hello, you're watching al jazeera live from london. yemen's peace talks end with little progress as pro-government forces advance on the rebel held capital. the men set to end spain's two party dominance in the countries general election economic crisis. a landslide buries 22 buildings and causes a gas

pipeline to explode in china. he is becoming isis' best recruiter. hillary clinton takes aim at republican's top contender donald trump in the democratic's last campaign debate. protests have been held in india's capital where the youngest convict in a fatal gang rape has been released from prison. the parents of the 23-year-old woman attacked on a bus in 2012 have been leading demonstrations in new delhi. the man was 10 when he was arrested and received the three year maximum sentence for a juvenile. campaigners are calling for the allow to be changed so longer sentences can be imposed on young criminals. we have more from new delhi.

>> this case of the youngest offender involved in the 2012 gang rape attack has raised many questions particularly about the juvenile detention system in india, what happens to young offenders inside the system and the importantly, what happens once they're released. what is the roadmap for their rehabilitation and development, as well as their reintegration into society, a society that is deeply, deeply angry and frustrated by issues of sexual violence. as we heard from the experts and people we've been speaking to about the issue that this is a long running problem and this case is once again drawing attention to the root causes was one of india's biggest issues. >> she is doing what many young women do, she is out and about enjoying her day off, but with personal safety a big concern, she says having fun is limit to day times.

>> it's too difficult to go out without a family member or without friends. day time is safe, but at night, you cannot hang out with your friends, because, you know, there is no security. >> anger over the lack of safety for women spilled on to the streets of new delhi in 2012, after a woman was gang raped in a bus. the indian government says it has since taken action to improve conditions for women, but according to official crime statistics, nearly 100 women are raped in india every day. experts say this figure is grossly underreported. >> the attack three years ago provoked millions of indians to talk about sexual violence and women's safety, but experts who have followed and documented the issues for much longer warn they have long been india's secret national shame. >> across the country, rape is often blamed on social and

cultural norms, which encourage men to assert power over women. >> there was a large patriarchal mindset that is very much in operation and which has manifested itself in many ways, including sexual violence against women. >> social, cultural. >> this doctor has studied sexual offenders for more than 20 years. he says a lack of accountability at all levels of indian society is a big reason why sexual violence is so prevalent. >> the sense that i can get over with what i have done, the crime i have done or my offense is something increasing in the minds of the average person and especially the offenders. they know about it. secondly the criminal justice system is falling apart. >> outside the market that she

is shopping in, a group of men hand over to police a man they accused of assaulting women. safety in numbers provides little comfort to women here. they're counting on the good will of people around them to ensure the fear of sexual violence doesn't get in the way of their lives. >> attention has turned to the supreme court of india. it will be hearing a petition on monday from the deli women's commission. the commission is part of the deli government and effectively said that it does not think that the offender is ready to be reintegrated into society, that they fear he is public security risk and may reoffend. they've also said that no proper psychological assessments have been done of his mental well being and his character. over arching the big issue that india is discussing is not just about juvenile justice across the country, but also why these crimes continue to take place.

the yemeni peace talks ended in switzerland with no agreement to end the war consuming the country. the rival factions are expected to resume negotiations in january. earlier, a saudi news agency reported that one saudi civilians and two indian workers were killed by rockets fired from yemen. the saud saudi saudi-led coalits carried out more airstrikes on the outskirts of sanna. pro-government forces say that they are advancing towards sanna, which is held by houthi rebels after seizing other towns from them in recent days. that's despite a week long ceasefire which was supposed to be enforce since tuesday when the peace talks began. the conflict started in september last year, when shia rebels took advantage of the vacuum left by the out of thing of former president al saleh to

