First palestinians to become saints in modern times. Welcome to the programme. Thousands of Rohingya Refugees fleeing violence in myanmar are adrift in the andaman sea in what has been called floating coffins, myanmar has refused to take responsibility for the growing crisis. Thailand malaysia and indonesia turned the boats away. The thai navy toed a boat filled with refugees away from the coast, at their own request. The boat is in Malaysian Waters. Florence louie will be with us shortly. First rob mcbride, in the malaysian capital. Bring us up to date with the latest boat that thai authorities said they want it to go to malaysia. The malaysians are tight lipped about the boat. Theres speculation that the vessel may not be in Malaysian Waters may be headed for or already in indonesian waters possibly guided there with the help of the hall asian navy. Part of the theory being that the people on board the vessel know that they will not be allowed to land in malaysia. That is the latest
And im in a capsule that could carry people in a helium balloon into spacement u. N. Of brokered talks, based in saudi arabia issued a set of conditions for taking pard. Part. They will attend talks only if houthis pull out of towns, and a u. N. Resolution by demands that houthis retreat and surrender weapons, should be accused. Haider alabadi accuses houthis of using force to stop the transition to democracy. Saudiled air strikes continued to pummel targets inside yemen, and the battle in the city of taiz. Live to Hashem Ahelbarra in riyadh. Haider alabadi says he will not go until he has list of demands met. Talk us through them. This is the stance of the Yemeni Government and Abdrabbu Mansour hadi they say they are having the backing of the g. C. C. And the International Community, and have to be recognised as the only authority in yemen, and are frustrated how the government in yemen treats those that used force to seize power. They want their demands met. If they are met theyll go
And reestablishing relations through music. And in sport barcelona could be left than an hour away from winning the Spanish League title, can it be there theirs . Hello there thank you for joining us. The iraqi city of ramadi appears to have fallen to i. S. I. L. Al jazeera has received reports that the command center has been taken over and theres in government presence there. State tv meanwhile has been reporting that the iraqi premier has ordered troops not to abandon their positions in ramadi. This amateur footage shows what appears to be Government Forces fleeing. This is the futile ministry, the fatal government, watch their people flee. Allowing shia militia joining the fight. Fleeing the city in the face of the late eggs i. S. I. L. Advance. The u. S. Led coalition has been hitting i. S. I. L. Positions with air strikes in ramadi as well as elsewhere in iraq, but on friday i. S. I. L. Fighters took control of large portions of ramadi including the government headquarters. Milit
Amid continued unrest, europe cuts millions of dollars of aid to burundi. And a picasso masterpiece thats expected to become the worlds most expensive painting. Hello there welcome to the program. We begin with the growing problem of people smuggling and trafficking, which is becoming increasingly urgent for governments in europe and in asia. In the past two days about 2,000 migrants from myanmar and bangladesh have arrived in indonesia and malaysia, rescued swimming ashore, well have more on that situation in a moment. First, the European Union has asked the u. N. For help, in migrant smuggling across the Mediterranean Sea almost 1,000 migrants have reached italy and malta since 2015, a huge increase on last year. Not only a humanitarian emergency but also a security crisis since Smuggling Networks are linked to in some case finance terrorist activities which contributes to instability in a region that is already unstable enough. Addressing this situation is first of all a moral duty
Myanmar, birth rate of some minorities is drawing criticism from some activists. Hello we begin with the escalating threat from the Islamic State of iraq and the levant and its expanding influence across the middle east. A fighters linked to the group have attacked oshia mosque in that country. That bombing as i. S. I. L. Takes more territory in syria. According to activist, the group has control of more than half the country. Neighboring iraq where the group is also making advances. Well hear more about that in just a moment but first jarrod tan has the latest on the attack insaudi arabia. Detonated its explosives inside a shia mosque during afternoon prepares. The force of the blast mangled beams and debris littering the prayer halls. The secretarygeneral hopes that the perpetrators will be be swiftly brought to justice. Reporter a group linked to i. S. I. L. Is claiming responsibility for the bombing in the Eastern Region of karkhiv. It is disruptive. They are trying to undermine th