meanwhile have been demonstrating both opposition as well as support for houthi rebels in yemen in the southern cities, protesters there accused houthis of staging a coup and demanded provinces are freed from their control. also there were counter protests by houthi supporters, they said they backed the constitution of declaration that dissolved the yemeni parliament earlier this month. on friday rival political factions did agree on a people' transitional council to help governor yell edge. the united nations is considering publically naming people involved in war crimes in syria. i new u.n. report says human rights violations continue to worsen. the syrian government says the report is biased our diplomatic he had core names bays reports from new york. >> reporter: the four commissioners have been working on documenting human rights violations and war crimes in syria for three and a half years, the situation gets worse and worse but their new report goes much further than any of the previous eight ones. after meeting with the security council, they told reporters they have a confidential list of the

aside from that there has been protests in the southern cities where the houthis are not present. places have seen demonstrations and in other places. these cities are wary that the houthis could, considering the significance of the southern cities and the fact that the ports - the ports of aden they are beat up not only by the security apparatus like the police but they are opposed to the coup and say they will not take orders from sanaa. but by popular committees set up in order to protect the houthi advancement. so very divisive situation here >>> it sounds very divisive. as we know yemen is a divided country. no doubt the coup could deepen the divisions further. how do you see this playing out? >> well it's very difficult to say. it's not only a division between nose the minority and those opposed to the coup but there's a decision generally on those to separate from yemen altogether. there's a large separatist movement in this feud that is taking place in sanaa. it's an opportunity. we have seen them. but also obviously a lot of people are waiting to see how this plays out. th

the southern city of tiaz was the location of that and now they are on the streets. we have more. >> reporter: despite its run down look and the trash in the street this junction in the heart of tiaz means a great deal. it's here that thousands gathered calling for the down fall of the president. he is one of the youth leaders that helped to organise the demonstrations. yemen is nowhere near where he dreamed it would be. >> we never imagined to yemen would be worse off offer the resolution. as young people we had hopes and dreams of building a new yemen. unfortunately these things exist today. amen is not just disappointed. he's scared that the revolution is slipping away because of the coup by rebels. >> the revolution is in danger. it's aim is to drag yemen back 50 years. you must work hard to protect freedoms. >> these scenes from four years ago are far from the current reality in yemen, since getting rid of the president. yemen elected a new president for the first time history. last week he was deposed by a power grab orchestrated by the houthis, the shia minori

the president has fled to the southern city of aden. yemenese fear the move to aiden could cause a -- further instability. >> reporter: this aden the de facto capitol since the president arrived here. the houthi militia put him under house arrest in sana'a, but he managed to escape and now he is trying to rule from aden. but the reaction of people here may surprise many. >> translator: no, no no. aden is the capitol of only the south. we wnth independence. >> reporter: there is a long history of bitterness between the north and the south, so instead of being over joyed by this shift of power, people we talked to expressed apprehension and miss trust. >> translator: the southerners contribute more than 70% of the country east territory and 80% of resources, but they received nothing in turn. hady doesn't speak for the cause of the south. if he does so and makes the right decisions to address our problems, then he will support him. >> reporter: there is an air of peace and calm in aden. people here hope for a better future and a return to

the southern city of tyus was at the center of those protests. people are there on the streets demonstrating against the houthis who have sieved power in the capitol of sana'a. >> reporter: this was the epicenter of the uprising when the yemenese joined the so cared arab spring in 2011. and four years on tens of thousands have come out to the streets to demonstration in large numbers, but this year obviously the added message was not a celebration of the revolution but as one of the youth leaders told me they are scared that their revolution is slipping away. >>> this is taste of what we have coming up. boko haram intensifying its attacks dozens are killed in niger. >>> and a group leader that recruited fighters for isil is sentenced. ♪ >>> to syria now, where the al-nusra front says it has captured 30 government soldiers in the damascus countryside. the government forces backed by lebanese hezbollah fighters have captured several in the south. the british-based syrian observatory for human rights says the attack was lead by the hezbollah fighter

are investigating a knife attack on three soldiers elected while guarding a jewish center in the southern city of nice. the attacker was arrested along with a suspected accomplice. they'll appear in a paris court accused of condoning terrorism. it fol disproed a comment published on the internet. and as reported it's not the first time the comedian caused offense. >> reporter: to his fans he's a comedian to critics a demi god. he is accused of condoning terrorism. it started with a comment made on january the 11th the day when millions around france took part in unity rallies under the slogan "jes suis charlie". on his facebook page dieudonne wrote "i feel like amedy coulibaly" a reference to the gunman that killed four. >> they prevoked angry responses from the police. they were not supporting terrorism. >> the defense is the truth. that he only expressed a unique feeling that was a humourist, like those poor people from the newspaper, "charlie hebdo". >> reporter: dieudonne is no trapinger to the court. with incitement to religious hatred. in all cases he denied the charges. dieudonne has a

