We look at who should make the call between life and death. Mexicos government says that gang members admitted to killing 43 students missing since september and burning their bodies. The families say they wont accept the news until they have scientific proof. Rachel levin has more from mexico city. Reporter the charred bones and teeth may be all that remains of the missing 43 university students. They were kidnapped by local police in guerrero, and turned over to a drug gang six weeks ago. Attorneygeneral plays a video in a chilling press conference on friday. Translation i know the enormous pain the information we obtained causes family members, a pain we share. The statements and information we have gotten unfortunately point to the murder of a large number of people in the municipality. Reporter in this taped confession, members of a drug gang reenact the killing, showing investigators how they lined up the bodies. Some were suffocated, others shot. Translation the suspects said th
Im tony harris. The United States is sending more troops to iraq to help with the quite against vice. The white house announced this afternoon that president obama authorized the depolite of 1500 more to iraq. They will support ring forces battling isil fighters mike, tell us more about these troops, and if there is anything in the time announcement. The caveat we heard so many times before, these are not combat troops on the ground or iraq or syria for that matter is really starting to raise suspicions now. The president if he gets his way now, up to 1500 advisers advising iraqi and Peshmerga Forces that would double the number of adviser advisers in iraq right now. And that would raise concerns especially among democrats. The president asking for 5 billion to fight isil in iraq and syria for this fiscal year. Two things happening here, tony. First of all the administration said that there is going to be an offensive by iraqi forces against isil forces in anbar very close to baghdad i
Relations columbian president has suspended peace talks with f. A. R. C. Rebels after an army general was kidnapped. The peace talks have been going on to end a decades long civil war. On sunday, the general and two civilians were taken hostage. Reporter the war between the columbian government and the f. A. R. C. Rebels is one of the longest in the world. Peace negotiations announced by columbian president in 2012 promised the chance of peace. Two years later, theres no agreement, and now the kidnapping of an army general led to the government suspending talks always. Peace has alluded columbia in 1964 when some from inspired by mar. , the rebel forces of columbia or f. A. R. C. They said they needed to defend themselves from attacks of rich landowners. There has been numerous unsuccessful attempts at peace. Previous negotiations failed after an agreement to demilitarize areas, allowing the f. A. R. C. To grow stronger and grow drug traffic that fuels its operations. In recent years m
Crop of wheat to try to feed the entire planet. A new public and brazen atrocity by the Islamic State of iraq and levant. In a video out today i. S. I. L. Claims to have we headed american hostage peter cassig, and a dozen captives. Peter cassig was captured last year whilst distributing medical supplying to refugees. The video shows 13 beheadings, 12 alleged soldiers and peter cassig. I. S. I. L. Say he was beheaded because he was an iraqi war veteran who came to iraq during that war to kill muslims, he, himself, had converted to islam drug his captivity. As i say, its a brutal video, but its the propaganda that i. S. I. L. Want out there. What they are capable of doing, the message they are sending to americans, that you cant bomb us without impunity, youll be affected. There are other western hostages, its not just about western hostages. I. S. I. L. Killed 17 iraqis, 20 syrian journalists, and theres 80 people at least that have been kidnapped journalists in iraq and syria, whose w
A rally in australia. Hello, we begin in columbia where the government has suspended on going peace talks with farc rebels and a search for the general and two other men. They were abducted on sunday in the Northern Province of choco traveling by boat on the river. The general and others reportedly confronted an farc brigade near the capitol and latin america editor has this report. Reporter the war between the colombian government and farc rebels is one of the longest conflicts in the world, peace negotiations announced by the president santos in 2012 promised the chance of peace but two years later there is no agreement and now the kidnaps of an army general has led to the government suspending the talks altogether and the general walked into farc controlled territory wearing civilian clothing. Unless they release the general the Peace Process is going to be suspended. So we need to look now and respond to the fact. Reporter and alluded columbia since 1964 when someone inspired by ma