Authorities say there are no reports of casualties. One resident says windows were shattered and sliding doors went flying. Typhoon chaba is expected to change course, moving eastward towards northern kyushu. With more on the typhoon and where its headed next, our meteorologist robert speta joins us. This storm is not over yet by any means. Yes, we are seeing the improving conditions across the Southern Japanese islands. Thats some good news. But people across Western Areas of kyushu and southern areas of the korean witness want to keep a close eye on this. I want to talk about these wind gusts we were seeing out there in kumijima where the right front quadrant of this storm system blew right overhead. This storm did shift a little bit further towards the west than we previously anticipated. You can see that right front quadrant right there, and thats where we saw just shortly after midnight a gust of 215 kilometers per hour. And really the lack of reports of any significant damage to
From the depot and coming close to railway tracks. The blast comes during a lull in violence in the region. The Ukrainian Government and prorussian separatists agreed last month to uphold a truce. Their conflict has killed thousands since april 2014. Civilians in syria have been caught up in a government missile attack on a rebelheld town near the capital. A Human Rights Group says at least 40 people were killed and about 100 wounded. The britishbased syrian observatory for human rights says troops fired at least 10 missiles into a market in duma. The group condemned the Assad Administration for launching the attack which killed and wounded civilians. Government forces killed at least 80 people in the same town with air strikes in august. Troops are keeping up their attacks on neighboring cities using lethal barrel bombs. Authorities in greece are reporting more tragedies in the european migration crisis. They say two boats sank in the aegean sea and that dozens of people died. Officia
Flying more than 20 kilometers from the depot and coming close to railway tracks. The blast comes during a lull in violence in the region. The Ukrainian Government and prorussian separatists agreed last month to uphold a truce. Their conflict has killed thousands since april 2014. Civilians in syria have been caught up in a government missile attack on a rebelheld town near the capital. A Human Rights Group says at least 40 people were killed and about 100 wounded. The britishbased syrian observatory for human rights says troops fired at least 10 missiles into a market in duma. The group condemned the Assad Administration for launching the attack which killed and wounded civilians. Government forces killed at least 80 people in the same town with air strikes in august. Troops are keeping up their attacks on neighboring cities using lethal barrel bombs. Authorities in greece are reporting more tragedies in the european migration crisis. They say two boats sank in the aegean sea and that
Our partners didnt have the capacity to get them, i would be prepared to order our special forces to take action. Because i will not allow these terrorists to have a safe haven. Obama says Islamic State poses a threat to the people and stability of iraq, syria, the broader middle east and to u. S. National security. The proposal would limit operations against the militants to three years. Obama said the plan does not authorize longterm largescale Ground Combat operations like those in afghanistan and iraq. Obama has been carrying out military operations against the militants based on a 2001 resolution that granted the president permission to use force. But members of congress have said the country needs to adopt another official resolution. A u. S. Counterterrorism expert says the number of people traveling to join Islamic State is increasing at an alarming rate. Nicholas rasmussen says social media is playing a prominent role in the group asability to recruit fighters. Rasmussen is di
Released and deported an al jazeera journalist held for more than a year in prison. And, more and more female doctors in japan are sharing the responsibility of patient care so they have more time to spend with their families. Japans lawmakers are debating the countrys middle east policy in the wake of the hostage crisis involving two japanese nationals. Prime minister shinzo abe says japan will expand its humanitarian aid program for refugees, but he says the country will not provide Logistic Support for u. S. Led air strikes aimed at Islamic State or isil. Translator extremism is expanding and isil is gaining control over wide areas with its brutal acts. We must stop this. The Prime Minister said the struggle is not against islam. He said the religion is at the forefront of the fighting against Islamic State militants. He stressed the humanitarian aims of japanese aid. Translator we are providing aid to help 10 million refugees survive. But japan will never take part in air strikes a