the president remains in the southern city of aden after escaping house arrest last month. the president of vanuatu is calling for international help after cyclone pam left the island nation in tatters. eight have been killed. aid workers feel the death toll is higher. a state of emergency is declared. >> the syrian crisis entered its fifth year. what started as a peaceful protest developed into a war that spread across the country. 220,000 have been killed. millions displaced. we look back at how it all began. >> reporter: these are the images that helped to spark the revolution in syria. people raising their voices against bashar al-assad four years ago. when we took to the streets, each felt a resolution simmering inside of us waiting for the right moment, and we can feel free. the fear barrier collapse the. we all are mother brother and family. we used to chants. the yelling came from the bottom of the heart. smee is an activist living in beirut. she cried looking at the videos of the earlier demonstration, it's hard to contemplate now home are starving. four years afte

they're pushing through to the southern city of aden. but i think that the plan of the saudi is to continue to hit targets and level the playing ground for all the factions in yemen. >> hashem ah, elbarra thank you. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has told al jazeera foreign ministers are working very hard to reach a deal with iran on its nuclear future. russia's foreign minister has announced he's leaving the high level meetings and will only return if there is a chance of a deal being reached. sources say iran refuses to budge over the continuation of its nuclear research. >>> well, one western diplomatic source says there are three big sticking points. they include the duration of any deal that's reached. the detail of the lifting of u.n. sanctions and how the u.s. would go about restoring those actions if iran does not comply with a deal. james bays is in lausanne, switzerland, where those talks are taking place. >> there was a big meeting that lasted just over an hour with the p5+1, the five permanent members of the u.n. s

they are reported to be marching towards the southern city of aden. chabwa province, they have been battling sunni tribes and at least 40 houthi's fighters said to have been killed. more from hasham barahawa. >> airstrikes hit including in the capital city sanaa. jets have bombed ammunition at those airports and long-range rocket launchers in sanaa, sada, ib and hadadah. this is an aftermath. the destroyed helicopters, fighter jets and a fuel facility. the saudis have also deployed thousands of soldiers along the border they share with yemen. >> the houthis are a group of malitias that stage add coup. they have expanded because of the backing of former president and the iranians. >> saudi-led airstrikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters who have started to retreat from the south according to local sources. sunni tribesmen are on the move to recapture areas they lost in the last few weeks. these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush while in the southern city of lahague. the summit in egypt has been dominated by the deteriorating security situatio

these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush while in the southern city of lahaj. yemen's deteriorating supreme court situation saudis and allies say the airstrikes will continue until the houthis and the deposed presidential saleh disband their militias. they he also insist that president adou rabbo mansour hadi, who has fled the country is yemen's legitimate leader. >> yemen was on the verge of collapse, which brought reaction from the arab states and international community, coming after all other means to achieve a peaceful solution to end the houthi military coup and restoring the legitimate government was exhausted. it will continue until the houthis hand over elections. sawed media reported that former president's son was in riyadh a day before the attacks were launched in yemen suggesting the former yemeni president is willing to turn against the houthis if international sanctions against him are lifted. the saudis apparently no longer trust saleh. they accuse him of colluding with the houthis to destabilize the area. >> arab leaders great to create a unifi

crisis all of this going on as the ousted president tries to put together an administration in the southern cityf aiden and we go to mohamed who is following documents for us from yemen and we will start with where you are mohamed, how are attempts faring to try to put together a government there? >> he has been trying hard since he arrived a couple weeks ago and today there was a meeting expected by the members of cabinet making it to aiden and i understand there are at least eight of them here already and some of them are still on their way and houthis tried to blocked them. they did not give them passage and put some of them under house arrest and five of them are under house arrest including the prime minister and hadi trying to get most of them to arrive here. the minister of defense came here two days ago but there are problems and now the meeting is postponed, probably it's going to be held after tomorrow. one, because some of the ministers have not arrived and minister of defense one of the most important among them are still in his house not far from here but he is willing to come to me

in the southern city, nearly two dozen fighters were killed bombed an army division. in the city, eyewitnesses have told al jazeera that cement workers have been killed injuries and trapped after houthis shelled their factories. along the border, the president and tribal leaders say saudi helicopters were reportedly seen flying overhead. the u.n. has confirmed that a saudi air strike was responsible for killing at least 29 people in a camp for internally displaced people on monday. at least 41 were injury which is was home to more than 1,000 families many of whom have now fled here inside the ref joe catch, when al jazeera visited in 2009. these refugees fled their homes in the north six years ago, for the same reason they have now been caught in the cross fire. a war between the houthiss and the government. houthis rebels are blaming each other. a humanitarian worker says there were many fighters among the casualties. >> houthis have moved we stress that we do our best to prevent civilian casualties. we reply to a source of fire, we have no confirmation this was a ref

