among mali's biggest stars this singer. and a virtuoso of the harp-like instrument. met the master of an ancient string instrument. he's building a school here to help preserve his country's musical history. >> ( translated ): i've decided with my school to save african music, to save african instruments. it's important that african music always remain here because there will be a new generation that will help us keep the tradition. >> brown: we also met a singer from timbuktu. one of her causes, making life better for african women. >> ( translated ): a woman she can also be very strong. women can find their own place in the world. i can go to school properly, just like men. i can work like men. that's the message that i send in my songs. >> brown: like all these musicians, this man has lived through political turmoil in his country. he spent 15 years abroad in exile during a military dictatorship. today the father of several albino children, he devotes himself to this more personal cause of fighting discrimination. working through a fundation he set up to raise fun

. >>> one person has been killed and two others injured by shelling in mali. the u.n. peacekeeping mission says at least three mortar rounds have been fired in the north. in 2013, a french-led operation in northern mali helped to expel separatist groups and fighters linked to al quaeda but it didn't drive them out entirely >>> two al jazeera journalists held in nigeria have been released from detention. they were allowed to leave their hotel on sunday. they're now safely back in the capital. they had been covering the military's campaign against the group boko haram. we're pleased their their ordeal is over. i know that both of them want to thank everyone who helped secure their release including ngos politicians, and fellow journalists. >>> still to come. >> i'm not trying to kill any deal. i'm trying to kill a bad deal. >> the u.s. airways to argue against a nuclear deal with iran >>> and a plea for freedom from the family of a convicted drug smuggler on death row in indonesia. indonesia. [office phone chatter] [frogs croaking] you know what, let me call you back. wh

. >>> one person has been killed and three others injured by shelling in mali.least three mortar rounds have been fired in the north. it's not clear who launched them. in 2013, a french-led operation in northern mali helped expel fighters linked to al quaeda but it didn't drive them out entirely. >>> still to come battling a health crisis in brazil. cases of dengue fever are skyrocketing. skyrocketing. >> part of al jazeera america's >> special month long evironmental focus fragile planet >>> welcome back. thanks for joining us here on al jazeera. aid agencies warning of a humanitarian crisis in yemen. water and electricity have been cut in aden where the fighting is motorcycle intense. hundreds of people have been killed since saudi arabia and its allies began bombing rebels lamonth >>> hundreds of people have managed to escape syria's yarmouk refugee camp. it's now completely under control of the islamic state. >>> in kenya people remember the victims of the university attack that left 148 people dead. one gunmen has been identified as the son of a government

i asked this man from mali. three days, he said. the arrivals include this 10-year-old boy, also from mali. italian investigators have heard some horrific stories of violence at sea. today, a group of muslim migrants was arrested. they are accused of throwing christian passengers overboard. in an argument about religion. making it to europe alive is something but it is not the end of this odyssey. they've now got to find a way of starting a new life in a strange continent. this week's arrivals also include these children, carefully holding onto the rope as they get off the ship. the youngest may never remember their journey across the mediterranean. for some, life in italy begins with a single slice of pizza. hundreds are rescued migrants sleep on the floor of a. committee center others sit listlessly in the garden. human rights organizations accuse the eu, including britain, of making the journey more dangerous by not fully replacing italy's search and rescue mission which ended in november. italy calls for help from europe. are yo

mali. at least three other mortar rounds fired in the north. it's not clear who launched them. a french-led operation in northern mali helped to expel separatist groups and fighters link today al quada but didn't drive them out entirely. >>> al jazerra has confirmed two of its journalists held by the nigerian military since the 24th of march have been releaseed from detention, they were allowed to leave their hotel in the northern town on sunday. they are now safely back in the capital abuja. they had been covering the military's campaign against the armed group going uh-huh ram. al jazerra's director of news says we are pleased for them that their ordeal is over. they are looking forward to spending time with their families and loved ones, i know that both of them want to thank everyone who helped secure their release including ngos, politicians and fellow journalists. >>> reminder there is lots more on our website as always, al jazerra.com. get the latest on the stories we are covering. aljazerra.com. >> new york new york. eight point four million people call this city home.

what about this mali drug? >> it's mdma. we don't know what it is. there's been no deaths from it? >> correct but there are emergency room visits. the problem is, you can raise your temperature and literally be boiled alive. when you mix this with other medications or alcohol, buy that over the counter, you mix it and it is a toxic combination. >> can you buy it directly or make it? >> it's usually bought by drug dealers and stuff. it's considered more socially acceptable because it's less stigma than snorting cocaine or smoking marijuana. it's easy to take at a party. >> are you conscious, aware? >> you can lose consciousness. that was mdma. now we have a new drug -- >> you don't know what you're getting. >> the key is sedation. you're sedated, out of it. you can stop breathing. these things can kill you. >> thank you both for being with us. >>> coming up as we continue this special edition of "hannity," we've been warning you for years but the latest statistics show violent crimes, gun seizures, random beatings, rapes have