. >> to what degree are the southern cities which the african american populations are northern and western cities derived benefiting from either greater economic growth or something that is drawing people back in a reverse migration and to what degree has this reverse migration got anything to do with individuals? are they going to their grandparents' homes or to different cities in the south? >> that's a really good question. one of the prime beneficiaries believe it or not happened to be the south itself. i have talked with many people taylor brant, the historian, and others who will comment on how the south has really come into its own economically , attracted fortune 500 companies that might not have been there otherwise. people of all backgrounds have gone to the south. as a result of its growth, it now has a term called the sun belt. immigrants who had not been in the sous, in large numbers before, are flocking to the south as well. and so this is one of the economic consequences that has actually benefited the south as a result of this. >> isabel, atlanta where you are is an example

protests took mace in several cities across the country, a student-led demonstration was fired on and dispersed in the capital. thousands took to the streets in the southern city. the u.n. special envoy who failed to get all sides to agree on a deal said that he was disappointed in the houthi decision to go it alone. the u.s. condemned the power grab too, and the gulf corporation council says: as calls for protests continued, it was announced that tribes would not obey orders coming from sanaa. they have agreed on the formation of an alternative body. the houthis played their hand. but the question is whose turn is it next. will the united nations implement a sanctions threat or will the political parties come up with a proposed solution. there's much anticipation as to what action gulf countries will take. meanwhile thousands of yemenis decided to take to the streets, they say, until they topple the new government. french president francis hollande warned that war at the gate of europe as the crisis gets worse, the main focus of a catholic church in germany where they have renewed calls for russia to diffuse the situation. >> in the heart of bov airia, t

the president. he made a declaration from the city of aden, home to a southern secessionist movement. >>> ukrainian nd pro-russia separatists have exchanged dozens of prisoners as part of a larger ceasefire deal signed last week. the swap took place west of the rebel held city of luhansk despite the step towards peace ukraine accuses rebels the november keeping their side of the ceasefire agreement. >>> nigerian force have his retaken the northeastern borden down from boko haram. a town at nigeria's border from chad, niner and woman ron was the scene of what is feared to have been the armed groups worst atrocity in its six-year insurgency. these photos show the town before boko haram moved in. a town of 3,000 homes schools and clinics. the red is lush vegetation, identify days later new satellite pictures show that vegetation is badly damaged and the whole area has been flatten the. more from the capital abuja. >> reporter: the recapture is a hugely significant and symbolic victory for the nigerian army because it really has been the thorn in the side of the fight against the group over the last six

the southern city was at the center of those protests and people are back on the streets of that city protesting against the houthis taking power in sanaa. we have more. >> despite its run-down look and the trash on the street. the junction - a great deal. it's they are that thousands of yemenis gathered in 2011, calling for the downfall of the then president. amen was a leader who helped organise the demonstrations. four years on he says yemen was nowhere near where he should be. we never managed that yemen would be worse off after the revolution. as young people we had hopes and draps of building a new yemen. we took to the streets. unfortunately, these things exist today. >> reporter: amen is not just disappointed. he's scared that the revolution is slipping away because of the coup by rebels. >> translation: the revolution is in danger. there's a counter resolution the aim is to go back 50 years. we worked hard the revolution to take back our freedom. >> reporter: the scenes for years are far from the scenes yesterday. the president was deposed by a power grab. here on the main ro

the soldier was guarding the cultural center in the southern city of nice. he and another soldier helped subdue the suspect. a magistrate in charge of counter terrorism is looking into the attack it's not known whether the man has links to radical groups. local media reporting that authorities had detained the man last week when he tried to enter turkey. he was flown back to france and questioned by intelligence officials. the attacks last month killed 17 people, police and military personnel have been stepping up patrols of transportation facilities, tourist areas and religious centers. french investigators have detained 8 people on suspicion of recruiting people and sending them to syria. authorities caught the suspects in the suburbs in paris and leone. french media report they are in their 20s to 30s and of turkish or north african origin. the suspects are accused of sending them to syria on three occasions between may and september of 2013. french authorities arrested five people in late january on suspicion of being islamic state recruiter recruiters. a

