the libyan city resisted muammar gaddafi's force, but finds itself battling for survival again. zeina khodr is in the city where people say they are pushing back on i.s.i.l. onslaught. it was a second bombing of a week. in both incidents security was targeted. early on sunday a car bomb went off in misrata. no one was injured. libya's central city has been spared the violence over recent months. that is why the recent explosions are seen as an attempt to destabilize misrata. misrata is involved in a multifront war. it has been allied to general khalifa haftar. as of late groups associated the is islamic state of iraq and levant declared war on the city. >> this is the eastern gate. security is tight. 250km from here is certain. it is a city in the hands of groups. misrata sent hundreds of men to the front line. weeks have passed. they haven't repeated the threat. >> people across the world think misrata is home to extremists and islamists. that is not true. we are the ones fighting i.s.i.l. >> i.s.i.l.'s strength is growing. there are fears the group will get stronger if the riva

rothers are emerlinging that commanders has been killed in fighting around the libyan city. residents say the city is running short of fuel and food. >> still more to come on the program, including edging closer, the latest on iran's nuclear talks. and while polio is more prevalent than ever despite a major vaccination campaign. >> a reminder now the stop stories. israelis have half an hour left to vote in an election that is expected to be a close race between the prime minister's party and the main rival the central left zionist union. syrian forces have been accused of ideaing deadly chlorine gas killing women and children. activists say that at least six people were killed, which in the province. and dozens of people have been threing the libyan city as isil battle maz lish sha loyal to the tripoli based government. one of isil's top field commanders has been killed in fighting there there high level talks in switzerland aimed at stopping iran being able to make a nuclear bomb, are said to be 90% of the way toward as deal. the u.s. secretary of state and the iranian forei

reports are emerging that one of isil's top field commanders have been killed in fighting around the libyan citycity is running short of fuel and food residents say. >>> rescuer workers have started to reach some of vanuatu's southern islands. more than 3,000 people are homeless. the go says it will take about a week to assess the damage fully because phone lines are down and that means communications are out lying islands is difficult. tanna island is one of the worst affected. andrew thomas reports from there. >> reporter: this wrecked building is one of three that make up the main primary school on the eyeisland. you can see the children won't be coming back for sometime. that building is totally wrecked. and the roof on this one has almost totally peeled away. this is tanna, and perhaps the island hardest hit by the cyclone. we flew down on a small propeller plane, only eight seats, because those are the sorts of planes that can only get in at the moment. what is needed are the big military planes. >> the priorities are the roads. the tents, the shelters foods and medicines. the tents shelte

it west of sirte and has claimed responsibility for an explosion that targeted the libyan dawn fighters inside the city. al jazeera. >> nearly 400 migrants have been rescued in several operations off the libyan coast. the italian coast guard shows an ill-equipped group struggling in a rubber dinghy. the migrants are a number of a growing number of people fleeing the area. >>> troops have been deployed in tunisia with armored cars and roadblocks in the capital city of tunis. if comes after an attack on the bardo museum in which 23 people were killed. there is an audio recording taking responsibility of the karen damage. >> the message a clear rejection of violence and the people who perpetrate it. it was also solidarity with the victims, and tributes laid in their memories. some of the victims weren't carrying their passports so they have not been identified yet. more than 40 people were injured. some of them have been talking about their experience. >> we entered one of the rooms in the old part of the museum looking at the mosaics. suddenly my daughter and i heard hots. everyone started to run. everyo

reports are emerging that one of the top field commanders has been killed in fighting around the libyan cityzens of families have been threing the city as isil battles militia loyal to the tripoli based government. still to come, edging closer, we'll get the later on iran's talks. and the severe punishment for a bar manager and two staff who have been convicted of insulting buddha. >> this wrecked building is one of three that make up the page primary school, until last week, 160 small children studies here. that building is totally wrecked and this roof has almost totally peeled away. perhaps the island hardest hit, by the cyclone. we flew down on a small propeller plane with eight seats with only those sorts of small planes can get in here at the moment waxer is really feed redirect examination the big military planes with aid onboard. the priorities are the roads. the shelters foods and medicines and and the tents at the immediate response, they are really needed. >> believe it or not this school is one of the least damaged buildings. many are standing totally flattened and on the road we

they are in mourning the libyan city which for weeks was under siege by forces in 2011, is now on the front line in the battle against fighters affiliated to the islamic state of iraq and the levant. these men who belong to the libya dawn coalition were ambushed early on wednesday. armed groups have joined operation sun rise. they were attacked at three in the morning the response of the young fighters and forces came strong. causing grave losses in their lives and gear. >> for the past few monos libya's rival parties have been more intense on fighting each other than taking on isil. the decision by the legally installed government in tripoli to send troops to surrounding areas was the first time a local force declared war on libya's branch of isil. this city is not accustom to calamities and pain, but all of these sacrifices are for libya, for fighting terror and terrorists. in order to bring the revolution to it's true cause and achieve it's goals and set new libya free. >> also also lost men in the fighting. some are believed to be nonlibyan. but some libyan officials believe many

