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only on >> al jazeera america international news. shining a light on the untold stories. >> believe in yourself and you'll get there. >> making the connections to the bigger picture. >> shouldn't you have been tougher? >> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >>> hello again. the top stories an al jazeera. in yemen, the saudi led coalition has been shelling targets from the sea, ending supply lines and depots in aden. reports that houthi rebels stormed homes and detained journalists and politicians. the u.n. calls the situation at the yarmouk refugee camp in syria a source of shame. they control nearly all of the camp. it's home to 18,000, most palestinians >>> iraq's prime minister says i.s.i.l. can't be defeated if it uses ratified fighters. haider al-abadi wants to protect young people from being recruited to join the armed group >>> churches in kenya are turning to armed guards to protect the easter congregations. the country has begun three days of mourning from an attack on a university. the president

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al jazeera. an alabama is free after spending 30 years on death row. >> i'll tell you about how women are protecting rhinos in the krueger national park. >> al jazeera america international news. shining a light on the untold stories. >> believe in yourself and you'll get there. >> making the connections to the bigger picture. >> shouldn't you have been tougher? >> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >> welcome back. let's take you to the top story now. the u.n. security council has met to discuss the humanitarian situation in yemen. there have been continued airstrikes in the southern city of aden. nine people killed and dozens injured on saturday. kenya's president has pledged a response to the attack on garisa university college. 150 people have been killed. al-shabab has warned of further attacks. >>> shiasheisil has taken over the carr camp. other stories we're following indonesia government will prosecute a thai fishing company for using slave labor. 300 fishermen mostly from myanmar were sold to work on shishing fishing vessels. they said they were tasered and kept in cages. >> a rescue operation this region has not seen before. a convoy of

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. >> al jazeera america international news. shining a light on the untold stories. >> believe in yourself and you'll get there. >> making the connections to the bigger picture. >> shouldn't you have been tougher? >> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >> the 2016 vote is more than 19 months away but the candidates, activates, big money donors are already taking shape. hillary clinton holds the biggest record, 36 million set back in 2008 during her last presidential run. but multiple reports show that jeb bush is now bragging of a new presidential record, even before he's announced his intention to run yet. the superpac has raised more money than any political party in history. superpacs don't have any raise. mr. bush and his strategist have a novel strategy to work around any imghts limitations. in the complex world of campaign financing, jeb bush is floating into uncharted waters. his right to raise superpac which can raise unlimited amounts of money will take responsibility for nearly all televisio

. >> al jazeera america international news. shining a light on the untold stories. >> believe in yourself and you'll get there. >> making the connections to the bigger picture. >> shouldn't you have been tougher? >> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >>> hello again. the top stories - gunmen storm a university in kenya's north-east and are holding student hostage. at least three it have been killed and the attackers are hiding in the students' accommodation. dozens of others have been wounded >>> reports of fierce battles in yemen's southern city of aden between houthi rebels and forces loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. saudi-led air strikes are continuing for a second week. i.s.i.l. fighters attacked a palestinian refugee camp in syria, but have been pushed back by other rebel forces. aid agencies say those living in the camp are struggling to survive >>> world leaders have been hailing nigeria's democratic spirit following the peaceful presidential poll. goodluck jonathan has become the

>> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >>> welcome back. let's take a quick recap of the top stories on al jazeera. saudi arabia has resumed air strikes against houthi rebels in yemen, less than 24 hours after announcing an end to an aerial campaign. riyadh warned the houthis that it would use force to stop them taking over the country. >> more than 1,000 migrants offered at three italian courts after being picked up in the mediterranean sea. the e.u. is holding an emergency summit to discuss the growing migrant crisis. 100 have been arrested in a rally. tens of thousands marched in abu ab add as. the rally turned violent when demonstrators directed their anger at security forces >>> to iraq now, where the misty upham says more than -- where the u.n. says more than 150,000 fled their homes. the u.s. has seen intense fighting. troops are trying to regain control of areas around the city in anbar province, aid agencies say displaced people are in need of shelter and are facing worsening conditions. >> despite the rich oil fields in northern i

. >> al jazeera america international news. shining a light on the untold stories. >> believe in yourself and you'll get there. >> making the connections to the bigger picture. >> shouldn't you have been tougher? >> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >>> welcome back you're watching al jazeera live from doha. the top stories - the saudi defence ministry says three army officers have been killed by mortar shells fired from yemen. coming as the saudi-led coalition continues strikes inside yemen >>> the kenyan governments has given the u.n. three months to close the dabaab camp and relocate >>> u.s. president obama says his meeting with u.n. president raul castro was an histic moment -- historic moment. it was the first meeting in half a century >>> more on the situation in yemen, let's speak to mohammed kooub ate. good to have you with us. let's start with the death of three saudi soldiers will that be a turning point? there has been whispers of a ground invasion since the operations began, 18, 19 da

