in australia more indigenous children are being taken from their families than ever before. one on one east investigates whether history is repeating itself. on al-jazeera. jeannette morales was just ten years old when a devastating earthquake struck mexico city in one thousand nine hundred five the quake damaged her family's apartment and the government moved them to distant shack around seventy families who lost their homes in that earthquake still live in this camp say going to be at that because of the government raised our hopes and then abandon us politicians have promised that they won't allow a repeat of what happened after the earthquake in one thousand and five but the cost and complexity of housing hundreds of people living in camps is a major task and one that many people here think the government fail.

fact finding mission the international chemical weapons inspectors are now on the ground in syria hoping to get to the truth beyond the gas attack in dubai. and jane dutton this is al jazeera live from doha it was the coming out leaders of the arab league meet in syria for talks but they insisting that airstrikes on syria will not be on the agenda. thousands gather in boston and against the erased of cattle and separatist leaders that's happening now. in cities opera for a new generation children hong kong of an old art form a new lease of life.

we begin this new this program in syria way represent a global chemical watchdog trying to find out if there's been a chemical attack in duma they arrived in damascus on saturday inspectors from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons are expected to visit the site of that suspected gas attack in the syrian town of duma that killed more than forty people but u.s. u.k. and france say they are ready getting enough evidence to back up the bombing version of the bombing campaign of the syrian regime's chemical weapons facilities . it now appears the seven years' civil war in syria is moving into its final stages on saturday the syrian government recaptured duma near the capital damascus of the two month military offensive its part of eastern ghouta which has been a rebel stronghold the rebels surrender leaves bashar assad's government in control of almost all the terror treat near the capital except for a pocket of three neighborhoods in southern damascus around a palestinian refugee camp that's split between syrian opposition fighters and i so

it's syrian army and its russian allies are saying areas and waste in color moon it's a vital interest to raney unbacked hizbollah fight is want to further secure syria's western border but attention is expected to focus on the north where rebels control a big chunk of province that's where rebel fighters have been sent from different regions of syria as part of transfer deals from east in the lead eastern goods and homes some of binge of aid is following the story from gaza into up near the turkey syria border let's focus on the chemical weapons inspectors though p.c. w what's happening to them well they. we know from their official release that they are committed to this job after this strikes that happened yesterday the u.b.c. w the international chemical watchdog saying that the inspectors have arrived in the syrian capital damascus and will be carrying out their work we don't know the

specifics of how will they be able to do their job but we've had assurances from the syrian government and their russian their lives that they will be allowed to operate independently but there's been a lot of question about how independent will their work be because now there is a new sheriff in town the syrian government and russia have taken over this rebel town of duma if you've been hearing reports from rebels as well as medics on the ground that there have been some threats that have been leveled against the people who are inside duma the syrian government has warned them especially those people who have families in damascus to refrain from giving any evidence to provide details so it remains to be seen how independent can that will be c.w. mission be as it carries out its operations in duma trying to establish the facts on the ground whether an attack happened or not but it is worth noting that this mission does not have the mandate to figure out who carried out this attack this

comes as we're hearing from the syrian government that it's getting ready to launch another operation as it now controls most areas around the syrian capital damascus there is also a little pocket left as you mentioned in the area where mostly isis fighters are stationed and it is expected that the syrian government would be able to clear out that area as well and tell us more about the international reaction to the strikes in retaliation for this attack. jane as we heard from syrian allies yesterday the denounced this attack they called it a flagrant violation of syria's sovereignty the iranian government called it a crime but today we've been hearing from the people who've been. strikes against bashar al assad we've heard from the u.k. prime minister boris johnson saying that there is an x. ray action expected from russia and also seeing that the u.s. and its allies should intervene you should consider it whether if there is another

attack what is the course of action going to be we've also heard from france are ringing alarm bells about the situation in italy a looming humanitarian crisis there where there are hundreds of thousands of people who have been coming in not just fighters but their families and civilians as well under these various deals that the u.n. called them stop and surrender tactics where the government would be siege in the area and whoever is left would be bussed out the words and lives of the population that would live has gone up to about two million people and then we've heard from the turkish prime minister as well think that it's about time that the world remembered the killings in syria and punished whatever has been happening by the hands of the bashar al assad government thinks that some of the arab league leaders are meeting in saudi arabia for an annual summit the meeting is expected to focus on the regional concerns about iran and its role in yemen and the u.s. president donald trump's decision to move the american embassy to jerusalem are also likely to dominate those talks the first rank of family to be

