the u.n. headquarters lobbying for international support. >> egypt on the diplomatic offensive. foreign minister with the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon was after his boss hinted at the idea of a u.n. intervention led by his country. after a meeting with ambassador inclueing the u.n. representative he clarified proposals. suggesting expanded support for the government. and a strengthened army. is the possibility of troops on the ground should that be under consideration. >> i think all measures should be under scrutiny. to define what is the best course of action to deal with the threat. i will not judge or jump to conclusions. it is up to us to forge. it's an understanding and commitment that should not exclude support to the government. >> it's thought they'll meet to hear prime minister on wednesday. other ambassadors include those fighting i.s.i.l. say the proposal is worth examining, but international law must be following. >> it is an issue of egypt alone, it's more than equipment and

the u.n. security council will meet on wednesday to discuss a proposal for an international coalition to fight the islamic state of iraq and levant in libya. fighters allied to the legally installed tripoli government say they are heading from misrata to the city aiming to tackle groups affiliated to i.s.i.l. and rejected calls for intervention. egypt wants to strike further in retaliation for the killing of coptic christians, its air force has bombed targets. the foreign minister was the the u.n. headquarters lobbying for support and spoke to james bays diplomatic editor. >> the foreign minister of egypt, with ban ki-moon, hours after his boss hinted at the u.n. backed military intervention led by his country. after a meeting with his ambassadors, which including samantha power. they clarified what they wanted limiting it to support for the government. >> is there possibility for international troops on the ground, should that be under consideration. >> i think all measures should be under scr

the u.n. has so many responsibilities. what's the main priority now? is it stopping conflict stopping terrorism, should it be that? >> yes, of course, this is a very important issue, but you see, let me go back a little bit about when people talk about the united nations. they always say oh, it's a giant monster. >> a huge bureaucracy that does nothing and spends a lot of money. >> this organization a member state driven organization. where there is no consensus, united nation cannot do anything. when there is consensus, you see a great result. i'm not here to try to defend the united nations which i've been working, representing my country and leading very important, this today is the most important organization to maintain peace and security in the world, but we need collective efforts. we need to create consensus. that's why security council in syria situation couldn't do anything, because -- >> that's the problem is we don't seem to be able to ever reach con sense. you look at, you know, you bring up the security council in syria, but can also talk

the u.n. to take on i.s.i.l. in libya. the u.n. tries to save a fragile ceasefire as battles condition in eastern ukraine. >> i'm daniel schweimler in buenos aires, where a march symbolizes deep divisions in argentine society >>> the u.n. envoy to syria says the government is willing to suspend aerial bombardments. of aleppo for six weeks. the move described as a glimmer of hope towards ending the conflict which is about to enter its fifth year. the syrian army has been advancing to aleppo capturing several villages. it is divided between the east and the west. it used to be the country's financial center and is close to a supply line providing a link to the turkish boarder. james bays has more from u.n. headquarters in new york. >> for months the special envoy has been talking about freezes - what others call ceasefires, in part of syria. for months he said that aleppo the largest city in the country is where he wanted the first freeze. now there has been an important development, he says. >>

the u.n. security council describes him as the legitimate leader of yemen. >>> welcome to al jazerra live from doha. also coming up on the program more spy cable revelations how south africa is spying on rush a over their joint satellite problem. progress the death of a leading prosecutor argentina's president reveals the changing face of the national spy agency. and as the french president presses for action to combat climate change, we look at how rising sea levels are damaging malaysia's coastline. ♪ ♪ >>> the u.n.'s special envoy to yemen has arrived in the city of aden to meet the country's president hadi. just hours after the security council said it was backing him as yemen's leader. in a statement released on wednesday the u.n. described hadi as the have legitimate president, he's now in aden after fleeing from sanaa where he feels held under house arrest by houthi rebels. the houthis took power after a coup earlier this month. meanwhile, there have been rallies across the country i in

and the u.n. ncil has passed a resolution calling on houthi rebel to his hand back power. the text was written by jordan and the u.k. who described it is a powerful message to the world. all 15 members demanded the houthis immediately withdraw from the capital sanaa. but the resolution did not allow for the use of force. something the gulf countries had been pushing for. well, it was the first resolution on yemen since the current crisis began. the resolution callings for the houthi withdrawal as well as the return of weapons seized from the government. also demands the release of president hadi, the prime minister and members of the cabinet who are under house arrest. no sanction says will be applied. but the text warns of further steps if the resolution is probe edge. let's go now to jamal for the details. he's live in the poured city of aden. jamal, very interesting here, the u.n. demanding the houthis relinquish power. the question is or else. what else can they do if the houthis refuse to step