seize troll of sanna. they were able to sweep through several regions. houthis are supported by iran and in march, when the houthis advanced on the strategic port city of aden, a coalition led by iran's main regional rifle saudi arabia started carrying out airstrikes against them. since then, the u.n. estimates that almost 6,000 civilians have been killed. nearly two dozen people are missing after a massive landslide in southern china. it also triggered an explosion in a gas pipeline. it happened outside the city, witnesses described a sea of mud which eventually buried in a buildings. we have this report. >> the landslide buried more than a dozen buildings on the

outskirts of the city. a blanket of mud and soil flooded roads and parts of the district. two workers' dormitories and an industrial park were also covered with dirt and mud. police say most workers and residents escaped to safety before the disaster. between 200 and 600 rescuers are said to be on the scene to help anyone trapped. the area has been a large construction zone for more than two years. soil that had been excavated and stored on the hill turned into mud after heavy rain causing the landslide. al jazeera. the chinese capital endured another day of heavy smog. pollutants in the beijing area nearly 20 times over the level considered safe by the world health organization. a red alert was issued saturday, the second such warning this month. the number of cars allowed on the roads have been halved, schools closed and construction has been halted until the pollution level comes back down. >> spaniards are voting in an election set to shake up the traditional two party system.

it's spain's first election since the economic crisis. the people's party hopes to become the first to be reelected. the center left socialists are expect to come second. both face a serious challenge by two anti establishment newcomers the we can party are vying for third place. with no expected to win a majority, it could be the king maker in post election talks. the economy is a key issue where the unemployment rate is 21% and a massive 47% amongst the young. let's go live to the spanish capital in madrid for all the latest. how's the voting been going and what is the feeling among the young people there as they cast their ballots? >> the most important thing we're learning is that there has been an increase in the number of people voting, 36.5 million

voters eligible to take part in the poll, some 57,000 polling stations across the country. we are hearing from analysts, political analysts that the turnout is up. it's now something like in the mid 70's, that's 5% more than during the last election. this is very much the effect of the two new parties, one of which podemos and i'm standing in their so-called temporary headquarters, podemos has especially been appealing to the young here. it's not just the anti austerity measures, although it is an anti austerity party, it's also the feeling they need a voice, a future and they want to make their voices heard this time. let's see exactly how the day's been going for all the main politicians here. >> there is a pivotal time and tide in the affairs of all men, especially politicians.

a thought on which perhaps the spanish prime minister was reflecting as he took his morning exercise with his people's party struggling to keep ahead of a surge and support for two new parties, two new kids on the block. >> there's no such thing as certainty in politics, but one thing can be guaranteed today, the prime minister, mariano rahoy is about to lose his absolute majority in a congress of deputies. that could mean many months of negotiations before the coalition is actually decided and who will rule in spain. >> his hand has guided his country through some very rough economic waters, but at least now nobody is talking about bailouts. why the erosion in his support? >> corruption scandals mixed together with the economic crisis has created this cocktail and that's provoked people to ask what is being done with their money, so people are now paying close attention to the party's platforms. >> the party could yet prove to

be the kingmaker as spain steps into post-austerity politics in the 21st century. his anti austerity stance might make him a natural ally for the socialists. they might even overtake them in a number of seats in the parliament. pedro sanchez is trying to revive the socialist fortunes to bring the party a new future and distance it from its part. for the spanish prime minister, it will be a very different political landscape he takes his dog for a walk through when the polls close. >> this election is cast as a battle between the traditional and emerging parties. how much support are the newcomers likely to get? >> well, we're talking about these two newcomers on the block, the literal block here.

that's the two parties podemos and also the citizens' party really vying for 19% of the vote, so that is extraordinary, because it will completely change the shape of the lower house of parliament. these are all based on that polls taken five days ago, because polling is banned here in the five days in the run up to the elections, so at the moment, we have no real idea of where the surge is coming from, except from a few newspapers in andorra, the prince pat between france and spain. they say that the citizens party vote has been fording up and podemos could well outnumber the socialist party, the old socialists workers party in the numbers of seats gained in the parliament. that would be extraordinary if they manage to do that. the youth vote is invigorating

many more votes. the youth really want a hold on the future of spain and the way its run and podemos has promised to break the back of the spanish establishment which has ruled in ina duel on that lee for years. >> there's more to come. air france says a suspicious device on one of its planes was a false alarm. colombia's president reveals how feel deal with soldiers found to have committed war crimes during the decades long war with farc rebels.