repatriated from bangladesh has arrived in maine mas rakhine state the family of five has been given identification documents but not citizenship the united nations is warning the community still faces discrimination and persecution in myanmar more than seven hundred thousand rang and most muslims have fled to bangladesh following a military crackdown in rakhine last year. police in india have charged a politician was raping a teenage girl as protests against sexual assaults intensified singh was arrested on friday the alleged assault happened nine months ago but he was only charged after the victim tried to sit herself on fire that is against sexual violence have taken place this week after the abduction rape and murder of an eight year old girl in indian administered kashmir by google data but the hub suited but she was a very beautiful when a cliff ago she was pretty why was she cooed for what reason she was just doing her

work in the day and would return home in the evening and they killed her and dumped her body for six days she was raped and then we just want justice. a journalist in nigeria claims only fifteen of the chibok schoolgirls held hostage by boko haram all still alive the nigerian government says it has no way of knowing whether that's true and insists negotiations are ongoing exactly four years ago booker kidnapped two hundred seventy six girls from their school in shabelle some of since been released but it was believed more than one hundred were still being held captive. gunman disguised as united nations peacekeepers of dayton aged two suicide car bombs a french and u.n. bases in mali one peacekeeper was killed at least ten french soldiers were wounded in timbuktu no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. smiley officials as said to have stopped a plane from the united arab emirates from leaving the country this is off the

iraqi military trainers refused to have their cargo checked local media say officers of the port and print and insisted on carrying out the security checks resulting in the stand of the iraqi officers were then forced to unload military equipment from the private jets before leaving the north eastern city where relations between somalia and the u.a.e. have been frosty since june last year after mogadishu refused to cut ties with cats are in the diplomatic dispute but that hasn't stopped abu dhabi from investing in two regions in northern somalia the first is somali land which declared independence from somalia in one nine hundred ninety one a move that hasn't been recognized internationally in february the u.a.e. signed a thirty year deal to manage its port and last month plans to set up a military base in neighboring point in the u.a.e. secured another deal to develop and manage its was support adobe has been training

an anti-piracy coast guard for years but somalis government has reacted strongly to what it calls infringements on its sovereignty and unity last month the possible banning the buy based company that runs the ports from operating in the country. bryden is a security consultant in the horn of africa and somalia specialist with a think tank so high he says there's a bigger back story to the mogadishu airport standoff. it's clearly a dispute it's escalating between the somali federal government and the u.a.e. and the government was was making a coin confiscating cash that was destined for the u.s. embassy in mogadishu and reportedly for the payment of troops other the u.a.e. has been training and sustaining now out of that force that the u.a.e. supported the somali government has said it will just sound and integrate with its

armed forces so it's taking a very strong line against. in portland reports a less clear they have in. the u.a.e. has been supporting people and many years and despite the reports that there's been some kind of dispute apple sasso report today we have conflicting reports saying the u.s. is committed to supporting the administration and will continue to provide assistance to the maritime police force but it's all parties in iraq of started campaigning for parliamentary elections next month lady seven thousand candidates are competing for three hundred twenty nine seats that they face tough challenges following the three year war against isolette. reports. since they doubt the military announced the defeat of iceland december two thousand and seventeen many it out there have been displaced people abra tun to their homes in most parts of

the contrary life is slowly returning to something up or to normality but the struggle to unite a country for generations divided along sectarian lines is far from over could the elections on may twelfth help some say mortal toll was opened the way i thought i have to do it those campaigning won't change anything they have the same faces they just changed their posters and banners a much nepotism is involved he's a coward field of candidates with five major shia and lists to sunni to kurdish and some smaller parties and independents current prime minister hi they're all about the end he's produced as a new deal maliki had separate lists within the ruling. the leader of the but that organization is allied with the iranian backed shia militias known as the popular mobilisation forces the powerful shiite cleric the dolls' said that with a strong support base among book that has aligned with communists prime minister la

