adrian finighan here in doha.bia has been forced to close all schools in the border region with yemen. >>> u.n. backed talks on negotiations to end the conflict in syria are underway in geneva. the u.n. envoy is to meet with representatives over the course of the next few weeks. >>> and dozens of israeli soldiers who fought in gaza last year have been given frank testimonies about the tactics used during the 50-day complain. it describes a policy of indiscriminate fire that lead to the deaths of innocent sieve yals. in riyadh the saad di king announced the establishment of a center to humanitarian aid. >> translator: after the operation achieved its goals, we hope the new operation, renewal of hope can [ inaudible ] parties to engage in dialogue. this will be only achieved through the imimmediate implication of revolution number 2216. >> joining us now is [ inaudible ] thank you for being with us sir. what do you make of this promise by king salmon to set up a center to coordinate humanitarian aide in yemen? >> th

adrian finighan in doha with the news hour.yemen there has been at least 30 air strikes against houthi positions along the border with saudi arabia. >>> a judge in afghanistan has sentenced four men to death for the murder of a woman who was wrongly accused of burning the quran. the 27 year old was beaten to death by a mob in march. >>> the united nations has been able to bring help to palestinian families driven out of the yarmouk refugee camp in the syrian capitol. fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant overran the camp in april. >>> nigeria's military says it has rescued another 25 women and children from boko haram strong holds. let's take you live now to a village in northern nigeria. our correspondent is there, and that's one of the places where people are recovering after their ordeal. >> reporter: exactly. 275 of them are currently recovering from -- in this particular camp. already there has been an existing camp housing internally displaced person who are seeking refuge in the town. what we have now, a

. ♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera live from doha i'm adrian finighan.lso ahead, new allegations of war crimes against civilians in syria, as talks begin to try to stop the killing. >>> protest continue in burundi, as the president is allowed to run for a third term. >>> i have a story of migrants recently rescued off of the coast of libya. many want to go back and try again. theying don't want to stay here. ♪ >>> shelling by houthi rebels in yemen has forced saudi arabia to order the closure of all schools in the southern border region. all flights to and from the region's airport withn't have suspended. meanwhile, saudi arabia's king has announced the establishment of the coordination of aid in yemen. he spoke at the gulf cooperation council's meeting in the presence of french president hollande. >> translator: we were able to take courageous initiatives. you are fighting against terrorism in the struggle against daesh, and you were able to develop the idea of a coalition of gulf forces and france supports your cooperation, because you are ensure the s

. ♪ >>> hello welcome to another news hour from al jazeera at our headquarters in doha i'm adrian finighanhe next 60 minutes. isil takes control of government headquarters in ramadi. >>> unwanted, a boat full of migrants is stranded off of the coast of thailand with no country willing to take them in. >> reporter: burundi's president is back in the capitol after a failed coup

. ♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera live from doha i'm adrian finighan. boat full of migrants is stranded off of the coast of thailand with no country willing to take them in. >>> burundi's president pierre nkurunziza is back in the capitol after a failed coup attempt against him. >>> and -- ♪ >> the king of the blues an award-winning musician, bb king has died. ♪ >>> we begin in iraq where army helicopters are targeting isil fighters who seized a compound in ramadi. isil fighters also burnt the police station in the compound. government troops still have control of two districts in the city. activists say isil fighters are searching the town for anyone who helped the army fight against them. let's go live to the iraqi capitol. what is the latest you are hearing on this fighting? >> reporter: it was a fierce assault, islamic state of iraq and the levant managed to penetrate the ramadi compound. they raised their flag inside the compound. this is what people in the city have told us. ramadi has long been contested but this morning isil used heavy weapons a

. ♪ >>> hello welcome to another news hour from al jazeera from our headquarters in doha i'm adrian finighann the next 60 minutes, saudi arabia closes schools and cancels flights in a region bordering yemen because of the fightering there. >>> new allocations of war crimes against civilians in syria, as talks get underway to try to stop the killing. >>> protests continue in burundi, as the constitutional court there allows the president

. ♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera live from doha i'm adrian finighan.emens government recalls its ambassador to iran accusing the country of helping houthi rebels. >>> rescuers end their search for bodies in a factory fire in the philippines. >>> india's prime minister arrives in china for a key visit with his biggest trading partner. >> rival groups of soldiers in burundi are vying for control of the capitol. pierre nkurunziza has condemned what he calls the coup plotters. but he says that he will forgive soldiers who surrender. there has been fighting around the state media compound heavy gunfire and explosions have been heard across the city, and independent media out lets have been closed. there is confusion, however. al jazeera's malcolm webb is in the capitol. >> reporter: just a short while ago we heard very heavy fighting coming from over here from the area where the compound of the national radio and national tv are. understand that yesterday when the soldiers supporting the leader of the coup took key locations, they didn't force their way in

. ♪ >>> hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha, i'm adrian finighan and david cameron declares victoryn the general election and three of his rifles are to step down. >>> a helicopter crash in pakistan sets a school on fire and kills two diplomats. >>> and using sonar and submarines the italian navy discovers a boat with hundreds of migrants aboard. ♪ >>> the saudi-lead coalition as announced that the houthi strong hold is now a military target. coalition planes have dropped leaflets warning civilians to leave. the area has suffered the most intense aerial bombardment since the saudi-lead campaign began. hashem ahelbarra has the latest. >> reporter: the houthi-owns tv channel shows what it says is areas targeted by the saudi-lead coalition in yemen's northern province. including this mausoleum which is where the founder of the houthi movement is buried. saudi army officers say the air strikes are in response of the houthi shelling of saudi villages. >> now the -- equation has changed. we'll target where houthi commanders are operating. our military operation will be longer and harsher.

