This is Al Jazeera America live from new york, im tony harris. Todays is part of a march to the nations capitol theyre protesting the Police Shootings that have killed africanamerican unarmed men. This afternoons rally is set for 3 00 p. M. In 90 minutes here. And follows 24 protests over 4 hours yesterday. Thousands of protesters taking to the streets this week. Theyre calling for more action pushing further debate about the use of deadly force by police against minorities. At least 25 demonstrations on tuesday stretching from california to new york. Protesters want accountabilities and they want transparently. Intransparentcy. Five people were reportedly arrested. In oakland california, Holding Signs that read black and brown lives matter, hundreds march blocking traffic. In los angeles the protest continues, 15 people were arrested after blocking a commuter train at a downtown intersection. Meanwhile in new york city several hundred demonstrators marched toward police headquarters.
We search online. The u. N. Refugee agency has told al jazeera that hundreds of migrants have died trying to reach europe. 600 people reached port on wednesday. Hundreds of others are believed to have died when their boat overturned. The recent deaths were a consequence of a change in european tactics. Search and rescue operations were scaled down last year. Paul brennan joins us live now from sicily. The numbering seem to be ramping up month after month. What are some of the factors that are contributing to it . Reporter yeah this is a very complex picture. Its not just one factor. Its not just desperate refugees fleeing from conflict. There are weather conditions here in the mediterranean, opening a window of opportunity for the traffickers to put those boats to sea, and take the desperate people across the mediterranean, hoping against hope to reach the mainland. The u. N. Is saying it is also a change in strategy. Italy had an operation which was a search and rescue operation. It w
E. U. Fining google for 10 of googles earnings. German cup manager resigns. Hello, a warm welcome to the program. As saudi arabia keeps up its defensive against the Houthi Rebels the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has asked for safe passage out of the country. Forces loyal to saleh have been helping the houthis. The rebels are accused of ran random randomly shelling the area. But of course, its the people of yemen who are really suffering. At least five cargo slips carrying muchneeded food are stuck off yemen as the coalition searches them for weapons. They threaten to create Food Shortages. In the message it seems that saleh has actually told the gcc leaders via his envoy that he has no ties whatsoever with the houthis, and that hes not part of this war and hes not supporting the houthis. Of course, this contradicts what he has said earlier when he sent his son with the same offer but with conditions at that time. Now saleh has no conditions. When he sent his son he said during t
On line. Chinas economy may be slowing, but the sevenday forecast immigration is on the. You. Investors trying to cash in. Al jazeera is told that hundreds of migrants have died trying to reach europe because not enough is being done to save them. 600 people rescued by the Italian Coast Guard reached port on wednesday. Hundreds of others are believed to have died when their boat overturned. The recent deaths of migrants were a fatal consequence of a change in the European Union tactics. The migrants come from all over north africa and the middle east. The main departure point is libya. Greg rants try to reach spain malta and off the coast of sicily. 280,000 of them made it to europe last year by crossing the mediterranean. 8500 have arrived in just the last four days. Paul brennan joins us from sicily. Can you put into context some of the factors that have contributed to the recent tragedy . Yes. Its getting bigger. The figures were getting from official sources Italian Coast Guard and
Charges google for abuseing its dominance. And why dark matter may not be so dark after all. The Inter Galactic study that has put scientists in a spin. And one of europes top football manager announces his resignation. No luck, im afraid, the Italian Coast Guard unable to find any more survivors from a migrant boat, which capsized on its way from libya to italy. 145 people were rescued when the boat went down, but the charity save the children said that survivors told them that at least 400 did drown. That number is just a tiny fraction. The 10,000 people who have arrived in europe from north africa since friday. We go out to catania, a Southern Island of sicily. Its growing by the week, is it possibly because of the change of policy . Yes, there are a number of complex factors contributing to this. Certainly humanitarian groups are pointing the finger at the difference between last year and this year regarding the operations. Last year we had an operation that ran to the tune of 10 m