the u.n. security council describes him as the legitimate leader of yemen. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, well welcome to al jazerra. also coming up here on the program. more spy cable revelations how south africa is spying on russia over their joint satellite project. following the death of a leading prosecutor argentina's president reveals the changing face of the national spy agency. and as the french president calls for action to combat climate change. we look at damaging coast lines. >>> the u.n. special envoy to yemen has arrived in the city of aden to meet the country's president hadi just hours after the security council said it was backing him as yemen's leader? a statement lease odd wednesday the u.n. describe the hadi as the legitimate president, he is now in aden after fleeing san allsanaawhere else held under house arrest by the huge is the security council has urged all to solve their difference buys talks. >>> the u.n.'s support to hadi is a significant step but the houthis concerns also n

one thing i can tell them that the u.n. would never give up on the syrians. >> reporter: al jazerra has learned details of the plan. the special envoy will next travel to istanbul for talks with opposition he representatives. before the beginning of march. a small u.n. team is supposed to travel to aleppo. the idea is for a halt in all aerial bombardment and attacks using heavy weapons. at the same time, they aim to completely freeze all fighting on the ground in one district in the southwest of the city. people in aleppo have been suffering so much the hope is that humanitarian aid can be distributed and then the freeze can be extended. special envoy has been working closely with the u.n.'s humanitarian chief. >> if he's able to do what he would like to do, which is to deescalate the violence, that's good for us. because it means that there are more places that we can get to. he is trying to once that violence is deescalated to focus on trying to bring some normalcy to aleppo. trying get people to restart their livelihoods.

. >> the u.n. envoy to syria is in turkey to get a deal to stop fighting in the syrian city of aleppo. >> in aden, yemen people say shifting power to the city will only bring trouble. >> we are literally targets. >> security failures at the highest levels in south africa. >> education or simply gruesome, the show that is all about crime scene investigation. >> start of the news hour, in iraq isil fighters are believed to have abducted 106 people from the tribe, one of iraq's largest and oldest families. they were taken from a mostly sunni village east of the city of tikrit. some are children. iraqi security forces have evacuated 300 families from that area. let's go to jane in baghdad. the details as you know them, jane, please. >> david, we've spoken to the leader of the tribe. he says that 127 of their tribesmen were taken. news is just filtering out now because there are no telephone communications in that area. he said 20 were released, but that remains -- there remain 106 still held, including

the u.n. special envoy to syria is in turkey trying to secure opposition support for a ceasefire in aleppo. trying to agree to ceasefire for six weeks but around aleppo they are unlikely to observe any ceasefire. a conspiracy that would allow syrian government to launch more assaults. then there's the disconnect between the syrian opposition in istanbul and fighters on the ground. they may not comply. zeina khodr is on the ground. it's not going to be easy is it? >> for months he has been trying to broker a deal in aleppo city. what he calls a freeze in the fighting. there has been little progress since october. shuttling between the damascus deposit and rebel groups in turkey. there is little details emerging from his meetings in turkey. we're not sure which rebel groups he is holding talks with but like you mentioned the syrian government promised to stop air and ground bombardment for six weeks. but he is not under any illusions, it is going to be difficult. he needs to get them to say yes w

>> well the u.n. has documented higher numbers of casualties in areas where there are offense ist and defensive military operations going on. >> this is in kunar province. the areas are where we see the highest number of casualties. >> now, taking into consideration that afghanistan is a country, can the civilian casualties be realistically reduced. absolutely they can be reduced. the parts, insurgents there are specific measures they can take to bring down the as culties. the ibb surgents can -- insurgents can stop the mortars, planting the explosive devices into the area. that's the main thing he has done to bring down the casualties. >> we are talking about why idealistic war. if insurgents can keep in mind to try to reduce casualties, that's the point of throwing the company into kay judges and target civilians as soon as possible. >> well that may be part of the thing, but it is not something and we have said as have the afghan people that there are clear things that can occur by the insurgents. s

