secretary-general ban ki-moon calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in yemen as talks get underway in geneva. australia accuses indonesia of failing to control the borders over allegations that australia paid people smugglers to turn back migrants and nepal opens sites in kathmandu in a bid to attract tourists following april's devastating earthquake. ♪ south africa's high court is considering whether sudan's president should be handed over to international criminal court and we are in johane seshgsburg and accused of crimes against humanity and what is due to happen then in court today? >> well adrian, in just over half an hour the high court in south africa is expected to begin hearing arguments of government of why he should not be arrested. they say they made this issue public a while before the african union summit and their agreement that the african union and diplomates have immunity not to be arrested and this decision went unopposed and was accepted by the cabinet. on the other hand you have civil society organizations saying south african commitment to international criminal court

as fighting continues across yemen, talks are stalled in geneva.ted nations hasn't been able to narrow differences between the rival factions. in the absence of progress here in geneva, yemen's only hope is an agreement between the region's key players and the international community when a humanitarian truce and have all the parties in yemen accept it and stop the suffering of people. al jazerra geneva. >>> houthi fighters in yemen have been accused of targeting residential areas in the city of taiz they are backed troops loyal to the former president is laugh. they bombed areas near the ancient citadel. witnesses say a mosque was also hit and they pounded a hotel and homes in the mere by mountain region. >>> prayer vigils have been held across the united states for nine victims of the charleston shootings, candles cards and nowers were also laid around the church in sacramento about the black worshipers were shot during bible class a 21-year-old white man is being questioned about the hate crime. barack obama is condemning what he calls the sense

as fighting continues across yemen talks are stalled in geneva.nited nations hasn't been able to narrow differences between the rival factions. in the progress here in geneva yemen's only hope is in agreement between the region's key players and the international community with a humanitarian truce and have all the parties in yemen accept it and stop the suffering of people. al jazeera geneva. >>> houthi fighters in yemen have been accused of targeting residential areas in thai and backed by troops loyal to the former president saleh and bombed areas near the ancient citadel, a mosque was hit during the shelling and fighters also pounded a hotel and homes in the nearby mountains region. tens of thousands of palestinians are pouring into occupied east jerusalem for the first fry prayers of ramp done -- ramadan and it's a good will gesture and allowing men over 40 and women of all ages to visit without permits and we are at the damascus gates one of the main entrances to the old city of jerusalem so tell us about the larger numbers that we should ex

. >>> yemen peace talks in geneva have collapsed.ring factions have failed to reach an agreement to stop the fighting. >>> israel eases restrictions to allow tens of thousands of palestinians from the occupied territories into jerusalem for ramadan prayers. and a noble cause or meaningless gesture? business leaders in south africa spending the night out in the cold to raise awareness about homelessness. ♪ >>> the government arrested over the church shootings in the u.s. state of south carolina has now been charged. dylann roof faces nine counts of murder as well as possession of a firearm. the state governor is calling for the 21-year-old to get the death penalty. >> this is an absolute hate crime, and i have been talking with investigators, and they said they looked pure evil in the eye yesterday, without yes this is hate. these are fine families that are struggling. this is a state that is hurt by the fact that nine people innocently were killed. we absolutely will want him to have the death penalty, this is the worse case that i h

as fighting continues across yemen talks are stalled in geneva.nited nations hasn't been able to narrow differences between the rival factions. in the offices of progress here in geneva yemen's only hope is an agreement between the region's key players and the international community on a humanitarian truce and have them accept it and stop the suffering of people. al jazeera, geneva. >>> tunisia says it will close the consulate in libya following the kidnapping of ten of its staff, seven of them were freed on friday while the other three released a day earlier and the prime minister says they are back home and release after a tunisia court talked about the libya dawn malitia allied with the tripoli government. prayer vigils across the united states for the nine victims of the charleston church shooting, candles and cards and flowers in south carolina where the black worshippers were shot during bible class, a 21-year-old white man questioned about the hate crime and barack obama is condemning what he calls a senseless shooting andy reports the u.s