. >>> brigades from the libyan city of misrata have suffered heavy casualties. ighters are in control of strategic buildings inside the city. zana hoda explains. [ sirens blaring ] >> reporter: the casualty toll is mounting and the wounded keep turning up. brigades from the libya dawn coalition are at war with groups affiliated with the islamic state of iraq and the levant in the city of sirte. just like this man, most of them are in their early 20s, and many fought the former gaudify forces in the 2011 revolution. but this time they say they are facing a well-trained enemy. >> translator: they don't fight face-to-face, they use suicide bombers and ambush us. we were sleeping when a gunmen entered and opened fire. five of my friends were killed. >> reporter: misrata sent its 166 brigade towards the east in february. isil fighters are in control of much of the town. there hooz been sporadic fighting around the coastal city. misrata is in a difficult position. any decision to storm sirte would not be an easy one to make. thousands of civilians are still inside the

the libyan city which was under siege by forces in 2011 is now on the front line in the battle against fighters affiliated to the islamic state of iraq and the levant, these men who belong to the dawn coalition were ambushed early on wednesday. they were taken by surprise, they were attacked at about three in the morning. forces came strong. pausing grave losses in their lives and gear. >> for the past few months libya's rival parties have been more intense on fighting each other than taking on isil. the decision by the legally installed government in tripoli to send troops to surrounding areas was the first time a local force declared war on libya's branch of isil. all those sacrifices for fighting terror, and terrorists along with remanents of the regime, in order to bring the revolution to it's true right court, and achieve it's goals until we see a new libya free of problems. >> some believe many are gaddafi loyalist who have never accepted the new rulers of libya. and the armed groups influence extended further east, to the oil rich region libya dawn fighters say they are planning

in mourning the libyan city which for weeks was under siege by cad daffy forces is now on the front line in the battle against fighters affiliated to the islamic state of iraq, and the levant. these men were ambushed early on wednesday they were taken by surprise while on watch they were attacked at about 3:00 in the morning the response from young fighters and forces came strong. they have been more on spence than taking on it sill linked fighters. the decision to send troops to surrounding areas was the first time a local force declared war on libya's branch of isil. >> the true fact is this city is not accustom to calamities and pains. but all these sacrifices are for libya for fighting terror, and terrorist along with ream innocence of the former regime, in order to bring the revolution to it's true right course, and achieve it's goals and to renew libya free of problems. >> isil also lost men in the fighting officials are trying to identify these bodies, some are believed to be nonlibyan. but some libyan officials believe many of those who joined isil are gaddafi loyalist who have n

. >> in mourning, the libyan city which for weeks was under siege by gaddafi forces in 2011 is now on the front line in the battle against fighters of the islamic state in iraq and the levant. these men were ambushed early on wednesday, armed groups have joined operations sunrise. it is an offensive to gain jol of the oil-rich region and it's sea ports. >> they were taken by surprise. they were attacked by three in the morning. the response from the dawn of libya came strong causing grave losses to their lives and gear. >> for the last three months they have been intent on fighting each other rather than taking on isil-linked fighters. the decision to send troops to sirte and surrounding areas was the first time that a local force declared war on isil. >> the true fact is that this city is not accustomed to calamities and pains. all these sacrifices are for lib y fighting terrorists along with remnants of the former regime to bring the revolution to its true right course and set libya free problems. >> isil also lost men in the fighting. they're trying to identify the bodies but they

. >> dozen was families are leaving the libyan city of sirte after two days of fighting. clashes have taken place between militia's close to the tripoli government and those to isil. >> amnesty international said airstrikes carried out by the syrian air strike last november may amount to war crimes. the human rights group investigated bombings which occurred over 18 days and found 1800 civilians were killed. on one day, 60 people were killed by government shelling. it is the self declared capitol of isil, the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >> a coalition of iraqi forces, shia militia and sunni tribal fighters is trying to recapture the city from isil, tikrit is on the road between baghdad and mosul. >> more than 90% of our objectives are going according to plan. what remains is a very small part, the center of tikrit. we stopped our military advance to tikrit to lessen casualties among our troops. the second thing is to protect what remains of infrastructure. by halter military operations, we give a chance for civilians and families to get away from the battlefield

