victoria gatenby has the report. >> saudi led coalition has continue to hit houthi positions. air strikes continue in other parts of the country. houdada, and northern position of sadaa considered the houthis main support base. saudi officials continue to say there is no plan to send troops at least for now. >> we are using the apache to attack some concentration of force for the militia. but there is no lets say major land operation in the schedule, actually. >> the saudi led air strikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters, according to local forces. sunni tribesmen are on the attack. >> translator: i believe if this military operation had not happened on time, this price would have been higher. >> reporter: the arab league summit in egypt has been deteriorated by yemen's security situation. in the the houthis and the deposed president, ali abdullah saleh,ing dismantle their militias. they insist that abd rabbu mansour hadi is the legitimate leader. victoria gatenby al jazeera. >> as nicole johnston reports there's concern islam islamabad's role will only increase. >> report

victoria gatenby reports. >>> former president and the speakers of both chambers of congress and all but one from president dilma rousseff's governing coalition. state owned oil firm petrobras. president rousseff chaired the board of petrobras for seven years when much of the corruption was alleged to have taken place. she has been cleared of any involvement in the scheme. she says her focus is on fixing brazil's struggling economy. >> translator: we are now entering a new phase in confronting the crisis, in which a number of new methods will be needed. >> but the scandal has been damaging to rousseff who was just reelected last year. >> politicians are under enormous public pressure, pressure from public opinion to take this seriously -- this is an enormous public scandal involving the largest public company in brazil, petrobras that happens to be a government company. >> accountable even before the investigation is completed. >> you wouldn't necessarily have to wait for the end of the investigation. or for the sentencing process. if there was evidence against that member of parliam

victoria gatenby reports. >> this list of names was released by brazil's supreme court. among the 54 people accused of taking bribes, there are former president and the speakers of both chambers of congress and all but one are from president del marusa's coalition. it's alleged they paid officials to get lucrative contracts with the state-owned oil firm. president russef chaired the board for seven years which much of the corruption is believed to have been taken place. she has been cleared of any involvement in the scheme. speaking before the list of names was released she said her focus is on fixing brazil's struggling economy. >> we are now entering a new phase in confronting the crisis in which a number of different measures will be needed a new trajectory so that we can grow. >> but the scandal has shaken the brazilian political establishment and undermined support for rousseff who was narrowly re-elected last year and is struggling to stave off a recession. >> politicians the president are under an enormous public pressure pressure from public opinion to take this

victoria gaints bee, al jazeera. gatenby, al jazeera. >> borist nemtsov a big friend of ukraine and a patriot has been killed. he built the kind of relations between our countries that i would like to see. to me indemnify is a symbol of a russian citizen that connects ukraine and russia and sincerely respects ukraine. >> volunteers have delivered a much needed humanitarian aid to a town in eastern ukraine not far from the front lines. the town of poposna has been left battle-scared. 90% of notices who live there have fled, those who remain are too old or too poor to leave. >>> still to come, is israel's prime minister about to rub salt in the wound? >> individuals in government who want to control. >> and why it's a confusing picture for tv viewers in kenya. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe ev

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >>> police are investigating reports of a suspicious package that might have caused the explosion, at least 20 others were injured. >>> egypt's minister magdi abdel bashar, took his no position. seen as a restructuring of the ministry. >>> eight guards were reportedly killed at the al ghani oil field, i.s.i.l. fighters battling southeast of sirte. >>> u.n. special envoy to libya has warned all parties taking out attacks hashem ahelbarra reports. >> they have agreed on principle in implementing a ceasefire pulling out militias from the cities and forming a national unity government. while the two delegations need to travel to libya to consult their government. if things go well they will return to rabat for a final ceremony. >> translator: there are signs of a deal, we are talking about guarantees, once there is a deal we will have a government that has a clear mandate. we will submit a draft of a comprehensive deal and so form a government as soon as possible. >> reporter: a deal was almost unthinkable a few days ago. the bitterly divided governments of e

believed that russia was directly involved in the rnl separatistist action in ukraine about victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> fred, feelings seem to be getting stronger overnight and into today. the mountain of flowers at the scene of the murder has grown enormously. what can we expect from the opposition march today? >> well, i think that the authorities are bending over backwards to make sure that it will be allowed that it -- i mean they rushed through the paperwork. it is very, very unlike this country to get something like a permit done in 24 hours. but they did. so it means that nobody wants there to be any serious trouble. so i suppose it will be a very large show of people. much larger than the rally would originally have better than. they'll march the bridge. we'll hear a lot of different opinions expressed and i think then the kremlin hopes it will all blow over and i think the opposition hopes it will gall galvanize people's minds and lead to another level of concern in the country. >> what about the lines of inquiry coming out of that? >> they have formed a committee a very high p

