david petreaus was fined $100,000. the u.s. president has apologised for the killing of two hostages in drone strikes aimed at al qaeda fighters >>> well the war in yemen is showing no signs of slowing down at all. the saudi-led offensive launched air strikes in several cities nationwide. in the western club the airport was hit. artillery guns fired on houthis, and military unit loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh, near the border. there was heavy shelling targetting houthi positions in the southern port city of aden. we have more. >> reporter: ficters loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi are on the offensive, supporting the saudi-led campaign to retore him to power, and battling rebels and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. >> translation: we urge you to continue operations. it is what kicked out the houthis, we in the south salute you. >> translation: we hope for things to calm down, and aden to be safe and for the houthi militants to leave aden and go back to their errors. >> reporter: three d

sentencing day for david petreaus. >> today david petreaus admitted that he improperly removed and retained classified information. >>> why some say the retired general who leaked military secrets is getting off easy >>> the inferno, thousands fully a volcano in chile. the terror and beauty as a sleeping giant wakes after decades. >>> plus, life lessons. civil rights pioneer ruby bridges. >> we are being divided. there is an us and a them. but i think what is dividing us is glad and evil. >> her fight for equality and fears about the future >>> he was the highest profile u.s. germ in iraq and afghanistan -- general in iraq and afghanistan, a former c.i.a. director discussed once as a presidential candidate. today retired general david petreaus pleaded to two years probation, pleading guilty in march to leaking classified information to miss mistress. robert ray has more. >> good evening. general david petreaus is known to be one of the best military mind in u.s. history. now his legacy comes down to this - a former mistress and classified documents. >> reporter: what can you say about peopl

david petreaus was fined it 100,000. the u.s. president apologised for the killing of two hostages in drone strikes aimed at al qaeda fighters >>> the united nations says peace talks are inevitable to stop fighting in yemen. more strikes have been launched by the saudi offensive aimed at targets in six cities. the u.s.s. "roosevelt", and "norm andy", bring it. they include two destroyers, two mine sweepers and three amphibian ship with 2,300 marines. yemen's foreign minister is acausing iran of desperate attempts to break the blockade to cut houthi supplies. >> iran was supposed to send aid and medical supplies is sending warships loaded with weapons, like they want to inflame the conflict >>> a 3-day truce collapsed in libya after fighting broke out. the truce was announced to allow residents to return to their home. tripoli is a key factoring for forces loyal to the u.n. recognised government based in tobruk >>> i.s.i.l. affiliated gunmen killed two loyal to the tripoli government. five were injured. >>> australia is trying to

she had been writing a biography about david petreaus. they became romantically involved. when she felt threatened by another female jill kelly, she began sending emails. they discovered evidence of the affair with the germ when it was unearthed. according to court documents, david petreaus is accused of sharing eight of his personal black books. recording his time in afghanistan. the highly confidential material is said to accuse the identities of covert intelligence officers, war strategy and notes from high level meetings. petraeus will plead guilty to unauthorised removal of material on thursday. it carries up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. it's gaol time. . >> it's unlikely he'll do gaol time. >> he belongs to a caste that is powerful, protected by powerful interests, essentially. petraeus ingratiated himself with the people who are not just supporting america's wars abroad. >>> also with those in positions of power. that's why unlike edward snowden in exile for exposing mass programs in the u.s., or chelsea manning in gaol for leaking diplomatic cables to w

director david petreaus is due to be sentenced for leaking highly classified information. more from washington d.c. . >> reporter: when he was unanimously confirmed as the director of the c.i.a., david petraeus was applauded for his military pedigree as the top u.s. general in iraq and afghanistan. >> i don't believe that i have ever quite encountered a military leader or civilian leader for that matter, with the combination of charisma and intellect that general petraeus possesses >>> but fast-forward 14 months and the most respected general was forced to resign, accused of sharing top secret documents. they were shared with his mistress paula broadwell. she had been writing a biography about david petreaus. they became romantically involved. when she felt threatened by another female friend of petreaus, jill kelly, she began sending emails. they discovered evidence of the affair with the general when it was unearthed. according to court documents, david petreaus is accused of sharing with broadwell eight of his personal black books. recording his time in afghanistan. the

welcome to al jazeera, live from doha coming up in the next half hour - the general down fall david petreaus the former u.s. army commander and cl. ia director is given probation for leaking military secrets. u.s. president obama apologises for the death of two hostages in

operations in afghanistan and iraq, david petreaus pleaded guilty to leaking classified information to his mistress and biographer. the senate has finally confirmed loretta lynch as the next attorney-general of the united states. he was nominated to succeed eric holder. 10 republicans voted for loretta lynch. she is the first african-american woman to hold the position and will be sworn in monday. >>> a $34 million merger between comcast and time warner may be it dep any. comcast expected to back out after an faa raised doubts. >> iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi is complaining coalition air strikes is taking too long. to speed things up the u.s. is considering training iraqi forces to spot targets for american air strikes. we have had report on the refugee crisis from baghdad. >> reporter: in the we were suburb of baghdad, this football pitch has been turned into a camp. everyone here has escaped the fighting in ramadi and the surrounding areas. many were scared and criticized their government. this man has eight children, including a boy with leukaemia. he is unemployed and poor.