franÇois hollande calls for an end to the u.s. embargo on cuba.the french president meets with fidel and rival castro on his visit to havana. greece borrows from an emergency fund to pay the imf. we asked if greases again lurching towards default. and one anonymous fire has a lot of cash on hand. he or she has set a new record in the art world, paying over $179 million for a painting by pablo picasso. that and more on the way, but for startup story. -- first come our top story. genie: first for you now, this news out of nepal where a new earthquake has hit the nation. it has been registered at 7.3, a few points below the major quake that struck the region less than three weeks ago, killing a thousand people and destroying hundreds of thousands of homes. the latest numbers today say that close to 20 were killed, almost 1000 injured. the number looks due to rise. reporter: less than a month after huge earthquake devastated the nation nepalese citizens have again been confronted with another large tremor. >> this was a jolt just like the big one last

they call him francois hollande of arabia. saudi arabia is not only a country that is committed against women, christians minorities etc., is also a regime that is spreading a radical and old-fashioned form of islam. this is a similar feeling i pulled out of another article that is critical of francois hollande the says he is becoming the best friend of the godfathers of jihadism and there is a fundamental contradiction here. on the one hand, france one -- francois hollande is fighting against jihadism, but on the other hand, scratching the back of regimes that are backing jihadist groups. genie: let's wrap up with the french paper liberation. 40 women journalists have written an open letter condemning sexism from male politicians. flo: the beginning of that manifesto is on the front page. it's a very passionate and exasperated front page. you can see it is translated as "hands off!" these 40 women journalists have pulled together a list of recent incidents they have experienced. one politician, for instance said "that is a ve

this publication says that france -- francois hollande is the guest of honor at the gulf cooperationouncil it reflects france's support for those countries. this newspaper says and every area france supports the position of these wealthy countries and avoids criticism of human rights violations. france has chosen its camp, the sunni monarchies instead of iran. it has taken a hard line in nuclear negotiations with tehran. the rafale contract is worth 6.3 billion euros. paris feels this is in its interest. this newspaper contrasted with a strange one barack obama has. they've been disappointed by obama with his pullbacks from airstrikes on the assad regime's, his criticism of egypt and rapprochement with iran. he's also unlikely to ruffle the feathers of saudi arabia in the same way sweden's foreign minister has in recent months criticizing human rights record. genie: let's move to the international papers. a story we have been headlining at france 24. the killing of two gunmen outside an art contest in texas. oliver: the dallas morning news reports that the conference holding a compet

. >>> french president francois hollande is wrapping up his tour in hatety and made a historic trip tofirst to visit since 1986 and met the father of the cuban revolution castro and asked them to lift the trade embargo and we have more from havana. >> reporter: untying the knot after they froze political and cultural ties with communist cuba in response to arrest of 77 people francois hollande is here to declare by gones be by gones. >> translator: this visit is taking place in a context in which at least it is possible for cuba to have all the necessary conditions to enter with the rest of the world, as you know france has always been in favor of lifting u.s. embargo that hinders cuba. >> reporter: speaking at the university of havana made it clear france wants to take a leadership role in a new cuba eu dialog. and francois hollande made latin america and caribbean a priority but it's not just political, both france and francois hollande are key to position themselves economically when united states lifts embargo against cuba to make it flourish. it's about capturing american business

go back briefly to a story we told you about just a moment ago the visit of french president francois hollande and president raul castro and these are pictures of fidel castro meeting with the french president and gave up power in 2008 to his younger brother because of failing health the latest pictures there of francois hollande meeting with the former cuban president. now a painting by pablo-picasso sold for a new world record price of $179 million. it went under the hammer at christie's in new york to unknown buyer with deep pockets and the price paid from 1995 smashed the previous auction house of $142 million. much more on our website as always, al jazeera.com and back with more. >>> in the british elections nothing the pollsters predicted happened. the conservatives, led by david cameron, have a majority in the new parliament. the labor party lost not by a whisker, but by 100 seats. the u.k. independence party got a lot of votes, but one seat, and the scots got a landslide to a party that wants

