Tradewinds and the crystal blue caribbean sea. Flights are available from most major airports. Yourinformation for vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. Now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news, reporting from washington. Thailand is a country in mourning. Its 88yearold king and the reigning monarch has died, prompting an grief. Ing of donald trump goes on offense against the latest allegations of Sexual Misconduct, calling claims totally false. The first lady fires back. These people are horrible people. Horrible, horrible liars. A because this was not just lewd conversation. This wasnt just locker room banter. And bob dylan is the surprise winner of the nobel prize for literature. His poetic lyrics have now won a new status. Welcome to our viewers on america andision in also around the globe. The king of thailand, the worlds longest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 88. Its prompted an outpouring of grief. Revered as the father of the nation, the king is con
Then we go to rio to look at race and the Olympic Games as well as the first refugee olympic team. They did march in the opening ceremonies together as a team from different nations under the banner of refugees. I kind of like it because it in thehat is majority of United States saying we should keep refugees out. The ioc is allowing them into the olympics, so lets Pay Attention to that. Amy we will speak with Sports Writer Jesse Washington and u. S. Gold medalist swimmer Anthony Ervin. He recently became the oldest ever individual olympics roaming Gold Medalist. All of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Republican president ial nominee donald trump invoked the cold war as he pledged to wage war against what he described as the ideology of radical islam while speaking in youngstown, ohio during his speech, trump also , monday. Vowed to impose a system of vetting, an ideological test for all immigrants. He als
Palmyra since i. S. I. L. Was driven out of the ancient syrian city. And red alert for aircraft at the most active volcanoes from alaskas aleutian islands, eresultsresults erupts. Erupts. Hello thank you for joining us. Suicide bomber target ed christians, killing 70 people in pakistan, most were women of children, also most were muslim. Giving paramilitary extraordinary rights, where thousands have rammie rallied fa second day. Punjab governor criticized blasphemy laws. First, jerald tan reports. In the wake of sundays suicide attack, traveled to the city and visited the victims in hospital. From a determined leader came this warning translator i have a very good idea of the message at a these terrorists are sending. My brothers and sisters, i promise that every ounce of blood will be accounted for. Reporter pakistan is in mourning, funerals being held for the dead. Hundreds more injured, some critically. Some witnesses are recounting the moavment of thcountingthe m. I was standing th
Israeli army in the occupied weighs bank. Cameroon identifies hundreds of freed boko haram hostages but are the Chibok School girls amongst them . Hello there, and good to have your company. The United States has announced plans for an International Meeting on the war in syria. It will be held in new york next week. The u. S. Secretary of state announced the meeting alongside United Nations secretary general ban kimoon in paris. We have typically talked about the process taking place now and depending on the outcome of both the saudiled conference of the opposition thats taking place in the neck days, as well as a few other issues, its our plan to try to have a meeting in new york on the 18th of december. As john kerry mentioned, Syrian Opposition groups are gathering in saud saudi arabias capital riyadh and trying to unify syrias a fractioned people. The talks could shape the bases for those u. S. Backed talks in new york next week and comes as the number of foreign fighters travel to
Im maurice dubois. Scott is off tonight. We saw tragic evidence today of the growing insurgency in afghanistan. Six American Service members were killed in the worst attack on u. S. Forces there in 2015. They were ambushed by a suicide bomber not far from their base in the north. Three americans and three afghans were wounded. Margaret brennan reports tonight from the pentagon. Reporter the American Service members were stopped at a local Meeting Point while on patrol with Afghan Forces when a suicide bomber drove a motorcycle packed with explosives into the group. The taliban took credit for the attack, which happened nearby bagram air field, the largest remaining u. S. Military base in afghanistan. The pentagon has warned that the insurgents have been grange strength since the end of the u. S. Combat mission. The taliban has seized control of the strategic Helmand Province in the south as well as getting closer to important cities. National security analyst Michael Ohanlon just retur