caroline malone has the story. >> fourth draft of the eun backed political agreement. >> today the people of libya have the right on this gathering on the hope that your country and your people from productive conflict. >> rival tripoli based government and the tobruk based government recognized by the intrrbledinternational community. >> not waiting for the answer now but after each of the principal stakeholders has had time for consultations. >> translator: we will do our best to bring the country out of the crisis. that's why we will study today and tomorrow this draft and we hope that this draft will be the last one. >> reporter: the proposal calls for a government to be placed in effect in tripoli. unified military. four years since moammar gadhafi was removed from power. many are hopeful this could be a turning point but even if a peace proposal is agreed upon there is a long way to go before stability returns to libya. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> turkey answer president recep tayyip erdogan has called for all to behave well, opposition parties say they will not join forces. oma

caroline malone, al jazerra. >>> in syria kurdish forces have cut off the main supply line to isil.y say they were take are they have retake able down. thousands of people have fled the violence heading to the turkish border town from building bernard smith now reports. >> reporter: for 14 months isil controlled this syrian town on the border with turkey. not anymore. these are fighters from the syrian-kurdish y.p.g. their flag now flies over this border crossing. the three-week assault by the y.p.g. forced thousands of people to cross to turkey. u.s.-led coalition air takes have helped the where. p.g. push through. the prize these people have paid are homes turned to rubble. >> translator: we lost our home 10 days ago fierce fighting forced us to leave to save our children, before that life was okay. >> translator: we were terrorized by isil we left because of the heavy bombardment from both sides. but i will never go back. until there you die 100 times a day. >> reporter: the y.p.g. has had that town in its sides as a strategic points were turkey border and isil's capital in rack

caroline malone, al-wuhaishi. >> our correspondent joins us live in studio.e been covering al qaeda for a while now. tell also how none shall al-wuhaishi was in al qaeda. >> an, extremely important figure. it's a blow for al qaeda they have already said who his replace think will be. and in the past, when senior leadership has been killed, especially by drone strikes this group has been very quick to replace them. and it hasn't had that much of an effect as far as on their organizing capabilities. but al-wuhaishi himself is somebody who really tried to show the world again and again just how powerful he was. and how unafraid he was of the american military and yemen military presence. a year ago there was a prominent video out of yemen showing nasser al-wuhaishi in yemen and gathering with several al qaeda lead these as well as other tribal figures and having an open meeting. there was something done in broad daylight and filmed and then up loaded to the internet. it went to show that this is somebody that felt like even though they had to hide and they were

caroline malone explains people not fighting are suffering at the hands of the military rebel groups and ice immaterial i warn you may find some of the images in her report upsetting. >> reporter: there is no doubt that millions of people have been acted by the war in syria. some of them hit by barrel bomb attacks launched by the government. a recent u.n. report says there as been such an attack on aleppo nearly every day this year. rebel groups have used other weapons in residential area that his also kill people in indiscriminately. the report also says the military and rebel groups have put people under siege by blocking off their access to food and other essential surprise. the u.n. gathered evidence from 4,000 witnesses and has compiled a confident shall list of perpetrators. >> in this very devastating conflict we advocate the need to stop use of various weapons particularly barrel bombs being dropped particularly by government authorities. on the other front, of course, the nonstage or nongovernment armed groups are also using weapons illegally and indiscriminately in terms of

caroline malone, al jazerra. >>> this the party of yemen's former long-time president has welcomed u.nce talks due to start in a few days but saleh's party says it hasn't been invited for the negotiations it supports the houthi fighters. saleh was president for more than 20 years. >>> in ukraine several firemen have been killed in be explosion at a fuel depot, at least nine gasoline tanks are on fire outside the capital kiev. they have been burning for several hours through monday night. >>> u.s. iranian journalist jason has appeared in court in iran for a second time on spying charges. he's facing up to 20 year old in jail. as we report. his mother says he's guilty of nothing more than report on the ground a country he loves. >> reporter: mary doesn't know what is going to happen to her son. he's been in jail in iran for almost a year. jason is the bureau chief of the u.s. newspaper the washington post. he was arrested with his wife and two photo journalists in teheran in july last year. the others were later released on bail. >> he is very tired. very distressed because he doesn't un

