unless president abd-rabbu mansour hadi addresses the lack of security in aden quickly and swiftly, things will deteriorate. >> the latest violence after the latest president of aden met abd-rabbu mansour hadi, in an effort to bring eight months of conflict to an end >>> turkey says it will halt the transfer of troops to an area of northern iraq. it follow's iraq's threat to reveal and force turkey to withdraw soldiers. imran khan reports from erbil. >> you don't have to go far in erbil to see the ties between turkey and the kurdish region. trade is the big one. the relations between baghdad and ankara are strained over the revenue disputes, going back a decade. we heard the troops on the soil, tensions have risen further. despite baghdad knowing about troops in the area since it arrived. >> this man writes on political affairs, and says other affairs lie behind the decision to bring in the troops. in particular, the irani region. >> translation: turkey wants to maintain good relations with kurdistan. and wants to help the kurdish government. it's a way to maintain good relations within th

he called on supporters ever abd rabbu mansour hadi. supporters of abd rabbu mansour hadi to agree. >> venezuela's opposition party say they'll use their new majority in the parliament to push forward an amnesty law. the socialists in sunday's election. president nicholas plad roe hass called it a slap in the face. our lucia newman reports. >> the expressions of venezuela's ruling socialist party headquarters confirmed the worst nightmare as the election results were announced. for first time in nearly 17 years opponents of the nation's populace revolution have succeeded in breaking the government's majority winning a majority in the nationalist assembly. nicholas maduro recognized his party's defeat. >> we've lost a battle today but the struggle to build new socialism and the new society it starts now. we should take this as a slap in the face to wake us up so that we can work towards the future. >> reporter: the results should have come as no surprise. spiraling inflation crimes andid chronic shortages of goods and services had become

unless president abd-rabbu mansour hadi addresses the lack of security in aden quickly and swiftly, things will deteriorate. >> the latest violence comes after the latest u.n. representitive met the president of aden met abd-rabbu mansour hadi, in an effort to bring eight months of conflict to an end >>> why politicians in malyi are failing to -- mali are failing to attract residents backs to their home. >>> apes under threat >>> and at the world junior tennis championships, europe is trying to loosen china's grip on the sport. teaching the youth on the front lines. working towards a better future. >> this is one of the most important sites in the century. >> proudest moment of my life. >>> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera. venezuela have been voting in parliamentary elections in huge numbers. the opposition coalition expected to put up a strong showing, challenging the dominance of president nicolas maduro's socialist government >>> france's far right national front is in the lead in the first round of regional elections with 30% of the vote. exit polls show marie le pen's party

president abd-rabbu mansour hadi agreed to defend after meeting the u.n. envoy in aiden, and now will be holding talks in omar, and with rebel representatives. gerald tan reports. >> on the outskirts of tiaz, battles are raging. houthi fighters, and those loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh still hold their ground in yemen's third-largest city. pro-government forces are undeterred. >> we'll continue our march. all that is left of the rebels are snipers and land mines. >> similar scenes are playing out to the north-east. groups fighting to fully restore abd-rabbu mansour hadi to power are receiving air and ground support from a saudi-led coalition. there are no easy victories. 8.5 months of war is taking a punishing toll on civilians. yemeni is one of the most difficult places to access food. the united nations warns half the population is on the brink of famine, and is appealing for help. >> it's a combination of both, in terms of availability of funding, and we receive the support of all parties to give us the freedom of movement to reach out to

advance on aden in march was the trigger of saudi arabia and its gulf allies to support abd rabbu mansour hadi with air strikes. it's come at a cost. almost 6,000 civilians have been killed inches since march, 2.1 million people have been forced from their homes and 21 million people have been on the brink of starvation. zeina khodr sends us this report on the latest statement to end the fighting. >> it is a show of force just before the warring sides talk peace. the yemeni government and its supporters in the saudi led coalition have deployed forces along the front lines close to the capital sanaa. that's where houthi rentals and their allies remain in power. the troop presence attempts to e an attempt to pressure the houthis for the upcoming peace talks in geneva. >> i reject the geneva talks. the houthis and pro-saleh forces, want the government to give up some of its legitimacy. that is unacceptable. it is treason. >> reporter: the conflict is now in its ninth month. neither side is winning and the human cost has been high. the u.n. says yemen is facing one of the worst humanitarian crises