these attacks come a day after intense gun battles in southern city of aden among rival troops loyal to yemen's former and current president left 13 dead. >>> hopes for some sort of lasting peace in eastern ukraine seem to be fading. hostilities carry on in spite of the cease-fire which was signed in minsk. one village called peski is in the donetsk region and it comes under the control of the ukrainian government. >> reporter: peski was one of the wealthiest suburbs of donetsk. everyone apparently wanted to live -- and look what has happened to it now. constant fire. so he's taking us to the ukrainian position at the front line. well, technically a cease-fire line, but this doesn't really sound like a cease-fire to me. he wants us to run, one by one. no -- he's suggesting we go inside, which is probably a safer place to be. >> reporter: so he says the ukraine army the ukrainian military are respecting the cease-fire, but these guys they say they are from the volunteer battalion, he says that we return fire. >> reporter: it's 900 meters from here to the position of the separatist for

they've reached the country's 30 largest city along with supporters of the former president. forces loyal to hadi are in the southern port city of aden where the president fled last month. the security council will hold a security meeting after president hadi appealed for an emergency intervention. editor in chief of the yemen post explained to me why taiz has become a target fought houthis. >> with only minutes away, this is strategic for the houthis and quicker reaction when it wants to attack hadi in a specific location in aden they are trying to ensure that no one stands in their way. they know saudi arabia and hadi have international allies one they only have iran. they are confident that the allies supporting hadi will go in slow steps which will allow them to control the areas that hadi controls now in a very quicker pace. like taiz, the houthis have been trying to enter taiz for months right now but entered it within hours only, because they know that mr. hadi cannot react very quickly and send forces to taiz to ensure that they do not grab it. the houthis are reacting very quickly and they know that the u.n

houthies have ended the southern city. and they've launched a new offensive on the city of aden and there have been new battles in the central province. >> yemeni describes men and shia houthi rebels engage in fierce fighting around the town in eastern yemen. local sources say several houthi fighters have been killed. the houthies are trying to move through this area to the oil rich province, but local tribesmen are not the only ones determined to stop their advance. this attack is by the saudi-led coalition targeting houthi military positions. airstrikes have also hit houthi fighters. dozens of outy fighters have been killed, and jets have bombed positions in the northern province of saada considered the houthi's main support base. the saudis have deployed thousands of soldiers along the border they share with yemen but saudi officials continue to say there is no plan to send troops, at least for now. >> we have attacks of some concentration of force for the militias, but there is no major land operation. >> the saudi led

bombing houthi rebels entering the southern city of dalah. houthis have also launched a fresh offensive on the southern city of aden and there's battle around tribes men in the southern province. the saudi military has released are figures victoria gatenby has this report on the recent fighting. >> yemeni tribes men and houthi rebels, several houthi fighters have been killed. the houthis are trying to move through this area through the oil rich province of mareb. this attack is by the saudi led coalition attacking houthi rebels. in houdaida dozens of houthi fighters have been killed and jets have bombed position he in sadaa which is considered the main houthi support base. saudi officials continue to say there is no plan to send troops at least for now. >> translator: we use the apache to attack some concentration of force for the militia but there is no let's say major land operation in the schedule actually. >> reporter: the saudi led strikes seam to be weakening houthis, according to local sources. tribesmen are on the move to recapture ar

they are reported to be marching towards the southern city of aden. they've been battling sunni tribes. we're hearing at least 20 houthi fighters have been killed. more now: >> airstrikes hit targets across the country including in the capitol, sanna. jets from the saudi led coalition bombed you ammunition depots airport and long-range rocket launchers in sanna sada and other areas. this destroyed helicopters and the a fuel facility. the saudis have deployed soldiers along the border they share with yemen. >> the houthis are a group of militias that stage add coup. they have expanded because of the backer of former presidential saleh and the iranians. >> saudi led airstrikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters who are retreating to the south according to local sources. sunni tribesman are on the move to recapture areas they lost in the last weeks. these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush in the southern city of lahag. yemen has a deteriorating security situation. the saudis and their allies said the airstrikes will continue until the houthis and

for 6th day in the southern city nearly two dozen houthis fighters and civilians are killed when saudilect coalition jets bombed an army division loyal to the former president. in the the southern city eyewitnesses have told al jazeera that cement workers have been killed injuries and trapped after houthis shelled their factory. fighters have also exchanged rocket fire with saudi forces. this is according to residents in tribal leaders. saudi helicopters are seen flying overhead. well the u.n. has confirmed that a saudi air strike was responsible for killing at least 29 people in a camp for internally displaced people. u.n. says at least 41 people were injured at the camp. which was home to more than 1,000 families many of whom have now fled. natasha reports. >> malnourishment and misery were facts of life. here inside the refugee camp, when al jazeera visited in 2009. these refugees fled their homes six years ago for the same reason they have now been caught in the cross fire. a war between the houthiss and the government rebels and saudi arabia are blaming each other a humanitarian w

