in indonesia and malaysia in the past 48 hours.ary of state john kerry has arrived in russia where he is meeting with putin in the resort city of soshi and his first visit there since the start of the ukraine crisis and kerry also expected to discuss iran and syria. allies of murdered opposition leader have unveiled a report which they say proves russian army presence in ukraine. let's get more on this from rory who is live for us in soshi, pretty damning report rory if it's true what more do we know? >> well the report was started by of course the murdered opposition politician boris killed in february and that report was finished by his colleagues and investigators and economists as well. it looks into a number of different areas of russia's involvement in ukraine but the primary areas of investigation were russia's military involvement and russia's financial cost what it has incurred to the economy and the actual cost of the war itself. now, the allegations in the report are that paratroopers were persuaded by their commanders t

♪ the rohingya journey, hundreds of migrants on the coast of indonesia and malaysia. ♪ i'm in doha alsoad, on the eve of a saudi-proposed ceasefire fighting continues in yemen. belgium sus spends aid to burundi as protests continue for a third week against the president's reelection plans. >> it has to be a bad omen maybe the gods are angry. >> reporter: and nepal's rescue mission grows from saving lives to protecting heritage. ♪ abandon at sea by smugglers and left to fend for themselves more than 1,000 migrants from bangladesh and myanmar mostly rohingya muslims sick and starving landed on the island of langkawi and refugees picked up in indonesia on sunday. they are the latest to be rested from over crowded boats arriving on the showers of malaysia and in indonesia and faced discrimination and persecution in myanmar and they are largely in the northwest myanmar, in the past and used to escape by crossing over land through thailand. and since thailand began a crack down advocates say the rohingya are trafficked to indonesia and malaysia and we are covering this in three countries, mya

as far as indonesia and malaysia this policy comes in effect immediately. >> indonesia and malaysia agreed to provide humanitarian sentence. to those regular migrants at sea. we agreed to offer them temporary shelter, provided the settlement and repatriation process would be done in one year by the international community >>> the statement talked about the strain endured by the three countries dealing with the migrants and called on the international community to help. many people in this part of the world will see it as a reasonable request to share the burden given the global nature of this crisis. others more critical may sense that it is a further shunning of responsibility to some degree. what is most important for the thousands that are still at sea is that from today there appears to be a refuge. >> thank you very much. that's rob mcbride on the latest developments from kuala lumpur. thank you. >> the commute to israel for palestinian workers is about to get complicated. palestinians from the legally occupied west bank must return home on segregated buses and through the same checkp

it's never been indonesia's official policy to turn back boats. >> the u.s. deputy secretary of state visited myanmar to hold talks with the president. he urged officials to work with regional partners to tackle the issue. >>> some rohingya migrants are telling how they got call the up in this humanitarian crisis. nhk world's yusuke ota reports. >> reporter: some of the rescued migrants are staying in a port city in aceh province, western indonesia. rohingya muslims from myanmar are queuing for food at this temporary shelter. about 260 rohingya people are being housed here. they drifted at sea for many days before they were rescued by a fishing boat. muhammad amin decided to flee persecution in myanmar, but the harsh reality of his sea journey was very different from what he had expected. amin paid more than $1,300 to a smuggler to set out on a boat with his two younger sisters, aged 13 and 15. their vessel was joined by others off the coast of thailand. amin says they were transferred to one boat. >> translator: there were so many people on the boat, we coul

they pushed them to indonesia and. indonesia and malaysia have now agreed to accept more migrants on land but on the ground in aceh, in indonesia, the military is saying it is continuing with the old policy of sending people away if they come across any boats, they'll give them food and water, but send them away unless the government the minister of foreign affairs gives them different instructions. that has not happened until this point. the policy is the same and thousands of people are still stranded at sea >>> since violence broke out in myanmar in 2012, u.n. estimates around 100,000 ethnic minority rohingya left the country, making their way to cox's bizarre in bangladesh the starting point of the journey, down through thailand indonesia and malaysia and migrants through bangladesh. since 2014, 88,000 rohingya and bangladeshi migrants left by sea. in a sign of how desperate they are getting 25,000 attempted the it journey. nearly 1,000 died. rob mcbride is in kuala lumpur. >> reporter: the change in policy comes a