fail. >>> talks failed at the houthi talks in geneva. a shoe was thrown. >>> let's get more on the top story, the shootings at an ali abdullah saleh church. another mass murder in a country where gun ownership is enshrined in the constitution. president obama tried to end that reform there has been several notorious killings. 13 killed in fort hood in texas. then in january 2011 u.s. congress woman gabby giffords was shot during a committee meeting in tuscon. six people died. giffords was seriously injured. july 2012, 12 killed and 58 wounded in a shooting at a cinema in aurora and later 20 children, six staff killed at an elementary school in newtown connecticut. 2013 a man shot and killed 12 inside a navy yard in washington d.c. greg carr is an associate professor at howard university's department of african american studies, saying changes are needed to fix gun laws in the united states. >> the second amendment enshrines the gun culture, going back to the founding. country. the rational was there was no standing army. almost 200 years

can't even call the meetings taking place in geneva right now peace talks. u.n.ored consultations are just beginning. in yemen itself there has been more violence, 27 houthi rebels were killed in fighting. there has also been intense battles in a defense and taiz. it also adds to the suffering of civilians the u.n. says over 2,500 people have been killed and 11,000 injured in the conflict so far. 21 million people need humanitarian assistance that's over 80% of the pop lake. nearly half a million people have fled the country and 1 million have been internally displaced. all sides are now in geneva u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon met with gulf states from the g.c.c. and members of the security council ahead. talks, he's insist that go it will be a yemeni led process. let's take you live for al jazerra. with all sides so entrenched in this conflict, it's difficult to see that any progress can be made there in geneva. >> reporter: it's definitely going to be an extremely delicate situation for the international community and for the united nations in particular.

in geneva. the u.n. high commissioner for human rights decried the contempt by australian politicians towards refugees. none of that will matter to the australian government ministers and the prime minister. they like when this issue is talked about, because domestically politically it plays well for them. polls though that people are pleased that boats have stopped coming. it will not stop the questions or the international condemnation, but explains to some extent why australia government is reasonably happy to let the questions come while they stone wall. politically, domestically, it works for them >>> bangladesh's highest court upheld the death sentence much a high profile politician. mohammed was guilty of war crimes committed in 1971. he was the secretary-general of one of bangladesh's largest opposition parties. >> to syria. kurdish forces cut off a main supply line of the islamic state of iraq and levant. they say they have retaken most of the town. it's i.s.i.l.'s only direct link to raqqa. tho

all sides are meeting in geneva but are negotiating through mediators. high on the agenda is a ceasefire. >> these are the houthis and allies of the deposed president ali abdullah saleh. they are in geneva for crucial talks aimed at stopping violence in yemen. the united nations has called on all the parties to agree on a 2-week humanitarian truce. the fighting on the ground is an issue. the biggest problem is the saudi-led air strikes. difference sides can agree on a ceasefire. we want the u.n. and international community to put pressure on them to stop the air strikes. >> reporter: the houthis and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh have the upper hand in

as fighting continues across yemen talks are stalled in geneva.nited nations hasn't been able to narrow differences between the rival factions. >> we are live in geneva and it took forever to get them to the table, right, and then they get to the table and the tensions are so deep that people are throwing shoes, what can we possibly expect today? >> reporter: well the united nations was hoping to bring the different factions in yemen to start genuine talks here in geneva. that didn't happen. so far, so far the united nations envoy was only able to go to the hotel where houthis are based and talk to them about the need to agree on a number of seven numbers or members from the party of the saleh to come to the office of the united nations here and start separate talks that could pave the way to an agreement on a ceasefire. it didn't happen at all. the differences are really deep that the united nations is not going to be able to reconcile them. the united nations, a spokesperson for the united nations said earlier that still they hopes there may be

talks over yemen in geneva. and jeb bush confirms he will run for the republican presidential nomination. will it be bush against clinton once again? hello, sudan's president omar al bashir back in country after fled an arrest warrant in south africa. arrived in khartoum. flew out of the johannesburg earlier on monday. searchg's highsouth africa's high court is launching an investigation why he was not kept in the country. want ed by the international criminal court claims that he committed atrocities during the darfur conflict. more details from johannesburg. >> the south african government has seven days to respond to a request by the high court. the president went to a south african summit and was ordered to stay in the country to allow for his arrest by the south african government. despite that bashir left earlier on monday and since then a high court has said south africa's flouted international law as well as the order set out by the high court and this is in line with south africa's sentiment as well as

let's go live now geneva.ot of optimism surrounding these talks. >> reporter: there is, but there is also concern about what might happen next. now, the united nations secretary general going to hold a press conference now and fly to new york then the united nations envoy will get in to the thick of the things. they will talk to the houthis and to the government about the possibility of implementing a ceasefire. the government says that the houthis should first of all pull out from the cities they control. united nation is trying to work out a new format where they are able to sends monitors on the ground to implement a deal if it happening. and then to see whether the houthis are gem pulling out from the areas they control. this is a long way to go here we have first of all to mends the fences, bring them together. rescore upon did defense and start genuine talks about problems that gem en faces. >> the good for imply that is not evening possible. the first mending fences part. they are meeting in separate ro

