i.s.i.l. strikes an iraqi air base as victims of an attack at a football match are buried the world news. ahead, brussels continues to mourn its dead, belgium police charge three suspects with terror offences. wins in washington and alaska gives new lease of life to bernie sanders in the presidential race. we report on a challenge toise lame as bangladesh-- islam as banglade

bangladesh. welcome to the program. i.s.i.l. has attacked an iraqi air base killing 18 soldiers. ten suicide bombers stormed the air base in anbar province which is home to hubs of military trainers. it comes a day after an i.s.i.l. suicide bombing at eye football stadium south of baghdad that killed more than 40 people. meanwhile in northern iraq turkey has launched air strikes on i.s.i.l. positions and this was the killing of a turkish soldier. >> translation: after liaising with the chief of staff, all the bases that caused the killing of the lieutenant were destroyed. as part of our engagement rules as long as the elements posing a threat for turkey on that line remain there, turkey's military presence in that area will continue and we will continue to maintain our presee that will respond to possible threats against our borders, even

further south our correspondent has more on the air base attack from baghdad. >> reporter: around eight to ten fighters from i.s.i.l. succeeded in entering the base. some of them blew up themselves and some of them were killed. he said clashes have been between those fighters before they are killed and also the iraqi forces. some fighters, some soldiers from iraqi were killed. dweent know how many were killed in this operation. the source did not talk about whether those fighters reached to the facilities or the offices under the american control in this base. another source said those fighters entered the offices under the control of american forces in this base.

it is known that around 300 or 400 trainees and advisers of american forces are based in this base, but at this moment the clashes happened inside the base, the people who have been killed inside the base due to the clashes are only iraqis and they did not go to the american base. those ai.s.i.l. fighters reached to some important offices inside the base. one is the telecommunication office funerals have been held for the victims of friday's suicide blast. more than 40 were killed. i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility for the attack. people have been fleeing i.s.i.l.-held mosul after the iraqi army began an offensive to retake the city. thousands have been deployed

outside and they're ready to advance. i.s.i.l. has been forced to use new tactics >> two important things have changed over the last six or seven months. the first point is that i.s.i.s. is losing its almost unlimited wealth. i.s.i.s. is facing lots of financial and economic difficulties and it is no longer can rely on taxation in extremely lieu kative areas in iraq, which has lost recently, and it can't rely on the oil revenues in the twha it did at some stage in 2015. the other factor is that since may the islamic state have not been able to gain even an inch or there hasn't been able to basically have a serious kind of achievement and at the same time

it has lost about 40% of its ground in the iraq and over 20% of its territories in syria. i.s.i.s. has no choice but to change its tactics. by relying on methods and tactics like suicide bombing, it doesn't have to use a great deal of resources, but at the same time it can have a major impact the syrian army is now in control of one third of the ancient city of balmyra. i.s.i.l. fighters seize palmyra last year in may. the syrian army has pushed into the city supported by russian air strikes. >> reporter: activists inside the city have hold al jazeera that government forces are in control of the citadel. it is one kilometer away from

the city center. that gives them an vantage point and means they will be in control of the city itself. we have reports that i.s.i.l. are putting a fight in different areas. government forces are clearing a number of areas. the importance of the entire center is quite big for the regime and also for the russians. there is an i.s.i.l. stronghold so it will cut the supply routes the egyptian army has silled 60 i.s.i.l. fighters in sinai. 40 others were injured. last week they launched a mortar attack that killed police officers in the sinai peninsula. belgian prosecutors say the man

who may be the third bomber has been arrested. the suspect and two others have been charged with terror offences. a big rally planned for sunday has been postponed. >> reporter: in the middle here is brahim el-bakraoui, on the left in najim laachraoui. it is the man on the right fisel c. they blew themselves up on friday and the third one fled. the location of the arrest of the third seems extraordinary. it is main who may be the third airport bomber, a bomber whose photo has been on media for the last three days. there are new names, new connections emerging every day. it is now clear that the paris

and brussels attacks were the work of one network, not separate cells. the brussels airport bombers, najim laachraoui was connected by dna evidence to an address used by the paris bombers, these men. najim laachraoui is a suspected bomb maker and his dain was found on belts used in the bataclan and stade de france. this man was responsible for the metro bombing. he rented the house which paris attackers used before their attacks. also the rental where salah abdeslam fled to after paris. several are still be hunted, including this man. 101 casualties are still being treated in hospital. four of those killed in tuesday's bomb attacks have yet to be positively identified.

