Everyone come all santamaria welcome to the news hour from al jazeera in the news today these nine people have been killed as taliban gunmen attacked a college in pakistan. United nations sends an s. O. S. To the world global crises of put at least one hundred and thirty five Million People in need of. Francis celebrates mass in bangladesh ahead of a much anticipated meeting with muslim or hinge all of that plus. The system will be three times more powerful than any system in the on earth might this be the beginning of a new era in Renewable Energy the Worlds Largest lithium ion battery is unveiled. And im far and small our top sports story today tiger woods is. The fourteen time major winner makes his return to golf after eight months injury lay off anything good form to. Well over one gunman have stormed a college in pakistan and killed at least nine people this was in the northwestern city of all four attackers also killed after two hours of fun with the army and the police there is a taliban faction in pakistan which is saying it was behind the attack well get some details now with our cars want to join us from islamabad. Yes indeed that attack started to on forward at around eight forty five local time in the morning which is just before four g. M. T. The attacks were disguised in both cars in order to evade detection they were able to then get into the Agricultural Training Institute compound and thats when the killing spree started the police and the military responded within minutes after that that can and the ensuing back many people will carry dozens were wounded i mean the taliban on the other hand have claimed their dead intended target was the followers of intelligence of safe areas but the official in the north confirming that theyre saying that these were students six of the nine carry were students three other people kerry and of course the attack claimed by the swat the taliban which is one of the components of that there you get taliban pakistan and led by mollify lolo the leader overall leader of the day to get out of hand pakistan now the Pakistani Military saying that the attack was planned across the border an avalanche done that did group say using of one it stands as a safe sanctuary all right thank you for that update kemal hunters and some about the latest on that attack in the shell. Were looking at a big issue on todays news hour crises around the world the ones which are pushing more and more people to the brink than ever before now with the reason we want to go into this is because the numbers are quite staggering and that prompted the United Nations to launch a record annual humanitarian appeal of over twenty two billion dollars and this is why were going to take you through the big numbers weve got the big wall ready to go the headline is that one hundred thirty five point seven Million People all around the world are in need of aid in some way shape or form and perhaps its no surprise that yemen is at the top of that list the worlds worst humanitarian crisis twenty two point two Million People in need a severe food shortage and an unprecedented cholera crisis which have put more and more yemenis at risk interesting to see second a second on the list nigeria fourteen and a half Million People particularly women needing assistance and protection because of the fighting between the military and armed groups and then you have the almost thirteen Million People in the democratic republic of congo women and children needing a man who terri and help fighting there is led to more internal displacement there than in any other country actually in africa and of course you couldnt forget the thirteen point one million syrians as well still caught in civil war in its seventh year now and in urgent need of help so we want to cover this from three locations as you see mahmoud head is in libya well speak to him shortly weve also got the World Food ProgramSteven Anderson joining us from sun in yemen first though on the right of your screen james bays our diplomatic editor who is in geneva youll they are obviously focusing on the syria talks but its when we widen the whole thing out and look at all these countries the numbers as we say are quite staggering. Absolutely kemal this is the report that came out with the needs for all these emergencies around the world published just over an hour ago and again and ive been standing here in geneva in recent years and every year i tell you its a record figure it is a record figure again as you said kemal one hundred thirty five point seven Million People in need and the u. N. Is saying right now today theyre not going to reach all those people theyve come up with a plan to reach just ninety point nine million virtually ninety one Million People and that would require twenty two point five billion u. S. Dollars but there is a big but you look at last year now the figure they come up with today is bigger than the figure they came up this time last year but actually by the end of last year the figure had got an increase with all the emergency taken place by the end of the year the figure of twenty seven thousand was twenty four billion u. S. Dollars well thats what they wanted to deal with the people in need in the end though from the countries around the world from donations from those countries they got just twelve point six billion dollars thats just fifty two percent of the figure so i can with some certainty tell you right now that there is a Record Number of people in need and the u. N. Is pretty sure its not going to reach them all james that zero in on yemen for a moment as they say again point out youre there to talk about syria which is the one we all talk about and have talked about for seven years yemen why they think is the forgotten war. The forgotten war but certainly not forgotten in this report