swapped hundreds of prisoners with fighters of the southern resistance movement, loyal to abd rabbu mansour hadi. >>> at least 400 people have been killed in politically related violence since april. the head of the united nations is promising action after a damning report on child sex allegations. a u.n. investigation into central african republic found the organization failed to act on gross institutional failures. gabriel elizondo has more. >> when french troops were accused of raping six young boys, the u.n. failed the very people they were sent there to protect. according to a highly anticipated every 100 page long independent report commissioned by the u.n. secretary-general, ban ki-moon, the united nations and its agencies grossly mishandled those allegations. the report states that instead of following up on allegations of child rape, the claims went from doas desk to desk, inbox to inbox with no one willing to take responsibility. >> leaves most victims unattended and vulnerable. >> reporter: scathing criticism reaches many high officials around the world. current high commissioner of h

prime minister abd-rabbu mansour hadi blamed the heat to lack of air strikes. they have been key in the recent days, and weakened forces. iraqi security forces were allowed in. what we have been told is civilians trapped in ramadi are able to leave as long as they wave a white flag. we haven't seen pictures of anyone waving a flag nor are there reports of civilians able to leave. if ramadi is taken by the security forces in the next few days, it will be seen as a victory in the fight against i.s.i.l., particularly in anbar province. >> two israeli men have been convicted of killing a palestinian teenager. 16 year-old kadir was kidnapped in the occupied east jerusalem and burnt alive. a lird suspect and -- third suspect and alleged ringleader is yet to be convicted. stephanie dekker reports. >> reporter: an insanity plea at the last hour. this is the man accused of masterminding the murder of a palestinian teenager. this 30-year-olds arrived in court monday morning. the two minors were guilty of murder, but the judge needs to assess his state of mind at the time

they are backed by the former president ali abdullah saleh, and fighting force he loyal to abd rabbu mansour hadi. the trigger for saudi arabia and its allies to step in and support yemeni rebels with air strikes. the united nations estimates almost 6,000 civilians have been killed since march. 2.4 million people have been forced from their heems and 24 4 million 80% of the population require humanitarian support. zeina khodr is there. will this ceasefire hold and what does the u.n. hope to achieve? >> well, yes, as we understand, the ceasefire has now taken effect. just a few minutes ago, 9 gmt, is that the ceasefire should have taken place on monday, something the united nations announced. all the sides including the saudi coalition.agree coalition. but just last night, the government delayed the ceasefire, saying it would take place at a. responsible for the deaths of a saudi and uae commander and we also understand a number of other soldiers in that coalition were killed. now very fact that the warring sides are still committed to this ceasefire is a positive step. like you mentioned those ta

they have been pushing to return to power abd-rabbu mansour hadi. making to this far to the city is a milestone. they have controlled the region for months. and it's a main route to yemen's capital sanaa. >> translation: we will progress until we reach sanaa and others. we'll eliminate all yemeni cities. and those that want a hit our land, religion and dignity >>> the fighting happens while representatives from the warring sides are meant to talk peace in switzerland. the united nations a leading the meeting which journalists have been kept away from. >> we have submitted a letter of protest to the united nations, violations amounting to a military attack. we are key to put an end to the war, and not only postpone it. >> what has been achieved so far is an agreement to let aid in for civilians. that is one step towards progress, in a war that is killed more than 5,000 yemenis. >> syrian state tv says an israeli air strike which killed a former hezbollah commander was a terrorist attack. kuntar was among those killed, convicted for the murder of four

. >> reporter: a day before, president abd-rabbu mansour hadi held talks with the u.n. envoy to yemen. they discussed how to hold peace talks. it's unclear what impact the death would have on the talks. >>> libya's two rival governments signed a deal aimed at resolving the political crisis, agreeing to hold elections within two years, and it is hoped it will end violence and chaos that split libya since former leader muammar gaddafi was over thrown in 2011. >> reporter: a libyan initiative. for the first time in the country's long-running political crisis, an agreement to work together. these are representatives of the two rival parliament. the deal calls for the two sides to form a 10 member committee to choose a government of national reconciliation. the u.n. welcomed the agreement. it says i.s.i.l.-linked fighters took advantage of the power vacuum and the country needs to unite before the ideology spreads. >> you have the threat of d.a.e.s.h., and the scourge of terrorism is expanding every day. we have a situation where the international communities are fighting ag