around 2,000 people reached malaysia and indonesia in the past two days.ph will have the latest from jakarta in just a moment. but first we have this report from the malaysian island. >> reporter: this is one of three vessels that transported more than a thousand migrants to the shores of malaysia this week. many were bangladeshi, but there were more than 400 rohingya muslims, many women and children. you can see clothes still strew across the deck. there are cooking items, baby items. there's room clearly beneath the deck as well as on top to house the passengers. the rohingya muslims we spoke to told us that food and water were extremely scarce and they were beaten as well. police say they are stepping up the monitoring of the maritime borders, because there were reports that thousands are still out at sea. >> we are stepping up actively to make sure that they are not illegal encroachment. >> reporter: the migrants are now being processed by the immigration department and what they are really aiming to achieve is refugee status in malaysia, and for that

indonesia, malaysia, and thailand are not members of the u.n. refugee can engine, which is interesting. >> precisely, unlike the philippines. the filipino press alludes to that in an article, the filipino daily inquirer. the philippines have an obligation to admit and protect asylum-seekers, being that it is a signatory to the convention. it also reminds people that the philippines hosted boat people fleeing from south vietnam in the 1970's. genie: let's move to africa, with the situation in burundi that is continuing. the president did survive the coup attempt last week, but the protests are continuing. >> despite the threats protesters are holding strong in burundi, so much so that the president has postponed the election by a week. this is playing high in the french press because burundi is annexed belgian colony. -- is an and-belgian colony. demonstrations are said to continue until the president steps down. he is speaking from rwanda which is where he has taken refuge. he is quoted as saying, "for 10 years the president has plundered burund

indonesia commanders say boats carrying migrants will be sent back and they landed in indonesia and malaysia8 hours. let's get more on this in dakarta and the indonesia say they will send back every boat carrying the migrants and essentially taking the same approach that other nations involved in this have taken, so where does that ultimately leave these migrants? >> yeah indonesia military confirmed from now on they will send back all the boats with migrants coming in indonesia waters and different than what they have done in the past because since 2009 many boats from myanmar came and landed here and all being accepted and now on sunday two boats arrived here and basically were also accepted because these people were already at the shore but one boat that came yesterday was actually towed back out of indonesia waters and military described the situation as being very bad and very dire and actually went up to the boat and said there were 1,000 people on the boat. there was a bad smell and heard screams from people in that boat. what they did, they gave them some water, some food and medicat

and the shock was felt as far away as indonesia as well.ge showed dirts and rock rolling down a village in northern nepal. >> reporter: a building that survived the earthquake from two weeks ago has come down in a spectacular way. as you can see people over here are trying to clear the mess around here. there are suspicions that a taxi and a motorbike might have been buried under the rubble and it's impossible to tell right now. >> so unfortunately, the road was open and -- and then season thought that they might be trapped. so that's why we are working over here. but now -- >> he was crossing the road here to get -- you see that [ inaudible ] some of the taxi. >> yeah. >> that's why we have all of the equipment that has been deployed. [ inaudible ] remove this material within one hour maximum. >> reporter: officials are still afraid of what might happen with the rest of the buildings. there are other bill bill -- buildings which look very dangerous with massive cracks, and those could go down if there are other aftershocks. >> and faiz jam

says nearly 1,000 migrants died trying to flee myanmar, as malaysia, indonesia and thailand tackle ways to handle the crisis. >>> i'm darren jordon, here in doha. also ahead - face off in burundi, police crack down on defiant protesters, the president clings to power. iraqi troops join forces with shia militias to recapture the key city of ramadi >>> we go inside aleppo in syria, where the government steps up a campaign on civilians, but the rebels are under fire >>> foreign ministers of malaysia indonesia and thailand have met to tackle the crisis from thousands of immigrants seeking reference in their countries. nearly 400 from myanmar have been brought ashore. search and rescue have seen 400] more stranded in boats, the latest among thousands who fled in the past year. let's get more from rob mcbride. we are waiting on the joint statement. what is likely to be agreed on? >> that's right. the meeting is taking place, there should have been a statement. it is overdue. according to human rights groups, a response from the nation an adequate one is long overdue. they are, of course extre

either malaysia or indonesia. but it doesn't matter what country it is. as long as it's a muslim country. >> reporter: officials at the united nations say 4,000 people are drifting at sea and the world body is demanding a quick response to the crisis. nhk world, bangkok. >>> u.n. secretary-general, moon moon -- ban ki-moon says an invitation for him to visit an industrial site in north korea has been withdrawn. he is currently visiting south korea. he was scheduled to visit the interkorean industrial park on thursday. north korean officials told him that permission for the visit had been rescinded. >> this decision by pyongyang is deeply regrettable. however, i as the secretary general of the united nations will not spare inport to encourage the dprk to work with the international community for peace and stability on the korean peninsula. >> ban said he has not been given any explanation about why the visit was cancelled. north korean media have also not given a reason for the move. >>> north korean officials say they're developing submarine launched ball