in terms of gdp and so on but there are other examples around the nigerian situation, camera roon mali lebanon and jordan are other important examples as well as turkey, to a lessor extent, where development institutions and development resources that's the key, can be leveraged to provide more support not only to help countries of asylum but to give more space and helpfully address this problem which i think is more critical of hospitality fatigue, humanitarian fatigue so there is a more concrete and short-term benefit beyond the cooking pots and the blankets and the very puntctual support and we've been looking for creative ways to make that happen and there are some opportunities in the months to come through the g-7 conversations and the next annual meeting of the world bank with whom we've been working closely on this and we hope that there will be advocates in this room and elsewhere to help find the key to a more creative and flexible approach to concession nal loans that recognize in the context like tunisia the openness that you've shown as a country and as a nation to refugee

the capture of mali. it was unthinkable in 2010 that the likes of al-qaeda would take over a country as large as mali. and yes together with the government of france and the u.s. but with france in the lead al-qaeda was kicked out and something, some measure of order is restored but islamic extremism made the point. and, of course, this is what keeps us all awake the proclamation of a man named al-baghdadi. it if you want to say it is a religion of peace or tolerance and could be on this side or that side. and in response is the obama administration's pledge to degrade, destroy and chase to the gets of hell that particular. and even more shocking and disturbing the strome of volunteers, individual volunteers from 80 something countries to the call of al-baghdadi including many women and even pore disturbing including to citizens from the liberal west from the u.s., from france, from britain. so in 2010 when we were discussing and debating is islam a religion of peace and tolerance i could say, you know, g

better reflect on strategic policies on countries like eritrea, which is [ inaudible ] or somalia, malihey are countries that need to ensure that a political solution is made there. otherwise people will always attempt to depart to find a better future in europe or elsewhere. >> saudi-lead coalition forces continue to carry out air strikes in yemen. the capitol sana'a was also hit, the airport was one of the main targets in the latest air raid. they also hit rebel targets in the southern city of aden and on the ground forces loyal to president hadi attacks a site. saudi arabia and egypt say they have discussed holding a major military exercise which would also involve other gulf states. so far the military campaign has been based on air strikes, but a ground invasion has always been talked about. >> reporter: despite almost three weeks of air strikes, saudi arabia and its allies have not been able to defeat yemen's houthi militia and the forces fighting alongside them. it controls the skies, but the saudi-lead coalition hasn't put troops on the ground. it is relying on troops loyal to p

reporter: to that end, europe suggests sending financial and logistical aid to places like egypt, saddam, maliand niger. 90% of migrant journeys to italy start. in just a week, more than 10,000 migrants have reportedly been rescued between the seas between italy and libya. host: they say their drains are shattered because they are struggling to make a living. reporter: it has been four years since all dell forabdel fatel left, paying a thousand dollars to human traffickers. now settled in italy, he has a new mission, to supports newly arrived immigrants for so many of them are at a loss of what to do. >> these migrants wait for a miracle to happen, for someone to give them a -- they are waiting for days, waiting for someone to give them money. reporter: asylum-seekers are everywhere. he is from libya. abdelfatah: how much did you pay for the trip? >> 1000. abdelfatah: $1000? reporter: the young man wants to ask for money and perhaps by sega to travel north. he is one of many migrants that discovered a harsh reality that awaits them once they reach europe. >> the migrants come here full of drea

reporter: a long way from home among the 28th survivors of sunday's disaster are people from mali, senegalnd bangladesh. many survivors are syrian, like the captain, charged with human trafficking and multiple human off-site. -- human homicide. >> we have arrested two alleged traffickers, the captain of the shipwrecked vesicle, and a crew member. reporter: the fishing boat left tripoli in libya at 8:00 a.m. on saturday carrying more than 800 people. it capsized. hundreds of passengers had been locked below deck, including children between the ages of 10 and 12. survivors say they climbed onto dead bodies to stay afloat. >> the 10 point action plan is significant. it proves europe's attitude and fighting human traffickers. reporter: the measures include doubling funds to the current eu border surveillance michelin calls for destroying trafficking bosa they cannot be used again. more than 11,000 migrants have been rescued by a thousand authorities -- by italian authorities. chris: the eu has been under pressure after a series of tragedies in the mediterranean. foreign ministers agreed to a 1

it is still being used by german troops and now in mali. let's look at what the criticism is. there have been several studies on this weapon, and the latest results show that after shooting two magazines the rifle longer strikes with accuracy. it's that simple. after three magazines have been discharged, the likelihood of it hitting its target is down to about a third. when it gets really hot, it jobs below 10%, and that obviously is pretty damning for this weapon. >> the only place you would want to use that would be in the middle of the north pole. germany prides itself on its technical know-how. a lot of people had to be asking how this could even happen, how a weapon like this could even develop and get this far. >> it's important to point out that the manufacturer says that the rifle does exactly what it was designed to do. it meets all specifications. they point out that this rifle 1990's, so it does seem a little odd that problems would only begin to surface now. the weapon has also been escorted to many countries -- more than 20 countries including many nato allies of