caroline malone reports. >> most major forces in the syrian war are now involved in fighting for parts of aleppo. rebel groups have lost the country side towns of soran al hassian to i.s.i.l. car bomb before moving in. i.s.i.l. has released this video, in the north of the province near the border with turkey. these advances by i.s.i.l. are blocking opposition supply routes between turkey and northern syria. turkish forces have made gains against i.s.i.l. in the east near rah raqqa and hasaka. troops on the ground have an advantage with their air force. activists say this is the aftermath of a syrian military attack in the town of maria. occupation groups are having to fight on the ground against daesh, raising questions about help from the are international community. >> the international coalition is supposed to be meeting tomorrow again. the big question is, where are the jets of the international coalition? i think this won't even wait until tomorrow to be frank. those air strikes really have to start today. otherwise syrians will really feel that they are really in this alone. >> r

caroline malone has more. >> the outbreak in south korea is the largest outside the middle east.eople are worried and many have gun wearing masks. >> we should not go near places where mers patients have been. also isn't the virus airborne? and isn't it contractible with contact? >> there is no evidence that mers can be transferred through the air but it can be transmit transmitted by droplets such as if someone sneezes or touches a surface with infected hands. the virus has spread quickly from one man who visited middle east. >> if people will wash their hands. >> mers can cause fever, diee are a and in worst cases pneumonia and kidney failure. 1800 people have been guaranteed in south korea and the government has closed hundreds of schools as a precaution. the first mers cases were diagnosed in people in saudi arabia in 2012. 900 people have since been infected there. the virus was traced back to people in jordan but it's thought to originally come from bats and camels. it has appeared across the united states and uae and qatar as well as small numbers in europe. the world heal

caroline malone, al jazeera. >> u.s. officials are holding peace talks with yemen's houthi rebels meeting in the aish arab nation of oman. meanwhile the houthi rebels are holding at least four american citizens captive in sanaa. the is state department says it is doing everything it ask to get them out but they are not identifying those hostages at this time. a last minute deal will keep five taliban leaders from leaving qatar. part of a swap to free beau bergdahl. those measures were set to expire on monday. request of the u.s. earlier we talked to doug olivant a security fellow with the new american foundation. we asked him how much security threat these men pose. >> not that senior anyway, mid level out of the game for over a decade so how much harm can they do? on the other hand i talked to someone i trust very much today who described this as the afghanistan national security council that we are going to send them back. so it is really hard to determine exactly what the facts are, whether these are really senior fig

caroline malone, al jazeera. >> syrian kurdish forces control portion of the tal abyad area. >>> in hong kong people are protesting over a debate over a controversial electoral reform plan. if it passes the city will be able to vote for its own leaders but only if china approves the candidates. security has been stepped up pickup officials think there could be a repeat of the huge protest seen last year. adrian brown has a report. >> it is hot humid and very loud in this corner of hong kong. behind me some of the rival groups in this debate. these are the people that support china's efforts. china has agreed that hong kong can choose its next candidate as long as there are no more than two or three candidates and those candidates are vetted buy special committee. the prodemocracy camp says that amounts to fake democracy which is why they will be voting against it. the government needs two-thirds of legislators for that resolution to pass, and at the moment that seems unlikely. just how polarized hong kong remains. it's only been nine months since thousands of student demonstrators occupi