at the u.n. in new york. now to the conflict in ukraine which has diplomats scrambleing to stop a cease-fire in the eastern part of the country from unraveling. the u.n. security council has called for all parties to stop fighting. tuesday was supposed to see pro-russian separatests and troops to withdraw weapons from the front lines but the shift to the town of debaltseve. it's a transport hub and fighting there has been so intense that observers have been unable to get into the town. we have this report just outside of debaltseve. >> near debaltseve there is no truce. and the firing continues continues this is what happens when one hits a gas pipeline. a spectacular explosion explosion >> debaltseve is a strategic rail hub and they're throwing everything they can to win it. it's just a few minutes drive from the town. they claim to be optimistic and insist that the road has been unblocked. but on tuesday there have been injured. >> these guns aimed at a town of debaltseve just over the hill there are not pul

why the u.n. is a way to restore some kind of justice and legal determination rather than underhanded going to the war, i do not care whether it is haiti or whatever, going to the u.n.. >> thank you, jennifer. thank you for your wonderful foundation work, jennifer elliston the founder of the green party in d.c., and i will just say i particularly do not agree with this shoot first foreign policy that we have a diplomacy, international law and human rights really need to be at the front. the u.n. has become a mixed bag. we have seen that in the climate proceedings in the u.n. where it has become a front for lobbyists, corporate lobbyists the climate summits really for energy lobbyists. we need to work hard for the u.n. to be reformed and democratized and we need to work hard to get the big powerful corporate companies -- countries out of -- exactly. out of the business of oppressing democracy in the u.n. thank you. >> other questions? >> cari campbell, green tv. dr. stein, green parties around the w

last week, the mexican government told the u.n. committee that more than 11,000 people were missing in the country. amnesty international says more than 22,000 people have disappeared in the past eight years. in recent years videos like this have emerged of police kidnapping people. sometimes in broad daylight. other times under the cover of night. forced disappearances by authorities appears to be an epidemic. the students been missing on the night -- went missing on the night of september 26th. video shows some of them being hauled off by local police. mexico's attorney general has repeatedly said, corrupt police handed them over to a drug gang who then burned their body. he called it historic truth. last week, a panel says there was flaws in the investigation. the raixtion of only one student has been order identified pfn international commission on human rights says it is sending a team to mexico to launch an entirely new investigation. as much as the attorney general may wants to close the case, all this international concentra

we are live at the u.n. in a moment, with details on that, but first the developments inside libya. >> people in tripoli celebrate as they remember the start of a uprising four years ago that helped push mom mar out of power but more are also angry at the strikes on the east of the country on monday, and marched in support of relatives of the civilians killed in those attacks. describes the attacked as hostile. >> now militia who support them say they are headed to the city to tackle affiliated groups themselves. libya's political leadership is fractures the strikes were carried out with the support of the other government the u.n. recognized leadership. egypt is calling for a u.n. resolution to intervene in the libya. the military campaign happened after the beed hing of 21 egyptian christians captured there. it isn't just egypt that is secured about unraveling security the european union is planning to hold talks with the united states and egypt on how to deal where groups and be a limping to isil, sometime

the arms embargo was imposed by the u.n. to protect civilians from libya's former leader muammar qaddafi. libya's for minnesotaster has appealed to international help to rebuild the arm. and libya is asking for blockades to step weapons shipment from the fighters. but the councilmembers seem cautious about army libya our diplomatic editor james bays explains. >> reporter: egyptian foreign minister came to the united nations spend to go two days to to lobby diplomats on the country's initiative. at first try to persuade them on president sisi's idea that there should be a military intervention in libya. led by egypt backed by the united nations. he later watered down that plan, told the security council he wanted an arms embargo on all but one of the government's in libya, the government in at that brook he also wanted authorization for support by countries for that government. by that, he meant authorization for egypt's ongoing air strikes. it doesn't look like the security council will support any of those ideas but the fore

diplomats dreased the dreased addressed the u.n. council emergency session. >>> president obama has been speaking to a three day summit at the white house. >>> mysterious shooting death of a prosecutor last month. alberto nisman was investigating whether cristina kirchner covered up a bombing at a jewish center 15 years ago. >>> a sign that violence may be spreading. a state of emergency was declared in kokan state on thursday. government troops are trying to drive out the mmdaa rebels. largely autonomous strip of land on myanmar's northeastern border with china. recent fighting has appeared to be from the rebel group randall noble reports. >> a barrage of bullets bring this convoy to a halt. a new weach of fighting has broken out between rebles and government forces. >> there is a ceasefire called. their would be more of a text. in the resistance experience, red cross trucks have been used by the burma army to attack the resistance. >> two were injured in the attack one suffered head wounds the other to the abdomen. it is very sad t

