. >> saudi-led coalition intensify attacks on aleppo and prepares to take sanaa >>> and a big upset in world cup history. japan takes on 2-time winner south africa >>> it's been just nine months since the left wing syriza party swept to victory in greece on a platform to fight austerity measures. and now they fight for power. the snap vote called after syriza lost its parliamentary majority in august. popularity of its leader alexis tsipras plummeted after agreeing to a bailout deal with e.u. lenders, it promised tough reforms that syriza promised to oppose. alexis tsipras signed the bailout deal after a referendum in which 60% of voters rejected the proposed austerity measures. we are joined live. hoda abdel-hamid, we have not seen a huge amount of enthu yax for the vote. you can understand when either way greeks will be hit with more austerity. >> well, definitely they are going to get hit with more austerity, the whole point of the next government. and that is why alexis tsipras tried to call for this snap elections. he wants to get a mann day if he wins to push forward with the aus

both are on the eastern border of sanaa. if recaptured, loyalists are going to try and seize the capital next. >> he lives in sanaa and work as a human rights campaigner. she said the situation on the ground is unsettled and unpredictable. >> well, generally speaking the situation in sanaa has deteriorated. air strikes have increased significantly just within the past few weeks. there have been bombings during the day and night. we were talking in a very busy street in sanaa. it's considered one of the busiest, and an air strike hit. people have become very apprehensive, very anxious, and very scared because they're not sure what or when something is going to hit. it's definitely gotten worse, and the death toll is rising by the day. >>> and five people who were held hostage in yemen have been freed accords to the white house. two u.s. citizen, two saudis and a briton was held by houthi rebels and are safe in neighbors ar man. >>> syrian rebels have entered aleppo province from the tush ishg border. 75 crossed in an coy invo

it's exactly a year since houthi rebels took control of yemen's capital sanaa.ent force are planning a major push to retake it along with coalition forces and they are advanc advancing on a neighg province. it has cripple the country. the united nations estimates more than 2,000 civilians have been killed since march. 4 1/2 thousand injured. the u.n. says the real figure could be much higher. it says that 21 million people are in need of assistance, many of them on the brink of famine. that 80 80% of yemen's populati, one and a half million people have been forced from their homes. al jazeera has spoken to people living in the capital sanaa, here is one doctor's store any his own words. >> translator: i used to lead a normal life, go my work and private business, i am a government employee and i also used to own a pharmaceutical company with my partner. but with the political turmoil and the war raging in our country. most companies have suffered great losses. ultimately my business went bankrupt. i am not alone. this is now the situation of most yemenis. even t

in sanaa. supporting pro government forces trying to take areas in the province. the victory would give them a staging ground to regain control of the capital. >> in the town t the forces loyal to president abd rabbuh mansur hadi say they've been making gains. they say fighters from all over yemen are converging there. they include artillery, armed vehicles and defense systems against missiles. >> the arrival of the coalition forces were sent to aden, and now they're in marib. they're in gauged in fighting. >> ground forces backed by the saudi-led coalition want to retake the city. that's where airstrikes have once again targeted the air ba base. strikes like these have helped to gain ground. >> we call on coalition forces to support us and provide us with weapons and ammunition, and we'll win the battle against those aggressors. >> the fighting in taiz has taken heavy toll. the fighting has killed dozens with the healthcare system collapsing. >> we had ente intravenous solutions on its way. bu

it attacked a mosque in northern sanaa. the second was in a car outside. ambulances had arrived, and people would pleat area. >>> shocked by the killing of two workers in yemen, gunmen attacked while they were traveling from saada to sanaa. last week the aid agency were able to there. >> forces loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi say they're making gains. it's in the northern province where these forces have been building their presence. fighters from all over yemen are converging there. journalists have been posting images online of what they say are saudi coalition reinforcements. they include forces. >> they were sent in mareb. we're ready to engage in any fighter. >> the possible advance towards the houthi held capital of sanaa. they want to retake the city. that's where airstrikes have once again targeted the air base. strikes like these have helped anti-houthi fighters gain ground in southern aden. >> we call on coalition forces to support us and provide us with weapons of ammunition, and we'll win the battle against those aggressors. >> but the fighting

preparing to retake sanaa from houthi rebels. hashem ahelbarra has covered the latest conflict since its beginning. is that what they're doing effectively the saudi led coalition are trying t to soften up the rebels? >> yes. ultimately have reinforcement from the saudi led moving to those areas building up, they have been pounding mareb for quite some time and the push is now underway. >> what are the chances of them doing that, of retaking sanaa and the northern part of the country given that the houthis are going to put up a determined fight? >> northern yemen is a houthi stronghold, and rebels loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh is a painful push. mountainous area. extremely difficult to send tanks to capture sanaa. that is exactly why for time being they're relying on air strikes. >> is there any chance this operation will not be needed? that at some point the houthi rebels will be forced to the negotiating table? >> the united nations has been trying, met with president hadi a few days ago, he said i'm not going

