the bus was shot at on saturday near the northern city. they beat the local side 5-1.r was hit in the face. he was taken to the hospital. turkey superleague and cup matches have been stopped for a week. they will not play until the attackers are caught. >>> a woman died at the age of 116. she died in her nursing home. a japanese woman had been the oldest until her death at 117 on the first of april. >>> this week showcasing african health innovators. we were collaborating with the university of cape town helping sick children spend less time in the hospital. it helps parents take responsibility for their children's care. >> today, we have planned to send a little girl home. this has been a long journey for her family. she was in and out of hospital with chest infections. finally, she got a tracheotomy and she was put on a ventilator. she has it because she is very weak and her breathing muscles weren't able to cope with it. we have trained her mother to look after her with all the icu equipment equipment. we have given her simplified equipment. today will be the day sh

tikrit is important, as it lies between baghdad and the northern city of mosul. the prime minister confirms the provincial government headquarters and a large part of tikrit have been taken. the iraqi government forces and iranian backed shiite militia launched in early march. u.s. led coalition forces began air strikes last week to support them. iraqi troops are now hoping to retake mosul. government officials in myanmar and ethnic rebel group leaders have come together to sign a historic peace deal. they're trying to end 65 years of conflict about. >> the government officials and representatives of 60 minorities signed a cease-fire agreement on tuesday, with the president -- >> everyone here will go down in myanmar's history for helping bring peace to our country. >> the agreement came after seven rounds of peace that started in 2013. this concludes the system that will give minor groups -- it also includes equal rights for all ethnic groups and establishment of the cease-fire . the struggle between the government and these groups has acted as a drug on the econ

the turkish league leaders were on the way to the airport following a win near the northern city. the driver was shot and taken to hospital. no players were injured. they later returned to their home base in istanbul. the governor confirmed the gain attack after claiming the bus was hit by a stone. >> translation: turkey is going through difficult times. the incident you witnessed is not simple. this is an attack aiming to kill or injure the driver. no one else was wounded. the coach was passing over a viaduct. they wanted the coach smashed and the footballers dead >>> bangladesh's opposition leader has been granted bail and allowed to leave her office for the first time in three months to attend court. she is accused of embezzling money by supporting a charity that didn't exist. she wanted to lead anti-government rallies on the anniversary of a disputed election. >> cuban former leader fidel castro appeared in public. pictures were broadcast of him meeting a delegation in havana >>> people in one of india's largest states say a ban on the slaughter of bulls is threatening their li

. >> iraqi government says a security forces have retaken the northern city of tikrit. troops raised iraqi flag over offices in the city which was saddam hussien's hometown. the jihadist group seized control of the city last summer during it's blitz across northern, and western iraq. analysts say recapturing tikrit would be the biggest win so far. >> a group made a stop in san jose to protest in front of the mexican consulate. the college students vanished and there are accusations they were killed and parents say they want more people to protest in mexico. >> this is for american people. >> in san francisco saturday a march and community forum. >> a bizarre story out of stanford a medical student has been charged with poisoning her class mate's water bottles putting paraformaldehyde over several months the student has pleaded not guilty for reason of insanity and is no longer a student. . >> i was very upset. >> next an arrangement that never showed and we aren't looking for just any college students. we're looking for the fighters. the focused. and formidable. with gpa

isis also still controls the northern city of mosul. iraqi officials say liberating that city from isis is the goal. >>> to yemen now. at least 62 children are among the civilian dead after five days of airstrikes in yemen. a saudi-led coalition of arab nations relentlessly pounding houthi rebel targets. the saudis say they've now destroyed the air defense systems of the iranian-backed fighters and taken control of all the country's ports, effectively shutting off all supply lanes to those rebels that of course the saudis say that the houthis are hiding in civilian populations which is often just a deadly deadly outcome when you have wars like this. >>> 42 minutes past the hour. new backlash for indiana's new religious freedom law. the state's governor promising a fix. but now another state, another state, passing its own version to the horror of the business community there. we're breaking it all down next. shopping online... ...is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great... ...if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were j

. >>> captured two villages near the northern city of kirkuk. azarea and ashton communities have been used to push back i.s.i.l. >>> the united nations envoy to libya said that at least three people were killed in violence including a young girl. libyan envoice are trying to find a solution to the conflict in the country. >>> planning an i.s.i.l.-inspired attack. five teens were arrested on saturday over an alleged attempt to conduct an i.s.i.l. type attack. the anniversary of the galipoli landings during world war i. >> this is simply evil. we stand united stronger and better than this attack. than to attack the things that make us uniquely victorian and uniquely australian. we feel uniquely. >> wave of attacks in the past week. police have fired rubber coated steel bullets against antigovernment protesters in johannesburg. charles stratford has more. >> come to inspect what's left of his shop. he came to south africa six years ago to try to earn money for his family in ethiopia. >> lost it. >> reporter: he says his shop was attacked by people w

