Forty three people have been killed in the philippines or these are still being retrieved from areas devastated by heavy flooding and landslides power has been cut and many roads are blocked as news just in they were publicly controlled house has approved final tax legislation in the u. S. The bill will be sent on to the senate the stream is up next ill have more news for you after that thanks for watching by for. Ok you in the strain read live on aljazeera. Today voters in states consulate in your region go to the polls with a thorny question of secession on everyones minds what will happen next and im really could be a lot ill be bringing our gas your comments also on todays show aljazeera has a new Podcast Network zuhdi its first so closer than they appear grapples with questions of american identity well meet host and writer Carvel Wallace but first we return to a story that the stream has devoted several shows to. The weekend crises slipping off the news agenda it is far from over
In the past year. A charity says around 140,000 Vulnerable Children didnt receive help last year because their situation was not judged to be serious enough. Also, the sound of the underground. 50 years ago today, britains Pirate Radio Stations were outlawed. It led to the closure of stations which had gathered listeners by playing pp which had gathered listeners by playing pop music, rarely heard on the bbc at the time. Good morning. Its monday 14th august. Im rachel schofield. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. 70 years ago tonight, 200 years of British Colonial rule in india came to an end and the country was partitioned into two independent Nation States hindu majority india and muslim majority pakistan. The result was the one of the largest Mass Migrations ever recorded. Pakistan celebrates its Independence Day today, with india marking the occasion tomorrow. In 1947, after months of political deadlock, britain agreed to divide the country in two. A separate and mainly muslim nation, p
Birthday. The we begin in the mideast where us secretary of state john kerry is locked in some intense talks with israeli and palestinian leaders are seeking to overcome deep seated fears about a framework to guide negotiations toward a peace deal. Now american diplomats say the discussions have entered a new day before a deadline hits and just a few months. Early stoppage on kerry. Breakfast with his israeli counterpart of the cody been done in time to discuss the nations progress in the middle east talks. It says tenth visit to the region to once again john kerry reaffirmed his belief the peace process. We always know that achieving peace is a lot of complicated process its a tough road. But this is not Mission Impossible the ultimate goal is for a comprehensive peace deal to be signed by april. You could see into states a nation that israeli settlements and future borders remain fiercely contested and said this be no agreement on the right of Palestinian Refugees and the state const
Improve work conditions. Can you imagine 200 bodies left to rot in a mosque . The United Nations considering sanctions after a massacre in south sudan. President obama wont be visiting china during his week long tour of asia. It didnt take him long to address the regions biggest power. The president arrived in tokyo, greeted by the emperor and empress of japan. Mr. Obama met with japans Prime Minister earlier in the day, pledging to defend japan over disputed islands with beijing. The president reaffirmed obligations to japan should tensions escalate. Our treaty commitment to japan is absolute and article five covers all territories under japans administration, including the islands. This is not a new position. This is a consistent one. In our discussions, i emphasized with the Prime Minister the importance of resolving this issue peacefully. We are in tokyo. What do you think the message sends to beijing. This defense treaty between the United States and japan has been in place since
A pittance and have little or no access to Public Health or Education Systems as a result more and more people are leaving their homelands and risking their lives to head for more prosperous countries like germany so our question on quadriga this week is fair trade how unjust is the Global Economy and to discuss the topic im joined here in the studio by three astute observers and analysts beginning with mick cohen miscue not a specialist on migration and Diversity Inc with the highly respond foundation he says alongside war and bad governance the inequality of opportunity in Global Markets is the main factor behind the global Migration Crisis also with us is alan posner a commentator for the berlin daily felt ellen believes that the main drivers of poverty and i mean gratian of War Corruption Fragile states and bad leaders and noughts unjust Trade Relations and the world working to to raj each iran run a Development Economist at the European School of management and technology for
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