mohamed al jazeera, somalia. >> there has been a deadly explosion in afghanistan second biggest city, three dead a bomb near in police station. at least 17 people were hurt, several police officers among them there's been no claim of responsibility so far. india says it has made one of it's biggest ever drug busts. $15 million worth of narcotics. the navy and coast card seized over 250-kilos of heroin, from pakistanny drug traffickers aboard a boat on the arabian sea. the biggest cities second biggest -- or the biggest city in shanghai is getting ready to introduce a law to get vehicles off the roads. they are already feeling the effects adrian brown reports. >> christmas is slow at this second hand car market, so traders while away the day playing board games. there really are for the bored. >> johnny has had a dealership for eight years but he fears he may soon have to close as others have actually a lot of people in this business disappear, because it is so hard to do business demand for second hand took a hit from an earlier decision to restrict car sales for worsening air polluti

only on al jazeera america. ♪ welcome back let's recap the headquarters on al jazeera a cairo court sentenced former egyptian president mohamed20 years in prison he was convicted of ordering the arrest and torture of protesters. italian coast guard rescued another 400 people off the coast of italy the captain of the ship on sunday sank with over 800 people on board is charged with reckless multiple homicide. a car bombing has killed at least four people in the somali capitol and the vehicle apparently rammed into a busy restaurant in the capitol and exploded. somali soldiers are reportedly among the dead. kenya government is offering a ten-day amnesty for new al-shabab fighters to hand themselves in somali based group which carried out attacks in kenya is thought to be recruiting heavily and mohamed has this exclusive report from the somalia town on efforts to stop al-shabab. >> reporter: between kenya and somalia, this is a malitia of the newly created administration, part of an international effort to build somalia from the grass roots up. they are on the look out for out of under growth by smugglers and armed group to cros

and included this declaration: we'll start the programme in the kenyan capital nairobi, with al jazeera's mohammed adow. welcome to the programme. i hear that the government moved against groups of which it has suspicions. >> indeed. yes. the government this evening released a list of the not only organizations it considers terror organizations namely among them al-shabab, a local kenyan organization with members in the postal part of the country, al qaeda, islamic state and boko haram but also a list of individuals, company, organizations that it says are associates of al-shabab and have been funding them, and has frozen their accounts. some of the individuals include prominent clerics, and also companies and money transfer companies, a business dominated by somali businessmen for a long time. it seems as if all the money transferred companies in operation in kenya are now shut, and that the government directive, under their direct h.i.v. there's a non-governmental organization fighting for human rights. that has been included in this list. i have spoken to some of the people who had the business

mohamed vall al jazeera, on the saudi border of yemen. >>> nigeria's army says it has killed an importantmander in boko haram in the northeastern state of borno. it is describing him as a notorious terrorist leader. on march 27th the army announced the capture of the headquarters of boko haram. more than a week later, on april 7th, nigerian forces overran all of the camps in borno state. let's take you live now to the united states where president obama is speaking from the white house. >> -- operation. warren and geovany were aid workers in pakistan devoted to improving the lives of the pakistani people. after warren was abducted by al-qaeda in 2011, i directed mri security team to do everything possible to find him and bring him home safely to his family. and dedicated professionals worked tirelessly to do so. and we worked closely on behalf of our italian allies to retreat geovany. our efforts have saved innocent lives here in america and around the world, and that determination only makes the loss of these two men especially painful for all of us. based on information and intelligence

mohammed adow al jazeera. >> in the u.s. hundreds of people have gathered to mark the 20th anniversary of the oklahoma bombing. former u.s. president bill clinton was among those at the memorial 168 empty chairs were placed outside the city federal building representing those who lost their lives in the 1995 bombing. timothy mcveigh, an army veteran was executed in 2001 for carrying out the attacks. the gap between rich and poor in the u.s. is widening. one place where the problem is most evident is in state schools where an increasing number of children are going to class on empty stomachs. rob reynolds reports now from los angeles. >> a new analysis by the southern education foundation shows 51% of u.s. public school children real eligible for the federal free or reduced priced lunch program widely considered a measurement of poverty. >> this was rather alarming. for so many years, we have thought of poor kids as being an isolated problem maybe in the country's urban centers. and now what we are finding, a majority of kids