it is a difficult and forensic task. >> translation: you have to understand that a terrorist bomb contains small and larger metal pieces and that these hit the victims at a high speed. out of the respect for the relatives, we won't release further details. >> reporter: brussels remains tense and the internal minister have said that the rally set to sunday will not go ahead. >> translation: our main proert priority is to let the police in the best circumstances possible do their inquiries. >> reporter: the organisers agreed. the rally is half. the grieving goes on former yemeni president has called for an end to the

country's civil war. he spoke eight rally where people gathered to mark one year when the up rest began. >> reporter: from this place we extend the hand of peace. the peace of the brave for direct talks with the vau deregime. we have to return to the security council which is incapable of solving anything in taiz demonstrators gathered in support of the coalition. the houthis have besieged taiz for over a year. they were pushed out earlier this month. peter salisbury says talks are likely to ends hostilities >> the envoy announced to today that there will be an 11-day period or an eight-day period before the talks begin where hostilities will end.

we've heard them announce this before and we haven't really heard what has changed from the beginning of this year from the end of last year and almost a year ago in terms of the attitude of the different parties to the conflict. over the past few weeks we've been told is there have been direct talks between the houthis and the government of saudi arabia. it is important to remember here that saudi arabia is incredibly important to the anti houthi and anti salah war effort in yemen. they're follow-upping it, they're equipping it. they're running this huge aerial campaign and what would appear to have happened is that some kind of deal has been reached where they don't launch attacks on the border and they reduce the number of attacks in houthi held areas by their air force. houthis at the same time have agreed not to launch attacks over the border. at this moment in time the

problem is that for saudi arabia to really back out and leave the war, it really needs a big win and most people agree that that big win means taking sunah, taking the capital either through a negotiated process or by force. at this moment, it seems neither the houthis nor their allies are willing to give it up and that leaves the option of taking it by force lots more to com here. a new law designed to protect women from abuse is under attack in pakistan. plus the refugees who arrived in australia by boat are now serving as volunteer firefighters. more on that. stay with us.

welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories. 18 iraqi soldiers have been killed at an air base in anbar province. at least 10 i.s.i.l. suicide bombers targeted the base that is home to hundreds of u.s. military trainers. belgian prosecutors say the man who may be the third bomber at brussels airport has been arrested. the suspect and two others have been charged with terrorism offences. former yemeni president has called for an end to the civil war. he was speaking in the capital which is controlled by his allies the houthi rebels. they have been fighting a saudi-led coalition. bernie sanders defeated hillary clinton in the washington and alas ka state caucuses.

he is also competing against her in hawaii. he is hoping to close in on her lead to clinch the democratic nomination. it takes 2383 delegates to win the democratic nomination. despite bernie sanders win in washington and alaska she still has a huge lead. bernie sanders is hoping his campaign will pick up momentum. the campaign these should keep him in the race tz said >> they're significant enough to allow him to claim some momentum going forward and most importantly to keep his campaign going. these were not just wins in washington state and alaska. they were enormous wins. he won over 70% of the vote in alaska winning large in washington state as well.

it allows the bs campaign to continue to raise money, something they have done tremendously well. it allows him to say listen you should be at liberal delegates out there, they should give pause to others in the party who are still lining up behind hillary clinton. it lets this race continue. hillary clinton still has a sizeable advantage here. the reason for that is she not only has the pledge delegate lead, she has the super delegate lead and these are party elders, elected officials on the democratic side who are largely with bernie sanders. so if this is going to be a contest and competing he will have to change minds against the elder states men of the democratic party, the elected officials who make up these super delegates. that's a much tougher road at least 12,000 refugees remain at the greece mf

macedonia border in a makeshift camp. some have moved to shelters but many refuse to leave the camp because they fear it will cost them their chance of reaching northern europe. >> reporter: some refugees and migrants who have been stuck along the border with macedonia for weeks now have decided to move to government run camps kroog to the u.n.h.c.r. 450 people boarded buss on friday. there are more buses here today. they hope relocating people. the problem is not just persuading people to leave here, but there are not enough space. authorities are struggling to deal with this crisis, there are 50,000 migrants and refugees across the country. there are those who do not want to looechlt they still have hope that the border will open, even though many people you talk to

are now resigned to the fact that they may be stuck here. they believe that by staying here they can pressure the macedonian authorities, the e.u. keep their plight in the flrm media so they won't be forgotten. they have to apply for the relocation program and this will take months. people want to be reinnighted with their families. it is going to ache a long time for people to get appointments and to apply, but they're hoping to employ more staff members in order to speed up the process a syrian refugee has given birth in a tent at the camp. a medical team rushed to assist the 25-year-old before an ambulance came to take the mother and new born girl to the hospital. the baby was the third child in the family and the first to be born on european soil. australia has a tough policy to deter refugees who arrive by

boat, but some of them are making a valuable contribution to the country. a report on the refugees who have turned firefighters. >> reporter: every summer parts of australia go up in flames. in hot windy conditions wild bushfires are commonment containing they and symptoming them from destroying homes or lives generally false to volunteer firefighters. not many are from rin, but this woman and her husband are refugees who came to australia by boat. >> the hose is very heavy and when the water is on it gets heavier. for me it is very heavy but maybe not for me. but i like to save people even trees, even nature. i love it. >> reporter: a few years ago the local fire brigade faced a problem, a dwindling number of