caroline malone reports. >> many have begun wearing masks. >> we should not go near place wrest mers patients have been. also is the virus airborne and is it contractible? >> no understanding that it can be transported through air but through moisture. one man was diagnosed on may 20. >> i urge the cooperation of the government by further spread of mers. >> mers can cause a fever die reand in the worst cases knew moan ya andpneumonia and diarrhea. the virus was traced back to people in jordan but it's thought to have originally come from bats and camels. it's believed to have crossed the middle east, in small numbers in europe. the world health organization says there's no evidence the disease can pass easily between people but it is sending a team to the area to help spread the disease. >> chinese ferry capsized last week rescuers paused to remember those who died when the eastern star sank on the yangtze river on monday. 14 survived and 11 are still missing. most of the passengers were elderly people traveling to chong king. >>> allow the media to operate freely. protests and unres

caroline malone, al jazeera. >> still to come for you on al jazeera.pakistan's government under fire as the heatwave kills more than 830 people. [applause] >> a dutch court orders the government to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25% in an unprecedented ruling. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back to al jazeera. let's update you on the top stories now. the u.s. has changed it's hostage policies so families who pay ransom to kidnappers for the release of loved ones will no longer face the threat of prosecution. 30 americans are currently being held hostage abroad. >>> the boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev has been sentenced to death for the 2013 attack which killed three people and injured 264. tsarnaev would address the court to apologize for the suffering he caused. well let's go to the listen some of the families, the vic

caroline malone, al jazeera. >> isil says it's destroyed two ancient shrines close to the city of palmyra. the destruction comes after months after isil fighters destroyed priceless artifacts in mosul and in iraq. >>> now, u.s. senate has approved special fast-tracking powers to president obama giving him the authority to create trade deals and sent them straight to congress without debate. critics say that deal is shrouded in far too much secretly. we have the latest now from washington, d.c. tomorrow, tell us more about what these fast track trade powers allow president obama to do? >> what it does give him is the short to continue to negotiate a treaty with the 11 other pacific rim partners and these by the way institute about 40% of the world's total trade. and within the remaining you're navy of his administration or the at least another four years of his successors administration will allow them to submit the treaty to the senate without the ability of the senate to make any kinds of changes or even to fall the final vote produce final outcome that he has been fighting for for most

caroline malone reports. >> reporter: witnesses say there was a large explosion, completely destroyingkup truck, carrying somali security forces. it was part of a convoy carrying diplomats from the united arab emirates. members of the armed group al-shabab are claiming responsibility for the attack. >> the uae donated military hardware and pays some of the government's stuff in mogadishu, so al-shabab calls them a legitimate target. >> reporter: the government is also getting support from the 22,000 african union force which is fighting al-shabab. it wants to overthrow the government is behind many similar attacks. as they shoot their way into a training center. al-shabab has lost territory to government forces since the offensive began to push them out last year. >>> isil fighters have blown up two islamic shrines in syria after bulldozen and wrecking ancient mom -- monuments in iraq. it is hered there could be more destruction to come. zana hoda reports. >> reporter: this is what many feared would happen when fighters from islamic state of iraq and the levant captured palmyra a few w

caroline malone. al jazeera. >> to the conflict in yemen where local sources say that they hit a weapons depo. the forces loyal to ousted president ali abdullah saleh in sanaa. they also hit the presidential palace in the capital. >>> fighting on the ground continues, 20 people were killed between popular resistence fighters as they're known and houthi fighters. >> in the city where red cross most of the victims were burned beyond recognition. the truck exploded on impact insend rating 11 nearby vehicles. >> the election planned for june june 26th in burundi will go ahead. the violence erupted in april but the president announced he was running for a third term in office. were testers say serving three terms is unconstitutional. dozens of people have lost their lives during the demonstrations. >>> the u.s. national security agency has lost its power to collect phone records in bulk from american citizens after the senate failed to extend the patriot act. the run senator who is a presidential hopeful w