because it very much tops the list of the emergences ities twenty two point two Million People who are in need of help from the United Nations in yemen these were the comments from the top humanitarian official of the United Nations more local. So the largest humanitarian crisis that were concerned about in the world at the moment is the crisis in yemen and. Yemen has a population of twenty five Million People twenty million of. Need assistance and. Something like seven or eight million of them are right now right on the brink of famine and as you know weve been calling for. A full im winding of the blockade which has been preventing. Humanitarian assistance and commercial food and fuel get into yemen so mr low cork again saying that they want full humanitarian access in yemen he was asked whether the saudi blockade was a breach of International Humanitarian law and he dogs that are the u. N. Be very careful as for now they continue diplomacy with saudi arabia to try and get that blockade thats causing such difficulty for the people of yemen to get it lifted thank you james bays live in geneva where we move to Steven Anderson now he is with the World Food Program the representative in country director for yemen joining us via skype from sanaa i mean we look at these numbers stephen and i are shocked by the. Suspect youre not this is what you deal with on a daily basis. Thats correct the situation the numbers are staggering and we see it unfortunately playing out in front of our eyes here and yeah i mean every day all the humanitarian workers are trying to contend with this situation has been deteriorating the Health System the Food Security system and then weve had more recently the you know the extra restrictions a blockade on the access which has exacerbated an already extremely alarming situation is that improving asshole the situation with the blockade. Yes thankfully we were able to get our first cargo ship that we had chartered as World Food Program with twenty five thousand metric tons of wheat that came in a few days ago and thats sufficient to feed one point eight Million People for one month but we are trying to feed seven Million People every month so we need much more assistance to be getting and more over where equally concerned in yemen about the commercial book imports yemen is importing generally over ninety percent of its food and about seventy percent of that comes through the red sea ports of data and some leaf though and weve seen a couple of ships arriving with commercial food. Right now in addition to the were food program shipped we have four others one in saudi from three others in who data. And thats where i reported but actually what were really concerned most concerned about now is the fuel situation no ships are yet been granted clearance to come in with fuel and the fuel is critical for getting the really the food to where it needs to go not only from before the humanitarian agencies but also for the people who depend on the market also for a water supply for. To run generators and hospitals etc so were extremely concerned about the fuel stitch tradition as well stephen do you feel i referred to this with our correspondent a moment ago that yemen is being the forgotten what do you feel its like that as well. Well look largely. Ive been here for since january this year and i have felt for much of the year that yemen has been off the radar for much of the world people dont know much about about the conflict why its taking place and because of course most of the. Most of the there is no boatloads of yemenis go up and heading to europe or other parts of the developed world theres been also very limited media access and i think all of that has contributed to making. The situation for them and for the yet the average yemeni their voice is not heard unfortunately and we were our appeal is really to try to give a voice for the people whose lives actually have been on our assistance at the or at the right right now so. For us were extremely concerned the numbers that have that are coming out in the appeal they are very really. Cut a lapse ok stephen im going to be there because the scott line is breaking up thank you so much though Stephen Andersons in santa and finally we got to tripoli our correspondent is mahmoud what is the situation and in libya again its a country weve been talking about conflict for so long and tell us about the effect on people there. Well first of all libya has been suffering from several problems on top of. Maybe the security vacuum that as a result from the Political Division and military conflicts in many areas all over the country and also the migration crisis that has been excessive beating during the last two years also the Health Sector is a disaster and. So many people here are prevented from using Proper Health facilities as you know. Theres two camps in libya the Political Division is between two main camps the east of the camp which includes the. Top of the parliament the Operation Dignity the military did operation a military campaign led by engaging the khalifa have good and eastern government on the one hand and on the other hand here in tripoli there you end back the government of National Accord and high council now this Political Division has resulted in military conflict and yet there is a power vacuum because of this military conflict also the rise of extremist groups as you know the city of. Camel was the main stronghold of ice and in north africa and also the Health Sector as you know. Eastern city of that now has been besieged by have to its forces for for almost two years now and the hospitals in are suffering from lack of medical equipment and medical stuff also the rise of the rise of extremist groups and also the excessive bishan of them a growing crisis libya has been the biggest road for migrants