neave barker, al jazeera. >> attack took place in the town of bajii i.s.i.l. tried to capture parts of the town and its oil facility that are are that are the biggest facility. >>> a low number for a nation that relies on tourism as its main source of revenue. nicholas hart reports. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: they do this for every newly arrived visit or at the club hotel. they book their holiday online to enjoy the sunshine, the food, the music the good company. >> we were work being for. >> wealth and a safe and exotic destination on the flight from paris. senegal foot the bill. >> more than 10,000 have died from the virus in neighboring countries. fear of ebola is following faster than disease itself. >> many have had to closing we were hit badly by the bad situation.some went bankrupt. >> another casualty of the ebola crisis. several tour operators have pulled out altogether. senegal's government is putting into place dramatic measures. scrapping visa fees awlg together. flying to senegal is expensive. senegal briefly are closed its border with ebola-suffering cou

neave barker, al jazeera. >> still ahead a shakeup at the saudi arabian oil company changes hands at the top. he top. movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. "talk to al jazeera". sunday, 6:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day. breaking it down. getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find... the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. let's look take a quick look at the top stories. residents of baltimore have been celebrating over the decision to charge six officers over the death of freddy gray. >>> it's been a wake since the devastating earthquake hit nepal, the number of dead has risen to 6621. the u.n. humanitarian chief worries that she won't be able to reach the areas most in need of aid. >>> in yemen rebels are fighting for control of the main airport. fuel shortages could stop all relief efforts in yemen within days.

neave barker profiles some of those in the running. >> reporter: it's one of the most coveted awardsrature. >> you product it and prick it, slip it and snip it. >> reporter: the international man booker prize is given to those that words transcends borders and boundaries. >> for here i would leave this earth. >> reporter: many of this year's final assists are relatively unknown outside their own countries, but not anymore. for the first time four out of 10 short listed authors are from africa. with themes of colonial immaterial, conflict and migration figuring highly. the prize is awarded every two years for writers publishing fiction in english or works translateed in to english previous winners including celebrated nigerian author. while the prize has drawn less attention than its counterpart the man booker prize award today authors from the u.k. and commonwealth. it's hoped growing interest in the international prize will grow interest. but it's a difficult challenge for writers and publishers alike. >> if it's a hard enough to sella thors nationally within big markets like the u.

neave barker, al jazerra paris. >>> and a reminder as ever there is lots more on our website aljazerra.com all of the latest news. >> "whose wal-mart is it? our wal-mart!" "who's number one?! the customer always!" when we operate for less and we buy for less, we can pass those savings on to our customers through everyday low prices. welcome huuuuugh jackman! >> total revenue i believe every year: 400 billion dollars. having low prices drives traffic to our stores, and incre

but as niemi neave barker reports in paris many feel it no long air supplies. >> reporter: it's drivee team prides itself on playing a mix of music. whatever the language. but in doing so, they occasionally break a law that dates back to the mid 1990s requiring 40% of all radio music to be french. half of which needs to come from new artists. >> translator: the legal quotas are not the best way of supporting the french music industry. it excludes 50% of french artist because many perform in english these days. >> reporter: only one in every 10 records bought in france was by a french record when the law came to be. today many people are turn to this internet to discover new muse anything a variety of languages where the quotas don't apply. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: rap group performing in french. they believe all good music should get the same air time. >> translator: as long as the mutes sick good we don't care if there are quotas or not whether it's french or english or whatever the language as long as the music is good. >> you gotta play it so people can discover it. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: these

as nearve barker neave beark reports. >> leading figures in britain's new government among them home secretary teresa may poised to reveal major new powers. >> what we're introducing in the legislation is an ability to deal with those groups and individuals who are preaching this extremism, who are promoting this hatred and intolerance. i think that's important. we are one nation, one society together. and we need to deal with those who would seek to divide us. >> under the new legislation the government would have strength to close mosques and charities, where they feel are a front to incite. if they feel to be inciting religious and racial hatred. we're talking about harmful activity activity that undermines public order harassment and attempts to overthrow democracy. the government says the bill is the best way of tackling home grown violence. like the attacks on london's transport system in 2005 that left 52 people dead. british born men motivated by radical beliefs. the conservatives won a surprise majority in last week's election. but some believe a different solution is needed

neave barker, al jazeera paris. >> so there are just three days left until the u.k.'s general election. now the state of the economy and concerns about immigrants are key issues. but voters are also worried about the cost of housing especially or the young londoners. as lawrence lee reports. >> on the banks of the river thames a new quarter of london rises into the sky. there is an acute shortage of property in the capital. a one bedroom flat here costs over $1 million and most of it's already sold. market this entire area not to londoners but to wealthy foreign investors. the vision is tempting. an investor could install his girlfriend in a plant he might rent it or leave it empty. the whole district is irrelevant to 99% of people who live in london. >> the center tends oattract investors, from russia or middle easterners middle to upper class who are investing for their pensions for their children. >> down the road, developers have their eye on another lucrative plot, isan has lived here for 20 years. she spends her time helping victims of domestic violence. if the