bombings in the past week have raised concerns groups are trying to take the conflict to the central libyan cityofficials are confident that they can maintain peace authorities believe they are link the to gadaffi's former regime. >> reporter: his second bombing -- a second bombing in a week. both security buildings were targeted. a car bomb outside mizratta. no one was injured that is why recent explosions are being seen as an attempt to destabilize mizrata. >> mizrata is involved in a multi-front war. for months, brigades have been battling forces al lied to fafta and the tibruk government on nannying front lines. groups associated with the islamic state of iraq in the levant declared war on this city this is the eastern gate. two 50 kilohm testifies from here is sert who has pledged allegiance to isil. weeks have passed and they haven't been able to defeat the threat. people think it is home to extremists and islamists. this is not true. we are the ones fighting isil. we are the ones fighting terrorism in libya. >> isil's strength is growing. there are fears the group will only get stronger i

blood shut al jazeera one of the cop fielders commanders has been killing in fighting around the libyan city. dozens of families families have been threing the city as they battle militia loyal to the government they are running short of fuel and food. >> an egyptian police officer accused of shooting dead a female protestor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. she was killed in january at a peaceful rally at the time, the interior minister suggested the police were not responsible. a number have been charged with holding an inlegal demonstration. rescue workers have started -- for the first time since they were devastate bade tropical cyclone. u.n. says at least 11 people were killed revising down an earlier figure of 24. more than three how people are homeless, and the government says lit take about a week to assess the damage fully. is this wrecks building is one of three that make up the main primary school on the island, until last week, 160 small children studies here, you can see they won't be coming back for some time. the roof of this one has almost totally peeled away. t

dozens have been killed in the city the libyan city which for weeks was under siege by, toes in 2011,s now on the front line in the battle against fighters affiliated to the islamic state of iraq. they were attacked at three in the morning the response of dawn of libya, and forces came strong. for the past few months the rival parties have been more intense on fighting each other. to send troops to surrounding areas was the first time a local force declared war on the branch of isil. >> the true facts is this city is not accustom to calamities and pain. but all these sacrifices are for libya for fighting terror and terrorists, along with remanents of the regime. in order to bring the revolution to it's true right costs and achieve it's goals. isil also lost men in the fighting officials are trying to identify these bodies. some are believed to be nonlibyan. but some libyan dawn officials mean many of those that joined isil are loyalists. who have never accepted the new rulers of libya. >> isil linked groups control important buildings and former libyan leader hometown. and the armed g

. >> what's worrying is that some militias in several libyan cities have declared allegiance to isiscribing some of the young men as knights and promising more attacks. >> reporter: exactly. this is what we have seen over the past few months. it's not only these various jihadist groups we have seen taking hold in libya. in recent months we have seen a number of groups in the three different provinces of libya pledging allegiance to isis. and also very worrying has been the high profile attacks we have seen taking place in libya. the attack on the corinthia hotel in january killing a number of foreigners who were there. and a very worrying one was the horrific beheading video that we saw claimed by isis in a city in central libya. the beheading of the more than 20 egyptian christians. very similar to the style of the beheading videos we have seen come out of isis in other parts like syria and iraq. a lot of concern about the growing threat and also about the fact that not much is being done, at least publicly to address the threat coming from libya that is not only threatening the nei

consulate in the libyan city of benghazi in 2012.ailed to conduct official business, breaking federal law on recordkeeping. >>> let's turn to pakistan now, where a group of women from the most conservative region in the country are training to fight on the front line against the taliban. at a police academy near peshawar, the unusual recruits hoping to become part of an elite police force, deployed in the restive northwest. our correspondent spent the day with the women. >> reporter: women with guns not a common sight in pakistan but these police officers recruited to the forces are determined to be on the front line in the war against the taliban. the 35 new recruits get the same six of h month six-month training as their male colleagues. in class, they learn how to handle and dismantle the weapons they'll need in special operations. in house searches the women will go in first clearing the way for the men in their unit. when we enter the house as regular police we couldn't fight women terrorists. but now with this elite training, w

. >> the with the presence in at least three libyan cities including benghazi the the country is a support base with isis for training camps and ready supply of fighters that can travel to iraq and syria. >>> isis is threatening twitter co founder jack dorsey. dorsey has not specifically addressed these threats but twitter released a statement saying it is investigating these claims. isis militants relied heavily on twit era and other social network platforms to coordinate and communicate. many coast, including twitter has removed content and suspended accounts that post gruesome accounts. >>> the the girlfriend of boris nemtsov goes home to the ukraine after being questioned about his murder. >> she was with him when he was gunned down outside the kremlin as a memorial in moscow grows for slain opposition leader. there is still no word on an arrest in the case. his model girl friend said she did not see the gun man. nemtsov condemned the russian invasion of ukraine and called slat mere putin's government corrupt. supporters believe his killing was politically motivated. >>> coming up on 5

. >> with the presence in at least three libyan cities, including benghazi, the country is a support base for isis with training camps and ready supply of fighters who can travel to iraq and syria. >>> twenty-seven year-old mother could spend life in prison after being convicted of poisoning her five-year old son with salt. new york jury found laci spears guilty yesterday spears had blocked for years about her son's health woes, prosecutors say that she craved the attention that she got from it. they say she eventually killed the boy because she feared he would start telling people, making him sick. >>> coming up at 6:21. justice department investigation in the ferguson shooting is expect to alleged patterns of alleged bias within the police department. >> the the probe expected to be made public in the coming days stop short of charging the office shore shot and killed 18 year-old michael brown. the shooting death led to two separate federal investigations. first looked at whether darren wilson should face criminal charges. other examined the cities police department. >>> in clevela

. >> yemen's shots fired at an anti houthi protest as the rebels take the city's airport. >> libyan peace talks on the have this of collapse as fighting rages for control of the capitol. >> coalition talks underway in israel. the penalty says it's time to heal society.

