paul adams has more. the americans say the attack happened at a base known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it s one of many american bases across the region. there have been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel have been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church, was quick to point the finger. we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq, he said. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran, but it s another very dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond even more strongly than it s done to previous attacks. carefully cultivated over years, iran has a wide network of allies and proxies operating in countries across the middle east. they re all opposed to israel and the united states. it s sometimes called the axis of resistance. there are pro iranian militias in lebanon, the
Its manifesto on thursday, has said democracy should not be cowed because of terrorism. Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. The worlds biggest Personal Computer seller is about to release its latest earnings. Wheel it stemmed two years of profit falls . Will it stem. And one in five Women In India get paid work. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Its a thursday. Welcome to todays edition of Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. We start off with lenovo. The Chinese Technology Company Reports its latest earnings and a few hours time. Together with hp and dell, they account for 50 of the pc market. Given that sales have fallen for two years, she did diversify more . I was told the man challenges of lenovo. They have seen falling sales. When the market stabilises, it has to streamline its workforce. At the same time, it has to look at its portfolio. It has lost with the integration with motorola. The purchase of ibm as well. Are they looking at bad bets in the