. >>> at least one person is dead after a suicide attack in afghanistan in the southern city of kandaharthe suicide bomber targeted a military vehicle, and at it more people were wounded in the attack. >>> now as many as 150 americans have tried to leave the united states to fight with isil according to u.s. in2e8 against agencies. preventing young people from being recruited is the focus of a three-day summit underway in washington, d.c. the white house has invited leaders to present pilot programs already in place. >> reporter: wlooits officials officially called the next three days a summit on countering violent extremism. conservatisms have asked why is it not islamic extremism. well, they just had a representative from the anti-defamation league speak, and he said it is a mission take to focus only on islamic extremism, because most attacks that happened domestically are because of right-wing extremists. the wlooits says isil does not event islam, and it would be a mistake to label it as such. they say isil wants to make it the case that the u.s. is at war with islam, and they don't

. >> we have more from the southern city of tiaz. >> so more warnings from the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon. in yemen, a lot of people were asking what the united nations is willing to do in order to solve what is becoming a more and more dangerous situation, a more and more unstable state as every day goes by. a lot of people particularly the political parties who have been involved in these negotiations have become more and more pessimistic, particularly because they say the only consistency in terms of negotiations is that the houthis, the shia militia have become more powerful as long as the negotiations continued. so they are asking why the u.n. conditions with the strategy surely there must be another senior politician another strategy to ensure that this coup is reversed. and that legitimacy is restored. on a security perspective, more violence across the country. this time on thursday there was an attack by al qaeda militants on an army base in the province. the significance here is that the army base is in close proximity to the oil production center o

the southern city of taiz was at the center of protests and now they're back on the streets to demonstrate against the houthis who seized power in a coup in the capitol sanna. we have a report now from taiz. >> taiz was the epicenter of the jump rising when the yemenis joined the so-called arab spring in 2011. four years on, tens of thousands have come total streets to demonstrate in large numbers but this year obviously the added message is not a celebration of the revolution, but is one of the youth leaders told me, they are scared that the revolution is slipping away. >> syrian state television said government forces backed by lebanese hezbollah fighters captured several villages south of the capitol. tate media says troops gained control of the village on wednesday morning. the british-based syrian observatory for human rights said the attack was spearheaded by hezbollah, 20 opposition fighters were killed in the area on tuesday. >> president obama is defending u.s. policy of not paying ransoms to hostage takers, because it increases the risk of more kidnappings. the u.s. president has

from the southern city, we have this report. >> they came by the thousands. chanting freedom. freedom as they a marched and marked the birthplace of yemen's revolution. these protests were meant to mark the fourth anniversary of that up rising. but since the houthi coupe the course changed and they've become protests primarily against what has happened in the capitol of sanaa. >> we, the yemeni people, cannot be ruled by this houthi coup. >> there were several houthi protests crass the country. there is widespread opposition to them. but protests may not be enough to stop the power grab by the houthis. on tuesday the fighters took control of the government. there was high alert in the remaining cities that have not yet fallen into their hands. meanwhile, there is an increased fear among people here. they believe that now that the houthies and the militia have taken control of the main cities in the north they could very well attempt to capture more. there are several of these check points that have been set up across the city. >> the united nations have told al jazeera that th

the southern city ta'izz was at the center of mass protests.from there that our correspondent reports. >> reporter: they came by the thousands, chanting freedom, freedom, as they marched through ta'izz, the birthplace of yemen's revolution. these protests were originally meant to mark the fourth anniversary of the uprising but since last friday's coup the calls changed and they have become protests primarily against what happened in the capitol sana'a. there were several anti-coup protests across the country, a sign that even though the houthis are increasing their grip on power, there is widespread opposition to them. but protests may not be enough to stop the power grabby the houthis. the fighters took control of another area. security personnel are on high alert in the remaining cities. there is an increased fear amongst people here. they believe now that the houthis and their militia have taken control of most of the main cities in the north, that they could attempt to capture ta'izz and that's why there are several of these check points ac

officials at the interior ministry say the soldier was guarding the cultural center in the southern city of nice. he and another soldier helped subdue the subject. a magistrate charge of counterterrorism is looking into the attack. it's not known whether the man has links to radical groups. local media are reporting that authorities had detained the man last week when he tried to enter turkey. he was flown back to france and questioned by intelligence officials. the attacks last month killed 17 people. police and military personnel have been stepping up patrols of transportation facilities tourist areas, and religious centers. >>> french authorities have carried out anti-terrorism raids, and they've arrested eight people on suspicion of recruiting french youth into jihadism. interior minister bernard kasaneuve said the arrests were made in the suburbs of paris and lyon. french media report the suspects are in there 30s and 40s and of tur, or north african origin. they're accused of being involved in a network that recruited fighters in 2013 to join islamist extremists in syria. french au

