simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera, london. >> china has reacted angrily to u.s. criticism of reclaims land in the south china sea. the ongoing diplomatic row has dominated a meeting on regional security in singapore. jerald tan explains in more detail. >> the south china sea rich in marine resource he and minerals. a third of the world's shipping passes through he here. the shore line is shared by eight countries each with claims to the sea many of which overlap. china's claims are by far the most extensive around include the vast majority of the sea but these two sets of islands are the main focus of territorial spats and china's ambitious land reclaimation program. be surveillance shows construction, to the south in the are splealts, spratleys. >> they are justified letting and reasonable. they do not aim to appear as a threat to another country or affect navigation. >> chinese aircraft recently challenged a u.s. surveillance plane, over the spratleys. that was addis this would mean all aircraft military or sifn wouldcivilian would have to ask permission to ent

simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> well, al jazeera's mohammed vall joins us from the saudi capital of riyadh. we've seen 100 airstrikes or so in the last 4 hours alone. does this suggest that the saudi operation is in some sort of new phase? >> it isn't a new phase that has been clearly announced yesterday by the spokesman of the coalition when he said that this phase will be even stronger than any previous phase that the houthis have in yemen. he promised that between now and the time of the truce on wednesday afternoon there would be an intensification of airstrikes and we've seen that happening more than 130 in the last 24 hours concentration of those airstrikes on houthi commanders and this is a new or so--a new development in the war strategy. they're now going clearly and specifically after houthi commanders and those who are loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. urgedaccording to the words of their planning of attacks on saudi territory and their continuation of attacks on yemeni civilians for the saudis this war has become a war of wills. they want to show the houth

simon mcgregor wood reports. >> president poroshenko called his new governor of odessa a great friend of ukraine. the former president of georgia has been advising the president in kiev for several months already, and has long been a vocal supporter of the country's move to the west. he's also a foe of vladimir putin. his appointment is a clear sign of defiance to moscow and may also be part of president poroshenko's continuing drive to root out local corruption. we must all work together under this new ukrainian president to build a new ukraine without a new ukraine there will be no future either for the region or for our town. everything is being decide now. a lot in odessa itself. >> as president of georgia until until 2013, he steered his country away from moscow's sphere of influence towards closer ties with europe. in 2008 they fought a war over control of a breakaway region. saturday's surprise appointment assume his ukrainian citizenship as he faces criminal charge in his native georgia. the russians are also stirring up tensions. these are military exercises taking place on u

simon mcgregor-wood live from london.hank you >>> thousands of police officers in new york city paid final respects for a colleague who was shot and killed. the funeral for bryan moore was a reminder of dangers over protests elsewhere in the united states. >> reporter: a final salute to officer bryan moore, the 25-year-old killed in the line of duty the only son of a retired n.y.p.d. officer. >> out like that. for what? for nothing. you know, people don't realise what we do for them. >> reporter: prosecutors say this man, dmitri us blackwell shot him in the facear the officers approached him for questioning. last year has been tough for the n.y.p.d. >> we have not had a death, then we had two assassinated and then officer moore, doing what we ask cops to do. >> reporter: the deaths at a time when police and their behaviour is analysed closely. >> go back to 9/11 especially in new york. every cop is a hero. this has changed. new york ferguson chicago, baltimore. everywhere cross the country. it's apparent to the country th

simon mcgregor wood has more. >> reporter: the eu is calling it arbitrary and unjustified. the 89 are from over a dozen eu countries. some high profile others are less so. a big name in brussels cps soon to be policy minister to angela merkel. >> at a time when we're trying to defuse a persistent and dangerous conflict in the middle of europe this does not contribute towards that. >> reporter: nine brit brittans featured, now part of a liberal block from parliament, and from sweden head of its national tax authority. >> translator: away we understand is it's some kind of response to the eu's own list but that one is transparent and above all it gives reason why some are on the list. >> reporter: russia's response a cold war styled retaliation and stems from travel bans on russians it holds responsible for destabilizing eastern ukraine. some notice the list concentrate on eu states, critical of the russian state. >> to put it in a nutshell by looking at this list and drawing a map you'll see the man of russia's friends and -- the map of russia's friend and opponents inside t

simon mcgregor wood.ge. >> farmers in southern peru are refusing to give up their fight against a proposed copper mine. four people have been killed cross the country. the farmers say that the mine will destroy their crops. we have reports from the town. and they're convinced that the new mine will not bring promised jobs. >> 78-year-old has been farming in the valley for more than 50 years. in the time he said he has seen a decline in the quality of the land and the local water supply. >> the dust comes from the smelting facilities. it travels with the wind. >> the olive tree is covered with dust from the mine. he said its dying. farmers have abandoned their crops. they've been protesting for more than seven weeks against the projection which calls for the construction of a no copper mine farmers say it's too close to the valley. they fear they'll lose their livelihoods because of contamination. >> we want to live healthy. with the mine close by they will disappear. >> they say the mine will not bring ne