recruits. five years ago there weren't enough volunteers to run a training exercise like this one, let alone have enough people reliably on call for when a real fire broke out. the first service was becoming unviable >> we had about 12 members in the brigade and that's not enough for what we want to do in the community. we really had to do something to change that around. >> reporter: so the fire service made an active effort to recruit from ethnic minorities, particularly resettled refugees. nowadays australia deports any refugees who come by boat, but between 2010 and 2013 thousands arrived who were allowed to stay. a number settled to melbourne the very area where the shortage is. half of the volunteers are from ethnic backgrounds. >> they help us to be in

australia so i should do something. i want to do something. it is like pay back. >> reporter: the firefighters are more representative of the immigrant communities they're serving too. >> particularly in a situation where you've got a fire, taste bad time for female. english not being a first language, quite often we have members responding who can speak other languages and offer comfort and support to people in their times of need. >> reporter: the focus of australian politics recent has been on how to keep refugees out. sometimes overlooked is their contribution once they're in. >> reporter: andrew thomas turkey's president has criticized foreign diplomats for attending the trial of two prominent journalists charged with es pishgs onage. his appearance was condemned claiming it was not in line with diplomatic proceed protocol

hope francis has led catholics into easter celebrations with a vigil at the vatican. in the wake of the brussels attacks, he has authored people not to lose hope during a ceremony 1010 years since easter rising. a wreth was laid at the garden on saturday. the ceremony was attended by relatives of 78 people who died during the events of 1916. the rebellion helped pave the way for the creation of the republic of ireland myanmar's military has been marking forces day in the

capital. htin kyaw will take office on 1 april a court hearing of a petition challenge is islam as bangladesh ee's state religion has been postponed. islam has been the official religion since 1988 a new bill has been passed in the pakistani province of punjab which makes domestic abuse illegal. the regional government is setting up a 24-hour hot line and plans to open up shelters for abused women. some leaders are opposing the law. >> reporter: welcome to this city, a leading beauty salon that offers services to the

higher classes. here there are victims of domestic violence that work here. this woman came up with the idea for the salon which is training 700 students who come from all over the country. >> any crime which takes place has to be taken into account and the perpetrators must be punished and the justice be given to the victims >> reporter: last month a bill was passed that criminalizes domestic abuse, including the emotional, psychological and physical abuse of women. some religious leaders object to some parts of the bill. >> translation: we are against some classes of this bill which needs to be rectified >> reporter: some worried it

could trigger a backlash in this male-dominated society >> william have held a unanimous resolution as a major victory. it has also sparked a heated debate with a religious rights >> reporter: the most powerful religious parties say they were not consulted on the bill and have serious questions. >> translation: punjab women protection bill is against lamb. it is a western agenda and should be withdrawn immediately. otherwise religious parties will launch a country wide movement against the bill >> reporter: the law minister remains define and says the bill is law and will be implemented in letter and spirit >> we have to protect women. this bill will not be withdrawn. if we can improve it, we will do

so. >> reporter: pakistan's constitution says that any legislation which goes against lamb cannot become law. no-one knows if the government will back down or hold its ground on this contentious legislation, but one thing it can't afford, at the moment is continued opposition and the threat of street protests the recent bloom in global markets has led to renewed interest in bitcoin. the currency has been associated with drug dealers and hackers in the past, but all that is changing. our correspondent reports from miami. >> reporter: the windward café here holds a unique place in the state of florida. it is home to the only bitcoin cash machine around. it doesn't dispens money. >> our first step to is to scan

your id. >> reporter: this is one of many that is rapidly evolving monetary system >> the bit coin is becoming a teenager. the industry is ensuring the services that are needed as infrastructure. it's a kind of help the next wave of start-ups is built. >> reporter: it is only seven years old, but it is getting the interest of corporations and investors. some see it as a way for trading stocks and others buying music on the line. it is a long way from when it was associated with dlug dlergs and others. this man hasn't used anything but bit coin for flights and accommodation for the last two years. if you have your own bit coin wallet, no-one is able to take

that money away from you. i think that gives people a really good understanding on how safely they can store their money. their valuables >> reporter: over the years it seems that bit coin has been written off as a failed project almost as many times as it has been hailed the future. transactions can be unpredictable, but more serious is the falling out amongst the community that controls the currency, leading to a toxic community. a disagreement focuses over issues like increasing the network capacity. it is a long way from replacing traditional banking. >> it is still very risky. it's still a very risky thing. particularly if you're counting on it coming into widespread use. it is a difficult thing for consumers to use. >> reporter: 2016 is shaping up

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