n in ramadi where isil has begun their fight in the city. the flag is flying over multiple important buildings as shiite fighters fight for an appeal for the government to take up positions and arms nearby. in advance of the speculative advancee, the rebels are beginning defensive positions. sunni gained control after days

of fighting. reporter: with its own troops forced to flee the city in the wake of an islamic state takeover the government in baghdad had little choice asking shiite militias to lead the counteroffensive against isil insurgents. some 30,000 shiite militiamen gathered on monday gathering near the capital of the province which borders saudi arabia. >> we will be a real backbone for security forces. an impenetrable force for this country. we represent the legitimacy in iraq. reporter: support from shiite groups was crucial when the government recaptured the sunni majority city but concerns were raised after reports were raised about shia soldiers committing human rights abuses. it is the biggest defeat for

iraq's government and force a major operation following the islamic state group sweeping victories in the north. it is also a major setback for the us-led coalition which is engaged in an aerial campaign against them. >> it will take longer and be less pretty. we have to work with these shia militias which means finding some way to regulate them so the regularly more controllable ones can be worked into the battle plans. otherwise, we have to see this improvisation which raises a lot of fears. reporter: the decision descendent shiite militias could add to sectarian hostility. many of the shiite groups are backed by iran and fighting along the traditional enemy the u.s., creating an unlikely alliance. luke: in other news, in afghanistan, 11 policemen have been jailed for failing to prevent the murder of a woman.

they received one year since his for negligence. this after a 27-year-old woman was lynched by a crowd earlier this year. she was beaten to death and her body set on fire after she was accused of blasphemy. there were multiple police officers standing by as she was attacked. four men have been sentenced to death for the attack. to burundi and little sign for the unrest. demonstrators continuing to defy the president and his government in the capital on tuesday. police and protesters clashing. protester leaders rallying 1000 of their supporters calling on the demonstrators to overcome their fear and keep up the pressure. 20 people have already died as the president runs for a third term.

south africa announcing next month's election should be postponed due to instability. julia is our correspondent. julia: the atmosphere here remains tense. the protesters were out in greater numbers today than yesterday. the police presence earlier in the day was relatively light but as the day progressed, police and military were out in greater numbers and clashing with protesters. mainly in the province here where there was report of shots fired. protesters told us shots were fired at them around midday. they dispersed and came back in the protest regained momentum in parts of the city this afternoon. protesters told us they would continue to take to the streets daily despite the police forces and the military.

luke: the government has reasserting its authority in past days. what is the latest in the crackdown on the media and what impact is it having for the people? julia: most journalists here are still in hiding today. we found it very hard to reach journalists. they are fearful of reprisals. independent radio and television stations remain closed. there was a privately owned newspaper that reopened. there were for war and ambassadors in attendance which is really in indication of how concerned the ambassadors are about the restrictions on the press here. today was really the first day we experienced restrictions against foreign journalist reporting. we were turned away at a checkpoint as were many of our colleagues. many of us have the official press accreditations that we

paid $300 for. we were still turned away. today was the first day we saw those restrictions on the press carrying over to the foreign journalists. by the end of the day, we were able to get through some of the checkpoints but it was worrisome this morning when they were stopping us. luke: moving on, the u.n. has asked asian nations to cause saving lives the top priority thanks to the continuing influx. indonesia, malaysia and thailand drawing criticism for allowing these ships go back to sea. indonesia says the responsibility must be shed by the whole region. they are calling on migrants and at least 2000 migrants are still trapped at sea and supplies are dwindling. there are abysmal conditions on board with food shortages and

riots breaking out. reporter: bangladesh and burmese passengers describe a fierce battle to survive on board a smuggler boat. at least 100 died in vicious clashes between the two groups following arguments over dwindling supplies. this attempt to reconcile -- each group blames the other for the horrific violence on board. >> they did not give us food when we were hungry. the burmese ate rice, but we were beaten. look at my bruise marks. >> i explained we only had 30 liters of water. we should keep it for the children. we adults can last three to five days without water. after hearing that, they attacked us. reporter: around 3000 people ha

ve been here the last week while around 5000 are still trapped at sea. following a crackdown on human trafficking three weeks ago there has been little in the way of coordination between southeast asian nations. thailand indonesia and malaysia have been accused of pushing boats back to sea. the international organization for migration has called the crisis maritime ping-pong of human life. luke: in europe, the question of migration is making waves. the eu struggling to cope with the influx of the migrants. voicing opposition to eu plans to enforce quotas on distributive migrants. from opposition from the u.k. in other states, brussels is explaining its plants. s. reporter: a flat-out rejection

