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Union cut its budget for the frontex mission which patrolled italian coastal waters. italy, along with aid groups and the u.n. are now calling for more international support to avoid a catastrophic loss of human life. and as better weather approaches, and the migration season gets into full swing, the flow of desperate people is likely only to get worse. >> and while italy struggles to cope with a surge of migrants from north africa, when we come back, well go to south africa where theyve grappl...

Instagram account has since been deleted. militants stormed the campus and killed 147 people. it took police more than ten hours to respond and kill the gunman. sglooitly is struggling to cope with a huge exodus of migrants seeking a better life in europe. the coast guard says in the past week alone, nearly 10,000 people have been rescued from overcrowded capsized boats in the mediterranean sea. aid groups claimed hundreds more people are still missing and authorities say more must be done to sa...

Reason la relations. >> onnt streets of havana. they agree with the decisions. >> its time. time that obama realize cuba. >> time to re-establish ties between cuba and the united states. >> i think a good intention by president obama. i dont think cuba should be on that list. cuba doesnt sponsor terrorism. on the contrary. it helps many countries. >> now, cuba says it welcomes mr. obamas recommendation and rejects, and condemns all acts of terrorism. >> italy is seeing a surge in migrants. risk ...

Finally able to break the syrian regimes stranglehold on the camp. tens of thousands lined up for the rare access to aid. before isis arrived, hundreds had already died from lack of fad and clean water. now the u.n. describes yarmouk in the starkest terms. >> in the horror that is syria, the yarmouk refugee camp is a circle of hell. >> reporter: today an estimated 18,000 residents remain inside. activists and resident in yarmouk tell cnn that as many as 5,000 is tried to flee their homes since i...

Battle for control despite the ongoing airstrikes. there were more overnight. those continue today. and the rebel fighters, also have reportedly, were getting this information coming out today, they have reportedly taken over atak in southern yemen. this is an important city because a major airport is located there. and there is also a lot of oil in that region. okay? so a lot of fighting going on there. i also should mention jenna that the humanitarian crisis continues to grow. the internationa...

Scenario is not only unrealistic, it is practically suicidal. >> reporter: all these options on the table as the u.s. experienced a recent brush with irans military. cnn has learned earlier this month a navy helicopter patrolling over the persian gulf was endangered when an iranian surveillance plane came within 50 yards of the usa aircraft. the iranians made who passes in what the u.s. viewed as an unsafe manner before the americans broke contact and were able to fly off. a u.s. military offici...

>> reporter: yoela town in nigerias new york has doubled in size since the flood of displaced people fleeing boko haram began. the adnauer peacemakers initiative, a local aid group funded by the american university of nigeria, has been helping support the bishop, but now even they say theyre running out of funds. nigerias military has stepped up its campaign against boko haram in recent weeks, and perhaps these people will soon be able to go home, but here there are no guarantees. and for now th...

God. >> reporter: joseph belos father died in the boko haram attack on their home. then his wifes mother fell sick and died in the government-run displacement camp they sought refuge in. >> to me as my choice i cant stay in the camp. people were suffering there. no food, nothing. when they bring the food, people will take it out, will give it to people who werent even displaced. >> hes not the only person we spoke to who made such allegations, and similar reports have surfaced in recent weeks. t...

Shelter since their homes were damageded friday. what im hearing from resigns is that they -- residents is that they are subsistence farmers. they make a living supply almost on what they grow survive on what hay grow and rely on it to eat. some ive talked to say their garden their meager farm have been destroyed by the storm. that means theyve lost their main source of food. that gets to the crux of the problem. vanuatu is one of the poorest countries in the pacific, and it is still reeling fro...

But health officials are concerned that they may have been exposed in sierra leone wheral some of them may have contracted it. cnn medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is with me now. is it that they worked with this person or they were in the same area of treatment? >> they all worked for partners in health which is a boston-based aid group. and they work all around the world to help people. they all work for partners for help in sierra leone. so the person who has ebola was ill, and they trie...