>> yes adrien, this summit has been dominated by the french president francois hollande, we have seen him therele praising the action here taken by that the gulf, basically saying you have now begun to help yourselves so we are here to help you. france's views and attitudes towards most of the issues in the region are compatible with those of the gulf countries as francois hollande has made clear today in yemen and syria as well as the issue of iran, france has been the toughest among the european countries during the talks with iran and behind this is the economic factor here. france needs oil rich countries in the gulf and also these countries need france because the defense. we have seen that deal just struck in qatar several billion dollars worth of fighter jets and also, there is talk today from french sources close to the president that there will be about 20 different projects being agreed on between saudi arabia and france worth billions perhaps billions of dollars there. the economic factor is there. france needs the money in the gulf and gulf defense needs security and europ

at the meeting german chancellor angulo merkel and french president francois hollande spoke of their common goal of reaching a binding agreement at the u.n. climate change talks in paris in december. >> the challenges we face because of climate change would be much easier to overcome if we knew that our partners the world over were working towards the same goal. it is one of the reasons why we need an agreement.+ >> a comprehensive and binding agreement is only likely if developed nations agree to considerably boost financial support for poor countries and tackling climate change. >> are political correspondent is following events for us. >> i can't really tell you that but certainly today was moving in the right direction. about generating and keeping up momentum. it is why the german chancellor angela merkel announced that the german government would double the amount spent by germany every year in supporting those developing countries from 2 billion to 4 billion euros. it's all about redirecting not just funds but also persuading countries to invest in carbon friendly development.

he says under francois hollande's watch the public has yielded too much. he says he has broken the record of breaking promises. three years of deception says sarkozy. what is interesting is hollande was drawn criticism for his economic track record. business elite -- business daily, very critical of the president. the president of miniscule steps forward. not one of his reforms seems to have come to an end without being mutilated. this is largely due to his lack of vision. tough words. genie: other french papers are focusing on a southern mayor who is backed by the far right group who is been accused of racism. florence: very french story that a lot of papers are focusing on. robert menard. he was elected in 2000 or teen angst to the backing of the national front and he is currently under investigation for counting schoolchildren according to their names. he says his administration used a list of people's first names to determine how many of them were muslim. he figured -- he claims the figure came to 64.6%. it is illegal here in france. france is very stri

she is the best person to fix francois hollande's reputation.enie: speaking about women in politics. several french female political journalists wrote a manifesto in a left-leaning paper where they condemned the sexism they report from male politicians. florence: these are 40 female journalist who pulled together a list of all the routine sexism they have to face on a daily basis. luke comments, incessant text messages asking for dates. they say we have a lot of work to do to get rid of that kind of behavior. they are focusing on what they call -- benevolent sexism or well-meaning sexism. according to causette it is essentially sugarcoated sexism. anyone who tries to hide their sexism with claims they are being gentlemanly but essentially still treat women as inferior and put them down. genie: a word on the new baby british princess. florence: princess charlotte. here she is on the front page. they have a photo of her the day that she was born, may 2 in london. princess charlotte is already a superstar. there she is with her mother on the first

molly: so we did see german chancellor angela merkel as well as the french president francois hollande. another was british prime minister david cameron. this was his first eu summit since his strong reelection showing, and a major issue for him is eu reform. christophe: absolutely, and the british prime minister has been playing hardball in recent weeks. he has a very strong mandate from the british voters to renegotiate the terms of britain's eu overshift and ultimately put the result to the british vote in and in and out referendum. i asked martin schultz how he feels about britain's demands. >> the united kingdom is a member of the european union. they want to discover necessary reforms within the european union to make it more effective or socially just, more competitive. i agree this is all feasible and without mutual provocation if this goes in the direction i'm with him. if it is about split in the european union to build a group of non--euro countries fighting against the euro countries to get an advantage within the common economic area my playing the non-euro countries again