. >>> as neave barker reports from paris.restriction no longer applies. >> one of the popular drive stations in paris the station prides itself in playing music no matter what the language. but the mid 1990s law requires 40% of all radio music to be french, half of which needs to come from new artists. >> the legal quotas are not the best way of supporting the french music industry. the law secludes 50% of french music. >> the law came into force at a time when only 1 out of 10 records bought in france was by french artists. now many are turning to the internet where the quotas don't apply. rap group de bangers perform in english. >> as long as the music is good, we don't care if there's quotas or not french or english or whatever the language, you've got to play it so people can discover it. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> these performers are hardly representative of france's cultural establishment. but to some, the sheer tact that they perform in french is something of a rare cultural commodity, especially to those people who feel that the influ

it's ten years old and was supposed to protect the music industry in france but as neave barker reports many feel it's done just the opposite. >> one of the most popular drive times in paris in doing so they occasional break a law that dates back to the mid 1990s. requiring that 40% of all radio music be french, half of which needs to come from new artists. >> the legal quotas are not the best way of supporting french art. now many are being formed in english these days. >> today, many people are turning to the internet to discover new music in a variety of new languages where the quotas don't apply. ♪ ♪ >> rap group de bangers perform. >> as long as the musicas long as the music is good you've got to play it so people can discover it. >> reporter: these performers are hardly representative of france's cultural establishment but to some the fact that they perform in french is a rare cultural comondity especially tocommodity.especially eroding the law necessary evil, like composer and french lir lyricist. >> everyone will have realized that it is important to have songs in french and to

neave barker reports. >> reporter: on the way to a meeting of the security council, leading figures in britain's new government among them home secretary teresa may, poised to unveil new powers. >> what we are introducing is an ability to deal with the groups and individuals who are preaching extremism, who are promoting this hatred and intolerance. that is important. we are one nation, one society together. we need to deal with those that seek to divide us. >> under the legislation to be announced in full the government will have new powers to close premises and organizations, including mosques and charities, if it's felt they are used as a front to radicalize people. the government will have powers to ban broadcast, publications and website. if they are seen to be inciting racial and religious hatred. the police will have new powers to curb harmful activity activity that undermines public order, harassment and attempts to overthrow democracy. it's the best way. like the attacks on the transport system in 2005 leaving 22 people dead. the killers, british-born men motivated by a releas

neave barker, al jazerra london london. >>> a reminder that you can keep up-to-date with all the news on our website. there it is on your screen. the of course, address aljazerra.com. that's aljazerra.com. offensive. blame the rich foreigners, that is the ugly undercurrent of a growing debate over the affordable housing shortage plaguing many desirable cities. the phrase is overly simplistic and xenophobic. there's no denying investigators from china, the middle east and elsewhere snapped up hundreds of billions of prime residential real estate in new york, san francisco, london, sydney, as much as 80% of properties have money. it's a trend that is pushing home prices up, and middle and low income families out of what some call super-star cities. fuelling the outrage is growing anger about ghost apartments purchased by wealthy buyers with no intention of living in them. some are investments, some are for children that may one day attend college. the "new york times" reported 30% of apartments in the upper side is uninhabited. an investigation showed this year half of re-ceent buyers o

neave barker takes a look at the leaders of these pivotal parties. >> it's the most unpredictable election in a generation. for the first time in british history we are entering an era of 5-party politics. when david cameron became prime minister five years ago he was the youngest british leader in 200 years. he took over a country struggling with the effects of the global financial crisis and responded with billions worth of spending cuts. he's hoping improvements to the u.k. economy will be his chump card on election day. not to mention moves to shed the conservatives image as a party of privilege, even whilst difficult to shake off his own wealthy roots. he faces the labor party's ed miliband. his parents came to the country as refugees of the nazis. milliband called for a united, fairer country. >> it's only when working people succeed that britain succeeds. >> plans to increase taxes on big companies have worried business leaders. it's figures from outside the mainstream that have been shaking up british politics and influencing voters in ways inconceivable a few years ago. this is ni