airstrikes in yemen and explosions were heard in the southern city of aden today. the gentleman giving the briefing. >> after confirmed intelligence that they use it as a grouping center. we've targeted operations and focused and avoided any collateral damage. as we confirm the continuation our care for the citizens we have no issues. >> this is the command post where the houthi leadership and faters dug in and where they took a direct hit. of course, this hall continue in the next few days to prevent the advance of hotely forces and to disrupt supply and lowies ticks and to prevent movement of vehicles. the next few days we noticed that there have been movement to vehicles and troops either towards the south south of yemen. the central building in the middle of this row of these buildings. it's not--our goal is not to destroy infrastructure but target the specific building that was confirmed. it was an ammo dump used for the houthis. of course, you must all know as we mentioned earlier that the houthi militias are fortified inside houses, we're seeing in the past

in a southern city, eyewitnesses say cement workers have been killed injured and trapped after houthis shelled their factory. houthi fighters ever exchanged artillery and rocket fire with saudi forces along their border. border residents and tribal leaders say saudi helicopters were seen flying overhead. >> the united nations human rights office and the international red cross say they are alarm would at the high number of civilian casualties. as the red cross says members of the saudi coalition prevented one of its planes from delivering medical supplies to sanna. humanitarian agencies are trying to help after a refugee camp was bombed on monday. doctors without borders say 29 people are dead and 34 injured. as we report, who was behind the bombing and the intended target remain unclear. >> these are the victims of what appears to be the deadliest saudi led air strikes so far. this was a camp in yemen's north for those fleeing the violence which has gripped yemen for a decade. the houthis say women and children are among the dead. witnesses say many killed were fighters and saudi arab

mohamed is following developments for us from the southern city of aiden, strong words from the formerr who is listening, mohamed? >> reporter: well, everybody is listening in yemen and seeing what is reemergence and if i speak now we have reports coming from hundreds and perhaps thousands of supporters came to the center to show support to the son demanding him to be in the next election of yemen so you see this happening in sanaa and we see also sanaa coming with these strong words for the first time asking hadi,, in fact, to leave yemen, describing him as a man who failed in ruling the country, a man who destroyed the country and comparing the situation now after his escape to this situation in 1994 when several of hadi's men left for aiden and began a war to separate the north from the south and is a than described the men and hadi as separatists and said you should leave yemen because there are people who could rule yemen more effectively so two incidents at the same time and reurging and loyalists showing up every where around yemen, here in aiden, next to the doorstep of the pre

southern city of aden, there have been clashes nearby. victoria gaint gatenby has the report. >> local forces say several houthi fightsers have been killed. the houthis are trying to move through this area to the oil rich province of mareb. but local tribesmen are not the only ones trying to stop their advance. targeting houthi military positions around mareb oil strikes have also hit houthi fighters in al mashnak. jets have bombed positions in the northern sadaa the houthi main support base. along the border they share with yemen, saudi officials say there is no plan to send troops at least for now. >> to attack some concentration of force for the militia but there's no let's say major land operation in the schedule. >> reporter: the saudi led air strikes seem to be weakening the houthis according to local sources. tribes are on the move to recapture areas they have lost in the last few weeks. >> i believe if this military operation had not happened on time the price would have been higher. it came at a suitable and critical time and thr

. >> hello, houthi rebels are closing in on yemen's president in the yemen's southern city of aden. earlier houthi fighters captured an air base in the south defeating president hadi's troops. yemen's foreign minister has echoed hadi's call and asking arab countries to help fight the rebels. the president's exact whereabouts are unknown. saudi arabia has amassed troops on its board with yemen. we have more on the fight for yemen. [ gunfire ] it shocked many people that houthies have advanced this far south. taiz yemen's third-largest city, every day they've taken a stand, chanting for the rebels to leave. >> we swear that we'll drive out all houthies from taize and teach them a lesson they'll never forget. >> houthi fighters reply with gunfire and tear gas. several people were killed. many more injured. paramedics say some of the shooters worry police uniforms. other reports say that the internal security officers themselves the ones meant to be keeping the peace could join the houthies. these forces are said to be loyal to yemen's long-time ruler ali abdullah saleh who now' now app