there have been protests across the country in support of the president who has fled to the southern cityaden. >> translator: i talked with his excellency, the president, on how to make sure yemen doesn't become a home for terrorists and extremist organizations. >>> some yemenis fear that his move to aden could cause further instability in the country. >> reporter: this is aden yemen's de facto capitol since the president arrived here. the houthis put him under house arrest for weeks in sana'a but he managed to escape. and now he is trying to rule from aden. >> translator: no, no no. aiden is the capitol of only the south. we don't want the north here. we want independence. >> reporter: it's not a secret that there is a long history of bitterness between the north and the south, so instead of being overjoyed from this shift of power, people we talked to expressed apprehension and mistrust. >> translator: there is zero trust between the north and the south. the southerners were the first to demand unity. but they have received nothing in return hady is a southerner, but doesn't speak for t

this was in the southern city of kandahar. army spokesperson, said the bomber targeted a military vehicle. eight more were wounded in that attack. >>> the united nations saying the number of civilians sill sill -- killed or wounded in afghanistan is at the highest number in four years. nicole john stan has more. >> reporter: every hour this boy is rolled over. his father keeps an anxious vigil. he is 14 and was paralyzed from the waist down when he was shot during a taliban ambush of officials. >> translator: it has been seven months like this. i blame the taliban. the poor are suffering. i don't have anyone. just another small son and a wife. there's no one here who knows our situation. >> reporter: when he arrived at this hospital in kabul, he had a bed sore the size of a man's fist. he is now recovering, day by day. last year was a terrible year for afghanistan civilians. the u.n. assistance mission in afghanistan says almost 3,700 civilians were killed. up 25% on the previous year. the number of child casualties increased

that military base as you say the significance of it being that it is the last point towards the southern cityl-rich city there where oil production is and it's very strategically important. what some analysts are saying in those who are close to where the fighting is taking place although the base itself doesn't have so much strategic importance, the fact that it does reach there but possibly there could be a new frontier being opened up there to combat houthi rebels the shia minority who took control of the country around a week ago and are looking to advance and consolidate their gains as they push further south from the capital is nah. sanaa. are these al qaeda fighters looking for a territory gain or a base to launch further operations? >> reporter: well, the way they have operated so far is actually the latter. david, they look for different bases where they first get more weapons and replenish their reserves so to spring and essentially increase the military might. in terms of territorial gains they have never really at least in yemen looks to control specific cities or towns. maybe bec

now he's in the southern city of aden but his presence there is worrying some as we now explain. >> this is aden, yemen's de facto capitol since president hadi arrived here. the houthi militia made the call a few weeks ago and put him under house arrest, but he managed to escape, and now he's trying to rule from aden. but the reaction of people here may surprise many. >> they're shouting no, no, no. we don't need the in order here. we want independence. >> it's not the secret that there is a long history between the north and the south. instead of being overjoyed by the shift of power people we talk to express apprehension and mistrust. >> there is zero trust from the north and the south. they have received nothing. hadi is a southerner, but he does not speak for the cause of the south. if he does so, and if he makes the right decisions to address our problems, then we will support him. >> people here hope for a better future and a return to what they perceive to be a better past. the symbol of the flag of southern yemen. since the two yemens united in 1990 people here tell us that the s

houthi rebels say that yemen's president is wanted for justice after fleeing to the southern city of en. he stepped down last month after the rebel group seized the presidential palace and placed him under house arrest. >>> meanwhile a french woman and her driver have been kidnapped in yemen's capitol. >>> there has been heavy fighting in the iraqi town. isil forces ceased large parts of the town on monday. the head of the anbar province shall council says they have also recaptured the police station. meanwhile isil have released a video online that appears to show them fighting iraqi troops. >>> there was heavy shelling in fallujah by the iraqi army. the army has been trying to drive isil forces out of fallujah for more than a year now. >>> there have been two bomb blasts in northern nigeria. the first happened at a bus station, 12 were killed there, 35 others were wounded. further north another blast at a police station. there have now been three attacks in the last four days. let's go live now to the capitol of nigeria. ivan? >> reporter: adrian the details of what happened are sti

more protests from houthi rebels as the president flees to the southern city of aden. >>> the u.s.ing for more sanctions against russia. >> i'm alan fish center

