that is why macedonia is strong. long live macedonia. here is a message from the prime minister. a clear sign that despite all the scandals surrounding the corruption allegations, despite the resignation of key figures and the opposition rallies, he is not going anywhere and he still has support. many travelled from far to be here. >> translation: we are here to support nikola gruevski and defend our father land, to defend macedonia. we want to implement a ukranian scenario in the country. >> translation: he's opening new factories and giving people jobs. supporters are in the thick. >> reporter: western diplomats want a resolution. n.a.t.o.'s secretary general spoke from brussels. >> peaceful demonstrations fought. the important thing is to avoid more violence, make sure that the democratic institutions are developed, and that the rule of law is implemented in full. >> reporter: on the other side of the city center anti-government protesters hold the ground. separated from the crowd by a few blocks >>> macedonia long struggled for its own identity abong balkan faces. in 1944 it

it's happening as macedonia seeks to join the european union. e.u.l in brussels watch closely. flo phillips on what the opposition is calling the truth about macedonia. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: they are known as political bombs. >>> a series of wire-tapped conversations suggesting the macedonian prime minister and his government have been conspireing to among other things, rig media coverage. the mass surveillance programming exposed by the opposition leader back in february allegedly targetting thousands of citizens and scores of journalists is a big story. it took the resignation of dozens of ministers for the state-owned broadcaster to address the story. >> amazingly neither the leader of the opposition or anyone else has been invited by the show. the public broadcaster has to report but macedonion radio and television refuse to report within anyone of the programmes. shame on them. >> i sincerely regret one of the biggest scandals has been revealed by a political party, it's strange. if you ask me, in any normal situation, this

him. >> macedonia. >> translator: a european state and has the place it deserves and we have a team, we have people we have smart people which make right decisions and why macedonia is strong, long live macedonia. >> reporter: the message from the prime minister, a clear sign that despite all the scandals surrounding the corruption allegations and despite the resignations in the government and despite the opposition rallies he has no intention of going anywhere and still has significant support. many of those traveled from beyond to be here. >> translator: we are here to support our father land and defend macedonia and want this in our country. >> translator: this open new factory here is giving people jobs. support disabled and the sick. >> reporter: western diplomates want a resolution to the crisis and nato secretary-general spoke from brussels on monday. >> peaceful demonstrations are part of democratic society. the important thing is to avoid more violence, to make sure that the democratic institutions are developed and that their rule of law is implemented in full. >> reporter:

he's the prime minister of macedonia macedonia. he's come out this evening to show to supporters he's still here, and he intends to stay in marked contrast to the opposition yesterday. today, we've got plenty of his supporters who believe in him and do not believe the allegations the opposition is making. they say these are all lies. the corruption allegations, that is. and that he's the man to lead macedonia forward. it's a very different vibe that we're getting tonight. lots of nationalist music and patriot sings and appeals to baseline emotions really. you may see behind me some serbian flags. a sign of the pan-slavism in this crowd. you won't see any armenian flags. we have seen none this evening. the albania populations up 25% in macedonia, but they don't seem to be represented here. >> a huge demonstration against the president yesterday. now a huge rally in support of him. how big are the fears, the concerns that perhaps these sides might meet and there will be trouble on the streets? >> reporter: well, there is tightened se

to defends macedonia. to implement a ukrainian scenario here in our country. >> translator: he's opened new factories, he's giving people jobs, supported the disabled and the sick. >> reporter: western dip malts want a resolution to the crisis. nato's secretary general spoke from brussels on monday. >> peaceful demonstrations are part of the democratic saturday. the important thing is to avoid more violence, to make sure that the democratic institutions are developed. and that the rule of law is implemented in full. >> reporter: on the other side of the city center anti-government protesters have vowed to hold their ground. separated for a time from the prime minister's crowd by just a few blocks. but by gulf in opinion. robin forrester-walker, al jazerra. >>> around a thousand members of israel's black minority have marched through the streets of tel aviv to protest against race i remember and police brutality. the demonstration comes two weeks after clashes between police members of the ethiopian jewish