. >>> hundreds of blished and bangladesh and rohingya refugees.french president francois hollande becomes the first european president to visit cuba in decades. sold to the highest bidder. new and wealthy collectors drive up the price of art as a picasso masterpiece becomes the most expensive painting sold at auction. good evening this is al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. we begin tonight with this week's summit of persian gulf states in the u.s. six members of gulf cooperation council will meet with president obama in camp david. the ongoing crisis in yemen and the nuclear crisis in the middle east. saudi arabia'ssaudi arabia's king salman is staying home to deal with the ceasefire. josh earnest says it is not a snub. >> we'll be confident that the ones representing saudi arabia at the meeting will not only be able to represent that country but also implement any resolutions from that meeting. >> mike viqueria, president obama and king salman talked today by phone. how much have we learned about why he decided not to come? >> we have the official explanation cited by josh earnest, th

francois hollande sent them a clear message. >> i am proud of our armies and thus will show no remorseo anyone proved to have him badly% if that's the case in the central african republic. reporter: french troops continue to guard a refugee camp at the airport, the only hope of safety for many civilians. a leaked u.n. report includes accounts of children that they were raped or forced to perform sexual acts in exchange for food. news of the allegations spread fear among the people who fled here. >> when i see the soldiers from france and other countries that are here, it sickens me because they have not come to protect us. they have come here to ransack our country and hurt our children. reporter: the u.n. now faces criticism after it took a whistleblower to make an internal report public even after collecting witness accounts, the u.n. mission did not act. >> it would immediately send up red flags for any person who spoke to that child that this needed to be stopped immediately. reporter: whether anyone has ever convicted or not tens of thousands of civilians in the central african re

havana holland made it clear france wants to take a leadership role in a renewed dialogue. >> francois hollandeppen made the caribbean one of his foreign policies, france and holland are positions themselves ahead of when the united states lifts its embargo against cuba, which would make trade and tourism flourish. >> it's all about capturing american business. >> where are the americans going to go to now? the forbidden paradise. cuba's going to open up, the americans are going to be there. i want to have a dutch hotel taking care of the americans. that's what you're seeing. >> president hollande is accompanied by companies including the company handle sales of cuba rum. the french penalty has not alluded to the issue of human rights to led to the e.u. freeze. instead, he offers to make france a faithful ally of cuba, this time apparently without any conditions. al jazeera havana. >> just to jump date you on a story we told you about earlier in the news hour, that is the iranian ship and according to the iranian state news agency, they are reporting that the cargo ship use that right there hea

. >> president francois hollande is currently in cuba, the first western european leader to visit since companies doing business there. to meet his cuban counterpart raul castro. let's go to havana and our latin american producer lucia newman. does this mean renewing of political ties with cuba? >> it certainly seems so. as you may resh the freeze was it in place in 2003 after cuba arrested 77 dissidents, to, the united european reaction, there is pressure to let them go especially now since the united states and cuba are able to speak to each other. leadership role in this sense he has said in fact he is representing not just france but all of europe. >> what did he have to say? addressing the university of havana what did he have to say there? >> yes he can did it was about an hour long speech. he did not allude to that freeze that coffin flict between the eu and cuba, nor did he speak to the thorny issue of human rights rights, the countries strong and free and both cuba and san francisco wanted to be strong and free. he will be meeting with president raul castro later on in the day

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yet merkel in the room and homeland -- and francois hollande in the room. all angela merkel could say was they were constructive and friendly, and these guys are going to stay in touch. francois hollande, who has been talking up the story with greece was not there. tom: as we go into the weekend the german people are behind their chancellor. brendan: is the bad news with angela merkel, who has been a more reasonable partner with suppress -- with citrus -- with tsipras? guy: nevertheless, she is still very much aware that she needs to look after her domestic constituency. she therefore is playing the game cautiously. what the germans keep doing is pointing the greeks back to talks and saying you have to get this right. the greeks keep saying we want to see this at the highest levels. and the tension ceases to exist. we still have a few days to go before the deadline, the next deadline. we will wait and see. a lot more cars are still to be play particularly by the greeks. brendan: the reason the european leaders keep going to latvia is the presidency -- is it

the president, franÇois hollande said that the defeat of nazi game was all about the fight for freedom there were similar scenes in london where fresh from the general election britain's political leaders stood in solidarity. the only one of the big time allies is russia. this memorial is a reminder of the enormous losses traditionally russian celebrate victory day in what they call their great patriotic war on the ninth of may in moscow. dominick kane, al jazeera, berlin. >> and as ever you can find much more over on our website. the address to kick on to is www.aljazeera.com. www.aljazeera.com. hi, i am lisa flesher and you are in the stream. nonprofit hospitals are supposed to take care of people regardless of their ability to pay. why then are some suing patients for millions. and the is i.r.s. doing enough to stop it? could this be the beginning of the end for the cable television industry, a new internet t.v. services are capturing consumers.

