The iranian delegation heads back home. And we meet the landspeed record holder who just wants to go faster. We begin this news hour in yemen, where a series of blasts targeting Houthi Rebels has killed at least 90 people including three houthi leaders. Twin blasts hit two mosques during friday prayers. There was also a blast in the houthi strong hold in yemen. More now from osama. Reporter the attackers new the mosques would be packed for friday prayers. In the heart of yemens capitol, two mosques were targeted. Both long to the power base for houthi fighters who control the capitol. Witnesses say the first explosion was inside this mosque. Another went off at the gate when people fled. More attackers targeted another mosque. Rescuers struggled to deal with the high number of casualties. One after another dozens of bodies were taken out. The hospitals appealed for blood donations. The attacks happened after an attack in aden where the president has been trying to build a power base. E
We hear from Migrant Workers who say they are under attack in south africa. But first the u. N. Says the conflict in yemen has dramatically worsened the plight of its people. A spokesman for the secretary general is the fighting is only add to this urgent humanitarian need in a country that was already one of the poorest in the region. The u. N. Says nearly 10. 6 million yemenis and are now facing a food shortage. Of those 4. 8 million are living in emergency conditions. More than 730 people have been killed in the saudiled Bombing Campaign against Houthi Rebels. And nearly 2,760 have been injured. Well as the situation deteriorates the u. N. Envoy to yemen, jamal has resigned. He had been overseeing the effort to reach a political deal between yemens rival factions but they fell apart when the houthis staged their take over. And the former president of yemen, saleh has been trying to make an exit of his own hes asked for safe passage out of the country. Forces loyal to saleh are accus
Families demand answers. Plus. Showing off their creations what have we got here . Find out later in the program. The u. N. Envoy to yemen Jamal Ben Omar has resigned. The u. N. Has said ben omar has expressed his desire to move on to another assignment. The war is increasing to intensify. It has been three weeks since saudi arabia began air strikes against Houthi Rebels. Ben omar has warned the council that yemen was slipping towards a civil war. He was appointed in april 2011. He has been with the u. N. In various positions and before he was in yemen he was a political prisoner in his home country of morocco. Ben omars resignation was on the cards yemen officials were unhappy with his handling of the conference. National dialogue conference the u. N. Was supposed to support everything that is happening in that dialogue. He was supposed to be the main mediator with yemens political allies all on the ground. But what he did instead he is chap roand a process that was chaperoned a proce
Prime minister. And a call for higher pay. Thousands across the United States rally for a raising of the minimum wage so then the u. N. Envoy to yemen, resigned. The mora tainian diplomat is being lined up as a replacement. Al jazeera learnt that he told the secretarygeneral ban kimoon that it was time for him to end his role. It comes as the war in yemen intensifies. Its been three weeks since the Saudiled Coalition began air strikes. In recent weeks he warned the u. N. Scoun that yemen was slipping towards a civil war. He was appointed to advisor in yemen since april 2011 and has been in the u. N. In roles for two decades. Before his time at the United Nations he was a political prisoner in his home country of morocco. A yemeni analyst says his resignation is not a sprays. Surprise. Yemen was supposed to be safe, and the u. N. Was supposed to support everything in the dialogue the conference. He was the main mediator he didnt shop ron a process that was part of a logistical practice.
Them back into slavery. Clinton was not an abolition of slavery was thriving in the British Empire at the time in the west indies. He wasnt trying to abolish slavery but he said weve promised freedom and taking keeps his promises. So somewhere of a 3000 slaves left with the british concluded a couple of George Washingtons own slaves. He said of clinton, either way i would like you to keep an eye out for a couple of my slaves. They left with the british. They scattered all over the place. Some ended up in candidate, some in britain, some independent sierra leone. Some were sold back into slavery by the british and ended up in the west indies so they had the own very interesting stories. But the fact that 3000 or so africanamericans gained their liberty through the british not to the americans is another just sign at the contradiction in American History right from the birth of our republic. Host absolutely. The book is titled gateway to freedom the Hidden History of the underground rail