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> camille hyder sent this update from islamabad. >> the attack by thealiban, against the churches in lahor is an ongoing strategy of starting not just the security forces but the minority is there pakistan. there have been deadly attacks against the shia community, and christian community. the two bombers were not able to get inside the churches where there would have been even heavier damage and more loss of life. they were stopped at the gate: the explosions were so powerful that the gates were ripped out of their foundations and thron several meters away. now, interestingly, after the attack there was considerable anger. the christian community coming out on the street. the government then negotiating with them to try to diffuse the situation. they showed they are trying to say it can strike soft targets across the country and target the minority community, then pakistan. >> still to come on the program, thousands protest on brazil's most famous beach calling for the country's president to be impeached. find out why it's the cost of living and not se

isn't doing enough to ensure their safety and that attacks like this show they are target did, victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> coming up here, is it bye-bye bibi israel's prime minister looking to secure a 4th poll. the opinion polls show his party trailing far behind. kenya's two teams. rights across france to police face court. scrunch. >>> time to recap global headlines. john kerry says et cetera to find a political solution to end syria's civil war, not a military one. >> kerry made comments after 30 people had been killed in a series of government airstrikes in douma. the conflict is entering its 5th year. pakistaninstan taliban said it was behind an attack in two churches in lahore. 14 people died. there were many people washeded. children's aid agency unicef says 60,000 children are in need of immediate assistance after the tropical cyclone pam which tore through the island nation. eight people are known to have died with a in charge number of homes destroyed. kim vannel has the latest. >> reporter: this was a study traditionally built house in port vila. this is all that's left it haul

victoria gatenby al jazeera. >>> let's talk more about this with the director of the brazilian institutee woodrow wilson center. he joins me now from washington. good to speak with you again paolo. so this investigation has implicated some pretty big players in the brazilian political scene, but what sort of an impact is it going to have on president rousef's government? >> i think it puts a lot of instability in the system. i think it puts the president under tremendous pressure but it's interesting to note the reaction of the political leaders, the presidents of the parties that are being accused of participating in this, that they say this is an investigation that has to happen and we will cooperate. they have our support. it's important this moves forward, because people are aware that brazil, that is celebrating this year, 30 years of democracy is taking the rule of law seriously. politicians, the president, are under enormous public pressure from public opinion to take this seriously. this is an enormous corruption scandal, involving the largest company in brazil, petrobras that ha

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: the pakistani taliban timed its attacks to apparently cause maximumtwo churches were packed with catholics and protestants attending sunday's services. there was chaos in the moments after the bombs exploded within minutes of each other. >> translator: i was on guard inside, a small gate was open. suddenly there was the sound of a blast and the gate was blown away. i quickly turned around and all of these splashes of blood fell on my clothes. after that we got busy with the rescue efforts. >> reporter: sunday's attack was the worst on the community since a devastating double suicide bombing in the northwestern city in 2013. killed more than 80 people. this time the bombings were in the neighborhood home to more than 100,000 christians. >> translator: today our churches were attacked. we strongly condemn the act and demand that the government provide protection to all places of worship of all religions including muslim prayer places. in pakistan minorities are insecure and we want security. >> reporter: the capital. pakistan's wealthiest province, the

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> afghanistan's president is in sawed 0 arabia for a two-day visit.e was received in the capitol re rihad. invest orders have committed more than $36,000,000,000 to projects in egypt on the last day of an economic summit there. president sisi has pledged to fix the crumbling that. >> israel prime minister been ming netanyahu called on supporters to come out and vote. he spoke on sunday where he said a left-wing government must be prevented from coming to power. ♪net is trailing in opinion polls before tuesday's parliament election. his campaign has focused on security issues and the stlet from iran's nuclear program. but its failed to inspire voters. many say economic issues including soaring house prices and the high cost of living are their main concerns. >> the fire has broken out in one of russia's most noted atracks, the bell tower of moscow's convent engulfed by flames for three hours on sunday night. the fire began in a wooden scalding surrounding the building. the 16th century landmark has been undergoing renovation work: china accounts for ne

victoria gatenby has year. >> there is no let up, for a fifth consecutive night the saudi-led coalition continues to hit houthi positions. airstrikes continued in other parts of the country. dozens of houthi fighters have been killed and bombed positions in the northern province of saada, considered the houthi's main support base. the saudis deployed soldiers along the border this he share with yemen but continues to there is no plan to send troops for now. >> we are using the apache to attack, but there is no let's say major land operation. >> the saudi-led airstrikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters which seem to be retreating from the south. sunni tribesman are on the move to recap at your areas they he lost. >> i believe if this military operation had not happened on time, the price would have been higher. it came at a suitable and critical time and through expert military men. >> the arab league summit hob dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situation. the saudis and their allies say the airstrikes will continue until ali abdullah saleh and the lootses disband their mil