the u.n. mission there. who exactly is the fdlr? it's group includes hutus, it's estimated that they have between 1500 to 2,000 fighters. they're acting in areas of huge national gas reserves. they've been accused of civil rights abuses, murder, rape and recruitment of child soldiers. we've been following the developments from neighboring uganda. >> many people have been doubting whether the congolese government and other countries involved actually have the political will to attack the fdlr. the congolese government has been accused of hiring them before in fighting wars on their behalf. there are also politicians involved, and there are minerals in their territory. on the other hand the congolese government said it is going to do it. this time it's going to end the fdlr. the u.s. has come out and supported them. the u.s. has urged that this must happen. it's hard to imagine now that they'll turn back at this stage. but the military operations could go on for months, even years, and so it's to

the u.n. envoy for syria is in turkey, to push for a deal to stop the fighting in aleppo. >> we are literally naked compared to some first world council ribs, -- count ris, we are literally an open target >>> health alert in ipped ja why a swine flu outbreak kills 800 this year. >> we are in nepal where traditional art is helping to protect the past >>> the u.n. special envoy to syria is in turkey trying to secure opposition support for a freeze in fighting in aleppo. the battle for the city is fierce. evidence has emerged of barrel bombs, and across syria. we'll get to that and a scathing report that accuses the u.n. security council of inaction on syria. first, more on the u.n.'s push for a ceasefire in aleppo with zeina khodr. how is it playing out, any news? >> no, nothing tangible. this is a plan produced in october. for the past few months he's been should have lipping between -- should have lipping between damascus and tuckey. -- turkey. his office is not devolving who he is talking with

afghanistan's child victims the u.n. eports a sharp rise in the number of civilians killed and wounded. >>> and punching above their weight. how greek businesses, like the government, are trying to renegotiate their debt. >> monday, studying deadly viruses. >> these facilities are incredibly safe, incredibly secure. >> go inside the study of infectious diseases. >> ventilated footy pajamas. >> protecting those working to protect us. >> we always have to stay one step ahead of them because they're out there. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >> "techknow" where technology meets humanity. monday, 5:30 eastern. only o >> start with one issue. add guests from all sides of the debate and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights at 11:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. a remi

the u.n. to escape to send the envoy here to welcome back the development. it should have happened schooner nan the reality. however, there are problems here. the u.n. will be required to do something about the talks that have been taking place this sanaa, and the houthis have according to some of the parties, the parties participating in the talks, they are forced to - not to leave aden, not - sanaa to come to aden when the president asked for the talks to be moved to a place where everyone can participate in them. this will be the next move from the u.n. and the talks resume. how can they force the hands of the houthis to accept the move to ty ez in the center of the country, or here to aden. >> there has been pro-abd-rabbu mansour hadi rallies across the country, what is the latest on those? >> yes, we have seen rallies, protesting against the houthis. remember that a few weeks ago none of this was happening. because of the presence of the houthis there. now they appear to have gined momentu

now the u.n. security council has expressed alarm at the unrest in yemen and it's passed a resolution calling on houthi rebels to hand back power. they took the capital in september and dissolved party this month. the members demanded the houthis withdraw from sanna but did not allow for the use of force, this is the first resolution on yemen since the takeover. it called for the houthi withdrawal as well as weapons seized from the government. it called for the release of the president and members of the parliament under arrest. the text warns of further steps if the resolution is ignored. >> extremely disappointing that's what several of the different political parties opposed to the coup, opposed to the hoot's power grab has told us when we asked their view with the u.n. security council resolution. they say it was weak, didn't have the word coup in it. it is something that is very disappointing as far as they're concerned. the main issue is that the resolution doesn't provide any sort of consequ

the security council also heard from the u.n. he needed more time for negotiations between the two rival governments. the security council looks likely to give him that time. one diplomat said this was not the moment to send more arms to libya. >>> well the u.n. emergency session on libya comes days after egypt carried out air strikes in response to beheadings of 21 egyptian christians. now it's alleged that those strikes killed civilians as well. but egypt's president denies this. abdel reports. >> reporter: it was a visit of support from the egyptian president to his troops on the borders with libya. he said his country wasn't targeting civilians. >> translator: i asked one of the pilots who carried out the air strike, i asked him was there any mistake? the pilot told me not at all. we didn't hit any civilian targets. we were aware of these targets for months. we had strong intelligence. we are 100 percent certain of what we were targeting. >> reporter: in the libyan city it was a different story. witnesses said two children we