. >> police in the southern city say a man armed with a knife attacked a patrol of soldiers who were guarding a jewish community center, in the center of niese. they say the man wounded one soldier, in the neck, and then wounded the other two in the face and the arm as they tried to intervene and disarm him. that may have been acted with his accomplice, all of this comes just a month after a shooting attack against the newspaper. in which 12 people were killed. and of course, after other attacks in the which the policewoman was killed while on traffic duty, and four people were also killed in the a jewish supermarket. france is on it's highest level of security alert 10,000 troops are deplayed throughout the country to back up police, and really rigorous security procedures are in place. and particularly outside jewish schools and cultural centers which are thought to be particularly vulnerable. so this knife attack really added to the sense of nervousness which exists right across the country at the moment. >> crow way sha and serbia have been urged to turn the page. after top u.n. c

they will wonder, for example, three egyptians who have been kidnapped in the southern city. what is going to happen to their fate? are they going to appear in another gruesome video dressed in orange and beheaded? all of this is certainly al huge challenge for him around and is he going to be able to convince them that this is the right thing to do? airstrikes is the right retaliation for that. >> all right. a you know just as hoda was talking, they broke again to some sort after promotion of sorts. clearly, this is a packaged action highly-produced presentation by the president and about the president and the state of his presidency. this is not one those classic the president talks to the people. this is a well-rehearsed well-planned, well-produced, the hands and the movement of the president and so on and so forth. this is a way to market president sisi more than anything else right now. >> many thanks, well, of course as i said, keep listening to this speech by the president. anything news worthy from it, we will bring to you here on al jazeera. in the meantime let's mov

protesters in the southern city say houthis have staged a coup and they mannedded houthi leaders freevinces from their control. but also there were counter protests by supporters. they say that he back the constitutional declaration. on friday they agreed to a people's transitional council to rep governor yemen. >>> one protester killed and several injured in an anti coup rally in egypt. the area has been a flash point for violence between pro muslim brotherhood protesters and the security. media in egypt is reporting that the government has approved plans to amend a law which will allow courts on to every look witness testimonies. the amendments have been sent to president sisi for approval. egypt's justice system has recently attracted international condemnation with hundreds of people handed death sentences during mass trials. >>> still to come on al jazerra 10s of thousands of displaced in myanmar as the army continues its offensive on ethnic rebels. and some nigerians finding it hard to find a place called home because of boko haram attacks. >> tuesday on "the stream". >> selling

. >> well, al jazerra's jamal is in the southern port city of aidan and has more on his speech. >> reporter the houthis leader who is essentially the defecator ruler of this country since his group executed that coup on friday gave the first speech since then he tried to reach out to not only different parties and different sects and players domestically in yemen but also regionally and internationally. he said this was not a coup, it was a revolution and this revolution was for all of yemen. especially he pointed out and singled out the south where a lot of resentment has been demonstrated towards the capital in his attempt to reach out to regional players particularly the gulf countries, he said that this revolution as he puts it, not a coup, was done in order to put an end to the advancement of al qaeda fighters saying it was needed to insure that the threat of what he called terrorism was not going to increase. as it stands now though, he is a lonely man on the political field. he only has as allies the members of the former regime, that which was out of thed by the 2011 up rising, that

after arriving in the southern port city of aden on saturday hadi supporters want him to clarify his tion on the houthi takeover and his legitimacy as president. mohammed vall reports. >> reporter: this is the first time president abdel hadi has been seen since his escape from sanaa. he is shown holding a meeting with army commanders. his initial statement left many questions unanswered. most importantly on whether he still wants to resign from. but after this meeting, the governor of aden said: >> translator: president hadi insists he will continue to carry out his political duties because he has an obligation towards the citizens and the voters in order to implement the transitional phase and the outcome of the national dialogue. >> the new element here is the call for government ministers to move to aden which implies that aden will be a defactor capital of yes, ma'amep at the moment. but hadi's supporters are asking if he has withdrawn his nomination. it dealt a below with the houthis had agreed on a roadmap that suits goals. now talks are stalled. >> we are now talking about a pr