geneva remember there was supposed to be geneva peace talks starting last week but they had to be postponedt the government is saying if it attends the meeting in geneva, there'll be consultations about the situation, not negotiations because they say they'll only take part in negotiations with the houthis, if the houthis comply with the existing u.n. security council resolution and withdraw from all the areas that they have captured. i can tell you that separately talks have taken place in recent days. it took place in muscat in omanner. there a number of nations were represented. we know that the u.s. sent a senior official and the houthis were also there. so a fresh effort from all parties to try to get the talks under way again. the u.n. would like the peace talks back underway. the u.n. making it clear that it would like another pause in all the fighting in yemen >>> gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead two members of egypt's tourism police in cairo, the attack on a road near the giza pyramid. >> meanwhile the egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi is in germany, seeking to boost military

as fighting continues across yemen, talks are stalled in geneva. united nations hasn't been able to narrow differences between the rival factions. in the absence of progress here in geneva yemen's only hope is an agreement between the region's key players and the international community when a humanitarian truce and have all the parties in yemen accept it and stop the suffering of people. al jazerra geneva. >>> denmark's center right opposition party has won thursday's parliamentary elections. the block led by the former prime minister won enough seats to defeat the coalition government. the prime minister says she will step down as leader of her party. >>> still ahead, in a rare move, israel allows some palestinian to his enter east jerusalem without a permit. we'll be live in the old city. >>> plus remembering the battle of waterloo and how it changed the course of european history. striking in mexico... >> all that tension is about what's happening right now. >> unlivable wages... >> you can work very hard and you will remain poor. >> what's the

as fighting continues across yemen, talks are stalled in geneva.nited nations hasn't been able to nah owe differences narrow differences between the rival factions. in the absence the progress here in gentleman neave a yemen's only hope is an agreement between the key players and the international community when a humanitarian truce and have all the parties in yemen accept it and stop the suffering of people. al jazerra geneva. >>> still to come here on al jazerra, taking on the why peace could be a distant prospect in northern mallee. and german calling for new rules to get asylum seekers on the fast track to employment. more on that, stay with us. arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back, a quick reminder of the stop stories here on al jazerra. a 21-yea

as fighting conditions across yemen, talks are stalled in geneva. the united nations hasn't been able to narrow differences between the rival factions. >> in the absence of progress in geneva, yemen's only hope is an agreement between the key players and the international community on a humanitarian truce, and have all the parties in yemen accepted and stop the suffering of people >>> greek finance minister insists there's time to reach a bailout deal with the country's creditors, despite the latest meeting with eurozone finance minister failing to reach an agreement after talks in luxembourg. there'll be more discussions next week with another summit set for monday. >> we are dangerously close to a state of mind that accepts an accident. and i urge my colleagues not to give pray to this state of mind. we can forge ahead with an agreement. our government is standing by with ideas, and a termination to cultivate the two forms of trust necessary to end the drama. >> as of today it is possible to find an agreement and extend the programme before the en

moment but seems in the coming days we may get a few more answers. >>> war in yemen and talks in geneva u.n. secretary-general called for immediate humanitarian powers and wants armed groups to withdraw an order an inclusive political transition. >> today yemen's very existence hangs in the balance, why parties call for women enand the parties have a responsibility to end the fighting and begin the real process of peace and reconciliation. >> yemen foreign minister responded to ban ki-moon's plan and says there won't be a ceasefire until the houthis withdraw from captured areas but a houthi spokesman says that is unlikely to happen. >> translator: we are not happy with this verdict taking the security matters in our hands, who is going to fill this vacuum, state institutions army and the police are not able to protect themselves and when they speak about laying down arms giving up arms to whom should we give our arms? whether it's our party or other party they should hand it over to the state authority and yet the state authority is absent. >> update in geneva. >> talks underway, the u.

