Missions to mars. First, the turmoil in iraq, and the aftermath of the Largest Military offensive yet by Government Forces much the Government Forces are reported to be on the outskirts of tikrit ready for a push into the city. Iraqi state television says the army is sending reinforcements and is in control. The people inside tikrit enjoyed days of heavy attack. Mosul is under bombardment. It has to expand a nearby camp for displaced people because of people leaving. The u. N. Refugee agency say says the numbers displaced in iraq is 1. 2 million. The u. N. Tripled aid appeal to 312 million. Im ran kahn joins us from baghdad. Imran khan joins us live from baghdad. Hundreds have been killed, hundreds of thousands on the move, what is happening to these people. What help are they getting and where are they heading too . Well, all the aid agencies, not just the United Nations is facing a shortfall. The u. N. Says theres about 278 million short of what they need. That means that most people
Plus. Im Daniel Schweimler in the heart of uruguay, where the cows have been trapped, shortly after birth. Irans government has received a major boost in its fight against sunni rebels. Five russianmade fighter jets have arrived in baghdad. Commanders say the military air force will target areas that have been taken over in the north. The government says it needs more military jets to defeat the enemy. Translation we are in urgent need of this type of aircraft during this difficult time. These jets will come into Service Within the next three or four days, to support the grand units or support i. S. I. L. The government described the latest assault to retake areas of the north as zero hour, involving a major offensive against rebel targets. The conflict is focussed on the Central Region of iraqs. They have operations in many towns, and have taken back the highway from there to the capital baghdad. Integral to the fight, is tikr tikrit. Rebels took the city. Its unclear who controls the
Recover the hundreds of girls captured by boko haram. And hes not the boss but on d. C. Streets hes still known as mr. Mayor for life. Washington April Marion Berry tells our Sheila Macvicar theres a lot more of our story than the fbi sting that set him up. It was a setup. For a come back. And good evening, thank you for joining us, im joie chen. Well speak this hours of a growing tension on the russiaukraine border of the continuing threats that have made a full investigation of the shoot down of malaysia air flight 17 impossible, of what has been learned so far. We begin honoring the innocence lost, the amsterdam to kuala lumpur flight were from netherlands. This small nation stood silent to honor its lost citizens. How does a nation mourn an unspeakable tragedy, a loss for which there are simply no words. The dutch answered with silence. Early in the week, the dutch Prime Minister had set a day of mourning wasnt within our tradition. The last one was marked only when their queen die
Flood survivors while thousands remain trapped. No fumes, less noise could the electric cars be the future for formula 1 . Hello, the u. S. Secretary of state says egypt has a key role to play in countering the Islamic State group in iraq and syria. John kerry met the egyptian president in the capital of cairo. John kerry has been on a tour of the middle east, trying to shore up Regional Support for the u. S. Led fight against the Islamic State. I. S. , controlling large areas of iraq and syria has been targeted by u. S. Air strikes in recent weeks, and 10 arab countries, including egypt have given their support. As an intellect sul intellectual and Cultural Capital of the world, egypt has a role to play. This is an important feature of our discussions in jeddah, and again today, here in cairo, and it is something that the egyptian religious establishments they both fully support and understand. John hendren joins us from erbil in iraq to talk to us about the tour that john kerry has b
Expected. Several new developments today in the crisis in ukraine. The countrys acting president asked the United Nations to send peace keepers to the ukraine. Police storming government in horlivka. Fps roz, gooroz, good to see yo. What happened to the u. S. S. Donald cook . The u. S. S. Donald cook is currently key provide in the black sea. It is directly there because of the crisis in ukraine. While on saturday evening as you noted, a russian su 24 fencer fighter jet made a dozen passes near the u. S. S. Donald cook for 20 minutes. The crew tried to raise the pilot of that fighter jet, was unsuccessful, the u. S. As youre saying calling that unprofessional and provocative actsdz. Actsdz is acts. Looking how they should file a formal complaint. This violates treaties between the u. S. And russia on how their militaries should interact with one another. This is an added level of tension in the region because the government of moscow has accused foreigners including the United States o