indonesia and malaysia say the policy will be implemented with immediate effect. >> indonesia and malaysia agreed to provide humanitarian assistance to those 7,000 still at sea, and we agree to offer them temporary shelter provided the settlement and repatriation process will be done in a year by the international community >>> the country spoke about the strain that they are under dealing with the influx of migrants and called on the international community for help. for many people in this part of the world, that will be a reasonable request to share the burden of what is after all, a global phenomenon. other critical voices may see is it as the countries shunning some of their responsibilities. the post important thing for the migrants themselves numbered in their thousands out at sea is from today it seems that they have a refuge >>> thank you very much rob mcbride in kuala lumpur. >> burundi's president delayed parliamentary elections by a week after calls to put off the presidential election due next month to allow stability to return. top generals tried to topple the president after

. >> rohingya rescued in indonesia, the u.n. warns that time is running out for more stuck at sea >>> burundi's president pierre nkurunziza says he's back in the country. his officers tweeted he'll address the nation on friday. the situation is precarious. the military is divided and gunfire and explosions heard across the capital. malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: the sound of gun fire in bujumbura. the streets are deserted. during the lull people ran for safety, trying to escape the violence. similar scenes play out in other parts of the city, as rival groups of soldiers fight to control. weeks of protests turned into gun battles on the streets after a senior military officer announced the dismissal of pierre nkurunziza from office. he is out of the country, but on thursday took to twitter urging burundians to remain calm in the face of this. there has been fighting around the state media compound. the violence drew international concern. >> the secretary-general calls on all parties to exercise calm and restraint. and remind

says nearly 1,000 migrants died trying to flee myanmar, as malaysia indonesia and thailand tackle ways to handle the crisis. >>> i'm darren jordon here in doha. also ahead - face off in burundi, police crack down on defiant protesters, the president clings to power. iraqi troops join forces with shia militias to recapture ramadi >>> the government steps up a campaign on rebel held areas, civilians are under fire >>> almost 400 "rock newman show", and bangladeshi refugees have been brought ashore. the latest group is part of a problem with thousands fleeing myanmar and bangladesh. they make their way across the andaman sea hoping to find a better life in malaysia thailand and malaysia. an emergency meeting is being held with foreign ministers. rob mcbride is in the capital. we are waiting for a joint statement from the meeting. what is the response likely to be? >> they have been meeting with ministers from the fully countries concerned. the statement is overdue. according to human rights groups, joint response a proper response is long overdue. there has been a lot of criticism which a

arrived in myanmar after being rescued from indonesia last month. a leading indonesian fishing company is accused of treating more than 300 as slaves forcing them to work many hours without pay, beating them and holding them in cells. we met two of the families. >> it was poverty that drove her son away, first to thailand and then to indonesia. >> translation: we are a farming family, it is no longer profitable to work on the farm. on the other hand we don't have money to start another business. the farmers were losing money and he needed to find a job somewhere else. >> this man told his mother he was working on a boat and he would be back in three years. those years have come and gone, without a word from him, until a few days ago. kt found out her son is safe, after being rescued by indonesian authorities, and will soon return home to myanmar. her son could be one of hundreds of irregular migrant workers, forced to work in slave-like conditions on fishing trawlers, in indonesia. one company used a prison cell to lock up workers. these men, many f

this man is the hope of the indonesia team. he started kendo at the age of 17 and has been practicing for the past 13 years. he watches japanese international competition matches to improve his skills. >> translator: going to the tournament was my dream. when i heard indonesia could compete, i was very excited. >> reporter: this is a sacred place for japanese martial arts. the indonesias path to the world championships has been far from smooth. the country's climate makes things difficult. practicing hard in armor is extremely challenging in the heat. it's even harder during the muslim fasting period. he cannot drink water in the daytime. this makes it almost impossible to practice kendo. it is also hard to find a place to train. the national team usually uses a small fitness center in a jakarta hotel. one of their japanese coaches has helped them improve. he has been coaching for five years. >> translator: your feet have no power. >> reporter: kasai works at a japanese dye factory in a suburb. at first he struggled with the la

