lucia newman, al jazeera havana. >> hundreds of women demanded justice for their children. amnesty international estimates 25,000 people have gone missing in mexico in recent years. >>> venezuela's indigenous groups, its people have long struggled to keep their identity and culture alive and now their efforts are paying off. they brought their language from the brink of dying out. virginia lopez reports. >> the anu people of western venezuela say they are of the water and like the water. there is some commerce and men continue to fish. but their culture and their language nearly vanished. recognizing the importance language has in the process of self determination anthropologists like ali fernandez, began work on the vocabulary with the three people who continue to speak it. the task was made even more difficult because the anu barely spoke among each other. the three anu elders who helped fernandez have died but thanks to her it's taught in schools like these. even the venezuelan national anthem has been translated. for local anthropologists it's helped the anu regain thei

that's the latin america editor lucia newman going us from havana.ll ahead - a report on rohingya muslims says the u.n. is not doing enough to eliminate human travelling >>> and an appeal to something close to his heart by elton john. >> 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. [ ♪♪ ] >>> good to have you with us. i'm elizabeth puranam in doha. these are the top stories on al jazeera. the yemeni ambassador to the u.n. called on the international community to intervene and send in ground forces. in a letter houthi rebels were accused of targetting civilians in the conflict. the israeli prime minister clinched a deal to form a new government. binyamin netanyahu signed an agreement with the far right jewish home party. chile's president asked her cabinet ministers to resign. she's been under strong pressure for months to name new ministers after a

let's go live to havana and our latin american editor lucia newman. we are also hearing that president hollande will also meet fidel castro. >> reporter: hello julie that's exactly what we're hearing too although it hasn't been made public in cuba. it's very customary for fidel to meet dignitaries who come here. not only is it the first french president to come here since cuban independence but also the first western european union leader to come here since the crack down on 77 dissidents on this country back in 2002. so it is all sort of let's let buybygones be bygones. >> and so lucia did this visit signify an end on religious and political differences do you think? >> well when president hollande was addressing the university, he said he didn't just represent france but the eu. there will be talks with other leaders later on in the week. it does open the door to economic ties particularly as the freeze between the united states and cuba seems to be crumbling. diplomatic ties seem to be re reestablished. >> lucia newman, live in havana, thank you. >

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i'm lucia newman in havana. >>> welcome back, a quick reminder of the top stories. saudi arabia moved tank and vehicles towards the southern border with yemen. reinforcements were send after two were killed, including a saudi national. a saudi proposed ceasefire was due to start on tuesday. >>> the international organization has been asked to find migrants stranded at sea, at risk of death. thousand were detained in bang including dozens of children >>> the european union asked for help to tack the smuggling. they demand military action to destroy votes. >> greaseece's government will face a cash crisis. the finance minister are meeting in brussels to complete the cries chris. >> it promises to be smalla long, tense summer in greece, the protests are small now, they could grow bigger if the left-wing government is forced by lenders to compromise on austerity, in return for a much-needed bail out. the european central bank and i.m.f. are not progressing to unlock aid, but there is skepticism about a plan offered by athens. >> reporter: some important issues have been

lucia newman has more from havana. >> reporter: untying the idealogical knot. 12 years after the europeanommunist cuba in response to the arrest of 77 disindependents, the french president is here to declare bygones be bygones. >> translator: this visit a is taking place in a context in which at least it's possible for cuba to have all of conditions necessary to interact with the rest of the world. france has always been in favor of lifting the u.s. embargo that hinders cuba. hollande has made latin america and the caribbean one of his foreign policy priorities. but it's not just political, both france and holland are keen to position themselves economically ahead of when the united states lifts its embargo against cuba. american investment lawyer says it's all about capturing american business. >> where are the americans going to go to now? i know the forbidden paradise. cuba is going to open up the americans are going to be there. i want a dutch hotel taking care of the americans. that's what you are seeing. >> reporter: hollande is accompanied by executives including the liquor giant.