to cross the Libyan Desert to the mediterranean so extraordinary situation. And it like so many other places weve talked about my mom it up the way it is in libya for us. Right were moving on now the head of the Roman Catholic church has led a mass for some one hundred thousand people in bangladesh capital dhaka pope francis on his six day visit to the region he has been criticized for not publicly mentioning the ranger crisis pacifically mentioning it during the me in my leg of the two a but he will meet ranger refugees in dhaka later on friday more than six hundred twenty thousand of them have fled to bangladesh and august escaping a military crackdown in me in march Ailes Stratford following developments for us from coxs bizarre where many ranger are living in camps. This is only his second visit in bangladeshs history of the head of the Catholic Church pope francis theres a mass in the car around one hundred thousand people we understand attending that mass where he ordained sixteen priests later in the day he is expected to be meeting she has seen or the countrys Prime Minister that meeting will be happening at the vaticans embassy he will also be meeting a group of around fifteen ranger refugees that are specifically traveled from these camps close to the Myanmar Border to dakar to meet him its been described as a bit of a diplomatic tightrope that the pope is trading during this visit yet again publicly at least he has not mentioned the word ranger a word that is used by the entire Diplomatic Community to describe the more than six hundred twenty five thousand people that have fled that crackdown in myanmar since all this the twenty fifth now representatives of the Catholic Community in myanmar said the reason why he didnt do it there was because there were fears of a backlash against the Christian Community in myanmar the pope last night thanked the Bangladeshi Government for giving such incredible humanitarian assistance to what he described as refugees from rick i mean but yes this visit is proving massively difficult for the pope but no doubt will bring Huge International publisher to the to the kind of crisis that were witnessing here. Heres whats coming up for you on this news hour. Clashes in honduras as the country waits for results of a contentious president ial election. As a protesters in the democratic republic of congo are risking their lives to force their president from office and in sports the final two teams are decided in Major League Soccer the details coming up later with. Now a date has been set for the emperor of japan to make history Emperor Akihito due to become the first japanese monarch to abdicate in two hundred years this will be an april of twenty nine team the eighty three year old recently said he feared his age might make it difficult to fulfill his duties following heart surgery and Cancer Treatment his fifty seven year old eldest son crown prince not he is ready to succeed him stephen ninety is a senior associate professor of politics and International Studies at the International Christian university who told us i can he has been positive for japan as he tries to repair its postwar image is seen by both the people of the government and i think the region. A regional leader that is trying to promote we conciliation and peace and i think the transition towards the new emperor and for now he thought in april thirtieth. Two thousand and nine he is going to be a significant moment its going to be symbolic in terms of the polls were going to identity in japan this will be the first emperor that does not have a direct link with japans imperial past and i think thats very important and. Does have a link he was born in one nine hundred thirty three father was part of the imperial. Party that persecuted a very brutal war in in china and the Korean Peninsula and i think that this new emperor. Well be able to detach themselves from their history theyll be able to continue to support those passages claimed but again dealing with that aggressive heart has to something more something. Something new something more constructive work in the region and i think that his experience and his education and his inclinations will most likely continue to push down this idea of this package reconciliation in mali better relations with the region of course in malaysia has heard that the murdered half brother of north koreas leader was carrying an antidote to the toxin that was used to poison him kim jong nam died after a nerve agent of the x. Was smeared on his face at kuala lumpur airport in february two women have been charged with murder but their trial has heard that kim had a dozen vials of the antidote in his bag and its unclear why he didnt use it now zimbabwes new president emerson man of god has appointed senior military leaders to top posts in his new cabinet as well as some veteran ministers Major General supercede so is the new foreign minister he was a key player in ousting former president robert mugabe. Head of the. Parents has been picked to be the land minister the former finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has been reappointed to his post. Administration which of course will be criticized for mismanaging the economy thats. Not far from. Take us through this cabinet because i mean i guess for people who are looking for a real change in. The reaction to the cabinet has. The day when the military intervened and. A lot of old people are in. One thousand nine hundred eighty people. By the citizens for the economic demise because they kept the status quo. And i think on the ground. Some people. The optimistic they say. Is a businessman they hope they hope that he knows what hes doing they hope. Government. When it comes. To fix the economy how do we go to an indication already from president about finding a way to stabilize