is strong, long live macedonia. >> reporter: that is the message from the prime minute stick a clearal surrounding the corruption allegations despite the resignations of could i figures inkey figuresin his government, despite the opposition rallies, he has no intention of going anywhere. and he still has significant support. many of those traveled from beyond to be here. >> translator: we are here to support the prime minister and defends our father land, to defend macedonia. they want to implement a ukrainian scenario here in our country. >> translator: he has opened new factories, he is giving people jobs supported the disabled and the sick. >> reporter: western diplomats wants a resolutions for the practice tests. >> peaceful demonstrations are part of a democratic society. the important thing is to avoid more violence to make sure that the democratic institutions are developed and that the rule of law is implemented in full. >> reporter: on the other side of the city center, anti--government protesters have vowed to hold their ground, separated for a time by the prime minister's

the events will deepen concern over stability in macedonia. the government is facing opposition allegations of wiretapping and abuse of office. >> the most important thing now is to help the population and provide and guarantee their security. this dark scenario will not succeed. >> in the past week, there have been street protests demanding the resignation of the prime minister and opposition leaders are calling for more protests. the fear is that political leaders on either side will use the events to further heighten ethnic tensions. it's estimated 30% of macedonia's 2 million people are ethnic albanians. they want greater rights after a peace deal but frustrations flare because implementation have been slow. >> africa's main opposition party elected its first black leader. the parliamentary leader replaces helen ziller, who announced she was stepping down last month. the move is an attempt to shake off the party's image of being dominated by the white minority. there you see him not long after his election victory in port elizabeth. we hav

al jazeera visits the macedonia town that saw violence in security forces and an armed group. >> on hardarned, what would you do? >> the army is the last resort but i will do anything necessary for my family... >> when you're running out of choices... >> maybe i should become a nun... do nuns smoke? >> and your back's against the wall... >> i have a problem... i don't speak english... >> hard earned pride... hard earned respect... hard earned future... a real look at the american dream hard earned only on al jazeera america >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> time now for a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. the u.s. said its special forces have killed senior isil leader in a ground attack in syria's province. he's known as abu sayyef and was in charge of oil and gas for the armed group. >>> and former president mohamed morsi was sentenced to death. >>> and the iraqi government has sent extra soldiers to the city of are a are a are a ram ramadi. activists are reporting that both sides have sent reinforcements to palmyra. >>> dozens have be

ryan: the country is macedonia.e story in a nutshell is we've had a good amount of unrest over the last month. over the last week, we've seen protests, violence that preceded that, a lot of turmoil. the russians say what is going on in macedonia is the west trying to foment a revolution. because the government, the prime minister in macedonia, is for, among other things, a pipeline. this is something i discussed yesterday with russia's ambassador to the eu. >> the pattern of events and the pattern of statements coming from both the opposition inside the country and those from neighboring countries, and those from other countries further outside, they create a picture which is quite sinister, and quite resembleant of what happened in ukraine last year or in a number of other countries who became the venues for so-called revolutions. i can admit that macedonia is not void of corruption. that is probably in the the case. but this doesn't make the country unique in the balkans, or in the broader geographical context. bu

dead and more missing after a landslide in north-west columbia >>> plus, a rally in support of macedonia's prime minister after mass protests urging him to go. >>> hello, shia militias are assembling near the iraqi stay of ramadi. >>> iraqi's groups fled the city. hundreds were killed and 25,000 people have fled. zeina khodr has more from baghdad. >> reporter: they were caught in the crossfire and have no place to go. 8,000 were forced to leave ramadi when fighters belonging from islamic state of iraq and levant advanced into the city. people headed to baghdad are being questioned before enterle capital. the gas saying it wants to make sure no fighters could enter the city. >> reporter: why aren't we allowed to go to baghdad, aren't we in the same country. it's better to die than lead the life >>> anger towards the government runs deep. there's a feeling among people that they have been detroit. >> we spent two days on the road. humiliated at government checkpoints along the way. we can't understand how security retreated and withdrew from ramadi. why did they do that? >> reporter: ramadi,

. >>> a group arm with machine-guns and bombs are battling police in macedonia >>> thanks for your help with the united states - cuba's president raul castro is meeting pope francis at the vatican. >>> hello, yemen's former president ali abdullah saleh has, for the first time, pledged his allegiance to houthi rebels. it comes after his house was targeted by the saudi-led coalition in the capital saana. >>> it's the first time the saudi-led targeted former president ali abdullah saleh, he was unharmed and remains defiant. >> translation: you should continue carrying your arms, willing to sacrifice your lives in the face of these belligerent attacks. i can describe this aggression as an act of cowardice, if you are brave enough, face us on the battlefield. shelling by rockets and jets cannot enable you to achieve your goals. >> reporter: this is the moment the international airport in sanaa was struck by coalition jets. houthi fighters say the attack was to present the landing of aircraft carrying aid. the saudi-led coalition intensified campaigns, targetting sadr province in northern ade

