shariff. of the day leading up to the truce was much like any other with more fighting and more airstrikes. the truce had been brokered by the u.n. in mash of this year a saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes against the mouthys. with civilian casualties mounting the u.s. u.n. has warned that yemen is on the verge of collapse. an earlier cease-fire in may was repeatedly broken. but both sides have given commitments for this truce. >> with the clock ticking for humanitarian truce to begin the shooting continues. the injured saw treatment and the smoke filled the skies above many cities in yemen. in taiz. pro government fighters say that he push back against the rebel houthies. sources say 15 soldiers on both sides and one civilian was killed. in sanaa the streets may have been quiet but people had their opinions about the u.n.-brokered truce, expecting it to begin at midnight friday and last one week. the end of islam's holy month of ramadan. >> we don't need this truce. it means that we're going to stop a new war but we want to end this war with the two sides. >> i adopted like this kind of truce because we're under the aggression of the saudi coalition. >> 21 million yemenis are in need of food water and medicine. aid groups have had difficulties making deliveries because it's too dangerous. the hope is that this one week window of calm will be the safer root to those in need. just as the previous humanitarian truce did. >> transportation will be little bit better from before. we'll be an i believe to deliver the aid to some cityies that have serious conflict. >> but one week will not be enough to tackle this humanitarian crisis. that's why many are hoping that this truce becomes permanent. >> david milliband is the president and ceo of the international rescue committee which overseas relief and development in over 40 countries including yemen. earlier he told me a more rigorous approach for providing yemen with aid was needed. >> i think that it's too early three or four minutes into the cease-fire to talk about confidence. what i know is that with 15 million people needing food, 21 million people in total in need of humanitarian assistance, and 85% of the yemeni population, what i know is that the needs are huge. and the week-long pause if it can be achieved is the first step towards a minimum of humanity for the people of yemen. of course, this one week peace deal needs to be extended. we've been saying for over a year that the country where people don't know where their next meal is coming from is really a recipe for disaster. never mind the scale of suffering we've seen. i any the fact that we have not been able to get access to the people of yemen to put it another way, the fact that the people of yemen have been strangled by the conflict going on has made it very hard to raise the necessary funds. the second point that the so-called flash appeal is met by the saudi government. it put an immediate responsibility on the u.n. to make sure that those funds were properly used. we have to make sure that those funds do reach people who are able to get to yemen and population. it took the pressure off over countries. and if the humanitarian pipeline is goinging to mob that are a week week,--if the humanitarian pipeline is going to be longer than a week, i think the sad point is of the 30 or so countries that we work in, there are far too many who fit in any news headline or news program. whether it's yemen or gets forgotten or somalia or afghanistan that gets forgotten what we have is a situation where the 30 or so civil wars driving up the number of refugees around the world are too much for the world to cope with. if these problems are not dealt with then they are on on the shores of developed countries as we've seen in the mediterranean. there is a wake up here for the wider community is that humanitarian intervention is in the just important when politics goes wrong if we're not careful, the humanitarian crisis itself will become the source of instability. >> greek m.p.s are debating new proposals sent to the creditors with an aim of a third bail out and a possible exit from the euro. prime minister tsipras said that he has been forced to take measures that were not in their program. insisting that he has not sold out the greek people. he said he never asked for a no to go out but as a way of strengthening his negotiating hand. he said he's now has a commitment of debt restructuring which is better on several points than the one presented as an ultimatum. this report from simon mcgregor wood in athens. >> the greek government's proposal may have convinced some of its european creditors, but selling it to the greek parliament was a tougher challenge. after all to many members of the government coalition this deal looks like something that was rejected. it was an u-turn and the finances minister said that no one of this would be easy. >> we grieved if we reached this agreement it will be a difficult one. this is why there is no triumphantism after the 60% vote of no in the referendum. >> outside the greeks who voted no gathered again in a sense of betrayal and anger. >> pensions are going to be reduced radically chicago. they've already been cut. when the state doesn't have any more money they'll cut the pensions even further. >> what has happened now is a big mistake a huge one. the proposals they put forward are devastating. the only realistic option is to leave the e.u. >> these people are dead against anything that has reappeared in the latest proposal. indeed the latest proposal seems more draconian than the last one. the notion of voting no in the referendum, these people are going to get a better deal seems to be an illusion. >> elsewhere the deal was received with cautious optimism. ahead of critical meetings on saturday and in germany where it really matters, it will take