-- that is the stance france is taking after european commission proposed quotas to deal with the influx of migrants. it would force countries the taken in a certain percentage. in berlin, president hollande said the plan did not comply with french law. president hollande: we have had immigration control. we cannot talk of quotas for migrants. there is also the question of refugees and asylum. the right to asylum -- we don't grant it. reporter: sentiment echoed by the prime minister who reiterated the french position in parliament. >> the right to asylum is a right granted according to criteria is and the number of people benefiting from it cannot be defined by quotas.

it would be a moral and ethical mistake to take that route. reporter: the rapid influx of migrants crossing into europe became an issue too big to ignore after 900 people died in the mediterranean in april. italy has been asking other countries to share the burden, but france and spain join in the u.k., denmark and ireland in rejecting the proposed quotas. the temporary fix is now in jeopardy. luke: moving to another historic milestone in the peace process in northern ireland -- prince charles meeting with the leaders. gerry adams -- the paired shook hands for the first five and spoke in private for 15 minutes. adams expressed regret on the loss of life. he says terror and violence in northern ireland and leading the northern irelanders, -- he spoke

about the assassination of prince charles great uncle. to columbia where the death toll has reached 62 and it is likely to rise following a devastating landslide. the mayor of the city says her town was almost wiped off the map due to a huge landslide and flooding on monday. we have more. reporter: the streets littered with mud and debris after heavy rain swept through the northwestern colombian town, carrying away homes and people. survivors recall being awoken from their beds as their modestly built homes plunged into the river. >> my daughter will be up and told me something horrible was coming. i woke up and went to the stairs at which point we were already closed in. we jumped off the balcony. reporter: aerial images shows

residents digging through rubble with their bare hands looking for survivors. for some, it is an excruciating wait. >> i still have not found anything. i have to go look every time they bring a body. i just have to wait. reporter: as the death toll continues to increase, the colombian president declared a public emergency. bringing up relief funds for the victims. adding a new layer to the natural disaster, additional but less intense rain which is expected over the next two to three days. luke: you are watching live from paris. we have a business update. we start with what is being built as the biggest recall in the history of the global carbon industry -- car industry. >> takata has agreed to recall

nearly 34 million vehicles in the united states alone. that is nearly double the number of cars that have been recalled so far in the u.s. over this issue. the announcement was made during a briefing by u.s. officials in washington. it follows a lengthy argument between american authorities and takata over the scope of the issue. airbags made by them have been found to explode with too much force which is sent shrapnel flying inside cars. six deaths have been linked. 36 million vehicles have been recalled so far. globally, the new recall will add millions more to that number. >> this recall involves 11 auto manufacturers. many different part suppliers, not just takata. and roughly double the number of vehicles built in the united states every year. it is fair to say this is probably the most complex consumer safety recall in u.s. history.

>> it is unclear how much money this recall will actually cost, but we can imagine the price tag will be fairly steep. we moved to france. the prime minister says there is a future for france's nuclear industry. he is throwing his weight over the sector and talking about the trouble of the company. there was a struggle of a takeover. this tuesday, the ceo has confirmed he will make a formal bid. kate has more details. kate: a way out of the storm for areva. the power utility has confirmed it is preparing a rescue plan for the struggling nuclear group. >> it is clear that areva is in trouble and it is important to keep the expertise because in his excellent -- it is an excellent part of france's nuclear sector. kate: edf will make an offer to

buy the nuclear reactor business which is about one third of the global workforce and brings in 30% of sales. it would focus on uranium mining and nuclear fuel. it is supposed to further more modern alternatives who specialize in nuclear safety. areva has suffered a downtown in demand following -- downturn in demand following the fukushima disaster. they announced plans to cut between five and 6000 jobs worldwide. some estimates have valued its nuclear reactor division as high as two to 3 billion euros although edf may be unwilling to offer so much for a struggling business. the french government which owns 85% of edf would have to approve any deal, but it is anxious to find a resolution.