both are on the eastern border of sanaa. if recaptured, the loyalists are expected to try and seize the capital next. >>> now we're joined by rawand living in sanaa. thank you for joining us. you're living there in sanaa. paint the picture. from what you're experiencing specially what you experienced today and to how it is dpared since you've been in sanaa? >> generally speaking the situation in sanaa has deteriorated. air strikes have increased significantly in the past few weeks. there are bombing during the day and night. we were walking in a very busy street in sanaa, one of the b y busiest and people have become very apprehensive, anxious and scared bought they're not sure if sf is going to hit. it's definitely gotten worse and the death toll is rising by the day. >> tell me especially about the old city of san that. that's hit as well. it goes without saying because the buildings are so old and fragile. how dangerous is it to be in the old city right now? >> i'm living until the old city right now, and this is the seco

they attacked the cars while traveling from saada to sanaa.he vehicle was clearly marked after the agency worked in aden. the office there was attacked. saudi-led airstrikes target admit base in sanaa. government forces were trying to take the area. we have the latest. >> in the town, forces loyal to yemen's president abd rabbuh mansur hadi said that they're making gains. it's in the northern provinces where these forces have been building their presence. yemeni journalists have been posting images online that they say have been reinforcements also arriving. they include artillery, armor vehicles and air defense against missiles. >> the arrival of croatian forces, the coalition forces were sent to aden, and now they're ready to engage in any fighting. >> ground forces backed by the saudi-led coalition want to retake the city. that's where airstrikes have once again targeted the air base. airstrikes like these have helped in taiz provinces. >> we call for supporters. we win the battle against those aggressivers. >> the fighting in taiz is takin

this hostage release falls on the 1 year anniversary of the houthis storming yemen's capital of sanaathe u.n. estimates over 2,000 have been killed since march, over 4,000 injured. 80% of the population in desperate need of humanitarian aired, forced 1.5 million to leave their homes and hashem ahelbarra reports the ongoing fight is only contributing to the fighting. >> houthi forces backed by force he loyal to sally sal swept into sanaa last september. the government was taken by surprise and there was little resistance to the houthi take takeover. days later a deal was reached brokered by the u.n. it was a desperate attempt to descend into chaos. then a national unity po governt was formed. but relations between abd rabbu mansour hadi and the houthi rebels deteriorated. tanks rolling into aden, president hadi had to flee osaudi arabia. it was then the saudi government along with its allies launched a military campaign in yemen. it's sad the houthi rebels were back by iran to destabilize the region. after months of air strikes the houthis were driven out of the south. >> we must recla

the fact of the matter is in places like sanaa, places that are mixed. you are looking at a mix of sunnis and shias praying at it. they've been claimed by the islam branch. it's worth noting that they condemn the series of mosques. if you look at history, it appears that this bears the signs of similar attacks that the islamic group has taken responsibility for. >> thank you very much for joining us on that. >> let's cross straight to mina in mecca. he'll bring us up to date on the latest following the tragedy. up to 350 people have been killed following a crush. what more do you know. >> the number will keep rising throughout the day because at least 400 people were injured in the rush. and you mentioned 310 died tragically. and overshadowed the entire hajj season. i just saw a helicopter taking on one of the cowards. where they are in the area, the pilgrims trying to get to that complex. what we know so far is the reason of the incident is that there's a lot of people trying to get to the complex at the same time. it happened in a small area between ca

al jazeera. >>> al jazeera has been speaking to people living in yemen's capitol sanaa.is one doctor story in his own words. >> translator: i used to lead a normal life, go to my work and private business. i'm a government employee and used to own a pharmaceutical company with my partner but with turmoil and war raging in the country most companies suffered great losses and my business went bankrupt and i'm not alone and this is the situation of most yemen and even the wealthy started to suffer and people wonder how we survive. my wife and i are lucky. we are government employees and have some income. others have nothing. our people have become victims and suffer from the humanitarian crisis and now we are trying to help our currenty because most people are not equipped to face this war. this lady for example has become like a dear mother to me. she and her family were forced to flee from thai as a result of the fierce fighting and heavy shelling adjust face hardship and have no money and have not been able to pay the rent for the last three months but we and the generou

both are on the eastern border of sanaa. if recaptured, loyalists are expected to try and seize the capital next. >> he lives in sanaa and works as a freelance journalist and human rights campaigner. she says the situation on the ground is unsettling and unpredictable. >> generally speaking the situation in sanaa has deteriorated. air strikes have increased significantly just within the past few weeks. there have been bombings durings the day and night. we were walking in a very busy street, considered one of the busies and an air strike hit. people are very apprehensive and anxious and scared because they're not sure what or where something is going to hit. it's definitely gotten worse, and the death toll is rising by the day. >> with go to washington, d.c. with a yemen analyst. there seems tbe an escalation at the moment. what are the chances of any kind of peace settlement? >> it seems very unlikely. just recently the president called for negotiations, and then a few days later he called them off with the escalation of ai