. >> in the northern city of bizerte, scientists at the university are researching the diets of the newpecies. they've ascertained that the animals do present a danger to the ecosystem. >> many jellyfish are carnivorous and many eat plankton. but sardines, anchovies, and young fish also need plankton. as a result, the jellyfish are competing with the other animals and organisms in the sea. >> these fishermen are also concerned. they still employ traditional fishing techniques. rather than going out on boats, they stay on shore and cast huge nets into the ocean. today is a good day. they've caught more regular fish than jellyfish. scientists work together with the fishermen and their families. in the last three years, there's been an enormous influx of new species of jellyfish. and they're breeding fast. >> if we end up with this many jellyfish in our nets, we have to shake everything out in order for there to be any fish left over. the jellyfish burn us. they sting. you get a burning sensation in your eyes and everywhere. >> close to the capital, tunis, the scientists and fishermen are

. >> in the northern city of be beigi, the oil fields continue to be fought over. >> onon the outskirts of the refinery the war is not over. the target are aisles fighters. plumes of smoke arise in the distance as the fighting continues. this is part of government reinforcements after isil attacked the refineries last week. on the western front these men need to clear the surrounding areas. while hitting isil positions. >> we're in the front of the beiji refinery. we've been attacked but our forces are advancing. >> security courses in the area suggest that there are armed isil fighters still inside of the refinery. the u.s.-led coalitions say that isil are now in control of the refinery and are fort flying defense positions. they describe islamic state's latest infiltration as an attempt to boost it's online propaganda but proves that the group is still capable of advancing and attack attacking despite weeks of airstrikes. this shows fighters storming the western entrance. many parts of the refinery have been destroyed. the u.s.-led coalition jets have carried out 47 airstrikes in and

. >> iraqi government says a security forces have retaken the northern city of tikrit. d iraqi flag over offices in the city which was saddam hussien's hometown. the jihadist group seized control of the city last summer during it's blitz across northern, and western iraq. analysts say recapturing tikrit would be the biggest win so far. >> a group made a stop in san jose to protest in front of the mexican consulate. the college students vanished and there are accusations they were killed and parents say they want more people to protest in mexico. >> this is for american people. >> in san francisco saturday a march and community forum. >> a bizarre story out of stanford a medical student has been charged with poisoning her class mate's water bottles putting paraformaldehyde over several months the student has pleaded not guilty for reason of insanity and is no longer a student. . >> i was very upset. >> next an arrangement that never showed and (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and su

the attack happened on saturday, as the league leaders were traveling to the airport near the northern city of trebson. the bus driver was taken to hospital for treatment. club officials have described it as an act of terrorism and say they won't play another game until the attacker is found. >>> two australians on death row for drug smuggling have lost their appeal against drug smuggling. convicted in 2006 for being behind a plot to smug smuggle heroin. they face death by firing squad. >>> 20 casualties were in the northern bogref district. >>> afghan taliban have published a surprised biography of mulla omar, who hasn't been seen in public since 2001. regularly in touch with the taliban. described as charismatic and tranquil. favorite weapon as a grenade launcher. some believe may be operating across the border in pakistan. >>> brazil is suffering an outbreak of dengue fever. cases there have shot up 162% so far this year. the disease is transmitted by infected motivatings and can be lethal. david morse has more from the city of surakaba. >> reporter: just an hour's driver from the state

. >> iraqi forces recaptured the northern city of tikrit earlier this month. obama expressed concern that shia fighters supported by iran have joined the operation. >> any foreign assistance that is helping to defeat isil has to go there the iraqi government. that's how you respect sovereignty. >>> a court in central japan has ordered the operator of the takahama nuclear plant not to restart its reactors. it is the first time for a judge to issue this kind of injunction in the country. the ruling asserts the reactors are not safe in regards to earthquakes. even though regulators said the plant is in compliance with requirements. more from nhk world's norika cada. >> announcer: news from the case in december. they won a historic victory they said. >> translator: to completely stop reactors three and four at the takahama plant. it is the best decision we could ever imagine. >> reporter: executives at kansa kansai electric they have taken appropriate measures. but investigators say they were too optimistic. they say a quake beyond normal levels would not work. the

for yemen is turning into a wider struggle >>> iraqi government force and allied groups retook the northern citytikrit from the islamic state of iraq and levant. [ explosion ] >>> the city was seized by i.s.i.l. last summer. the campaign to take it back lasted a month. the iraqi prime minister visited the area and haider al-abadi promised to help people return hope >>> people are demanding to return back to their homes in some areas. some are accusing shia militias of ruining their homes deliberately. >> birds singing - that is the on sounds of life. people's belongings scattered amidst the homes. the principles office is ransacked. the mosque was destroyed. 120,000 used to live in the city. 20km outside tikrit. now they are living in tents, containers and houses in several iraqi cities. >> we are financially and physically challenged. our morale is devastated and families are living in an hysterical way. >> in march, the shi'ite militias pushed out i.s.i.l. and the forces left to launch their offensive into tikrit. that left the shi'ite militias in a battered city of booby trapped and looted ho

