as mourners grief in search for answers, turkey reveals it once arrested one of the brussels' bombers. hello, i am darren jordan in doha with the world news from al jazeera. also ahead, a ceasefire was announced in yemen with a warn this is could be a final chance to end the conflict. the bosnian serb war time leader awaits his verdict on war crimes. plus. >> reporter: i am adrian brown on a disputed island in the south china sea where, this time it's taiwan making waves in these troubled waters. ♪

♪ the hunt is onto find a suspected isil bomber seen say security camera at brussels airport. tuesday's bombings there and at a train station killed 31 people and injured 270 others. this is the man who is the focus of the manhunt. his identity is unknown. it is believed that he had explosion bud they failed to detonate. there were a total of three bombers at the airport. another one born in m morocco bt grew up in brussels and was there are a suspect in last november's pair ace at, the third suspect was ibrahim the belgian-born man had been deported from turkey last june but was later released by belgian police because i've lack of evidence. his brother carried out the sue aid bombing at the metro station and was also a paris suspect. jacky rowland reports from

brussels. >> reporter: belgian police are urgently tracking the bomber that got away. here here they are removing evidence from a home. detonators and nails. the last known image least airport bombers. man in the middle i is convicted criminal who was identified using his dna the man on the left also dead has now reported been identified. but the man on the right survived. >> translator: the third suspect wearing a light-colored jacket and a hat is on the run. he put down a large bag then left before the explosion. his bag contained a large expose please i have charge. shortly after the arrival of bomb disposal unit this bag blew

up because of the highly instable nature. explosives, fortunately nobody was injure he is injured. >> reporter: he is believed to be an expert bomb makers. police were already hunting him for his alleged role in sheltering the paris attacks suspect who was arrested last week after four months on the run. his dna was reportedly found on explosives linked to both the brussels and paris attacks. it's possible that he was intending to be one of the brussels bombers himself. in which case, he would have known about the plans and preparations for the attacks. details clearly that he did not reveal during many hours of police interrogation. there is a noticeable increase in the security in the center of brussels, not just police but also army patrolling the streets. at some metro stations police have been checking bags before

letting passengers enter. this is, above all, an exercise in building confidence and feelings of security. but as long as suspects are still on the run, the threat continues. jacky rowland, al jazeera, brussels. as we told you early one of the suspects had been arrested in turkey last year. he was picked up in a routine sweep for terror suspects near the syrian border. the turkish president made the announcement. >> translator: one of the brussels attackers was caught in june 2015 and was deported. we informed the authorities with a note about the deportation on july 14th, 2015, they leased the attack, he despite our warnings that this person say foreign fighter they could not establish any links with terrorism. >> turkey has come under fierce criticism for becoming the main transit point for fighters in to syria but the government says

it's doing its part to shut that down. we have more from the turkey syria border. >> reporter: securing turkey's 900-kilometer border with syria is not easy. the government wants to seal it off completely with concrete walls, watch towers and more guards. the construction started about two years ago. some residents here say it's already made a difference. >> translator: they were passing from here. terrorists, men, well, smugglers, they were all passing from here. >> reporter: turkey says it fears isil fighters are crossing in to its territory with the intent of carrying out attacks. this is the closest we can get to the border with syria and you can see right behind me the concrete wall. that wall was built about a month ago by the turkish authorities, the government says it wants to prevent all smuggling activities and also prevent anyone from entering turkish territory illegally.

but western powers have accused turkey of turning a blind eye to the flow of foreign fighters in and out of syria. western intelligence services estimate more than 30,000 foreigners from 10 100 countries are fighting in syria. and that turkey was the entry point for many of them. the e.u. law enforcement agency estimates between 3,005,000 isil fighters have returned to their home countries in europe and could be planning attacks. the u.s. and nato say this strip is used by for be fighters to go in and out of syria. an isil strong hold is just a few kilometer as way. the governor has ridiculed all accusations he says the concrete walls will run over 800-kilometers through five

turkish cities bordering syria. with cameras and radar. >> translator: men blow up in brussels. how did they get there and how do they get the bombs? why europe then doesn't protect its borders. instead of accusing us, let's work together to solve the problem. >> reporter: turkey has increased its military power and personnel along its border with syria. but even if it succeeds in sealing the board he should isil and other foreign fighters will find another way to cross as long as there is war in syria. omar al saleh, al jazeera, on the turkish-syrian board. pieces of debris found earlier this month in a beach on mo sam book are highly likely to have come from missing malaysia flight mh370. that's the assessment. australian government whose experts have been examining the items they say it's consistent with the boeing 777's pams.

