Board with ethiopias latest mode of transport. Well theres intense fighting between Government Troops and prorussia separatists in eastern ukraine. Kiev says at least seven people have been killed in a rocket attack meanwhile ukraine is denying the report that the separatists have surrounded a key town that cuts off the main supply road from Government Forces. Reporter we were earlier today close by in a town which is as the crow flies around 10 kilometers away. The spoke to rebel commanders who said that their fighters had surrounded the town. It is particularly significant because in the separatists were to take control of it from the Ukrainian Military then it would link their territory to russia. This rebel commander told us he has no communication with fighters close to that front. He didnt believe there were fighters in the city. The Ukrainian Government denying that separatists has surrounded the town. Certainly here this morning there was a lot of sholing and outgoing and incom
Welcomes the russian president. Now u. S. President barack obama has confirmed the american aid worker kayla mueller. Lets go straight to washington, d. C. Where tom akerman has been monitoring events there. Tom, it is the news that nobody wanted to hear but confirmation that she is dead. What more have you been hearing there . Reporter the family received a private message over the weekend announcing she had died and that was subsequently confirmed by u. S. Intelligence. Thats the public announcement today. President obama said in a statement she had been taken from us but her legacy endures. And he added no matter what it takes or how long it takes the United States will find and bring to justice the terrorists responsible for kaylas captivity and death. Neither the announcement by the white house nor the Statement Issued by kaylas family in arizona indicated the circumstances of her death. There was no comment either on isils claim that she was killed in a Jordanian Air strike on a
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
For victims of maritime accidents. The taliban says that it has attacked a shia mosque killing at least 20 people in northwestern pakistan. It is the Second Attack on a shia mosque in pakistan in two weeks. Our correspondent has more. Reporter they chose the busiest time of the week friday prayers. A small group of men, wearing suicide vests turned the building and shot at worshippers, even throwing grenades. One blew himself up killing the most number of people. Another attacker was held down by some of the worshippers until he was shot by officers. According to a local police chief this was a courageous decision that prevented many more deaths. The people here are caught in the middle of a longrunning Violent Campaign by the pakistani taliban. It says this is revenge for the killing of one of its men in december. Like other attacks the taliban has chosen to target shia muslims, a Minority Community in pakistan. This is also where 150 people mostly children were killed in a school in
Involve the president. Im very proud of every single moment i spent in prison for the sake of freedom of expression. And Mohammed Fahmy, and Baher Mohamed are freed on bail. The taliban says it has attacked a shia mosque killing at least 20 people in northwestern pakistan. It is the Second Attack on a shia mosque in pakistan in two weeks. Reporter they chose the busiest time of the week friday prayers. A small group of men wearing suicide wests entered the building and shot at worshippers, even throwing grenades. One blew himself up killing the most people. Another attacker was shot by officers. According to a local police chief this was a courageous decision that presented many more deaths. The people were caught in the middle of a longrunning Violent Campaign by the pakistani taliban. It wants to impose a strict version of islamic law, and wants more control, and says this is revenge for the killing of one of its men in december. Like other attacks the taliban has chosen to target sh