among those onboard were some 350 people from syria somalia, zero leon, mali senegal, ivory coast and oath those yeah. hay say this man was the captain of the both, he has been taken into custody charged with reckless homicide and causing a ship wreck. another member of the crew has also been arrested. go is from lip yeah i a accused of assisting illegal immigration, and more details are emerging as to how so many died. >> migrants were crushed inside the fishing boat. a few hundred were forced into the hole at the lowest level and they were locked and preventing from coming out. there were another 100 migrants. >> here in sicily and across europe, there's a lot of sympathy for the victims and the widespread outrage at the activities of the ruthless smuggling gangs but european governments have disagreed for years on ways to prevent these disasters at sea. and on ways to prevent more people from risking the perilous journey across the mediterranean. and the problem goes far beyond italian waters. further west off the coast of spain, 44 africans rescued by coast guards that come from m

among those on board were some 350 eritreans, as well as people from syria, somalia, sierra leone, mali ethiopia. >>> italian prosecutors say this man was the captain of the boat. he has been taken into custody, charged with reckless homicide and causing a shipwreck. another suspected member of the crew has also been arrested. he is on the right, from libya, accused of assisting illegal immigration. and more details are emerging as to how so many people died. >> translator: migrants were crushed inside the fishing boat. a few hundred migrants were forced into the hull at the lowest level and locked and prevented from coming out. another several hundred were closed into the second level. while on top, under a krovr, there were another hundred migrants. >> reporter: here in silly and across europe there's lots of sympathy for the victims of this disaster and there's widespread outrage at the activities of the ruthless smuggling gangs, but european governments have disagreed for years on ways to prevent these disasters at sea, and on ways to prevent more people from risking their perilous

the so maly terror group called al shabaab almost immediately claimed responsibility. intelligence officials believe the four attackers were part of an elite special operations arm of that terror group. >>> under mounting pressure lawmakers in both indiana and arkansas moved late today to change their states' religious freedom laws. the original legislation sparked a firestorm of criticism from corporate and social leaders across the country. they were concerned the law would allow businesses to deny services to customers based on their sexual orientation. the backlash and the threats of boycotts led to both states adding anti-discrimination safeguards to their measures. one of the original law's backers remains defiant. >> you're going to jeopardize the freedom for a christian businessman or another faith to be forced into doing something against their religious beliefs. >> reporter: three other states georgia, north carolina and texas are also considering their own religious freedom proposals. >>> west virginia and 14 other states are asking the supreme court to upho

talking about egypt turkey, georgia, pakistan mali, the czech republic bangladesh, according to the district attorney's office. david, can she face terrorism charges and if so what kind of penalty would apply, or would terrorism charges be far-fetched or an overreach? >> i think it's far-fetched. she would have to have knowledge that these men intended on engaging in terrorism before they actually married her and intended on engaging in plots when they came to the united states. there's no evidence that that happened in this case. she may want to try an insanity plea for marrying ten men but i got to say, i think this is nothing more than a state case. it's one of the oldest scams in the book, unsophisticated low level, man pays woman $20,000, you marry me so i can get to the greatest country on the planet, the united states of america. it's been happening forever but the feds have ramped up their enforcement over the last 10 or 15 years because of 9/11. but this woman has been getting away with it for 15 years. so what does that tell you? very poor cross-checking in new york between the var

it's unclear who fired the mortars in mali. france led an operation to drive fighters out of the region in 2012. the area remains unstable. >> still to come, we speak to people in india who say a recent ban onban on slaughtering bulls is hurting they're livelihood. >> women fighters trying to most of on from the civil war. >> al jazeera america brings you a first hand look at the environmental issues, and new understanding of our changing world. >> it's the very beginning >> this was a storm of the decade >>...hurricane... >> we can save species... >> our special month long focus, fragile planet al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> welcome back. let's recap the headlines. houthi rebels in yemen m

thursday when al-shabaab gunmen assaulted their campus. [ sound of gunfire ] authorities say the sew mali terrorists planned the rampage carefully. striking while students were still aleap. taking -- asleep. taking hostages and even targeting a site at the college where christians went to pray. thisand helped other students jump out of windows to escape. witnesses say militants separated muslims from nonmuslims and shot christians on the spot. authorities say the siege lasted about 13 hours and the attackers ended it when they detonated their suicide vests. al-shabaab fighters vowed to punish tenia. anger is building are wiz dents -- across kenya with residents demanding authorities do more. tina crouse, cbs news. >>> pope francis co assault calling it an act of senseless brutality. he would pray for the perpetrators to change. >>> president obama announced a framework for a final agreement to curb tehran's nuclear program. today while some call this preliminary deal historic the reaction from cap doll hill and israel is mostly negative. president obama called prime minister benjamin neta

