And. If they dont make a decision, they are lucky the attitude about womens professional tennis from a tournament leader the controversy that he has caused and the comment from the number one tennis player in the world. We begin with president obamas visit to cuba, a day after he became the first sitting u. S. President to set foot on the island in 90 years, he pronounced a new day in the relationship between the white house and cuba. We are joined by al jazeeras mike viqueira. And despite the smiles, the cuban president was quick to criticise the u. S. During todays events. Well, thats right. Its sort of an awkward moment. Unusual, unexpected. It came on an historic day. Theres a lot of pomp and ceremony around the visit. Its an official state visit. President obama returned to his quarters from the state dinner with raul castro at the palace derevolution here in havana. Raul castro today said there are profound differences between the United States and cuba, one that is will never go
Strikes that did not target i. S. I. L. Raising the flag. It is a symbolic act but it has a big political meaning. The palestinian flag flies at the United Nations for the first time. But the head of palestinians say there is no more agreement anymore. People inside the city has been suffering. The taliban tightens its grip on kunduz, turning the besieged afghan city into a ghost town. Erasing history. A Al Qaeda Linked suspect goes on trying at the hague, on trial for destroying cultural monday euments. Monuments. Good evening, im antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. Tonight we begin with the escalation in the war in syria. Today russia launched a series of air strikes in the western part of the country. The kremlin said it hit eight targets though it did not specify where or what they were. Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that Russian Forces would fight i. S. I. L. In syria but the strikes targeted other opponents of the Syrian Government not i. S. I. L. U. S. Secretar
Ryan express, calls grow louder for former republican vmenVice President ial candidateo fill the shoes of john boehner. And elephants, cancer fighting . Their secretes could help scientists find cures to cancer in humans. Good evening im antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. As president obama traveled to console the families of 9 College Students killed in oregon, two attacks occurred in other parts of the country, in texas and in arizona, at flagstaff. 18yearold steven jones opened fire on four Fraternity Members after a fight broke out in a parking lot. Jones is charged with murder and assault. We are of course shocked and deeply saddened by the circumstances that bring us together this morning. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families and our entire lumberjack family. While guns are prohibited on Arizona College campuses, state law does allow for guns in vehicles. And in houston an 18yearold freshman was killed and another wounded outside student apartments. Police
Things are about to get worse on the coast. A storm battered South Carolina gets a serious warning from its governor, the threat from floodwaters is not over. And going nuclear. They can make one of those dirty bombs you know, dirty bombs. Trying to sell Radioactive Material to i. S. I. L. Good evening im antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. The kremlin said today it launched rockets from four ships in the caspian sea. Some 930 miles away in northern syria. At the same time Syrian Government forces unleashed a new ground offensive coordinated with the russians. U. S. Officials continue to condemn russias actions in syria. Ash carter says u. S. Forces will not cooperate with russia and called its air raids a fundamental mistake. Peter sharp has more from moscow. From the caspian sea 1200 kilometers from the fighting, russia opened a second front in the syrian war, at i. S. I. L. Positions, the caliber missiles bearing the nato code name sizzler were launched without warning from th
Heart felt apology. Whether we make a mistake we own up to it, we apologize as necessary as the president ial did in this case. President obama says he is sorry for the bombing of an afghan clinic but Doctors Without Borders are demanding an investigation. Nuclear market. Dirty bombs you heard of such a thing . The level of radiation would be high and the explosion would spread a material over this big a territory. The fbi disrupts a smuggling ring trying sell Radioactive Material to i. S. I. L. And diamond dive. For everyone in the pipeline, us as well, the manufacturers and retailers. Plunging diamond sales because of worldwide Economic Uncertainty are taking a bit of shine off the sparkling stones. Good evening, im antonio mora. This is Al Jazeera America. We begin with a major escalation and show of force by russia in war torn syria. The kremlin said it had launched Cruise Missiles from locations in the caspian sea. The Russian Naval strikes come as syrian naval forces launched an