. ♪ >>> hello welcome to another news hour from al jazeera from our headquarters in doha i'm adrian finighan up in the next 60 minutes, gunfire in burundi's capitol as rival military factions fight for control. >>> yemen's government recalls its ambassador to iran accusing the country of helping houthi rebels. >>> i'm faiz jamil in kathmandu, where after the earthquake

. ♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera live from doha i'm adrian finighan. judge in afghanistan sentences four men to death for the murder of a woman wrongly accused of burning the quran. >>> we meet a nepalese man who made the difficult journey home after the earthquake. >>> and why one of the world's largest glaciers is retreating an at alarming rate. ♪ >>> at least 40 people have been killed in yemen as they tried to leave aden. the civilians were killed when houthi shells hit the boat they were traveling in. meanwhile houthi fighters are continuing to shell the saudi border town. three civilians were killed there on tuesday. the latest now from mohamed vall in the saudi capitol riyadh. >> reporter: reports talk about death of 40 civilians when they were trying to escape the fighting between houthis and the pro-hadi militia. they took a boat trying to reach a safer area but they were attacked on their way by the sea, and 40 were killed, ten were able to escape. in other parts of yemen air strikes continued. at least 30 air strikes, but they are concentrat

. ♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera live from doha i'm adrian finighan.f migrants is stranded off of the coast of thailand with no country willing to take them in. >>> burundi's president pierre nkurunziza is back in the capitol after a failed coup attempt against him. >>> and --

. ♪ >>> good to have you with us adrian finighan here in doha. the u.s.tary of state has welcomed a saudi initiative for a five-day ceasefire in yemen. john kerry is in riyadh and has met saudi leaders as well as yemen's exiled president hadi. >>> the syrian opposition is denying that hezbollah fighters have retaken key areas on the lebanese syrian border. the ongoing fighting has raised fears that the fighting could spill over into lebanon. >>> voting is underway in the u.k. in what could be the tightest political race in years. 650 seats in parliament are being contested. around 50 million people are registered to vote. >>> let's return to our top story, the possibility of that five-day ceasefire in yemen. hussein is a houthi supporter and activist. >> i think when it comes to the humanitarian issue, they -- they will -- i'm pretty sure that they will agree about that. but let's make it clear that after 40 days of bombardment, the houthis as well as the humanitarian agencies have been calling for a ceasefire. and the saudis have been refusing. and two d

. ♪ >>> hello welcome to another news hour from al jazeera at our headquarters in doha i'm adrian finighancoming up in the next 60 minutes. isil takes control of government headquarters in ramadi. >>> unwanted, a boat full of migrants is stranded off of the coast of thailand with no country willing to take them in. >> reporter: burundi's president is back in the capitol after a failed coup attempt against him. plus -- ♪ the king of the blues, b.b. king has died. ♪ >>> the islamic state of iraq and the levant is engaged in fierce fighting in the province in anbar. isil fighters are now in control of the government come pound in ramadi. military helicopters are trying to dislodge them. it's a blow for the government which had announced a campaign to recapture the province in early april. zana hoda reports from baghdad. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the symbol of government authority in ramadi is now under the control of the islamic state of iraq and the levant. ramadi has long been a city that has been fought over it was also the iraqi government's main strong hold in anbar province. but isil fig

. ♪ >>> hello welcome to another news hour from al jazeera from our headquarters in doha i'm adrian finighancoming up in the next 60 minutes, gunfire in burundi's capitol as rival military factions fight for control. >>> yemen's government recalls its ambassador to iran accusing the country of helping houthi rebels. >>> i'm faiz jamil in kathmandu, where after the earthquake empty buildings such as this one are a threat to people living around them. >>> i'm robin adams with the sport. it's game on in spain as a court suspends a player's strike. ♪ >>> we begin in burundi where it remains unclear who is in charge of the african country. rival groups of solders are vying for control of the capitol after the army overthrew the president. pierre nkurunziza who is currently out of the country has condemned what he calls the coup plotters but he says he will forgive soldiers who surrender. there has been fighting around the state media compound heavy gunfire and explosions have been heard across the city and independent media outlets have been targeted. the head of the army says the coup has failed

. ♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera live from doha i'm adrian finighan.lso ahead, new allegations of war crimes against civilians in syria, as talks begin to try to stop the killing. >>> protest continue in burundi, as the president is allowed to run for a third term. >>> i have a story of migrants

. ♪ >>> hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha, i'm adrian finighan and david cameron declares victoryn the general election and three of his rifles are to step down. >>> a helicopter crash in pakistan sets a school on fire and kills two diplomats. >>> and using sonar and

. ♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera live from doha i'm adrian finighan.s government recalls its ambassador to iran accusing the country of helping houthi rebels. >>> rescuers end their search for bodies in a factory fire in the philippines. >>>

. ♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera live from doha i'm adrian finighan.judge in afghanistan sentences four men to death for the murder of a woman wrongly accused of burning the quran. >>> we meet a