the retrial of two al jazeera journalists in egypt has been adjourned until may 9th. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed are charged with harming national security and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. charges that they and al jazeera reject. they were freed on bail on february 12th after more than 400 days in jail. >>> to ukraine now where the military says that separatists are still using rocket launchers that should have been withdrawn under the february peace deal. they said rockets have been fired at the government-held town near the rebel's stronghold of donetsk. ukraineukrainian president said that the country is still under the threat of war but urged other countries to invest so they could recover. >>> fire has swept through woods in the exclusion zone at the cher noble power plants in ukraine. the explosion at chernobyl was the world's nuclear accident and 30 kilometer zone around the plant remains off limits. >>> the finnish navy has spotted a suspected submarine. there is growing concern over russia's military exercises. >>> scientists in the u.k. are embarking on a

mohamed vall, al jazeera on the saudi border with yemen. >> how much pressure was being put on the saudis to end the month long mission? >> antonio the u.n. estimates nearly a thousand have died in the conflict and tens of thousands have been forced to flee areas because of the fighting. but today both the saudis and the state department deny that the obama administration was quietly pressuring saudi arabia to call a halt to the air strikes because of the growing number of civilian casualties. >> the secretary and others have been having conversations with the saudis about how we can get the parties back to the negotiating table how we could get to a ceasefire, how we could get to the humanitarian side. the saudis make their own decision along with their coalition partners but we understand the path forward here needs to be dialogue. >> now saudis say as they're transitioning from the operation decisive storm to operation renewly of hoperenewal of hope, they say the emphasis will be on protecting civilians, stopping houthi aggression and in particular, stopping the flow of humanitarian ai

mohamed with al jazeera, kathmandu, nepal. >>> so many people crossed in nepal struggling with the effectse earthquake but we met one couple who decided to go ahead with their wedding insight of everything that has happened. >> reporter: this hindu wedding is five days after the earthquake struck it was initially cancelled because many of the guests here themselves was sleeping outside in tents now there is no open celebration here today but the couple decided to go ahead with this scaled down ceremony today. >> the reason was he came here just for wedding and we cancelled the wedding it won't change anything so let's get things going and decided to do the wedding. >> reporter: anything but normal for those sleeping outside. these tents really only provide a token of protection for cold at night and trying to move on but it's hard to do that when one cannot even go home. >> translator: i would like to move on but i can't. i'm confused. how will i manage the expenses that is perplexing. >> reporter: the train makes living difficult even on normal days and few things are now normal but the f

government targeted supporters of mohamed mursi and his muslim brotherhood group since he was deposed. >>> the canadian government will issue a passport to an al jazeera journalist facing trial in equipment. he and fellow al jazeera journalist mohammed badr face charges including aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and spreading false news. the egyptian born man is a canadian citizen and he gave up european citizenship >>> jason from "the washington post" has been held by iranian authorities >>> shanghai is preparing to introduced a new law. exhaust fumes are blamed for the worsening air quality, other cities are expected to adopt the measure. adrian brown reports. >> business is slow in the second hand car market. trailers while away the day playing cards or board games. >> they really are for the bored. >> this man had a dealership for eight years, but fears he may have to close as others have done. >> actually, a lot of people in this business have disappeared. because it is now so hard to do business. >> demand for second hand as well as new cars took a hit from an earlier government decision to restrict war sales to tackle worsening ware poll

al jazeera. ♪ welcome to the news hour i'm sammy in doha and coming up in the show mohamed morsi gets 20 yearsn jail of the killings of protesters. iran calls for immediate ceasefire in yemen after they shatter the windows of the embassy in sanaa. captain of the boat that capsized off the coast of libya killing 800 migrants is charged with homicide. and i'll have all your sport including its crunch time as they overturn a two-goal deficit in the quarter final, all of that coming up later in the program. ♪ we start with egypt and former president mohamed morsi has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. he was egypt's first democratically elected president but toppled in a cue in 2013 12 other muslim brotherhood members also got 20 years. and sentence is for the death of ten protesters during clashes in december 2012. and there are three other cases against him including one linked to escape from prison in 2011. when he was held in custody after a round up of muslim brother hide supporters and also charged with spying and accused of conspiring to commit terrorist acts in egypt and the palestinian

mohamed val, al jazeera on the saudi border with yemen. >>> largest oil refinery, images that the group says show its members storming the area around erbil, earlier the group released a video showing its fighters destroying the ancient city of nimrod. during a visit with president obama on tuesday iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi is planning to ask for more support in the fight against i.s.i.l. will request drones and other weapons to combat the group. he is also expected to request a deferment in paying for the weapons due to the $21 billion deficit iraq is expected this year. earlier our michael eaves spoke with the ambassador. >> the challenges ahead are numerous and layers of them, including economical and also relation to oil prices. we have high dependency on the oil prices. we hope that any recovery in increasing oil prices will help us in a positive way. we also know that we are already outreaching to world bank, imf and others, we are selling bonds and so on to make up to some of that deficit. war, as by its own nature is not -- is just a process which requires substantial

