Over Race Relations in the u. S. The syria based al qaeda offshoot el nusra front says its killed a lebanese soldier thats been held captive. The group has also threatened to kill another soldier within 24 hours if the government fails too release the detainees. Both i. S. I. L. And el nusra currently hold 29 lebanese soldiers, captured in august. Jane ferguson joins us from the lebanese capital. Whats confirmed jane about what exactly happened overnight . Well what we know sammy happened throughout the day on friday was as you had said there was an appeal as video came out on friday morning of a senior nusra commander from the kelamoon area from the Syrian Border with lebanon, el shashani, he says he was demanding the release of his wife and two small children. On tuesday, the Lebanese Army here say they had taken into custody two women connected to al qaeda and the el nusra front. It was believed that one was the wife of abu bakr albaghdadi, the i. S. I. L. Commander, strong message
Undercover police admit to calling socalled radical muslims without trial, an al jazeera exclusive. And the simple technique saving the line lives of premate babies in india. We begin with breaking news from the past hour, that palestine status has been upgraded at the criminal court. It effectively opposit opens thr war crimes to be investigated in the territory. This comes on the same day that israel launched its own investigations into eight more alleged crimes by its forces in gaza this summer. We can speak to imtiaz tyab, but james bays is joining us from new york to tell us more about this decision, james. What is going on in new york is a meeting of the all the signatories, what is made up as the assembly of States Parties is all the countries that signed this treaty which sets up the court, doesnt sit here in new york, but in the hague. They also let other countries, other nations from around the world who have not signed the icc treaty, they let them attend the meeting. Now fo
And bracing for the storm. Typhoon weakens in the philippines, but still forces millions in manila to take cover. We begin with breaking news from lebanon. Thats where there has been an explosion on the board with syria. Lets get more details from jane ferguson, who is joining us on the line from beirut to tell whats youre hearing about this blast, jane . Reporter it would appear that a bomb inside the car, and it was an assassination attempt on a resident. Not clear yet who that resident is other than a resident, not a military figure at this point. Of course, just to give you background on the other side of the border, it there has been violence from syria ever since al nusra and isil came inside. Ever since its been very divided, and there has been a presence from the Lebanese Army as well as rebel groups inside syria. There are over 60,000 refugees. The residents who normally live there. It is a tense at times 37 and such explosions and bombings have been heard over the last year.
Arresting those that refuse to believe. Im jonah hull in northern italy, where for a small village the slow march of time has caught up with highspeed internet well, well take you first to ramallah in the occupied west bank, just getting under way the the funeral of a palestinian cabinet minister who died after a confrontation with Israeli Forces about this time yesterday. Ziab abu ein, claiming to be a peaceful acts visit. He was with others planting olive trees on ground in an or which he and others said was being marked for israeli settlement expansion. Shortly after giving interviews to people about why he as there, ziab abu ein collapsed. It appeared he had a heart attack, although the palestinian authorities after an autopsy carried out by two jordanian doctors with an israeli, medic present, a witness, say he had died because he inhaled tear gas, and because he was not given prompt medical treatment. The israelis simply saying yes, he had a preexisting medical condition, and tha
Step on the political ladder to power. We begin in yemen where two alqaeda hostages have been killed in a failed rescue attempt. American for theo journalist and teacher pierre tais kochi were killed. U. S. President barack obama has killed the deaths as barbaric. Reporter it was the second time u. S. And Yemeni Forces tried to rescue luke somers along with pierkorki held alongside him. They said they found them but neither made it out alive. The rescue operations started Early Morning saturday and they wanted to rescue him, but the alqaeda was very alert and they, one of my sources told me they started to king him and they tried to skaim with him but the operation was very strong. They were surrounded. So they killed him. That operation took place in shabwa promise. Barack obama planed the timing. Earlier this week, a video announced that luke would be killed within 72 hours. Other information also indicated that lukes life was in imminent danger. Based upon this assessment and as soo