caroline malone reports. >> reporter: the outbreak in south korea is the largest outside the middle east. people are worried, many are wearing masks. >> translation: we should not go near areas where m.e.r.s. patients have been, isn't the virus airborne and isn't it contractible with contact? >> reporter: there's no evidence it can be transferred through the air, but can be transmit by droplets if someone sneezes or touches a surface with infected hands. the virus spread in korea by a man that had been in saudi arabia and was diagnosed on may 20th. >> translation: i urge citizens to cooperate with the government to prevent further spread of m.e.r.s. by watching their hands and minding coughing. >> reporter: m.e.r.s. can cause a fever, diarrhea, and in the worst cases pneumonia and kidney failure. 40% infected die from it. 18000 have been quarantined in south korea. the government has closed hundreds of schools have been closed as a precaution. the first m.e.r.s. cases were diagnosed in saudi arabia in 2012, 900 have been infected there. the virus was traced back to people in jordan, but

caroline malone, al jazeera. >> french president franÇois hollande has phoned barack obama to discussallegations the u.s. has spied on hollande and two of his predecessors. well here is the u.s. ambassador jane hartley arriving at the foreign ministry in paris to respond to those allegations. earlier during an emergency meeting hollande said that france would not tolerate acts that threatened its security. the white house said that barack obama reassureed hollande that u.s. was not spying on his phone calls and other communications. how angry is the french government neave? >> well, the french on the whole are outraged by these recent revelations as shown by how swiftly they called for that defense couple meeting council meeting. actions were put in force. first, you can see her arrive pretty much for an addressing down. also the defense council decided that the best thing to do would be to try and verify these allegations by sending their own senior intelligence team over to washington some time in the coming days. but of course, these revelations come at a very awkward time in relat

caroline malone has more. >> reporter: witnesses say a pickup truck was completely destroyed.was part of a convoy carrying diplomats from the united arab emirates. members of the armed group, al-shabab are claiming responsibility for the attack. the somali government is also getting support from the 22,000 african union force which is fighting al-shabab. it wants to overthrow the government and is behind many similar attacks. on sunday four fighters were killed as they tried to detonate a car bomb and shoot their way into a national intelligence agency training center. they have lost territory to government forces since an offensive to push them out began last year. >>> we are joined by a journalist who has worked expensively in somalia. thanks for being with us. why would the uae be targeted by app shabab. >> the uae is supporting the government. and earlier this month, the uae's foreign minister was in mogadishu in show of support to the somali government. they not only physically have an embassy in mogadishu, but also financially support the budget. and just a few weeks ago

caroline malone, al jazeera. >> people are waiting for the results of monday's parliamentary election, the vote was boycotted by the opposition and marred by violence hours before the polls opened. one father, who lost his only child. >> he was killed by a stray bullet hours before voting in parliamentary elections began. she was nearly four, her father tried but couldn't save her. >> i had gunfire i rushed out to defend my daughter, i was carrying her back to the house, she was hit by a bullet, i have lost my first born. >> people are waiting for results of monday's parliamentary election, the commission says there was a massive turn out the nearly 4 million registers voters even though most boycotted the polls. many here worry about the future. >> a lot of people say they want the crisis to end they hope there will be no more violence, as the country prepares for the presidential election in a few weeks. after more than two months of protests against the president's bid for an unconstitutional third term, the international community withdrew much needed aid the economic lifeline. it

caroline malone reports. >> reporter: patients suffering from a preventible yet potentially preventive disease in the isolation ward of juba hospital. it's the only dedicated cholera clinic set up by the ministry of health. many of the patients are too sick to help by the time they get here. >> most of these people came late. the rains collapsed. we were notable establish a line or save them. >> reporter: cholera is a bacteria spread in contaminated food and water, causing diarrhoea and dehydration. there's a vaccine, many do not have access to it. >> approximately 5,000 children are at risk of dying from cholera. we believe in is unacceptable in this day and age for a disease that is preventible, and that is easily treatable. >> children are vulnerable to cholera if they are malnourished and many are. 4.5 million people or half the population do not have enough food to eat. >> some of them ran away from home to escape the 18-month long civil war. >> translation: i had my baby on the raft. when he spread we escaped to the bush. in the bush we survived on wild fruit until we decided to