southern city of aden attack was repelled. tribesmen around the town of bahar in the central province of shabwa. houthi weapons stores and air deferences were targeted, al jazeera's hashem ahelbarra filed this report. >> these are the victims of a camp dozens were killed or injured. highest death toll since the start of the military intervention in yemen. the houthis say the victims were civilians who were forced out of their villages in the past and sought ref umg in refuge in this camp in yemen. say the houthis or the blame. >> we stress we do our best to prevent civilian casualties. we reply to a source of fire, we have no confirmation, this was a refusingrefugee camp. >> targeted houthi fighters, the aim is to prevent them from advancing to the sea port city of aden. ammunition depots, antiaircraft batteries were also hit as was this command center run by the houthis. houthi supporters took to the streets of the capital sanaa to denounce the air strikes. >> this aggression does not effect us. it only increases our determin

they are still on the move and reported to be marching toward the southern city of aden. >>> they have been battling sunni tribes and at least 20 fighters are said to have been killed there. a short while ago an update said they've stock piled huge amounts of weapons and ammunition. >> the coalition leadership has been targeting the air defense capabilities that are being controlled by militias or artillery, antiaircraft batteries. today we're continuing on targeting dumps and are about to confirm that the organization is turning yemen into a huge stock pile of weapons and ammunition and all the cities and provinces of the public especially after the coup de tas of the government. >>reporter: air strikes hit targets across the country including in the capital. jets from the saudi-led coalition have bombed ammunition depots airports and long-range rocket launchers. this is the aftermath of an attack on an air base in the capital. it destroyed helicopters, fighter jets and a fuel facility. the saudis have also deployed thousands of soldiers along the border to share with yemen. they are

stealing and destroying the country he says the president who has fled the capitol and is now in the southern cityuld leave yemen and go into exile. al jazeera is reporting on developments for us there, he is in aidan in the south former president is very clearly aiming for a strong come back to the political scene, probably he doesn't want to be president again but he has his son -- we have seen thousands today rallying inside asking for his son. to run for president in the next elections in we then, we have also seen loyalist everywhere around the country showing their presence, and their power, one of them is here, a general who refused the orders for him to move from his post and be replaced. he has called on hattie to leave the country he described him as inefficient he said eh destroyed the country, he said he is a separate zest he should leave, he compelled the situation now to 1994, when a civil war took place, because they decided to secede, and listen now to some of the justifications expressed for what has gone on. >> the people cannot afford to eat or drink. you have suspended their ch

these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush in the southern city of lahege. dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situation. the saudis and their allies say the air strikes will continue until houthis and the deposed president ali abdalla saleh disband their militias. they also insist that abd rabbu mansour hadi is the legitimate mat leader. >> the move came after all other means to achieve a peaceful solution that includes independentendingthe houthi military coup. the action will continue until the houthi hand over their weapons. >> hadi has sacked ali abdalla saleh son. as envoy to united arab emirates. a day before saudis and its alays launched the attacks against yemen. reports suggest he is willing to turn against yemen if international sanctions against him are lifted. but the saudis no longer trust saleh. they accuse him of concluding with the houthis to destabilize yemen. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> accusing people working for president goodluck jonathan's party of violence, in the oil producing river state of nigeria. yvonne ndege report

we have a report from the southern city. >> reporter: meet this 10-year-old, the brightest in her class. she has big dreams. >> i want to be a doctor so i can treat people. >> the children attend schools in the state. the governor is trying to improve the security system in the oil-reach state. >> we'll build new schools, retraining teachers. a lot of teachers have not been trained for years. we'll train the teachers. >> education is free and compulsory. textbooks are provided by the government. chin where the same uniform, whether from rich or poor families. >> here in river states activists accuse politicians of having double standards. >> with our money, with your resources because they were in political power, that is unfair. the children of tort people, other people voters are not able to attend the schools. >> reporter: this girl attends a private school paying $1,000 a turn. a government-run school can't give her the opportunity she had needs. >> those this come to the government schools don't have like we have here library, physics, computer biology. it is well equipped. >> some

columbus was relatively quiet compared to other southern cities.40's and 50's, it experienced several civil rights milestone, largely thanks to the work of one man -- dr. thomas brewer. dr. brewer arrived in 1920 two establish a medical practice. within 10 years of his arrival he helped establish the social civic 25 club. in 1929, the organization transitioned into the local chapter of the national association for the advancement of colored people, the naacp. the local naacp helped spearhead a legal challenge to georgia cost whites only democratic primary. at that time, it was legal for political parties to limit who could vote in the primaries. since the south was solidly democratic at the time, the winner of the democratic primary essentially became the winner of the entire election. in 1944, a local barber and minister approached the courthouse in downtown columbus and tried to vote. when he was turned away, he filed suit and brewer helped raise money for the legal challenge which it all the way to the u.s. supreme court. the supreme court struc