some convincing. >> it's the most substantial program we've seen so far. we must acknowledge that. there is a lot of skepticism over the question of how seriously it met. >> on saturday in brussels the 19 finance ministers of the euro group will pour through every paragraph of the proposal. in athens their verdict will be greeted with mixed emotions. >> simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera, athens. >> police in the somali capital believed that seven people are dead after an attack in mogadishu. a suicide car bomb went off in the hold in the middle of the city before gunmen entered a separate hotel. al-shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack. we have more details. >> according to somali initial intelligence agency. seven attackers were killed during this incident. these attacked happened when they were sitting down to breakfast. these hotels are not just popular with government officials. it's also ampular place for local residents. what we know al-shabab promises to up the number of attacks in the somali capital during the whole month of ramadan. as people are sitting down in comes at a time when the somali government ups security controls controls. >> pope francis has wrapped up his visit. he has frequently spoken out about the plight of prisoners and the corruption of the justice system. >> the pope is now on the very last leg of his south american tour and the world's most catholic country. paraguayens say they consider themselves catholics. the pope insisted on stopping at a women's prison. this is very much in keeping in his doctrine that no one is disposable in this world. unlike bolivia the country he just left behind, which has done a lot to reduce poverty and to empower the indigenous majoritier here in paraguay very little has been done to improve the very uneven distribution. that's something that he is expected to talk about as well. >> an exclusive insight into south sudan's white army. the civilian force taking up arms against the government. >> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. an u.n. brokered humanitarian truce between yemen's warring side has come to effect. but there have been more airstrikes on the yemeni capital sanaa. greece are debating more proposals. police in somali capital believe seven people are dead after an attack on two hotels in mogadishu. a size suicide car bomb went off in front of the building. al-shabab has claimed responsibility. no. central bangladesh >> in natural bangladesh, 1,500 people have been gathering outs of a factory to collect free clothing. the. >> incident took place around 5:00 a.m. local time when a local local factsry owner organized an event. when they opened the factory gates there was a rush causing a stampede. the factory owner was arrested for not organizing the event properly and letting authorities know ahead of time. this is not the first time in bangladesh where people died during such events. and >> almost a thousand migrants have been rescued on friday in the mediterranean in six separate operations. two more rafts were found by a freighter and redirected by the coast guard. funding aims to help rebuild local economies that have suffered from ebola. we have the latest now from the united nations in new york. >> three heads much state. each representing the countries effected by ebola. >> they came for request for money and warning. >> no, no, the threat is never over. >> the world today is more ever connected than ever before. and viruses and diseases just like terrorism know no normal boundaries. >> here on the border of si erra leone, deaths are down from the height of the epidemic which have claimed more than a thousand lives. but throughout the region there are a dozen new cases a week. >> response and recovery are so intertwined. you have to get health services back in place if there is going to be trust among the people returning. and if lives and livelihoods are going to get back to normal. >> rebuilding the healthcare systems, underfunded even before the out break is the priority. >> this has largely gone away. the fear heading into this conference was that the world had become complacent. but countries have been stepping up to the microphone and making pledges. the united kingdom promised $500 million in improvement of debt relief. >> but sanitation and roads are also key to recovery efforts. fledgling democracies have seen their gdps plummet. aid organizations say transparentscy and accountability will also be necessary. >> the fight towards recovery just like fighting ebola itself, making sure that citizens can track funds and weigh in and complain when they're not getting services that they deserve, and holding governments and donors and ngos accountable. >> for those affected countries it's a matter of life and death. al jazeera, the united nations. >> a patchwork much different tribes and militia have been involved in south sudan's civil war. one of those is the white army. a largely civilian force that has been fighting government troops along side the rebels. >> in times of trouble they call themselves the white army. >> i'm not afraid to go back. when children, women and people like me are being killed. how can i be afraid? >> he told us why he and many others were not officially join the resistence army. >> what i like about the white army is that when they're ready they go to war. we're not like the regular soldiers who have to stand in military formation and wait for orders. >> they mobilize from different villages from community leaders like these elders in the village. >> when we're going to war, no one helps us. we go with one gun. when we kill the enemy we take their gun and we go on taking their guns until we defeat them or they defeat us. >> what started out as a political quarrel turned into a war between the two largest describes. >> many people you talk