. >> this shows the iraqis divided. while the central government controls baghdad in the south, the rest is divided between the kurdish region and areas disputed by kurds and arabs. it doesn't look at if turkish

kurds and syrian kurds in the same way and views those groups with suspicion. this latest spat between baghdad and ankara is only going to make matters worse. >> within the last couple of minutes, we've heard from iraq's defense minister saying he's asked his turkish opposite number to withdraw those turkish forces from iraqi territory. you're with al jazeera. good to have your company. we have this coming up. >> france's far right made gains after the paris attacks, voting underway to elect key regional leaders. >> how mali is trying to

convince those dice placed by fighting to go home.

>> these are the global headlines here on al jazeera. libya's political rivals signed an agreement aimed at solving the country's political crisis. the governor of aden's been killed in an explosion along with body guards. >> a top aid to iran's supreme leader said the future of syrian's president can only be determined by the syrian people. >> people in venezuela are

voting in parliamentary elections, but the country's economic pressures putting pressure on the current socialist government. the opposition could gain a majority of the votes for the first time enseven years but it's unclear how those votes would translate into seats. the critics of president maduro say he has rigged the elections in his favor. lopez was sentenced to 14 years in jail after leer after convicted of inciting violence during anti-government protests. his supporters say he's a political prisoner who's innocent. the vote is likely to be one of the closest in recent years. let's go live to caracas. our correspondent, virginia lopez is there for us. if the opposition wins and has the power, it would hope in parliament, it could cut off supplies of money to the government, and then we have the

current president saying if the opposition wins the revolution, we will not hand it over whatever the price. this is a pretty combustible situation. >> yes, absolutely. also in addition to this, there was very little international or independent monitoring allowed, so we are facing a scenario where things could boil up and violence could be seen in the streets. similarly, almost a year ago, when there was almost a month long clashes in the street. we'll only nope the results late this evening. until then, and whether the opposition or the government recognize these results is very hard to determine what -- how this scenario will pan out. >> in most elections we report on, most, not all, there are a great many election observers who say fair or not fair, depending on what happened. why is that not the case here in

venezuela? >> well, yes, the government didn't with really allow for too many national observers to come. there's a group from a regional block here in south america, but the opposition critics have said that this group is hardly unbiased and that they actually would sway their opinion in favor of the government. there has also been mounting criticisms about access to the media, the opposition claims that the government controls almost all media outlets and basically that the conditions for the competition are currently equitable. the government party is known to have used a lot of the state resources to further their campaign, so all in all, again, you know, the opposition claiming that these are hardly free and fair elections, but there isn't necessarily too many independent authorities that the opposition could grow and present these claims to. >> we will hear from you later

on, but for now, thank you very much. >> french voters are choosing their regional leaders with the far right national front expected to make gains. the vote is in the aftermath of what happened in paris and the national front with its anti muslim rhetoric could prove popular. we have this update on how the vote's going. >> these elections do give a kind of like take the temperature of public opinion in a period where obviously the attacks of last month are still very, very much prominent in people said minds and every day on television are images playing of french aircraft among others appearing out airstrikes against syria. there is some concern about security, which has often been linked to a concern about immigration. neither issue will be affected by the outcome of these elections, because the regional council said don't have any power to legislate over security or immigration. they have very limited powers.

the only way in which they might play into these bigger issues is that they do control funding subsidies for some local voluntary organizations and at least one national front politician said he would cut off funding to a local organization in his area, which does work for refugees. that's the way in which they could potentially affect the atmosphere here, but certainly, these elections won't have any impact on national policy, as far as security goes. >> politicians in mali are trying to persuade tens of thousands of people as i say placed by fighting to go back home. after three years of violence, a peace deal in june between the government and rebels offer hope. many civilians are frightened to return to their towns or villages. >> a shelter for donkeys used to

be a school in northern mali. many buildings in the city are home to animals now. tens of thousands of people have left for places such as the camp. many are ethnic tribesman from the northwestern region of timbuktu. some escaped fighting and some left fearing a government backlash following the signing of a peace deal. >> he used to be a merchant and had to give it all up due to a lack of security. he set up a small farm along the camp. politicians are trying to get the displaced people to return, but he isn't convinced. >> those urging us to return are not aware of our conditions. we left our homes, all our property was looted. we came without a penny and started from scratch. what should we go back for? vote for those to forced us out? >> more than 50,000 are still

displaced in mali. fighting has seeds, but people don't feel secure. refugees have started a new life and have no desire to return. >> we cannot go back to our homes. we have nothing left there. we started a fresh life and a new business here. we learned the trade here, too. >> schools are among the basic services missing from areas they fled. in this camp, children get liquid meals with lessons. he runs the school and says displaced people must not be asked to return unless real efforts are made to protect the next generation. >> to say the children can return to the damaged schools in the current state without being fixed and continuing their studies, that for me would be really catastrophic. we need to repair these sites, fix the schools, create conditions for learning and prevent interruptions that would be damaging for our students. >> an estimated 800,000 children have had their education disrupted by fighting in mali. many children will continue to live in refugee camps.

al jazeera. >> in india, they are stepping up relief operations in a flooded city. soldiers and emergency workers are rushing to get food, clean water, and medical supplies to the worst affected people in india's fourth most populace city. nearly 300 died across the southern state since record rainfall began falling last week. >> as world leaders continue to talk about climate change in paris, it is highlighting the threat posed to some of the world's most endangered wildlife. a safe haven for rare gorillas and chimpanzees is in the northern part of the republic of congo. the problems there have been caused by climate change. >> this is the view from atop the most isolated jungle on earth.

>> this is really cool, we have her, she doesn't have any children and we have her with her youngster. >> it's an unspoiled haven for wildlife, home to chimpanzees, gorillas and rare species all flourishing in this remote refuge. to get to the triangle is a two day road trip from the capital. you take the northbound highway to the nearby village. you're still 50 kilometers away. from there, it's an hour's drive down narrow dirt trails and a barge across the sanga river. you paddle a canoe down two more rivers and hike for five hours on elephant trails. >> so this is it? >> yeah, this is home sweet home. >> at least that's how you do it if your guide is dave morgan, an ape expert from the chicago's lincoln park zoo. he's concerned that climate change could spoil the most pristine environment on earth

for endangered great apes. >> we believe there could be subtle changes that could have dramatic impact on chimpanzees and other species that are specialists. they need particular food items to survive. >> indigenous wildlife trackers say development and hunting have already taken their toll. >> it's not good now with the wildlife. there are not many left. there's a lot of hunting and the animals have gone very far away. >> this is the most remote corner of the national park. no one lives here. they are not allowed, nor are hunters nor tourists, no one but researchers and their rare guests. our al jazeera crew is only among 20 outsiders who have ever seen it. it's the ideal habitat for endangered great apes but minor changes in climate could alter that. >> the triangle is among the last for for so called any have

chimpanzees who show curiosity around humans because they have never seen one before. >> having an elephant or chimpanzee look at you and not realize that you're a human being and therefore dangerous, that world of innocence that only true wild places can offer is so rare and so valuable. as that disappears from the earth, we will be impoverished not only biologically, but spiritually. >> after a meal of leaves, she turns this into a fire pole. preservationists fear even where great apes of protected, they might not be safe from chains in the fragile climate that make this a unique animal eden. al jazeera, republic of the congo. >> nasa's new hoars son spacecraft has beamed back the sharpest pictures of pluto ever, showing details of the surface, including a wide variety of

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