. >>> francois hollande paid the first ever visit of a french president to cuba. president hollande was accompanied by a number of representatives from the food and drink industry, keen to capitalize on the thaw in cuba-u.s. relations. in the past few minutes, euro zone ministers meeting in brussels say progress has been made with greece, greece has to give the imf $840 billion on tuesday, a payment they feel it cannot make. before they release delayed bailout zone representing $8 billion to greece, including reducing pension funds. it's unclear how long it can go and risk a $267 billion bailout that expires in june. john siropolous reports. >> partial agreement this month with its main creditors the european union and the international monetary fund. the consensus among many is that greece is going through its last cash reserves. series questionsserious questions remain, if the talks in brussels do not go well then creditors will not give the greek government government $8 billion in financial aid but it still needs money 50 end of the month to pay nawments insta

. >>> french president francois hollande has arrived in haiti for a visit. he previously visit evidence guadalupe. >> raul castro made a rare visit to the vatican on tuesday. lucia newman explains. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a meeting to thank pope francis for his help on getting the united states and cuba. but there was a stunning announcements. >> i'm not kidding i'm a communist, the cuban communist party did not allow it but it is allowed now, it is a step forward. >> reporter: it would actually be a return to castro's past. he and his brother fidel went to a jess wit school, before declaring themselves atheist and shutting down schools. it just so happens that pope francis is the first jess wit leader of the church. we asked the leader of cuba's catholic church, jaime ortega. >> it is natural cuba to open up to the world and the world to open up to cuba. >> pope francis will be the third pontiff to visit cuba in 17 years a lot since in cuba, the church is not particularly strong. pope francis's role in helping to reestablish diplomatic ties betwe

david cameron has been meeting the french president francois hollande and paris. the latest stop on his european tour as he looks to win concessions from leaders ahead of the in out referendum on eu membership this june before the end of 2017. he is just left the palace here in paris. this is what he and the french president have had to say. david cameron: i believe there are changes that will not just in a fit britain but the rest of europe. what matters is the european union and its 28 members are flexible and imaginative enough to respond to these issues and to work together to make european more successful. >> france would like the united kingdom to stay in the european union. there will be a referendum, it has been announced. and it will be up to the british people to choose their future. we think that it is an interest of europe and the united kingdom to stay together. host: is he taking a stand for british rides are having his cake and eating it? we have more on what the british prime minister is looking for. reporter: david cameron has quite the wish list

will head to the netherlands and here to france, where he had dinner with the french president, francois hollande. we will bring you more on it as it comes in. the u.k. has opted out of a brussels plan to relocate asylum-seekers across the region. france is expected to take in some 9000 migrants. in paris, police say a makeshift migrant cap near one of the city's main train stations will be cleared. some of those in paris are living in very poor conditions as nick rushworth explains. that: they are just a stones throw -- nick: around 360 migrants from east africa have set up tents some just on mattresses. across the mediterranean from ethiopia, this man has been here for two weeks and says there is food and water but little else. >> we come here one or two times a day. there is no shower, no toilet here. nick: it is believed the camp will be closed due to health concerns. there is a fear of disease outbreak. the migrants will be relocated. >> there are few double -- there are suitable places for them. emergency facilities will be made available to them. nick: many are looking to get into the u.k.

angela merkel and francois hollande a with u.n. deal. paris will host a climate summit in december.ver the past two days, informal talks have been held in berlin. the eu's biggest economies urging other countries to do their part. germany is europe's largest economy but also its biggest co2 emitter. no more military hardware for u.s. police barack obama has banned departments from using certain types of military gear. armored vehicles on tracks, camouflaged uniforms and grenade launchers will no longer be supplied. the move follows by american unrest over police brutality especially in minority communities. france 24 reports. >> restoring trust between the american police and local communities, that is barack obama's newest challenge. president obama: we are releasing new policies on the military style equipment at the federal government has in the past provided to state and local law enforcement agencies. it can alienate and intimidate residents and send the wrong message could we are going to prohibit some equipment made for the battlefield that is not appropriate for local depart

