Mexican police to the worlds most wanted drug lord. Tens of thousands of people who are starving to death in the syrian town of madaya will have to wait at least another day before help reaches them. Aid agencies had hoped the trucks with food and medicine would arrive asunday. Our correspondent has the latest from beirut reporter so the u. N. Says now they are ready to deliver aid to three villages in syria where people desperately need some kind of humanitarian assistance. Were talking about madaya which is a town just on the outskirts of damascus. That has been under siege by government and allied forces. Then two other villages in idlib, about 250 kilometers to the north, where they are under siege by rebel forces. Back in september the u. N. Helped to agree on a ceasefire for these sides. Last week some fighters were released north of madaya and their families as well. It has taken until this sthaj, a complicated process, to be able to help people who really need aid in those area
African designers bring their best work to london. African fashion week. President obama says the latest u. S. Intervention in iraq is just getting started. He said recent advances by the Islamic State group in Northern Iraq required a military response. Mr. Obama said its clear the iraqi and Kurdish Military did needed help to prevent a massacre of nonmuslims. The latest from erbil. The fathers of these special forces fought for the mountains for decades to try to get rid of saddam hussein. Former fighters and volunteers are reinforcing to hang on to the gains the kurds have made. It hasnt been enough. U. S. Air strikes launched after the overwhelmed pershmerga withdrew are meant to stop the advancement of the group 40 kilometers from erbil. They are meant to help Kurdish Forces stand up against a betterarmed enemy still known by some as isis. They have acquired huge amounts of modern weapons, of munitions, of tanks, armored humvees, of longrange artillery pieces. You name it. There w
And i have more on the death of cricketer Philip Hughes including what impact this tragedy could have a the game as a whole. Thats coming up later this hour. Well, we begin the news hour in kabul, where the taliban has carried out two attacks, targeting foreigners. A coordinated a coordinated gun and bomb attack rages in the heavily protected Diplomatic Enclave in kabul. Just hours earlier a suicide bomber attacked a British Embassy car. A British Security guard and four afghans were killed. Lets go straight now to charles starred fort hes on the line in kabul. How did the latest attack play out, charles . Reporter we are hearing reports now that that late attack that happening this evening in the center of kabul that the taliban claim responsibility has now come an aim. We still do not have any firm confirmation of casualties. The interior Ministry Report two gunmen were killed. And also saying one Foreign National was wounded who they are saying was an nepal man a member of their reg
Forced from their homes in Campaign Violence in nigeria. The biggest suppor sport will continue in january despite officials calling to postpone in because of the Ebola Outbreak. So Kurdish Forces engage in a desperate battle in kobane, saying isil is sending in reinforcements. The fighters are pouring heavy tanks into the border. And its been overrun again despite coalition airstrikes. Isil continues to push further into can kobane from the south and east, where there is severe fighting. We have more pictures, and in the back ground and haze you can see kobane movements with tanks going on the occur tissue side. Now Stevie Decker has been in on the turkish syrian border. With just a couple of hundred meters away from the border with kobane, that is the eastern side of the town which is being held by isil. Were hearing military activity. There has been thatthose sounds throughout the last couple of days when isil managed to get inside kobane especially on the eastern and southern side.
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