Will it finally happen . A public utility uh political crisis in yemen may be drawing to a close. Shia rebels known as houthis have taken control of the president ial palace and most of the capital for the past 24 hours. Yemen which serves as a home base to a branch of al qaeda appeared to be on the brink of a coup but now a new deal. The rebels will return control back to the deposit houthis will be granted more access to government jobs and positions within the military. Now al jazeera has obtained a leaked phone conversation, it suggests a former yemeni president who was ousted during the arab spring has been working with the houthis for months. Caroline malone has this exclusive report. Reporter in audioare, leaks to al jazeera we hear a phone call that happened just after the houthis took control of the capital sanaa in september. In the phone call sallah tells him to speak to his people, soninlaw a leading gpc figure. Get in touch with aref. All right. Also abdul aziz. God willin
Freezing shore line where a russian film was made. About corruption upsetting russian authorities. Keep watching to find out what the locals think Nigerian Army is battling suspected boko haram fighters after launching an attack on made aggury. Reinforcements have been sent into the capital. Lets go straight to armed idris. What more do you have for us. Well the guns have fallen slept in maiduguri. Things are calming down and residents coming out of their homes to assess the situation. Currently no one can say how many people were hit. According to military and other sources in maiduguri, the attack was launched. Its on different parts of the city. Boko haram is important in its fight or in its effort to establish the state in the north of nigeria. Basically people are beginning to come out of their homes to assess what happened. But some residents are saying that at least the rocket was fired initially. Totally from the boko haram gun, and caused damage killing people this has taken a
People. And he quits after photos show him posing as hitler. Well, at least 13 people have been killed by a mortar strike on a trolley bus in donetsk. The city in Eastern Ukraine say prorussian separatist strong hold. The strike comes after hours after calls for a ceasefire. Charles what, more do you know . Reporter well, nick, we have spoken to a russian journalist on the ground in donetsk and a spokesperson for the rebels there, they tell us that at least nine people were killed in this attack. And at least nine others injured. We have no confirmation as to there were any women or children victims of this attack. Apparently a trolley bus stop which is south in the section south of donetsk, in a Southern Area of donetsk quite away from where we have seen the escalation in fighting around the airport. No one has claimed responsibility. The rebels are obviously blaming the Ukrainian Forces for this attack. And its not clear as yet as to whether there were artillery used, what kind of sh
Southern pakistan kills at least 35 people. Plus finding out why milk is now cheaper than bottled water and what it means for dairy tomorrow like this. We begin with Islamic State of iraq and the levant, because the groups presence is being felt right across borders this hour. In iraqs oilrich region of kirkuk. Fighters killed a jeanor kurdish commander as well as five soldiers. Fire has been raging around the city for hours. 46 people have been wounded. While over in egypt aba group thats pledged allegiance to isil has now claimed responsibility for a string of attacks that took place in the Sinai Peninsula. Meanwhile, the state of a jordanian pilot remains unknowns isil threatening to kill him right there and their latest deadline has now passed. Well have more on that and the situation in sinai in just a moment. First, over to mosul. Al jazeera has gained a rare in sight for People Living inside the city which is under the control of isil. Mosul is considered iraqs second large evid
Arizona journalist peter greste is free. He was reece released from an egyptian prison a few hours ago and deported. He flew to cyprus from where he is expected to continue to australia. He is said to be in good health. His colleagues Mohammed Fahmy and behar havebeled held for 400 days. They Said Campaign to Free Campaign in journalists will not end until all three have been released. Gerald tan reports. Reporter this was the most rebate protest against the detension of al jazeera staff, marking a year since their arrest journalists rallied in london and around the world, sydney the hague, sarajevo. It had been a year of agony for the families of the men. Australian peter grestes parents were in cairo hoping for his release by christmas. Giving him a hug at the end was quite difficult. Just to say good buy and to leave him for the rest of the day knowing that its not the best place to be. No one expected it to go on this long. I believe there is a misunderstanding and it needs to be c