it disappeared with all on board. the u.n. an sa u.n. envoy hd another ceasefire. here is shia by tanzi. >> reporter: a year since saudi arabia began its bombardment of yemen and 18 months since houthis took the capital of sanaa, finally some hope. >> i am pleased to announce today that parties to the conflict have agreed to a nationwide cessation of hostility of hostilities beginning at midnight on the 10th of april. in advance of the upcoming round of the peace talks which will take place on the 18th of april in kuwait. >> reporter: the u.n. envoy said another two weeks were needed for what he called a de-escalation committee to be established involving the warring parties as well as local units to monitor the ceasefire. some 6,000 are thought to have been killed in the last year,

over half civilians, the u.n. says a majority killed in saudi collages airstrikes. nearly half of yemen's provinces are at brink of famine according to the world food program. al qaeda has been able to consolidate its presence in the country amid the chaos, despite both sides taking and retaking territory from each other, it's difficult to see what the combatants are actually achieving. in fact, human rights watch suggested the main be beneficias of the war is the countries who have sold billions of dollars of weaponry since the war began. >> it's one of the most shocking example of double standards sometimes by countries such as the u.s., the u.k. and france who rightfully has turned and announced human rights violations in other countries, but when the major i arms importer are involved they have a different tone. >> reporter: the u.n. special envoy said he was confident there was a commitment to the upcoming talks, but he also

warned this may be the last chance for peace. al jazeera, the united nations. the e.u.' tops diplomat has attempt towed to breathe new life in the talks in geneva where the rival sides remain at odds over the country's political future our at this dic editor james bays reports from gentleman neave 567891 of the most senior officials in the european union after a meeting with the head of the syrian government delegation in geneva. there were no pictures of the actual meeting between frederica mogherini and the ambassador, but he was away of the p.r. value giving interviews straight afterwards. at the same time, mrs. mogherini headed to the united nations for a meeting with special envoy stefan de mistura. she made it clear she had met both sides in geneva and that there was no change to e.u. policy. why did you decide to choose this moment to reward the assad regime with such a high-profile

meet something. >> our support to the opposition has not only been in place for the last five years, but is going to be there also for the future. and this is something we discussed. as i said, what i have done today is consist, fully consistent with what we decided together as the european union to actively support the work of the united nations and in particular of stefan de mistura in bringing the negotiations forward 67 despite high representative me reason reasomogherini'sfirm position ta change in e.u. policy. but i have spoken to diplomats from a number of different country who his say they are surprised she held this meeting. >> one added there is only supposed to be one mediator in this process. earlier ambassador jaffrey told reporters he would soon be return i to damascus, after almost two weeks in geneva, the opposition say he's not even started to discuss the key issue

of political transition. they are angry a man who they say has been stalling and delaying has now been grant a high-level meeting. james bays, al jazeera, the united nations in geneva. the u.n. is seth up a commission to investigate human rights abuses in south sudan. the panel will look at whether rains and attacks on civilians constitute war crimes. thousands of people have died in a sieval war that began in 2013. more than 2 million people have been displaced. time for a short break here on al jazeera. when we come back. these argentinians say barack obama is not welcome. and meet the man on a mission to give indonesia's endangered orangutans a future. more on that, stay with us. , stay with us. hoy s'oi gho, esak ?

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when groups garth earlies for mr. obama's visit. >> translator: this is the country that trained and prepared the dictators is coming

to argentina at this time. >> reporter: people here see the but also as a nation that continues to violate human rights around the world. that is why these people say that barack obama should not come here. they say the united states won't bring any benefits to argentina. >> translator: the only thing we see from this is that the rich are going to be richer and the poor poorer, it's what nullity national companies do in countries like this one. >> reporter: macri and obama think differently. and their message is that this alliance will bring more benefit than pain. teresa bow, al jazeera,. one of africa's longest-serving rulers, has been reelected president of the republic of congo. official results from sunday's first round ballot show he won more than 60% of the vote. but opposition parties are crying foul. we have more from the capital.

>> reporter: opposition leaders say according to their tally of the president lex results, the president came fourth. so they met on wednesday in the capital earlier opposition supporters. >> we don't believe it. we don't believe because we were a allowed to vote and after the result they -- after the vote, they gave the result of the vo vote. vote.