the economy. Digitization. Is saying that perhaps. Also in terms of economy you need to make it more investor friendly people are going to. Be seized by the government the other thing of course. You have. Graduated and every year according to three hundred thousand students graduate from universities and colleges. Is ninety percent while these students are happy to have a graduate degree some of them the reality is. Hes under a lot of pressure to deliver us. Economy the key thing now is is he going to keep some. Policies in place or is he going to rework them more together and introduce something new that hopefully hopefully will take the country forty canonically thats. Live for us in zimbabwe thank you. Have been arrested in the democratic republic of congo after pushing for protests that have been outlawed by the government they want president Joseph Kabila to leave office remember his mandate ended last year but he is vowing to stay until december of two thousand. Because of problems organizing and election. Opposition leaders in the democratic republic of congo are want president Joseph Kabila he has overstayed his mandate by a year and says hell stay for another day lift the security of this residence in kinshasa prepared to stop bloody clashes to run him out. Kabila promised to crack down if they went ahead this was the two sides colliding. Police fired tear gas to disperse the protesters outside the home of the leader of the Opposition Coalition felix chizik eighty two opposition leaders were locked up as their followers nationwide protests. Today we are participating in a march of anger a march as angrily say to can be no never again could be a Little Office in two thousand and one after his father was assassinated the second term as president ended in december twenty sixth he refused to step down and the un says Congolese Security forces killed forty people who protested the decision four hundred sixty were arrested. Now could be liseys who stay for another year because there are delays in registering millions of voices joining us today i dare him to use all available means to beat us but he needs to keep in mind that fast. Will chase him out of the country even if we pay for it without blood. Opposition voices can be heard by knowing the fractured country from all corners even in the troubled east a thriving battleground between groups. They want to transition to a new president from december thirty first and they wont be allowed to have no passion and those whove seen the results of previous tensions in the city will be hoping to be listening next move is one of deescalation shallop palace aljazeera tempers also becoming increasingly frayed in honduras where protesters are complaining about the time its taking to announce the results of a president ial election on sunday supporters of the main opposition candidate salvador attacked election headquarters in the capital taken to protest as a result of being made. In favor of the current president. With more on that. Its been four days since the president ial election. These people say they are gathering in the capital to defend their vote. In the results. But the elect is corrupt and is defending the interests of the president and betraying the people we wont allow these elections to be. In the past. President. And his t. V. Star opponents. Claim victory after sundays election initially the result of. This after hold up in the count. Remote municipalities that have not been tallied and their votes have not been counted the victory of our party because rural areas vote in favor of the nationalist party. Has one of the highest murder rates in the world and there are fears that the current political crisis will increase the violence that already exists in this Central American nation. I dont even want to think about it this could get worse. Im afraid for my children my family and my wife respect the results. Of american states managed to have both candidates signed a statement where they vow to respect the final results once the disputed votes are checked. But nothing later rejected the agreement saying the government is trying to steal the election and supporters to take to the streets protesters set up barricades and clash with the police. To disperse them. The next president whoever is going to be in a weak position because of the thin margin and the suspicion around the election. Will be accused of winning three for being illegitimate and the institutions against him. On the ass is already battling poverty and crime political instability. The situation here even further. Richard anglin is here with us now hell have a look at the weather in just a moment and then in the news they had the body count just keeps climbing we measure the mexican president s pledge to cut the murder rate in his five years in power. Right now the world is is facing a renewed Nuclear Arms Race despite years of hard work were looking at why the worlds Nuclear Powers are reluctant to give up their arsenal the first in a special series and in sports a bad night for this edmonton player in the n. H. L. After gifting his opponents the winning goal. From a fresh breeze. To watching the sunset on the australian outback. Interesting goings on weather wise in parts of south asia now weve got a Tropical Cyclone here and i about it itself is an unusual its gone across sri lanka and its now just off the southwestern coast of india and its got hurricane strength winds associated with it hundred twenty five Kilometers Per Hour for its speed but the interesting really is the track this is going to take hes going to move northward through up towards maharastra and before eventually disintegrate some time on chooses for the First Time Since two thousand and nine weve seen a storm of this nature taking such a track when you look at the start of