first give us an update what you're hearing on the situation on the ground, in particular the southern city. >> overthe last few days, the houthi fighters supported by soldiers loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh have been moving from sanna towards taiz in their park towards aden. they were stopped, but they managed today to move towards it. their presence there is quite significant, because that's a message of defiance to the saudi-led airstrikes that they are still able to deploy fighters to move. the access to aden is possible. are they going to be able to maintain a strong presence there? it remains to be seen, because the moment the saudis and their allies spot a concentration of houthi fighters, they will go after it and pound it. >> the houthi militias are backed by forces who are loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh. talk to us about the extent that have backing, how much coordination is there between the two? >> ali abdullah saleh for 33 years, his biggest concern was to survive in a country known for coups and assassinations. in 2004, while he was concerne

. >> some 2000 women took to the streets of a southern city on monday. they called the elections fraud. >> we will take a short break now. we will be back in a moment with more news. >> welcome back. it is the most highly anticipated list of the year, greases draft of economic reforms designed to unlock billions of euros in two national eight. >> while the greek government is trying to fight off bankruptcy and an exit from the eurozone, it still has not managed to present creditors with a critical -- credible plan. >> there are talks going on behind the scenes in germany and moscow for an german politicians emphasized that they should be concentrating on getting their list together. >> the greek energy minister is likely to ask gas giant gas from for better -- gazprom for better prices. the european union wants greece to make savings at virtually any cost. the greek government is considering privatizing and has also proposed higher taxes on the rich. but athens is struggling to provide a timeline and clear plan for the reforms. weekend talks with eu repr

governor on its own was against the legitimacy of the government there and it's control of the southern city of aden, the second largest city but it is strategically located as a gateway and makes it quite dangerous for actually one-tenth of the world trade and certainly allows for an unprecedented iranian influence in the arabian peninsula something that has been viewed with lots of caution and lots of anxiety among the gulf countries and arab countries who have been warning against the rising arraignen influence. >> we just heard the qatar aemir emir what key does qatar hold in de-escalateing this conflict, and preventing it from becoming something much bigger and more complex? >> this is very important adrian. i think he has basically underlined the importance that when this thing is resolved o how it's resolveed will involve the irans and iran is a very important country in the region, north of the gulf region and does exercise influence in a number of places. at the end of the day dealing with iran is going to be important to reach the kind of stability that the arab league members spea

. >> yemen's former president ali abdullah saleh said that president hadi, who fled to the southern city of aden, should leave the country and go into exile. as reports they're attracting some support. >> you these are supporters behalfing through sanaa for the first time since it came under houthi control last september. here is a sign of what they have been denying all along. that they are close eye alleged misuses. the president and along with his side displayed side by side during the rally. protesters called on him to run for president next election. >> people cannot afford to eat or drink. you have taken their views stopped their salaries and stop tourism, too. is this what you call the modern state where universities and schools are ruined? >> speaking to some of his supporters from. his words provoked anger in the city. students burned his pictures. they said he will never rule us again, they chanted. in reaction to saleh's statement as well. president hadi received dignitaryies and politicians who came to prove that the city is loyal to him not to the former president. >> this m

. >> until they fled to the southern city last month.lier this week, the houthies began to march in an attempt to remove president hadi from his last strong hold. it is not clear yet how far the saudis and their allies are going to go in their campaign, and whether the air strikes will be followed by a grand invasion. al jazeera. >> saudi arabia's ambassador to the u.s. say as coalition of more than ten countries is part of the campaign that both countries weren't named. the military action was announce bed ajoint statement joined by saudi arabia, kuwait, and qatar joined in egypt, they say their planes have been involved with the strikes, while saddam say it's forces will take part. and turkey says it might provide logistical support. retired from jordanian general he says air strikes strikes will just be the beginning of a much wider campaign. >> this campaign, it will -- it may build for many many steps. the air raids and it has to be continued for days or sometimes week until it achieves targets. with the air raids i think there is a

countries that enter into such actions they have held their president under house arrest until the southern city last month. >> earlier this week, the houthies began to march towards adan in an attempt to remove the president from his last strong hold. it is not clear yet how far the saudis and their allies are going to go there their campaign and whether the air strikes will be followed by a ground invasion. hakeem is the editor and chief of the yemen post, he joins us now live on theline. there have been further coalition air strikes on targets in yemen what more can you tell us about them. >> the attacks started earl yes today, yesterday they started at 2:00 a.m. in the morning. the reason why these attacks are happening at night is because yemen did not have the ability to stop these air strikes from starting at night, while during the day they do have the ability. so this shows why the escalation happens in the hours of the day. right now they are doing an interview, i can hear bombings happening by the second. and these attacks are continuing and thatting only specific military targets. as

