Threatened to take control of vital oil fields in south sudan a claim disputed by the government has International Calls mounted for the departments am singtel to democracy opposition rallies but once again in bangkok. Protesters angry over political system they say has been corrupted by those in power. And whats next for free the kremlin critic. Of course being the former oil tycoon is reunited with his family this stunning released from prison. As the headline stuff all spent at thanks for joining us first to set seed and a rebel fighter say theyve taken control of the capital of unity. A key oil stayed in the country the presence of that years army is currently advancing towards the town of four the surrounding area have seen one of the most strongest fighting in the country on saturday us military aircraft was hit by gunfire as it attempted to evacuate us nationals from the town least five people have died since fighting broke out over a week ago hawkins has the story. It sets out
Recruiting for isis less than 25 miles from the white house. Hello, im rosemary church. Hello, and welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im errol barnett. Thanks for joining us. This is cnn newsroom. It is 4 00 p. M. In seoul south korea, where the u. S. Am is recovering from Successful Surgery after a bloody knife attack. Mark lippit of about to give a speech when a man lunchled with a small knife, cutting his face. Needed 80 stitches to close the wound. South koreas president calls it an attack on the u. S. south korean alliance. State media say the suspect of angry about joint u. S. south Korean Military exercises. He has been arrested before. Back in 2010 he was detaineded after he threw a chunk of concrete at the japanese ambassador. Lets bring in paula happenncocks now. Joining us live from seoul. Paula, a violent act during an otherwise typical breakfast meeting in a country where this type of violence is rare. What are we learning about the suspect a
Remove poisonous gas from the area first. Reuters also says at least 14 people are injured, and right now the cause of the explosion is not yet known. We will update you with any now information this hour as we get it of course. Meantime, israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didnt pull any punches in his highly anticipated and controversial speech to the u. S. Congress. He said the nuclear deal the u. S. And other countries are negotiating wouldnt stop iran from developing Nuclear Weapons you but actually may pave the way for it down the road. Mr. Netanyahu called iran the enemy. He blasted u. S. Negotiators for promising to use sanctions and not doing more to stop irans support for terrorist organizations. Take a listen. Now were being told that the only alternative to this bad deal is war. Thats just not true. The alternative to this bad deal is a much better deal. [ applause ] now the white house is firing back claiming theres nothing new in mr. Netanyahus speech. U. S. Preside
En. If iran threatened to walk away from the table and this often happens in the persian bazaar, call their bluff. Theyll be back. They need the deal a lot more than you do. The white house is dismissing mr. Netanyahus speech as more of the same. President obama said he didnt have time to watch or listen butsame. President obama said he didnt have time to watch or listen but did read a transcript of the speech. Heres his response. On the core issue which is how do we prevent iran from obtaining a Nuclear Weapon which would make it far more dangerous and would give it scope for even greater action in region. The Prime Minister didnt offer any viable alternatives. Back home in israel mr. Netanyahu is facing an election challenge in the coming weeks. Kate bould win reports on how his feature is congress may affect his chances. Reporter all of the Television Networks in israel covered the Prime Ministers speech. Everyone watching with great interest. The response and reaction afterward amo
Doctors if south korea say the u. S. Ambassador will spend the next couple of days in the hospital after a vicious knife attack. Mark lippert needed more than two hours of surgery and 80 stitches to close the wound on his cheek. He was slashed on the face and hand just before he was to deliver a breakfast speech in seoul. Translator if the injury had been one or two centimeters deeper it could have caused damage to an artery and could have been life threatening. Thankfully though the worst Case Scenario of avoided. Were told lippert is in good spirits. He sent out a tweet, you see it on the the screen saying hes doing well. He says hes deeply moved by the support and will be back asap. The suspect was also injured. State media says he was angelburyangel angry about joint south korean u. S. Military exercises. Christopher hill says seoul is usually considered a safe place. Take listen. When i was ambassador here, yes, i had security but often i was able to walk outside by myself. Occasi