. >> iraqi government forces and allied groups have retaken the northern city of tikrit from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. the city was seized by isil last summer antcampaign to take it back has lofted more than a month. the iraqi foreign minister visited tikrit wednesday and promised to help displaced people return home. >> still ahead on al jazeera iran's foreign minister says significant progress has been made in the nuclear talks but there are still issues that need to be addressed. >> thailand introduces sweeping new powers it says will deal with airline safety. >> the top stories on al jazeera, al shabab says its holding students host only in a university in northeastern kenya. gunman from the armed group stormed the campus just before down in garissa. some have been freed. sources tell al jazeera that at least 15 are dead and almost 70 injured. >> a saudi-led coalition talks continued in yemen there are reports of fierce battles in yemen and troops disembarking from ships. it is not known who the troops represent. forces loyal to adou rabbo mansour hadi are fighting fo

the city the prime minister headed there promising to restore normalcy as soon as possible. >> we will work to return displaced families. god willing, iraq will be liberated from isil and their crimes. >>reporter: the northern city of tikrit had been under isil control for several months now. it's seen as hugely strategic because it provides a gateway to mosul where it's believed the group's main leaders and operation centers are based. the fight against isil is not so straightforward. as with much of iraq's conflicts, sectarianism is life. tikrit is a sunni city yet the iraqi army used shia militia to enter it who in turn made their presence very clear raising flags with shia slogans on their vehicles and even on top of government institutions. >> the pmf and the army are now inside tikrit and it will be liberated entirely soon. >>reporter: dead bodies said to be of isil fighters line the roads in the center of tikrit a sign of how bloody the battle was. capturing tikrit is a major boost for iraq's army who seemingly folded under the advances of isis a year ago. isil has found support in the north of iraq because of oppression felt by sunni residents there. there already have been reports that sunni homes

government tonight is claiming victory over isil fighters who for ten months until today held the northern city of tikrit. iraqi troops retook the city after a month-long battle that saw them supported by shia militias and recently u.s.-led air strikes. here's this report from the pentagon. >>reporter: after a full month of fighting in tikrit iraqi officials paraded in the city center wednesday declaring a magnificent victory and promising a return to normalcy. >> we will start the process of clearing the city from road side bombs and car bombs and then we should begin to process our reconstruction. >>reporter: in washington the u.s. was taking credit for the tri triyou were cans -- >> the iraqi military made a specific request to the united states to back their efforts with military air strikes and we've seen over the last five days that the stalemate that had been in place for a couple of weeks had receded. >>reporter: tikrit was considered a major isil strong hold even though- held by just a few hundred isil fighters. its capture was crucial because it's a necessary stop on the road to mosul

. >>> iraqi government force and allied groups have retaken the northern city of tikrit from the islamicf iraq and the levant. the city was seized by isil last summer and the campaign to take it back has lasted more than a mom the iraqi prime minister visited tikrit other wednesday and promised to help displaced people return home. >>> and isil forces in syria have retreated from the palestinian refugees camp after taking control of its western part. anti--government fighters defended the camp which is home to thousands of people. a report now. >> reporter: smoke riseed from what is said to be the refugees camp in southern damascus. those living nearby listened anxiously to the sounds of gunfire. activists say isil stormed the western part of the camp on tuesday, fighting with anti--government palestinian militias. it was the last thing the desperate people there needed. since early afternoon there were fierce clashes fierce clashes in the vicinity of the 18,000 civilians who were there. now, remember, amongst those are 3,500 children. and their lives are in danger. >> reporter: the pale

this video you see here now shot just moments after the bomb detonated in the northern city. at laos three people were killed. five were hurt. none of them were americans, by the way. no official word on who actually carried out the attack but isil was quick to claim responsibility. stay in that region. saddam hussein's number two has been killed in a fight with iraqi military forces. iraqi leaders believe that the general was leading an extremist's group that worked with isil. he was the highest ranking member to evade capture after that u.s. invasion of iraq in 2003. he was the king of clubs in the playing cards deck that were given to american soldiers during the war. the ohio man accused of planning to attack an american military base or prison has pleaded not guilty. a shackled sheik muhammad faced a federal judge today. he's accused of leaving the u.s. last year to train with isil in syria. an attorney for 23-year-old who just became a u.s. citizen last year, by the way described him as being scared. federal investigators say muhammad got to syria by booking a flight to