. >> yemen's shots fired at an anti houthi protest as the rebels take the city's airport. >> libyan peace talks on the have this of collapse as fighting rages for control of the capitol. >> coalition talks underway in israel. the penalty says it's time to heal society. >> in sports, football's rivals are about to meet in the english premier league he. pele among the spectators. >> in yemen houthi rebels captured the airport in yemen's third largest city. rebels fired shots into the air a disperse them. the fight is pushing south from sanna to aden where the president is trying to hold on to power there. an unidentified plane flew over the president's compound. the united states pulled out its last remaining special forces team, giving this explanation: >> with each day houthi fighters move further south yemen's moving closer to all-out war, these are the rebels taking over the third largest city and here they are taking over the airport. here's what the reason might be. >> the houthis attacking through the air from sanna to aden, they now can attack aden through taiz, only minutes away fr

city. hello, welcome to al jazeera, live from doha. also on the show... ..libyan peace talks on the verge of collapse as fighting rages for control of the capital. >> warning that indonesia's growing growing population is a concern >>> and a thrilling conclusion to the match >>> yemen's third largest city - gunshots fired in the air dispersing the rally. the fighters are pushing south from sanaa where the president is trying to hold on to power. anti-aircraft flew over the president's compound. while the united states is pulling out the last remaining forces given this explanation. we join all the other members of the council, underscoring that president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is the legitimate authority and: we have more now. these yemenis have no idea who is running their country. they say their share of one thing. houthi rebels from the north seen entering the city of tiaz is not welcome. >> they want to drag us into war, and we refuse. >> with every hour war appears to be getting closer. the houthis reportedly took the airport. they say they are fighting for t

city in the world. it's worth noting that at one time the emperor of all rome was himself libyan.at i was looking. anywhere else in the world, this place would be overrun with tourists. but look, no one. you're free to wander as you wish. quite a backdrop, you know? you're seeing a little dinner theater production of "our town" a couple of thousand years ago. not bad. the only other visitors today are a troop of libyan boy scouts. bizarrely enough, gadhafi himself was once a scout and this was one of the only organizations allowed to remain independent of the government. maybe i should go down there and introduce myself to my former comrades, exchange some boy scout lore. yes, yes, i was once a boy scout, too. hello. drilled into their heads is something that was long ago drilled into mine. i promise to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. [ speaking foreign language ] ♪ >> you know, it's been a really difficult shoot for a whole lot of reasons. it's not easy to shoot here. but in spite of all of that, f

libyan crisis. >> iraqi forces are facing strong resistance as they retake the northern city of tikrit from islamic state of iraq and levant. the battle is crucial in the move aquans mosul, the second-last city that has been under control since june. this video is from a town 18km from tikrit. iraqi forces say they have taken obvious the area which was under i.s.i.l. control. i.s.i.l. fighters set fire to some oil fields to try to divert the attention of government forces. [ gunfire ] >>> meanwhile kurdish forces are attacking i.s.i.l. positions around kirkuk in northern iraq. the kurds have been advancing from several areas to the west of the city, seizing villages as they go. the city is under kurdish control, but i.s.i.l. controls areas around it. in baghdad, u.s. and iraqi commanders discussed joint effort to destroy i.s.i.l. also known as daesh in arabic. >> daesh will be defeated when supply lines are cut, leaders are attacked and it fails to hold on to terrain. that is happening now. a sacrifice by iraqi security forces and coalition members. >> translation: we are convinced that mosul is th

it is happening in the coastal city of sirte, a spokesman for the libyan dawn forces say that fightingke out when isil fighters tried to cut off their lines of reinforcement. [ gunfire ] iraqi forces have halted their advance on tikrit as they wait for reinforcements. >>> at least eight people are confirmed dead after cyclone pam devastated the island nation of vanuatu. emergency teams are being rushed to the island after 270 kilometer winds caused widespread destruction. >>> so ferguson, missouri, has been at the center of racial tension in the u.s. after the shooting death of an unarmed teenager last summer. now the shooting of two police officers in that same city has highlighted the fact that those problems have not gone away. kristen saloomey joins us now from ferguson, are they closer to finding the person who is responsible for shooting the two police officers? >> you investigators say pursuing several leads but they have more questions than answers, and they can't say for sure how many suspects they're looking for whether they are minute or women or whether they're connected wi