the government vowed to recapture sanaa. people here pray for the fighting to be over. >> pope francis brought in radical reforms to the way members of the african church can annul marriages. catholics have to obtain an annulment if they want to re marry. the system was criticized as too complicated and costly. >> still to come on al jazeera. the greek pensioners trying to stay happy, despite the odds. >> and how the pre digital era is making a come back of sorts in hong kong. more on that. stay with us. >>> welcome back, a recap of the top stories on al jazeera. the e.u. commissioner president is preparing to unveil a plan for resettling 120,000 refugees. it's expected to be placed on quotases, an idea protected by several -- rejected by several member states >>> tu >>> turkey headquarters attack the ppk base. >>> president obama appears to have got the support he needs to stop an attempt to block the nuclear deal. the republicans were roping to redial the agreement in congress. they have enough support of the democratic se

the exiled government has vowed to recapture sanaa. many just pray for the fighting to be over. >> iraq's deputy justice prime minister has been kidnapped in baghdad. he was captured when the car he was traveling in was ambushed. a minister's conference in paris has been held around 60 countries and other organizations to discuss ways of protecting religious minorities in the middle east and north africa. al jazeera's e eniran enran khan. >> they need mosul when the islamic state in iraq and the levant captured the city. isil offered them three choices: convert to islam, pay a tax, or die. in fear they fled. this is ramÓn, he lives here with his wife and four-year-old daughter matilda. he recalls what happened to him in august of 2014. >> it was a horrific experience when isil came in. they swept through 15 villages. we fled with just the clothes on our back. since then we have nothing. this government won't protect us. we want to leave iraq. >> this is one of the best equipped and well run displacement camps in baghdad. thinthey say t

the houthi say they're planning a mass rally in sanaa to celebrate the anniversary of their capture. >> caught in the cross fire. civilians seek safe shelters in taiz where fighting has taken over in the last few days. progress is slow. >> the terrain is not healthful at all. the houthis have mined most of the fields in this area, and so we're cautious. yemen has not deployed most of its unities yet. >> their leader remains defiant. >> we are confident we will ultimately prevail. our people have defeated invaders in the past, and we will do the same thing again. we will continue the fight until we liberate each and every inch of our country. >> the houthi leader seems to be willing to compromise. his group has freed three saudi hostages as well as two americans and britains. with the help of oman. oman is trying to mediate a political settlement between yemen's warring factions. but these deals may be a long way. the saudi-led co-alatio coalition continues its hold. 1924 say they will only join talks if the houthies hand over weapons and withdraw from the cities it has taken over. >>

. >>> still to come - two explosions in a mosque in sanaa kill 25 people. angela merkel calls the e.u. plan to deal with the e.u. crisis a first step. and columbia announces a break through of the talks with f.a.r.c. rebels after five decades of conflicts >>> well we begin with breaking news from saudi arabia. it's been reported 310 people have been killed following a crush whilst observing hajj. hundreds of others have been injured. let's cross straight to omar salah joining us from mecca. what is the latest? >> saudi authorities, and the civil self-defence authorities are sending more ambulances. i saw about five ambulances arriving to the area behind me, and i heard two helicopters, and i saw two helicopters hovering, i don't know if you see the building behind me. it's the devil complix. it's a 4 story building. there's a statement from the civil defense saying that the incident around 9am. an unexpected rise of a number of pilgrims heading towards the complex a started and a crush happened. people fell, everyone jumped and fell on everyone else. and th

talks are being held to try to end the conflict and houthis say they are planning a mass rally in sanaalebrate the first capture in the capitol and we report. >> reporter: caught in the cross fire, civilians seek safe shelters in the central city of thai where fighting has been over the last few days and groups backed by coalition forces on the offensive but the progress is slow. >> translator: the terrain is not helpful at all, the houthis have minded most of the fields in this area so we are cautious and yemen's new army has not deployed all its units yet. >> reporter: a year after houthi rebels took over the capitol sanaa their leader remains defiant. >> translator: we are confident we will ultimately prevail, our people have defeated invaders in the past and we will do the same thing again, we will continue the fight until we liberate each and every inch of our country. >> reporter: houthi leaders seem to be willing to compromise. his group has freed saudi hose hostages and an american and a britain and a senior houthi official and a close aid to former president saleh and he is try

. >> on the road to sanaa. >> exactly.ident saleh and the houthis are still entrenched they have deployed many fighters there, with advanced weapons and they would like to continue the fight because for them, maintaining a presence is taiz is a signal that they are still capable of putting up fierce resistence to the coalition forces and to the government. >> it this a bake are make or break ba battle for the huge and pro saleh forces. >> basically they will be we sieging the capital sanaa and the push for sanaa will be an easy task for them. >> while the battlefield situation is fluid and changing, doesn't sound lying the two sides are any closer to peace talks, though, does it? >> the problem we have so far is that both parties don't seem to be really willing to negotiate a political settlement. the houthis say we are a legitimate authority, we still control a huge area from saada in the north to taiz in the south. government on the other hand says that we would like to have a settlement, but before we get to that partic