>> reporter: in bosnia, many serbs still believe they were the victim goes, they gathered in honor: today's leaders call the trial a humiliation, he said it was subject to selective justice. what about air area oat city that was his home for three decades but on which his serb

voices turned their guns, he was shot 21 years ago, what would a vert in the trial mean to him? >> i am looking forward to it. not because it will be any big satisfaction on you beau step towards restoring the fate in our society today. >> reporter: for those who lost loved ones the verdict is important. but if the trial was meant to reconcile bosnia to its past. well, it hasn't worked out that way. the guns have fallen silent, but this country is as divided as ever. barnaby phillips, al jazeera. 19 miners have died in a coal mine accident in china's northern province. it happened on an underground platform. local reports say 110 others survived. the cause of the accident is not known. now, in a move lucky to raise tensions in the south

china sea foreign journalists have been fining an islands administered by taiwan. taiwan island lies in the spratly archipelago close where china is constructing other islands. >> reporter: above the south china sea, heading for one of the specs of land that make up the vast spratly archipelago. taiwan's government had waited more than 50 years for this moment. to finally allow foreign journalists to see for themselves, how taiwan is protecting and enforcing its sovereignty. tie ping is very small. it's just a half kilometer long, and is dominated by the runway. to buttress its case, taiwan is spending more than $100 million upgrading the runway and also the port. >> this is the actually natural

formed island, sustainable and good for the living of the pima cording to the international practice, international law. so the island enjoys the rights of island. it's not a rock. >> reporter: the tour was to try it prove that life here is becoming sustainable. the population is now 200, coast guard personnel mostly as well as a few scientists and medical staff. this doctor will spend eight weeks here. >> lonely. sometimes. but that's okay. i think two months is a great period. not too long, not too short. >> reporter: taiwan's government says its sovereignty claim grant it'ses it rights over the surrounding without force around 370-kilometers. that is important because these waters may contain rich reserves of oil and gas.

china claims almost all of the south china sea, it also claims taiwan. but china's leaders normally sensitive on issues concerning sovereignty have not objected to what taiwan is doing here. in these disputed waters, the two chinas, appear to be on the same side. taiwan's isolated status means that it can't be represented at the united nations or other international bodies, that have been trying to resolve the south china sea dispute. this trip was about trying to insure taiwan's voice is also heard. adrian brown, al jazeera, on taiping island. now, they are one of our closest cousins but indonesia's orangutans are facing a grim future. time is running out to save them. now an australian zoologist is working for them to have a safe place to live.

>> reporter: across indonesia forests are being raised to make way for palm oil and rubber plantations. and these are the creatures paying the price. >> one of the mistakes people make when trying to connect a creature as the orangutan is they are not just a mindless animal, it's a person. >> reporter: this is a man on a mission. he is one of the first people to reintroduce a rescued orangutan in to the wild. and now after failing to convince authorities to protect the forest, he's taking matters in to his own hand. using donations leaving large tracks of lands in central sumatra and the government to insure the forests are not bull bulldozed. >> what we have done is we have control here. this is the frontline to have a functioning ecosystem in the area. >> reporter: he and his team have transformed these 30 for 30 hectors from a forming longer

station in to a reserve for endangered animals after training them for fends for themselves in the wild this is where they release the orangutans that have been orphaned or kept illegally at pets. >> 178 orangutans have gone back in to the forest here. and inhabiting this ecosystem at the moment. we are hoping to keep reintroducing to a base of a minute hum of 200 up to 500. we hope the population expand so there is a 2,000 orangutans living a sustainable population here forever. >> reporter: now free to roam through the jungle this population has already started breeding independently. >> living wild is one thing but reproducing and producing offspring in the wild is the ultimate. >> reporter: they believe they have made a startling discovery. a new species of orangutan.

it was previously thought that there were only two species. but now cocks and his team are almost certain a new species exists in the forest. they are calling it the [ inaudible ] orangutan. >> this population is isolated. it's genetically different. and it's in a different environment. it will move in a different direction to the other populations. so sooner or later, evolution will dictate that it will be a new species. >> reporter: cocks works with indonesian forest rangers to help keep illegal loggers and poachers out of the forest but in a country where countless acres have already been destroyed and palm oil is a lucrative money earner, making the forest to have orangutans in the never-ending battle. al jazeera, sumatra, indonesia. and you can see more of that

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