Has died. Now the dilemma over who will replace him. Tempers fray as republican u. S. President ial hopefuls clash in south carolina. Why more and more women and children are being killed in afghanistan turkey has shelled parts of Northern Syria for a second day. These are the latest pictures of the damage just outside the town of meneg. Thats where kurdish fighters have taken a former military air base. Ankara wants kurdish fighters from the y. P. G. To withdraw from this area. The u. S. Has urged turkey to stop its military strikes to on the y. P. G. Around the town of azaz. We go live to our correspondent. That is in southern turkey. The y. P. G. , the syrian kurds have moved in and taken territory which is upsetting the turkish authorities. Reporter yes, for the second day Turkish Army Shelling positions of the y. P. G. And their allies in the northern countryside of aleppo. A number of fighters were killed and injured in the latest bombardment. Turkey really making it very clear i
Pope francis and archbishop of the Russian Orthodox church. The conflict hasnt finished. I personally believe the Ukrainian Military are needed. A year afterward. The minsk ceasefire. And the riots in athens by bailout lenders. Good evening im antonio mora. This is Al Jazeera America cps International Newsnews hour. Tonight, we begin with Bashar Alassad says he supports the effort to bring about a ceasefire in his country but he vows to retake all of his country no matter how hard it takes. Russias Prime Minister offered some advice. Dimitri medvedev warned about sending forces into syria, doing so i. T. Could spark another world war. For now its mainly syrias war backed up by grim numbers, more than 11 of the prewar population has either been killed or wounded in the past five years. Assad says the fighting could continue for a long time. Translator we have fully believed in negotiations, and in political action, since the beginning of this crisis. However, if we negotiate, it does no
Congressional critics. A look at economic and Security Issues discussed in tonights the week ahead. Plus he helped solve some of the most heinous crimes in the civil rights ecram Jerry Mitchell. Its londons version of Academy Awards patch honoring hollywoods best. The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia could set up a political battle for the ages. A day after the 79yearold was found dead of an apparent heart attack at a texas ranch the question of who would replace him was the subject on capitol hill including, when the successor should be chosen. Mike viqueria has the story from washington, d. C. Good evening, lori jane. No sooner had the notice of the death of antonio been released, nominated by Ronald Reagan back in 1986, a fight began in earnest. Fight said president obama is a lame duck, she hold up, he should wait for the people to speak via the Elections Come november and the republicans hope if it is a new republican president give that individual an opportunity to n
Young people in afghanistan, air strikes putting them in hospital. How an Old Technology is staying relevant in a rapidly changing world. Top story this hour, the syrian president Bashar Alassad has vowed to defeat the rebels and retake control of the entire country. His comments were made public less than a day from announcing a meeting for syrian ceasefire. We have any believed in political negotiations since the beginning of this crisis. However if we negotiate it doesnt mean we stop fighting terrorism. The two are inevitable in syria. First through negotiations and second through fighting terrorism. Zeina khodr is on the border with syria. Clearly, the syrian president speaking from a position of strength. Last july he was an embattled leader. He made an admission that the army is suffering from a lack of manpower and what he also said was the army is forced to he concentrate on the crucial territories, core territories, damascus, political seat of power and alawite, territory, and
After the ceasefire was announced. Russia continues to provide air cover for forces loyal to syrian president Bashar Alassad. Under the agreement hashed out between Russian Foreign minister sergey lavrov, and secretary of state john kerry, the air strikes will continue but certain groups will no longer be targeted. To that end we have also established a task force under the auspic awmps of auspices of. Reporter boat sides have agreed that i. S. I. L. And the el nusra front are legitimate targets, having been designated as terrorist groups by the u. N. So any eventually ceasefire will have no effect on the air war. There is no fire for us to assess. Weve had occasionally strikes on el nusra, those will continue because they are not party to the ceasefire. Instead has been primary focused on rebel groups opposed tod assad regime. Russia insists its battling terrorists. So a lot rides on who is labeled a terrorist. Translator well, if liberation of the city that has been taken by legal ar