prosecutors today accused a 23-year-old so maly-born man from columbus ohio abdirahman sheik mohamud for getting to istanbul and making his way into syria. for two months they say they got training in weapons explosives and hand-to-hand combat following his brother who had gone there in 2013 to join al qaeda in syria and was killed in a battle last year. court documents say when he returned to his family's house in columbus he talked to others saying he wanted to target the military police or anyone in uniform an wanted to quote, kill three or four american soldiers execution style. his arrest is a first since isis began recruiting. >> this is the first case of an american traveling, you know overseas to syria, training with terrorist groups there, then returning home to be arrested and indicted. >> reporter: he was arrested on state charges in february and had been under surveillance for months. tracing americans who have been to syria is an urgent priority for the fbi as attorney general eric holder told us recently. >> we probably have hundreds under some kind of surveillance. >>

they're all so maly americans aging 19 to 21. four were arrested in minneapolis, two others were picked up in san diego where investigators say they were trying to get fake documents to get into mexico then make their way to syria. >>> tonight millions are keeping a close eye on severe weather with tornado watches in effect across nine states in the east the threat of severe storms from the northeast all the way down to the gulf. meteorologist dylan dreyer is monitoring it for us. what are we looking at here? >> reporter: there are major east coast cities under these tornado watches tonight. that includes philadelphia washington, d.c. baltimore, stretches all the way back down into atlane situation is setting up like this. we have this cold front moving into very unstable air. so even after midnight tonight we're still lookg a t the chance of some strong storms then by tomorrow morning mainly just rain across new england. but in this orange area that there's an enhanced chance of seeing not only isolated tornadoes but also large

kidnappings in algeria, unrest in mali.d of course, extremist attacks in benghazi that killed a u.s. ambassador. all those things are very real concerns, but if you only look at what's on the news, you can miss maybe what's a bigger picture. another morning in tripoli and life goes on. vendors are out, people go about their daily routines. >> this is our traditional breakfast. >> what is this dish called? >> which is an overstretched doughnut, i suppose. >> right, with an egg. >> with an egg on top. >> what's a little pancake they put on top? that's just to hold the egg in? >> yeah, just to hold the egg in. it's like a hat to cover up something. you can get them with cheese, you can get them with chili paste, you can have them with honey, with sugar. >> how do you like yours? >> i like mine cooked, to be honest. >> really? what's the name of this neighborhood? >> this is the cradle of the revolution. >> this was the first neighborhood to rise up? >> yes. this is the first place to rise up. >> why do you think this neighborh

it has been extended to countries such as mali, ivory coast, guinea tunisia, and others. it's also in this way that our -- my country is able to contribute to the fight against violent extremism. in order to do with the rising instability faced by africa and the middle east. however, as i mentioned before it is necessary to complement the strategy with the global vision that includes economic growth and human development one that is careful to preserve the culture identity of each country. in the fight against violent extremism, we cannot neglect the importance of cooperation amongst african countries and the importance for the use to benefit and enjoy positive opportunities. it is in this sense that his majesty the king mohammed six gave a new dynamic to the relations between morocco and sectarian african countries in order to in hance, exchange economic cooperation and solidarity the health, education, a religious cooperation. nonetheless, the situation still remains preoccupying on various fronts, inciting us to creep are -- increase our cooperation for the benefit of

among those on board for 350 eritreans, and people from sierra leone, mali senegal, ethiopia and others. >> reporter: this man was the captain of the boat. he's been custody, charged with reckless homicide and causing a shipwreck. another member of the crew has been arrested accused of assisting in illegal deportation. more is emerging as to how many were died. >> migrants were crushed in a boat. isn't small, it was 23 meters long. a few hun tread were forced into the hole at the lowest level, locked and prevented from coming out. several hundred were closed in the second. on top. under a cover, were another 100 migrants. >> in sicily and across europe there's sympathy for the victims of the disaster and ott rage at the act -- outrage at the activities at the ruthless gangs. european governments disprgd on ways to intrest the disasters -- ways to prevent the disaster at sea, and ways to prevent more from risking the perilous journey. >> the problem goes beyond italian waters. further west. off the coast of spain, 44 africans rescued by coast guard, coming from morocco on a wooden boat.