lucia newman al jazeera, havana. >>> and you can find much more on that story and everything else we covering on al jazeera on our website. there it is on your screens right now. the add dress, aljazeera.com. ♪ ♪. >> tragedy strikes again in nepal. the second powerful earthquake in less than a month. plus, face to face with vladimir putin. an air strike hit yemen's capitol just hours before a cease fire, but the big question now will the peace hold?

lucia newman, al jazerra valparaiso chile. >>> a grand jury in the u.s.timore has confirmed charges against six police officers over the death of freddy gray. he died in april while in police custody after suffering a spinal cord injury. his death throwed mass protest as cross the country against police brutality. one policeman has been charg with second degree murder. >>> california's local government is deploying hundreds employees and volunteers to clean up an oil spill. 2,500-barrels ofrude oil leaked from a pipeline on tuesday in santa barbara. jacob ward. reports. >> reporter: this beach is the kind of place you see in oil pointings in the local restaurants, but now it's covered in oil. federal and state officials are only just beginning to come to grips with how much got out of a pipeline here and in to the water. >> you know, with any oil spill response there is always things complicate the response. for example, tonight we had to stop our smming operation says this eveningecause of the weatherigh winds a waves gotooho 50e678he spill comes dur the

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

lucia newman reports from santiago. >> reporter: it started peacefully enough, the turn out surpassingganizers' expectations. as 10s of thousands of demonstrators marched down santiago's main avenue. they were led by the father of the student in critical condition after he was hit by water sprayed from a water cannon last week. this march is against police repression in solitaire did with rodrigo and all students who have a right to protest said stephanie aviles the injured student's sis sister, others joined to get their anger at recent revolutions of political corruption in chile. >> we can't put anyone in jail for stealing a phone when our elected officials are robbing us blind and it's the students paying the biggest price. >> reporter: three weeks of student protests to demand deeper and faster education reforms. than the one's chile's president is offering have taken two student lives and left several others seriously injured. there have been a lot of protests in the last few weeks but this one is different because of the people who are taking part. it's not just students, but al

lucia newman, al jazerra valparaiso chile. >>> a grand jury in the u.s.harges against six police officers over the death of freddy gray, the african american man died in april after suffering a spinal cord injury while in police custody. his death throwed mass protests against police prue tal at this brutality across the country. lisa stark has the details from washington d.c. >> reporter: a baltimore grand jury has now returned charges against all six officers in the death of freddy gray. these charges are very similar to the ones that the state's attorney initially brought against the officers may 1st. reckless endangerment has been added against all the officers and charges of false imprisonment have been dropped. all six officers face very serious charges, the most serious against the driver of the van that gray was transported in, officer azizer good it is don junior, he is charged with second degree did he pray murder. mean he go took actions that he knew would cause harm. but he didn't care. that's the charges against him of course the attorneys fo

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

lucia newman is live for us from the city. where this protest is heading. >> reporter: hello, sammy, this is where the congress of chilly is based. riot police have been playing cat and mouse with the protesters for hours now. protesters clashing with riot police who are armed with tear gas and water cannons. but the demonstration itself was a lot smaller than many expected as the president gave her address. this perhaps is because of the large number of riot police out here, at least 2,000. and two students were killed exactly one week ago during that demonstration that you just spoke of. >> all right. thanks so much lucia newman there. >>> california has declared a state of emergency in santa barbara county after an onshore pipeline leaked oil. 14 kilometers of coastline has been affected. environmentalists are warning wildlife could be harmed. >> reporter: this is what the california coast looks like after nearly 400,000 liters of oil spewed from a pipeline. the health department is urging people to stay away from the oil a

live now to latin american editor lucia newman. cubans readying themselves for the third papal visit in what? 16 years? >> reporter: in 17 years action marin, it's extraordinary. this is perhaps going to be one of the most widely expected of all of the visits of all because this pope has done something really historic. he brought together the united states and cuba who seem to be on the verge of renewing diplomatic relations. the first pope was john paul. the second when he came in 1998 called for cuba to open up the world and the world to open up to cuba. now, it looks like this is coming full circle marin. >> lucia newman there live in the cuban capital, havana. we have more to come here on al jazeera including pressure from greece's international creditors is leaving pensioners out-of-pocket, plus: an indigenous language in venzuela back from the brink of extinction. in support, find out if golf's world number 1 can stay in contention at one of the sport's richest tournaments. ♪ >>> hello again. you are with al jazeera. i am raf

