That hes been brought out of his coma and is responding to speech and the Korean Peninsula is battered by its 2nd typhoon in days destroying homes and businesses. Unwilling to dispose stus including the return of legal mess and doesnt want to be there but hes back in training with boss along off to the club blocked his attempt to leave. Saudi arabia has overturned the death sentences of 5 people convicted of the murder of journalist in turkey theyve been given 20 years in prison instead 3 others were given sentences ranging from 7 to 10 years turkey said the sentencing fell short of expectations while the u. N. Expert who investigated the killing called it a parody of justice alexia bryan reports. The saudi hit squad accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was caught on camera landing in turkey and entering the kingdoms consulate in istanbul thats where a prominent and well connected critic of Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin selman was interrogated killed and dismembered but whil
Question why its taken so long. Welcome to the program afghanistans hires consultative body the loya jirga has remained as recommended that the government release of 400. 00 taliban prisoners but it says they should only be freed if they promise not to return to fighting again the release is seen as the last step to allow peace talks with the taliban to begin its now up to present a show of danny to make the final decision which could come as early as sunday. In our other top story the cleanup of lebanons damaged capital could soon give way to a new show of anger a mass protest against the government and the ruling Political Class is due to begin in the center of beirut in a few hours time search teams are still looking for 60 people reported missing after tuesdays port blast which killed 157 people shortly well speak to Bernard Smith on the search efforts but 1st this report from santa harder this is what is left of beirut port the stockpile of tons of Ammonium Nitrate that appeared t
Violent protests over the election results. The top story the lebanese Prime Minister and president were warned by Security Officials last month about the explosive materials stored in the beirut for syria that caused last weeks blast documents seen by the Reuters News Agency say leaders were told the Ammonium Nitrate posed a Security Risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded it comes as Lebanons Parliament now has to decide on a new Prime Minister after house and finance he and his government would step down the decision follows widespread public fury blast killed more than 200. 00 people injured thousands more and left hundreds of thousands homeless burnet smith is our correspondent talking to us this out of beirut so whats going on around where you are right now. Peterman the mama hail parts of beirut and im in front of prime multi 1000000. 00 apartments with an uninterrupted view of the sea because a front of me is the ports d where those 2700. 00 tons of Ammonium Nitrate e
Been a what i know is that the people of lebanon have electricity shut down every day and its not working the provision of imports and exports has collapsed because of the Financial System so there are its is for the short term that we need as we know the answer is to fight corruption reform the energy and electricity systems the customs we need transparency for imports and exports we need reforms for all the sick does and insist on these changes quickly what lebanese authorities have detained 16 people as part of their investigation into the blast according to state media 18 port and Customs Officials involved in Maintenance Work at the ports have reportedly been questioned the death toll has risen to 149 but that is expected to rise dozens of people are still missing and hospitals are overwhelmed our correspondent burnet smith is in beirut with more. All we saw all day were armies all mainly young people out with groups and pickaxes and shovels trying to clean up the trying to clean
The u. S. Accuses russia of sending fighter jets to libya moscow says it wants a cease fire at its ally. Has suffered losses after Turkish Military interventions one of the options for stabilizing libya creasing complex war this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program. Russia is one of the main players in the war in libya it supports warlord Khalifa Haftar who wants to take the capital tripoli from the un recognized government but the campaign has suffered a series of setbacks officials in tripoli said russian transport planes moved out hundreds of mercenaries whove been fighting with have task forces in southern tripoli russia is now calling for an immediate cease fire foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told an ally of our but he backs what he calls a constructive dialogue involving all libyan Political Forces to end the conflict but at the same time russia is accused of sending warplanes to libya the u. S. Military says these photos show russian fighter jets arriving recently via s