let's go to hashem ahelbarra who joins us live from geneva.ot of frustration clearly over there, hashem. tell us what happened. why did the talks collapse? >> reporter: there has been some fresh developments over the last few minutes, there was a last ditch effort by the united nations envoy to convince the delegation to stay. but after the meeting came to an end the minister of foreign affairs came out and said nothing has emerged out of the talks and therefore we're leaving. and we know they are now on their way to the airport back to riyadh. this is a significant blow to the united nations and the international community. let's listen to what he had to say. >> i can assure you, there is no progress for the time being. this is due to the houthis' refusal to respond. we didn't receive any proposal to discuss. i think until now, the [ inaudible ] is at a stand still. >> clearly at the moment there's a stalemate, and the situation in yemen is getting steadily worse. >> reporter: it is and this is the biggest concern now. the whole idea behind g

. >>> houthi rebels have arrived in geneva for u.n.kered talks to end the war in yemen. >> they had been delayed in djibouti. the u.n. secretary general opened the talks on monday calling for an immediate ceasefire, our correspondent is live for us now in geneva let's cross to him. now, we have several opposing sides here that are coming together in geneva. will all of the parties meet face-to-face? >> reporter: the chances for both parties to meet face-to-face are slim because of the huge political divisions between them, but we do understand that the united nations are meeting later today with representatives of the houthi delegation which arrived today to geneva. and basically they'll try to tackle the biggest issue which is basically come to an agreement on a ceasefire to be implemented in the coming days that would pave the way for the international aid to flow in to generally. >> explain to us then, we know this is not a peace summit. it's talks to try to implement some sort of ceasefire, what would be the basis for the ceasefire

people smugglers turn back migrants ban ki-moon calls for ceasefire in yemen as talks get underway in geneva. cuban art a thumbs up and benefit from political reform on the island. ♪ so we begin in south africa where the high court is about to decide if sudan president bashir should be handed over to the criminal court and expecting a vote in a moment and attending the summit in johanesburg for crimes against humidity and said should be arrested by sudan government is confident that bashir will be allowed home. >> yes, of course the president yuma declared this president bashir is our guest in south africa. he can stay whatever time he likes and leave whenever time he wants and he is under the protection of the south african authorities. >> live at johanesburg and what are we to make of claims in the minister in cartoon that he received assurances from pretoria that president bashir will be allowed to go? >> well the south africa's department of international relations and cooperation has reiterated its commitment to immunity for sitting heads of state and heads of state that are attending t

impact in the talks under way here in geneva. the united nations with the meetings with the houthis and those loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh. the problem for the time being is that there are huge differences between the warring factions in yemen about how to move forward. the government said that the houthis should stop shelling areas, putting up sculptures over last few months. the houthis say that the problem are the saudi-led airstrikes and there would be no stability in the country. but the international community is concerned it is concerned if the en pass continues violence will continue and groups will expel into further parts of the country. they are determined to have different factions agree here in geneva. >> the world's chemical weapons watchdog said that it has destroyed all of syria's toxing arsenal, but that is overshadowed by damning new evidence that president bashar al-assad forces are increasing chemical attacks. speaking through a translator the doctor said that chlorine bombs have been used

al jazerra geneva. >>> new evidence has emerged of chlorine gaza tacks in syria.s from doctors who have worked there and have been testifying before the u.s. congress. they say bashar al-assad's government is carrying out the attacks with devastating consequences, kimberly hal cut reports from washington d.c. six we came to share what has happened. >> since march 16th of this we are documented 31 attacks using poisonous gas in idlib province. where more than 380 syrian civilians were injured by it. 10 of them were -- died of suffocation. >> reporter: providing additional video evidence, the doctors told lawmakers the attacks intensified 10 days after a u.n. security council resolution condemned the weaponization of chlorine. and threatened military action if the resolution was breached. >> i am a doctor and i am very familiar with death. but i have never seen a more obscene way to kill children. i have never watched so many suffer in such an obscene manner. >> reporter: the doctors say only the syrian government has access to the helicopters responsible for droppi

they're in geneva for crucial talks aimed at stopping violence in yemen. the united nations has called on all of the parties to agree on a two-week humanitarian truce. >> the fighting on the ground is an issue. the biggest problem is the saudi-led airstrikes. the different sides can agree on a cease-fire but we want the u.n. and international community to put pressure on the saudis to stop the airstrikes. >> the houthis and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh have the upper hand on the ground in certain areas. they are recently taken new areas on the border with saudi arabia. >> yemen has been destroyed by all sorts of weapons. children and the elderly have been killed. this is why we want the borders to stop and the blockade to be lifted. people are starving. there is no medicine. no fuel, and no food. >> the ongoing fight something raising concerns of more instability. the u.s. is monitoring the talks in geneva. it's been fighting al-qaeda for many years. now, it's concerned al-qaeda might take advantage of the ongoing political divisions to expand across