. >> al jazeera america international news. shining a light on the untold stories. >> believe in yourself and you'll get there. >> making the connections to the bigger picture. >> shouldn't you have been tougher? >> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >>> hello again. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. iranian president hassan rouhani called for a halt to the saudi-led air strikes in yemen, saying countries in the region should help bring yemenis to the negotiating table. iranian warships arrive. iran saying it's part of an anti-piracy operation. iran's president warned it will not sign a final nuclear deal with world powers unless all economic sanctions are lifted. hassan rouhani's comments come a week after iran and world powers reached a framework agreement >>> warring parties signed an agreement that could end the fighting in the central african republic. the anti-balaka rebels president, and the ex president signed the deal >>> the surviving boston marathon bomber has been found guilty

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only on al >> al jazeera america international news. a light on the untold stories. >> believe in yourself and you'll get there. >> making the connections to the bigger picture. >> shouldn't you have been tougher? >> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. ♪ >>> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazerra, the saudi-led air strikes against houthi fighters in yemen have continued. teheran is sending ships to the gulf of aidan they say as a parts of an anti piracy mission. but u.s. secretary of state john kerry says iran is providing support for the houthi forces. >>> a jury in the u.s. has convicted dzhokhar tsarnaev on 30 count relating to the 2013 boston mayor tonight bombing which killed three people and injured 260. a jury will now decide whether he should be sentenced to death or spent spends the rest of his life in prison. >>> central african republic sign a deal in kenya. >>> the war in generally has forced thousands of foreign national to his leave. about 3,000 indians have left since march 28th. man

al jazeera. more news for you in one or two minutes. stay tuned. >> al jazeera america international news. >> people here are worried that this already serious situation may escalate. >> shining a light on the untold stories. >> believe in yourself and you might get there. >> making the connections to the bigger picture. >> shouldn't you have been tougher? >> feeling the real impact. >> separatists took control a few days ago. >> get closer to every story. >> how easy is it for a fighter to get in? >> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >> a claim of responsibility for a deadly attack on away university in northeastern kenya. >> you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up, heavy fighting in yemen's southern city of aden as houthi fighters try to take control of it. >> isil fighters pushed back from the refugee camp near the syrian capitol.

>> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >> hello, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up movement in los an i joint statement between iran and world powers on a nuclear deal. >>> fierce fighting in the southern yemeni city of aden, as the rebels make key

>> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >>> time for sport with jo. >> every came throughout the history of major league baseball has been open to fans. it will change on wednesday. the baltimore orioles play the white sox behind closed doors in camden yard. the first game was postponed because of the violence and the 3-game series was moved to st. petersburg in florida orioles considered the home team >>> it's not just baseball affected. retired n.f.l. player ray lewis is loved if controversial former player for the baltimore ravens and took to his youtube page to urge rioters to stop. >> baltimore get off the streets. kids go home stay home. have you to right to do what you are going to this city. too many hard-working people build the state. we put the city together. we put the city on our back. we know what is going on we know the problems. we know there was wrong done. we know we are not getting the right justice. we know all the answers. it's wrong, dead wrong >>> it's on rare occasions that events outside the ballpa

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threatening children is not acceptable in any situation, by anyone. [ technical issue ] >> al jazeera america international news. shining a light on the untold stories. >> believe in yourself and you'll get there. >> making the connections to the bigger picture. >> shouldn't you have been tougher? >> get the international news you need to know. 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. o o o >> translation: it was hard to pay taxes. since the beginning of the year business has been bad. >> reporter: store owners say they plan to stay closed until the demand for lower fax is met. they support the protest, some shopkeepers like these opened saying they can't afford to lose the income especially in an economy where they were struggling to make a profit. the shutdown is a new change for the 6-month-old government of ashraf ghani who promised to reduce the amount of international aid that afghanistan relied on for 14 years. t

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>> get the international news you need to know. 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 recap the headlines here in al jazeera now. the humanitarian situation in yemen is becoming desperate as fighting continues. saudi arabia, which has been leading airstrikes against the houthiess has given the red cross permission to deliver aid. that's been delayed because of logistical problems. it's the palestinian palestinian liberation organization say that operations are under way in yarmouk's refugee camp. isil is reportedly retreat bug still controls 60% of the camp. >>> the kenyan air force has strike two towns in somalia. >>> now syrian government forces have launched airstrikes on the city of idleb. they have pushed soldiers out of the city more than a we

>> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera americad up that means it's time for sport. >> champion hamilton and rossburg is set for the latest test and top two drivers back in action in bahrain this time after falling out after the last race and accusing hamilton driving too slowly with the grand prix and allowing drivers to catch up and over take and first practice ahead of the grand prix getting underway in the next few minutes. >> i did the talking on the track and how it has been since i was eight years old and just naturally you just try to learn from decisions you take and experiences you have and hope that you get better. >> the approach is not to get involved then? >> that is not what i said i said you do your talking on the track. >> reporter: spieth struggle on return to action after sunday and shot a three over par at the heritage in sc and 16 straight rounds under par and 21-year-old is 8 shots behind evory and has been stepping up campaign for reelection in a speech in north and central america he promised an extra place

al jazeera tremendous credit, because it's not traditionally what broadcast journalism does >> the new home for original documentaries al jazeera america presents only on al jazeera america >>> astronauts at the internationalpace station are finally getting their coffee break. the craft is expected to reach the iss tomorrow. one of the things in it is the iss espresso machine. one of the biggest challenges in designing the machine was how to prevent the drink from floating away. >>> last week state officials in california said communities that use more water per person need to cut back at a higher rate. but residents of those towns say the rules don't take into account factors like the local climate or if they had been saving in case of emergency. and while almost all of california is parched, there is one county that has water to spare. militia chan takes a look. >> reporter: the ravages of the california drought. but north of san francisco, it's water, water everywhere and every drop to drink. >> so our reservoirs are at 95% capacity right now. >> reporter: it's one of the richest counties in the state and the country. here is yet another problem these residents don't need to worry about. >> we take a lo

international aid. this is al jazeera america live from new york city, protestors are heading to philadelphia at this hour for a afternoon rally calling for police retomorrows. the demonstrating against the recent string of police shootings that have killed unarmed african-american men. today's action part of a 250-mile march to the nation's capitol. joins us now thomas, this seems to be a coordinated effort with all the demonstrations all over the country. >> it is, and it is getting stronger in 24 hours there are more than 24 protests the latest scheduled for 3:00 p.m., thousands of protestors taking to the streets this week. they are calling for more action pushing further debate about the use of deadly force by police against minorities. >> at least 20 with five demonstrations across the country on tuesday. stretching from california to new york. protestors want accountability, and they want transparency. in chicago about 200 people gathered at the daily center, demanding reform within the police department. five people were reportedly arrested. in oakland california holding signs that read plaque and

>> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >> hello, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up movement in los an i joint statement between iran and world powers on a nuclear deal. >>> fierce fighting in the southern yemeni city of aden, as the rebels make key gains. and california's governor imposes water restrictions after a four-year drought. ♪ >>> all right. well, there are several breaking stories this hour. we will begin in kenya where there's been dramatic developments in the past few minutes in the hostage situation happening in the northeast. we know hundreds of students were being held captive in the city of garissa. that's after al-shabab fighters stormed a campus at dawn near the border with somalia. in the past few minutes kenya's interior minister says at least 79 people are now feared dead. so let's just bring you up to date once again with the breaking news that we are hearing in kenya at the moment. at least 79 people are now feared to have died in this hostage situation. the standoff takin

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al jazeera america, i'm barbara serra. >> and i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, violence in south africa, what's causing it. >> and why integration in hockey has lacked than other sports and how it could be changing. >>> stories across the u.s., tens of thousands of hourly workers walked off their jobs and took to the streets across the country today. part of a protest called fight for 15, seeking a $15 million wage. demonstrators also called for union representation and benefits. rallies were reported in more than 200 cities nationwide. >> former nfl star aaron hernandez will spend the rest of his life in prison. a jury in fall river massachusetts convicted the former new england patriot of first degree murder, carrying a mandatory sentence of life in prison. convicted on firearms and ammunition charges. >> a man is in custody tonight after landing a mini helicopter on the west lawn of the u.s. capital. the pilot was a postal worker from florida who said he landed at the capital to protest money in politics. prompted a lock down in the area. >> in iraq i.s.i.l.