the bomb went off as they were waiting to board a bus in the northern city of kafr el-sheikh. 10 others were injured >>> opposition parties in guinea suspended protests following two days of fighting between supporters and security forces. 10 were injured after bullets were fired at protesters. >> protesters want the government to hold lecks they say the government responded violentlily to their demands. >> we organised the demonstration because of impunity. before the president left for the united states he gave an instruction to the police to use gun. we have 12 people shot and one that shot and died in the hospital because of wounds. this attitude to protect people is in support of the president. the government however, accuses opposition groups of creating chaos in the capital at a sensitive time. government leaders are trying to control an ebola outbreak unlike sierra leone, where leaders say life is returning to normal. guinea's president is in washington d.c. for a series of mettings with health organizations. >> the most important thing to know, as far as the violence is going,

consulate in the northern iraqi city, the kurdish capital. at least one person has died. it is relatively rare. shops in south africa 12 people have been arrested. iran has laid out a four-point plan that says could bring peace to yemen. the rebels have taken over much of yemen. the campaign has been pounding targets as they try to stop their advance. they forced 150,000 from their home. i spoke with the middle east editor. >> do they claim their campaign is working actor >> they're working very effectively. the bombing campaign is doing what it needs to do. there is a bigger issue at work here. that is their arrival we with iran. the one thing it is saying is that foreign aggression needs to stop. those loosely speaking our friends of saudi arabia and the iranians and their friends. in different parts of the region, they are colliding with different degrees of severity and that is the kind of thing that is happening. reporter: al qaeda and the arabian peninsula have been very active. americans have been trying to hit them with the drone strikes not with any great deal of

. >>> iraqi forces continue their march to drive out islamic militants in the northern city of tikrit. today, they raised iraqi flags over government offices and the presidential palace there. there are only a handful of militants left in saddam hussein's hometown. tikrit will be under their control by tomorrow. >>> a 33-year-old man from gaza says he was fooled into selling a valuable work by graffiti artist banksy for less than 200 dollars. it's believed the artist left four mulls behind when he sneaked into the country last winter. the paintings titled bomb damage was drawn on the only remaining part of a two story home belonging to that man's family. well, he sold it and now he wants it back after learning just how much that painting is really worth. the guy who bought it however says no chance. banksy's works have sold for as much as $300,000. talk about your seller's remorse. >>> get ready for more spring- like temperatures, erica is it's the biggest trade violation in history. today middle east governments are shredding open skies agreements they signed pumping over $40 billion

a government air strike has reportedly killed five children and four teachers at a school in the northern citypo. activists say the air raid hit the opposition held neighborhood. both sides of the conflict have been criticized by human rights groups to firing indiscriminately at civilians. >>> we have lots more coming up on al jazerra. politics and petrol in brazil. how a corruption scandal is fueling protests against the president. >>> and these precious plants that dinosaurs might have munched on could face the same fate as the prehistoric animals. we'll tell you why. only on al jazeera america. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights on al jazeera america. ♪ ♪ >>> it's good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazerra. polls will open in under an hour in sudan's general election but it's being boycotted by many opposition parties. omar bashier has rul

government airstrike near a school has reportedly killed 5 schoolchildren and four female teachers in the northern cityaleppo. hillary clinton is expected to announce her campaign for president of the united states. she said she will run if selected by the democratic party. >>> there has been one death and 100 people have been hurt in a stampede at a university in the kenyan capitol nairobi. students pan issued after an electricity transformer exploded bringing with it fears of an attack by al shabaab after fighters from that group stormed garissa last week killing 148 people. people who live in kenya's dadaab refugee camp are asking their government to reconsider its decision to close it. it is one of the world's largest refugee camps. kenya's government has given three months to relocate the group accusing al shabaab of hiding there. mohammed adow is inside the center there. the first one is up to half a million some ali refugees. some have been living here for the past 25 years. the first batch of refugees came dadaab and were put in this camp in 1991. they say they are disappointed with the calls t

government air strike near a school has that reportedly killed five children and four teachers in the northern city of aleppo. aleppo media center and syrian otheratory for civil rights say many children were also hurt. this that latest attack comes after rebel shelling and airstrikes killed more than 30 people. >> people living in kenya's dadaab refugee camp are calling on the government to reconsider its decision to close the camp. the u.n. is given three months to relocate, which is one of the largest sheltering half a million refugees who fled the civil war. >> this is the camp, it's part of a complex for refugees near the kenya-somalia border. refugees fleeing the civil war in somalia the continued existence of this camp now remains in doubt. the kenyan government wants all refugees relocated within three months. jam today, security forces cannot interest the camp. we want them to be relocated on the other side of somalia. >> the refugees deny accusations al shabab cells operate in their catches. >> a camp meant for 90,000 people have received waves of refugees fleeing conflict and drought pus

government airstrike near a school has romd killed five schoolchildren and four female teachers in the northern city of aleppo.aleppo media center and syrian observatory for human rights says many children were hurt when the neighborhood a day after rebel shelling and government airstrikes in aleppo killed more than 30 people on bothsized of the divided city. the u.n. says it will work with the syrian government to ensure the safety of more than 18,000 palestinians and syrian civilians in the yarmouk camp on the edge of damask damascus damascus. dodd today we reremain very worried for the refugees and the civilians who are inside. we are very determined to provide assistance to those who have decided temporarily to leave the camp, itself, and to find shelter elsewhere and we will take very seriously the needs, also. we are very determined to be able to respond to the needs of the people who have reached there. >> there have been two bomb attacks in egypt in the sinai prove incident. medical sources say two people were killed when what was thought to have been a car bomb went outside the main police