indonesia, malaysia and thailand have all turned back boats. >>> more than 130 rescued in indonesia are due to be returned to myanmar on sunday. some 130 men trapped on a life of labor on fishing boats. >> even the simplest thing gives this man pleasure. he's away from his loved ones who he thought he'd inner see again. >> translator: when i was in indonesia, i was always thinking: when will i be able to go home to see my family? >> reporter: he returned to myanmar several days ago together with 124 others and got this reception. they are some of the hundreds of men who were held captive and forced to work in appalling conditions on fishing boats only rescued by indonesian officials in april. it is not unusual for workers here to go to thailand, then he went to indonesia because he was told he would make more money but he never saw a single cent. instead there were long hours and frequent beating. >> translator: physically i'm okay but everyone myself included were not right mentally. i can't concentrate. i try not to think too much. >> reporter: but at least he's home. for his mother h

while in asia hundreds of migrants have been rescued off malaysia and indonesia but hundreds more are feared trapped. hello there i'm julie mcdonald, this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. the saudi led coalition steps up strikes on yemen's houthis ahead of a ceasefire. amid continued unrest, europe cuts millions of dollars of aid to burundi. >>> and a picasso masterpiece that's expected to become the world's most expensive painting. >> hello there welcome to the program. we begin with the growing problem of people smuggling and trafficking, which is becoming increasingly urgent for governments in europe and in asia. in the past two days about 2,000 migrants from myanmar and bangladesh have arrived in indonesia and malaysia, rescued swimming ashore, we'll have more on that situation in a moment. first, the european union has asked the u.n. for help, in migrant smuggling across the mediterranean sea almost 1,000 migrants have reached italy and malta since 2015, a huge increase on last year. >> not only a humanitarian emergency but also a security crisis since smuggling ne

indonesia has agreed to take them in. many are malnourished,'s it, and dehydrated after there are deal -- malnourished, sick, and dehydrated after their ordeal. this man tells us there were 400 people on his boat. he says there were some helicopters flying overhead, and they delivered rice. then, the thai navy came to help. as of thursday, malaysian authorities are actively searching for migrants stranded at sea. indonesia has also agreed to provide temporary shelter to migrants who land on the country's shores, but several thousand people are still believed to be at sea. many are rohingya muslims fleeing persecution in myanmar. kyle and recently led a crack down on people smuggling. at first indonesia and malaysia were reluctant to let the migrants short. thailand is set to host a regional conference on the crisis next week. myanmar has agreed to attend, but neither thailand nor malaysia nor indonesia is willing to permanently resettle the asylum-seekers. the countries are not notorious to the united nations refugee conv

then went to indonesia because he was told he would make more money.never saw a single scents. instead, there were long hours and frequent beatings. >> physically i am okay. but i am not right mentally. i can't concentration, eye try not to think too much. >> reporter: at least he's home. for his mother, his return feels like a prayer has been answered. >> i am so happy. i cried when i saw him. i thought he had died. but now he's here. >> reporter: he says he's not sure what his future holds. he's only sure he's never working abroad again. al jazerra myanmar. >>> toll burundi now where at left steve sen security officials have been charged in connection with an attempted coup. including senior military and police officers. the where a abouts of the suspected coup leader are unknown. now the later from the capital. >> reporter: some of those arrested include senior army officials and very politicians they have been arrested because they have been accused of trying to force a coup removing the president from power. they are on the police truck they appea

also a high profile pardon for indonesia. is it just pr for the president? the semi finals in madrid, where a spaniard is planning to war up. >>> two global aid agencies have evacuated their international staff from a region of south sudan. they are concerned about the oil rich area, fighting broke out in december 2013 when salva kiir accused his former deputy riek machar. >> we estimate that the population benefiting from the services in the hospital is around 200,000. this year, alone we have carried out more than 25,000 consultations, at the time of the evacuation we had more than 30 patients in the hospital. we have treated more than two and a half thousand children for malnutrition this year alone so the medical needs in the area are great and this hospital is the only secondary health care service they can access. >> the world health organization has declared liberia ebola free, the source of the outbreak is now known to be a two-year-old toddler who died in december 2013 in southeastern guinea. nine months later the virus was in guinea, liberia and si

in the case of indonesia, one boatload has been pushed back.he problem is, at sea, we think there are more boats trying to make their way here. until there is a regional agreement about what to do to these people, and pressure on the burmese governments in particular to accept its minority, that human tide will keep coming and the policy of locking them up or quietly pushing them back into the seat, will not solve it. the people washing up your their futures remain in the talents. laura: you are watching "bbc world news america"." we will tell you what they get for a hefty price tag buying aol. in australia they are warning the el niÑo weather pattern has began in the tropical pacific. in the early stages it could increase the likelihood of extreme weather events. chris forex explains. chris: we are experiencing el niÑo. what is it? el niÑo is a warming of the pacific ocean, which impacts weather around the world. usually easterly trade wind the warm waters toward the west pacific and cold waters toward america. the cold waters are a half degre