in march they have overshadowed talks here in geneva.hey have been urged to come to this building at the united nations and talk to the government about a way out. that didn't happen so far because of a huge differences between the two parties in yemen about how to move forward. >> and you mentioned the potential for--we don't know how much attributions of the car bombs, to highlight the fact that there is a vacuum. >> there is. there is a political en pass. they're concerned that the communities have been very active in yemen watching airstrikes and drone attacks against al-qaeda. the concern that alcid could expand into different parts of the country. you have groups affiliated with the islamic states launching attacks against the houthies. particularly in the capital of sanaa. but back to geneva, the problem you have is that you have to have some sort of agreement to humanitarian truce because the biggest problem of the suffering of millions of people of yemen. but the problem is that the houthis say that for it to take place the saud

clearly a lot of frustration in geneva right now. what happened? >> basically it's been almost a week that the international community and the united nations have been trying to bring the war be factions to agree on a political settlement or ceasefire that would be implemented across the country. that didn't happen. as we speak, they haven't been even able to sort of initiate talks with the houthis and have them onboard for the time being. most of the talks have been basically as follows. the united nations envoy would shuttle back and forth go to the hotel of the houthis and the hotel of the yemeni government in a desire to try to see how to move forward. this is exactly why the yemeni foreign minister is skeptical about any break in the near future. >> i can assure you, there is no progress for the time being. this is due to the houthis' refusal to respond. we don't receive any proposal to discuss. i think still now the opposition is -- >> all of that has a wasted effort and all the while the situation in yemen is deteriorating. what was said abo

thousands are fleeing fighting. >>> and talks to end the war in yemen have opened in geneva. they want a cease-fire and encluesive political process. the yemeni government representatives are at the talks but houthi rebels have yet to arrive. now unrest is growing between australia and indonesia under suggestions that australia has bribed people smugglers to return back to indonesia. opposition politicians are demanding an inquiry. from sydney andrew thomas reports. >> did australia pay smugglers these asylum seekers to indonesia? on monday australia's prime minister was asked repeatedly to confirm or deny the allegations. he refused. >> the position oh off this government is that not to government on the operational details on what has been done to stop the boats. >> but stopped by bribing smugglers the allegation is that six crew members carrying asylum seekers were paid $5,000 each to turn around. >> we spoke to the boat passengers in the group and they did confirm to us that the australian authorities did pay money to the boat crew. and if that were, in fact, the case and

is monitoring the false in geneva. it's concerned that al qaeda may take advantage of the ongoing political divisions to expand across the country. the u.n. has been working to bring u.n.'s warring factions to start political talks. for now the chances and the houthis meet face to face are unlikely. they remained largely divided over the future of yemen. the united nations has been trying for years to reconcile differences. the hope now is to start a new process based on a ceasefire, as a first step followed by a houthi pull-out and a power-sharing deal. that may take years. >>> security has been stepped up in hong kong as legislators are debating a pond that could allow voters to elect their top leader. candidates will have to be approved by china first. this led to protests last year with activists on major streets. in march 2012. it became the third chief executive elected by a panel. unhappy at having no say over who runs the city tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets last july. in august beijing said

as we're adding in these other changes where we're closing down an on ramp going north from geneva geneva, that's going to move traffic to ocean avenue as well. i think we should be being lewing at in this -- looking at this in the ways we're changing to getting on and getting off of the 280. is that something that's being proposed? >> when the circulation study was done, we assumed that the changes to the routing proposed by the tep was in place. the analysis done already included those. we will continue to include those and coordinate with mta on which elements are moving forward versus which have changed since the tep was written to ensure we're including the changes correctly in the traffic analysis. this would be more detailed and we will include those improvements to make sure it's holistically evaluated. >> great, i'm concerned that we're diverting more congestion into ocean avenue that will lead to huge impacts to the speed which we're trying to address with our changes to on ramp -- >> it's a valid concern. it's the first thing we will do to make sure these projects can continue