simon mcgregor wood joins me now from london. >> do we know more about what he was doing and how he is? >> he was conducts his morning routine, which very often on the road for the secretary of state includes a daily bicycle ride. we saw him doing it in lausanne in march and he was doing the same thing in the french alps this morning when he took a tumble and landed heavily on a curb cracking his femur the upper bone in his leg. he's 71. 71-year-old's tend to land heavily and take a little extra time to recover. sings the injury is quite close to the site close to a previous hip surgery conducted in a hospital in boston, his advisors decided he should go there for follow up treatment and as you said, that will have a serious impact on his schedule, which included a trip later today to madrid and then on tuesday, he was due to take part in this coalition of foreign ministers the u.s. is collating his trip. we understand he's in good condition. he never lost consciousness and he will participate in that meeting via a video conference link. >> thank you for that, simon mcgregor wood. >> r

simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> the cost of elderly care in europe is rising and at the same time young people are finding it difficult to find somewhere to live. that's prompting some places to pull challenges together. in a four-part series there is an unique solution. >> home isn't an apartment. dorm room. he lives in an old people's home. one of six students living rent free at the center. in turn the students spend time with the elderly. >> sometimes before all this, when i move here, i get a little bit of annoying by people. but when i'm here i think about the time differently. so 15 minutes for me is not so many but for some people in the house here, some elderly retirement people, it's 15 minutes of their lives and you can see the smile on their faces. >> the old people and the students have an easy relationship. they tease each other the warmth is evident. >> we get along very well. they're just like our sons. it's like a part of the group. >> the center has won prizes for the students-resident concept. it's the brainchild who came up with the idea when faced with a chall

simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> farmers in southern peru refusing to give up their fight to the copper mind. four people have been killed in two months in protests across the country. the farmers say that the mine will destroy their crops. they are convinced that the new mine will not bring new jobs. >> they have been farming in the valley for more than 50 years. in that time he has seen a decline in the quality of the land and the local water supply. >> the dust comes from the smelting facilities kilometers away. it travels with the wind. >> this olive tree is covered with dust from the mines. he said its dying. >> another rice field ready for harvest may be lost. farmers have abandoned their crops to confront and protesting against the mining project which calls for the construction of a new copper mine. farmers say it is too close to the valley, they fear they'll lose their livelihoods because of contamination. >> we want our land healthy. they give us life. and with the mine close by they will disappear. >> farmer leader said the mine will not bring them new jobs. >> the company co

simon mcgregor wood. >> british police on a riding looing for illegal immigrants in london p it was a good photo opportunity, for a prime minister, trying again to get tough on immigration. the latest numbers are an embarrassment to david cameron who keeps prompting targets he can't keep. >> immigration was an issue in the recent election, and he now claim as mandate for toughish action. >> so while a strong country isn't one that pulled up the drawbridge, it is one that properly controlled immigration. >> next week he is new majority government will introduce a new law promising to make the u.k. less attractive to migrants. >> one dealing with those who shouldn't be here. by righting out legal migrants two retomorrowing our immigration and labor market rules so we reduce the demand for skilled migrant labor and crack down on the exploitation of low skilled workers. and three addressing the speak in e.u. migration, by renegotiations in europe. david cameron paid homage to the long traditions and positive benefits but his argument, and it is one he thinks will connect with many british

cy simon mcgregor-wood reports from london. >> reporter: david cameron is still prime minister.friday he went to tell the queen he can now form a government. >> as i said in the small hours of this morning, we will govern as a party of one nation, one united kingdom. that means ensuring this recovery reaches all parts of our country from north to south from east to west. >> reporter: it was a disaster for this man. failure to gain english seats and a near wipeout in scotland means it needs a new leader. >> britain needs a strong labor party, a party that can rebuild after this defeat so we can have a government that stands up for working people again. and now it's time for someone else to take forward the leadership of this party. >> reporter: this leader kept his seat but he too resigned as leader. [ applause ] >> reporter: scotland delivered perhaps the biggest shock. the scottish nationalists won all but three seats. ripping the heart out of labor's traditional strong hold. david cameron's party did far better than the polls predicted. that in turn means a continuation of the