they were very lucky they met the fishermen first before indonesia navy because the indonesia navy saidey will send away every boat and give humanitarian assistance at sea but not accept them here. as we mentioned the ordeal people went there, three months on a boat bringing smallest children on this horrific and very dangerous journey where they were facing fighting they were facing hunger and facing thirst and now they are facing a very uncertain future here in indonesia. the u.s. urged thailand to consider housing the muslims but the prime minister says allowing more migrants would take away jobs from thais and veronica has an update from bangkok. >> reporter: may be as many as 8,000 people on boats right across the sea and straits but one particular boat that has been the focus of media attention and international attention is one that the royal thai navy found off the coast of the province. you will remember the pictures of thai helicopters dropping food packets to the 380 people on board. as food was delivered, the people spoke of the immense deprivation they had suffered and run

indonesia insists i have given more than they should doubt the refugees. 1500 people have landed in indonesias week alone. orton reports. -- martin reports. martin: eight agencies are handing out food in indonesia where the migrants are being sheltered. you can see 200 or so bangladeshi migrants. they are all men who hope to reach malaysia to find work. they have been told by bangladeshi officials that they will be sent back to their homeland. many of them are actually happy because they did not reach their destination. they've and your -- they have gone through horrific conditions to get here. dozens died in the fighting. for that reason indonesian authorities have separated the groups in this camp. this warehouse is 100 meters from the bangladeshis. the difference is that you have women and children, families trying to join their husbands and fathers in malaysia. they did not make it. all of the people are muslims from myanmar. they face ethnic persecution at home. they are a stateless people. even if they wanted to return home, they would not be allowed to do so. they are being processed b

indonesia helps migrants who made it ashore and says it will not take in any more refugees. dark comedy about life in gaza makes it to the awards. ♪ so we begin in iraq where the government sent in reenforcements to battle islamic state of iraq and levante in anbar and in control of 90% and if it falls it will be 100 kilometers by baghdad and carried out suicide attacks and people are fleeing and over 100,000 displaced in the last month alone and we are live with the latest from baghdad and dana what more do you have for us right now? >> reporter: well what i.s.i.l. did really was a message of defiance. now the iraq question government is putting on a very defiant attitude pushing them out of ramadi city and according to the iraqi spokesman reenforcements sent to the city and forces being helped by u.s. led coalition air strikes what he called painful air strikes but what we understand from sources on the ground is that the government has still not launched any kind of counter offensive,, in fact, i.s.i.l. is still pushing forward. yes, i.s.i.l. controls the government compo

it may provide a roadmap for the rest of indonesia.it develop islamic finance market? what is the plan? haslinda: it will be easy. it is still early days. first thing on the cards is to to fully conform to islamic banks. it will be the first in indonesia. shareholders will vote this week. the move is expected to set the way for the government. it is already thinking of transforming a state lender. that is a significant move for indonesia. angie: thank you for that. checking stories making headlines. the beans says its aircraft will continue to fly their usual route over -- and the philippines says it's aircraft will continue to fly their usual routes over this unit plans. disputed islands. manila is pursuing arbitration to try to dissolve -- results territorial disputes. the fbi says two planes had been searched at jfk airport after anonymous threats were made. military jets scrambled to escort and air france jet after a caller claimed a chemical weapon was on board. the plane landed safely and the search found nothing. said it appears

now, indonesia and malaysia say they need outside help. >> indonesia and malaysia agreed to continue to provide assistance to those 7000 regular migrants still at sea. we also agreed to offer them temporary shelter provided that the settlement and repatriation process will be done in one year by the international community. >> some of the migrants are bangladeshi. others are rohingya muslims from myanmar. myanmar pass government refuses them citizenship. they suffer rampant discrimination and frequent attacks. human rights groups say tens of thousands of her finger -- of ry ohingya fled this year. many paid human traffickers huge sums omitted by themselves abandoned that he. they say the conditions at home are intolerable for muslims. >> we went on a book to look for a muslim country either malaysia or indonesia. it doesn't matter what country as long as it's a muslim country. >> now myanmar has also offered assistance to refugees after weeks of refusing to do so. >> a huge business story making the headlines -- six of the world's biggest banks have been find nearly $6 billion for ri

