I. S. I. L. Near the iraqi city of kirk ekirkuk. , more than 30 people have believed to have died. But first, police in hong kong have used tear gas for the first time during a protest which began a week ago. You can see the theme there, live in hong kong. Thousands of protesters are still gathered on the street. Theyre largely congregating outside large government buildings and they want political reforms. They want the Chinese Government to scrap rules allowing it to choose candidates that would l actually run in the 2017 election. We have this report. Reporter hopelessly outnumbered from demonstrators. A crush of people try to find their way back into the occupation site, locked. Umbrellas went up to block and the pushing started. The umbrella wall ripped apart and then the spray but to no avail. The line was breached, officers down and hurt. Both sides are appealing for restraint to pull them out of the crush. But by now, the crowd had moved on and so had events. From across the hi
India. The u. S. Led Coalition Continues air strikes on i. S. I. L. Targets in northern syria. The faa is warning of more Flight Cancellations and delays on monday at chicagos two main airports and elsewhere. Great to have you with us. Unpresence dented protests have gripped the very center of hong kong. This is a live look. This is monday morning and demonstrators are lined up for a fourth day of rallies. They are protesting chinas decision to vet candidates for elections. Many see it as a step backward for a fight for democracy. Hong kongs financial future, were already seeing it. Half of the companies on hong kongs hang seng index help drive the 3 billion stock market. Companies are expecting a massive selloff. Police use tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the crowds. As of last night 34 people were injured and 78 people were arrested in the area. Protesters say they must stand for democracy. The message is hong kong people love democracy. They believe democracy is good for hong
Protesters in hong kong to the chinese leaders. Well start with the latest developments on the battle against the Group Calling its a isil, the Islamic State in iraq and the levant. All of these red points are points isil does control. It is crucial to cut off the groups supply lines and their ability to travel. Kurdish forces have recaptured the area of bashir. Have a look at the latest pictures from the turkish side of the border. Kobani is in the distance. Kurder fighters say they are strengthening their forces and have lay booby traps if they try to leave the town. Two targets were hit in northwestern iraq, a heavy weapons post and an armored vehicle. And then we have turkey as well, which is gearing up to get involved militarily. Taking up their positions on the hills overlooking kobani. They are likely to approve operations in the coming days. So a lot going on. Were going to tie it in with Bernard Smith first of all on the turkey Syrian Border there. Lets talk about what has bee
And gambling with their lives in indonesia, jockeys just eight years old race to keep punters and their families in the money. Well start with the tensions on the border between syria and turkey in the we seeinge besieged town of kobane. Turkish tanks meanwhile have positioned in the hills near the Syrian Border as mortar shells landed on both sides. Stephanie deckter i decker is there. Reporter the attacks have intensified over the last few days and its intensifying the anger on the turkish side of the border. Many kurds have protest saying that the government is not doing anything to stop the assault. If kabo kobane false, we wont care about the turkish government. They were soon dispersed, and some were injured. The Security Forces are taking no chances in the border area that it has created. Turkish Security Forces have now pushed the protesters right back up that hill. Theyve managed to get them to the other side pushing them further and further away from getting to the border wit
Apart. Cutbacks as the u. N. Will meet a harsh winter for Syrian Refugees depending upon food aid. Australia enters the debate over medical marijuana. The u. S. Secretary of state, john kerry is hosting a meeting of ministers from the 60 members of the antiisil coalition in brussels. The countries have come together to try to defeat the isil. Military strategy will stop the agenda and they will discuss how to stop the flow of foreign fighters joining isil. Joining us from brussels to hear more about what the United States is hoping to achieve. Reporter there are several prongs to what john kerry is hoping to achieve. It all stems from the fact way back in august, when the airstrikes started, he said airstrikes alone would not be sufficient to defeat isil. What he is saying is that there needs to be a fivepronged assault, if you like, on isil strong points. First of all, to defeat them militarily by providing support on the front line of the struggle. Secondly, to stem the flow of forei