caroline malone reports. >>> this woman moved her family and handicapped husband hundreds of kilometres to the safety of this camp. she's one of thousands struggling to survive in war-torn yemen. >> i have two kids and a disabled husband. he has a medical problem with his hand and can't work. we are waiting for his public job to provide us with whatever we can use to support us. so far they've only given us enough to set up the tent, we are stuck in the rain and cold at night. nearby families have set up empty schools or government buildings, and they have four walls to protect them. many are crammed into a small space, and they rely on handouts. after we left our homes, we felt lost, we are not used to begging for a living. we live in peace, and are waiting for someone to help us. we need good people that can hep us get something to eat. we have no homes, no jobs. >> help is coming into yemen from organizations like doctors without boarders, also known as mfs. they have flown in more than 100 tonnes of medical aid. since the fighting between saudis and the houthi rebels. as the numbers

losing barrel bombs and chlorine gas on civilians i warning you my feigned some of the images in caroline malone'supsetting. >> reporter: it's a desperate scramble to rescue a brother and sister trapped in the rubble i've building destroyed in douma. the rebel strong hold has been under attack by forces loyal to president bashar al-assad for the last three years. his palace in duh mass cass is only 12-kilometer as way this time assad's forces used elephant rockets named off the distinctive noise they make when they are launched the improvised weapon is made by attaching rocket motorses to much larger bombs increasing its destructive effect. the effect on people is clear in the local hospital where scores of children are among the injured. across the world u.s. secretary of state john kerry summed up what much of the international community thinks about such attacks. >> i think everybody patience is wearing thin with respect to the extraordinary depravity of the weaponry and mechanisms for delivery which assad has used against his own people. >> reporter: the question is what can be done to stop su

caroline malone, al jazerra. >> as we mentioned syrian doctors will be testifying in front of the u.sngress on wednesday and here is what one of the doctors had to say. >> translator: poisonous gases mostly chlorine are being used regularly and systematically. and the aim is not to kill because barrel bombs and war planes kill a much larger number. the aim is to drive people living in the opposition areas out of their neighborhoods the assad forces are always repeating and write on this walls it is assad or no one assad or we incinerate the country. >> meanwhile more than 20,000 syrian refugees have fled to turk any the past few weeks as kurdish forces captured a town in isil. syrian kurdish forces control 400 clem teres on the turkey-syrian border some syrian rebels are accusing the kurds of forcing out arabs and turk men. >>> isil fighters have killed five policemen near iraq's biggest oil refinery. they carried out the assault west of beiji as control over that refinery continues it's changed hands several times already. >>> u.n. negotiators are urging direct talks to end the confl

caroline malone has the story. >> most major forces in the syrian war are now involved in fighting for pats of aleppo. rebel groups have lost the country side towns of soran alnaiai to i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. has released this video said to be its fighters in control of the town of soran azaz some north of the province near the border with turkey. blocking opposition supply routes between turkey and northern syria. kurdish fighters have made gains further east near raqqa and hasaka. government is fighting in aleppo too. they have troops on the ground but have an advantage with their air force. activists say this is the aftermath much a of a military attack. opposition groups are having to focus on the front line with i.s.i.l. or daesh rather than pushing for new ground with bashar al-assad's new government. raising questions of help from the international community. >> the international commission is supposed to be meeting again tomorrow, the question is where are the jets of the international commission? this won't even wait until tomorrow to be frank. otherwise syrians will feel as if they

caroline malone, al jazeera. >>> boko haram is suspected on attacks in nigeria. shooting fleeg residents and setting tire to homes. a coalition of soldiers from nigeria, cameroon and chad has had some success in reducing the territory held by boko haram over the last several months. a bitter battle is breaking out between two european union nations over taking in migrants. austrian officials are angry hungary has backed out of an asylum agreement. but overwhelmed taking in over 60,000 nieg rants this60,000 migrants this year. as jonah hull reports the government is planning to build a fence on its southern border with serbia. >> they could be tears of pain or relief or exhaustion, for more days than many ask count they've traveled, crossing borders by any means fleeing civil war in syria for the freedom of the european union. this is the welcome they get. >> yes we are refugees. >> another group arrested, this time from pakistan. they've just walked from serbia into hungary the latest leg of a two month journey from islamabad. >> where do you want to go to? why?

