A prize. Al jazeera investigates the massive scale of rogue reporting in cambodia. Libyas underrecognized government has asked the Security Council to lift an arms embargo to help in the fight against isil and other armed groups. But western diplomats are cautious about sending weapons into a war zone. The fight in libya is drawn between two main coalitions. The first is based out of tobruk. They are also in control of a western city. The second one fights under the libya dawn banner and they are supporting the rival government based in tripoli. Control of benghazi is split between the rivals. The grows died both between camps has given isil a chance to increase its influence. It has recently gained ground in several areas. Other arms groups are now fighting back. Reporter these are fighters. They have been given orders from the legally installed government in tripoli to deploy in the city of surt. Their mission is to take on isil. Fighters from here were instrumental in the 2011 push
And trying to make a difference in wartorn iraq with music for the people. We begin in yemen where the u. N. Mediator says rival political factions have agreed a peoples Transitional Council to help govern and guide the country out of its political crisis. It comes after shia Houthi Rebels seized power in a coup earlier this month. The new council would work with the yemens house of representative to his form laws for the transitional period. More on that story on al jazerra in a few minutes. Stay tuned for that. Moving onto other news. U. S. Military commanders are preparing iraqi and Kurdish Force to his recapture the city of mosul from isil. A centcom official in quash wash is saying the operation involving 25,000 troops is planned to start in april or may. And theyll try to out of out isil fatters. The pentagon is describing mosul as a pivotal battle in iraq, now the latest from washington d. C. Reporter up to 25,000 iraqi troops are supposed to launch this socalled spring offensiv
Protests culminated in the deaths of a dozen people, this square, the maidan. Hello greece will battle with its european creditors later and possible exit from the euro zone. Greece has asked to extend its bailout for six months. Germany has rejected that. And demands more austerity. John vop siropolous reports. Be alexisalexis tsipras sounded as,. War of words with hard liner jernlg any which is worried about tsipras hard line spending policies. Translator the greek proposal is the first step but we have to say this offer is not sufficient because its lacking hard line measures taken in greece. We cant ease things in greece and have german and european taxpayers pay for it. This hasnt been addressed at all. Greece has said to get tough on tax collection. The Sticking Point is, he doesnt want the next six months to see a continuation of the austerity policies it trying to renegotiate. The time has come for those who want a solution to reveal themselves. The government has issued a stat
Crowding out the rising cost of the pension and and healthcare for Public Employees that is pushing so much of the compensation back into retirement has led to a squeezing of public budgets such that activist government cant do anything that they might otherwise want to. I think that i will run up here. There have been questions whether the Agency Provisions or other surrounding the collective bargaining in the Public Sector actually compromise the workers rights and thats been the subject of the Supreme Court litigation and highprofile recent cases, box versus sci you on whether this is actually a violation of some workers First Amendment rights by organizing it this way. I guess i would just finish with the promoters of the publicsector unions havent made a positive case for why organizing the public labor markets in this way benefits the broader public. That it benefits the Public Workers themselves and it would be surprising if it didnt do that. But what benefit to the consumers of
Cricket on the streets, new guinea, we find everybody there is in love with the game. Details of confused information still trying to get to us. We understand that at least 11 people have been killed in two explosions in somalias capitol. It was at a hotel in mogadishu. The Deputy Governor we understand is among those killed. Somalias deputy Prime Minister and transport minister are being treated for injuries, theyve been taken to hospital. Al shabab fighters claim responsibility for the attack. Lets bring in the government spokesman in owe malia joining me from mogadishu. Good to have you on. I guess things are pretty confused there. What do you understand actually happened . Thank you very much. The terrorist Group Al Shabab have attacked and killed an innocent. We are trying to get the confirmation we are going to fight for the country and people of somalia. Of those killed, how many are associated with the government. Can you tell me that . Member of parliament or two have been kil