in 1929 lucia newman was the first journalist of a u.s. news organization to open a bureau there. based there for in my opinion years, now she returns to see what has and hasn't changed. here are some of her first impressions. >> reporter: what meets the eye tells you a lot about what happens behind the scenes. >> one of the things that is different from the cuba i knew 10 years ago is the number of pre revolution cars that you circulating everywhere. before they were falling apart. and putting in a modern engine, it was against the law. >> reporter: now i'm seeing beautifully restored convertibles everywhere. dusting off and taken out of their garages for 30 years, because the government allowed their owners to use them for driving around tourists. this has helped our lives, says this man who studied to be a computer engineer and now runs a business. it is an all-important sector of the economy used to be a tightly controlled government monopoly. clearly the communist state decided to free itself of such things such as running restaurants, which are allowed to drive. and so are p

there's a cautious optimism a tangible expectation on the streets of cuba >>> al jazeera's lucia newman joins me from havana. here in washington we hear about technical negotiation, complicated issues that remain. give us an idea of what they are. what is turning out to be complicated about reopening the channels? >> you'll find that it's a lot more complicated than anyone could imagine to reopen channels closed for so long. let's say they are politically and bureaucratically rusty to open the doors. while the obama administration showed a willingness to ease up on restrictions there's stumbling blocks. the bureaucracy in the united states is one. there's a lot of distrust on the cuban end, they are not sure how quickly to open the doors to allow reforms to take place. it is slowing things down. they are moving slowly but in the right direction. >> i'm interested in the idea that they are not sure how quickly to move. has the possibility of a relationship with the united states changed what party leaders are saying what young leaders in cuba are talking about in the future? >> well just

lucia newman is in havana. >> reporter: the cathedral is fuel for a mass to ordane two new priests. the surgeon is suffering. in cuba it's all acute. the church is still not allowed access to the mass media. now under the president, the government is making modest but significant challenges. as castro meets with pope francis to discuss a visit to cuba, new churches are allowed to be built and old ones allowed to return. i asked the head of the catholic church what he expected from the pope's visit. >> translation: it's natural that the pope will reaffirm the churches desire to open up to the world, and the world open up to cuba. the pontiff participated in the dialogue between the united states and cuba. >> pope francis will be the third pontiff to cuba in 13 years, a lot considering that cuba is a small country in an area not so strong. cuba awakened an interest not property organisationate to its side. this visit is particularly did not >>> in macedonia five police officers have been killed and more than 30 injured in a gun battle with an armed group. erica wood has more. >> repor

lucia newman al jazeera, havana. >>> and you can find much more on that story and everything else we have been covering on al jazeera on our website. there it is on your screens right now. the add dress, aljazeera.com. ♪ ♪. >> tragedy strikes again in nepal. the second powerful earthquake in less than a month. plus, face to face with vladimir putin. an air strike hit yemen's capitol just hours before a cease fire, but the big question now will the peace hold? good afternoon and thank you for joining us. you are watching al jazeera america. it's nighttime in nepal, and many people are sleeping on the streets. it's magnitude was 7.3 and the epicenter was right there near the worder just about 50 miles from katmandu. so far dozens are reported dead and at least 1,000 are injuries. so we have a team of reporters in nepal right now let's begin on the streets of cat man do right after that quake struck. >> a building the survived the earthquake from two weeks ago, has come down. as we can see people are trying to clear the mess around here, there's suspicions that a taxi, and a motor bike