. ♪ ♪ >>> first we begin in yemen a blast at a mosque in the capital sanaa has killed 25 people.the attack happened during prayers marking the muslim holiday eid. the mask is ran by yemen's shia houthi group. at least 30 people injured. muslims all around the world have been gathering to celebrate the start of eid. these are the latest pictures from al side the al-aqsa mosque compound in occupied east in cruz legal. israeli police say there won't be any age restrictions applied on thursday for muslims want to go enter the holy site. scott heidler joins us from occupied east jerusalem. what's it like there at the moment, scott? >> reporter: yeah, there is really not a security presence that we can see right now here

. ♪ now, it is one year since houthi rebels captured the capitol sanaa, 4 1/2 thousand people have beensince the saudi-led coalition began the military campaign just the rebels in march and there is no sign of a let up in the viole e violence. >> reporter: caught in the cross fire, civilians seek safe shelters in the central city of thai where fighting has flared over the last few days. government troops backed by coalition forces are on the offensive in the province but progress is slow. >> translator: the terrain is not helpful at all. the houthis have mined most of the fields in the area and are cautious and have not deployed all its units yet. >> reporter: a year after houthi rebels took over yemen's capitol sanaa their leader remains defiant. >> translator: we are confident we will prevail, our people have got the invaders in the past and we will continue the fight until we liberate each and every inch of our country. >> reporter: the houthi leader seems willing to compromise and his group has freed three saudi hostages and an american and a britain with the help of oman a senior h

three cities and if we are taking by forces loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi then he set his eyes on sanaah a major offensive. if he manages to defeat the houthis, then he might go to the international community and the united nations and say now i defeated my rivals i'm ready for a political settlement however it has to be taken into account it remains the ultimate legitimacy in yemen and delicate situation and talking about the houthis and forces loyal to saleh are entrenched in central part of yemen and the capitol sanaa. >> in doha, thank you. now satellite pictures taken over syria suggests new sites are being established there to house russian military forces and images show new buildings being built, surface clearing and construction of tents used by russian military forces. the activity is taking place near latakia at the airport near assad's home land. a volkswagen board meeting will decide the future of chief executive tuesday evening after the refusal to stand down and the car maker admitted cheating in emissions tests. the scandal has seen billions of dollars wiped off volkswag

and many predict the next target for this new firing force could be the sanaa or saada. despite significant losses the houthis continue to put up a tough fight. the battle for yemen is far from over. omar al saleh, al jazeera. >> juan cole says it's unusual to be involved in ground combat. >> the uae is part of a coalition of gulf cooperation council nations and also including morocco and jordan. much of the fighting has been from the air on their part, fighter jets have flown and indeed in response to this attack sanaa is under very heavy bombardment tonight. but beginning really just at the beginning of august last month, it is alleged that fair numbers of uae troops were landed at the gulf -- the port of aden, and helped libert liberate that citm the houthis. there is a ground force from the uae fighting in yemen which is unprecedented in modern history. >> saudi arabia seems satisfied with the iran nuclear deal. king salman met with president barack obama on friday. patty culhane reports. >> this is highly unusual, president obama actually met president salman at the

. >> a year after howgh after hous took over sanaa, their leader remains quft.our miex e-people have vaided have, and until we liberty each and every inch of our country. >> the houthi leader seems to be willing to compromise. his group tha has freed three si hostages, with the help of mono, a surs city foirnlt, fors our onman is trying oso reat that time imrail. the saudi led coalition is pounding areas in al baida, another houthi stronghold. yemen's soanl recognized governments she is they, hashem ahelbarra hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >> now from the u.n. he says diplomatic way deny out is still possible. >> our are belief is this conflict cannot be sofd. as we talk we are going to gif it another try in m urchghtscw a divestment as you just said, are it arrived yet once in muscat, that is the time too are be exefer owners is more are. >> do stay with us here, the greek prime minister alexis tsipras claimed a new mandate afer he has joants ire or our throig bac.a new cyberattack on. blps >> good to have you with us, you're watching al jazeera, these are the h

an area about 170 kilometers east of sanaa.ops are trying to drive out houthi fighters who control the areas along that road to sanaa. at the aim of the mission is to ultimately retake the capitol so the country's exiled president and his cabinet are able to return we will look at the steel industry struggle to go stay in business. many saying china is the reason why. plus in haiti where the american red cross has been accused of mismanaging almost half a billion dollars raised after the earthquake. we will meet with the organization's leaders and fi finding out what really happened >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et . >>> he walked 13 hours from his village to get here. >> i have family of nine. my family is back in the village living under a tarp along with my livestock. we don't have food or mattress or blanke