but he's popular with many of the country's sunni minority who thank him for risking them from life from deisel but sectarian fears still run deep in iraq and really just loyalties have traditionally been exploited by parties during elections and some view his government as corrupt so i want what you want but it does not matter if you vote well not as long as this corrupt government is ruling from the green zone to blend snatched from the iraqi people and it's brought the owners. in the tamil tunnel most mufon kurdish region political loyalties are changing after the kaddish regional governments failed referendum bid for independence last the new parties are seeking to challenge the traditional ruling ones the p u.k. and k d p and of course regional players will be watching events closely some politicians are warning neighbors and turkey not to meddle in the polling and exploit mistrust between shia and sunni voters mohammed out of al-jazeera still

ahead on al-jazeera. demanding on since thousands of people march in brazil against the killing of a politician. but it is a montenegro are casting their ballots to choose their next best. has a weekend storm is blowing through japan quite happy as ice storm because it actually is quite a big system an awful lot of rain and strong winds for a time but it looks like it's being benign afterwards the sun's come out so little cooler in turkey but probably feels rather better seventy degrees not want to stand in the sunshine for the korean peninsula to twenty five in beijing which of that thing is probably going to rise by the time we get to tuesday but the cloud is

feeding back into homes that obviously will have the effect of coding things down start looking particularly wet snow particularly windy but the potential for showers does exist. now looks to me as though we are just about seeing the stuttering start of the spring rains again in china had to decent about few days ago further north of southern china hong kong was quite wet on the weekend and this green patchiness with the on shore breeze suggests we're going to conglomeration here where the winds come together as they are doing in northern vietnam there's a good indication of significant rain and it could be persistent rain as it was last spring in north vietnam in fact there are more showers breaking out in myanmar and thailand but the main focus still of regular daily showers of significance is from the southern philippines through borneo to northern sumatra. for nearly half

a century. a controversial political figure in the cold in the middle east and one who was never far from crisis at home or abroad. in a two part series on two zero one and tells the story of convincing old jointing. episode one so born on. the day watching us is there a mind of our top stories representatives of a global chemical watchdog in syria trying to find out if there has been a chemical attack in duma they arrived in damascus on saturday specters from the

organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons are expected to visit the site the attack that killed more than forty people. arab league leaders are meeting in saudi arabia for an annual summit that's live pictures coming from there now it comes at a time of regional tensions with strikes in syria the ongoing gulf crisis involving cats and it saudi led blockading. least in india have charged a politician was raping a teenage girl as protests against sexual assaults intensified sings sango was arrested on friday the alleged assault happened nine months ago but he was only charged of the victim tried self self on fire. water scarcity is one of the biggest problems facing humanity in the next few decades the u.n. estimates in thirty years a quarter of the world's population well lack access to clean water some countries are. dealing with severe shortages scientists in britain say they may have come up

with a solution. from manchester. it may only be one atom think and invisible to the eye but the graphene layer wrapped inside these two can help provide clean water to the planet. the mesh around its tiny holes act as a filter bacteria and other nasty bits in the dirty water are trapped in the graphene layer and drinking water comes through the other side i don't get blocked by the christian you know and just pure water can come yet so effectively it's a seed. turned graphene in swiss shield like this and run salt water through it the salts molecule stick and h two o. passes through graphene can desalinate sea water as well we recently sold it stephanie possible to remove io. which was a very important step but now we need to reproduce stalls results on a very large scale this is probably going to take at least five years i think. in

many ways it appears to be the breakthrough the world's been waiting for cities like cape town face potentially catastrophic water shortages deserted vacations through climate change water borne diseases the problems are so well known yet solutions remain elusive that's partly because desalination and other filtration process is a currently slow and expensive once the graphene solution is scaled up to industrial levels it may hold the prospects of revolutionizing the availability of clean water they're going to gee this one for example have a big role to play they can reduce the cost of water distribution water treatment a lot. and it can really help water companies governments motivate them to provide water for cheaper to the citizens it won't be enough but it can play a big role. as ever though much of the potential success of graphene will be wrapped up in politics people living in gaza for example rely on desalinated water and lay their hopes on israel and the unite. nations for solutions technological