neave barker, al jazerra paris. >>> and a reminder as ever there is lots more on our website aljazerra.com. keep up-to-date with all of the latest news. >> "whose wal-mart is it? our wal-mart!" "who's number one?! the customer always!" when we operate for less and we buy for less, we can pass those savings on to our customers through everyday low prices. welcome huuuuugh jackman! >> total revenue i believe every year: 400 billion dollars. having low prices drives traffic to our stores, and increases sales >> please welcome john legend! john legend: thank you! which then allows us to lower expenses, and lower prices again please welcome tom cruise! >> around the globe wal-mart is taking the lead in making a difference. >> it's a continuous loop. "the american dream has become a global concept. i think it's our country's best export >> usa! usa! usa! 2012 was a good year for walmart. but it was a bad year for bangladesh. >> it experienced the deadliest factory fire in its history. walmart shorts were among the clothes found in the charred remains. but the company escaped accountability and f

neave barker has more. >> reporter: as fighting escalates in the port city of aden, there are few, if any, safe zones left. in this hospital one of a handful open staff are struggling to cope. houthi fighters clash with popular resistant committees loyal to the president. as more injured arrive news of the death of a during. two weeks earlier another was killed. >> translation: the situation in the hospital is miserable. we are under huge pressure. our staff is under pressure. we are no longer acialt deal with this. >> reporter: this boy is not one year old. he was with his grandfather when a bullet pierced his head. violence is part of his childhood. his family blamed houthi fighters. >> he was peacefully sitting at home. what should we do now. >> in yemen's capital, war led to in my opinion family homes. a saudi arabia-collision air strike helped reduce them to nothing. >> we heard the explosion. we found body parts of my uncle in another week. the whole family died. women, children and elderly died. >> the saudi military commanders say the air strikes targeted houthis loyal to thos

neave barker, al jazeera paris. >> two countries signed an agreement that will strengthen their ties. al jazeera america is partially funded by the government of qatar. >>> jean louis la penn remarks he made minimizing the holocaust and praising a nazi collaborator. in response, le pen his daughter is vying to be trance's next president. >> dozens of others were injured for more than a week, police have been fighting with protestors. now, rallies began after the president announced he would begin a race for another term of office. >> to mourn the lives of those protesters killed last week but monday's protests were the greatest so far. there were more in three provinces outside the capital. so there's no sign of things calming down any time soon. meanwhile in the rural areas the u.n. says over 35,000 people have fled to neighboring rwanda and the democratic republic of congo and threatened for either opposing the third term or because of their ethnicity. a lot of people in the community and in the diplomatic community are concerned that if a peaceful resolution isn't found soon then b

now the bill has a lot of political support after january's attacks in paris, but as neave barker showsme fear the intelligence could be misused. >> reporter: the paris attacks sent shock waves across france that signals a major change in the public move. after the attacks the political left and right came out into the streets in their millions united in the feeling that something significant need to be done. and this is how the french government responded with a bill proposed by the prime minister broadening state powers of surveillance. >> today public opinion is asking for more security which in france is quite new, and all of this change you know, are very important. >> reporter: the law would force internet companies toyies to monitor suspicious behavior it would allow wiretapping with the okay from a judge. monitoring computer use could also be deployed. the government has executed $450 million to recruit extra security officers. the bill had widespread support in the french parliament elsewhere concerns are growing. some of these demonstrators are from internet companies and jour

neave barker has more. >> reporter: as fighting escalates in the port city of aden there's few if any safe zones left. in this hospital one of a handful open staff are struggling to cope. houthi fighters tackle others. news of a doctor killed. two weeks original a doctor was killed. >> translation: the situation here in our hospital is really miserable. we are under huge pressure. staff are also under pressure, we are no longer able to deal with this. there's a shortage of equipment and medicine. >> reporter: this boy is not one year old. he was with his grandfather when a bullet pierced his head. surgeons removed it. the violence remains part of his childhood. his family blamed houthi fighters. >> he was peacefully sitting at home when the incident happened. what do we do now. they have destroyed our home. >> reporter: in yemen's capital sanaa war led to the destruction of nine family homes. a saudi-led air strike reducing them to rubble. >> translation: we heard the explosion. my aunt and i were rescued from under the rubble. we found body parts of my uncle in the street. this is a