forces and islamic state in iraq and the levant in the city of ramadi. >>> the trial of al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed has been adjourned. in egypt they're being retried for allegedly harming national security and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. they and al jazeera deny those allegation allegations. seedings will presume allegations. proceedings will resume. >>> in damascus many were killed and dozens more were injured. northeast of the capital at least 10 people have been killed in six attacks. opposition activists have accused president assad's forces of 1700 strikes across syria in the past three weeks alone. >>> police in france say that a man they arrested was planning imminent attacks on one or more churches. the 24-year-old is accused of killing a young woman shortly before he was arrested on sunday. the man was also planning to travel to syria. the computer science student had lived in france for several years and had been flagged by security officials in the last year. the french prime minister said that the country needs to unite against terror threats. >> terrori

traffic has hung around offering this to migrants and do not see the dangers that lie ahead, mohamed with al jazeeras in syria say fighters from islamic state of iraq and levante stormed the palestinian refugee camp in damascus and it became the focus of heavy fighting in 2012 when rival armed opposition groups moved in and government saw widespread starvation and violence prevented aid groups from doing their work and i.s.i.l. is in control of the west and announced a curfew. also in syria at least 45 people killed in i.s.i.l. attack on a village and observatory for human rights say women and children were among the village who was beheaded burnt and shot and died in the central providence and several people are missing and it's unclear whether they escaped or had been kidnapped by i.s.i.l. and syrian government jets have targeted idlib taken over by coalition of rebels on saturday and activists say the strikes hit a hospital where the bodies of government soldiers have been kept. and the al-nusra front linked to al-qaeda has an audio messages talking how it will run adlib and says we are not after

mohamed with al jazeera, northern kenya. >>> still ahead on the news hour the biggest name in americanrns his hand to baseball coming up with robin in sport. ♪ ♪ robin is here to tell us about a story causing a stink in the sports world no pun intended. >> given heightened water safety for athletes in the olympics and less than 18 months out from the games and thousands of dead fish were found washed up on the lake which will host canoeing events and investigating the cause which is believed to be a combination of pollution and resent strong drains in the city. it's the second venue under scrutiny with the bay which will have sailing events also criticized for heavy pollution levels and admit it won't be cleaned up in time. >> translator: you are rowing and start to feel sick, nausea and you have to stop training and go and rest. with rowing the dead fish get in the way because they block the oars. >>> champion league takes center stage on tuesday and quarter final of the competition and repeat of last season is the headline act with atletico has been ignited and reignited recently and

because of strict immigration rules for those without prearranged visas, mohamed, on the saudi/yemen border. >>> two al jazeeraalists due back in an egyptian court later on tuesday. mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed are retried for harming national security and aiding the band muslim brotherhood, charges they and al jazeera reject. still ahead on al jazeera [whistle] down in burundi as supporters of the president standoff against protesters and they survived a perilless journey across mediterranean sea and what lies ahead for migrant workers once they reach land and we will have a report from sicily. ♪ pch >> i will fight. >> i will never give up. >> you're gonna go to school so you don't have to go war. >> hard earned pride. hard earned respect. hard earned future. >> we can not afford for one of us to lose a job. we're just a family that's trying to make it. >> a real look at the american dream. "hard earned". premiers sunday, 10:00 eastern. only >> fall of saigon, forty years later. >> we have no idea how many were killed. >> unanswered questions, a botched withdrawal lives lost. examining the impact that sti

. >>> now the trial against al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed has been adjourned in egypt. they're being retried for allegedly harming national security and aiding the banned muslim muslim brotherhood. they and al jazeera deny those accusations. proceedings will presume on april 20th. >>> at least 17 people have been killed in bombings about syrian government planes in and around damascus. activists say seven of those killed were in residential areas in the suburb of douma. dozens more were injured. >>> no. at least ten people have been killed in six attacks there. opposition activists have accused assad's forces of more than 1700 strikes across syria in the past three weeks. a man has been arrested in france who they say was planning an imminent attacks on one or more churches. the interior minister said that the 24-year-old was also accused of killing a woman on sunday. the police say that the man was also planning to travel to syria. the political science stunt had lived in france for many years. an arsenal of weapons was found in his home. the french prime minist