malaysia and indonesia say they will no longer turn anyone away.he announcement came hours after a group of starving people were rescued. >> these are the conditions endured by over 430 burmese rohingya from finally rescued after weeks stranded in the andaman sea. many were starving and emaciated. >> very very poor. >> nearly 3000 boat people have been rescued in asian waters over the past 10 days after traffickers fearing arrest of the and and their human cargo. malaysia, indonesia and thailand sparked international outrage by driving away the boats overloaded with bernie's rohingya -- burmese rohingya or impoverished bangladeshis. emergency talks have seen a short-term deal to offer shelter. >> indonesia and malaysia agreed to continue to provide humanitarian assistance for those 7000 migrants still at sea. we also agree to offer them temporary shelter provided that the settlement and repatriation process will be done in one year. >> the u.s. was quick to confirm it would take inside the migrants. a careful look at the proposal. we are prepared t

hundreds of migrants are rescued off thest of indonesia. and thousands more appear trapped. >>> on the eve of a proposed cease-fire houthis fires across the border. >> the gods must be angry. >> in nepal they are saving lives and protecting heritage. >> in the past hour the e.u. foreign affairs chief has appeared before the united nations to call for help in dealing with the increasing migrant crisis. she is asking the security council to approve military action against people smugglers operating in the mediterranean. it's estimated more than 60,000 people have tried to across into europe so far this year. >> 2015 looks even worse than the previous year and consider it only 2014, 3,300 migrants died trying to enter the. european union by sea. that means three out of four people perished, three out of four. this tells us that our first priority is to save lives and prevent further loss of life at sea. and we believe in the european union, that this is a responsibility that we all share, not only as europeans but also global. >> i well, let's

now, indonesia and malaysia say they need outside help. >> indonesia and malaysia agreed to continue to provide assistance to those 7000 regular migrants still at sea. we also agreed to offer them temporary shelter provided that the settlement and repatriation process will be done in one year by the international community. >> some of the migrants are bangladeshi. others are rohingya muslims from myanmar. myanmar pass government refuses them citizenship. they suffer rampant discrimination and frequent attacks. human rights groups say tens of thousands of her finger -- of ry ohingya fled this year. many paid human traffickers huge sums omitted by themselves abandoned that he. they say the conditions at home are intolerable for muslims. >> we went on a book to look for a muslim country either malaysia or indonesia. it doesn't matter what country as long as it's a muslim country. >> now myanmar has also offered assistance to refugees after weeks of refusing to do so. >> a huge business story making the headlines -- six of the world's biggest banks have been find nearly $6 billion for ri

. >> translator: indonesia or malaysia are both muslim countries. if all these people want to stay here, i'll stay here, too. if they want to go there, so will i. >> reporter: hohingyas are denied citizenship in myanmar and suffered in deadly clashes with buddhists three years ago. since then, the u.n. estimates at least 80,000 rohingyas have been smuggled out of the country. thailand serves a major staging point for the massive exodus of the refugees. dozens of bodies of people believed to be victims of human trafficking were recently unearthed at different locations in a jungle in southern thailand. malaysia's foreign ministry announced on monday that the foreign ministers of thailand, malaysia and indonesia are to meet on wednesday in the malaysian city to discuss their response to the issue. on monday, the government of myanmar met with ambassadors from other countries in yangon to explain its response. >> our position is very clear. but first we have to set up a verification process to determine the status of these people. if they are coming fr

has been accepting boats with rohingyas in different parts of indonesia and many have arrived. a few thousand have arrived in indonesia, and they were all accepted and handed over to the unhr or the international organization for migration. so this is a different policy right now. >> we'll look at some of the other main headlines. in syria people have been killed in a bomb attack at a bus station in aleppo. it was hit by a barrel bomb dropped by government forces and most of the dead are civilians. >>> macedonia intelligence chief has resigned. at least 22 people died during an operation against an armed group. >>> a blogger was hawked to death 33-year-old put together several websites including one that was put together by a writer who had been murdered in february. >> libya's institutions are in a near state of collapse. a lack of a central government with increased armed conflict in the country. and contributed to a rise in migrant boats in europe. it comes during a briefing to the u.n. security council. >> innocent civilians continue to bear the brunt of the deteriorating s