that is macedonia. why?sians say, and this is a story that has been developing, that the european union and u.s. are trying to overthrow the government in macedonia because that government is supporting a russian pipeline traveling through its territory. have a listen to the russian ambassador to the eu. >> the pattern of events and statements coming from the opposition inside the country and those from neighboring countries other countries, who are outside the create a picture which is quite sinister and quite resembling what happened in ukraine in the beginning of last year. or a number of other countries which became the venues for so-called color revolutions. i can admit macedonia is not devoid of corruption. that is probably indeed the case. this doesn't make the country unique in the balkans for the broader geographical context. other countries are being invited to join the european union. in spite of similar corruption allegations. the protest being fermented in macedonia does indeed create a picture

the events will deeper than en concern over macedonia. the government is facing opposition allegations of wiretapping and abuse of. >> the most important thing now is to help the population and to provide and guarantee their security. this dark scenario will not succeed. >> in the past week there have been street protests demanding the resignation of prime minister nickla guresky and opposition leaders are calling for more protests. the fear is political leaders on either side will use the events to further heighten ethnic tensions. it's estimated 30% of macedonia's two medical people are ethnic albanians. they won greater rights after a peace deal but frustrations often flare because implementation has been slow. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> we can speak now to vladimir makeshky. he joins us from the capitol, skopia. tell us about this group. the gochltsdz have krooibd them as a terrorist group. who are they? >> well as before in the report it was yes, heavily armed macedonian police launched opposition against this area after give i

. >> tens of thousands of people have been protesting in macedonia's capital demanding the stepping down of the president. corruption across all levels of state. robin forrester walker is live for us. take us through why so many have turned out to protest. >> are hi marian. a significant substantial number of people on the streets throughout the day very hot conditions here, thousand a hard core of them have stayed on. you can make out behind me somewhat of a party going on and tents have been erected. i can call it kind of an occupy movement where they have vowed to stay on until the prime minister leaves. now the age are really has intensified, due to those phone-tapping revelations in recent weeks which first of all showed that twri,000 macedonian sentence were under surveillance. but those same wiretappings which the opposition got hold of showed top government officials and the prime minister himself talk going all kinds of nefarious activities, if those tapes are true, genuine anything from corruption to all cierchth of political scandals. the priementsthe prime minister has accept

. >> tens of thousands take to the streets of macedonia demanding the resignation of the prime minister. >> i'm back, burundi's leader appears in the capitol for the first time since a failed coup attempt. >> a day after egypt's deposed president was sentenced to death, egypt carries out its first multiple execution since president sisi came to power. >> isil has attacked a government building in the iraqi city of rimadi. personnel remained trapped inside the compound. the u.s. led coalition is hitting isil positions with airstrikes in rimadi and elsewhere in iraq. the council is allowing sunni militia to say join the fight. the capitol has been mostly under isil control since last year in anbar. we'll have more in a moment from washington d.c. first to baghdad. shia militias now joining the fight in rimadi. that's likely to prove controversial. >> controversial and will likely backfire. isil is close to overrunning the last government stronghold in rimadi city, the headquarters of the anbar command center. isil is on the defensive the government on the defensive and now the council is

the violence comes at a critical moment for macedonia. the opposition is leaking hacked phone recordings revealing the abuses of power, prompting resignations. they claim that the violence was staged somehow, by a prime minister clipping to power. >> translation: dear citizens macedonians, serbs, and others don't succumb to black scenarios prepared by the government. >> reporter: that is denied by the prime minister. he says he has the trust of the people of macedonia. >> they decide who will be in power and opposition. he told journalists on thursday. there is still bewilderment at the worst violence since a peace deal ended conflict between albanians and macedonians. this time communities insist they are united. and the only divisions are between the politicians >>> at least two people have been killed, 20 injured in a plane crash. the accident happened in a western train. it hit a tractor-terror >>> the u.s. federation government ordered amtrak to improve train tracks immediately. the train was travelling at twice the speed limit as it

