Rose above the scandal becoming Prime Minister twice until her assassination in december 2007 i would have a son and chosen as still a teenager zardari returned to meet her Pakistan Peoples Party and won the peoples vote. He lasted the full 5 year term the 1st president to do so controversially supporting the us in its effort to win the war in afghanistan and helping former president barack obama launch an assault on the taliban inside pakistan but Domestic Support eroded as a tax increase and after the severe floods of 2010 zardari chose not to run for reelection 2013th leaving office with words of reconciliation for his rival Prime Minister nawaz sharif. We will support you in the fight against the forces which are trying to weaken pakistan and who dont support democracy and want to politics of guns rather than vote. The pakistani government led by imran khan has made fighting corruption a priority former Prime Minister now as sharif has already been indicted on corruption charges da
Pro democracy activists, britain says the move must not discourage legitimate protests. Live from studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its1am here in london, 8am in singapore and 2am in barcelona, where three days of mourning have been declared after another terror attack on a major european city. 13 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a van ploughed into a crowd of people. It happened on the citys most famous thoroughfare, las ramblas. From barcelona, heres gavin lee. Screaming terror on the streets of europe, again. And, again, a vehicle used as a weapon. Come on, come on, just come on. Las ramblas, in barcelona, a packed sunny evening on spains most famous boulevard, in panic. Screaming this white van mounted the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians. Bodies were left lying on the street. Those who were nearby rushed to help the injured. Emergency services arrived quickly, as the hunt for those responsible began. The citys metro
Marks a year in office, they are here with a list of demands. The protesters include representatives of the countrys 9 million or so shanty dwellers. Near manila lies North Triangle, site of one of the biggest shantytowns. On just 20 heck tares of land, some 20,000 hopes house an estimated 40,000 people. Such ghettos began in the 1960s as people from rural areas came to the city in search of work. Without documentation, they settled wherever they could. In 2007, the government launched a major urban Redevelopment Program in san row kay, bringing widespread land clearances. There is a rehousing scheme for those who have lost their homes. But many complain that their new life is even tougher than in san row kay. [ speaking in Foreign Language ] some residents resist their evictions. And, in such cases, the Police Respond with force, even firearms and tear as the philippine economy continues to grow, we follow shanty residents who have found themselves at the mercy of urban developers. Sa
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff afghanistans military fought today to take back a provincial capital, the first major city captured by the taliban in 14 years. The militants stormed kunduz yesterday, in a major setback to the government. Today, afghan troops and militiamen launched a counter offensive, with u. S. Air support, and a promise of more help, from president ashraf ghani, in kabul. translated Afghan Security force made achievements today in kunduz province. They have recaptured some parts of the government buildings. New reinforcements have reached kunduz and baghla and a battalion from the National Army will get to kunduz soon. Woodruff the taliban disputed those claims of success, and later reports told of taliban fighters
Temperatures. Japan allocates 42 million for its biggest ever defense effort as a territorial dispute with china continues the battle against blight in detroit why the city still has a long way to go we begin with breaking news out of yemen. Al qaeda and the Arabian Peninsula says it was behind the attack behind the attack on Charlie Hebdo in paris, leaving 12 dead. They left a claim in an audio recording posted on the internet. We are joined from a yemeni port city to talk about the comments. The video speaker is a member of al qaeda. Clearly they say the group, al qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula acted upon directions of their leader. Upon the orders of their leader. The attackers would be heroes. We are aware of the fact that one of the suspects in the paris attack had a connection with anwar altalk anwar anwar Anwar Alawlaki. What do we know about him and communications that may have transpired with him or anyone else in the group, or those abroad . Well what we know is that there is