we get the latest from hashem ahelbarra in geneva.m are we now back to square one do you think? >> reporter: we're really having a problem here in geneva which is basically the need to have the yemeni factions set their differences aside and start talks for the implementation of a ceasefire that could pave the way to political talks to a settlement. that is not happening, because both sides are entrenched. the houthis remain determined that the air strikes lead by the saudis have to stop before they can move forward. the government says the houthis are the ones to blame, and they have to pull out from the city and stop shelling civilians. and each party is not willing to make concessions and this is the biggest problem. any united nations has not been able to reconcile those differences. >> what happens now, then hashem? because the u.n. envoy was saying -- he was optimistic that there could be a ceasefire before further talks. >> well there's a growing sentiments among the international community that there needs to be a cease higher

sounds like crunch time what is going on in geneva. what is the united nations going to do to salvage the talks in any way, shape or form? it is a difficult situation. yesterday the houthi leader was critical of saudi arabia and what is happening saying that international players are trying to undermine the talks and influence the united nations envoy. i think the next coming hours will be crucial in the sense that the united nations will have to come to an agreement with the representatives to move forward, and start genuine talks about the humanitarian truce, and the elements of that truce. is it going to be an end of hostilities across yemen, with security arrangements or is it just going to be a stop of the fighting on the ground much the government representative insists that it is not just a gampt it has to be simultaneous and the air strikes accompanied by uty from the areas controlled. >> the details - there are things to be pinned down by members of the international community. >> thank you for that update. as hashem ahelbarra

yemen peace talks end in geneva but the u.n.nvoy says a ceasefire is still possible. >>> and israel eases restrictions allowing tens of thousands of palestinians to pray at one of its holiest sites. ♪ >>> hello, the gunman arrested after the church shootings in the united states has now confessed according to south carolina police. dylann roof has been charged with the murder of nine black members of a congregation in the city of charleston. the 21 year old is due to face a bail hearing in the next hour. investigators say he has told them he wanted the shootings to spark a race war in the u.s. the governor of south carolina is calling for him to get the death penalty. >> this is an absolute hate crime, and i have been talking with investigators as we're going through the interview, and they said they looked pure evil in the eye yesterday. these are fine families that are struggling. this is a state that is hurt by the fact that nine people nextly were willed. this is the worst case that i have seen and the country has seen in a

talks are underway to end the war in geneva. there will be no pause unless houthis pull out from the areas they control and the houthis say that will not happen. ban ki-moon is calling for an immediate ceasefire. >> we don't have a moment to lose. in yemen's case, the ticking clock is not a time piece. it's a time bomb. the fighting is giving new strength to some of the world's most ruthless terrorist groups. the region simply cannot sustain another open wound like syria and libya. >> we have more from outside those talks in geneva. >> talks are now underway at the united nations envoy the houthis haven't arrived yet. we expect them to arrive later in the day. there will be no face-to-face talks, just more of talks in separate rooms and the united nations envoy will be shuttling back and forth. he won't be able to bring them together because of the growing political divide and the trust deficit. the hope which the international community and united nations in particular is to start talks about humanitarian relief, allowing aid i

is monitoring the talks in geneva.it geneva. it is concerned that be al qaeda will take advantage of the political divisions across the country. the u.n. has been working for weeks to bring yemen's warring factions to start political talks. for now the chances the government and the houthis meet face to face are unlikely. though they are largely subdivided over the future of yemen. the united nations has been trying for years to reconcile differences between yemen's key players. that didn't work. its hope now is to start a new process based on a ceasefire as the first step followed by a houthi pullout from the main cities then negotiate a power sharing deal but that might take years. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera geneva. >> the devastating earthquake that hit nepal in april was so big it actually moved mountains. mountain everest the world's highest peak was moved south by three meters and another mountain moved north by two meters. >>> in the main square in kathmandu, sabina shrestha reports. >> back to business. that is what ne

the talks in geneva broke up on friday after them ever meeting in the next room. they told reporters that saudi arabia was largely to blame. >> i would like to add that the saudi arabia's responsibility is obvious. the role of saudi arabia blocking the dialogue and stopping the negotiation is clear. they waged they are attacks on the yemeni people, and that brought the dialogue to a halt. >> but the houthi delegation was accused of not taking the negotiation seriously. they are he just sitting in hotels announcing every day and every hour a new announcement. >> delegates of yemen's exiled government have now returned to saudi arabia after those geneva talks collapsed. the u.s. is appealing for $1.6 billion to help millions avoid a humanitarian disaster. >> shelling began in taiz. yemen was already one of the world's most impoverished countries. now it's collapsing in all regions. >> this is a holy month. we're supposed to feel joy and relax with our families. look at us. >> my god i tell you it is horror. >> the u.n. has appealed for $1.6 billion to help the 21 mi