take over the oil resources of the country, especially after the libyan army has succeeded in expelling those militias from most citiested their progress in the western mountains. ladies and gentlemen, terrorism is not merely an ideology it is primarily actions. the definition of terrorism in the arab convention on -- anti-terrorism includes any action that causes harm to the environment, and i repeat it includes any action that causes harm to the environment or to a public or private facility or property or the occupation or overtaking them or exposing any of the national resources to danger. this is the definition of terrorism in the arab convention on counter terrorism. this is what lead the libyan house of representatives to classify the alliance of the dawn of libya as terrorists militias. i do not think that there is anybody who denies that that definition applies perfectly to that coalition. this applied after they have burned the tripoli airport, and the houses of [ inaudible ] of tripoli, the houses of government officials, and the overtaking of state institutions in the capitol against the oil crescent, ther

city. taiz is a key target on the way to the president's stronghold in aden. >>> libyan peace talks in moroccore on the way to collapse. a top military commander loyal to the tripoli-based government is among the dead. >>> activists say syrian rebels have captured several government airmen after their helicopter crashed in the northwest. more on our top story, the situation in yemen. houthi leader has made a speech criticizing the bomb attacks targeting mosques in sanaa on friday. he says isil and al-qaeda were part of an umbrella of tierney which was trying to gain control of yemen. >> they have crossed all of the red lines. they have violated everything. everyone has targeted. these groups feel no shame killing children or the elderly, even killing people in hospitals and mosques. this level of crime aims at hugh milating the great many people into surrender. that is something we will not allow. >> the french foreign right party, the nursera front is expected to make gains. people are electing candidates in 101 government areas across the country. the most recent polls show the national fron

city in yemen. on the way to the president's stronghold in aden. fierce fighting in the libyanitol tripoli has left peace talks on the verge of collapse. a top commander loyaled to the tripoli government is among the dead. >> a televised debate. the main opposition candidate boycotted the event claiming it would not be fair and balanced. iraqi ministry of defense has released video of airstrikes targeting the islamic state of iraq in the levant in areas north of baghdad. according to the ministry more than 70 isil fighters were killed in the strikes in samara and salihadin. isil continues to hold parts of tikrit and u.s. led airstrikes to retake the key city. activists say syrian rebels have captured several airmen after their helicopter crashed in the northwest. a picture is posted social media said to show the helicopter going down near idlib prove incident. they say the helicopter had a mechanical problem. lashingsz was given rare access to a military front line. >> reporter: each day with the board border with syria, the lebanese army is looking for any sign of movement by

city. their leader says he has mobilized his groups against al-qaeda and isil. u.n.'s libyan envoy says peace talks will continue despite fierce fighting in and around tripoli. the national front party came out on top in france's local elections. >>> a mayor in peru wants to

city of zintan not recognized by the u.n. in the international community. it's not clear who or what brought the aircraft down. libyan media has reported that one pilot has been captured and another killed. after the 2011 revolution that ousted moammar gadhafi the brigade has become the most powerful seizing weapons from the deposed libyan leader. they are the main force in the libyan dawfn alliance dawn alliance which took over the capital. zeina khodr reports from misrata. >> it has been labeled as an extremist stronghold. misrata denies all that. its influence extends far beyond its borders. misrata extends to the ayes, relies on the libyan dawn military alliance to stay in power and misrata's seize the capital last year. misrata has thousands of fighters constituting one of the largest armed groups in the country. it acquired massive quantities of weapons during the revolution in 2011. ever since misrata just like any of libya's forces did not disband. growing realization among members of the tripoli based parliament, or gnc that there is no military solution to this conflict. >> within the gnc, there are some vo

libyan rifle factions are closer to clinching a political deal. they have agreed in principle implementing a cease-fire bringing out militias from the cities and forming a national unity government. while the two delegations need to travel to libya to consult with their governments if things go well, they'll return to the moroccan capitol rabat for a final ceremony. >> there are signs of a deal. we've now moved to a new face, and with the u.n. we're starting to talk about guarantees but once there is a deal we'll have a government that has a clear mandate. we'll summit a draft to the united nations with a comprehensive deal with all the guarantees and new form of government as soon as possible. >> a deal was almost unthinkable a few days ago. the bitterly divided government of east and west libya don't trust each other. the tibruk government is recognized by the international and the one in tripoli is recognized by this court. they have been trying hard to convince warring factions to give diplomacy a chance. >> it makes no sense to going back to fighting and confrontation. it will lead nowhere. they are aware of this. now we're going to start discuss