simon mcgregor wood has more. >> on a raid looking for illegal immigrants.ty, for a prime minister trying again to get tough on immigration. the latest numbers are an embarrassment, to david cameron, who keeps promises targets he can't keep. >> is immigration was an issue in the recent election and he now claims a mandate for tougher action. >> so while a strong country isn't one that pulls up the drawbridge, it is one that properly controls immigration. >> next week, his new majority government will introduce a new immigration law. promising to make the u. k. less attractive to migrants. >> one dealing with those who shouldn't be here. by t radioing out legal migrants and boosting deportations. retomorrowing our immigration laws so we reduce the demand for skilled migrant labor and crack down on the exploitation of low skilled workers and three addressing the spike in e. u. migration by renegotiations in europe. >> david cameron and his speak paid homage to the long traditions and positive benefits of immigration, but his argument, and it's one he thinks wi

simon mcgregor-wood reports. >> reporter: this cockpit video released by the saudi military shows air strikes launched in the northern province of saada and elsewhere in yemen, including the airport in sanaa. sadr is now considered a legitimate target, and urged civilians to leave the area. >> translation: yesterday the coalition forces and saudi forces conducted more than 130 air strikes targetting 100 areas inland and near the border and the leadership centers and the offices of the houthis, targetting more than 17 leaders >>> the saudis offered a 5-day humanitarian truce starting tuesday, but only if houthis stop shelling villages across the border. the latest fighting made delivering humanitarian aid harder. >> sanaa airport is the main life line in yemen to have aid and humanitarian workers coming in. it was targeted a week ago. it was targeted again today, and we need, at some point, to leave an opening in the country. we cannot suffocate a country. something needs to come in. it needs to be humanitarian workers, aid and fuel. >>> fighting escalated across yemen. tribesman loyal

simon mcgregor wood reports. >> british police on a raid looking for illegal immigrants it was a good photo opportunity, for a prime minister trying again to get tough on immigration. the latest numbers are an embarrassment to david cameron who keeps promising targets he can't keep. >> immigration was an issue in the recent election, and he now claims a mandate for tougher action. >> so while a strong country isn't one that pulls up the drawbridge, it is one that properlile cos immigration. >> next week his new majority government introduce a new law, promising to make the u.k. less attract i tomia grans. one, dealing with those that shouldn't be here by boosting deportation, retomorrowing our labor market rules so we reduce the demand for skilled migrant labor and crack down on the exploitation of low skill workers. and three, addressing the spike in e.u. migration by negotiating in europe. >> they paid homage, but his argument, and it is one he thinks will connect with many, is that now the numbers are simply too high, and they are putting pressure on public services and forcing dow

let's go live to simon mcgregor-wood, in london >>> a lot for britains to take in but i imagine today they'll look closely at what has been promised by david cameron, particularly on a referendum, whether to stay in europe or withdraw. >> that's right. this is something that david cameron was in a sense forced to concede to his own party. he is the leader of the conservative party, after all, a party with a notoriously vociferous euro skeptical element to it. one that has caused previous conservative prime ministers, leaders of the party all sorts of trouble. he was backed into a province of granting the british public a referendum of whether or not this country should stay in the u.k. what he has to do now, and most say he should do it quickly, and see what kind of renegotiations he can get, so that he can come back and tell members of his own party and the british public look what a great deal i have netted let's vote to stay in the e.u., most think he personally wants to stay in the e.u. the challenge is whether he'll get enough concessions on the hot topics like immigration, welfa

simon mcgregor-wood reports. >> reporter: the ukranian authorities wasted no time in showing the men off. both were wounded in fighting. both give their names and admit they are members of russian special forces. the ukranian say both were wearing uniforms and carrying weapons, proving their point that russia is supporting the separatists with equipment and soldiers on the ground. on tuesday, the russian ministry demanded a right to see the men, but denied they were from the russian army. >> translation: on may 16th, around 1500 local time two russian army officers were captured. they are from the third unit of a special mission of general intelligence. russian-backed separatists have been fighting ukranian troops in eastern ukraine for over a year of 6 100 have been killed. ukranian and western officials claimed regular troops have been fighting in ukraine. moscow says any russians that may be there are vol deers. the two sides signed a peace deal in minsk, meant to see a separation of forces but neither side fulfilled obligations and the frontline is volatile. >> in the european ca

simon mcgregor-wood reports. >> reporter: president petro porashenko called his governor of odessa a friend of ukraine. the former president of georgia has been advising the government in kiev for several months and been a supporter of the country's move to the west and a foe of vladimir putin. his appointment is a sign of defines to moscow and may be part of president petro porashenko's drive to root out local corruption. >> translation: we must all work together under the new ukranian president to build a new ukraine. without a new ukraine, there'll be no future for the region or our town. everything is being decided now, a lot in odessa itself. >> as president of georgia, he steered his country away from moscow's sphere of influence towards closer ties with europe. in swathe they fought a war over the region of ossetia. >> the appointment sees him assume citizenship while facing charges in gormia. >> the rush -- georgia. >> the russians are also stirring up tensions. these an exercises on the west. having many fearing that russia will initiate another round of fighting. this hospi

