Been built into the Death Penalty. From the Death Penalty to jail sentences, the president s plan to reshape americas criminal justice system. And we begin with a powerful earthquake that has brought death and reinstruction to parts of east asia. The earthquake was centered in the hindu mountains in northern afghanistan, it was also felt in pakistan and as far away as india. The quake damaged or destroys thousands of buildings across the region. It is also blamed for several landslides including this one in afghanistan. The tremor forced a news anchor to get up and leave the studio. Jennifer glasse has more. Reporter the dead and the wounded here in afghanistan are in 11 of the countrys 34 provinces, really an indicator of how widespread this earthquake was felt. We felt it here in kabul, we are 260 kilometers away from the epicenter in the northeast of the country. The injured in the north, east, central afghanistan, again, across nearly a third of the country, a very tragic story of
Canadas new Prime Minister. We taking a look at what canada and the world can expect. At least 41 people have died in south saw doon after a cargo plane crashed short lay after taking off from the main or order in june actual a spokesman for the president says the fatalities including are include people on the ground where the plane crash the lets get more from heber morgan in june a i know detail are still coming in. Tell us about the number of fatalities first, thats still being investigated, what are you hearing . Reporter well, so far Airline Officials have confirmed there are 41 bodies they have discovered and they are expect to go find more body as the day goes on. There is the first time Something Like this has happened in juba and its raining and making it hard to look for more bodies. Tell us more about the place where the plane crashed and also whether we have more details about the plane itself. Reporter well, it was being flown by a crew, a russian crew, apparently. And it
Reporter the u. N. Envoy and Russian Foreign minister discuss ways to end the syrian war. Theres been a Building Collapse in pakistan. It happened in the city of lahor. Our correspondent kamal heidler on the phone to tell us why that Building Collapsed. Reporter according to the reports, it was a fourstory building, work was being carried out on the fourth floor, despite some reports that the building was not in good condition, it was a [ inaudible ] factory, and it appears that the fourth floor lead to the collapse of the whole building. Now the whole area i in pitch darkness, because Power Facilities were taken out with the collapse. [ inaudible ] we are told are on location. More heavy equipment is being taken to the area, were also told that up to 100 people may still be trapped inside, dozens have been taken out. And taken to the local hospitals, where an emergency has been declared. But its an ongoing rescue operation, and its not clear how many people were actually inside the bu
Just over the weekend. Natos former secretary general joins us. Last laugh. We are all happy. Jimmy morales, aside from being an academic is an artist. And now, the tv comedian is guatemalas new president. Dying art. My sons will not follow my footsteps. How the u. S. Led gulf war has helped to halt the survival of a tradition passed down for generations. Good evening, im antonio mora, this is al jazeera america, tonight we begin in south asia where they are still searching for victims after a devastating earthquake. The 7. 5 magnitude quake was centered in kush, and authorities fear the number of dead will climb higher. Pakistan appears to sustain the largest damage and largest loss of life. White house is offering aid to nations in the affected area and the pentagon says u. S. Planes are flying Reconnaissance Missions to assess the damages. There are no casuaies among the u. S. Military stationed there. Jennifer glasse has the story. I was sitting at home when the earthquake happened
The World Leaders are gathering in paris for the u. N. Climate conference known as cop 21 of the its the start of two weeks of intense negotiations all aimed at forging a deal to immaterial lit Global Warming to two degrees celsius above preindustrial levels. 147 heads of state and government are attending the opening day of the talks. In total, 25,000 official delegates are hoping to secure a legally binding accord for every country to cut their emissions levels. This needs to all come in to effect from the year 2020 when the current commitment from the key oat owe protocol run out. Lets take you live now to al jazeeras adrian brown he is in the chinese capital. What everyone is talking about there in paris is the picture behind you. All of that smog. All of thabo lunges shows us just why this paris conference is so important. Reporter its very fitting. This is the picture in bay jinx, seeing is believing. At the moment the air quality in this city is 15 times worse than the standards