Iraq uncovered. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontliis provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by the park foundation. Dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The john and Helen Glessner family trust. Supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and inspires. And by the frontline journalism fund. With major support from jon and jo ann hagler. chatter on radio ramita navai im traveling through northern iraq, heading to the district of al fathah. Until recently, this was isisheld territory. Weve been driving for a few miles north of the country and every now and again we come across a scene like this. This is the town of beji. I should say it was the town of beji, just lo
In moscow this wednesday the fourteenth of february and this is your global news update first embarrassing korea and for the Dutch Foreign minister whos been forced to resign after admitting that he lied for more than a decade about meeting president clinton she explained a little she asked me. To be no i said in my state. Myspace in my house. But in a full over. The. Images that we both want to. Excuse. For. An emotional resignation mr departure comes just a day before he was supposed to meet his russian counterpart in moscow lets look at whether those false claims were really worth it after all. In early two thousand and six i was invited to meet putins countryside house but i stopped at the back of a room or a meeting was being held but i could hear very well Vladimir Putin talking about a greater russia he said this included Russia Belarus ukraine and the Baltic States and that kazakstan would also be nice to have but it. Has now acknowledged that was a lie that he wasnt even in ru
Damascus as the Syrian Government pummels rebel held Eastern Ghouta. Killed there is risen to more than two hundred plus its one thing to promise a million jobs but its another to actually say how hes going to do that south africas new president to tell the country how hell repair the struggling economy also. We have to do more to protect our children. The u. S. President proposing a ban on devices that some weapons into machine guns. In bangkok or the buddhist. Monks. Going around the system and theyre gaining support their story coming up. From the winter games chang. Braun in the womens downhill and. Likely her last to lead. So we begin this in syria and the two most important battles being fought in this latest chapter in the countrys near seven year war rebels holed up in eastern near the capital damascus are refusing to bend after more heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Forces the rebels possess a heavy arsenal including tanks machine guns and anti aircraft weaponry thousand
Altitude porters bringing quake relief to nepals isolated villagers. Reporter the governor in iraq closed public parks and Entertainment Venues of a suicide bomb exploded. 115 were killed, and 170 injured, when a car packed with explosives blew up. Imran khan reports from baghdad. Reporter here in diyala province they have called for three days of mourning. The explosives were detonated as people celebrated eid. A suicide bomber drove his pack add car into the middle of a marketplace. Translation it is a devastated place, as you can see. Businesses and buildings have been damaged. Why would anyone do this. It is terror on the morning of a joyous day when everywhere should be celebrating as bodies will be pulled from the rub le angry crowds destroyed cars. I. S. I. L. Claimed responsibility saying that shia muslims in the town was the target. I. S. I. L. Said it was revenge for the iraqi governments campaign against its fighters and a death in a town. Three days of mourning have been de
Niarobis Westgate Mall reopens. Trucks and cars in flames after a wildfire in california blazes across a busy highway. With sot sport as formula one mourns the death of the 25yearold driver who never recovered from a crash at last years japanese grand prix. In his first speech since the Historic Nuclear Deal was signed with world powers irans Supreme Leader has accused washington of arrogance. He was speaking before tens of thousands of supporters who chanted death to america and death to israel. He told them that iran would not change its behavior and would continue to support, quote, honest fighters in lebanon and palestine. Of course we dont welcome a war. We wont begin a war but if a war happens here, the one with aggressive andtrocious america. More on this with a Political Science professor at Tehran University joins me live from there. Now, obviously, this deal would not have gone through without the blessing of the ayatollah. So just who is the this defiant message aimed at . I