al jazeera. >> live to mohammed adow where the al shabaab took place last week.aordinary demand by kenya to move that huge refugee camp. what is expected?? >> felicity the kenyan government is under intention pressure to show that it is acting against insecurity that has engulfed the country leading to the deaths of 148 people on thursday last week. in the attack in garissa was the most deadly since the u.s. embassy bombing in nirobi in 1998. the government is being asked very tough questions by members of the public. for example, why did they take so long to respond to the situation of the university and the government has been taking taking a number of steps in which it is trying to appease the public anger against it and this is seen a one of them. whether this is just for public consumption or whether kenya is going to carry out a threat of it actually using forces to move the refugees from the camp remains to be seen. however, u.n. officials have been speaktology al jazeera on condition of anonymity and have been telling us it will be impossible to close the

there's more to come. >> al jazeera - mohammed fahmy and mohammed badr are in court in egypt. they are facing the retrial, aiding the ban muslim broad. they deny it >>> a second trial, a second opportunity for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy to show the charges against them are baseless. the prosecution's evidence rests on a report that includes that it's supposed to prove al jazeera journalists harmed the national security. the members of the committee issued the support, testifying that they didn't see the videos write the porp a new committee has been worn in to support the evidence. >> we both tested materials against the national security and the members say they didn't pay it. >> mohamed fadel fahmy says prosecution witnesses unwittingly supported their defense. the retrial cams offer a supreme court ruled, that there wasn't evidence to commit the journalist. mohammed and mohamed fadel fahmy along with the colleague spent more than 400 days in gaol. in february peter greste was deported to australia, and a judge released mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr on bai

. >> al jazeera journalist mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy are due in an egyptian court on wednesday, facing a retrial for harming national security and collaborating with a banned muslim brotherhood. we have this report. >> reporter: a second trial, a second opportunity for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy to show the charges against them are baseless. the prosecution's evidence rests on a report including videos. it's supposed to prove al jazeera journalists harmed the national security. the members of the committee issued that report testified that they didn't see the video, write the report or remember what they wrote. a new committee as been sworn in. how can someone say we published - we tested against national security the members say we haven't done that. so far the witnesses have supported their sides. the retrial cams after an appeals court ruled that this wasn't enough evidence to convict the journalists of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr along with colleague peter greste spent 400 days in gaol. in february peter greste was

arms embargo could inadvertently restrict commercial goods and humanitarian substance >>> al jazeera's staff mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are back in an egyptian court on trial a second time tore allegedly harming national security and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. we have the latest on the retrial. >> there's the frustration of enduring a second trial that many called baseless. then there has been delays and witnesses failing to show up. >> how can i defend myself. what can i say? there's nothing against me in the case. >> the retrial brought positive developments for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy. egyptian billionaire and company opener testified on their behalf. some of the prosecution's witnesses unwittingly helped their case. the prosecution's evidence seems to arrest on a report including videos and is supposed to prove al jazeera journalist harmed egypt's security. the members that issued the report testified that they didn't see the videos rite the report or remember what they wrote. a new committee has been sworn in. mohamed fadel fahmy may have gotten a step closer

al jazeera. >> al jazeera's mohammed adow sent this update from the town of garissa. >> reporter: the first time kenya has said it is going to do the action of relocating the refugees, itself in to somalia if theit falls. this calls for the location of the refugees coming from kenyan need leaders in the local level here in the northeastern region which has been facing the brunt of insecurity that is currently going on kenya. and the deputy president, himself, coming out and saying that the refugees must be moved and if they are not going to be moved, kenya will do it itself, is a very big deal although some u.n. officials who spoke to al jazeera said it will be impossible to close the camps within that time frame. >> let's take you to nigeria now where there have been widespread reports of voter irregularities in the final phase of elections there. saturday's poll has been closely watched to see if president elect buhari's party can consolidate its victory. now, a report in the river state, voter frustration has turned into violence. >> nationwide elections to choose new state governors and asse

. >> another delay in the retrial for two al jazeera journalists in egypt. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed were back in court this morning but the proceedings were pushed back until next week. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed are free on bail as they're being retried on charges they aided the now banned muslim brotherhood. al jazeera denies those charges. >>> well they became known as the san antonio four. women who served 15 years in prison convicted of molesting two young girls. they are now fighting to prove their innocence and heidi zhou castro tells us, they're getting a second chance. >> they said they spent two decades in prison for a crime that never happened. today the san antonio four are arguing for their exoneration in court. we caught up with them earlier elizabeth, christie, cassandra and anna, in 1994 the four were accused of a horrific crime raping two young girls as part of a satanic ritual. the women say they were targeted for being lesbian. they said that their accusers, sisters, age 7 and 9 were influenced by their father to make up the crime. though