talks in geneva are a waste of time.as behind the revolution 226 and behind the failure for safeguard the security in yemen. >> reporter: saudi arabia launched air strikes in march. the oil-rich kingdom accuses the rebels of destabilize the ube i don't know a united nations resolution passed the in april called to ute i fighter to withdraw from all yemeni cities. riyadh insists its military campaign will end only if that happening. >> saudi arabia definitely when they started the strike in generally, they are in it for the long haul or the long-term or to achieve the goals. however meaning more civilians and more casualties. i think saudi arabia if they see good points and results and compromise by the houthi it think they will jump on board. >> reporter: there could be more fighting if the peace talks collapse. the houthis have garth early forces on the edge of the arab area rich in oil and gas. >> translator: we know that the houthis are planning a major offensive to take it over. there is fighting on the outskirts of

remember, there was supposed to be geneva peace talks starting last week but they had to be postponedt the government of yemen is saying if it attends the meeting in geneva, there will be consultations about the situation not negotiations because they say they'll only take part in negotiations with the houthis if the houthis comply with the existing u.n. security council resolution. and withdraw from all the areas that they have captured. i can tell you that separately there have been talks taking place in recent days that took place in muscat in oman, there are a number of nations were represented there. and we know that the u.s. sent a senior official, we know the houthis were also there. so a fresh effort from all parties to try to get the hawks under way again the u.n. would certainly like these peace talks back underway. the u.n. also making it clear that it would like another pause in all the fighting in yemen. >>> the egyptian president sisi has arrived in germany while supporters turned up to greet him. there were several protesters opposing his arrival. sisi will be holding t

sponsored talks saying that ending violence in yemen started in geneva on monday without members of the houthi delegation. they have been delayed in djibouti waiting for clearance to leave. hashem ahelbarra reports. >> the u.n. secretary-general was hoping to meet all factions in the yemen war. that didn't happen. supporters of ali abdullah saleh were delayed in djibouti. the gathering is a crucial opportunity to pull yemen from the brink of disaster. >> today yemen's very existence hangs in the balance. why parties are bik -- while parties are bickering yemen burns. the parties who have responsibility to end the fighting and begin a real process of peace and reconciliation. >> reporter: exphoobimeub called forcomeub called for aban ki-moon called for a be two week truce to allow the humanitarian be be organizations access. >> reporter: meaningful talks will start when the houthis arrive in geneva. for now neither the houthis nor the government seem to be willing to make concessions. >> we are not happy with this burden of taking the security matters in our hand. who is going to fill in

the likelihood of a deal to be pinned down here in geneva is really slim. >> reporting from geneva. >> police body cams are being introduced into democrats across the country. some argue the cameras may reveal too much. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. it is 7:46, eastern standard time. taking a look at today's top stories, hundreds of visitors evacuated as a 10,000-acre fire burns through the san bernadino national forest west of los angeles. the blaze is only 5% contained. officials are also worried about 40-mile an hour wind gusts that could spread the embers. >> delaware's governor signed a law decriminalizing marijuana. pot smokers may possess up to an ounce for private use. those caught in public could get their pot confiscated and charged a $100 fine. the new law goes into effect in six months. 28 states and d.c. now allow some form of legalized marijuana. >> the judge in the aurora shooting may see a photo of the victim for six seconds. attorneys sought to limit her testimony, saying the emotional de

geneva talks are on the verge of breaking down. let's go to geneva for the latest. what's gone wrong hashem? >> well, jane, there's a serious problem here at geneva because the united nations was planning to start talks between the two different parties about how to move forward and sign a truce agreement to be implemented across yemen that could pave the way for the different parties to start a genuine discussion about a political settlement. none of that has happened yet. they're having problems with the yemeni government delegation which says that it is only going to sign a deal once the houthis pull out of the area they control. the houthis say they are not going to attempt any talks until a general agreement with all the parties about the agenda. what is this agenda of the talks. we enter a serious situation right here in geneva. in the next hours particularly one half hour from now we expect the press to be told exactly what is happening. if there is no substantial progress in the coming hour, the yemeni delegation is threatening to leave geneva. >> where does