caroline malone reports. >> patients suffering from a preventable yet potentially dangerous disease. it's the only dedicated cholera clinic in this latest outbreak. many patients are too sick to help by the time they get here. >> most people came late. the rains were already collapsed, we were not able to establish a line. that's why we were not able to save them. >> there's a vaccine but many don't have access to that health care. >> we estimate that approximately 5,000 children are at risk of dying and from cholera, and we believe this i also completely unacceptable in this day and age for a disease that is preventable and that is very much easily treatable. >> children are particularly vulnerable to cholera if they're malnourished and many are. the u.n. estimates half the population don't have enough food to eat. >> some of them have had to run from home to escape the 18 month long civil war. >> i had my baby on the raft. when we fled, we escaped to the bush. while in the bush, we were surviving on wild fruit until we decided to come. i have stomach problems because of the water l

as caroline malone reports, there's a programme helping syrians help themselves. >> the urban farm is helping to provide food for a few of the many hungry people in syria. it was set up in an opposition held part of aleppo. around 30 families get a regular supply of eggs. others have an option of buying into a cooperative making a living off the farm. >> the aim of the project is to achieve food security for aleppo, a means of protection if a blockade is imposed on the liberated areas. >> reporter: it is funded by the koran foundation a us u.s.-based chart i, finding an effective way to help syrians. >> it creates food security for syrians, the food security and also general life security for the people that we serve. and that is why we are so passionate about giving the short aid. >> people without food in war zones are vulnerable not only to malnutrition, but exploitation. >> northwestern memorial hospital hands out food for (nont -- al nusra front hands out food to people. because of war, many areas are inactionable to the world food program. the world food program can't get into p

the civilian death toll conditions to rise, as caroline malone reports. >> reporter: most major forces in the syrian war are involved in fighting parts of aleppo. rebel groups lost towns to i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. used a car bomb before moving in. i.s.i.l. has released this video, said to be fighters in control of the town. that's in the north of the province near the border near turkey. >> advances are blocking opposition supply routes in turkey and northern syria. kurdish fighters made gains with i.s.i.l. further east. the government is fighting in aleppo. they have an advantage with their air force. activists say, this is the aftermath of a civilian attack in the city of maria. government bombs are killing civilians here too. opposition groups are focussing on the grant line with i.s.i.l. or d.a.e.s.h. rather than pushing for now ground against bashar al-assad's government raising questions about help for the international community. >> the international coalition is supposed to meet tomorrow. the big question is where are the jets of the international coalition. i don't think this will w

caroline malone, al jazeera. >> >> there are fears south sudan's economy is close to collapse.n its second year of conflict, little difficult in the country that imports most products. >> at the bottling company, it is hard hit by the dollar crunch in south sudan. many companies like this one depend on american currency to import raw materials. >> we have stocks that can last us for a week. if we don't get dollars to clear the containers, then we will be forced to stop operations. >> because of the fall in global oil price and conflict which started in 2013, oil production is low. on him is the only foreign exchange for the country. >> this is what makes the plastic. the plastic is then blown up to bottle size, but the granules have to be imported and this means dollars. dollars from the bank and black market rate is too high. >> when we visited this factory in march, it was rallying, but with huge overhead costs. the machine has gone quiet people have lost their jobs. >> half of what we are supplying, right now we cannot even afford to do anything. >> one needs a letter of cre