>> a news conference on the conclusion of peace talks in yemen. >> these are the hopes of the security council and u.n. general as he can ban ki-moon. we repeat that the only solution is a political one, peaceful solution that guarantees all the rights of the yemenese. here to greet the media people who are following the yemeni crisis and who are quite committed to our regulations in this regard, we have achieved during the recent days big

progress, but it's not enough, and we need to exchange more views between the participants and this has been done, and it's a step towards the right direction. now we have to go on and we have to give the momentum to this process with all keep to reach the yemen crisis to the best solution. like he also in my name and in the name of the united nations to thank the government for all the support and facilities given to us during these consultations and these talks. i think we have and you have as

you follow up this round of sessions, you have to be proud of the agreement of reaching the humanitarian aid to the needed places, and during the last two days, we were concentrating on taiz city. i'd like to thank the humanitarian committee and the people working for the committee, because they have worked hard to reach the agreement. you have all played a great role in giving medicine, water, and food to brothers in yemen and verses of the holy koran say that this is very much appreciated. i'd like at the same time to point out to the progress achieved through the agreement first some measures to build have to be there and they will be there in order to release

some of the -- without exceptions. and for the formation of a liaison committee that consists of military advisors from both sides, supervised by the united nations. i also see that we have gone well through the collective sessions held here rewarding the framework of the negotiations that might lead to a comprehensive agreement to sort out the crisis, and we have agreed that this framework is mainly based on the resolution and other solutions and the

g.c.c. initiative and the outcomes of the national dialogue in yemen. i'm looking forward to building on that and in the very near future, we will be having more, i am confident that you will support these efforts, everyone from his own position and his own efforts in order to follow up the following, to follow up the acts of the communication and the lee says son committee and we are to agree on a place for this committee within the region. i promise you that the united nations would activate these sorts of activities to be done by the committee. the continuing of giving the needed human aid to the needed areas according to the agreement, we in the united nations are quite committed to

the rule of lifting the siege, ground siege and naval siege and to facilitate the procedures of importing commercial goods. also, we hope to see the participation, more participation of the yemeni women in the next round of consultations, and finally, i stress that as of now, until we meet in the next round of talks, we have decided to hold this on the 14th of the coming month, january from now until that round, we will exert the utmost efforts through the mutual consultations with all the parties concerned in order to maintain the ceasefire or truce, until we reach a permanent truce

nationwide to guarantee the safety and security of the yemenese citizens. the yemenese are suffering and still suffering, the yemenese have fought and still fighting. the yemenese will never surrender and we will give the hope to the yemeni people, we will do whatsoever in order to guarantee the achievement of peace, security and safety for the yemenese people and thank you very much. >> will you be able to give a summarized statement in english? >> ok. again, i would like to thank the presence -- i would like also to. >> we've been listening to the u.n. envoy to yemen explaining a

little bit about the peace talks, which concluded, the peace talks which concluded on sunday. no agreement was reached in the course of those talks between the houthis, the pro-government forces, no agreement reached to bring the nine month civil war in that country to an end. he said that efforts to forge some sort of agreement to end the civil war will continue, and of course, also efforts to relieve the suffering of the yemeni people. let's bring in an independent journalist covering yemen for several years. she was based there. thanks very much for coming. one of the points we heard from the u.n. envoy there concentrating a little bit on that events in the central city of taiz where actually there has been progress in getting lou piniella aid into the city. >> yes. perhaps a drawout of what's happened in the last few days, but this is the most important