abdullah saleh appears unhamped >>> a group armed with machine-guns and bombs are battling police in macedonia >>> south africa's main opposition party is about to elect a black leader for the very first time >>> thanks for your help with the united states - cuba's president raul castro is meeting pope francis at the vatican. >>> hello, yemen's former president ali abdullah saleh has, for the first time pledged his allegiance to houthi rebels. it comes after his house was targeted by the saudi-led coalition in the capital sana. in a tv address hours after the bombing he urged all yemenis to ally with the houthis to protect the country. his forces have been siding on the side of the houthi rebels. >> translation: you should continue carrying your arms willing to sacrifice your lives in the face of these belligerent attacks. if you are brave enough face us on the battlefield. shelling by rockets and jets cannot enable you to achieve your goals. >> reporter: the u.n. accused the saudi-led coalition of breaching international laws launching indiscriminate air strikes. we have more on the yemen war

five execute forces were killed while three civilians were killed in taji police in northern macedonia say they have defeated a group of ethnic albanian fighters after a day of fighting that left eight officers and 4 gunmen dead. many ethnic albanian people live. tim friend has more. >> police say the main part of their operation against the group is now over. gunfire could be heard on the streets of kumanova on sunday morning. most of the armed group believed a number before 30 are reported to have been arrested some were refusing to surrender. >> you can see its terrible terrible. this is an area that saw fighting during an ethnic al ban remains bainian en surgency in 2001. the mayor said the group had no local backing. at a time armed groups are have remains have no logistics and no support from the local people. the people want to keep the peace and they hope this action will bring a result removal of this group. i am appear remains appealing to our citizens to remain calm to keep the peace and stability and not to be provoked. >> the interior ministry said that the fighters entere

police in northern macedonia say they have defeated ethnic albanian fighters after a day of fighting that left 22 people dead. targeting ships used to send my grant across the mediterranean. the move is the latest step to try to curb the riding number of migrants leaving for new shores. if he had reek a margorini is to address the council on mod. the sea route is the most dangerous migrant route in the world. thousands of people have already been killed this year as they try to reach italy and a better life. many of their bodies are never found buff visiting the morgue in misrata where some of the bodies that wash up on shore are stored. some viewers might find images in this report disturbing. >> some called the crossing of the mediterranean the journey of death. thousands are willing to take their chance. he tells me there was chaos. people were shouting. the boat capsized and people fell in to the water. he doesn't know what happened next. he was thinking of himself. he was rescued by the libyan coast guard, but often dead bodies are forgotten at sea and they flowed back to libya.

. >> over 10,000 anti-government protestors are rallying demanding the prime of macedonia resign. they want an end to corruption and police brutality. the protests have been called the a a time of ethnic tensions. we have this update. >> many thousands of people gathered here in the center calling fortress i go nation of the prime minister and his government to stand down. this is the largest demonstration since his administration came to power in 2006. his administration's been rocked by scandalous phone recordings, which if true, appear to show abuses of power at the heart of his government. three of his ministers have been forced to resign. the opposition say that's not enough. they want him gone. at the same time fears about potential for tensions between the two ethnic communities macedonians and albanian . the opposition say the incident is suspicious with its timing, may have been trying to detract attention from the crisis facing the government. >> the burundi president made an appearance after a coupe attempt failed. he failed weeks of protest over his plans to run for a

. >>> supporters of macedonia's prime minister -- after protesters demand his resignation. plus i'm in togo. i will be reporting on business in unwanted goods from europe and america here. >>> hello. we begin in iraq. that's where shia militias are set to prepare a counteroffensive against isil who have taken a city in anbar. it means isil is one step closer to establishing supply lines between syria and iraq. >>reporter: isil is in control of rhamadi after three days of assault managing to force forces out of anbar's provincial capital. they asked for help of shia militias. we understand that these militias different brigades are now gearing up for a counteroffensive against isil. this is a very controversial decision and many tribal leaders are warning against it saying it will backfire inflaming sectarian tensions and many will consider it an iranian occupation. many say they've been issues warnings and appealing for weapons. they were requesting weapons to take on the fight by themselves but the iraqi government has been reluctant to give them weapons because they don't

. >>> and armed group in macedonia. >>> how copy cat clothes are hitting ghana's textile workers. >>> hello. in yemen. houthi rebels have welcomed a five day ceasefire for humanitarian reasons provided it is genuine. the former form sued led coalition of breaching international law by launching what it calls indiscriminant attacks. mohamed val, first of all what you have heard about the truce that was accepted by the houthi rebels and what confidence that it will continue after it it starts? >> reporter: general congress party, the houthis, in the name of the military spokesman who was appointed by them, sharaf rahmann, will accept this on the basis that some friendly nations have been trying to mediate it, humanitarian truce there will be no cessation ever any part, any violation in part they will respond in kind. also, houthi foreign affairs official on his website say they will accept the condition air strikes stopped completely and also that the saudis will allow humanitarian supplies coming from any side, via he is a, via air to reach. we know that they have prevented iranian shi