houthi rebels appear to be closing in on yemen's president in the southern city of aden. e is heavy gunfire on the outskirts of the city and the airport has been closed because of security certains. the president's exact whereabouts are unknown, but he is said to be safe and still in aden. >>> the leaders of germany, france, and spain have arrived in the town near the location of the crash site of germanwings flight. they have been able to locate the cockpit voice recorder but it is damaged. >>> at least seven people have been killed by a large explosion in afghanistan's capitol. 31 others have been injured by the car bomb. it happened just 24 hours after the u.s. announced a slow down in its troop withdrawal from afghanistan. jennifer glasse is in kabul. >> reporter: the explosion happened in the very center of kabul, not far from the presidential palace near the ministry of finance, and just outside a major police station, police direct number 2 in the heart of kabul. the dead and injured were mainly civilians heading home from work. the blast happened just before sunset

these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush in the southern city. the summit in egypt has been dominated by yemen's security situation. the saudis and their allies say the air strikes will continue until the houthis and the deposed president ali abdullah saleh disband their militias. they also insist that the president who fled the country is yemen's leader. >> yemen was on the verge of a collapse. the move came after other means to achieve is peaceful solution including ending a coup. the action will continue until the houthi hand over their weapons. >> abd-rabbu mansour hadi has sacked ali abdullah saleh's son from his post as yemen's ambassador to the united arab emirates. this comes after saudi arabia media reported that salah was in riyadh a day before the attacks were launched. the reports suggest the former president was willing to turn against the houthis. sanctions against him are lifted. the saudis apparently no longer trust ali abdullah saleh. they are accused of colluding with the houthis and iranians to destabilize the region >>> repres

he said president hadi who has fled to the southern city of aden should leave the country and go into>>> now jordan's king abdullah the second has called on muslim countries to lead the fight against isil. he made the comments in a speech to the european parliament. >> this is a fight that has to be carried out by muslim nations first and foremost. [ applause ] >>> >> this is a fight within islam. and at the same time the danger of extremism must be seen for what it is. global. >> jacky rowland has more now from strasberg. >> reporter: the king used his speech to flax up the key issues facing the arab world and european countries, and started with the question of isil the war in syria being waged on jordan's border and jordan bearing the brunt of the refugee crisis. and he said essentially that this is a fight that has to be fought in his view first and foremost within the muslim world. he said it is a fight within the heart of islam itself. the king also decided to talk about the israeli palestinian peace process or rather non-existent peace process, and he said the fact that the int

he said president hadi who's fled the capital anna to the southern city of aden should leave the country into exile. >> ivory coast's former first lady sentenced to 20 years in jail. the 65-year-old was charged with undermining state security in the violence stemming from the 2010 elections. >> under the police, in myanmar involved in clashes with student demonstrators. >> tribal leaders non-governmental organizations and the u.n. libya representative on the capital anyeries governments are considering a proposal to form a unity government. the deal could be signed wednesday. inside libya the u.n. raised parliament based in tobruk and swore in its army chief. he is been leading fighting against groups that backed the legally installed government in tripoli. some mop fors are worried arms could be diverse r. verted to militia groups. there are increasing concerns among libya's neighbors that violence could extend across borders. tunisia is now home to almost a third of libya's population. life for people who vice president escaped isn't easy. >> in a hotel in tunis muhammed remembers life

to put a certain end, if you will to the advance of the houthis and their total control of the southern cityen because if they did, then the entire country would have probably fallen in their hands, and that would have left the saudis with zero influence and with the iranians with 100% influence. so for the time being what the saudis have succeeded to do is to turn things around. in this favor of iran and in favor of saudi arabia their allies and what they call the legitimate government, which it is the legitimate government in yemen, which is -- you know, the president hadi and his -- his government. so in a way, you know, things have gone according to plan but of course, lot to be expected now whether the houthis will september -- accept to go back to the negotiation table it's not sure. we're not exactly clear about how things will turn in the next few days or weeks. >> and the u.s. state department spokesperson saying they don't want this long-drawn out military intervention they want to return to dialogue, but would that return to dialogue be possible without actually this military inte