from mali. >> how much will this sell for do you think? >> around $300. >> really? for this? going to be an old friend. >> also memory. >> also memory of tangier as well. >> majid suggests lunch at andalous, a local's only place nearby. >> as a moroccan, so many people come with a romantic notion of a tangier they read about in books. do people have a realistic expectation? are they looking for morocco or this phantasm? >> it is a phantasm. it is. when you get here, you know morocco, you feel that you are in morocco but you are not. there's a lot of mediterranean attached to this town. also the history, people hear story about tangier that it was -- when i first came in the '60s, everybody said that you came late. >> right. >> now i'm saying the same thing as the young now. they come and they saw wow, i say -- >> what was better about those days? >> well, for me at that time i was young, and it was the boom of hippies, and it was a destination. you know, cafe baba, meet bob dylan, and the parties was going on. i miss these kind of parties. people fly from everywhere to the pa

morocco recently relaunched a call in mali to come together and find a compromise that will respect its sovereignty of the country with no extra all interference of other countries or from other countries. in this sense of reconciliation and compromise, my country host the injured baby and dialogue under the office of the national nations with the object did i've including the different parties to the union. morocco stands ready to host new rounds of negotiation if it is deemed necessary. our object that is to restore peace, stability and development, not only in libya but in the maghrib region as a whole. ladies and gentlemen, allow me to highlight that all of this affords the human dimension is not put at the center of every strategy and public policy. democratic that have taken place across the maghrib must continue their translation by including an evolving human rights principles as morocco has done and continues to do. this principle for human rights are no longer an option but rather a factual element that implies responsibility of all of us in respect of the rule of law. it is f

among those on board were some 350 people from syria somalia sierra leone mali, gambia, ivory coast and ethiopia. >> italian prosecutors say that this man, a tunisian was the captain of the boat. he was taken into custody charged with reckless homicide and causing a shipwreck. another suspected member of the crew has also been arrested. accused of assisting illegal immigration. and more details are emerging as how so many people died. >> migrants were crashed inside the fishing boat. it was at least 23 meters long. a few hundred migrants were forced into the hold at the lowest level. they were locked and prevented from coming out. another several hundred were close into the second level while on top under a cover there were another 100 migrants. >> here in sicily and across europe there are lots of sympathy for the victims of this disaster and there is widespread outrage at the actives of the ruthless smuggling gangs. but they have discussed for years of ways to prevent these disasters at sea and at ways to prevent more people from risking the perilous journey. and the problem goes beyo

of these were children among those onboard were some 350 people from syria, somalia, sierra leone mali senegal, ivory coast and ethiopia. >> italian prosecutors say this man mohamed alley malick was the captain of the boat. he has been taken into custody, charged with reckless homicide, and causing a ship wreck. and another suspected member of the crew has also been arrested on the right who is from libya accused of assisting illegal impression. >> and more details are emerging as to how many people died. >> migrants were crushed inside the fishing poet, it was at least 23 meters long, a few hundred migrants were forced into the hole, at the lowest level and they were locked and prevented from coming out. another several hundred were closed into the second level while on top under a cover there were another 100. >> here in sitly and across europe, there's a lot of system think for the victims and there's widespread outrage at the activities of the route lest gangs. but governments have disagrees for years on ways to prevent these disasters as sea and on ways to prevent more people from

the united nations said that the suicide attack has killed three civilians at one of its bases in mali. it left nine u.n. peace keepers seriously injured. >>> china's economy is continuing to slow. official figures show economic growth for the first three months of the year dropped to 7%. the lowest it's been in six years. but despite the slow down stock market values are hitting record highs. we have report on the two faces of china's economy. >> china calls this stage of its economy the new normal. but there is nothing normal about its stock market. there is much more red than green on this trading room screen. in china red means gain. the markets are now at a seven-year high, and traders don't want to miss out. >> i'm very optimistic about the chinese stock market even though i know very little about the stocks and economy. i do believe that the stock market has a bright future. >> in one day this month more than $250 billion worth of shares were traded. that's equal for $200 for each person in china. the market is increasingly driven by novice investors like hu nan who spends up to

people are afraid and they don't trust government assurances to keep them safe >>> mali's army says thatortar rounds have been fired in the north of the roundy. it's unclear who fired the mortars. france led an operation drive fighters out of the gao region in 2012. it is unavailable >>> in nigeria 7 killed many wounded at an attack in rivers state. armed gunmen opened fire and in the neighbouring village on friday. details are emerging. in a separate attack a gas pipeline was blown off in delta state. bangladesh's opposition leader has been granted bail in two corruption cases. she'd been allowed to leave her office for the first time in three months to attend court and is accused of embezzling money, by forming a charity that prosecutors say didn't exist. the government wanted to lead rallies on the first anniversary of the election. >> fidel castro appeared in public for the first time in a year. photos of him meeting a delegation in venezuela have been published. >> women fighting in the polls are facing a distant future. many say they were shunned by the villages and the party forgo