their main issue is that the u.n. resolution doesn't provide any source of consequential action if the houthis don't adhere to it, if they don't relinquish power. therefore, they say and its nothing more than just verbal condemnation of the power grab. add to this that many of them have already expressed a negative sentiment toward the attempt to try to get an agreement on power sharing deal. they've already said that they're losion trust quickly because the only thing that has been consistent throughout the u.n. sponsored talks have been the fact that the houthis have been getting more and more powerful from a territorial perspective and fire power point of view. on the security front in aden there are clashes between what are known as local popular forces that were set up by president adou rabbo mansour hadi set up before any possible houthi advance and members of the supreme court services loyal to the houthis. aden so far has been the safest of the main cities, but that could change if the situation here deteriorat

kristen, listening in to what he has been saying as well as the u.n. rity council listening intently and general -- the secretary general ban ki-moon himself has made some comments. what did he have to say? >> reporter: well he painted a very grim picture of the situation in yemen. he's just back from a trip to the region where we consulted with many countries who are very concerned about the instability in yemen. he described the country as being on the brink of collapse. we're also hearing about the efforts to bring all of the parties back to the negotiating, something the u.n. has been frantically trying to do. the houthis have taken over the government. ban ki moon talked about more widespread attacks by al-qaeda. and there is a humanitarian situation there that is horrific 61% of the population dependent on humanitarian aid. so what you are hear is a rallying cry for the security council. of course the security council has also been very concerned about this and they are weighing next steps on what could possibly put more pressure on the parties in

will the u.n.'t, though push mexico to deal more effectively with what appeared to be forced disappearances? >> reporter: well that's what people like the family members hope. although they see the mexican state of not willing to do what it needs to do. but they say the only thing that will change that is increased international pressure. they can have hundreds of thousands of people marching but mexican leaders don't care about. what they care about is the image of mexico abroad. for the year and a half of the president's term he was riding high on this wave of headlines that he was going to save mexico, his reforms were going to make mexico boom. and now all of the attention is on these students and the links between him and these rich businessmen. so he went from being very appreciated internationally, to now, perhaps being ridiculed and criticized in some international press, and the people watching this case say that is the only thing that is going to push mexico to truly clean up its act. >> a

off to the u.n. james listening to the description of a barrel bomb not a surprise that the security council tries to ban them, tell us what is significant about this peteing. >> well, i think this meeting is significant, it starts in about an hour's time for several reasons it is almost exactly one year since the security council did something on syria because of very rare for them to get any agreement. they managed to pass a resolution 2139 a year ago. asking for more access in syria. they also got a mention of starting bombardment. that's why when this takes place. will be heard from the high commissioner for refugee whose is going to el the us 3.8 million people. but also because of that reference in the original resolution. i am sure some of the countries are going to speak about barrel bombs. and i think because it is one year after that resolution, a lot of countries wanted to spook about the situation. that's why the meet willing be held fully in public. i guess james, there is still a virtue

that's what's happening with the u.n. sponsored peace talks underway. but at the same time, that's worrisome. you have spoilers. just as these talks were underway, you had carrying out an air strike yesterday, which is very worrisome. and i think threatens to torpedo the peace talks. let me say a word about the rise of isis. the idea of libya as a base, as a haven for extremism is not new. obviously it existed under gadhafi with the city of durna and syria. after the revolution, you had the growth of al qaeda affiliated groups, and, indeed general heftar's campaign was designed to root out those groups. i think what you've had in the wake of the campaign is not the decisive defeat of those groups, but rather their mutation. and this is what we're seeing now with isis. isis in libya is really peeling away a lot of members of these older post revolutionary jihadist groups that had affiliation to al qaeda. you've had the influx of volunteers that went to iraq and syria to fight with isis, libyans that went started returning last spring and last summer. and

