It borders russia to the north, iran to the south, with the caspian sea on one side, and georgia and armenia on the other. I want to explore the many faces of azerbaijan, both old and new, through its people, culture and food to find out more about this diverse and complex country. Baku is a swing its a jazz fish, yeah my favourite i love fish. Nazrin, hi. And, there are horses yeah. I didnt know were going to have horses. Im also here to find out why the likes of you and me, potential tourists, are seen as the bright new hope as an alternative to black gold. So, welcome to azerbaijan. When you look at the guidebook, or on travel websites, or in fact almost anything about azerbaijan, they all start by telling you the same thing azerbaijan is the land of fire huge natural gas and oil deposits are so close to the surface that they cause these natural fires to spring out of the ground. Fires which burned continuously for over 4,000 years were once common across azerbaijan, but this is now
coming up this hour, a powerful earthquake rocks morocco in the middle of the night, killing hundreds. we ll bring you the latest on the search and rescue operations. plus, president biden arrives at the g20 summit in new delhi, live to india for what we can expect from the meetings. possibly bad news for donald trump, a judge has rejected a bid by his former chief of staff mark meadows to move the case he faces in georgia to federal court. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with breaking news out of morocco where the death toll from a powerful and devastating earthquake has gone up dramatically. the government says the quake overnight killed more than 600 people, and injured more than 300. and it s expected those numbers will rise, even more in the hours ahead. now, as you can see here, rescues are under way around the country. the u.s. geological survey says the 6.8 magnitude quake was the strongest in the region in
so, welcome to azerbaijan. when you look at the guidebook, or on travel websites, or in fact almost anything about azerbaijan, they all start by telling you the same thing azerbaijan is the land of fire! huge natural gas and oil deposits are so close to the surface that they cause these natural fires to spring out of the ground. fires which burned continuously for over 4,000 years were once common across azerbaijan, but this is now the last. right up here, it s really, really pretty hot right up to your face you can really sense it. the whole of my body is really, really hot. this is incredible! it s. ..beautiful and bewitching at the same time. 2,500 years ago, these fires enticed zoroastrian priests from persia, who considered them a divine miracle. no wonder people for thousands of years have pretty well worshipped at this, certainly felt spiritual about it. i do it s overwhelming. but, halfway through the 19th century, azerbaijan s natural wonders attracted a differ
This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in the venezuelan capital, caracas. Thats where two Opposition Leaders have been dragged from their homes by Security Forces and taken to a Military Prison after being accused by president maduros government of inciting violence. The un Secretary General says the escalating crisis in the country is making a peaceful solution difficult. Katy watson is in caracas. Antonio ledesma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. Theres panic while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. He wasnt the only one to be taken away, officers also seized Leopoldo Lopez, an Opposition Leader released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. Tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the and. There have been violent protests in recent months and o
This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in the evening in the venezuelan capital, caracas. Thats where two Opposition Leaders have been dragged from their homes by Security Forces and taken to a Military Prison after being accused by president maduros government of inciting violence. The un Secretary General says the escalating crisis in the country is making a peaceful solution difficult. Katy watson is in caracas. Antonio ledesma screams for help as he is taken away in his pyjamas by the venezuelan intelligence service. Theres panic while someone else yells that venezuela is now a dictatorship. He wasnt the only one to be taken away, officers also seized Leopoldo Lopez, an Opposition Leader released from prison a few weeks ago but placed under house arrest. Tensions are running high in venezuela after the election of a new assembly that will effectively rewrite the and. There have been violent protests in recent months and o