We begin in niger, where the Breaking News in the last half an hour is the military leaders who staged a coup say they have closed the countrys airspace over what they called the threat of intervention against them. The announcement came as a deadline expired for them to restore the ousted president or face the possible action from the west African Regional grouping known as ecowas. Earlier thousands of people gathered in nigers capital to support the militaryjunta, despite International Condemnation of the soldiers actions. Some neighbouring countries including mali, burkina faso and guinea have voiced support for the coup leaders. And algeria, which Borders Niger to the north, has said it is categorically against armed intervention. France says it will support efforts by ecowas to restore nigers elected president. Nigers Prime Minister was in paris on saturday, meeting lawmakers and greeting protestors outside the countrys embassy. He has dismissed that pro coup protests are taking p
Killed after an express train derailed in southern pakistan. A Police Officer supervising the Rescue Operation said more than a hundred people had been injured in the incident. The Casualty Figure is expected to rise. The Hazara Express came off the rails near nawabshah in sindh province, as it travelled from karachi to abbottabad. Its not immediately clear what caused the derailment. These are the latest pictures from the scene, in a remote area. Emergency workers are battling to rescue passengers trapped in at least five overturned carriages, with more rescue teams deployed to the scene. An emergency has been declared in nearby hospitals including this one in nawabshah where casualties have been arriving. Our correspondent Tarhub Asghar is following developments from lahore. Well, a Rescue Operation is still going on. And according to the Chief Minister, he said that 30 people have been killed in this incident and 84 people are injured. And according to the officials, approximately 1
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House. Perhaps as were turning the corner here now, about a year and change away from election day, to confront this age issue which another poll shows is real. Its kind of like when i said, would you like a five spot . Thats the way we talk, twenty and change. Willie in your old category . Im getting there, mika. Were old enough to remember when duke used to beat clemson in football. Wow. Thats how old we are. What a game. Can you believe that . Okay. First of all, duke beats clemson, right . Fsu, the night before, routs lsu. Never saw that coming. Alabama, alabama rolls over middle Tennessee State. Im telling you, i thought middle Tennessee State would win by two or three touchdowns. Doing good things in murphysboro but not enough in tuscaloosa. College football turned upside down this year, mika. Well get to all that, as well. Meanwhile, half of Congress Returns to capitol hill today with a long todo list, including a new federal budget, but demands from farright members of the hous