this part of the world it really is very drawing normally during the course of december but thats not really the case at this time so there we are with this massive cloud across southwestern areas and weve had several fatalities as a result of the cycle as it went through flooding has been quite extensive is still some big rainfall totals being reported so how this is going to pan out well if we look at the forecast you can see this mass rain working its way up the west coast of india next twenty four hours at the same time theres another area of low pressure this from. He develops over the next twenty four hours that will push into wards the east coast of india its going to impact on thursday about south closer bring some quite damaging weather conditions. The weather sponsored by cats are a race. If you were in beijing looking out the Pacific Ocean youd see American Warships when mess was that somehow time as aiming to a place america and going to run the world well the chinese are not that stupid these guys want to dominate a huge chunk of the planet this sounds like a preparation for our first president George Washington said if you want peace prepare for war the coming war on china at this time just zero. Zero. Where every. Year on the news i hear at aljazeera and these are the top stories taliban gunmen have stormed a college in pakistan and killed at least nine people all four attackers were killed up to two outs a fighting the army and police in the city of charlotte. The head of the Roman Catholic church is that a mass for one hundred thousand people in bangladesh capital dhaka pope francis on a six day visit to the region and will meet ranger refugees later on friday and the United Nations is going to record humanitarian appeal for twenty two billion dollars more than one hundred thirty five Million People around the world need help from the International Community. To survive. Thirteen million of those people are in syria and the Un Security Council failed us not to agree on investigating Chemical Attacks and the conflict there the inquiry into their use expired after russia vetoed a resolution to extend its mandate and as a solid binge of a report the inaction is causing fear among syrians the perpetrators will become bolder. When syrian Children Play in the street their games in opposition held areas are often disrupted by the sound of warplanes. Usually russian or syrian jets fly overhead. And in a strike killed obeys mother this exterior was injured when Syrian Government attacked hunchy honed with chemical weapons had been dashed away remembers that day when he was in his brothers room and he smelt something funny. When he woke up in turkey his mother was gone. We met him there in april when he was being treated at the un found the Syrian Government responsible for the sarin gas attack in honshu horn which killed around one hundred syrians they bring all the staff and doctor up to lead their nation as hes witnessed dozens of other attacks including one which killed more than one hundred people in a car bomb in Hama Province the town was controlled by isis fighters at the time and witnesses reported suffocation after poisonous gas was dropped on them dr their wish accuses the world of ignoring Chemical Attacks even in areas which were not under ice and control his colleague dr ali they wish was killed in the attacked in march he refused to leave a patient on the operating table the doctor continued the surgery and died a few hours later in an ambulance but he saved his patient dr abdullah says what happened amounts to a war crime and no ones been held accountable. We were called by the uns chemical watchdog i brought all the evidence with me at the close dr ali was wearing blood pieces of metal from barrel bombs and samples of soil and. Other victims of Chemical Attacks from who many people were twenty five members of the you. Included a wife and two children the world briefly took notice when news of what happened to them went viral seven months on. The nightmare every day. For me you cant imagine my pain i was hoping after this attack a sad news regime would face something that is still the same were in painting get no justice. Thats a feeling shared by victims of hundreds of chemical bomb attacks in syria and investigators have found the government responsible for most of the people fear that the United NationsSecurity Council will not be investigating Chemical Attacks and with a limited mandate those carrying out Chemical Attacks will be emboldened. Diplomatic sources have told al jazeera that saudi officials have no objections to attending a Gulf Cooperation Council summit in kuwait qatar is. Received an invitation to next weeks meeting and there have been doubts about whether the would go ahead because of the strained relations between the members remember saudi arabia the u. A. E. Behind and egypt cut ties and imposed an economic blockade on carter back in june. Well aids day has been marked across the globe this friday in the United Nations is warning the targets to eradicate the epidemic by twenty thirty will be missed unicef says that its down to complacency its putting the lives of children and young adults at risk of contracting h. I. V. Last year one hundred twenty thousand children under the age of fourteen died of aids related courses thats because eighteen children were infected with hiv every single hour if that trend continues there will be three and a half million new hiv infections by the year twenty thirty to talk to dr frieden child about this now hes the director of the Hiv Aids Department and the Global Hepatitis Program at the World Health Organization joining us from geneva and we thank you for your time complacency is an interesting word to use here especially with such a. Serious disease and one that weve known about for such