advances and political will the same thing people really have queries from people in cities like cape town wondering how quickly they can get hold of their own personal water filtration system so there's no doubting the urgency of the me but it is as good an example as you can find of the way in which technology is now on the point of being able to overcome some of the planet's most difficult public health problems lawrence we al-jazeera in manchester the tens of thousands of protesters have marched in hungary's capital but it passed against what they say was an unfair election win by prime minister viktor orban he want to landslide victory last sunday for a third term of the campaign dominated by strong anti immigrant message demonstrators wants a recount of the ballots a free media a new election. in france violent standoff between riot police and protesters continue for a sixth day in the western town of not police used water cannon to disperse protesters forces are trying to move squatters from an abandoned airport site

in southern yemen they've been protests against the point of the former president's nephew as military commander demonstrates his entire is accused. of being a murderer they say he should be tried for human rights violations he's being appointed to lead the fight on yemen's west coast the backing of the saudi led coalition. agenda this is some of the americas was supposed to focus on tackling corruption but the u.s. led strikes in syria diverted the discussions as john home and reports from lima. the photo point was planned but then the u.s. led missile strike on syria overshadowed the agenda at the summit of the americas i call upon every nation in this hemisphere freedom. to support this military action taken by the united states and our allies and to support it publicly several

countries hinted that they did justin trudeau went further canada stands with our friends in this necessary response and we condemn in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons and last week's attack in eastern goat. the humanitarian and political problems in venezuela also took center stage more than a dozen countries signed the statement calling full among other things free and fair elections. can it also of course where we will win this one we will continue to be generous with the venezuelan people there are brothers but will be implacable with the oppressive regime and this sort of. want us to see that the venezuelan president nicolas maduro himself was uninvited to the summit he was defended in his absence by the foreign minister of unlike cuba who traded blows with paints. it's no more going to it's not at all democratic to outtalk

venezuela and mention president maduro when he's been excluded and isn't he has to despond i did ject the insulting evidence seized to cuba and venezuela the castro regime is systematically cept the wealth of a great nation and stolen the lives of people. it's a far cry from the last summit when barack obama's handshake with raul castro symbolized storing relations or relative regional home in a way that's been replaced by division and high profile absences including the us president donald trump some of questioned if the event itself is still relevant as evidence to the contrary post peru pointed to a written commitment from countries to fight corruption that was the summit sufficient theme and a relevant one that's in america's been shaken by region wide bribery scandal. but the document has no influence with measures and the sum ended with little evidence it's done much to clean up that reputation john homan now does it

a lima. in brazil thousands of protests as in rio de janeiro. after the killing of a city council last month and that driver was shot dead. that's mr fairlie the rights of minorities and criticize the army for taking over the leasing of the cities so far nobody has been arrested the supporters say she was the target of a political assassination. thousands of people gathering in barcelona's protest against the jailing of nine separatist leaders for their role in last year's to say sion referendum we are looking at live pictures coming to us from their people lining up there to demonstrate spain wants to try the separatists on charges of rebellion that's you know there's been a political limbo since spain took over its regional government following its independence declaration last year so he goes live in barcelona one of the expectations today. there are tremendous

amounts of expectations so whether they will get max another thing altogether jane but here is certainly. the demonstration is taking part in one of the main thoroughfares of of bosler and it is absolutely packed from top to bottom as far as the eye can see. but this is really a coalition of groups that have organized this not just for independence activists but also trade unions as well and other groups against what they say is the price of measures undertaken by the spanish state to drive down the catalonian crisis with this gathering here as well they are not really really only for the release of what they say political prisoners specially the leaders of these groups that what they this kind of government few sips edition.