one young man told me he went from gambia to mali and then into southern libya. he managed to reach tripoli. got on a boat. got caught by the coast guard and now is here in this detention center. now when you ask them do you still want to cross the mediterranean despite the news of all these hundreds of death over the past week people here would tell you yes we do. it's the only hope we have. >> thank you very much for that, indeed. well let's now speak to ber bernadino lyon. thank you for being on al jazeera. the european foreign ministers who were meeting in luxembourg earlier this week said that they wanted to launch military operations against a network of smugglers in libya. what is your view on the events of the last few days, and what is your view on such an action. do you think the emphasis should be on targeting the traffickers in libya? >> well, first of all. regarding the progress, i think parties are now getting closer to an agreement, of course, the remaining part is going to be difficult, but not impossible. i think that they're aware of the complex

but among them, 10 men were arrested from gambia, mali and senegal, suspected of being human traffickers. while in palarmo, italian police are holding 15 men suspected of throwing a dozen migrants off a boat to their deaths after a fight broke out. all 12 were christians from nigeria and ghana. another boat has sunk. only four people surviving from the original 45 on board bringing estimated death toll so far in the mediterranean close to a thousand. some of the migrants end up here at residents in the shadow of mt. etna. until 2011, it was home to u.s. military personnel and their families. it's now guarded by the italian army. the new residents are free to come and go as they please. the press, however, is not allowed in. from south sudan, saying he gets work on farms and has no complaints about his treatment. while 22-year-old from darfur sudan is grateful for italian hospitality. >> i've heard they have economic problems here but they've done what they can to help us. >> but with this steady and mounting influx of migrants, it not clear how much longer italy will be able or willing t

he's from mali. she walks over trash, pretending to tell someone in syria the details on her phone.ide this sick underworld, there were more than the 80 migrants who were told to be in their boats. now maybe these people's last days on dry land. the tv is always on. the room's hidden behind curtains, but the trade, so boldly cynical, so patently inhumane. >>> a u.n. staffer has been suspended for allegedly leaking an unedited report on sex crimes said to have been committed by french soldiers. a spokesperson for -- the soldiers were there to help sectarian violence after a coupe. the early version of the report was leaked to french authorities last july before it was passed on to human officials and the french say they are investigating. >>> a cartoonist who was part of "charlie ebdo's" response says he will no longer draw prophet mohammed. he says he simply has lost interest. the magazine says he made his decision independently. >>> and on cnn's christian amanpour show, guests speak about the charlie hebdo attack. >> a lot of despair over the idea of the foreigner and the migrant a

crimes in 18 countries all in africa including uganda, democratic republic of congo darfur kenya sudan mali. whether allegations could be elevated to full blown investigations, that includes the palestinian claims against israel in gaza, columbia, nigeria, guinea, iraq and ukraine. let's bring in al jazeera's faiza patel it's great to have you with us. palestinian leaders had promised this they wanted to bring charges as soon as they became members of the icc against israel. why are they backing off on that promise now? >> there's three ways a case can go forward before the icc. the first is if the u.n. security council actually refers the case and says hey icc take a look at this and this is what happened with darfur. this is not likely to happen because the u.s. has a veto in the security council. the second way is for the prosecutor to herself initiate an investigation. and when. >> -- that's already happened. >> that's already happened so that's already she's looking into the situation. and the security council can refer a case to the prosecutor, you need to look. number 2 has already h

are increasingly falling under the control of radical islamist factions places like syria, nigeria, maliand a lot of people as well fleeing from countries where there is absolute rampant poverty. why are they trying to get to europe? the answer there really is quite simple. the european union is for these migrants the promised land. what about the people who are bringing them here it? is very much a question of sa ply a -- sa pupply and demand. and characters trying to make a fast buck off trying to shuffle them from point a to point b. now some are criminal gangs, organized, map here if you've like. and that might start right back in their hometown. and then, a lot of migrants right now are being funneled toward libya and another failed state. parts of that coastline are in the grip of criminal gangs. other parts of the coastline in grip of armed militias. the two are combining here, and then when the migrants arrived. they're charging thousand of dollars, to put them in rust bucket vessels. that is worth millions of dollars. how is europe handling the influx. last year, an effort by it

soe mali pirates prey on them. what the saudi general has said that if those iranian vessels try to stray from international waters into yemen yemen's territorial waters, there could be trouble. also the saudis taking stinging rebuttes from the ayatollah saying that saudi arabia is wrong in what it's doing in yemen. it's a war crime that they should be tried at the international criminal court for these war crimes. he goes further warning saudi arabia warning them to stop this involvement in yemen. but even goes beyond that. this perhaps is what's really going to hurt the saudi leadership here because he blames the saudi leadership for making these mistakes and involving itself in yemen because the leadership is young and inexperienced. wolf that is really upping the an anat the here when it's already at a volatile state. >> it certainly is. when the united states out of yemen, u.s. embassy evacuated, all u.s. military personnel involved, aqap which arguably could be the biggest al qaeda threat to the u.s. seems to