rendered the runway unusable for aid flights. >>> the retrial of two al jazeera journalists in egypt has now been adjourned until may 9th. mohamedahmy, baher mohammed have been charged with aiding the egyptian security and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood charge that they and al jazeera rejects. >>> the trans-pacific partnership is poised to be the biggest trade agreement. prime minister shinzo abe is getting the treatment few receive. >> there is a reason beyond just the normal relationship of allies: : money. specifically the trans-pacific partnership, a priority for president barack obama. >> i've been very clear that ttp is good for american businesses and american workers. >> white house officials believe the key to getting into the agreement is that u.s. and japan have to settle their disagreements first based imports and exports of agriculture goods and cars. they don't believe they'll be able to come to any agreement on that. the prime minister gave the vaguest of updates. >> on the bilateral issues, we love the fact that significant progress was made. we'll continue to cooperate to lead the ttp talks to the last pha

mohammed agree did al jazeera, nigeria. >> the south in nigeria, a political storm is brewing by thements made by the influential king of lagos during a campaign speech which has gone viral. the traditional ruler said members of the ebo community would perish in the water if they don't vote for his preferred candidate for governor. he has since tried to backtrack. some civil rights campaigners argue it's inciting ethnic violence. human rights commission and the international criminal court. >>> for the latest weather with rob mckelway and more on the tornados on illinois? >> at least two touchdown a look at the satellite picture. this is where we pick it up. a line here, it's almost innocuous but it built and the sun came up and kept going overnight, these tornados. they are sort of self fulfilling. you can get close. you have seep it already. this is as it touches down northside interstate highway. a nancy looking thing. strong enough winds to blow over vehicles of that size. a different shot but this is in the road, itself. it kept going for hours, went through a few small towns th

. >> the trial against al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed has been adjourned again. they have been charged with harming national security and aiding the outloud muslim brotherhood. they and al jazeera deny those accusations. joining us is the middle east and that program coordinator to protect journalists. this case again adjourned. we were hoping there would be a verdict or be free today. why do you think it is taking so long for the judge in this case to make a decision? >> i share your sentiment. i see no reason why there would be anymore trials. this has gone on now for 16 months over a year now we've heard from different people in the egyptian government that they want to resolve the occasion and we seen had the highest court dismiss the charges against the journalists. over the last few trial sessions we expected that there would be any additional evidence or anything that justifies the trial to continue, but only we heard the prosecutor claims that were already dismissed in the earlier court and that's why all the journalists involved are optimistic and think

. >>> in other news the trial of al jazeera journalist mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have been adjourned in egypt. they're being retried for aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. they and al jazeera deny those accusations, of course. meanwhile a new report has named in east africa the most worst in jailing journalists. according to the report. dozens of media-run outlets were suspended in 2001. >> they are an exception around the world. they only have 5% of the citizens with access to cell phones. and they're kicked out and imprisoned a lot of journalists also useds the aid in terrorism in order to go after journalists. the lists include saudi arabia and iran from the middle east. >> well, for more on the situation in etria let's speak to an etrian analyst. thank you so much for coming in. describe for us the situation in your country as far as censorship goes. how difficult is it to work as a journalist there today. >> it's difficult to work as a journalist in etriea. this is for various reasons. one is a country doesn't have any kind of rule of law. second the administration there ther

. >> trial against al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed has been adjourned in egypt andhey're being retried for allegedly harming national security and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. they and al jazeera deny the accusations. proceedings will resume on april 28th. >>> reporting that nigerian forces have invaded the forest the last known stronghold of the armed group boko haram. nigeria niger chad, attack the stung hold where they believe were the 200 girls kidnapped from the chibok school who may be held there. >> it sounds accurate. over the last few weeks we've seen a significant decrease in the number of attacks by boko haram in the northeast where they've been active. it has been so quiet. now in the last few minutes we managed to speak to a member of the civilian joint task force those are ordinary nigerians who are supporting nigerian military operations against the group and they've been fighting with nigerian soldiers in the very reliable source we spoke to confirmed this profession that has been give by unnamed military forces. they went so far as saying t