. >> the fighters entered macedonia from an unnamed neighboring country with infant to attack target >> this group walls with armed and well trained. >> but the opposition says that the government is using the events to heighten ethnic tensions as it distraction from its own difficulties. in the past weeks there have been street protests demanding the resignation of prime minister who demonstrators accuse of wiretapping and abuse of office. 30% of macedonia's people are ethnic albanians. there are still resentments and threats of further violence. tim friend ankle. >> five people have been found dead after a shooting in northern switzerland. it happened on the german border. the gunmen is believed to be among the dead. they believe it was the result of a domestic dispute as some of the victims were relateed. >>> angela merkel has called on russian president vladimir putin to end the conflict in ukraine. she attended the wreath laying ceremony on the grave of the unknown shoulder. >> i have come to moscow during a political phase of the russian-german relations. it is important for me

. >>> supporters of macedonia's prime minister promise to show strength after protesters dig in and demand his resignation. plus i'll report on how this nigerian market is seeing business in unwanted goods from europe and america. >>> hello.- the islamic state of iraq is claiming a major victory in iraq's largest province. it's taken full control of the city where iraqi forces have been filmed fleeing. it's the capital of iraq's largest province. its capture now means isil is closer to establishing supply lines from syria to iraq. it's just 110 kilometers west of iraq's capital baghdad. isil dominates large swaths of land in iraq and syria including mosul in northern iraq and this city in syria. crossing over to baghdad bringing in our reporter to bring you when we're hearing on the latest about what the iraqi government is going to do about this. >>reporter: well, it's under the control of isil. they launched a three will have day offensive -- three-day offensive first taking over the compound which houses government and police officers and then they moved on to take the last government s

after failing to reach egypt >>> five police men die after a day-long battle with an armed group in macedonia >>> and the traditional afghan fabric made in china. how copy cat clothes are hitting on a textile company >>> in yemen, houthi rebels say they are welcoming any attempts to pause the fighting and allow humanitarian help to get in. saudi arabia proposed a 5-day ceasefire starting on tuesday. air strikes are continuing. the house of houthi ali and former president ali abdullah saleh was targeted by the saudi-led coalition overnight in the capital of sanaa. they have been accused of breaching international law, by breaching air strikes on popular areas. mohammed val joins us. there seems to be a lot of conditions as to whether we'll get to the truce. what is the latest on the truce? >> yes, lots of conditions from every side. we hear from the other sides houthis and sadr loyalists, the houthis, the de facto government, told al jazeera that they will positively deal with any move that could alleviate the plight of civilians, help bring humanitarian supplies there, and also go to talks up

that's the question everyone in macedonia is asking. there are plenty of series -- theories. this local resident is the former head of the military just the country's military intelligence agency. he considers it highly unlikely that the authorities knew nothing. vladimir: this is supposed to have been a terror attack, but no terror group can achieve its goal without backing from the local population. here in kumanovo, there's no support for such a thing. i live in this area. the relationships between ethnic groups are extremely good. >> could the government have known about the attack before it happened? mohammed, head of the mainly albanian language broadcaster, believes it did. he is one of the most prominent voices speaking out in favor of equality between macedonians and albanians. mohamed: nobody wanted to see what happened in kumanovo, apart from the government. they wanted to distract public in order to spread panic and there. nobody believed such a thing could happen. >> that view is shared by many here in kumanovo. over the last few months, revelations of corruption

in holding the rally, he is saying he is not going anywhere macedonia is backhand him, despite being rocked by scandalous allegations of corruption, and resignations in his government. he intends to stay on. here you can see the support that he has in front of him. at the same time not far from here, we have the opposition camp that intends to stay outside his offices until he leaves. all the while we are expecting more negotiations the two sides may come together on tuesday, but at the moment neither side is willing to back down their positions. the opposition wants nikola gruevski gone he intend to stay on. >>> still to come on the newshour - fear and alienation. president obama cuts back on military equipment to the police saying it gives the wrong impression. >>> and two teenagers cleared after riots 10 years ago, by french police. >> it's not looking pretty. i gotta pay my bills. >> you gotta do somethin', you know? try to keep your head above water. >> sunday... $38. thursday... $36. for this kind of money i really don't give a s**t. >> a real look at the american dream. only o