on a whirlwind tour of european capitals david cameron is now in paris to talk to president francois hollande. they want to form a closer political union, cut red tape, and restrict access to benefits by eu migrants. the u.s. defense secretary says the american military leaders are looking to bolster the iraqi forces following the islamic state takeover of ramadi. these comets come after he said iraqi wars is lacked the will to fight. our state department correspondent set down with bre -- sat down with rhett on american anti-isis strategy. >> if they are ready to fight, they will get the support they need. east of ramadi, we had tribal fighters sign up and ready to go fight. we'll make sure the tribal fighters will fight, when, and have the support thing need. in the wake of her body, what we have found by the him barring leaders -- from the anbar leaders, is that their sons are ready to fight, and we are ready to determine that those tribal leaders ready to fight will get the support they need. >> since the start of the airstrikes, and the battle of mosul isis controls a large amount of ter

francois hollande's came out and gave solidarity in europe, but i experienced in interpersonal feeling of shame and i'm angry that europe and its values are being trampled on. genie: for more on the issue let's bring in our correspondent. on the one hand, they say they are against quotas, but then they say they are not against spreading the refugees out among the different european nations. what is the difference? >> basically what they are reacting to is the idea that they would be forced to do more than they are doing now, and they want to keep their hand on the decision on those who are -- they are reacting to that. but also they say you should share the burden. so the idea that some countries among them france, maybe the u.k., and sweden, are suing -- are seeking more asylum-seekers in other countries, so that the proven distribution of these asylum-seekers could be on the reduction as well. where they do not want to negotiate is on a fixed number of admission that will not be decided according to the size of the country the population in the country, the resources, and so forth. g

. >> french president franÇois hollande is the first western leader to attend the summit.he's here to reassure leaders that france is a reliable friend. >> you were able to take initiative. you have committed yourself to the syrian opposition. you're going to lead to the fight against terrorism and isil and today france supports your operation because you know you can count on france. >> apart from yemen the gcc leaders discuss the crisis in issue in iraq and palestine. but of major response is iran's nuclear program and iran's perceived interference in the region. >> they will guarantee the peacefulness of the iranian nuclear program along with assuring the countries in the region will have the right of using nuclear energy during under the international atomic agency. >> the aim is to convey a start on regional matters. they will hope to agree that iran will not be allowed to pursue a nuclear weapon program or continue to interview in the region. >> we go to the humanitarian center inside. for a pause in the bombing campaign to let aid in, now what is facing civilians in

francois hollande is urging countries to make a commitment to reduce greenhouse gases. he's preparing to host the u.n. climate change scheduled for december in paris. >> translator: we have 200 days before clock. >> he said so far only about 40 countries have submitted targets to the u.n.. he stressed the need for financial support to help developing nations reach their target. he spoke at a meeting in berlin to delegates from over 30 countries, including japan, the united states and china. they worked on a new framework to tackle global warming. the goal is to create a framework that the nearly 200 members of the u.n. conference in december can agree to. japan is one of the countries that have not yet handed in targets. the environment minister says he understands some countries want japan to announce its target as soon as possible. >> translator: i told the delegates that the prime minister plans to explain japan's ambitious target, which is in line with the international standard, during the upcoming g-7 summit. >> climate change is expected to be at the top of the a

in paris, french president francois hollande laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier.he visiting u.s. a country of also attended. and in washington, world war ii era planes cast shadows over the national mall in a dramatic flyover today by the commemorative air force. gina o'brien was there. gina: two corsairs fly low over the washington monument, air power from a bygone era. the flying fortress, war hawks wild, and mustangs. these are the warbirds that help secure victory for the allies in world war ii. and then there is fifi, the only be 29 bomber still flying today, the same model that dropped the first atomic bomb and ultimately ended the war -- b-29. >> world war ii was a pivotal event for the market people like the civil war, the revolutionary a war, and this is one of the last opportunities to commemorate that event while significant numbers of people who live through it are still alive. gina: 56 vintage aircraft took part in the flyover, including a p-51 mustang which protected american bombers as they made raids deep into germany. there are only six p-51c must