[ shouting ] >>> yemen's houthi rebels seize a crucial air base as they are advancing on the southern city of aden. ♪ >>> hello, i'm darren jordan you are watching al jazeera live from doha. united in grief, heards from france germany, and spain, arrive on the site of the germanwings plane crash. >>> arrested live on television during a cabinet meeting. ukraine goes after officials accused of corruption. ♪ >>> now they pushed him from the capitol sana'a and now houthi rebels appear to be closing in on yemen's president in aden. the airport has been closed due to security concerns, and there are reports that the president has left the presidential palace. but the foreign minister says he remains in the city and is safe. earlier the houthis captured an air base in the south. the united states used that base to fight al-qaeda until pulling out a few days ago. now echoing president hadi yemen's foreign minister has called for other countries to help fight the rebels. the foreign minister said he will take necessary measures to protect yemen's sovereignty. >> reporter: it shocked many people bu

only on >> houthi rebels appear to be closing in on yemen's president in the yemen's southern city aden. the houthies have now captured its airport. that is how been retaken though, by other fighters loyal to the president. >>> leaders of spain germany and france travel to the french alps where the germanwings plane crashed on tuesday killing 150 people. >> over the board isil fighters are said to be among rebel forces pushing assad troops from the world heritage site. the battle has been raging for days. they have listed it as an endangered site since 2013. >> the two governments battling it out for control of libya have resumed peace talks in the morocco capital rabat. it after so many years of upheaval and fighting libyans hope that peace may finally be within their grasp. but there is little trust between the factions still struggling for power. >> yet more casualties of war. people of misrata continue to bury their men. two brothers, and their cousin, these men died fighting groups affiliated with the islamic state in iraq and the levant. but libya has another war front one where l

. >> houthi rebels close in on yemen's president in the southern city of aden. there are reports of gunfire on the outskirts of the city, and it's airports have been closed due to security concerns. yemen's four ministers echo the call in asking arab countries to help fight the rebels. but the president's wear abouts at the moment are unknown. they're matching troops on the board of yemen. the foreign minister saying they'll take measures to protect yemen's security. we have more on the fight for yemen. >> it shocked many people but houthies have advanced this far south. yemen's third largest city. especially the locals. every day this week they have taken a stand chanting for the rebels to leave. >> we swear that we'll drive out all houthies in taiz and teach them a lesson they'll never forget. >> houthi fighters replied with gunfire and tear gas, several people were killed. many more injured. paramedics say some of the shoot shooters wore police uniforms. other reports say that the internal security officers themselves, the ones meant to be keeping the peace t

he says president hadi who has now left the capitol of sana'a and is in the southern city of aden shouldve yemen and go into exile. our correspondent sent us this update from aiden. >> reporter: the former president is very clearly aiming for a strong comeback to the political scene, probably he doesn't want to be president again, but he has his son. we have seen thousands rallying inside sana'a asking for his son to run for president in the next elections in yemen. we have seen also loyalists to saleh everywhere around the country showing their presence and power. one of them was here in aden a general who refused orders to leave his post. saleh has called on hadi to leave the country. he says he destroyed the country. he compared the situation to 1994 when a civil war took place for yemen because the south decided to secede. and listen now to some of the justificationings saleh expressed. >> translator: the people cannot afford to either drink. you have gubled up their dues. suspended their salaries. brought their livelihood to a stand still. investment to a halt and tourism too. is th

the president abd rabbu mansour hadi is trying to govern from the southern city of aden after rebels took control of the capital sanaa. >>> greek president alexis tsipras about to appear on the stage, to talk about fears that greece has run out of money and europeans are trying to negotiate a financial bailout. >>> son of the former president has been found guilty of corruption sentenced to six years in prison and find $250 million. joint forces from nye niez niger and chad have captured boko haram forces across the border from niger. military spokespeople say that helicopter gun ships destroyed boko haram vehicles and motorcycles on which fighters were riding. it's all part of a joint force mission to take on boko haram. ahmed idris reports now. >> reporter: preparing for an attack on boko haram the troops are upbeat about this assignment after recent successes about the group. but as their commando is about to lead them out the mission was aborted. a large number of boko haram fighters were seen heading their way. every soldier is told to go to the trenches. from ra tack attack mod

in on abdrabbuh mansour hadi president abdrabbuh mansour hadi after forcing him to flee to the southern city of aden. >> in his first public address in exile a by called the rebel offensive a coup against constitutional legitimacy. >> he called on militants to pull out of government offices, pull out of the capital and return all the weapons stolen from military bases. more wish than command. >> the country is being ripped apart by rival armed groups, including the shiite rebels known as houthis, sunni isis militants and a powerful branch of al qaeda. >> the security situation has deteriorated so badly washington evacuated remaining u.s. personnel over the weekend, including 100 special operations forces. >> that decision came on the back of a series of suicide bombings on friday that left almost 104 people dead. >> isis has claimed responsibility, but al qaeda is better money for carrying out such horrific attacks in the past. >> al qaeda is yemen's branch is considered one of the most dangerous threats to u.s. security vinita, the pentagon has been waging war against targeted members throu

