Her family issued an injunction to keep her on life support. One train collided, carrying grain, and another carrying crude oil crashed on tracks. Nearby residents have been urged to evacuate. A setback for passengers stranded on a ship in antarctica. They were on a scientific expedition and have been stranded since christmas eve. An australian ship was on the way but could not plough through the ice 13 miles from the ship as it was too thick. Those are the headlines. Fear and anger across the world as two deadly explosions rock russia. Consider this with less than two months until the world descends on sochi is russia safe . A highly detailed new investigation claims there is no indication al qaeda was involved in the 2012 attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi. Hope of an assess fire is fading in south sudan. Well break down the conflict and get an assessment on the ground. N. A. S. A. s superrobot may look like childs play but could lead to more in space consideration. We begin w
Left iraq. John kerry this weekend speaking about the escalating violence in iraq, saying the u. S. Will not be putting minister soldiers on the ground. A stripping of car bombings killed 18 in baghdad. The Iraqi Government and sunni tribes have been trying to slow the influence of the al qaeda fighters. We have the latest on the fight to gain control after a standoff the iraqi army is ready to go into fallujah and fight the group i. S. I. L. The agreement to do so was heartfelt. Local sunni tribes insisted they be part of the decision, and others disagreed saying i. S. I. L. Was protecting fallujah. Its an example of the fighting between sunni and shiite factions. Translation theres increased coordination between the army and tribesman. The army provides the tribes with weapons and everything they need in the battle against the terrorists. It may be resolved in one or two days. That may be optimistic. The iraqi army sent out video. They are limited to the cities. Others are in the des
The worlds youngest country south sudan may be on the brink of a civil war. Hundreds have been killed in factional fighting and earlier today gunman fired at american planes with stopped esubcontract uses. Nicole johnston has more. The crisis with south sudan is becoming more dangerous. The government is sending troops and tanks to Jonglei State to take on the rebels. It says rehn gait soldiers taking control of the state capital are attacking people. On saturday gunfire hit three u. S. Military aircraft as they were about to land and evacuate american citizens. Four u. S. Servicemen were injured. This the middle of this are civilians looking for protection. 35,000 are camped out at u. N. Compounds in bor, juba and bantu. Bor is a strategic location. And therefore within the crisis both factions and the Government Forces are using it as a point that they want to dominate. However, even the United Nations has become a target. On saturday it meld a Memorial Service for two indian peaceke
Go green in the aloha state. You can call it the big chill part two on the heels of a major cold front that socked large parts of the nation last week, another one has arrived and it may be worse, packing some of the coldest temperatures this country has felt in more than 20 years. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America, im stephanie sy. A widespread arctic blast known as the polar vortex will bring freezing winds impacting 140 Million People across 45 states and exposure to this dangerous weather could result in lifethreatening frost bite and hypothermia and some people could be 40 degrees below normaler and the plains and upper midwest are bracing for cold that could dip down to minus 60 degrees and bringing chicago to a stand still and the city is expecting temperatures of minus 20 degrees but the wind chill will feel like minus 50 a temperatures in the windy city is colder than the south pole where it was minus 9 degrees sunday night and joining us from icy cold chicago is
Continuess extremely quiet. Eerily quiet, bangladesh, has been slow, the the poltses have just closed and well have to wait to see what the turnout figure is when the Election Commission roshth the outcome of course also snoarch in advance. The violence not efnl omonths of buildup to this election but years and decades of deadlock between two virtual rivals, her rival the Opposition Leader halad azir under virtual arrest. The Prime Minister has determined undeterred. In her view they are the troublemakers while she upholds her countrys interests. But with the main Opposition Leader unvirtual house arrest and hundreds of activists in jail, it is hard to see this as a contest. Protests continue. Have is two hours north we found lawyers and activists representing the opposition bangladesh Opposition Party, before disappearing behind the courthouse gates. Here they say they are safe from arrest. Most say they face trumped up charges brought by government prosecutors to keep them quiet. And