malaysia and indonesia promise to take in some of them. film festivals to present and upcoming project returning to the big screen after a five-year absence. we begin with the latest victory by islamic state fighters who have seized the ancient city of palymyra in. there's concern militants will destroy this ancient unesco site which predates islam. the city is of strategic importance to isis. it provides a gateway to iraq policy anbar province. mark thompson has the story. mark: it's long been a city known worldwide for its beauty and historical artifacts. now palmyra's strategic importance is taking center stage. it was seized on wednesday after a week of fighting against syrian government. >> were getting stronger and stronger on both sides of the border. there was a huge amount of almost and armor. >> the jihadist fighters have also taken nearby intelligence had orders and the notorious prison, which could give the group greater firepower in the long run. >> many of the prisoners are sympathizers of their ideology and have the good rep

indonesia rebounded from losses on monday.and philippines stretching its losses. >>> now, many people who want to buy a quick, easy meal may go to a fast food restaurant. if you want to hear live music, they may go to a club. but people in south korea can enjoy these things at an unconventional place. nhk world's reporter has the story. >> reporter: this is a college campus in south korea. in march, a new shop opened that was unlike anything the students had seen before. the most popular item is pizza served hot from the oven. >> translator: it's warm and tastes good. i come here a lot. >> reporter: chicken dishes are also prepared and cooked on the premises. but this isn't a student cafeteria. it's a convenience store. the cafeteria corner of the shop is part of a spacious layout that stretches over 330 square meters. students can grab a meal and study at the same time. the shop even has a semiprivate booth where students can put on their makeup. south korea has more than 27,000 convenience stores. that's triple the number co

back then the navy sent them away now indonesia and malaysia agreed to give them shelter.onal organization estimate thousands of rohingya asylum seekers and bangladesh migrants are still at sea and figures cannot be verified and united states said they will start air patrols to find more boats. those who have been rescued are still recovering from their month at sea and they had to along with her four small children trying to join her husband in malaysia. rescued by fishermen they were dee dehydrated and had fevers in the hospital and still in shock about the horrors they witnessed. >> people were badly beaten in a fight over food and nearly dead and thrown in the sea and some were killed in front of me. men jumped in the sea because they were scared. >> reporter: nearly 2000 boat migrants found shelter in indonesia providence in the past week and agreed they can stay for one year but then it will be up to the u.n. high commission for refugees to resettle them. the people here are keen to have those standed at sea and the government is urging international organizations to

. ♪ searching for safety hundreds of migrants make it to indonesia and some of the party died in thatesperate journey. ♪ i'm in doha also ahead, on the eve of a saudi-proposed ceasefire fighting continues in yemen. south korea warns of an merciless launch of a new balistic missile. >> maybe the gods are angry. >> reporter: rescue mission grows from saving lives to protecting heritage. ♪ more than 1,000 migrants from bangladesh and myanmar muslims have landed on the island and follows several boats carrying 1400 refugees picked up from indonesia sunday and rescued from over crowded boats arriving on the shores of malaysia and indoein doe indoe indonesia and they are clustered in the key state in the northwest part of myanmar and in the past they went to countries crossing over land through thailand and since thailand began cracking down on refugees they have been traveling by sea with the help of human traffickers to malaysia and indonesia and we have phil roberter son who works in rights watch and we appreciate your time and basically over the past three years the muslims have been fl

desperate journey hundreds of migrants arrive off the coast of indonesia and malaysia.the eve of a saudi-proposed ceasefire fighting continues in yemen. belgium suspends aid to burundi as it continues with reelection plans. >> translator: a bad omen maybe the gods are angry. >> reporter: nepal grows to protecting heritage from saving lives. ♪ hello, abandoned at sea by human trafficics and 1,000 migrants from bangladesh and myanmar and many sick and starving landed on the malaysia island and several boats carrying hundreds of refugees have been picked off the coast in indonesia on sunday and are the latest to be rescued from overcrowded boats arriving on the shore of malaysia and indonesia to escape a land that doesn't recognize them as citizens and faced decades of discrimination and persecution in myanmar. and they are in the state in the northwest of myanmar in the past they used to escape crossing over land through thailand and since thailand began a crack down advocates say they have been trafficked to indonesia and malaysia and we have correspondents covering this