a long time here where does this complacency stem from well. First of all i think we do have some some important progress that we celebrate at this World Aids Day twenty one Million People are able to access treatment that theres so many more even compared to a few years ago so thats thats really good news infections in children overall have gone down so that again is very good news as you have been just showing but at the same time too many new infections are still look here and one point eight Million People still got infected in one single year and that is simply way too many. Complacency is certainly a bigger risk that. We all face at this important decisive moment so clearly what we have to remember at this World Aids Day is that we build on successes but that we are very much aware of the challenges we build on the strengths that we dont allow complacency to creep in. So what will be the focus of a group like yours of the World Health Organization is it all of i mean i know theres many things to deal with but it is primarily about getting the access making sure that people have access to the right treatments. Treat access to testing and treatment and obviously also to prevention is certainly a major priority for the well as are going as asian and for the Global Community more broadly speaking and as ive said more people have access to treatment but still we see too many new infections and forty percent of these new infections actually of course occur in certain populations what we call key populations these are persons we inject drugs men who have sex with men sex workers in Subsaharan Africa we know this is specifically affecting listen girls and young women we also know that in many parts of the world specifically men have. Somewhat compromised access to services so we really have to promote the access to these services but also we have to make sure that we specifically get have access for those those populations that are. Very severely affected and that that need access most most badly so that is a strong focus and come pain message this year is actually exactly that is everybody counts nobody should be left behind so we need to really focus on those that are stigmatized and excluded when were talking quite broad brush here and youre giving us great examples of things of what needs to be done can you just give me a couple of specifics maybe certain countries where youve seen some really good improvements for example. Yes we have certainly some countries that are doing really well. In general in africa which is that which is continues to be the continent of the part of the world it is most severely affected countries in the eastern and southern part of Subsaharan Africa are doing really well for example botswana has achieved more than eighty percent coverage symbol. So as you land these are all countries that doing well south africa is a country with a large number of people being infected infected but also really has been able to achieve a good skill level of Treatment Access at the same time looking at africa we know that certain countries particularly in the west and Central African part are not doing so well and that is obviously of great concern and that is also a focus for us of a job but also more broadly the u. N. And the International Community to work with these countries to see how actions connect xs can actually be scaled up this is just about africa but also theres real concerns in other parts of the world of course looking at Eastern Europe for example Eastern Europe and central asia where we see that the rate of new infections has gone up quite dramatically talk to conference and we havent seen im sorry to interrupt you id love to keep it all is about got some other news to get to as well but thank you so much and as well for giving us some some positive news on this as well on this World Aids Day thank you. The Approval Rating for mexicos president says now just about thirty percent five years after he was sworn in homicide rates as well have reached a twenty year high and deteriorating security become a top priority for voters ahead of next years president ial election. Looking at all these issues for us from. The step up this morning in the city of mexico have reached a breaking point in increasing violence means bodies are arriving faster than they can process. Forensic teams are working twenty four hours a day just to keep up. Cutting the number of homicides and states i get a little one of the deadliest places in mexico it was a cornerstone of it to make it in yet this president ial campaign now entering his sixth year in office many say the crisis has grown and is now out of control this part of the country sees over two thousand homicides per year and when the morgue runs out of space for unidentified bodies they end up here these above ground niches on the outskirts of town. President pena nieto is facing criticism beyond the violence evidence of corruption within his party has already landed two state governors in jail and another three are under investigation. As youngest son disappeared in two thousand and fourteen she along with other relatives of missing people in a ghetto blame the president s government. This is a desperate cry for the people of mexico to see and know that we can no longer live in this corrupt system thats obsolete that gives no to anyone education is in the dumps and there have been structural changes and there have been reforms but theyve all benefited themselves. Despite evidence of corruption policy experts suggest that it might still be too soon to judge the impact of opinion it was presidency. When the best this government has done are the Structural Reforms to say they have not yielded immediate results perhaps they will further down the road unless they are obstructed if we allow reforms time to be