> german president yorkie and out and french president -- joachim gauck and french president francois hollandepresent. the german president used the occasion to call for a swift solution to the refugee crisis. >> if europe cannot find a common resolution on how to handle the influx of refugees national governments must take a leading role. this is about saving lives. >> the refugee crisis is just one of the issues facing europe and the new charlemagne prize laureate, martin schultz. anchor: to sports news now. a lot of football fans, including me thought this year the champions league final would be another all-spanish affair. italy's juventus made it through. anchor: 1-0 was all they needed -- a 1-1 draw was all they needed. >> cristiano ronaldo walked past journalists without saying a word following his team's ouster from the champions league. he opened the scoring for his 307th overall goal for real madrid in competitive matches, but had no cause to celebrate. the defeat was a huge disappointing for real. >> i have anchorage and message for real madrid fans. next year, we will come back str

at the meeting, german chancellor angulo merkel and french president francois hollande spoke of their common goal of reaching a binding agreement at the u.n. climate change talks in paris in december. >> the challenges we face because of climate change would be much easier to overcome if we knew that our partners the world over were working towards the same goal. it is one of the reasons why we need an agreement. >> a comprehensive and binding agreement is only likely if developed nations agree to considerably boost financial support for poor countries and tackling climate change. she said germany would double its contribution over the next five years. >> our political correspondent is following events for us. how much closer are we to see in a new climate deal come in? >> i can't really tell you that but today was moving in the right reaction. that's what it all seems to be about. about generating and keeping up moment him. it is presumably why on the low merkel announced that the german government would double the amount spent by germany every year in supporting these developing cou

. >>> francois hollande has become the first french president to visit cuba. he met with his counterpart, raul castro. the two men met in havana on monday. official details of their talks have not been released. media sources from the two countries report that the leaders discussed ways to boost cooperation. hollande also delivered a speech at a university in havana. he indicated hope that the united states will ease economic sanctions against cuba. >> translator: as you know, france's position has always been that embargoes hindering development in cuba should be lifted. >> hollande also met with former president and revolutionary leader, fidel castro. they spent about an hour discussing economic sanctions and other issues. france is apparently trying to boost economic ties with cuba as the united states works to normalize diplomatic ties with the country. >>> authorities in southeast asian nations are dealing with a growing problem off their coast. they're seeing more and more muslims from mean mar arriving by boths every day and they're now trying to cope w

i'm not sure to what extent france hollande -- i am not sure what to what extent francois hollande anda merkel are willing to reach out. what we said earlier's what we see in scotland where the scottish national party got an absolute landslide with 56 seats out of 59, and of that is of course going to pose a great challenge to mr. cameron. how do you keep the united kingdom united when you see that scotland is pushing for more devolution, more powers? molly: that is something we heard from the leader of the snp , nicola sturgeon, that this vote is for the snp and not for scottish independence. she looks like she is likely to try to get as much from westminster as possible. as we can see from the images, we do have labor leader ed miliband speaking. let's listen in. >> [cheers and applause] ed miliband: thank you for your kindness, friends. friends, this is not the speech i wanted to get today. i believe that britain needed a labour government. i still do, but the public voted otherwise last night. earlier today i rang david cameron to congratulate him. i take absolute and total respons

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this all comes when angela saidl, francois hollande that greece has until the end of the month to reach a deal. both sides seem quite torn. my favorite quote from the finance minister, it is not in their interest, the cow that produces milk should be beaten into submission that the extent the milk will not be enough for them to get their money back. they are calling themselves a cow here. a lot more payments ahead. the greek government needs to pay monthly salaries and pensions by may 29. in june, it has about $6 billion to the imf. more than $6 billion total. by august as well, several payments happening every month. quite a lot to say when you have this much cash to pay. angie: and a greek exit, what are people saying about that? yvonne: some members of the party are saying they would rather default then give into some of these measures. alan greenspan talking about this over the weekend, saying a greek exit is just a matter of time. it would not lead to a breakup in the monetary union. warren buffett said the exit from the euro would help the euro and make it stronger. there are fast

i was with francois hollande in france. he wants the french cloud.ts the japan cloud, you know? cameron wants the u.k. cloud. emily: you are the cloud maker. marc: you know what. they should have one. they should have their own clouds. i'm all for that. and for every important country in the world, they will have their own clouds. they will all interoperate, if that's what they want as well, or they can just have their own local versions. it's whatever they want. that is my job. emily: how does that work from a security and privacy perspective? marc: well, from a security and privacy perspective, you know, we are using the best practices in the industry. but i am going to tell you something that you already know, and every viewer will know, there is no finish line when it comes to security. we are in a very dynamic and difficult situation in cyber security. and it doesn't matter what company you are, what executive you are. if you take any position except for that this is a tough environment, you're going to have challenges. so, we take it super seri