the events will deepen concern over stability in macedonia. the government is facing opposition allegations of wiretapping and abuse of office. >> the most important thing now is to help the population and provide and guarantee their supreme court. this dark scenario will not succeed. >> in the past week, there have been street protests demanding the resignation of the prime minister amounted opposition leaders are calling for more protests. the fear is that political leaders on either side will use the events to further heighten ethnic tensions. it's estimated 30% of pasadena's 2 million people are ethnic albanians. they want greater rights after a peace deal but frustrations flare because implementation have been slow. >> euro zone finance ministers are meeting in brussels as bankruptcy threatens greece. it has to repay more than 700 million euros on tuesday but the government in athens is refusing to cut spending to meet creditors' demands. one of the biggest bone of contention is the pension system. >> leisure is perhaps the only luxury le

al jazeera visits the macedonia town that saw violence between security forces and an armed group. also coming up... >> look in the mirror. you put on five kilos. you think you would be happy but then you want to put another kilos on. >> we look at a condition of big bigrexia. >> we look at the sport of athletics. >> welcome back. here's a reminder of the top stories. an egyptian court has sentenced the former president mohamed morsi to death. the verdict relates to a mass jail break in 2011 during the revolution that toppled hosni mubarak. >>> turkey's military honoredly shot down an aircraft. syrian state tv said that it was a surveillance drone. >>> and u.s. said that special forces have killed an isil leader in a ground attack. he's known as abu sayeff, and was in charge of oil and gas for the armed group. >>> well, let's explore this in more detail now with political analysts. so abu sayeff held a key position in isil. how key of a figure was he? >> well, i have two issues that can define what has happened. number one he's key for oil and gas. which means that he's responsible

the area is known for tensions between ethnic albanians and macedonia authorities.et's go back now to meteorologist derek van dam in the international weather center with the latest on the strong typhoon. >> it's important that we put this into perspective. we've had a busy tropical season so far. seven named storms, three of which have made landfall already over the philippines. if you recall typhoon michaela was the one that impacted the pope's visit about a few months ago. just to put this into further context, we only have on average eight to nine named storms that make landfall each year and the peak of the season isn't until august or september. we're talking about three already so far. we're off too quite a start. here's the latest on super typhoon noul. this thing rapidly intensified over the past 24 to 26 hours. it has made landfall over the extreme north eastern sections of lew zone. the eyeball starting to exit the region, extremely strong winds. storm surge in excess of one to two meters. and open ocean swells between 10 to 15 meters. eventually the stor

were present amongst this protest movement, which was considered to be something of a first for macedoniarrow, we are expecting government supporters to come out on to the streets to come to the city center in support of the prime minister and there is the potential for difficulties if the opposition movement remain in this position, we've got a hardcore of opposition supporters who say they are going to stay here they are going to sleep out and they won't move until the prime minister steps down. >>a the future of a controversial mining projecting in peru looks secure. farmers believe it will contaminate their crops. with more than half of the exports come from mining there is pressure to keep the mine open. march ana sanchez reports. >> the women marched in the streets of the small town of cocachacra. they say the president is a traitor. four years ago, he told them here he would never support the copper mine project. >> translator: he promised he would respect our decision, and now, he's stabbed us in the back. he betrayed us. >> on friday president said he will let the project go ahea

he says he has the trust of the people of macedonia. they died who will be in power and opposition they told journalists on thursday. >> there is still bewilderment at the worst finals since the peace deal ended conflict. this time communities insist they are united, and the only divisions are between the politicians. >> in the u.s. environmental protesters have gone paddling in can use to stop oil exploration. they are using the port of seattle as a base before mooing the rigs up north. there should be no drilling in the arctic it helps to regulate the climates with vast layers. let's get a check on the weather. seasonal rain has caused flooding. >> that's right, it's that time of rain the weather front is becoming more active. look on the satellite imagery, it doesn't look impressive. trust me, we can see a lot of rain 150mm of rain in 24 hours. that's about 12 days worth of rain. what does it look like. it looks like this. so you can see the problems that caused - called the plum rains, which are associated with the splitting of the

