He was known simply as the greatetest. In additition to being a legendy foster boxer, he was an antiwar activist and a vocal critic of racism in america. He was sentenced to five years in j jai for r refusing t to fin vietnam m and was stripped of fs heavyweight tititle. Oppose what i i want justice you who i oppose what i wawant eqequality. You willll not even stananup for my religious beliefs and you will not even stand up for me. Today, we will look at a side of mohammed ali that the history books often overlook. We will see the author of the complete mohammed ali and the polity Elizabeth Alexander who will read her poem. In 2009, reciting the inaugural poem when president obama first took office. All of that and more coming up. Democracy to democracy now thousands are expected to gather at the funeral for mohammed ali, one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century. He was considered the greatest boxer of all time and will also be remembered for his activism, aft heng his role
To help young people in south africa deal with some big issues. Russia and the United States have agreed to talks over syria both sides said their military should get in touch after russia launched its first strikes outside the borders of the Old Soviet Union since the edge of the cold war. Moscow says it targeted isil. But the u. S. And nato have expressed concerns over its real intentions, ross lan jordan has this report. Reporter Russian Fighters Jets flying around the city of hommes, moscow said it was targeting isil fighters in and around the central syrian city. Press Vladimir Putin said that he was committed to helping his countrys longtime ally defeat the group. Translator we will support the syrian army, only in its legitimate fight specifically against terrorist groups. Secondly, the support will be from the air, without participation in ground operations. And third, such support will be limited in time. As long as the syrian army is on offensive. Reporter the airstrikes star
As the state are unacceptable to most offices to deal with. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff moscows military buildup in syria came to full flower today, with the opening of an air barrage. The russians said theyre targeting the Islamic State, but that claim was disputed. And, american officials issued a series of warnings about where the air strikes could lead. Well have a full report, after the news summary. In afghanistan, the taliban kept a tight grip on a major provincial ca
As the state are unacceptable to most offices to deal with. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff moscows military buildup in syria came to full flower today, with the opening of an air barrage. The russians said theyre targeting the Islamic State, but that claim was disputed. And, american officials issued a series of warnings about where the air strikes could lead. Well have a full report, after the news summary. In afghanistan, the taliban kept a tight grip on a major provincial ca
Northeastern india and bangladesh is also effected and Barack Obamas latest bid to take on the u. S. Gun lobby but his emotional appeals have Left Congress unmoved so far. We start with breaking news and news coming from the iraqi capitol baghdad where sunni mosques have been attacks and that is the details we have and when we get more we will bring it to you at al jazeera but in the meantime we look at our other main story today and that of course is of the chinese stock markets which plunged by 8 and automatically therefore triggering a suspension in trading and investors reacted to the latest signs of economic slow down by selling off their shares and those shares are globally and dragged down the european markets and here is a look at the sell off and the worst ever start for chinese shares forced a trading halt of 7 trillion of stocks, futures and options and the first test for the countrys new market Circuit Breakers designed to shut down when losses reach 5 and lets go live now