. >>> the iraqi prime minister arrived triumphant today in the city of tikrit iraqi forces were able to take back control of the northern city, one year after it was attacked by the isis terrorist group. the iraqi troops achieved their goal of driving them out of saddam hussein's home town. >>> march is now a memory and april has started not with showers but plenty of sunshine. how about that? the action cam was out in center city as people took in the sunny weather by eating lunch alfresco, cecily tynan is here now with the forecast. >> i did not have lunch outside today. what a nice start to april little bit cool, little bit breezy but if you find a place in the sun, sheltered from the wind it feels pretty nice 56 in philadelphia, average high for this time of year is 59 and 61 in washington, d.c., and 50 degrees in new york city. but there are some very warm out to the west, des moines 82 degrees and the same in minneapolis, wichita, 86 degrees and i'm tranging warmer air on the way and it won't make its way into the 80s but the 60s tomorrow and maybe even 70 on friday. satellite 6 along with action radar showing thi

. >>> rebels in syria attacking a neighborhood controlled by the government in the northern city of aleppo. at least nine people have been killed, dozens more injured in the shelling according to syrian state tv. that neighborhood primarily christian and armenian. shortly afterwards an activist group reported helicopter gunship struck back in retaliation, bombing a marketplace in one of the rebel-held neighborhoods. >>> well, long road back for residents of a small illinois town destroyed by tornadoes is just beginning. officials letting people return home for the very first time since their small town of fairdale took a direct hit this week. many are only seeing the devastation in daylight for the first time. two people were killed. 22 people were hurt. by that tornado. and meanwhile parts of the midwest on the lookout for more severe weather today. the strongest storms likely in the texas panhandle and western plains tonight. >>> well, the race for the white house is certainly gathering some steam right now. fox news confirming hillary clinton will make it official by tomorrow. how will

since isis managed to capture the northern city of mosul last summer. and has succeeded in, in holding territory against the combined forces of the iraqi kurds to the north and iraqi government off to the south. if he has in fact been killed. big question -- what kind of command and control did he in fact have over isis. it seemed that he was more of a marginal figure, alongside isis. this very radical, very violent group. that is succeeding to still hold on to territory and carry out attacks on numerous fronts across iraqi battlefield. despite air strikes against it. >> and dna samples will likely confirm that it, it was him. al-duri killed. you have done extensive reporting in the region. lived there. appreciate you joining us. thank you, ivan. 33 people are dead after a suicide bombing in afghanistan. a local official says children who were among those killed. a government spokesman says the bomber on a motorbike blew himself up in front of a bank. jalalabad. it happened at the peak of rush hour when the bank was expected crowded. 100 wounded. iran ma

. >>> iraqi government forces and allied troops have retaken the northern city of tikrit from the islamic state of iraq. the city was seized by isil last summer and the campaign to take it back has lasted more than a month. iraqi prime minister visited tikrit on wednesday and promised to help displaced people return home >>> just 20 kilometers away from tikrit, some people are demanding they be allowed to go home. isil has left and the city has been destroyed. but shia militias fighting along side iraqi forced ruined their homes deliberately. >>reporter: birds singing are the only sounds of life here. belongs are scattered amid the rubble of homes. stores are shuttered. this mosque destroyed. 120,000 people used to live in this city about 20 kilometers outside tikrit. >> now they're living in tents, portable containers and unfinished houses in several iraqi cities. >> we're financially and physically challenged. our morale is devastated. many families are living in hysterical ways. >>reporter: in march, iraqi security forces and shiite militias pushed isil out and then left to launch thei

. >> kurdish forces in iraq captured two villages near the northern city of kirkuk. the kurds say they are using the villages as a base to push back isil fighters. kurdish forces have been retaking territory from the goop since last year. >> ice r. islamic state of iraq and the levant released a video of killings, showing two groups of captives held by isil in eastern and southern libya. this video cannot be independently verified and it's al jazeera's policy not to show video of beheadings. >> there's much more ahead on the news hour. we'll report from athens, where the political careers of some parliament members could be facing a dark end. >> we'll look at why four months on from devastating floods, many in malaysia don't have a place to call home. >> the houston rockets take on the dallas mavericks. the latest coming up in sport. >> afghanistan's president says an islamic state of iraq and the levant linked group has claimed responsibility for an attack in east afghanistan saturday that killed 35 and wounded more than 100. if an isil related group is involved it w