castro made a rare visit to vatican on sunday and it made a big impression on him as lucia newman explains>> reporter: it was supposed to be a meeting two tank pope francis for his role in helping that you relations between havana and washington. but after a prove hat chat with the pontiff cuban president raul castro made a stunning announcement. >> translator: i said that if the pope continues to talk as he does, sooner or later i will start praying again and return to the catholic church. and a think not kidding. i am a communist. the cuban communist party did not allow it. but it is being allowed now. it is a step forward. >> reporter: it would actually be a return to castro's past. he and his older brother fidel castro, went to a jesuit school in their youth before declaring themselves atheists and shutting down catholic schools after the revolution. and it just so happens that pope francis is the first yes jesuit leader of the catholic church. president castro says he will even attends all of the pope's masses when he visits cuba in september on his bay to the united states. we asked

al jazerra's latin america editor lucia newman sends up this update from santiago. >> reporter: don'ted by their age these secondary school students are highly politicized, highly motivated and very, very well organized. they are marching right now towards chile's presidential palace to protest against police brutality during previous marches. this march has not been authorized and they know that just up the street, riot police equipped with water cannon and tear gas are waiting for them. the confrontation has begun. there seem to be a difference this team. the police are being very generous with their water cannon but are being more careful how they use it they are not aim being directly at the student body. last week a student was tossed in the air by watt duncan young and and is in critical condition in the hospital in the steal of valparaiso. the students are also demanding a bigger voice in the ongoing education res. the government has agreed to make public education free and the responsibility of the state. rather than of the municipalities. but these reforms would take place ov

lucia newman is in havana where hollande met with fidel also. >> we know the meeting last bed an hour and a half, we're not sure what he has later on his schedule but a very hectic one so far. he addressed the university of havana earlier today saying not only had france bun one of the countries first to condemn the u.s. embargo but he would make a bridge between the united states and cuba, in what is expected to be an ending of the embargo very soon in the future. he was here to represent france and the eu, which froze diplomatic relations in 2003 after fidel castro ordered the imprisonment of 77 dissidents. there was conversation in the eu whether that was a good idea or not, but the fact that the french president is here does signal the associate sort of sequential to let buy gones be by gones begones be bygones. rachel good to have you back. no eu leader had visited cuba in around 30 years. how significant is this visit? >> i think it's pretty big. it is indicative of the ramifications of president obama obama's announcement which is to say no longer on the united states only to b

lucia newman reports. >> reporter: protesters and riot police played cat and mouse on the streets foreven as the chilean president delivered her state of the nation address. a mixture of students trade unionists, and representatives of just everyone dissatisfied came out to protest. riot police in full gear far outnumbered the demonstrators who nevertheless refused to back down. violent clashes during the annual presidential address become become almost a tradition in chile, but this year the atmosphere is even more charged. one week ago there was a protest here and as the demonstrators scribbling on the wall behind me. the man living in the apartment behind me fired into the crowd killing two students. the president focused on what she called her government's accomplishments. >> translator: chile is going through one of its most important transformation processes in history. we have the opportunity to build for everyone a better country. >> translator: this is a protest by a social movement that do not feel represented by what she is saying. >> reporter: the president recognizes that

lucia newman in havana there. >> now chile's president michelle bachelet has fired her cabinet over scandaltruggles. we have the latest. >> she arrived to the presidential palace. she looks tired and impatient. she changed nine of the 23 posts in her cab inspect. five of them out four of them changing posts. the key was the interior minister. one of her golden boys a tried and trusted aide over men years. he's out. he was involved in a corruption scandal and has been replaced by the defense minister. a tried and trusted figure, conservative but someone that the government knows that they can rely on. >> belgium has suspended funds for elections in burundi after president has asked for a third term. he formerly registered his candidacy on friday, and many feel that his kindcy violates a peace deal of 2005. >> the conditions on the ground does not--do no suggest that the elections can actually free and fair elections can take place. opposition parties are having difficulty campaigning. there is intimidation of opposition and critics of the government. and of the president's stand to run for a