channel in the capitol sanaa and the building was reportedly used as a weapons store by houthi rebelsaleh and peace talks will go ahead next week between all sides in the conflict and saudi-led alliance have been bombing houthi rebels since march and negotiations between them and the houthis broke down in june. and let's speak to the editor in chief of the yemen post, he joins us live from sanaa, what chance of these political talks then, these peace talks next week making any headway? >> they are the only option with the yemen crisis by war and that has improved over the last six months where no side has been affected by this and the only side that has lost over the last six months have been the people, the 25 million people who are now suffering and ongoing and very fierce with the war and why both sides are finally understanding that but after thousands of lives have been lost and we do see that these talks say there is no other option and saudi arabia for sure does not want to enter the season next week with war in yemen ongoing. so these talks do have a bright future. the u.n. ri

and many predict the next target for this new fighting force could be the capital sanaa and the houthitron hold ostronghold. >>> omar ah la saleh, al jazeera. >>> defiance also appears to be forcing hungary to act. the hundred gair hungarian authy they will force them owalk. the three-year-old boy who came to represent the tragedy of the refugee crisis was laid to rest. the picture of his body on a turkish beach has a powerful reaction around the world. >>> 20 miles outside budapest police faced a standoff with police, mohammed jamjoom is in bicske. >> reporter: the dread and despair only continued throughout the day. please let us leave, her and her daughter, two of the many many who escaped deft and destructiod destruction at home. i have a two-year-old baby at home. >> stopped in bicske hungary. when i asked them what they wanted to go the answer was clear. germany, germany, germany. >> some waved their travel documents. others held up signs. where is humanity, read one. they begged authorities to let them continue their journey. and implored the media to shine a light on their sufferin

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meanwhile saudi-led air strikes targeted a base in capitol sanaa and strikes supporting pro-governments trying to take this in a province and we have the latest. >> reporter: in the town forces loyal to yemen hadi say they are making gains and it's in the northern province where these forces have been building their presence and military commanders say fighters from all over yemen are converging there and journalists have been posting images on line of what they say are saudi-led reenforcements and include artillery armored vehicles and missiles. >> translator: the arrival of coalition forces was filmed by media and they are ready to engage in any fighting. >> reporter: advance to the houthi held capitol sanaa and backed by the saudi-led coalition want to retake the city. that is where coalition air strikes have once again targeted the air base. strikes like these have helped anti-houthi fighters gain ground in southern aiden and ib. >> translator: we call them coalition forces to support us and provide us with weapons and ammunition and we will win the battle against the aggressors. >

they died in maribe outside the capital sanaa. houthi rebels fired a rocket at the military base. $16 billion of aid. that is how much donor countries pledged to rebuild afghanistan but there were conditions. and donors are now meeting in kabul to decide whether they've actually been met. surprisingly afghanistan's government say they've passed like a scorecard a priority for donor countries. it gives itself a b minus. one of the biggest challenges, it's a. has it involved, it's another b plus. jennifer glasse who is in kabul, by that scorecard jennifer they've done very well. can you tell us how they came up with those grades? >> reporter: that's right, kamal. this is what they call their first mile report on the road to self reliance. what they promised at the london conference last december against what they've done. now it's almost a year old and basically the government listed its accomplishments. from the area of corruption, it has gone after the kabul bank scandal and recovered over $288 million in that area. it gave itself

al jazeera. >> so as we mark one year since the fall of sanaa. it's worth taking a look back at what led to that, and shia tribes in the north have long campaigned for greater political and religious freedom, and it was back in september of 2004 that tribesmen led by al houthi launched the rebellion, hence the houthi rebels who have been fighting ever since. this is 2011, the arab spring. houthis holding moss of protest against the government of ali abdullah saleh. and ali abdullah saleh agreed to and over power to abd rabbuh mansur hadi after 33 years in power. three months later we're looking at 2012, and abd rabbuh mansur hadi is now president. but not all was well. protests over controversial fuel price rise ran for two weeks in july reportedly led by the houthi rebels and supporters of the former president. it worked as well. huts attack yemeni forces and now in 2014 houthies have control of the capital of sanaa. that was one year ago. well, we spoke to the visiting scholar at the carnegie middle east certain center. he said that houthis wil

and saudi arabia has carried out air strikes on targets in sanaa. >>> wife of jailed leader leopoldo lopez has called for protest. leading to violence and the defendant over 40 people. live with al jazeera's virginia lopez, in caracas for us. we saw much demonstration, over the jailing of leopoldo lopez, is the anger still there? >> reporter: yes, i think the anger will be among venezuelans for a long time. there was a loit of anger when the sentence came out but people were not necessarily surprised. leopoldo lopez is one of 40 people current under bar. just to highlight how dependent the parties have become, motivated you about the judicial power had showed clear signs that it wasn't acting independently. clear reaction by the international community human rights groups and even revealing house oppressive venezuelan gft havenezuelangovernment had beco. people weren't surprised to see the government take the same attitude towards him as it had towards others who have voiced dissent. >> lopez was sentenced to trean years? 14 years. is that realistic? >> it's still probably too early