i wish that somebody took a census in columbia or any southern city every year. 1865 is a huge year of hard data we have from 1860 and 1870. i can say that the black population did rise significantly and i suspect it rose more dramatically in 1865 and has gone down again by 1870. partially through vagrancy laws and they were pushed back to the countryside and the principle of -- and forced to sign contracts through the municipal authorities and the freedmen's bureau is getting on that also. and there are just not as many job opportunities as black southerners wanted there to be in southern cities, and a lot of the initial movement is this initial movement that was maybe never meant to be permanent. and also, remember, columbia is in the middle of this agricultural region and the black population and the white population also increases significantly. >> let's see. there were other hands up also. yes, sir? >> this question is for dr. nelson. i'm curious to know in your experience the extent to which newspaper illustrators of the time may have shared in that aesthetic that the photographe

investigators say the attackers targeted people at random at a train station in the southern city of guangzhou. photos and videos reportedly taken at the scene have appeared online. in all nine people were hurt. nearly a year ago a man with a knife wounded six people at the same station. >>> film star harrison ford has crash landed his vintage plane at a los angeles golf course. he received injuries but they are reported not to be life threatening. authorities say the single engine plane clipped a tree as it went down on a fairway of a golf course shortly after takeoff from santa monica airport. the accident occurred around 2:30 p.m. on thursday. fire officials say bystanders tended to the pilot, paramedics later came to the scene and transported him to a hospital conscious and breathing. ford's publicist told abc that a vintage plane had engine trouble upon takeoff and he had no other choice but to make an emergency landing. the publicist said ford's injuries are not life threatening, and he is expected to make a full recovery. th plane did not flip over and was mostly intact after

today railroad operator kansas city southern cut its full year revenue outlook and issued weak guidance for the current quarter, citing slow growth in the energy industry. and that sent shares lower by 8%. and pressured other stocks in the sector as well. morgan brennan has more. >> reporter: shares of kansas city southern went off the tracks after the company cut earnings guidance for 2015. the culprit? energy. as lower oil and natural gas prices weigh on results in a analysts say the announcement confirms what investors have worried about for months that the downturn in energy would pressure railroad earnings. the reason other rail stocks fell. >> there probably are some uncertainties where the growth is going to come from this year from a volume perspective, particularly with some of the weakness in the energy space. i think there's a view that maybe cap x might get cut a bit outside the energy space. i think that's part of the reason you're seeing a bit of a disruption in the early going of 2015. >> reporter: kansas city southern now expects crude oil shipments to grow more slowly t

police report he, along with five of his men were arrested while travel to go a seaport in the southern city, the report also says troops seized three grenades and two guns from the group. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has called on his supporters to come out to vote. he spoke at a rally in tel aviv on sunday where he said a left wing government must be prevented from coming to power. netanyahu is trailing in opinion polls just before tuesday's parliamentary election. >>> now, for the first in israel's history, an alliance of israeli-palestinians literal parties are running together in a general election. some analysts say they could play a key role in determining the next government. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: a better israel for its palestinian citizens, that's the mess anyone this electricitiesment for the joint list. an alliance of israeli-palestinian political parties. it's the first time that the parties divided along islam assists, socialists and national us tick lines have run together in israel's general election. the ticket is expected to win a record 13 or more seats in isra

these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush while mount southern city. arab summit in egypt has been dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situation. the sad is and saudis and their allies say the or strikeses will continue until they disband their melitia. they also insist that president mansour hadi who hospital fled the country is yemen's legitimate leader. >> translator: yemen was on the urge of collapse. the move came after all other means to achieve a peaceful solution that includes ending the houthi military coup and restoring legitimate i. the action will continue until the hall i hand over their houthi has handed over their weapons. >> reporter: the general has been sacked from the post as yemen's ambassador to the united arum emirates. sack booed his father. this comes after saudi media reported that he was in riad a day before saudis and their allies launched attacks against yemen. the reports suggest that the former yemeni president is willing to turn against the houthis if international sanctions against him are lifted. but the saudis

kansas city southern has a pollen -- has fallen almost 10% in the past month. cific off by 7%. csx of by 6%. kansas city southern has had a 20% growth in the past year, rivaled only by canadian rails. if you look at u.s. rails, 9% down to 3.4%. i want to highlight union pacific, up by 3.2%. b moe capital markets wrote a note saying that the kansas city southern -- excuse me universe of it is the pacific rails and that canadian rails actually have some of -- of side -- have some upside. something to consider if you are switching between the different rail companies here. that: when you think asu, i think about my bracket. scarlet: kansas state. everyone else's thinking about kansas city southern and your think it about university. matt: you are not in the bracket? scarlet: i do not know much about ncaa basketball. and while i run -- i realize there is no necessity for that to flat out the bracket. matt: nothing. scarlet: my think right now is the badgers because jamie, my producer is an alum. matt: i'm going with kentucky. you don't have kentucky. olivia: no, i'v