we understand this happened after the u.n. has fully come out clearly saying that hadi is the legitimate president. it took them a few days and that was seen here as not a normal thing to do, because the u.n. has always been behind the process, the transition in yemen, the roadmap for peace conciliation. it took them the better part of a week to come out and say hadi is still the legitimate president. they are following with practical steps. two men will discuss the main issue here at hand, which is how to move on with the talks particularly that mr. hadi asked for the talks to be moved to aden or to safer places for all the parties, according to him. the houthis have refused that. now, mr. bremer has to come out with a solution. the talks have to go on and the two men have to agree on a formula that could be accepted by the houthis in terms of the venue for these talks. >> so, you were mentions ties just a moment ago and we saw some pictures of support rally's held in support of hadi. what about the rest of the country? what's

backing abd-rabbu mansour hadi and the u.n. security council sawing that he is the legitimate president. how significant is this. >> it is very significantly. particularly for abd-rabbu mansour hadi. we have been waiting for the development of the support and critical of the delay in the u.n. coming forward, and expressing support. considering that the u.n. much was behind the and played a crucial role. it has been involved in negotiations. for the u.n. to come at this particular time and be vocal about the support. it's important for him in particular, and for the anti-coup. parties in yemen. and there are several that cyst in many provinces, trying to come together. they have been asked to come to aden. there are party leaders have been invited to come. for him to have the national support from the zc c -- g.c.c. regional power and for him to move on is crucial. and for a petition >>> at teems there were rallies in support of abd-rabbu mansour hadi. what are you hearing about other parts of the country. >> yes, it's a sign of

the u.n. raised billions. many palestinians received nothing. >> today in gaza, the ruins in the homes a used as playgrounds. factories are filled with machinery. the only power plans are a damaged happy. the damage destruction, devastation obliterated entire neighbourhoods. gaza has never been well off. it's worse off than ever. the fear is that can lead to another war. why hasn't your family been able to rebuild. >> building is so expensive and we can't get the materials. >> reporter: part of the problem is poverty. this man is a teacher and only received 60% of his salary after israeli cut off gaza. this man has no job. they have blueprint but cannot build. . >> translation: the process is slow. funds from the u.n. have not arrived. >> reporter: that is another problem. the u.n. agency that helps palestinians is broke. i can only describe as unacceptable or scanneda laws that an organization ran out of money money. he said the donors have not paid up because of conflict between hamas and the palestinian auth

the funds from the u.n. have not arrived yet. >> that's another problem. >> the u.n.is broke. countries promised donations but have not delivered them. i find it as an organization that has run out of money. robert leads the effort. and says the donors have not paid up. >> there's a lot of bad blood. there's two different strands of civil administration in gaza. that needs to be resolved. >> until it is, there are no plans to rehab it tate devastated neighbourhoods. we filmed this on july the 26th. this street was the epicentre of the war. here is the same street from the same vantage point today. israel is about a mile from here. hamas flags flutter from homes, fighters used as bases. israel says they use the hospital as a base too. today this, is all that is left of the hospital. israeli planes dropped thousands of pound of bombs on this neighbourhood. half a mile from the border you see house after house totally destroyed. that is the 'em of the hospital. to this -- edge of the hospital. to this day none of this neighbourhood reconstructed. >> reporter: over seven

the u.n. security council describes him as the legitimate leader of yemen. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there welcome to al jazerra live from doha. also coming up on the program. more spy revelations how south africa is spying on russia over their joint satellite projects. >>> following the death of a leading prosecute, he argentina's president reveals the changing face of the national spy agency. >>> and as the french president presses for action to combat climate change, we look at how rising sea levels are damaging malaysia's coastline. ♪ ♪ >>> u.n. security council says it's backing hadi as yemen's leader. in a statement released on wednesday, the u.n. described hadi as the legitimate president. he's now in the southern port city of aden after fleeing from sanaa where he was held under house arrest by the hugy the houthi rebels. the secure thank you council has urged all party to his resolve their differences through talks. the u.n. support for hadi is a significant step, but the houthi houthis' concerns

this week the u.n. damascus was willing to temporarily suspend shelling in aleppo so a ceasefire can be tested. >>> the one in eastern ukraine continues to be broken. more fighting around the town of debaltseve. and kiev, the protesters are remembering the dead a year later. more than 100 were killed when snipers fired on protesters. turning its back on the european union and favoring russia. president petro poroshenko have called on peace keepers to help the ceasefire in eastern ukraine. >> with the support of the russian army militants virtually wiped out debaltseve from the surface of the earth and now deebilitiesdeebilities remindsdebaltseve reminds me of the moon scape. >> debaltseve was seized by produce separatists on wednesday. paul brennan reports. >> these are the russian cossack soldiers who are claiming i have victory in the battle of debaltseve. many are flying the russian flag. their open allegiance is taunting. hello to russia, poroshenko. street by street, combat continued here for four