. >> in recent days, forces loyal to the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi have been making gains against the rebels known as the houthis. government forces advances towards sanaa. >> we entered the province were every direction and every side. we reached the city center. this is evidence that the houthis have no popular support. >> reporter: having a ceasefire in september. after the houthis advanced on the port city of sanaa. they carried out a coalition of air strikes to target the group and supporters. the the cost. it's already an air. there's an education system that has collapsed. the u.n. says the humanitarian situation for the civilian population reached catastrophic levels. after negotiations in switzerland, some aid is now getting through the city of taiz. it is not nearly enough. many living through this war, which much of the world has forgotten would have hoped six days of talks would have produced are more >>> tensions are high at the israeli-lebanon border. it fired mortar shells in response to rockets in israel. the clash followed lebanon, saying an israeli strike killed

then trigger was saudi arabia and its gulf allies to support president abd rabbu mansour hadi. at a massive human cost, the u.n. estimates almost 6,000 civilians have been killed since march. almost 2.3 million people have been forced from their homes. 80% of the citizens need assistance. zeina khodr reports. >> it is a show of force just before the warring sides talk peace. the yemen government and saudi led coalition have defloyd forces close to the capital sanaa. troop deployments in mareb province appear to be an attempt to force concessions. but they are not hopeful they will give up powrt without powet afight. >> thaafight. >> that is unacceptable that is treason. >> the conflict is in its ninth month. fired side is winning and the humanitarian cost is high. 80% of its population, that is 21 million people, are on the brink of famine. >> translator: it's time to end the humanitarian cries. what we secrisis. both sides are not willing to then war. >> yemen's internationally reason recognized government is backed by a saudi coalition. want the houthis to back down and withd

>> well, they promised, abd-rabbu mansour hadi, that they would be clear of fighters. it began over the summer, it's been beset by the delays, what are they. one is the weather, it's too hot. prime minister haider al-abadi said the troops couldn't fight. there was arguments over who would control ramadi after it was taken by iraqi security forces. was it going to be the iraqi security forces, the popular mobilization forces, the mainly shia militias, the sunni militias themselves. there was a lot of politics, a few practical delays. what happened now is an agreement has been made. the iraqi security forces have gone in. the iraqi army and the counterterrorism forces went in and took key territory. >> what is going on now is the battle that we see when i.s.i.l. is on the back foot, they wait until iraqi security forces get in. then they start shelling. they hope the iraqi security forces will suffer a significant defeat and pull back, and they'll come into the city again, and that's when we see the gorilla warfare in sinjar and other places. the type of fight that the i

battle between the rebels and supporters of the internationally recognized government of abd rabbu mansour hadi. medical staff are struggling to cope. in ta'izz they plead for more oxygen supplies. without them, they say, medical care will suffocate. >> translator: we are protesting today because we are no longer able to save our patients. they arrive but we cannot help them. there is no surgery no equipment. >> people having been treated in the hospital have to bring their own oxygen bottles. >> i had to get it from outside the hospital because none are available here. >> reporter: the united nations say more than 21 million yemenis need humanitarian aid, more than 80% of the population. but houthi rebels are not letting the aid through. some saudi arabia has led a coalition fighting the houthi rebels. both have been criticized for the number of civilians killed and injured in bombing campaigns. saudi arabia says its humanitarian convoys are being targeted. >> attack on some of ours and other organizations, either by military people or nonmilitary people who are attacking those humanitarian ai

they seized the capital sanaa from government forces and militias loyal to president abd- rabbu mansour hadi. he spent months in exile in saudi arabia, returning only after a saudi-led coalition of nine sunni arab states launched air strikes in march against the houthis. much of the coalition's weaponry comes from the u.s. and britain. fighting was supposed to halt this week, as u.n.-backed peace talks began in a small town in switzerland. >> ( translated ): our meeting comes at a crucial moment in which threats and dangers abound and challenges are increasing both locally and regionally. the failure to reach a solution will have disastrous human and material consequences for the nation. anyone who does not participate in the solution is effectively helping to perpetuate the crisis. >> warner: there's much at stake for the u.s. as well. yemen is home to a lethal al-qaeda affiliate, aqap, which has vowed and tried to wage terror attacks against the u.s. yemeni forces. and u.s. air power had beaten back aqap fighters, but the chaos has enabled them to regain much of that territory. the strife