they say that they are accused just on the fact that they did all the nice. part the referendum the bound referendum that went ahead. in october but this is it has been really a struggle that has been taking place of the last six months. on monday because the first one of the two leaders the civil societies and the jailed i reject the sanctions are made get charged formally charged with as they get it will just be an underwriting of what has already been accused by the spanish government box that has been pushed back not just by the exiled former president's cup was a huge amount but there has been the pushback also by the lawyers of those in prison who have gone via the united nations rights groups to try and get the spanish government to again be. the one of the leaders to be

able to stand in to to fulfill his democratic right to be able to stand and present himself as the leader of this the supreme court charge though however has said that he would not be able to release the big question general sanchez out of prison on the expectation that perhaps he would for meant more. sedition as well that's his excuse but with this with the lawyers that were trying to use the old goods that are available to them by the you went to push back against that and say that technically what the judge has done is not allowed and that music fact to be preventing mr sanchez from being able to participate as is his right his g.t. to be able to stand in for the us is really at an impasse a crisis that has been continuing and will likely continue until most likely elections are cool to hear him a.j.

thank you for that sonia. verging is under way in montenegro as presidential election longtime leader miller to kind of h. has never lost an election and is favored to win in his ruling democratic party of socialists of dominates upon. six on within twenty five years he favors closer ties with europe rather than traditional ally moscow last year the country went against russia and joining nato. it is a centuries old our form that was once one of hong kong's most popular forms of entertainment but cantonese opera struggling to engage the next generation the tradition is considered a unique parts of hong kong's identity and industry diehards are determined to keep it alive so talk reports. after sixty years designing and creating traditional head dresses chan caulk yarn is considered a grandmaster in cantonese opera these days he spends less time creating and more time teaching to educate the next generation to appreciate this traditional art.

the audience is mostly in their fifty's or sixty's i hope that we have more younger audiences over time that's the crucial point it's a concern shared by some in the industry who say younger people are now more engaged with other types of digital and time and. so they have come up with a plan as well as subjects like math and science primary and secondary students can now study cantonese opera the hong kong government hopes that by making it part of the curriculum it to preserve this unique part of hong kong's cultural heritage the money through this kind of activity we hope to spark kids interest in this culture and they can experience the value of it the performance showcases stories of chinese history gestures and singing styles haven't changed nor have the demanding retains but the storyline has been given a modern make over everything to be like cantonese opera the only difference is the

story itself we try to write stories on the daily lives of to children that's me stop or it's considered a unique part of hong kong's identity and been recognized by unesco as an intangible part of the city's cultural heritage and this year the government is opening this new theater dedicated to the arts but with a fan base of many adults and the elderly it industry knows the key to its survival is reinventing its tradition the decadent costumes are drawcard as well as the mike up but students are learning to appreciate the performance celebrating it on stage her whole journey i love the cantonese opera because i now know more chinese words and culture from it. i like it because my grandpa sings cantonese opportune so i'm used to listening to him a lot with more than twenty schools now signed up to the program industry groups hope this new landscape of cantonese opera will stand the test of time sarah clarke al-jazeera hong kong.

these are the top stories representatives of a global chemical watchdog in syria to find out if there has been a chemical attack in duma they arrived in damascus on saturday inspectors from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons are expected to visit the sites of the suspected gas attack that killed more than forty people. activists in several rebel held areas of syria say they have come under renewed bombardment from government forces multiple air raids and artillery units of targeted several villages in northern holmes province as strikes of also at the top of a bit in the countryside. arab league leaders are meeting in saudi arabia for an annual summit that's live picture coming to us now the meeting is expected to focus on regional concerns about iran and its role in yemen the u.s. visit on tribes decision to move the american embassy to jerusalem is also likely

to dominate the talk. thousands of people protesting in the spanish city of basra that is you can see the people addressing them at the podium and also for the jailing of nine cats and separatist leaders spain wants to try them on charges of rebellion that's very has been in political limbo since spain took over its regional government following its independence declaration last year. voting is underway in montenegro as presidential election longtime leader djukanovic has never lost an election and is favored to win here and he's reading democratic party of socialists have dominated politics for more than twenty five years he favors closer ties with europe rather than traditional ally moscow last year the country went against russia and joined nato. the first rank of family to be repatriated from bangladesh has arrived in meanwhile as rakhine state the family of five has been given identification documents but not citizenship the united nations is

warning the community still faces discrimination and persecution in myanmar within seven hundred thousand range of muslims a fled to bangladesh following a military crackdown in rakhine last year. somali official said to have stopped the plane from the united arab emirates from leaving the country this was off the iraqi military trainers refused to have their cargo checked. as are the headlines the news continues but first this inside story.