. >> thousands of anti-government protestors are rallying, demanding that the macedonia president resign, demanding an end to corruption and police brutality. our man on the scene joins us now live. robin, tell us who's there, how many and what's happening behind you. >> welcome to a very loud, boisterous atmosphere here in the center. i'm reluctant to guess how many are here, but a lot certainly in excess of 10,000, we think maybe 20. they've come to call fortress i go nation of the prime minister and of course his government to stand down. this looks like the largest opposition rally in macedonia since this good morning coalition came to power in 2006. >> tell us about this political crisis. why do they want the government to step down? >> this is all about corruption, isn't it? >> yes, it is. in terms of the political crisis that has reached a boiling point. the opposition has been coming out almost every week with tape recordings revealing if they are true, that is one has to bear in mind that these are phone conversations allegedly between top ministers and the prime minister himsel

urged restraint in macedonia after a day of violence that killed 22 people. police say they defeated a group of ethnic albanian fighters in a gun battle in the northern town. tim friend has more details. >> reporter: police say the main part of their operation of the group is now over. gun fire could be heard on the streets sunday morning. most of the armed group believed a number of about 30 are reported to be arrested. some were refusing to surrender. >> you can see it's terrible terrible. >> reporter: this is an area that saw fighting during an ethnic albanian insurgency in 2001. the mayor said the group had no local backing. >> the armed groups have no logistics and support from the local people. the people want to keep the peace and hope the action can bring a result. removal of the group. i'm appealing to our citizens to remain calm keep the peace and stability and not to be provoked. the fighters entered macedonia from an unnamed country, and intended to attack government targets. >> reporter: this group was well armed and well trained for such circums

the violence comes at a critical moment for macedonia.osition is leaking hacked phone recordings revealing abuses of power at the heart of government. prompting resignations. they even claimed that the violence was staged somehow by the prime minister clinging to power. >> translator: we are sid sens, mass down i can'ts al ban cranes turks and all other ethnic communities don't succumb to scenarios that are being prepared guy the boost. >> reporter: that is flatly denied by the prime minister. he says he has the trust of the people of macedon i can't. >> translator: they decide who will be in power and who will be in opposition on thursday. >> reporter: there is still bewilder. here at the worse violence since a peace del ended a separatist conflict between albanians and macedonians in 2001 this, time communities insist they are united. and that the only divisions are between the pop tingeses. robin forester-walk he al jazerra. >>> now oil spills and over fishing are threatening to kill off africa an only remaining species of penguins in

en macedonia y albania, hubo un enfrentamiento, donde 37 policÍas y cerca de 70 personas fueron heridasientos con la policÍa. pero esta informaciÓn, no ha sido todavÍa verificada por las autoridades. los jornaleros, indican que fueron atacados sin necesidad por parte de la policÍa y balas de goma. presentadora: para las familiares y madres, de los 43 jÓvenes normalistas desaparecidos, todavÍa, no hay fiesta. ya que marcharon, en el dÍa de hoy por la ciudad de mÉxico. reclamando justicia. periodista: silvia, reclamÓ hoy a su hija. >> nada que festejar, ya que a mi me falta parte de mi vida. periodista: en su camino, se reunieron mujeres, estudiantes y gente de otros paÍses, para solidarizarse en la lucha. en los Últimos seis meses, hubo cerca de 20.000 secuestros de estudiantes. estudiantes de xchocinalpa, marcharon. nosotros, >>vamos a estar siempre marchando, por los desaparecidos >> nosotros, siempre vamos a estar en el limbo, en donde estas cuestiones humanitarias, no se atienden adecuadamente, por parte de ningÚn gobierno estatal. periodista: muchas de las madres aquÍ presentes, no

. >>> macedonia police say that eight police officers were killed in a gunfight in the north of the country>>> german forces rescue migrants, now the e.u. wants military action against human traffickers. >>> the domination in formula in spain. action from the circuit coming up later in the program. >> hello, we start this hour in yemen, and it appears that they're inching closer to a cease-fire deal. a proposal of a cease-fire on tuesday has been discussed but fighting continues. ali abdullah saleh escapes unhurt and has announced his alliance with the houthi rebels. [ explosions ] >> it's the first time the saudi-led coalition has targeted yemen's former president ali abdullah saleh. he was unharmed in the attack and remains defiant. >> you should continue carry area arms, willing to sacrifice lives in defense of these attacks. i can describe this aggression as an act of could you wards. if you're brave enough, face us on the battlefield. come and we'll be at your reception. shelling with rockets and jet fighters cannot help you achieve any of your goals. >> this is the moment the internat