. >>> and french president francois hollande has arrived in cuba for a one-day visit.st visit by france's head of state in more than a century. he arrived in havana where he expects today meet cuban president raul castro and monday and participate in an economic forum. >>> now, under french law almost half of all music played on national radio must be in the french language, it was ins deuced two decades ago to protect the national music industry, but as neave barker reports from paris many feel it no longer a prize. >> reporter: it's drive time on radio nova. one of the most popular stations in paris. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the team prides itself on playing a mix of music, whatever the language. but in doing so, they occasionally break a law that dates back to the mid 1990s requiring 40% of all radio music to be french. half of which needs to come from new artists. >> translator: the legal quotas are not the best way of supporting the french music industry. the law actually excludes 50% of french music because there are know many french artists performing in english these d

french president francois hollande is in the saudi capitol to attend the meeting of the gulf corporation council. it is the first time a western head of state has been invited to the gathering. on the agenda, the situation in yemen, iran, and syria. meanwhile, the saudi-led coalition hilt the yemeni city of aden with more than 150 airstrikes over the past 24 hours. the bottom boardment coincides with the report that the kingdom sent ground troops into the city but saudi officials deny that. >> to nepal rescuers continue to dig through rubble trying to uncover an entire village buried by a mud slide the latest effort to reach victims of a devastating earthquake. police and local villagers so far have recovered 60 bodies from the popular trekking village. >> we feel like so many people and friends and family have helped us, my group to get out of this situation that we were in that i feel like i need to do something about it and i start a go fund me project to help aid into remote areas of the valley and the surrounding areas. >> villagers say as many as 200 people could be buried under th

. >> french president franÇois hollande is the first leader to attend the summit.'s here 20 assure leaders that france is a reliable friend. >> we're able to take initiative. you've created a syrian created the idea of arab forces. this is a question of ensuring the security of yemen and you know you can count on france. of major importance has been iran's nuclear program and interference of the art region. >> the importance of reach ailing final and comprehensive agreement that can guarantee the peacefulness of the iranian nuclear program along with the region. all of these issues will be on the table in the summit with president barack obama next week. the leaders are hoping to persuade the u.s. that nuclear deals with iran. >> this comes after a new course in the bombing campaign. let's have a little bit of a situation facing these civilians in yemen even before the action relied on imported food and water. 12million yemenis just don't have enough to eat. the united nations says it needs more than $273 million in emergency funds money that saudi arabia says it w

franÇois hollande was welcomed by the emir of can interior. >> police in texas are holding a press conference let's listen in. >> the security concerns that they had was because was because of a top event and a speaker they were having and issues they were having with those folks before. the plan was formalized they added officers. and i'll explain it garland police officers work at the event center all the time as an off-duty job. that's what the case was last night for everybody that was seen and some s.w.a.t. personnel in the back. the event paid an additional $10,000 for the security last night. the plan included security officers uniformed police officers bomb personnel s.w.a.t. personnel along with fbi and atf. the event began at 5:00 p.m. and was to go to 7:00 p.m. the event was going very smoothly and about 10 minutes to 7:00 a dark-colored vehicle pulled up to the west entrance parking lot. there was a police officer, a police car there blocking that entrance, a police officer along with a security officer. when that car pulled up and stopped those officers began to exit their vehicl

this summit is a preparatory meeting for that and even the meeting with the french president, francois hollandehe deals in qatar and saudi arabia are all factors for the success of the meeting with barack obama. gulf countries would like to tell the americans they have reliable allies in the region and also in europe. and they want the u.s. tous be very clear about its support for the area. the united states has shown some -- has shown some readiness to be closer to iran. that has been a source of discomfort here in the region. particularly in saudi arabia and the gulf countries, and they want to make sure when they meet with barack obama later this month to have cards to play with to have weight there to have unity to play there in that meeting. >> france's president, the first western tleerd attend a gulf cooperation council meeting today. he praised the gulf states for trying to solve multiple crises in the region. one, of course yemen. the fighting it appears has spilled over now. saudi arabia closing schools and stopping flights in a region close to the yemeni border. >> reporter: exactly