refined perhaps well see positive results. Today the president s national Approval Rating hovers at around thirty one percent not the worst of his tenure but a long way from the days when he was featured on the cover of Time Magazine as the savior of mexico. Looking to the two thousand and eighteen general election the president s party is counting on a Strong National economy still forecast to grow. But short on everything from human rights to alleged corruption appear to have a majority in mexico ready for a change in leadership. Get a little mexico. A Church Iranian gold trader has admitted Money Laundering and helping iran evade u. S. Sanctions reza new york court the turkeys president rejet time who was Prime Minister at the time was the one who approved the transactions christine salumi has more. Iranian turkish trader reza zurab is the prosecutions star witness hes testifying against a turkish banker after pleading guilty to his role in a labyrinth scheme to wander billions of dollars in iranian money through turkish banks and avoid u. S. Sanctions on thursday zurab testified that president Tayyip Erdogan then the Prime Minister of turkey not only knew about the scheme but authorized it its just one of the explosive allegations made by zurab during the proceedings hes also testified that he paid the former economy minister tens of millions of dollars in what prosecutors described as bribes everyone has denied turkey violated u. S. Sanctions saying his government has legitimate business dealings with iran and other members of the government have described the trial as an attempt to discredit turkey. There is a big campaign of slander against turkey what kind of justice can you expect from such a judiciary i dont expect any justice. So rob is expected to continue testifying on friday in a trial thats expected to last three to four weeks and is putting the already tense relationship between turkey and the United States under further strain. Ambassadors from some of the worlds Nuclear Powers wont be at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony when the award is given to the International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons the us france and britain of all told the National Institute of their joint decision to send their embassies second in charge instead russia and israel of the only nation sending ambassadors to that ceremony. The prize is due to be awarded to the group i can on december tenth it is dedicated to creating a World WithoutNuclear Weapons in the days leading up to the award and going to be looking at the Nuclear Status of many Countries Worldwide and were going to stop the series which returns in the United States which is of course the second largest holder of Nuclear Weapons. The United States is the only country to have used Nuclear Weapons not once but twice and it took seventy one years for a u. S. President to visit one of the targets president obama refused to apologize for the annihilation of hiroshima but he called for a moral awakening we can chart a course that leads to the destruction of the stockpiles we can stop the spread to new nations and secure deadly materials from fanatics his actions as president i have ensured that the world will fear Nuclear Weapons for obamas lifetime and beyond it was president obama who began a one trillion dollar modernization of the u. S. Is Nuclear Arsenal making its Nuclear Bombs small to its Delivery Systems more accurate to fear among disarmament experts is improved accuracy will make the use of. Nuclear weapons more likely u. S. President s will feel they can finally cue a Nuclear Strike with precision. Even more capable than the current version and when you pair this with what other countries are doing to upgrade and modernize their forces and i think right now the world is facing i mean you Nuclear Arms Race the u. S. Is a Nuclear Deterrent is based on whats called the triad missiles can be launched from land sea and air to make it difficult for an enemy to destroy the arsenal in a first strike in one thousand nine hundred sixty seven the us had thirty one thousand two hundred fifty five Nuclear Warheads to treaties with russia to reduce that to one thousand five hundred fifty deployed at any time with thousands held in reserve however president Obamas Administration reduced the stockpile at the slowest rate of any post cold war presidency a trend thats likely to continue if not reversed under President Trump what has changed under President Trump is theres now open discussion about whether the president should have the Sole Authority to launch Nuclear Missiles senators are discussing whether to take that power away but an accidental Nuclear Strike is also a concern since nine hundred fifty the public has been told of thirty two broken arrows or Nuclear Weapon accidents there are unintended launch detonation or loss the latest was in two thousand and seven the u. S. Flew six Nuclear Armed christmas styles from one base in the states to south you know states but didnt know the missiles on board were armed and they were and they were there at the base and sat very twenty four hours unguarded no one knew they were there its clear that President Trump like his predecessor feels Nuclear Weapons are just too strategic an asset for the u. S. To part with and its likely that other countries will follow the u. S. As lead she every time see washington. Now a potential game changer in Renewable Energy has been turned on in South Australia where billionaire tech mogul ilan musk has built the Worlds Largest lithium ion battery the states premier unveiled a one hundred megawatt battery on friday builds near a wind farm in the agricultural area around jamestown South Australia has turned off its cold fired power stations and is transitioning to renewables then a freak storm last week