town east of the city >>> representatives of libya's two factions agreed to form a unity government and will start the reconciliation process. we have this report. >> reporter: libyan rival factions met face to face for the first people. it's a step forward in a long please started by the united nations to end months of fighting among libya's divided government. one based in tobruk and the other in tripoli. >> we have come to an agreement. this is a step bringing the libyans toot. the two factions great to form a national unity government. disband militias and build an army. . >> translation: the biggest problem was political nature. once us saw it. you see this. this is why we must form a government with guarantees that all the parties respect what is agreed upon. we want is government that stayed for some time. >> a political settlement is taking time to fully implement. libyans don't trust each other, and parts of the country are under the control of wore lords or groups afailiated with tassaduq hussain jillani. >> it's complex. let's be cautious. i think it should match the difficulties faced. challenges are important. definitely, parties are getting closer. >>

hope to the libyan people in this show of support for the government which has been so embattled fighting armed groups for legitimacy. >> an al qaeda linked group began an assault on the city of idlib. if taken it would only be the second syrian city in rebel hands. this video came to al jazeera from activists and cannot be independently verified. >> doctors gave pilot andreas lubitz a excuse to be absent from work. >> germany's head of state joined hundreds of people at this church in haltern amzie. >> translator: i came out of the church in the midst of people who have lost the most precious thing to them. a child a loved one. i sat among the drowd and heard the sobbing of -- crowd and heard the people sobbing to mourn their loss and i wanted to mourn with them. >> andreas lubitz apparently flew the a-230 into the mountains on purpose. investigators found evidence from the doctors which shed more light on his mental state. >> medical documents pointing to illness around corresponding treatment from doctors. the fact that there were torn up sick documents. trying theat the crash site they are looking for victims notifying their relatives will be a slow process. then there

this is a city on the atlantic on the outskirts of the capital. the united nations want the libyans to be here for political reasons, for this reason. they know there's a huge problem of confidence, building measures, and the situation on the ground in libya is deteriorating. they have one clear message to both parties in libya. they have to give diplomacy a chance and if talks fail we have a situation where it could further escalate and they could be braced for anarchy. both delegations are holding separate meetings as we speak, in a couple of hours from now. you can see behind me that's where they are. the official talks with the united nations special representative. basically, they have been told that we want you to come out with the following. you have to agree on a national unity government. we have to agree on disarming and pulling out military factions from the capital. you have to move forward and start the process with the drafting of that constitution. we've seen members of that delegation, minutes ago from the hotel. you feel like there's a huge problem, problem of mistr

libyan army in the east under operation dignity. both have their own parliaments, the their own governments and benghazi is up for grabs as air raids bombard the citycult to gauge the numbers and types of islamists in libya as propaganda takes the place of on scene reporting. oil production is down to a trickle. 11 oilfields are not operating because of the attacks. we do know that tens of thousands of refugees head for europe italian coast guard pulling thousands from the sea. italy's southern most island lies just 188 miles off the libyan coast. in a week it will be spraying, fifth since the so-called arab spraying that meant reform in the middle east. unlikely mrs. clinton will answer for her eagerness to destroy the gadhafi regime or what led to it the murder of the u.s. ambassador and three other americans who were carrying out the politics that she supported. >> and that's the news for now as we take a last look at selma, alabama on this historic and emotional afternoon. >> we will both see you right here in one hour. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your do

libyan rivals factions are closer to clenching a deal. they have agreed in principal on implementing a cease-fire pulling out malitias from the cities and forming a national unity government the two librations need to travel to libya to consult with their governments. if things go well they will return to the moroccan capital for a final deal ceremony. >> there are signs of a deal. we have now moved to a new phase. with the u.n., we are starting to talk about guarantees that once there is a deal we will have a government that has a clear mandate. we will submit a draft to the united nations on a comp prehencei deal that all of the guarantees in the form of government as soon as possible. >> a deal was almost unthinkable a few days ago. the bitterly divided government of east and west libya don't cross each other. the government is the recognized by the international government while the tripoli-based government is considered a legitimate one by the country's constitutional court. it is this man, the united nations envoy who has been trying hard to convince libya's warring faxes to give diplomacy acha chance. >> it makes no sense to go back to f

the city's brigades became the most powerful of the armed groups after the revolution, they seized weapons from forces loyal to the deposed libyanand consolidated their power base. and as zeina khodr reports their support is key to any deal on a national unity government. >> reporter: it has long been criticized for acting an as independent state. it has been accused of using military force for political gain. and it has been labeled at an extremist strong hold. misrata denies all that. but there is no doubt this city in central libya is not only powerful within its own borders its influence extends far beyond. missmisrata is located to the east of tripoli. to a large extent the government in tripoli relies on the libyan dawn military alliance to stay in power. and misrata's brigades are the military base and the political power that have alliance which seized the capital last year. misrata has thousands of fighters constituting one of the largest armed groups in the country. it acquired massive quantities of weapons during the revolution in 2011. ever since misrata just like all of libya's arm the forces, didn't disarm. nor did