suspended, attack occurred when the league leaders were traveling to the airport on saturday near the northern city of transom. earlier had beaten team 5-1 no players were injured though the bus drivers were taken to hospital for treatment. current turkish champions. >> i would like to stress that the watch a game the plairgs not willing to appear on the pitch and member clubs agree to extend their support. >> translator: the natures of this incident is obvious. this is an attempt to kill 41 people on a bus including 19 players. there is no other explanation for it. this is an assassination attempt against benabache. >> earlier we spoke to bernard smith, he says it's been an eventful few days. >> turkey's football federation, a spengs suspension of the league for one week, has suspended itself for two weeks that because its players it says remain in shock. its chairman says he's not going to be provoked by anybody. he wants the full police investigation, wants the law to come down hard on whoever is found guilty of this attack. the club says though it will not be provoked. the police say so far the

. >>> in iraq a car bomb exploded outside the american consulate in the northern city of urbile. ple were killed and eight others were injured. no americans were among the casualties. islamic state militants have claimed responsibility. their ability to reach into the kurdish area of iraq raises concerns. >>> elsewhere in iraq, officials say government forces have killed a former top aid of the hussein. he was the king of clubs in the deck of playing cards that u.s. troops used to identify saddam's men. in recent years, alduri is believed to lead an islamic terrorist group. >>> relatives of the victims, german citizens and german leaders all attended a service at the cathedral. there was 150 candles for each of the passengers and crews. families were also given small angel figurines by members of the search crews who recovered the wreckage and remains. >> lord i ask you dry our tears, reenforce the night's memories and giver us new courage to face life. >> reporter: the co-pilot of that plane andreas lubitz locked the cockpit door. officials say he was suffering from depression. >

in fact, lead a gorilla groriluerrilla g allied stell with isis when it swept to power over the northern city of mosul last summer. there had been reports of tensions between al durori and isis in the months since then. if in fact killed it's not lookly to be a big blow against isis which has succeeded in endiring u.s. coalition-led air strikes and fighting on several fronts at the same toime across two countries. it would be the end of an era for what's left of the remnants of saddam hussein's regime which was largely smashed in 2003 by the u.s. military. >> ivan, if we go to other developments there in iraq, we were talking about the bombing near the u.s. consulate in erbil. from your understanding, is this -- does this say anything significant about at what point we're at now with the battle with isis on the ground in iraq? >> reporter: well it is certainly frightening people who considered erbil to be a safe haven. even though it has been bombed in years' past by jihadi insurgents, by suicide bombers. the main struggle that the iraqi government has right now is trying to reinforce its tro

the bomb exploded as the cadets were waiting to board a bus in the northern city in the nile valley.least ten other people were injured in the that blast. police and soldiers have been the target of regular attacks since the overthrow of morrissey in 2013. 13 iraqi soldiered have been killed in battle with isil fighters. the group has made gains for the city of ramadi the capitol largest providence. 22 others were injured in the fighting as the army ramped up it's efforts to regain control. reports from baghdad. >> on the outskirts the iraqi army says it is making gains. clearing more territory and preparing to advance further. more reinforcements have been sent and soldiers are ready to fight. but isil is holding tight the town center is in their grip. behind these lines is the battle front jets from the u.s. led coalition have carries out multiple air strikes flattens several homes. >> our troops four-kilometers from north to south. >> more than 75% of am bar province is under isil control. it's fighters are enclenched. roads are littered with. bosbombs.more areas in the northeast

syrian government air strike near a school killed five children and four female teachers in the northern city of aleppo. the aleppo media center and syrian syrian observatory for human rights say many children were injured. this latest attack comes a day after rebel shelling and air strikes killed more than 30 people. >> reporter: the u.n. says it will work with the syrian government to ensure the safety of thousands of civilians in the yarmouk refugee camp in damascus. the head of the u.n. agency met people that fled fighting in yarmouk. >> today we are very worried for the refugees and civilians inside yarmouk. we are very determined to provide assistance to those who decided temporarily to leave the camp it is and find shelter elsewhere and will take seriously the needs of the group, and be determined to respond to the needs of people there >>> two bomb attacks killed 13 in egypt's northern sinai province. sex people were killed when a car bomb wept off outside a main police station in the province's capital. a roadside bomb killed six soldiers south of the city. a group affiliated with is