then important to reflect on strategic policies on countries like somalia mali, countries to ensure a political solution is found there. otherwise, of course, people will always attempt to depart to find a better future in europe or elsewhere. >> what in fact do some of them find once they get there? >> it dependency again on the groups but i would say that there are groups like the syrians that in 2014 used italy as a country of transit to reach their country of destination sweden or other northern european countries. we learned stories collected from migrants that reached eventually sweden, that they receive he appropriate care, they are protected and really are given the opportunity to change their life. there are migrant coming from west african countries that come to europe. in that case, i would say that instead, they sometimes have not received appropriate care, nor protection. very often they don't have really an opportunity to have a job, and therefore to start a real new life in europe, and that is really risky for them. in the case of children, and especially i think of the

large as mali.and yes together with the government of france and the u.s., al qaeda was kicked out and some measure of order is restored. islamic extremism made the point. and of course, this is what keeps us all awake, the proclamation of the caliphate by a man named abu bishara al bhandari. if you want to save and religion of peace on the side or that side, but there is no caliphate. an interest promise to the caliphate is the obama administration's pledge to do you create, destroy, the gates of that particular caliphate and even more shocking and disturbing the stream of volunteers, individual volunteers from 18 something countries from alberta ari including many women and disturbing, including the citizen from the liberal west from france, from britain. in 2010, when we were discussing and debating the islam religion of peace and tolerance, i would say go ahead and do your research. but today, with all of these events unfolding before your very eyes, i don't think a day goes by without a headlin

. >> mali's army said mortar rounds have been fired in the north. it's unclear who fired them. immediate reports of casualties, france led an operation to drive fighters out of the region following an uprising in 2012, but the area is still unstable. >> eastern sierra leone recorded its first case of ebola in four months. a nine-month-old boy tested positive near the border with guinea. the area was once the center of the ebola crisis in sierra leone. more than 10,000 people of died in the current outbreak in west africa. >> indonesian government is taking legal action against a thai company accused of forcing fishermen into slavery. 300 have been rescued. it's believed hundreds more are trapped in tim larr conditions. al jazeera is on the island where some of the rescued men have been taken. >> a rescue operation this region has not seen before, a convoy of six fishing vessels protected by the indonesian navy brought 315 fisherman to safety. men mostly from myanmar were smug would to indonesia and say forced to work without a salary. many say they were also abused. the company

mali sha chinese and australian authorities say the missing flight mh 317 will be doubled if the plane isn't found by may there has been no trace which went missing in march of last year. 239 people onboard ships are still towing some equipment across the floor of the indiana ocean, an area narrowed down picture satellites. the search could take another year and would cover an additional 60,000 square kilometers. welt, this is northern china hit by a sand storm. beijing one of them, the visibility pretty short people struggling to get around without getting sand in their eyes. it could continue for another four days. >> many large cities are finding itdy. to create public spaces as housing and development projects increase. much in on everything else well the indian capitol is no different, but there is a small movement underway to turn public space stations into artistic hot spots. he goes by the name sign. and he paints in the most unlikely of places his canvass like this one in an abandon community center, are scatters across new delhi. >> sign is one of a growing number of indian g

to secretly records his offer. [ speaking foreign language ] o isn't libyan but sen ga lease from malirives cnn to the unfinished building the migrants wait to cross. to enter she walks over trash pretending to tell someone in syria the details on her phone. inside this sick underworld there are more thanes the 80 migrants who they were told would be in their boat. [ speaking foreign language ] now maybe these people's last days on dry land. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: the tv is always on. the rooms hidden behind curtains. but the trade so boldly cynical, so pay teptly inhumane. nick paton walsh, cnn, tripoli. >> heartbreaking story that is as well. up next other news we're following including the former president of the united states george w. bush breaking his silence on the obama administration's policies around the world. now he's calling his successor naive when it examines to iran and a failure in the war against isis. much more when we come back. >>> for more than six years former president george w. bush has been quiet about his successor. at a fund-raiser over t

insists they use satellite phones, gps, new motors and a pilot who isn't libyan but senegalese, from malidrives cnn to the unfinished building migrants wait in to cross. to enter she walks over trash, pretending to tell some one in syria the details on her phone. inside, this sick underworld, there are more than the 80 migrants who they were told would be in >> reporter: now, maybe these people's last days on dry land. the tv is always on. the rooms hidden behind curtains. but the trade, so boldly cynical, so patently inhumane. nick peyton walsh, cnn, tripoli. >> to other stories we are following for you. japan's prime minister will visit the u.s. tech sector in silicon valley with stops at tesla, and facebook. abe became the first to address a joint meeting of the u.s. congress wednesday. he spoke about cooperation between u.s. and japan and expressed deep repentance over japan's role in world war ii. >> i offer with profound respect my eternal condolences to the souls of all american people that were lost during world war ii. [ applause ] >> now, some critics say mr. abe should formally