to here will tell that you they're fighting those who claim are killing them. they say that just trying to protect their lives they're property, and they won't stop until everyone is safe. >> the militia has also been accused of human rights abuses. rebel commanders say they're trying to integrate the civilian fighters. >> the local people will defend themselves. >> these men are clear on their mission. they say that they're fighting their enemy and won't stop until they have a clear winner on the battlefield. catherine soi al jazeera, in rebel-held states. >> security representatives from india and pakistan will meet in new delhi to discuss how the two countries can combat terrorism. it's a major diplomatic development and follows the first meeting between indian and pakistani leaders since talks broke down last year. they met on the sidelines in russia on thursday. they have agreed to attend the regional summit of pakistan next year. a typhoon that is battering parts of asia has forced tens of thousands to leave their homes. super typhoon has recorded wind gusts up to hundred kilometers an hour and is expected to make line fall in mainland china early saturday. nearly 06,000 people have been moved out of coastal areas. the system hit parts of taiwan on friday and people were injured in the winds as the typhoon moved over japan. a volcanic disruption has forced the closure of five airports. >> after spitting ash for a week the eruptioned volcano scales up a notch. the volcano in east java belches out ash four kilometers into the sky. it's impact is far reaching. five airports have been shut down. thousands of travelers and tourists are stranded. >> we have to find a way to place to stay. >> they have come to celebrate the end of the ramadan. it is a hot spot for foreigners, particularly australians and in sydney holiday makers are in a bind with flights canceled. >> there is no one at the counter. >> yes, it's really disappointing. i guess the big problem for success that we don't have an opportunity to take more holidays. >> so far there has been no massive eruption. evacuations orders have not been issued. but they're keeping a close watch knowing just how unpredictable volcanos can be. al jazeera. >> the confederate flag has been lowered from the grounds of the south carolina state house in the united states. the rebel flag was raised there more than 50 years ago at the height of the u.s. civil rights movement. the controversy grew over its use after nine black churchgoers were shot in a charlton church in june. the suspect charged with the shooting was provoked draped in the confederate flag. thousands of fans have turned out in new york to celebrate the u.s. women's soccer or football team after it's victory in the world cup. gabriel elizondo was at the ticker tape parade in new york. >> football madness on a scale this country has never seen before. many came to cheer on the women's football team world cup winners. it's the first time that a women's team has been invited to parade down this city's canyon of heroes. 26million people tuned in to the finale and becoming the most viewed world cup game in u.s. history. in this nike commercial they're sporting heroes, the truth is they're not paid like it, earning only 10% of their male counterparts. while confetti rained down on them the u.s. team is taking only $2 million in prize money compared to the $30 million that the german men's team received for winning the world cup last year. the disparity not lost on these fans. >> it is not fair. it's not fair. it should be equal. we're just as good as they are. >> i think by now the women's team deserves as much as the men's team because they've done just as much as the men's team. >> they're crazy about the quim's football team right now. the question is after this parade is over, after the confetti has been cleaned up and after the players go home will the enthusiasm translate into more equality between the men and women's game? >> a sports marketing executive who focuses on football say that there is a long way to go. >> this team has done a great job of inspiring a whole then education of young players. now we need to get them to the women's professional games watch the stars on a regular. >> for these fans, the u.s. women have secured star stardom status of the sport. >> the actor omar shariff i don'tomaromar sharif who soared to stardom has died. >> his acting career has spanned fix deck decades and several continents. >> his meteoric rise came in 1962 with his first english-speaking film "lawrence of arabia." >> he would receive a host of awards including two golden globes and an oscar nomination. when asked about his performance, he said i think it's a great film but i'm not very good in it. he would next receive an award for his role in dr. shah video game go. his last film's credits were in 2013. >> i was a shy boy somewhat{^l"^^}. i think what actors love about their work. >> earlier this year sharif retreated from the spotlight after being diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. his agents say he died from a heart attack in a hospital in cairo. oh global screen idol from the great movie epic. >> and you can find much more on our website at www.aljazeera.com. >> this week on talk to al jazeera actor and comedian richard lewis >> my goal is to make people laugh. first of all i'm not entirely-- not depressed a lot of the time, either by the w-- lemme just-- i don't wanna paint this rosy picture. >> often described as neurotic and angst ridded lewis reflects on his rise from early stand up comedian, to becoming a household name. >> i was broke for a long time. but i was still-- felt like a million bucks, broke living in horrible places, come-- going into a club and seeing these famous comedians come over to me, go-- you have it

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