it's estimated that 30% of macedonia's two million people are ethnic albanian. tensions sometimes flare. tim friend, al jazeera. >> still ahead on the al jazeera newshour the democratic alliance prepares to have its first ever black leader. 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. >> th

the violence comes at a critical moment for macedonia.he opposition is leaking hawked phone recordings revealing abuses of power at the heart of government, prompting resignations. they even claim that the violence was staged some how by a prime minister clinging to power. >> don't succumb to black scenarios which are prepared by the government. >> that is flatly denied by the prime minister. he says he has the trust of the people of macedonia. >> they decide who will be in power and who will be in opposition, he told journalists on thursday. in kamanovo there is still bewilderment. communities insist they're united and that the only divisions are between the politicians. al jazeera kamanovo. >> peru's president said that a controversial mining project will go ahead despite weeks of protests. but he did call on the company developing the mine to talk to farmers and local leaders. people are worried that the mine will contaminate their crops and use up their water supplies. >>> still to come here on the news hour all the sport. >> we're in

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the violence comes at a critical movement for macedonia.he opposition is leaking hacked phone recordings revealing abuses of power at the heart of government, prompting resignations. they en claim that the violence was staged somehow by a prime minister clinging to power. >> dear citizens turks, romans and all other ethnic communities, don't succumb to black scenarios that are by the government. >> reporter: that is flatly denied by the primaryim. he says he has the trust of the people of macedonia. >> they decide who will be in power and who will be in opposition he told journalists on thursday. there is still bewilderment at the first violence since a peace deal ended conflict between albanians and macedonians in 2001. this time, communities insist they are united and that the only divisions are between the politicians. al jazeera, komanivo >> two people have died. at least 20 are injured after a passenger train collided with a truck in northwest only germany. the truck had become stuck tot on the tracks west of hanover. the train wasn't

political protests thousands take to the streets in macedonia, vowing to force out the prime minister. rescued from rooftops, dozens have to be air lifted to safety after storms tear across the midwest and south >>> elevated to sainthood. pope francis canonizes two nuns showing support for the middle east >>> and great success in the diagnosis of breast cancer >>> we begin with braking news in waco texas. nine are dead. the incident involving rival biker gangs. it started in a fist face but escalated. the police department was aware of the gathering, several officers were there when the shooting took place, and returned fire on the bikers. pait ropes were caught -- patrons were caught in the middle of crossfire and had to dive for cover. no word on whether bystanders were among the victims. we'll continue to bring you updates. >>> ramadi has fallen. i.s.i.l. fighters overran anbar province, and seized control when the iraqi military withdrew from the city after days of fighting. the u.s.-led coalition launched a series of strikes against forces but was unable to stop them. the loss of

. >>> macedonia police say that eight police officers were killed in a gunfight in the

and that we avoid escalation of the crisis of conflict in macedonia. >> a pro-government protest is expected to take place monday evening less than one kilometer away from the opposition camp. the fallout has already begun. two ministers and the chief of intelligence resigned last week over the accusations. yet gruevski has been ruling with an iron fist for the past nine years and says he has no intention of stepping down. nearly 200 people arrested in texas after a deadly shootout between rival motorcycle gangs. nine killed and 18 wounded when bikers from at least five rival gangs attacked each other at a sports bar in the city of waco. dozens of weapons were recovered from the scene. >> i personally have been up to the scene. it's a pretty gruesome scene. there's a lot of evidence there to process which includes dead bodies shell casings, knives clubs, other paraphernalia up there as well. what you see is the helicopters will land, take a different set of evidence and they are doing everything they can do to document the scene the best that they can. laura: time for the day's top business

it's estimated that 30% of macedonia's two million people are ethnic albanians. they won greater rights after a peace deal brokered by the west but implementation has been slow and tensions sometimes flare. tim friend al jazeera. >> still to come on the newshour one of airbus's newest military planes crashes in spain. >>> celebrations in guatemala city after the resignation of the vice president. >>> why this wimbledon champion has fallen in love with tennis all over again. family in a home that they deserve... that's a problem for me. >> hard earned pride. hard earned respect. hard earned future. a real look at the american dream. "hard earned". tomorrow, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> the peninsula, in arabic, is aljazeera. our logo represents courage. fiercely independent quality reporting. >> to take as much aid as possible... >> and standing up for the voiceless. when you see this symbol respected around the world it means you too can now count on all the things we stand for. aljazeera america. >> tomorrow. >> my idea of a fun night out? a bit

. >>> supporters of macedonia's prime minister -- after protesters demand his