caused to state wide blackout exposing faults with the reliable supply of electricity the State Government sought help from teslas. Who promised to build a battery within one hundred days. It. Be the biggest petry in the nation but its proved to be the biggest petry in the world that the right thing about a. Challenge he decided that hed give a commitment to have this thing. And he delivered on that commitment and this has put us at the santa. Still more ahead for you on this news on the sports news coming up as the draw for next years fifo world cup in russia isnt far away. Talked sports. Someone called tiger woods back to not doing too badly for the first time in ten months tiger woods in fact competing on the golf course and the fourteen time major winner produced a good performance to report tiger woods is back and full of promise after one really. The hero world challenge is the setting for the return of a player who hasnt won a major for almost a decade yet remains golf biggest night. The forty one year old has had multiple back operations in recent years but in the opening round in the bahamas he shot five birdies and two buggies to be just three shots off the lead. Or. It hasnt just been the injuries that have disrupted tigers guy he was arrested in may on suspicion of driving under the influence a Police Report said he had five different drugs in his system at the time in september he said he may never play competitive golf again yet he seems to be a lot more to stick now. Really hope. Its still going for you since tiger woods won a tournament of any kind one good round down but a long way to go. Home and im just. Its a big day for football fans across the globe later on friday the draw will be held for next years world cup in russia rehearsals were held on thursday at the state kremlin palace which is hosting the draw the thirty two competing teams will find out who will be playing in the tournaments which kicks off in moscow on watching the fourteen. Only thirty two teams will be divided into four parts based on World Rankings the best sides are in part one along with host russia who are also included despite being the lowest rated side in the tournament the teams will be allocated into eight groups that include four countries each group can only have one team from each confederation except for europe there can me two european teams in a group and once the action starts each side will be vying to be in the top two of their group so as to progress into the knockout stages a lot of world cup part to me draw and theyre being given their thoughts on potential winners. Of course. Truman did with. The bros you know. Most of the work because the last time. Defending champions the Seattle Sounders will face toronto f. C. In the Major League Soccer cup final seattle beat at the houston dynamo three nil in the second leg of the western conference finals goals from Victor RodriguezClint Dempsey and will bruin secure a go five nil aggregate when drawn the will host seattle in the final on december the ninth in a rematch of the twenty sixteen final or the sounders one on penalty. Brazilian side to the mango beat at logical junior of columbia to advance to the copa suit america on a final two second half goals from two gave the visitors the two know when to mangle progress for one on a gets will now face independently of argentina in the finals first like is scheduled for december the sixth in argentina the winner of the tournament will earn a place in next years cobra liberty doris americas top club competition. Australian englands cricket teams have played each other in competitive test matches since the Nineteenth Century but for the first time on saturday the teams will play under floodlights adelaide is hosting the first day night ashes test match that will commence in the afternoon australia won the opening game of the five test series and its the press conference afterwards thats created a stir the aussie captain steve smith was seen laughing at Cameron Bancroft who was explaining how he was head butted by an england player at a bar several weeks earlier england captain joe root had said the laughing will motivate his side. And they wasnt mocking his team. And the law cameron and the like he delivered. The events of what had happened and. I dont know cameron that well yet look within the he was very draw and. Different in the why things came across and you know i think you guys got a good laugh out of it as much as i did it was a bad night for the Edmonton Oilers as they hosted the toronto maple leaves in an n. H. L. Game while others defenseman Chris Russell made an embarrassing mistake he accidentally fired the pop into his own nad giving him the leafs the go ahead goal with just over a minute left in the game it ended in a heartbreaking six four victory for toronto. Australian tally wright has been crowned the womens world surfing champion for a second Straight Year five women were in contention for the title adding to the season ending event in hawaii but victory in the quarter finals of the maui womens pro was enough to secure the crown for the twenty three year old. And thats all your sport for now its now back to you come off our lovely thank you for vets just as we leave you some live pictures coming in for us from bangladesh the poet. There yes arriving in bangladesh shes going to be meeting range of muslims a little later joined up next with more news. The fact. The smallest place on the planet could soon be lost forever with an International Team of scientists is determined not to let that happen without intervention to give the big i would say here to about now its a race against time to try to save a species. I think chrysler is in the measures he planned davao extinction. This tour. The United Nations sends an s. O. S. To the world the global crises