sanaa lathan, michael ealy and norris chestnut star in "the perfect guy." >> this is morris chestnut are watching a scene from my new movie "the perfect guy." >> i want a husband and children. >> i am just not red. >> i i can't wait for you anymore. >> i don't want to lose. >> you i don't either. >> what we have learned about "the perfect guy," is that he's not too -- >> too perfect. >> yes. definitely. especially when watching this, because you do get trapped. you really feel as i am like the sucker, i was watching it, i want that. >> yeah. i know. don't we all. i think, you know, women will be able to relate. everybody has had that experience, where they immediate somebody and they are just smitten and they just -- they just think that person is it. and then sooner, or sometimes later, you find out if that person is not who you thought they were. >> sorry, i am late. you look beautiful. why are you still standing here. walk away. >> you have to get the audience investigated in the breakdown of a relationship between morse's character and sanaa's character to set up the open, you kn

also ahead on the programme - an attack on a mosque in the yemeni capital sanaa kills at least 25, including children. columbia's president and the leader of the f.a.r.c. rebel group agreed on a deal after more than five decades of conflict >>> littering - we meet the people that scavenge to survive in south africa. hello, breaking news coming out of saudi arabia. it's been reported that at least 220 people have been killed in a crush whilst observing hajj outside of mecca. at least 450 others have been injured. millions of pilgrims performed the rituals for this year's hajj outside the holy city. omar al saleh joins us live from in mecca. what is the latest there? >> the latest 220 pilgrims died and men injured pushing and shoving in an area leading to the complex as part of the hajj ritual. it's a fourth story. i can see it now. i can see pilgrims' heads. i can't estimate the number. i would say hundreds of thousands, and the movement is going really, really smoothly. what happens remains to be seen. i think it is because the pilgrims were trying to go into the complex, and all of a sudden

how far away is the retaking of sanaa? how difficult is that going to be? >> i think it's not far away. it's a question of how much this is going to cost in humanitarian and in lives of people. that's why the houthis and the ousted president feel that they can take the world at ransom by saying they're not going to leave. they don't mind how much casualties are going to be caused by them. eventually i think things are -- it shows on the ground they're in the forces and take it by force, by hook or crook. the question is, how much this will cost. i think eventually they've got to understand that they're trying understand to say that they're implement resolution 216. unfortunately, they're trying to make conditions on implementing that resolution. there is no other option, and we're going to implement the resolution. we'll implement a special one that closes, which does not need any sort of consultation because i said, we need consultations. how can we pull from the ground and give all this without consultation? but there are like the eventual release of the

the government attacked the car in the western province, while they were travelling from sadr to sanaa, both houthi controlled areas. the red cross says the vehicle cas clearly marked. last week the agency stopped operating in aden, after an attack on its office. >> mexico's president acknowledged his country's anger over crime, corruption and a pore economy. and in his annual state of union address, peno nieto planned to use the last half of his 6-year term to tackle crime and corruption. the approval rating is at a low. mexicans are angry at a series of unsolved cases, including the disappearance of 43 students and the prison escape of drug lord gossman. >> the situations are different from each other. they hurt the spirit of the mexican people and trust in institutions, to this environmental we have to add concerned about the future of the economies. >> in ghana, women accused of witchcraft face abuse and threats to their lives. hundreds have been forced out of their communities, and are living in camps. now they are teaming up with n.g.o.s and leaders to stop the women being ostrac

saudi-led coalition forces have carried out more airstrikes on sanaa. fic forces headquarters were among the targets crowleyed by h out. thi forces. fem living in hadifa have been left with no where to go because of the continued fighting in their region now surviving on food supplies. more now on how conditions are getting worse this is the only way to reach hadifa. the roads are too dangerous for the military and civilians to use. >> that's why the government needs to air lift supplies into this town. this will air base in nearby al bad daddy is the only lifeline. it is surrounded by isil fighters. many have left because of the armed group has repeatedly launched offensive to capture that hasn't fallen foforces. those in the town are largely cut off from the rest of the country. weekly deliveries of humanitarian aid helps them survive. >> one sack of flour costs around $900. most of the time we sleep without eating because we can't afford to buy food. >> these people are poor. they prefer to stay in their homes than to enjoy the millions of iraqis who

it's an oil-rich area about 170 kilometers east of the capital sanaa. the troops are trying to drive out houthi rebels that control the areas along the road that lead to sanaa. the aim of the mission is to ultimately reatake the capital so the exiled president and his cabinet can return. over 4,000 people have died in the war, and as al jazeera reports, the country is in the grip of a deepening humanitarian crisis. >> reporter: survival is using any means possible. in yemen this includes the old way of doing things. for five months supplies of water and electricity have been scare. where once there was plenty, these are difficult times. >> translator: people are having a hard time finding water. we walk for 50 kilometers a day to get supplies to villages and rural areas. >> reporter: the tough conditions vane stopped people from flocking to military camps. hundreds of people have come it to this training ground hoping to join the military. itself suffering from limited resources. >> translator: we are training people in a way that makes them able to sec