. >> reporter: the lands they found was indonesia.y survived the journey but their tears are still flowing. many are suffering from illnesses, and they are very worried about those they have left behind. and those still out there at sea sea. >> translator: please can someone in the world give us our human rights. our families are still in myanmar and we have no information about them. we are very worried. >> reporter: the asylum seekers seekers tell us they they left with seven boats, one had to be towed after it ran out of fuel. the u.n. says they are thousands of refugees facing dire conditions at sea. they are totally exhausted and many are ill. but they are happy to be alive. these row mean ga row thing ga made it ashore, but the fate of many others are still unknown and time is running out for the international community to rescue them. the government of malaysia and indonesia say they will send away boats with row mean ga entering their waters. the u.n. her is making a desperate plea for hunt are yous to help. >> the time has pa

stranded rohingya refugees make it to land in indonesia i can't but time is running out for more stuck at sea. and these gardens produce packets of paradise on the roof tops of paris. ♪ ♪ >>> baburundi's president says he's back in the country following an attempted coup by the arm. his office tweeted he will address the nation later on friday but the situation remains precarious the military is divided and gunfire and explosions heard across the capital. our correspondent malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: the sounds of begun fire in burundi's capital. the streets are deserted. during a lull in the fighting, some residents seize the opportunity to run for safety. approximate trying to escape the violence, similar scenes play out as rival groups of soldiers fight for control. weeks of protests have now turned in to gun battles on the streets after senior military officer announced the dismissal of the president from offense. on thursday he took to twitter aging people to remain calm in the face of what is going on. there is fighting but the violence is drawing international concern. >>

one nation competing for the first time is indonesia. nhk world's yusuke ota shows us how the national team fought to make the cut. >> reporter: the sound of bamboo swords resound here. the indonesian kendo association has about 300 members. 15 members are visiting japan for the championships. i'm joining a practice match to know the skill of indonesian kendo players. it was so fast i couldn't see at all. pandu is the hope of the indonesian team. he started kendo at the age of 17 and has been practicing for the past 13 years. he watches japanese national competition matches to improve his skills. >> translator: going to to this was my dream. when i heard indonesia could compete, i was very excited. >> reporter: this is a sacred place for japanese martial arts. the indonesians' path to the world championships have been a difficult move. the country's climate makes things difficult. practicing hard in the armor is extremely challenging in the heat. pandu cannot drink water in the daytime. this makes it almost impossible to practice kendo.

indonesia and malaysia said they'll attempt 7,000 migrants. 4,000 are at sea. that is the - that is what international organizations are saying. what will happen to them? are the governments actively going to rescue them or will they wait until they go to the land. the military spokesman said that he basically will wait and see what the government will tell him to do. until that time the policy to send away boats will remain in place. >> what kind of preparations and facilities are being made ready onshore for those that have arrived and will arriving? >> well it's early days. they have now accepted around 1800 in aceh and probably will stay there a little longer. the government is looking into other locations to resettle people for the moment. they want to keep them only for a year and after that they say the united nations have to resettle them elsewhere, because the problem is so far indonesia and malaysia have been accepting thousands of people and several thousands migrants until now and they are in indonesia for a long time. up to 10 years before the u.n.

indonesia.he rohingya faced decades of persecution in myanmar and aren't even recognized at citizens there. we have met some of those who survived the ordeal. >> paying more than $2,000 to save her children's lives she says she was desperate to escape myanmar, after her relatives were killed by soldiers. she never imagine would the traffickers would starve and beat her family, holding them ransom until their mother paid for release. her 8-year-old son died before they could escape. >> my son was fine in the bolt but fell sick in the jungle due to starvation. he vomited and had diarrhea. there was no drinking water in the boat. >> she and her children arrived in kuala lampur two weeks ago joining other rohingya muslims who fled. more than 2,000 were rescued off the coast hungry, exhausted and frightened after their ordeal. advocates for migrants are urging regional governments to take action. >> let us now come together. the country has to be offered has to be transferrent, you must start having

. >> well, indonesia's navy has prevented another migrant bolt from entering indonesia waters. they rescued 700 other people trapped at sea. we're at the center where they're being treated. >> they were on the boat for three months and their condition is still very, very week. they're here at a temporary shelter after they were rescued by fishermen. initially the indonesian navy and malaysian navy had rejected them. but now authorities are helping them feeding them, giving them medical assistance. they were very lucky that they met the fisher minute before the malaysian navy. up until now they will accepted away every boat. it's hard to imagine these people three months on a boat to bring the smallest children under very dangerous journey where they were facing fighting, they were facing hunger and thirst, and now they're facing a very uncertain future here in indonesia. >> still ahead here on al jazeera they're living in camps and surviving off rations. these people were burundi say they won't be going home any time soon. >>> and business in the sky. u.s. airlines are flying i