also to come on the program the u.n.'s rules neither croatia nor serbia committed genocide during the war. >> stepping up the offensive against boko haram. >> find out why casino operators are betting on a great year. >> first the iraqi government and a powerful shia militia declare victory over isil. the fight has been led by the badr core. the group held a victory rally and is now saying it's ready to move north into isil strongholds. we have this report from baghdad. jane. >> the celebration illustrate the growing power of sheena groups here, including the badr corps. they are in control of their own operations. they're working with the iraqi good afternoon and with those forces have now taken over according to the militia members, militia leaders and iraqi government officials pretty much all of the province, a major stronghold of isil. it hasn't been without a cost, as they drove us through part of the territory, you could see abandoned villages, houses destroyed, even mosques destroyed in some areas, we were told. w

the u.n. can now determine that the rapes happened. >> as you heard in our report, the sudanese army has denied the report a ploy to keep the u.n. human rights watch in their area forever. mr. loeb thank you for your time. human rights watch was not actually allowed into the town but you yourself interviewed more than a dozen women who say they were raped. what did they describe to you? >> yes we interviewed 15 women who reported to me they were raped. they all described a very consistent story and a very horrible story. essentially most of them were at their homes in the night when sudanese soldiers barged into their house. they accused them of killing or abducting a missing soldier from their house. they proceeded to search and loot and drove men from the house, and then they proceeded to rape the majority of the women and young girls left in these houses. >> we are talking about over 200 women and girls? >> yes we credible information that over 200 women and girls were raped over a 24 hour p

the u.n. is calling a breakthrough and he is telling us how important you find this announcement hamad and if it paves the way for a more comprehensive political agreement in the country. >> well everything will depend on the other sides that have not been mentioned in this understanding. the u.n. envoy in yemen described this as agreement between the parties but if you go to the details we don't have many specifics here from the u.n. envoy about who signed and who refused to sign and we understand that some of the parties a major components of the political spectrum have boycotted their sessions in the last few days and they could not also meet on wednesday because the houthi representatives and the representatives of former president failed to show up and there were rumors and newspaper articles talking about parallel discussion between them and the houthis of the venue of the talks to come to agreement that has been announced today. it's a kinds of power sharing between the two sides and the

opening the government to a full sectarian war that will never end. >> the u.n. special envoy also responded with special correspondent answering. whilst there's no indication of who could be the murderer of the 12 the men were taken to an undisclosed location, and one mp was found badly beaten. the government says it's launched an investigation but with sectarian tensions running high, that will do little to play cake the sunnis. imran khan, al jazeera baghdad. >>> details are now coming out about a boko haram attack in chad. seven people were killed including a village chief in mubra, an area where boko haram is active. footage shows the entire village burned down. >>> sri lanka's new president is set to arrive likely to bring up the issue of thousands of have isrilankan tamils. >> for the last 25 years he has had to live in this camp in malak in jafna large tracts of land like this taken over during the 30 year conflict. >> translator: these rights and rituals that my family have performed, i'm pleading to the gods to take us back to our lands. >> lack of prope

the u.n. rity council votes in favor i've new resolution demanding houthi rebels give up control of yemen's government. >>> new footage of the morning after a deadly attack in copenhagen as police reveal more details of the gunman they shot dead. >>> and we'll take you in to the forests of russia's far east, where two of the world's rarest predators face a threat of their own. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the islamic state of iraq and the levant has released a video apparently showing the killing of 21 egyptian christians. the migrant workers were killed this libya after being kidnapped by a group loyal to isil. al jazerra doesn't show videos of hostages. before the apparent confirming a of their deaths families garth in other words cairo to demand their release. egyptian president has called an emergency meeting with the national defense council and seven days of mourning has been announced. >> translator: egyptian does not only defend itself but its whole region. egypt will where he react this the right time. w