sponsored peace talks in geneva. the talks are scheduled to begin on tuesday. >>> the former florida governor jeb bush has launched his attempt for the 2016 presidential election. both his father and brother were presidents and he the bookies fairtsiesfavorite to win election. election is still 17 months away. >> the presidency should not be passed on from one liberal to the next. so here's what it comes down to. our country is on a very bad courts and the question is, what are we going to do about it? the question for me, the question for me is: what am i going to do about it? and i decided i'm a candidate for president of the united states of america. [cheering and applause] >> and andy gallagher sent this update from miami. >> well, if there is one sound bite to take away from jeb bush's first speech it is this and he said it pretty early on in the speech. he said i know i can do it because i did it twice before. that's when he ran for florida governor he created an economy a common core set of values and ran an o

the third example, lake geneva. the city is notable. it has commuter service all the way up in the 1970's in chicago. lake geneva took great pride. in their connections to chicago. top executives lived up there. it was a destination of great importance to chicagoans. the service continued to decline. i think we read about it this quarter. when the railroad left in the 1925, debate to bring them back has been nonstop. the planning efforts to do that have been extremely challenged by the factors that is outside t is outside of our state boundary. slightly too long of a distance or a commute. we go to the next slide. you can see the ni,mby forces reared their ugly heads, you might say. they were opposing lake geneva's efforts to embark on planning initiatives to bring its railroad back to strengthen its connection to chicago. rumor has it government agency a made government agency b take it down really quick. it doesn't look good when they aren't cooperating. in this example, had the tracks remain, the options would have been so much great

millions had high hopes against the potential of ceasefire in geneva. that is not happening. this is bad news for yemenis. the international community will jump in and the russians, the american the europeans the iranians and the saudis are now the ones who can pull the strings and try to find an immediate truce diewrgs during the month of ramadan. >> in yemen 10 have been killed in the north of the country by saudi led war planes. the united nations has appealed for 1.6 billion for yemen in need of aid. supplies are running low and a possible outbreak of denghi fever poseing a challenge. >>> the european bank has agreed to increase support for greece after a run on the banks. it is worth to be 3.4 billion and expected to tied the banks over until monday when more may be needed. that's still less than the 4.2 billion customers have withdrawn in the last week. it's almost twice the amount of money currently at the center of the impasse, 1.8 billion repayment the greek government is due to make by the end of the month. we get more. jooshts the run on greek banks has acceleratee

yemen's foreign minister blamed the houthi rebels sitting in their hotel rooms in geneva. following three months of saudi-led airstrikes that have killed more than two and a half thousand people. let's go straight to hashem ahelbarra who is in gee me have a with the latest news we have or the car bombs. how are they getting on? >> it will definitely have an impact on the talks. we understand that the united nations envoy will talk now and meet with the houthi delegates and representatives and asking them to start talks with different factions to find solutions, particularly about the humanitarian truce, the international community, the americans, they've been reaching out to the different parties telling them you have to have an agreement before you leave back to your country. it's a very delicate switch. if you don't have an agreement the situation will just worsen in yemen. >> neither side wants to move without the other side moving first, is that it? >> this is exactly the problem. each side is entrenched. waiting for the other side to make some concessions. the houthis

hashem ahelbarra al jazeera, geneva. >> members of the u.s. congress have challenged the obama administration to say where there are no grounds troops policy is the correct approach in the fight against the islamic state in iraq and the levant. rossroslind jordan explains. >> small victories in the yearlong war against isil. residents . >> they say it's unlikely that the train iraqi troops will be reached by the end of the year. >> we'vethe iraqi government has not furnished us with paid recruits. now that is turning around. it has to stay turned around for us to have success. >> carter and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general martin dempsey said that the situation is difficult especially in light of the recent fall of ramadi to isil forces. dempsey suggested that it might be ending sooner rather than later and they were talking about how to respond. >> it's generally the consensus there in the near term its mobly more likely that the regime would limit it's--it would go over to the defensive and when it's protection of the alawit

. >>> peace talks in geneva are fails to make progress.follows nearly three months of saudi-lead air strikes that have killed more than 2.5 thousand people. it hopes the houthis will change their minds about taking part in the talks. go straight to hashem ahelbarra who is in geneva with the latest. you gathered from the houthis what is going on? what is actually going to take part? or what is happening? >> reporter: they are still having huge problems about how to stop political talks. now the united nations has the view that the two parties, the representatives of the houthis and forces loyal to ousted president saleh, and the government on the other hand should strike a humanitarian truce that would send a positive signal that we're going to see some progress. then they will talk about the houthis pulling out from the area they control. they said in principle, okay. we'll talk about all of those things. but the government said these are people who used violence against us. they are not legitimate and therefore, we want the international