troops are trying to drive out houthi rebels who control the areas around the road that lead to sanaathe aim of the mission is to retake the capitol so the exiles president can return. over 4,000 people have died in the war. nepal's earthquake in april displaced hundreds of thousands of people. bill mil /* millions have been pledged to help vict ims. people have received very little aid and are voerd about how they will make it through the coming winter. blue tents and branches, this is community forest has been transformed into a temporary shelter people walked for days to come here. people sgraitsz by the earthquake are living here. this one walked 13 hours to get here. >> i have a family of 9. my family is back in the village living under a tar po tarp. we don't have food. landslides blocked all roads to my village. >> 19 people died from this village and not one house was left standing temporary shelters. there are no shots. instead, he has brought wood from the forest. the money has long since run out. now, he has to go back and pick up his family? july, nepal raised about $4,000

still to come on al jazeera, sanaa under attack, the yemen capitol hit by what is described a seriesf air attacks in the conflict. and trouble up stream, this hydropower producing in zambia is running low causing big problems for the local community. ♪ ♪ top stories on al jazeera, russia confirms the flown equipment to humanitarian aid in syria and after days of speculation there is a build up of russia presence in the country. macedonia police have been filmed using batons against refugees who gathered on the border with greece. president obama said the u.s. will make preparation for taking on 10,000 syrian refugees last year and sanaa has been hit by what witnesses describe as the fearest series of air attacks in the five-month conflict and jets hit the houses of houthi leaders and military bases in and around the city and no immediate reports of casualties. severity of the situation in yemen prompted the u.n. to discuss if a round of peace talks are in the cards and this is in a closed session at u.n. and kristen is there for us and what more do we know about this session? >> well

the capitol sanaa.re is also fighting in thai and the houthi fighters have sustained a high number of casualties including forces who are fighting with them and those forces are loyal to the former president saleh. >> iran's president is accusing saudi arabia of incompetence of the hajj stampede disaster and the slow saudi response as various countries struggle to identify their dead and foreign diplomates given 1100 photos of the dead and officials say 769 pilgrims died and have not explained the discrepancy in the casualty totals. >> translator: i'm speaking on behalf of a great nation who is mourning the loss of thousands of muslim pilgrims and hundreds of its own citizens who had come together in the grand and global spiritual gathering of the hajj but unfortunately fell victims to the incompetence and miss management of those in charge, due to their unaccountability even the missing cannot be identified and the expeditious return of the bodies of the deceased to their mourning families has been pre

but we and the generous people in sanaa are trying to give this dear mother a helping hand with her rentally feel for my people and my family who once had flourishing business, enough money and enough friends and overnight everything started fading away. >>> eastern european ministers set to meet later on monday to try to overcome the differences over the growing refugee crisis, united states states it will do more to help and secretary of state john kerry promised to take in thousands more refugees after the two years and announced it after the meeting with the general foreign minister in berlin and u.s. will accept 85,000 people next year and 100,000 in 2017. nearly 11,000 refugees have arrived in australia after walking from hungary and almost all in the town of nickeldorf and thousands waiting for buzzes and trains to take them on to sienna. 80% are no, ma'am, they are from syria, afghanistan and iraq and talking to bogus travel agents charging large money for fake visa and this is from baghdad. >> reporter: you see signs like these, they offer business services but more than that th

no words on their names but they are reportedly being flown from the capital of sanaa to neighboringhe country that reportedly helped já)r rebels have ca large chunks of yemen including sanaa since last year. the rebels are fighting government troops aided by the saudi-led coalition. >>> european leaders todayb4ml calling for an emergency summit to try to taeblg the growing refugee crisis that is only getting bigger by the day. this as tens of thousands of more refugees converge on borders across europe try to5÷ escape the escalatingsÑ) war an terrorism. countries ofúi($4?Ñ and iraq. >> we are joined from the middle east with the very latest. hi, connor. >> reporter: hi, eric. thousands of refugeesçc)ñ conti to pour into europe by train, by bus, some crossing illegally, some doing it through an organized fashion. croatia saying this weekend alone 21,000 refugees entered their territory and this crisis is really causing a major rift)% through eastern and western european union member states on how to deal with this sort of growing flood of asylum seekers. several leaders calling for a

people living in just north of the capital sanaa, said war planes attacked and hit a wake which was beinglocal man who had been killed by houthi gunfire. well that, comes as the saudi-led coalition forces have carried out other airstrikes on the yemeni capital sanaa. the republican guard and special forces headquarters were amongst those targets. they are controlled by houthi rebels said forces loyal to former president saleh. >>> now, people living in the iraqi city of huh keit huh keitn left trapped. they are now surviving on food surprise being especially flown n al jazeera's zeina khord has more now on how conditions are getting worse. >> reporter: this is the only way to reach haditha account the roads around this town are too dangerous for both the iraq military and civilians to use. that is why the government needs to airlift surprise in to this town. this air base in nearby is the only lifeline. haditha is suhr rounded by isil fighters, many people have left because the armed group has repeatedly launched offensive to capture one of the last remaining center in anbar province that