on al jazeera america. ♪ you are watching the al jazeera news hour and a reminder of our top stories, a cairo court sentenced deposed president mohamed20 years in prison and it's in connection to the deaths of demonstrators in 2012 and morsi faces charges in three other trials. the captain of a ship that sank off the coast of libya has been charged with multiple counts of manslaughter in italy and more than 800 people traveling on board the vessel and victims on their way to europe but most died when the ship went down. forces loyal to yemen's president hadi say they pushed back houthi fighters and taken control of their positions near aiden airport and also have been street battles in aiden's neighborhood. let's get more on the migrant crisis in the mediterranean and for asylum seekers to get across life can be tough and we met a man in rome who made the journey from libya narrowly escaping death. >> for the migrants crossing the mediterranean sea it's a journey that represents a new life a new start. and joseph got that new life five years ago. >> they say you enter italian water. >> reporter: joseph had to get out of ghanna made h

the retrial of two al jazeera journalists in egypt has be adjourned until may 9, mohamed fahmy and baher charged with harming national security and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood, charges they and al jazeera reject. the u.n. inquiry has found israel killed at least 44 palestinians at u.n. facilities during the gaza conflict last year. it also found that palestinian armed groups hit weapons at three other empty u.n. schools in gaza and james base reports from ed headquarters in new york. >> reporter: it was part of the devastating war on gaza last summer. u.n. schools seven in total, supposed to be emergency shelters for civilians attacked in total 44 people killed, 277 injured. u.n. secretary-general banky -- ban ki-moon and there is a summary and the full report is confidential and a letter from ban ki-moon which finds israel responsible for all seven attacks. i deplore the fact that at least 44 palestinians were killed as a result of israeli actions he says. but the letter goes on to also refer to the discovery of hamas weapons on u.n. premises. the u.n. briefing i saw some clari

. >> mohammed adow reporting from djibouti. stay with al jazeera for the latest on the situation with the university in north-eastern kenya >>> reports of fighting in the yemeni city of aden people say it's happening in the crater district and those fighting for abd-rabbu mansour hadi. this comes an saudi-led air strikes pushed houthi rebels back from the city on thursday. the coalition operation has entered the second week demanding the houthis surrender until abd-rabbu mansour hadi is reinstated as leader in sanaa. >> reporter: these are what the saudi-army says are ammunition depots. the saudis say houthi rebels have acquired a huge number of weapons over the past few months. they worry, it's used in revenge attacks. all the targets are destroyed. the dairy factory became an inferno. dozens were killed. on monday evening an air strike hit a refugee camp killing many people. the united nations condemned the attack calling it a violation of international law. the houthis blamed the saudi-led coalition for starting civilians. accusations dismissed

. >> reporter: lebanon's valley is home to thousands of syrian refugees al jazeera's mohamed is theret that much for them to celebrate on this syria national day. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. in fact, we have actually asked some of the many refugees here in this informal settlement with its living conditions what they think about national day and they say it's not an issue in any way for them. they say it would be silly to think of celebrating, that they don't believe people back in syria are celebrating. they just want some semblance of a better future and some hope. today in this camp you have immobilizations going on children of many ages,, in fact you can see it behind us and they are lined up for hepatitis to polio vaccinations and medical care they have been needing for quite sometime and the refugee issue in particular is that president assad touched upon with the newspaper in sweden and he talked specifically about the fact that sweden is the european country that has taken in the highest number of syrian refugees and let's take a listen to more of what he has to say

mohammed. an hour ago you broke this story al jazeera. whether he still is in yemen and lag for a safe way out. >> he's still in question men but he has sent his envoy. according to the reports he sent them to oman to bring this message to the gcc leaders basically offering to leave yemen safely along with his family in exchange for abandoning the houthies. this point abandoning the houthies we've received more details about it in the message. it seems that saleh has told the gcc leaders via its own envoy thats highway no ties of the houthies. he's not supporting the houthis. confidential this contradict what is he said earlier when he sent his son just before the beginning of the strikes send sent him with the same offer but now saleh has no conditions. when he sent his son he had conditions but he wanted his son to be the president--to run for the election. also he's going to abandon the houthis. now in his message to the gcc leaders he said that actually he has not been part of this. he has not been with the youths. we has no ties with

al jazeera paris. >> bangladesh plans to hang mohammed rizaman on saturday. he was found guilty of overseeing a massacre in the war of indians independence in 1971. >>> the biggest gun lobby in the usa is gathering for a conference in tennessee. >> as america becomes more and more urban the share of households that owns guns has steadily declined but the sheer number of guns in private hands keeps growing. so does the power of the national rifle association which claims a membership of more than three million. >> to save our great american freedom they will stand and we will fight. >> when a young gunman murdered 20 school children and six adults in connecticut two years ago, gun control activists hoped that it would spur tightening recommendation. despite pledges to act, it's been more than a year since president barack obama has initiated any gun control measures. >> i will tell you trying to get something through congress has proven to go very difficult. it's heartbreaking. >> the nra said that obama's secret agenda is to disarm the american public. >> the