as i say things moving fast in the u.n. rity council meeting we're hearing may well take place 24 hours from now with the egyptian foreign minister briefing the security council, along with the u.n.'s special representative on libya. the man who has been trying to get talks together on libya. he said in any last few hours that he believes it is still possible to negotiate a solution to the problems of libya, but it is something that needs to be done because of the urgency of the situation and the threat of isil in a matter of days or there needs to be another option pursued. >>> people in libya, meanwhile are marking four years since the uprising that overthrow gadhafi. but this year's anniversary is being overshadowed by a growing crisis following those egyptian air strikes. >> reporter: militiamen say they are heading to the city. their are allies with the government based in tripoli, one of two fighting for control of the country. they want to tackle isil-affiliated groups there, themselves and are against any foreign int

the u.n. recognized government asks the security council to lift the arms embargo. >> we are not at war with islam. we are at war with people who have perverted islam. >> u.s. president hosts a summit aimed at stopping violent extremive. >> covering up crime for a price. the massive scale of rogue reporting in cambodia. >> i'm in buenos aires where people are braving the rain to demand justice one month after the suspicious death of prosecutor alberto nusman. >> we start the news hour with me reemphasizing that there are actually two governments in libya. the u.n. recognized government has asked the u.n. security council to lift a weapons embargo so that it can fight isil and other armed groups. diplomats from egypt and libya spoke to the u.n. during the emergency session with proposals to stop the descent further into can i i don't say. it is arms embargo was imposed by the u.n. in 2011 to protect civilians, that was of the intention at least from libya's former leader, muammar gaddafi. linea

their main issue is that the u.n. esolution does not provide any sorts of consequential action if the houthies don't adhere to it, if they don't relinquish power. they say its nothing more than verbal condemnation of the power grab. many of them have expressed negative sentiment towards the u.n. attempt to get all sides to agree on some power sharing deal. they are losing trust quickly because the only thing that has been consistent throughout the u.s. sponsored talks is the fact that the houthies have been getting more and more powerful. not only from a territorial perspective but from a firepower point of view. there have been clashes between what are known as local popular forces that were set up by president hadi prior to him being forced to resign to defend the southern regions from possible houthi advance and members of the security services who are understood to be loyal to the houthies. aden so far has been the safest of the main cities. but that could change. >> opposition fighters in the south claims to have

the u.n.ecognized government in libya asks the security council to lift the arms embargo against the country. >>> germany rejects greece's request for an extension to its e.u. loan program. >>> and al jazeera investigates the massive scale of rogue reporting in cambodia. ♪ >>> president obama says the u.s. will continue to fight against al-qaeda in afghanistan's tribal regions and against al-qaeda-linked groups in yemen and somalia. the announcement came at a white house summit. obama also promised to restrain their movement into iraq and syria. >> obviously there is a complicated history between the middle east the west and none of us i think, should be immune from criticism in terms of specific policies but the notion that the west is at war with islam is an ugly lie. and all of us regardless of our faith, have a responsibility to reject it. >> our correspondent rosiland jordan is standing by in washington. rosiland this is the second time president obama is addressing this three-day summit.

. >> the u.n. security council convenes to discuss peace and international security. >> but it's the insecurity of ukraine that is the topic. blame game. >> as people struggle to get their lives back on track in gaza after the conflict in israel. ing is israel. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. >> and i'm stephanie sy. come up in this half hour of international news. putting the conflict and the rebuilding effort of gaza into context. >> also how media around the world are viewing the latest in iran nuclear talks. >> security drills were held at the mall of america in minnesota today just days after a video threatening an attack was made by the somali armed group al shabaab. al shabaab has ties to al qaeda and has recruited young disaffected somali nationals to take up the cause. jeh johnson has asked the country to stay alert. >> stefan de mistura is trying to are reduce the fighting around aleppo, this marks the special envoy's 4th trip osyria since july. after leaving damas

it's important to know that the u.n. resolution initially was stronger and called this a coup and had the potential to be filed to require u.n. intervention but russia watered it down so the word coup did not appear. the issue is one that is regional and international, as well. >> very complicated situation in yemen. thank you very much indeed. >> to afghanistan taliban gunmen and suicide bombers killed 20 policeman. the local government said a guard was killed at the entrance of the police headquarters. at least two suicide bombers blew themselves up inside the compound. eight people have been wounded. >> let's go live to nicole johnson, who joins us from kabul. the fighting is now over, but the death toliver high. >> that's right. some of the information we can give you is that the attackers were wearing police uniforms and the two suicide bombers detonated explosives, one in the dining room, one at kitchen. this happened at lunch time, when the police station was very busy. it was in the headquarters of the provincial