to simon mcgregor-wood, joining me from london. this is a scenario no one predicted. what is the reaction today. >> reporter: a day of political hangovers, an extraordinary result an increased amount of seats, that has never happened. extraordinary including the polling. the "the daily telegraph" here, headline banner for the conservative party talks of the chosen one in a reference to damn reports, "the times" not far off. the sweetest victory, and the "sun", center of the right, part making fun of david cameron's two defeated opponents, nick clegg and mr miliband - awkward - as they had to attend the victory in europe day commemoration yesterday. i imagine they would have rather have been many other places. "the guardian" is a supporter of the labor party, and there was one - the internal pages field with analysis of what went so badly wrong for the labor party, and how they can rebuild and search for a new and inspiring leader. >> awkward, i think, sums it up. in terms of david cameron and his majority a lot of sticky issues not the least of what happened in scotla

. >> simon mcgregor-wood, he'll keep his eye on developments in the u.k. forest. >> now, a military transport plane crashed in the south of plane, killing 10 crew members. it took place on the edge of seville's airport. the airbus a400 m was undergoing trials at the time of the accident. seville's airport as been temporarily closed. >> palestinian leaders ruled out a possibility of resuming peace talks with the israeli government. the coalition formed by binyamin netanyahu includes the jewish home party which has rejected is 2-state solution. it wants to expand illegal jewish settlements in the occupied west bank and east jerusalem. mike hanna reports from ramallah. >> reporter: a political science class under way at this university. 61 seats out of 120 formed the israeli government, students are told. if any party left, the government would collapse. under discussion, how the palestinian authority will deal with a right-wing israeli government. >> the most likely option is we'll continue as is. >> among the students opinions are divided about whether they

simon mcgregor wood reports now from london. >> david cameron is still in downing street and still prime minister. his conservative party confounded the polls and won a small majority. friday he went to tell the queen he can now form a government. >> as i said in the small hours of this morning, we will govern as a party of one nation, one united kingdom. that means ensuring this recovery reaches all parts of our country from north to south east to west. >> it was a disaster for labour party's leader, a near wipeout in scotland saw the party come a disstand section. it faces difficult years of rebuilding rebranding and needs a new leader. >> britain needs a strong labour party. britain needs a labour party that can rebuild after this defeat so we can have a government that stands up for working people again and now it's time for someone else to take forward the leadership of this party. >> liberal democrats were decimated, wounded by their leadership in coalition government. the leader resigned. scotland delivered perhaps the biggest shock sweeping all but four winning all but three seat

simon mcgregor-wood reports. >> reporter: this cockpit video released by the saudi military on saturday shows air strikes launched against houthi positions in saada and elsewhere in yemen, including the airport in sanaa. the saudi-led coalition announced sadr is now a legitimate military target and urges civilians to leave the area. >> translation: yesterday saudi and coalition forces conducted 130 air strikes targetting 100 areas inland and targeted the leadership centers and the offices of the houthis, targetting more than 17 leaders. >> reporter: the saudis offered a truce starting truce, but only if they stop shelling across the border. international aid workers say the latest fighting made delivering vital human tare an aid harder. -- humanitarian aid harder. >> sanaa airport was the main life line for aid coming in. it was targeted a week ago. it was targeted today. and we need at some point, to leave an opening in the country. we cannot suffocate a country. something needs to come in. that is humanitarian workers, aid and fuel. >> reporter: fighting escalated across yemen. tribes

simon mcgregor-wood reports. >> reporter: this cockpit video released on saturday shows airstrikes launched against houthi positions in the northern province of sada and elsewhere in yemen including the airport in sanaa. the saudi-led coalition announces it is a military target and urged civilians to leave the area. >> yesterday, the coalition forces and saudi fors conducted more than 130 airstrikes which targeted more than 130 areas inland. it targeted the leadership centers and the offices of the houthis targeting more than 17 leaders. >> the saudis have offered a 5-day humanitarian truce starting tuesday but only if houthi fighters stop shelling across the border. international aid workers say the latest fighting has made delivering vital humanitarian aid even harder. >> the main lifeline remaining in yemen so that we can have aid but humanitarian workers coming in. it was targeted a week ago. it was targeted again today, and we need at some point to leave some opening in this country. we cannot suffocate an entire country. something needs to come in. >> needs to be humanitarian workers,