. >> well, there has been widespread opposition in the central and southern cities of yemen. the protests took place almost as soon as the coup announcement was made in stiff city of tais and madlib which is the main source of energies energy in the country. there's a lot of opposition expressed on the streets opposition of the houthi has been rather muted because in recent weeks when people have taken to the streets protests by young people and so forth they come under attack by houthi fighters who have shot at them, killing several and the houthis represent a shia minority in jim yemen for them to unilaterally decide, that they were going to take over the government was not going to go down well in the larger portions of society. houthis have good ties with iran and different analysts, has been delivered to the houthis from iran just recently a shipment of fuel because of like i say the oil production in yemen is still controlled by those opposed to the houthis and therefore fuel was being cut off to them. and allegedly an iranian shipment was delivered to them. this is goin

let's get more live from the southern city of aden in yemen. what more can you tell bus these reports of russian-made weapons that are head to go houthi controlled areas are they destined for the houthis? >> that is what we understand. we understand as you say that the vessel arrived and that carried russian weapons that were intended for the houthi fighters and it has reached its destination. also what we understand, there were at least between 15-20 fighter jets that flew into yemen's air force base that were transferred a few months back and now in the past 24 hours they were flown to the houthi strong howstronghold in the north a clear indication of the houthis attempt to go beef up their military might not only on the ground but by air, as well. the significance of the fighter jets for the houthis is obviously it gives them that long reach that maybe they don't have on the ground to reach eastern and southern cities in yemen which so far they have failed to capture or to take control of. all of this, as you say when the other side of the po

the yemeni army controls a large swath of central and western yemen, as well as the southern city of aden. u.s. security officials say the al qaeda the greatest group to threaten the security of the u.s. arabian peninsula oil must travel out of the arabian gulf. the narrow entrance to the red sea and finally the suez canal. many through yemeni waters. >>> some say they're leaving shelves bare and leaving the locals high and dry. >>> soon more drones in the air we'll have concerns and the privacy straight ahead. can one man really change centuries of tradition? that's the topic of sour regular sunday segment the week lady, 11:30 eastern 8:30 pacific. rebecca joining us. >> getting colder, add in a little bit of wind it feels how much colder. i'm show you how far below zero we're going to be coming up. ing up. >> welcome back. once again, new england is in the throws of another winter storm, the fourth in less than a month here. in fact boston got another foot of snow on top of the six feet they have low pressure been dealing with. on top of biting winds. the mayor is telling people jus

more protests from houthi rebels as the president flees to the southern city of aden. >>> the u.s. is looking for more sanctions against russia. >> i'm alan fish center harlem, new york. it's 50 years since the assassination of the american civil rights leader malcolm x. we're asking if his legacy is greater than just the street named after him. >> to nigeria where military say they have captured a down from boko haram fighters. boko haram had taken over a town, hundreds of people are reported killed. now is this a success for the nigerian army? let's talk with yvonne, our correspondent on the line from abuja. what more have you got yvonne. >> reporter: well, the military said it has recaptureed the town and it is a significant victory it was symbolic for them and for the nation, really, for the capture of this down, baga. it has been at the center of the worst violence we've seen perpetrated by the group. reports of 200 people were killed in the cross fire the. this has been called victory and they would recapture this town to show ultimately the nigerian people that the offensive

abd-rabbu mansour hadi arrived in the southern cities where he has a power base among the sunnis. >>>.n. finance minister agree to a massive bail out to grease for four months only if reforms are spelt out to their economy by monday. refugees continue to across the boarder from myanmar to china to escape the violence. fighting between myanmar and the ethnic chinese has been going on for weeks. >>> al-shabab fighters in somali say they bombed a hotel, killing at least 20 people, including two members of parliament and government officials. we have this report. >> reporter: in this latest attack a vehicle full of explosives ripped through a gate and a suicide bomber blew himself up inside. government ministers were meeting at the tomb. politician confirmed among the dead and there'll be high profile officials. >> translation: the explosion was so huge, it shook the surroundings i survived. others were dead. the scene is ugly. >> reporter: it was popular with officials, because it's near the presidential palace. it's the second hotel to be targeted in as many months. >> the terrorists at

they were injured in the southern city of nis. they were disarmed and handed over to police along with an accomplice. a controversial comedian appears in a paris court. accused of terrorism after a publisher comment on the internet. will jordan reports from paris. >>> to his fans he's a comedian. to his critics he's a demi god. dieudonne is a divisive figure. now he's accuse of condemning terrorism. it started with a comment made on january the 11th a day when millions took in unity rallies under the slogan "jes suis charlie." on his facebook page dieudonne wrote "i feel like amedy coulibaly" a reference to the gunman who killed four at a kosher police department. >> the remark was referred to the press. dieudonne's lawyer said the court did not mean support for terrorism. >> my defense is the truth, that he only expressed unique killing, that it feels like it is a terror. >> it is only a humorist. lying the newspaper "charlie hebdo" victims. >>> dieudonne is no stranger. currently involved in several cases, charges, uncitement to