there's no doubt this city in central libya is not only powerful within its own borders, its influence extended far beyond. to a large extend the government in tripoli relies on the libyanmilitary alliance to stay in power. and misrata's brigades are the military base and the political power of that alliance which seized the capitol last year. misrata has large armed group. it acquires mass amounts of weapons during the revolution of 2011. recently violence has escalated, and there seems to be a growing realization among members of the tripoli-based parliament that there is no military solution to this conflict. >> within the gnc there were some voices i considered extremists to a degree. fortunately there are a lot of people who recognize that the only way to make peace in libya and to move towards democracy is to have dialogue with all sides. >> reporter: but they also have a red line. the libyan dawn alliance is at war with general haftar's forces who back the government in the east of the country. they have long accused haftar of being a dictator and are accusing haftar of disrupting u.n.-backed peace talks. >> translator: haftar only makes statements. he said the s

doubt that this city in central libya is not only powerful in its own borders but it's influence extends far beyond. >> to a large extent the government in tripoli relies on the libyan dawn military alliance to stay in power. and misrata seized the capital last year. >> it has thousands of fighters constituting one of the largest armed groups in the country. it acquired mass quantities of weapons. they did not disarm nor did they unite with other forces, but recently violence has escalated and there seems to be a growing realization among those among the gnc that there is no military solution to this conflict. >> within the gnc there were some voices who i considered as extremists to a degree. fortunately, there are a lot of people who recognize that the only way to make peace in libya and to move towards democracy is to have dialogue with all sides. >> but they also have a red line. the libyan dawn alliance is at war with general haftar's forces who backed the government in the east of the country. misrata and it's allyies have long aused haftar of being a dictator. so far they haven't succeeded. >> haftar only makes statements. they said the same thing about benga

city. their leader says he has mobilized his groups against al-qaeda and isil. u.n.'s libyan envoy says peace talks will continue despite fierce fighting in and around tripoli. the national front party came out on top in france's local elections. >>> a mayor in peru wants to paint over every mural in lima's historic center. >> with all of the sports including we will have the buildup to our classico. barce a win against the biggest rivals real madrid. >>> we sparrows in yessen wherehowhere houthi forces have seized control of the third largest airport city taiz. >>> until sanaa, how much the security situation deteriorated the united states has withdrawn all of its remaining personnel including special fors from the country. natasha gname reports. >> reporter: tear gas, gunshots and anger on the streets of taiz. protesters say the houthi forces surrounded the barracks of execute forces. >> we refuse deject and denounce these malitias. we will surround the barracks with our bodies until they leave. >> first the houthis overtook sanaa, forcing the president to flee to aden. now

city in central libya is not only powerful within the borders, its influence extends beyond. misrata is located to the east of tripoli. to a large extent the government relies on the libyan dawn military alliance to stay in power. misrata's brigades are the military base and political power that seized the capital last year. misrata has thousands of fighters constituting a large armed group. it acquired massive quantities of weapons, since misrata, just like the armed forces didn't disarm, nor did they unite with other forces. violence escalated and there seems to be a realisation among members of the parliament the general national congress that there is no military solution to this conflict. >> within the g.n.c. there were voices voices i considered as extremists. there are a lot who recognise the only way to make peace in libya is to have dialogue with all sides. they have a red line. they are at war with the forces that back the government. misrata and allies accused khalifa haftar of being a dictator and accuse them of underlying peace talks when it mounted an offensive. they have not succeeded. >> he makes statements. he said the same thing. he has not been able to

city in central libya is not only powerful within its borders, the influence extends beyond. >> misrata is located to the east of tripoli. to a large extent the government relies on the libyan dawn military alliance to stay in power. and it is the military and political power of the alliance which seized the capital last year. >> misrata has thousands of fighters constituting one of the largest armed groups. it acquired massive quantities of weapons. since misrata, just like all of libya's armed forces didn't disarm nor did they unite with other forces. recently violence has escalated, there seems to be a growing realisation among the g.n.c. that there is no military solution to this conflict. >> according to the g.n.c. there were voices who i considered as extremists to a degree. fortunately there are a lot of people who recognise that the only way to make peace in libya and move towards democracy is to have dialogue with all sides. >> reporter: but they also have a red line. the libyan dawn alliance is at war with general khalifa haftar's forces who back the government in the east. misrata and allies accused khalifa haftar of being a dictator, and are accusing his allianc