lucia newman is in havana which the pope will visit in september. >> it was supposed to be a meeting to thank pope francis for his role in helping thaw relations between havana and washington. after a chat cuban president raul castro made a stunning announcement >> translation: i said if the pope talks as he does soon or are later i will pray again and return to the catholic church. i'm not committing i'm a communist, the party formerly didn't allow it but it is allowed now. >> reporter: he and his brother went to a jesuit school in their youth, before declaring as atheists and shutting the schools down. the pope is the first jesuit leader of the catholic church. ravt receiver said he will attend the pope's masses when he fists cuba in september on the way to the united states. we ask the leader of the church what he expected from the visit. >> translation: it's natural that the pope will reaffirm the church's desire for cuba to open up to the world and the world to cuba, as the pontiff participated in the dialogue between united states and cuba >>> pope francis will be the third pon

and according to lucia newman it comes at a time when the president's approval ratings are plunging.iot police played cat and mouse on the treats for hours, even as president michelle bachelet delivered her state of the nation address. a mixture of students, trade unionists, and representatives of everyone dissatisfied with the way the government is handling the country came out to protest. riot police in full year outfom nmed demonstrate -- outnumbered depositors who nevertheless refused to back down. >> violence clashes during the presidential address are almost a tradition. this year the atmosphere is charged. exactly a week ago there was a protest here and as demonstrator scribbled graf eat i, the man above fired on the crowd, killing two students with i'm standing. as bliss held back protesters michelle bachelet gave her speech. >> chile is going through an important transformation. we have the opportunity to build, among everyone, a better country. >> reporter: no one here was listening. >> translation: this is a protest by the social movements that do not feel represented by w

protesters and police have been clashing on the streets of chile as lucia newman reports, police are bracing for potentially violent demonstrations overnight. >> reporter: don't be deceived by the age. the secondary school students are highly politicized and motivated. they are well organised. they are marching to the palace to protest police brutality during previous marches. this march has not been authorised and they know up the street riot police equipped with water canon and tear gas are waiting for them. the confrontation has begun. this seems to be a difference this time. police are general -- generous this time. police are not aiming at the student's body last week a student was thrown into the air and tossed against a well. the students are also demanding a bigger voice in the ongoing reforms. the government agrees to make them free and the responsibility of the stat rather than the municipalities. these take place over a 10-year period. the students want more reforms, and want them to take police now. >> we move to the presidential palace we're part of the force regroups. t

lucia newman was at the parade. >> reporter: a conga parade calling for the end of homophobia and the right to same-sex marriage. homosexuals were arrested for gathering. gays lesbians and transsexuals were led by the head of the national centre for sex education, who happens to be the president's daughter. as part of festivities, a canadian priest blessed unions of love. >> translation: we are living in a chooufinnist society, little by little they are accepting us. >> reporter: how things have changed. this activist recalls how in the late '60s, and '70s cubans were persecuted rounded up and sent to camps. >> translation: i was fired from my job because i did not fit the parameters. it was part of the soviet influence. we asked maria castro g her father approves of the reforms she was fighting for. >> yes, he changed the way he was thinking. my mother had a lot to do with changing his mind. with politicians, you don't just criticize, you have to give them a plan of action. >> this is the first time this has been given a high profile. more than a gathering of gays lesbians and tran s

. >> thank you very much, lucia newman our latin america reporter reporting live for for us there. >>nk you. >>> reports of russia amassing military equipment close to the ukrainian border. military vehicles were seen being loaded on to trains in the southern region some 20-kilometer to his the border. nato has said that pro-russian rebels are using a lull in the fight to go stock up their forces ahead of a possible new offensive. the kremlin has repeatedly denied that russian forces are fighting in ukraine it also says that any russians fight ago long side rebels are there as volunteers. >>> men while vladimir putin has signed a career which will categorize military casualty as a state secret. no reason was given for the move. 220 russian soldiers have been killed in eastern ukraine over the last year. >>> much more still top come on the al jazerra news hour. >> reporter: i am harry facet in nepal. one possible route for economic recovery after the earthquake, but the earthquake has highlighted the risks pose today installations like this. >>> and in sports, success for serene at wor