>> let's take a look at the markets. a board member of the european central bank says it will ramp up its stimulus program. we saw the frankfurt and paris stock exchanges go higher than more than 2%. london also climbed, but with a little less conviction. the ecb official has said the ecb will be speeding up its bond buying program in may and june. the ecb has been buying bonds in the tune of 60 billion euros every month since march in order to speed up the european economy. he says that program will be speeded up in may and june ahead of a little bit of a summer lull in july and august. we do not see the same feel-good factor stateside this hour as we saw in europe. the dow jones is currently holding its head above the flat line, but not my much. the nasdaq and s&p 500 are

trading to the downside. this as investors are digesting the latest data coming after the u.s. housing market, housing stocks came in stronger during the month of april then was forecast. it still has not done much for american stocks this session with the nasdaq and s&p 500 trading to the downside. let's take a look at some individual company news in the markets. we are seeing shares and walmart coming under pressure on wall street this session. it comes as the world's biggest retailer reports a small quarterly profit. a pay hike will stop the bottom line. at the same time, sales in the three months fell. car shares were among the winners earlier in europe. another sign the european car market is recovering after years of weakness. it jumped nearly 7% in april.

the french carmaker renault saw its shares popeye more than 5%. -- top by more -- go up by more than 5%. higher quarterly sales. it is seeing signs of a recovery in europe as revenues are not growing in the last quarter. the share price was down as the company's outlook was lower than expected. that is the business news. luke: thank you, marcus. coming up next, the latest from the cannes film festival. ian jackson catches up with the hungarian director of the hotly film "son of sword." that is the directorial debut.

reporter: the films can shock you and you want something that will stay with you forever. one such work is from the hungarian director. his debut takes place in a hell with and hell. prisoners in auschwitz's are forced to dispose of the dead.

>> it is basically the story of a man who works in a crematorium. a prisoner in an extermination camp. he is supposed to burn the bodies of his own people. it takes place in 1944 in auschwitz. and one day, he finds the body of a boy and he is supposed to bury it. he thinks this boy is his son. it is the quest of him burying his body. >> [speaking foreign language]

reporter: your first film, you are the only director in competition that has not made a film before. why the holocaust? >> the subject found me. aside from the fact where i have parts of my family -- i found 10 years ago writing to a group of crematorium workers in auschwitz. they described their daily life. they put it into the ground because they knew they would be killed soon. they rebelled in october 1944. most of them were killed. [yelling] reporter: how do you feel

how the holocaust has been depicted on film of until now? >> depiction films have been telling the story of survival. the history of the camps was not about survival, it was about death. i did not want to make any exceptions but at the same time, this story of the man is an exception. it is about the little boy when there is no more hope. reporter: in 1985, a film has been debated about how and if the nazi death camps should be depicted on screen. you have made an outstanding film. there has been a lot of admiration but there will still be people that say the unimaginable should be left unimaginable. >> i think the unimaginable should be imagined because then the audiences would have more

empathy towards what happened. i think we should find ways of telling the stories to our generation. the trick is not to show it but suggest it so the imagination of the viewer would construct something. we want to present the vision of one man and stay with this man and not show too much and tell too much. it is relying more on the imagination of the viewer to reconstruct what is going on in this madness. [shrieking] reporter: this unrelenting focus. his head always seems to be the

center, all the way through the film. the action is blurred and in the background we see violence, we see nudity but we don't really see it. but we do hear a lot. tell me about that choice. >> the sound is there to suggest there is more. it is always a reference suggesting that you cannot encompass it entirely. our main character does not pay attention to the horror as he is used to it. it is sad. what he pays attention to is his own quest. reporter: his only goal was not to escape or not survive but to give the young boy a proper jewish burial. god could see more absent in this scene. explain his motivation.

>> he wants to do something that does not make sense to anybody. but, i think it does make sense to the viewer. because it is something about inner survival, beyond hope. >> [speaking foreign language] reporter: this is your first time directing. looking at the holocaust. the other film is called "the tale of love and darkness." it took her years to get funding. what was her reaction like? >> it was agreed to be financed. they felt it would be problematic to make it due to the subject.

reporter: you are here at the biggest own festival in the world. everybody is praising your film. >> more or less. reporter: how does it feel to you to be here? what has your experience been like? >> when we walked up to the red carpet, when we presented the film, there was a sort of communion with the crew, the actors and the viewers. it was very touching. what interests me is that people can see the film, talk about it and maybe it will go to countries and people from other countries will see this film. that is the most important thing. reporter: thank

from pacifica this is democracy now! >> they have no interest or concern about the welfare of young women or women in general. their whole stated goal is to end legal abortion in america must overturn roe, and put planned parenthood out of business. and that is really their purpose. amy: as the republican-controlled house approves a measure that would ban most abortions after 20