the saudi military has released are figures victoria gatenby has this report on the recent fighting.yemeni tribes men and houthi rebels, several houthi fighters have been killed. the houthis are trying to move through this area through the oil rich province of mareb. this attack is by the saudi led coalition attacking houthi rebels. in houdaida dozens of houthi fighters have been killed and jets have bombed position he in sadaa which is considered the main houthi support base. saudi officials continue to say there is no plan to send troops at least for now. >> translator: we use the apache to attack some concentration of force for the militia but there is no let's say major land operation in the schedule actually. >> reporter: the saudi led strikes seam to be weakening houthis, according to local sources. tribesmen are on the move to recapture areas they lost in the last few weeks. >> translator: i believe if this military operation had not happened on time, the price would have been higher. it came at a suitable time and through expert military men. >> reporter: the arab league has

victoria gatenby explains. >> reporter: the list of names was released by the brazil supreme court.ng those accused of taking bribes was the former president and chambers of congress. all but one from dilma rousseff's coalition. private firms paid corrupt officials. the state-owned oil firm. the president chaired board where much of the corruption is believed to have taken place. she's been cleared of involvement. speaking before the list of games. the focus was on the struggling economy. >> we are entering a new phase in confronting the crisis in which a number of measures would be needed. but the scandal has taken the establishment and under mined support for ruse you dilma rousseff and is struggling to stave off the res session. petrogas matters have been brewing for months. you wouldn't necessarily have to wait until the end of the investigation or the sentence process. if there was evidence it would go to the ethics board and then to the floor. under brazilian law. elected politicians could only be tried by the supreme court. and it must be decided whether there is enough proof

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: the pakistani taliban timed its attacks to cause maximum devastation. the two churches in lahore were packed with catholics and protest ants. there was chaos in the moments after the it exploded. this time the bombings were in the neighbourhood. home to more than 100,000 christians. lahore is the capital, pakistan's wealthiest province, the city is compared to other areas. attacks have been increasing after the attempts to hold peace talks with the taliban. christian community leaders say the government is not doing enough to ensure safety and attacks like this showed they are a target. >> let's go live to our correspondent, kamal hyder, who is in pakistan. bring us up to date with the situation in lahore. after those attacks, as you saw, there was christian community, quit angry about the fact that not adequate security was divided. it is quite higher if the people had penetrated into the church. there were two different churches the roman catholic church. this is after all one of the single largest communities of christian concentrations in the count

victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: the pakistan taliban timed the attacks to cause maximum devastation. the two churches were packed with catholics and protest ants attending services. there was chaos after the bombs exploded within minutes of each other. >> translation: i was on guard inside. a small gate was open. there was a sound of a blast. i quickly turned around and splashes fell on my clothes. after that we were busy with the rescue effort. >> sunday's attack was the worst on the community since a suicide bombing in the north we were city of peshawar killed more than 80 people. this time the bombings were in a neighbourhood home to more than 100,000 christians. >> translation: today in lahore our churches were attacked. we strongly condemn the act and demand the government provide protection from all places of worship from all religions, including muslim worship areas. >> reporter: lahore is the capital of the wealthiest province it is generally considered peaceful compared to other areas. attacks have been increasing after the government's failed attempts to hold peace talks l

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

victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> al jazeera's camille hyder sent us this date from islamabad. >> thettack against the churches in lahore is an ongoing strategy of targeting not just the security forces but the minorities here in pakistan. there have been deadly attacks against the shia community and the christian community. two bombers were not able to get inside the churches where there would have been even heavier damage and more loss of life. they were stopped at the gate. the explosions were so powerful that the gates were ripped out of their foundation and thrown several meters away. there was considerable anger, the christian community coming out on the street. the government then negotiating with them to try and diffuse the situation, but it shows that the taliban, pakistan is trying to say that it can strike soft targets across the country and, also, target the minority communities in pakistan. >> during his traditional public sunday prayer at the vatican, pope francis, the head of the catholic church departed from script to respond to those attacks in pakistan. >> i learned

victoria dayton bee, al gatenby, al jazeera. >> at least 20 others were injured. libya's national oil corporation says fighters have attacked an oil field and set equipment on fire. eight guards were reportedly killed at the al gani oil fields and tighters loyal to the tripp liz based government south of sirte. >> warned against carrying out attacks as sensitive negotiations are taking place near morocco. >> they have agreed on principle on implementing a ceasefire pulling out militias from the cities and forming a national unity government. the two delegations need to travel to libya to consult with their government. if things go well they will return to the more okay kahn moroccan capital. >> once there is a deal we will have a government that has a clear mandate. we will submit a draft to the united nations on a comprehensive deal with all the guarantees and so form a government as soon as possible. >> translator: a deal -- >> reporter: a deal was almost unthinkable a few days ago the governments of east and west libya don't trust each other. the tobruk governm