president hadi now has fred to the southern city of aden. >>> ofavalanches have killed people in afghanistan. it's been described as the worst in 30 years. >>> in china, a secret meeting an american news network suggested that the culprits were terrorists trying to build a nuclear bomb, but sky cables raise a very different theory. >> the two groups of armed men launch a dairy break in at this south africa plant in 2007. when spotted they shot one man in the chest and ran away. one american news network dubbed it an assault. >> it's the kind of things that keeps presidents awake at night. >> "60 minutes" on cbs raiseed a theory that they may be trying to build a nuclear bomb. >> how much highly enriched ukraine yumriched uranium would a group need become. >> just a six pack's worth. >> playing down the nuclear theory and they didn't mention spice either. they said it was low-level crime by petty criminals. >> it's probably a burglary attempt. >> by the south africa spy cables reveal a state espionage of the reactor. >> many have shown interest in the pbmr research and development. >> the gov

we have the latest from the southern city from aiden. >> he has been playing hard during the last few days to regain control, and has been meeting with senior security advisors and with governors in of the south-east and will meet more from the north, understanding that many in the north announced allegiance to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. they want to come here and meet him face to face and show that support. we have seen a lot of rallies in many parts of the countries, in the south and north and sanaa. people are demonstrating in the streets, and confirming that they are behind abd-rabbu mansour hadi. wanting him to talk and work strongly and confirm himself as a president to work with him. probably this announcement tonight about his resignation will help gainmore support >>> al jazeera obtained on audio recording. he is heard telling security officials to use force. the conversation coming last year. every friday they turn out across egypt. november 28th last year was no different. thousands demonstrated, carrying pictures of deposed president. and chanting slogans against a

this was a scene in the southern city thousands on the streets. protests in the capital sanaa. houthi fighters arrested 17 people for taking part in demonstrations. they are outraged at houthi leaders for dissolving parliament and setting up a presidential council, taking control of the government. international condemnation has been swift. the u.n. security council raised the possibility of new sanctions, saying it is ready to take further steps. gulf nations expressed concern. foreign ministers held talks with u.s. secretary of state john kerry, calling on the international community to take a stronger position. houthis tried to quell the government of aiden and in the south they described the power grab as a plot against the constitution. live now to aiden. how widespread have the protests been? >> pretty much across the entire south of the country. we are expect people in aiden to take to the streets. the opposition has not just come from calls for protest, but came from different statements made by different politicians. be it people like governors of other cities in areas

. >> now to yemen where at least three people have been killed in the southern city of aden. separatist groups from the south are fight, security force there is. they reportedly took over a number of state buildings from the special forces. now the u.n. security council has expressed alarm at the unrest in yemen and it's passed a resolution calling on houthi rebels to hand back power. they took the capital in september and dissolved party this month. the members demanded the houthis withdraw from sanna but did not allow for the use of force, this is the first resolution on yemen since the takeover. it called for the houthi withdrawal as well as weapons seized from the government. it called for the release of the president and members of the parliament under arrest. the text warns of further steps if the resolution is ignored. >> extremely disappointing that's what several of the different political parties opposed to the coup, opposed to the hoot's power grab has told us when we asked their view with the u.n. security council resolution. they say it was weak, didn't have the w

the southern city was at the center of those protests and now they're back on the streets to demonstrate against the houthis who seized power in a coup. we have more mom taiz. >> the yemenis joined the so-called arab spring in 2011. the protests were triggered here in this city and four years on, tens of thousands have come out to the streets to demonstrate in large numbers but this year obviously, the added message is not a celebration of the revolution but as one of the youth leaders told me, they are scared that the revolution is slipping away. >> still to come on this al jazeera news hour. >> on the front line in iraq, the elite golden brigade has a major fight on its hands. >> how on open sewer in vietnam is being transformed and the fishermen are happy too. >> selling t.v. rights in a record deal for one team. >> syrian state television say government forces backed by hezbollah fighters captured several villages south of the capitol damascus. the state media is saying troops gained control of the village on wednesday morning. the british-based syrian observatory for human rights sa

the rebel group says he is wanted for justice after fleeing to the southern city. joined now from sana'a with the latest information on the country's humanitarian situation. good to have you with us sir. hardly a day goes by without us hearing about political situations, and the security situation in the country since the 2011 revolution but what is the humanitarian situation right now in yemen? >> thank you, first of all for providing this opportunity to talk about the humanitarian situation. i think the tragedy of yemen is very often that the scale and the severity of the humanitarian situation is forgotten. there are -- we estimate that there are close to 50.9 million people who have some form of humanitarian need in yemen. what we saw after the revolution in 2011 is many basic services collapsed. that means people are without access to basic health care and more than 30 million people are without access to water or sanitation. it also means that more than 10 million people are food insecure, out of which nearly half are severely food insecure in other words sea