point is the city of taiz. it's been under siege for months. there's been hundreds of civilians stuck in the city without access to food, water or fuel. the humanitarian aid getting in to them was vital this them. that is a real positive to come out of the last few days for the city of taiz. >> is that likely to be replicated elsewhere, given that the ceasefire wasn't able to work? >> taiz is the only area under siege of late, previously aden was. the ceasefire never really took effect on the on the ground. if anything, the violence escalated during the period of the last few days whilst these talks were on going. it indicates that if you declare a ceasefire, is that really going to be able to take place on the ground when you've got so many factions involved now. you really need to have local agreements that at a local level, in order to create a

ceasefire that actually works, that actually does stop the fighting on the ground. >> we also heard a reference that resolution 2216, which calls on the houthis to withdraw from the capital sanna and withdraw from all government institutions, now is this something that is ever likely to be implemented by the houthis? what is their position on this? >> in principal, they sent a letter last month to the u.n., saying they agreed in principle to u.n. security council 2216, but yes, there is this crucial point for them to withdraw from sanna. now, the day they took control in sanna, september 2014, they signed an agreement, saying they would withdraw from the capital. of course they went on to take over half the country then, so there's this huge gap toward agreeing to something and then actually i am plentying it on the ground. so as yet, they haven't in the last days agreed to anything other than to speak in january.

we're a long way from seeing anything implemented on the ground that is going to bring an end to the conflict at the moment. >> the talks are set to resume in january yet what we've seen during these negotiations is an escalation in the ceasefire that hasn't come into effect. what needs to happen for there to be a genuine shift in the dynamic between the two sides? it appears as though every time they come to the table, the situation on the ground gets that much worse, perhaps so that neither side feels as though she have to make sue much of a concession at the negotiating table. >> it's really how the pressure bids on the ground. if the houthis suddenly feel that they are under a huge amount of pressure, that there is let's say bog to be a ground force coming into sanna to battle for control of the city, or if we reach a long period of stalemate, which actually the situation had been in for the last knew months, stale mates on the ground, nobody was making or losing considerable amounts of

ground. that's where it really pushes towards the talks and negotiations side, when people are forced to then look at the other options. yes, at the moment, the houthis are not under enough pressure to agree to withdraw from sanna right now and the coalition has not been able to take significant ground. they have not been able to take back taiz, for example, so really, at the moment, it looks like the fighting is going to continue with until it reaches the stage where one side or the other is pushed into more of a corner. >> all right, let's head back to switzerland, because, which is, we have been hearing from the u.n. envoy to yemen, but we understand that now he is taking some questions, so lets just tune in to that. moving forward. if for now other reason and

talking about an election year. >> well one thing he may work with congress both republicans and democrats and you heard the president allude to this at the top of his agenda certainly is the passage of that big trade bill the ratification in the senate trans pacific partnership but other than that it's going to be all guns and gitmo and talking about the president considering executive action on >> we've been hearing from the u.n. where talks have been taking place in switzerland between the shia houthi rebels and the government of the deposed president, adou rabbo mansour hadi and hearing from the u.n. envoy saying peace talks have been concluded but will resume in january. >> all part and all areas of yemen north, south, east, west have been hit by the war over there and this is the reason why the united nations is asking to lift all types of sieges, ground or naval, area or whatever kind of evenings on the residential

areas. the last few days have seen concentration on the city of taiz because taiz has been really affect and a lot of taiz areas haven't received aid for like with it months from now. >> look the president has laid out his agenda and knows what he wants to do. on the other hand events happen. you know the president is very clear, this president would prefer not to be dealing with i.s.i.l. and iraq and wish there was no i.s.i.l. but in particular this president is not very happy to be talking about events in the middle east. that is not a region he wanted to pivot away from. >> jamie and doug appreciate it and jamie mcintyre easing of sequestration in the new budget that the president has signed, that would be greeted with maybe small applause at the pentagon? >> they are feeling some relief from the budget but i tell you what the pentagon would really