. >> dozens injured early saturday after rebels shelled the government held neighborhood in the northern city of aleppo. hours after the shelling a helicopter gun ship targeted a market in a rebel held area. u.n. is planning to undertake an urgent mission to damascus. yarmouk refugee carpal on camp on the outskirts of the capital. thousands of refugees are trapped and only a few have escaped. stefanie dekker has more. >> the syrian national news agency aired these pictures. >> in a matter of 30 minutes they could have executed all people you see in this school because i.s.i.l. called from the mosques, if we catch one of you working with the palestinian group fighting or with the government they will cut our heads off. they have no mercy. >> reporter: for the first time video of i.s.i.l. has been posted online showing the inside of the palestinian refugee camp. this camp has been besieged by the syrian government, no water or electricity. what used to be a densely populated camp is making a terrible situation even worse and even though some people have made it out most of the 18,000 people who

government tonight is claiming victory over isil fighters who for ten months until today held the northern city of tikrit. tikrit is famous for being the hometown of saddam hussein. iraqi troops retook the city after a month-long battle supported by u.s.-led air strikes. jamie mctire is live at the pentagon. how significant is this in the overall campaign to defeat isil? >> isil is not invincible but is a formidable foe and the road ahead is littered with obstacles. >>reporter: after a full month of fighting in tikrit iraqi officials led by the prime minister paraded to the center wednesday declaring a magnificent victory and promising a return to normalcy. >> we'll start the process of clearing the city of road side bombs and car bombs and then begin the process of reconstruction. >>reporter: in washington -- coalition air strikes revived an offensive that had stalled. >> the iraqi military made a specific request to the united states to back their efforts, military air strikes. and we've seen over the course of the last five days that the stalemate that had previously been in place for a coup

. >>> iraqi government forces and allied groups are retaken the northern city of tikrit from islamic state of iraq and levant. [ gunfire ] >> the city was seized by i.s.i.l. and the campaign to take it back has lasted more than a month. the iraqi prime minister visited on wednesday and promised to help displaced people return home. >> 17 are dead and 36 injured after an explosion in eastern afghanistan, outside the acting prime minister's home. a local member of parliament was among those wounded. the taliban deny responsibility for the blast >>> you are with newshour. ahead, 50 people dead after a trawler sings in freezing waters. and date diplomat. >> i'll tell you how africa's electricity crisis is putting people's health at risk >>> and andy murray marches on at the miami masters >>> first, iran's foreign minister says significant progress has been made over nuclear talks in switzerland. an agreement is yet to be written. diplomatic editor james bays is in lausanne. has there been any progress please. >> they are putting a lot of effort into this. when you say marathon talks, let

mcintyre at the pentagon for us, and in iraq now, as jamie was mentioning, thousands of families have fled the city of ramadi. taking control of three villages from outside of ramadi and in the northern city of mosul, a battle against isil is being fought by a success group of volunteers as the military leaders try to recruit all of the strength that they can. reporting now from northern iraq. >> in step with each other and now with the iraqi army too. these volunteer fighters have for the first time taken orders from baghdad to unify countless militias. this group is diverse with arab christians, and all of them are eager to go back. >> one of my sons is here. he was a soldier and the other one will come in the next intake. i have ten children, and i came to be a volunteer not for money, but to get my city back as soon as possible. >> they call themselves the national guard. a force which officially doesn't exist. it's the same that the prime minister al-abadi wants to give to the force for volunteers. it's an uneasy union, and they say they will answer to al-abadi himself. mosul is on the other side of this hill. about 12 kilometers away. and the line is being protected by kurdish

. >>> well, we've got some breaking news to bring to you right now from the northern italian city of milan. there are reports that two people have been killed in a shooting at the palace of justice. the reuters news agency is reporting that one of the dead is a judge and police say that the shots have been fired by a defendant in a bankruptcy case that then ran off. well witnesses described crowds of lawyers and court users pouring down the stairways towards the exits. we'll bring you more on that story as it comes to us. >>> let's go to france now, where the television network has been hacked. a group claiming allegiance to the so-called islamic state said they carried out the hacker attack. they briefly took over their websites and social media accounts. the director says they still didn't know exactly how it happened. >> we're trying to find out but it's been a very powerful cyberattack, because we have very strong fiber walls and that has been checked very recently, and we are said to be very safe. so obviously, it's a very knowledgeable and powerful cyberattack. >>> reports from

our correspondent reports from the northern city. >> reporter: one of the most powerful governors in presides over millions of people and controls huge resources, but most importantly, he and his colleagues across the country, have enormous influence on state and national decisions. ignoring them has cost the current ruling party a lot in last month's elections. >> it was very critical and very important. it was playing a very important role in making some checks and balances in the national [ inaudible ]. and to allow five governors to be in the party together with so many other senior officials in the government that was a huge mistake. >> reporter: and that set the tone for the crushing defeat of the ruling party. now attention has shifted to the election of governors, and the succession battle is hot and close in many areas. so much is at stake. here in the largest state in the north, whoever gets elected on saturday will have political influence over 12 million people, but huge resources and revenues. and that's why candidates are fighting for every vote. governors who constitut