hougthi rebels say that yemen's president and wanted for justice after threing to the southern city. he has retracted his resignation, he stepped down last month. after the rebel group seized the presidential palace. and placed him under house arrest. meanwhile a french woman and her driver been kidnapped. the woman was working for an international organization. the u.s. secretary of state says that rush are sha has repeatedly lied to him about their activities in ukraine. the subcommittee that he thinks that rush are sha is enganged in what he termed an extensive propaganda exercise. meanwhile, britain's prime minister says that the u.k. will send personnel to ukraine, david cameron said they will help train the country's army. this as peace talks have come to an end. >> called with tension over who is at fault in the continued violence. the u.s. government has been very very frustrated that despite the ever increasing number of sanctions levied on persons in russia. as well as on parts of the economy, that the government has not dialed back his activity in eastern ukraine if anythin

he is now running the country from the southern city of aidan. litia gaining ground with the help of u.s. air strikes there. the town important because it links isis-controlled territory in iraq to syria. >> we are focused obviously on iran. the president's made clear, i can't state this more firmly. the policy is iran will not get a nuclear weapon. >> john kerry this past week forcefully stating the obama administration's stance on iran. as you heard, no nuclear bomb. some are worried that the potential upcoming nuclear deal could still leave that possibility that iran could race toward a bomb when it wants that would be all too real. on tuesday when he addresses congress benjamin netanyahu, is expected to issue that very warning that the world has to do more to stop iran. will this plea work? joining us from los angeles is the leading iranian resistance group representative, which this week reviewed what it says is a secret underground nuclear site that iran has hidden. you know, your group had this evidence satellite photos and such that some c

the rain is mainly situated to atlantic city. the southern parts of burlington county. if you live in the northern part of burlington county you're mainly seeing a wintry mix and still dealing with snow showers coming down in the lehigh valley even pushing into the poconos. here's a live picture at camel back mountain. you can see the snow is still coming down at this time. if we look closer at the pink area, that's where the wintry mix is and we're seeing freezing rain sleet and ice. you want to be very careful on the road the next couple of hours. we're dealing with freezing rain, sleet, ice and snow if you're closer to the lehigh valley and the poconos. that's going to leave it slick and messy roads. even for folks dealing with rain, still wet roads conditions and low visibility. visibility is down where it's still snowing. futurecast shows us the moisture will push off shore and to the northeast as we head into your early morning hours. by 6:00 a.m. we're still dealing with a few scattered showers throughout the shore, atlantic city into cape may. by 9:00 a.m. most

is the most intense bombardment in this region of the capital city since saturday's so-called cease fire. fighting around donetsk, around the southern city of mar apoll and in debaltseve. in debaltseve the rebels make their feelings plain about the ukrainian flag. across the lines, ukrainians embracing, glad to be out of the hell that was debaltseve for them. >> they were shelling almost the entire town starting at night they would fire at us just to stop us from sleeping. >> significantly, ukrainian soldiers who survived debaltseve are openly critical of their commanders. >> the plan withdrawal that's ridiculous nonsense, planned. as usual, they screwed up. >> rebels control the city but around rubble of heavy shelling this morning. ukraine's calling for the u.n. to come in but will they get further than the european monitors so often stopped by both sides from doing their job. >> woodruff: russia's ambassador to the united nations today denounced the demand for u.n. peacekeepers, saying it is ukraine's responsibility to maintain the latest ceasefire agreement. >> ifill: the u.s. signed a deal with turkey to train and arm syrian re

from the southern city of aden he issued a statement with a list of demands. d that all decisions, accomplishing political measures and appointments taken since september 21st, when the houthis over iran sanaa. he called for the malitias to leave the capital, all government ministers and high-ranking officials who have been abducted or under house arrest. previous agreements such as the gulf initiative and the national dialogue should be maintained and built upon as the basis for legitimacy. have you also called on the international community to continue to support legitimacy in yemen to protect the political process and to offer economic support. according to men yemenis, the statement ignores several key issues. most importantly, the question of his resignation. hadi's escape is seen as a game-changer. a couple of days ago, his opponent as well as some of his former supporters agreed on a new legislative body intended to lead up to a new form of government. the hadi's re-emergence has made it difficult to ignore him and to go go ahead with that plan. his resi