libyans will come up with a settlement any time soon. >> deep internal divisions remain there. thank you very much. for all the latest in rabat. 49 people have been killed by a double bombing in syrian city of hasaka.h. kurdish forces have been fighting them for months. meanwhile, in rebel-held parts of aleppo activists say government shelling has killed five people. it was once the industrial companionship tall but it has become the biggest urban battleground. the conflict is now in its fifth year but despite dangers many syrians come out to protest. >> the number of people waving flags for the syrian revolution have dwindled in the last four years. these people live in the outskirts of the capital damascus. some have seen relentless attacks by government forces. but those who want to choose a new syrian government continue to come out to show the world they still want change. >> they used to kill people randomly in the streets while they protest peacefully. it turned from the demonstration and the protests into revolution because we can't face the tank or missile with our peaceful demonstrations. >> in the city where anti-assad sentiment has simmered for decades, protesters were also o

city has lost 350 men. officials here are not ready to compromise, because for them, they are fighting the enemies of their revolution. >> olive miles is a former british ambassador to libya and the libyan british business council, he joins us live from oxford in the u.k. i was just wondering picking up on the thought that came from zeina's report there the allegations of outside involvement in the fight in libya, how true are those allegations involving the nations that were mentioned and if so, how much of an impact are they actually having? >> it's very difficult to answer that. the accusations are made by both sides. the tobruk you government accused turkey and qatar of financing their opponents the tripoli government accused egypt and the u.a.e. and they may be right. i don't think that this has been decisive. the fact is that the matter is not going to be settled by military means. that's not just a usual clay shea that people say you need a political solution. the nature of lib he i can't with a lot of smaller centers of population and large distances between them, desert distances means that there is no chance that this will be settled by military means. if the fighting continue

this city central libya is not only powerful within it's own borders it is influence extends far beyond. >> it is located to the east of tripoli. to a larger extent the government relies on the libyann military alliance to stay in power and the brigade are the military base and the political power of that alliance, which sees the capitol last year. thousands of fighters constitutioning one of the largest aned groups in the country. it acquires massive quantities of weapons during the revolution in 2011. ever since just like all of libya's armed forces didn't disarm, nor did they you neat with others. but recently, violence has escalated and there seems to be a growing realization among members of the tripoli based parliament, that the general national congress that there is no military solution to this conflict. there was some voices whom i consider as extremist to a dre. fortunately, there are a lot of people who recognize that the only way to make this libya, and move towards democracy, is to have with all sides. >> but they also have a red lean. the libyan dawn alliance is at war with general's forces who back the government in the east of the country. they have long accused of

libyan rival factions are closer to clinching a political deal. they agree on principle in implementing a peace fire, put out militias throughout the city, and forming a national unity government. but the two delegations need to travel to libya to consult with their government. things go well, they will return to the moroccan capitol for a final deal ceremony. >> once there is a deal we'll have a government that has a clear mandate. we will have a comprehensive deal with all the guarantees and government as soon as possible. >> a deal was almost unthinkable a few days ago. the divided areas don't trust each other. the tibruk government is recognized by the international community actual the tripoli-based government is considered the legitimate one by the country's constitutional court. it is this man the united nations' envoy who has been trying hard to convince libya's warring factions to give diplomacy a chance. >> it makes no sense to go back to fighting and confrontation. this will lead nowhere so they are aware of this. now we're going to start discussing concrete proposal this is morning. i am optimistic about the security arrangements which i

libyan down backs the government in tripoli. one pilot died while the other was arrested. >>> libya dawn's main political military base is a cityt of tripoli. the city's brigades became the most powerful armed group after the revolution. and their support is key to any deal on a national unity government. >> reporter: it has long been criticized for acting as an identify state. it has been labeled as an extremist strong hold. they deny all of that. but there is no doubt this city in central libya is not only powerful within its own borders, its influence extends far beyond. it is located to the east of tripoli. the government in triply relies on the lib man dawn military alliance to stay in power. and this continues the military base and the political power of that alliance. it has thousands of fighters constituting one of the largest armed groups in the country. it acquired massive quantities of weapons during the revolution in 2011. ever since, misrada didn't disarm nor did they unite with other forces. but there seems to be a growing realization among members of the tripoli-based parliament that there is no military solution

city. the fighters are pushing sawed wards in the direction of aden where president hadi is trying to hold on to power. libyan peace talks ever stalled. fierce fighting is raging between militias vying for control of tripoli. a top commander loyal to the tripoli based government is among the dead. >> candidates in nigeria's presidential election are taking part in a televised debate. president goodluck jonathan is participating but his main rival skimmed the event claiming it would not be fair and balanced. >> the battle against boko haram dominated the presidential campaign. there are many other issues nigerians want to address including chronic water shortages. we have a report from nigeria. >> on a good day, the city's water supplies 945 million-liters of water and now for 7 million of the 20 million residents. that is where the water vendors come in, to fill a void and supply the rest of the population. >> it's a hectic job, as the demand for water is high, and we have to work long hours. it pays well. >> their customers are far from happy, though. she is a housewife. she spends $100 every month on war fr