french used the aircraft in their combat missions in mali libya and iraq. >>> still ahead, on the last of campaigning in sudan. many are predicting the winner of next week's presidential election. plus: >> i am libby in the financial cap at thattol. the waste of this city comes here coming up i will be talking to people who picked through this garbage to earn a living. >>> find out how tiger woods fairfar fard onfar far -- fared on his return to the master's. robin will have details in sports. >> all that still ahead. first, it will be the highest level meeting between the u.s. and cuba in more than 50 years. u.s. president barack obama and cuban leader raoul castro are expected to meet at a summit of the americas in panama city. obama said the u.s. says secretary of state john kerry made progress in talks with cuba's foreign minister. >> few people back then were certain of a brighter future. fewer probably thought we could turn the tide. today, the tide has turned. it has been turning for some time thanks to efforts of everybody in the region, itself. >> life continues in havana wher

he was freed by french commandos on monday in a pre-dawn raid in mali. but francois hollande said the raid was not meant to originally free the hostage. the man was kidnapped back in 2011 in timbuktu while on vacation with his wife. she was able to escape. >>> we'll take a short break here. bu but just ahead on "cnn newsroom," we will show you how strangers on a platform rescued a fellow commuter. back with that and more in a minute. in the country. we operate just like a city, and that takes a lot of energy. we use natural gas throughout the airport - for heating the entire terminal, generating electricity on-site, and fueling hundreds of vehicles. we're very focused on reducing our environmental impact. and natural gas is a big part of that commitment. my feet felt so heavy they used to get really tired. until i started gellin'. i got dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. when they're in my shoes, my feet and legs feel less tired. it's like walking on a wave, dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles, i'm a believer! but first, we have a very special guest. com

have is that the general countries that they are coming from include syria, eritrea, somali ghana mali and senegal as well. you see how widespread the issue is. >> the entire world is paying attention to this and this issue is something that has gotten president obama's attention in washington. what are we hearing out of washington? well it's interesting. the italian prime minister matteo renzi has been over in washington and he met president obama for talks. they were wide-ranging talks, and one of the subjects that came up was the issue of the migration from north africa into europe. the americans concentrated more on the security issues concerns of the lack in many cases of a proper identification of the peep le -- people, and the worry, perhaps, of people connected with militant groups such as i.s.i.l. and affiliated groups in north africa may use the immigration as a way to gain access to europe. the italian prime minister it said it was to do with justice and the ability of mankind. >> is there a chance the flow of migrants might flow down soon? >> it's possible. listen, there's

. >>> french special forces rescued a hostage inside mali. he was kidnapped by fighters in a hostel in timbuktu in 2011. he was rescued this the north, but there's no word of two others kidnapped in the same attack >>> ukraine's president petro porashenko has indicated that he no longer objects to a potential referendum in separatist held regions. the government expressed anger when polls on independence were held by pro-russian separatists who went on to create their own states. the separatists that are in control of parts of the area dismissed petro porashenko's gesture as meaningless. as ostensibly enforced there are almost daily violations by both sides - pro-russian separatist and ukranian government forces. there's concern with the impact this has on the children. 7.9 million children are in ukraine. 140,000 have been forced out of their homes. that figure includes some of the 95,000 children who live in orphanages and residential homes. as andrew simmonds discovers, those in state care are at the center of this crisis. >> reporter: in

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morocco recently relaunched a call for the forces in mali to come together and find a compromise that will respect the territorial sovereignty of the country with no external interference in other, of other countries or from other countries. in the same spirit of reconciliation and compromise, my country hosts the interlibyan dialogue and under the auspices of the you nations special envoy with the objective of encouraging the different parties to the union. more rk costands ready to host new rounds of negotiation if it's deemed necessary. is of course to restore peace, stability and development, not only in libya, but in the maghreb region as a whole. ladies and gentlemen, allow me to highlight that all this efforts will be vain if the human dimension is not put at the center of every strategy and public policy. democratic transitions that are taking place they must continue their transition by including and evolving human rights principles as more rkocco has done and continues to do. they are an element that replies the responsibility of all of us and respect of rule of law. it is f

i would like so malis wherever they are and stand up and denounce this in a specific manner.but i don't want to hold you up. you understand that i still hold the position that islam is not a religion of peace, not yet. not yet. and that is the evolution in my own thinking. of course we all know that millions of muslims are desperate for peace and tolerance. i thought that in 2010. i still think that. my encouragement for muslims to join christianity, i don't think that is going to work. so the question is then, what needs to happen? and i know that if you operate in the world of policy, either as a policymaker, policy advisor, or policy observer, you have a list of measures that you weigh in on. this will be military options. of course we have to destroy and degrade and chase to the gates of hell isis. i get that. we all get that. just do it efficiently and do it fast. of course we understand that there is an economic equation. we understand that there might be something to be gained through diplomacy. ultimately ultimately this is creed and ideology, that 1/5 of humanity bel