now heavily bombarded in the capital sanaa and the u.n. tried to broke err peace process.iplomat i spoke to said that this hostage release, captive release, call it what you will, perhaps a goodwill gesture to get the peace talks started again. that may happen in oman in the days ahead or it may not. the diplomat i spoke to very pessimistic, frankly, feeling that a saudi coalition believes it has the military upper hand and may pursue a more military option rather than letting peace talks go through. civilians losing their lives frequently in yemen, 2,000 so far, a total of 5,000 having died in the this conflict. but today for two american families at least some good news, their loved ones to safety. jim? >> nick paton walsh from beirut, thank you. with bernie sapders' poll numbers climbing and vice president biden considering entering the race, is hillary clinton's campaign in trouble? we'll talk to a veteran journalist who knows the former secretary of state well. carl bernstein joining us next. and now i take a long-acting insulin at night. i take mine in the morning. i

. >> reporter: a father places his babe on scales at this medical center in yemen's capital sanaa.ning a screening program to monitor malnourished children. before the war, yemen had one of the highest child malnutrition rates in the world. now more chirp are in poor health because they can't get enough nutritious food to eat. >> translator: malnutrition was widespread in generally. because of the seem and the airstrikes there has been a big increase, around 30% of the children new used to be malnourd you no it's more than 50 or 6%. >> reporter: the children are prescribed vitamin supplement but the doctors say the supply is low. they need more to meet patient demand. >> our children are facing famine, we can't sit back and do nothing, we call on the united nation to his look at the children who are innocent and shouldn't be experiencing malnutrition like this. look at the children's fear. and little anxiety. we are all facing. >> reporter: people are sirring from food and water shore i believes, role tiff calm has returned to place liza den where the houthi rebels were push out la

yemen the saudi coalition has carried out a series of airstrikes i in the capital of sanaa. strikes damaged homes nearby. the tv channel controlled by houthi rebels said that a dozen people have been killed by airstrikes in yemen's central province. res dental building was hit on the military base and weapons store. the u.n. children's agency said that it is alarmed by the level of child hunger in yemen. it was already one of the poorest countries in the world when the war broke out in march. now months of heavy fight something taking its toll. 9 thousand children are starving and close to death in the port city. >> 2 million children across the country don't have enough food or water. we have more details. >> trips from the saudi-led coalition roll in ad-lib. inned a they're getting ready for what yemeni officials say will be a decisive civil. it is said to be targeting houthi rebel positions and those of their allies. once again, though, there are civilian casualties. this market has been hit. people hurt or worse. livelihoods destroyed. homes and communities reduced to re

it's been a year since houthi rebels captured yemen's capital sanaa. air strikes killed at middle east another 30 people. alexis tsipras has been sworn into office once more after winning sunday's elections the second this year. now hungary has had a very hard line with refugees, passed into law the rules which allow army to enter with police and use their weapons. >>> hundreds of refugees try to get on to trains to take them to croatia. the hungarian prime minister victor orban, called for europe to work together. >> translator: until there is a united european stance, member states of the european union will be forced to protect themselves from this brutal threat at grave cost presidents. >> authorities are managing to move them up north through border continents bussed towards slovenia and austria, for example. >> let's hear from lawrence lee in the slovenian town. >> as ka chaotic, little quickea little less painful. but they he it is quicker because these countries are a accused. >> when will you go to austria? >> maybe today after lunch. >> on th

is claiming responsibility for a bombing at a mosque in yemen outside sanaa.wo explosions killed 25 people in the mosque as worshippers observed the eid holiday. the bomber was dressed in women's clothing and left the first explosive in a show. after that blew up worshippers scrambled to get out. and they then detonated the bomb he was carrying. there were bodies everywhere. >> translation: i saw nine dead people. they are the ones i saw with my own eyes and hands. i'm shocked by this. i have never seen anything like it. >> more than 35 people were injured during the attack. the second in sanaa this month. >>> pope francis held a prayer service at st. patrick's cathedral in new york. and addressed child abuse scandal in the church and sent prayers to those affected by the stampede in saudi arabia. earlier in the day the pope focused on several issues when he addressed lawmakers on capitol hill. libby casey joins us from washington. he had powerful messages, and a lot of different topics to congress. he did. the pope talked about controversial its on his u.s. v

taken and held in the capital sanaa. the white house has confirmed the release of the two americans was arranged with the help of aman's long time ruler, he set out to turn his tiny country into a useful middle east player for sorting out tricky disputes years ago. >> given the size of oman but also its geographical location, it allows oman to be somewhat of a regional mediator, that has really elevated oman above its actual size. >> he has always maintained a cordial neighbor. in 2011 when american liker shane bower it was kabos that he thanked first. >> we will's be grateful to his majestyity for our release. majesty are for our release. >> oman allowed a safe haven and safe place away from the hustle and bustle of the diplomatic world. in a place both sides felt comfortable, confident and safe. especially in terms of leaks. >> and just last month france's president francois hollande thanked for the release of isabel pre rvetionn. preen. >> a persian golf that is calm that is pro-business that is quiet and also safe an