. >>> iraqi troops fighting against islamic states in the northern city of tikrit are claiming victory in a month-long battle. troops have entered the presidential palace and raiseing iraqi flags on the build there's. the government has been fighting to recapture tikrit the past six months. the largest operation against is. they were given new momentum when they were joined with air strikes. an official says most of the city has now been liberated. >> i can announce most of tikrit is lib rated today. only a few pockets of resistance remaining. we will give you the good news in a few hours once we have crushed the pockets of resistance still operateing within the city. most of tikrit is now liberated. the enemy has been defeated totally and it has lost all its fighting capabilities and its moral has been crushed and the battle will be over soon god willing. >>> do stay with us on "bbc news." still to come a mural by banksy worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, sold for next to nothing. here's the story. into buttery rich, smooth, surprisingly soft crÈmes. it's lancaster. it's caramel

pentagon that many of the coalition fighters have picked up the pace of the strikers against the northern city of abaggey, and that apparently is the next iraqi target. >> let's do this, let's take a closer look at the cost of the impact in the fight against isil. right now, there are 3,000 service members in iraq, training and advising, and they have spent $2 billion, and that's the average of 3 and a half million dollars per day. the fight against isil in iraq, the air and ground offensive has forced isil out of 30% of the territory that it held in iraq, and today they said that the forces are preparing for the operation to retake the city of abaji. allen is here from the new york times, and the same question that i want from you. >>they have two big battles for the western province in iraq and mos ill. and to do that, he cannot just simply rely on the force that's he has right now the kind of equipment that he has right now, and even the iranian support that he wants right now. it's not enough to win these battles. >> that's interesting. you're talking about a sunni dominated province, and

. >> iraq christians displaced by fighting celebrated easter in the northern city of erbil. ey've been living in camps. the majority arrived in erbil after fleeing mosul and surrounding areas seized by isil last year. >> christians around the world attending easter mass may not realize their baseballs are made in an atheist company. the world's largest bible factory is in china. we get a look inside. >> there was once a time when china's communist leader little red book was the only best seller here. now there's another one. it's been around a lot longer. more than 130 million copies of the bible have rolled off this production line. 13 million last year alone. many exported, but the majority were for the domestic market, purchased for churches, sanctioned by china's atheist government. >> first principle is that serve our churches, serve our brothers and sisters. then if we still have the capacity will serve the overseas churches. >> the factory publishes bibles in 90 languages from arabic to russian. such is demand for the holy book it remains an around the clock operation.

consulate in the iraqi city of irbil, that's in northern iraq. tor with knowledge of the incident tells fox news that it was, indeed, a car bomb, and it was driven by a suicide bomber. the car exploded before it reached its intended target. we're told that shots were fired at the car and that gunfire led to the bomb going off before it reached the u.s. copse late. two civilians and two local security people were wounded. no word on how many people died. earlier reports said three people had died but we have not confirmed that report as of yet. that news just coming in to us. thanks, everybody, for watching us. very interesting program today. our time is up, now here is deirdre bolton. deirdre: we're going to pick up right where you're leaving off. president obama addressing numerous topics, you heard them with stuart there last hour including the nuclear framework with iran. he said he is standing firm. it's great to see you, i'm very well. >> how are you. deirdre: we were listening to the president and we covered numerous topics and you heard the

. >> the northern city of tikrit had been under i.s.i.l. control for several months now. it's seen as hugely strategic because it provides a gateway of i.s.i.l. stronghold to mosul where it believes the sensors are based. but the fight against i.s.i.l. is not so straightforward. as with much of iraq's conflict, sectarianism is rife. tikrit is a sunni city yet iraqi army used shia forces to enter it who in turn made their presence very clear raising flags with shia slogans. >> the pmf army now inside tikrit and it will be liberated fairly soon. >> a sign of how bloody the battle was. capturing tikrit is a major boost for iraq's army which had seemingly folded in the face of i.s.i.l.'s advances almost a year ago. but for many, this will not solve everything. i.s.i.l. had found some support in iraq's north because of the oppression felt by sunni residents there many of whom felt they were unfairly targeted buy shia led government and army that wanted to wipe them out. and there have already been reports that sunni homes were destroyed. jamal al shayal, al jazeera. >>> the app

the military said it is battling fighters inside the facility in the northern city of beige baiji. we have this report. >> on the outskirts of the refinery the war is not over. the target is isil fighters inside this sprawling energy complex. plumes of smoke arise from a distance while the fighting continues. these iraqi special forces backed by shia paramilitaries of part of the government's reinforcements after isil stormed parts of the refinery last week. the plan is to attack from three directions. on the western front these men need to clear the surrounding areas. while hitting isil positions. >> we're in the third front for beige eye refinery. we're trying to clear and control parts of it. we've been attacked by isil but our forces are advancing. >> security source the in the area suggest there are isil fighters still inside the refinery. the u.s. led coalition said army forces are now in full control of the refinery and are fort filing defense positions. they describe isil's latest in fill reaction as an families to boost its on line propaganda, but it proves the group is sti