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. >> al jazeera journalist mohamed fahmy has been grand a passport. he had his canadian passport seized when he was jailed on false charges that he supported the muslim brotherhood. he has been working to get a new one so he could get married and move around cairo. fahmy is due in court tomorrow. >> a retrial for energy giant chevron is underway in new york. it started two decades ago with a class action lawsuit alleging the company ruined swaths of ecuador's rain forest. the appeal is called a political move. >> he's been found liable in new york for bribing a judge and ghost writing a court decision in ecuador. the lawyer denies he did any of that in trying to hold chevron accountable for rain forest contamination. >> they go after anyone who is effective at holding them accountable for their environmental crimes and fraud in ecuador. they have made a calculated decision to distract attention from their own liability to go after the lawyers. it's unethical inappropriate and i don't think it's going to work. >> at issue is billions of gallons of toxi

. >> there's been another delay in the retrial for two al jazeera gurns, mohamed fahmy and baher mohammed were back in court this morning but the proceedings be pushed to next week. they are free on bail and being retried on charges that they aided the now banned muslim brotherhood. al jazeera denies those charges. the pair along with peter greste served more than a year in jail. greste was deported to australia in february. >> a baltimore man suffered severe injuries while in please custody. the justice department is investigating. hundreds gathered for a rally and vigil in baltimore demanding justice for freddie gray. >> don't shoot hands up. >> gray died on sunday one week after he was arrested. he suffered a severe spinal cord injury. baltimore's police chief says he cannot explain how gray was hurt or why officers decided to chase and arrest him in the first place. >> we have no evidence physical or video or statements of any use of force. there was no physical bodily injury that we saw nor was it evident in the autopsy of mr. gray. >> demonstrators plan to rally again tomorrow in fr

al jazeera, catania in sicily. >> egypt's deposed leader mohamed morsi has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. he was the country's third democratically elected president but was toppled in a military coup. he also faced many other trials. >> mohammed horsy escaped the death pent. he has been sentenced to 20 years in prison without the possibility of parole for what the prosecution says was his role in the arrest and torture of protesters at the presidential palace in 2012. three protesters were killed: he can still appeal this conviction but he also faces several other charges including, an attempt at a prison break in 2011 where some prison officers were killed, a verdict on this is expected next month. spying. he's accused of conspiring to commit terrorist acts in egypt with hamas. leaking state secrets and endangering egypt's national security. fraud in connection with the muslim brotherhood's economic and social program. he's also charged with insulting the judiciary. muslim brotherhood leader along with several other defendants were also sentenced to 20 years. it was a long road to egypt

al jazeera kathmandu. >> joining us live, mohamed we have now heard of some incredible rest accuse making headlines in nepal. do people feel like aid is finally reaching them? >> you know libby unfortunately there's just this growing sense of despair. even though there have been these stories of recoveries of people that some consider to be near miraculous, it isn't having the impact that government officials thinks it should. we met a 28-year-old man in a hospital, after being pulled out of the rubble, after spending 80 hours there. this man had to drink his own urine to survive he saw friends who died while he was trying to survive. his story made headlines all around the country. even though more aid is starting to arrive and more rescue workers, they say it's not enough. one woman that we saw yesterday at the site of a rescue operation, after two bodies pulled out a couple she actually new, she said look, people can survive for days without food, but they don't think they will be surviving because they don't think they'll be pulled out in time. it is not the fact that the aid coming in, it's also the we

that's al jazeera's barnaby phillips reporting live from sicily italy. >> a cairo court sentenced mohamed morsi to 20 years in prison. he was egypt's first democratically elected president top would in a military coup in 2013. he still faces several trials. >> mohamed morsi narrowly escaped the death penalty. he's been sentenced to 20 years in prison without the possibility of parole from what the prosecution says was his role in the after he and torture of protestors in 2012. three protestors were killed. he can still appeal this conviction but he also failses several other charges including an attempt at a prison break in 2011 where prison officers were killed. spying he's accused of conspiring to commit terrorist acts egypt with hamas. leaking state secrets and endangering egypt's national security. fraud in connection with the muslim brotherhood's economic and social program. he's also charged with insulting the judiciary. muslim brotherhood leader along with several other defendants were also sentenced to 20 years. it was a long road to egyptian democracy. in 2011, hosni mubarek was

