many had voted in karim wade as their president candidate. but given the six-year sentence,'s unlikely to be able to run. >> thank you. still lots more to come here on the program. the withdraw of u.s. troops from afghanistan as leaders from the two leaders meet in washington, d.c. >> it's to get people's attention. >> politicians in south africa, and how that got one cartoonist into trouble. stay with us. >> welcome back, the top stories here on al jazeera. yemen's embattled government has asked for help to bring the country under control. president abd rabbuh mansur hadi has been trying to govern from aden after houthi rebels have taken over sanaa. >>> in senegal karim wade has been sentenced to six years in prison and $213 million fines. >>> in singapore, many mourn the passing of its leader lee kuan yew. >> ted cruz said that's running for the republican nomination for 2016. he made the announcement on twitter along with a 30-second advertisement. he's expected to make a speech later on monday. alan, so ted cruise becomes the first republ

you have to remember that this sunday the members of the opposition had voted in karim wade as their presidential candidate for the upcoming candidate. but given the six-year sentence he will unlikely be able to run. >> still to come, a year on after the first reported case of ebola. >>> some success for former french president stay with us if you can. only on al jazeera america >> the stream, >> your digital community >> you pick the hot topics and express your thoughts the stream it's your chance to join the conversation only on al jazeera america >> stay with us here on al jazeera. i'm david foster. these are the global headlines. yemen's government asking for military help to bring the country under control. president abd rabbuh mansur hadi has been trying to governor from the city of aden after houthies take control of the capital sana sanaa. >>> and a potential presidential candidate and son of a former president in senegal has been sentenced to six years in prison. >>> angela merkel in berlin and alexis tsipras meet over greece's international bailout. >>> doctors without bord

illegally acquired companies and real state while serving in his father's government. >> reporter: karim wade was one of the most dominant ministers under his father's rule. his father was president from 2000 to 2012. and over this decade-long service, wade is responsible for portfolios and lucrative deals he was also responsible for the construction of a new airport. these are multi million if not billion-dollar deals. the charges that he was involved in mass corruption, he was known to be very--known to show his wealth off bubbly, owning several properties, etc., etc. since the sentence has happened, this prevents him from running in the next presidential election. you have to remember that this sunday the members of the opposition had voted in karim wade as their presidential said forcandidate in the upcoming presidential election. but with this conviction he'll be unable to run. >> singapore is mourn theing the death of its founding leader lee kuan yew. >> images of lee kuan yew over look the hospital. tony wang is a retired civil servant. avenues teacher for decades. when he heard that l

karim wade. has been convicted of corruption in senegal. >> fight against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula despite not having a military presence in the country the white house says it can still handle any security concerns there. kimberly halkett. in washington, d.c. how can it maintain without a military presence there? >> it is obviously going to be a clalg. we should point out -- challenge. we should point out that the white house spokesman says they will continue some of the operations they have been. significantly impaired due to the fact that there was a withdrawal up to 100 special operations forces this happen. they were very critical in helping with intelligence gathering, and u.s. embassy staff being evacuated from yemen. there are challenges security relationship in yemen that has been taking place for years. drone strikes targeting aqap or al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. it has targeted successfully in the u.s. view dozens of aqap members so there is question now in washington th