al jazeera. you. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. >> and i'm libby casey. coming up in this half hour of international news the man who launched the $8 million effort to honor american's vietnam war veterans. >> and a spaceship is spinning out of control. >> but tonight in baltimore thousands of people took to the streets calling for justice for freddy gray. in about 30 minutes the city will be under another night of curfew. paul beban joins us from baltimore. are police worried about any more violence tonight? >> good evening lobby and of course they are concerned that things could heat back up. but right now sort of an uneasy peace in baltimore. the governor today calling this a turning point that maybe the city has turned back to more than normal. we saw an outdoor concert kids going back to school, businesses reopening, people continuing the cleanup. the city sort of holding its breath. the police commissioners saying the city is stable and they want to keep it that way. >> right now anticipate no major issues. we have a number of resources i've placed them throughout the city to anticipate issues but

international criminal court. elections behind them, nigerians turn their attentions to the challenges of the future. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, frustrated families appeal to a drug cartel to find out what happened to 43 missing mexican students. also an unusual display to help save birds. but first the war in yemen is now in its second week. the saudi led coalition today denied targeting a dairy plant where 23 workers were killed after an overnight explosion and fire. rising concerns in yemen have brought urgency for international effort to stop the fighting. russia is reportedly block anything that imposes a weapons embargo against the houthi rebels. the heaviest fighting is taking place in sanaa in the north and aden in the south. as hashem ahelbarra tells us, what's happening on the ground is less clear. >> reporter: this is what the saudi armies say are areas controlled by the houthis. the saudis say the houthis have acquired a huge number of weapons in the last couple of months. they worry these weapons will be used in revenge attacks against saudi arabia. all the targets are destroyed. the dairy factory became an infer

international stage in new york. new york. like this again.. >> al jazeera america presents...s behind bars: a soledad o'brien special report only on al jazeera america >>> reminding you of the head lines here on "al jazeera america." the french foreign minister is in ryad where he pledged support for saudi arabia's airstrikes across yemen. carried out since march 26th, destroying it says houthi air and missile capabilities. a syrian government airstrike near a school has reportedly killed 5 schoolchildren and four female teachers in the northern city of aleppo. hillary clinton is expected to announce her campaign for president of the united states. she said she will run if selected by the democratic party. >>> there has been one death and 100 people have been hurt in a stampede at a university in the kenyan capitol nairobi. students pan issued after an electricity transformer exploded bringing with it fears of an attack by al shabaab after fighters from that group stormed garissa last week killing 148 people. people who live in kenya's dadaab refugee camp are asking their gove

al jazeera america i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, southern chile is on edge bracing for another volcaniceruption as we just told you. and first a look at the stories making history around the u.s. in our american minute. baltimore police want the answers to the arrest of freddy gray who apparently received fatal injuries while in custody 25 days ago. gray suffered a severed spine injury and died a week after his arrest. police are also bracing for what is expected to be a massive demonstration in baltimore on saturday. >>> in orlando today three former florida a&m students were convictof manslaughter in a hazing death of a drum major four years ago beaten to death on a band bus after a football game. a total of 15 students were originally charged. brought attention to hazing deaths in colleges. >>> outgoing attorney general eric holder is saying good-bye today, in an emotional 15 minute speech he told his people that they were part of a golden age. >>> marking the armenian day of remembrance, from beirut to a soccer field the country has one of the largest armenian populations in the wor

al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, a polish city that's dying out because its young workers are moving out. also, the millions of bibles printed every year in a country that's officially atheist. hundreds of fishermen are free tonight after living a life of slavery in indonesia. the men were being held against their will and forced to work for little or no pay. an investigation found the fish were forced to catch fish for those across the world including those in america. step vaessen has the story. >> a remote corner of indonesia. they suffered in silence for many years until a team from the fisheries ministry in jakarta came to investigate claims of human slavery. they were forced to work without pay. >> translator: you can call this slavery indeed. for example when they were sick they will be called to the captain and given electric trick shocks and tortured. also when they were very tired they were treated very inhumanely. yes, this is slavery. >> reporter: these men said they were sold to the fishing company in thailand who promised them a job in a restaurant, instead t

al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news 159 countries call for a ban on nuclear weapons. first, japan's prime minister spent much of the day at the white house. shinzo abe and president obama have a lot to cover from joint defense initiatives to territorial disputes with china. as patty culhane reports today's talks were dominated by economics. >> reporter: prime minister shinzo abe is getting the kind of attention reserved for few world leaders. a private tour of the lincoln monument. official welcoming. hand shakes in the oval office and for the first time a japanese officer addressing the congress. there's a reason beyond the normal relationship. money. particularly the trans-pacific partnership partnership. >> i'm clear that t.p.p. is good for american officials and workers. >> reporter: top white house officials believe the key to getting the agreement with all nationals is they have to settle disagreements first agriculture, cars. they are downplaying speculation that they come to an agreement on that. the prime minister gave the vaguest of updates. >> translation:

al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news - thousands march against anti-immigrant violence in south africa first a look at stories making headlines across the u.s. in our "american minute." >> today marks the end of a 2.5 year deal resulting from mistakes i made. >> former commander of u.s. operations in afghanistan and iraq, david petreaus pleaded guilty to leaking classified information to his mistress and biographer. the senate has finally confirmed loretta lynch as the next attorney-general of the united states. he was nominated to succeed eric holder. 10 republicans voted for loretta lynch. she is the first african-american woman to hold the position and will be sworn in monday. >>> a $34 million merger between comcast and time warner may be it dep any. comcast expected to back out after an faa raised doubts. >> iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi is complaining coalition air strikes is taking too long. to speed things up the u.s. is considering training iraqi forces to spot targets for american air strikes. we have had report on the refugee crisis from baghdad. >> repor

al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, the u.s. and israel in a war of words over the iran nuclear deal. also the children left orphaned from the fighting in eastern ukraine. radiation from the 2011 fukushima nuclear disaster has reached the shores of north america. for the first time, scientists have detected low levels of cesium off the vancouver island. low level does not pose any hazard to residents. >>> president obama is campaigning for the framework nuclear deal reached with iran last week. he's sitting down for a series of interviews around white house is preparing for criticism. >> good evening antonio the president says he wants a role when it comes for nuclear deal, but not yes or no up or down rejection of the deal he has struck. an all out blitz over the weekend, the president has had several interviews and appearances. the secretary of energy appeared in the white house briefing room today. a great deal of concern from the white house particularly when it comes from congress, that bill pending next week that will give

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al jazeera america, i'm barbara serra. >> and i'm antonio mora. coming up this half hour of international news an al shabaab attack on united nations workers in somalia. >> and how businesses are getting ready to capitalize on the end of the cuban embargo. >> a strain of bird flu is spreading are across the rural midwest. wisconsin is declaring a state of emergency after the h 1n 2 virus was found. we'll ask an expert about the threat posed by the outbreaks and what's being done to stop them. that's coming up at 11:00 p.m. eastern, 8:00 pacific. >> people in baltimore rallied in protest of the death of freddy gray. the 21-year-old died of a spinal injury he suffered last week. the reason for the initial stop is unclear. video of the arrest shows officers dragging gray to a police van. >> charges against six men who allegedly tried to join i.s.i.l. traveling to syria to join the group. another gentleman was responsible for recruiting them. the arrests come after a ten month investigation. >> new video shows the mass slaughter of ethiopian christians in libya couldn't verify their nationalities

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news. weeknights on al jazeera america. welcome back a quick reminder of the top stories. a magnitude 6.7 aftershock hit nepal's kathmandu, a day after 2,000 were killed. >>> india is a country leading the international aid effort in nepal. the former indian ambassador described the difficulties getting help to survivors much. >> kathmandu is in a bowl in a valley surrounded by cities. most of the city are small lanes, like rabbit warrens. most of the buildings are not at all earthquake proof. they've not been built according to modern day norms of buildings. the difficulty therefore is not about relief material reaching nepal, the difficulty is they'll reach nepal, but from the airport. other points of collection, to get it out to other people. women, elderly, children, food, water, tents, milk and so on. that's a major problem after the first priority, which is to save lives, many who are still maybe alive under the rubble and the debris. that is the difficult situation that you are facing. . >> a number of other countries are offering aid and providing fund and material the relief effort tang lipping the crisis crisis -- tackling the crisis has to be a nepali effort. it started from the indian sid

new ways to survive and flourish after the war. >> part of al jazeera america's >> special month long evironmental focus fragile planet ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazerra. the internationalf the red cross wants a 24-hour ceasefire in yemen. it says hospitals in the country are overwhelmed. saudi arabia and its allies have been bombing rebel targets for the past 10 days. >>> students who survived the university attack by al-shabab in kenya have been reunited with their families. the president has vowed retaliation against the group. >>> iraq's prime minister says the islamic state of eye lack and the levant can't be defeated if it continues to use radicalized foreign fighters. and calling for government to his protect their young people from being recruit today join the armed group. >>> there have been fights in australia over protesters holding a series of anti-islam rallies. there have been scuffles in the second largest city melbourne police have struggled to separate thousands of rival demonstrators. andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: they had promised peaceful demonstration. but when confronted by people calling them racist, violence broke out in melbourne. policeme

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