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. >> mohammed, thank you for bringing clarity into is what as you say is chaotic picture. >> al jazeera has seen a copy of that draft resolution, which russia has put to the security council. it calls for a pause in the saudi-led airstrikes in yemen that have been targeting houthi rebels across the country. the draft contains three key points. first the demand that the u.n. is given rapid safe and unhindered access to insure people into need of reach. the draft demands the establishment of regular and obligatory pauses to allow concerned states to evacuate their citizens and personnel from yemen. and finally it emphasizes that any impediment constitutes evaluation of international law. tom ackerman is in washington, d.c. for us watching developments around that vote of the u.n. tom, i appreciate it's a closed-door meeting of the security council but what more do we know? do we hear anything, for instance, about a vote? >> usually when consultations begin in the security council the rule is that 24 hours must encould you before they get to the point of any kinds of votes. the russian dra

al jazeera. coming up in the next half hour from president to prisoner egypt's former leader mohammed morsey is sentenced to 20 years in jail >>> calls for urgent action as april is confirmed the deadliest month for migrants to get to europe. plus. >> in brazil the number of motorcycle fatalities has increased dramatically in the last ten years. authorities want to bring sanity and safety to the streets. >>> saudi arabia has announced an end to its military air strikes in yemen for now. the saudi-led coalition says it's ending its month-long operation after achieving its objective of weakening houthi control over certain areas. now operation renewal of hope will begin focused on protecting civilians and allowing humanitarian aid to get to those in need. however, saudi arabia says that it will still continue to monitor houthi movements. the u.s. has welcomed the end of those strikes. first, this report. >>reporter: saudi-led strikes in yemen are over as coalition forces say they've achieved their military goals. according to them the houthis are no longer a military threat but warning any future attempts

al jazeera. coming up in the next half hour from president to prisoner egypt's former leader mohammed morsey is sentenced to 20 years in jail >>> calls for urgent action as april is confirmed the deadliest month for migrants to get to

al jazeera. coming up in the next half hour from president to prisoner egypt's former leader mohammed morsye is sentenced to 20 years in jail >>> the u.n. declares april the deadliest month for migrants trying to get to europe >>> and a powerful storm battles ausa's southeast leaving three dead and thousands without power. >>> saudi arabia has announced an end to its military air strikes against houthi fighters in yemen. for now it says it's ending its operation after achieving its main objective of weakening houthi control over certain areas. now operational renewal of hope will begin focusing on preventing the houthis from advancing further, protecting civilians, and allowing humanitarian aid to get to those in need. >>> and the u.s. has welcomed to end of those air strikes. >>> first, this report. >>reporter: saudi led air strikes in yemen are over as coalition forces say they've achieved their military goals. the houthis are no longer a military threat but warn any future attempts by the fighters will be met with force. the air strikes may be over but the campaign moves into a new rather unclear phas

al mohammed said one of her daughters is showing signs of trauma. the girl asks when she can return to school and when the bombings will end. her mother has no answers. gerald tan, al jazeera i spoke to the journalist iona craig. she spent years working in sanaa. she told me food could start entering yemen pretty much more easily pretty soon. >> the naval blockade has stretched from aden and we know aid has been crucial but yemen imports 90% of its food. >> food hasn't been coming in because of the naval blockade. they will now search any approaching ships. does that search they are going to allow cargo supplies, i.e. wheat, rice which is very much needed on the ground in yemen as we know there is also a food shortage. people are struggle to go get hold of basic food stuffs. so, it's kind of crucial that that happens almost immediately now and so if those searches go ahead, perhaps they will start letting food in for the yemeni people. >> saudi arabia says it has the support of yemen's tribes and will provide them with ground support to confront the houthi rebels. >> there has been considerable interaction with the yemeni tribes. they have declared their loyalty to the sov

al mohammed said one of her daughters is showing signs of trauma. the girl asks when she can return to school and when the bombings will end. her mother has no answers. >> gerald tan, al jazeera. >> from the political standpoint, the country's president, hadi has appointed a new vice president. he is the former prime minister baha considered popular across yemen's feuding parties. it is hoped it will to some kind of negotiated solution. he was recently held under house arrest by the houthis. >>> french more than minister is in ryad where he has pledged to support saudi arabia's efforts in yemen. >> until a solution is found that respects the legitimacy of the government on the ground and ends the bloody conflict in the country so very close to saudi arabia france has expressed it's able to help find the right solution. >> we will have more on the conflict in yemen a little bit later this half hour when the saudi-led coalition holds it's daily briefing on the offensive it is carrying out against the houthis. a syrian government airstrike near a school has romd killed five schoolchildren and four female teachers in the northern city of aleppo.aleppo media center and syrian obse