Together we say no to hatred. Pope francis in the war torn Central African republic. And gold, why indians are in no hurry to cash in on their governments exchange plan. Good evening im antonio mora. This is al jazeera america. We begin tonight in paris. A city still reeling from a terror attack and now under even tighter security as leaders from around the world have gathered there for climate talks. The u. N. Sponsored summit got underway today, nearly 200 nation are taking part. Their goal a deal to reduce Carbon Emissions and impose a cap on Global Warming. President obama led the american delegation to france. Today he acknowledged the role the u. S. Has played in harming the environment, and said it has a responsibility to undo that damage. Its unclear what kind of agreement might emerge in the next two weeks. Developing nation hs including indian, republicans in congress are vowing to block any attempt for that purpose. Mike viqueria has the story. Good evening, antonio. For pre
Stand in their way. We begin in iraq where theres been a suicide talk on a military base in anbar province, killing 14 people. The bomber blew up a house the army was using as a base. Theres been intense fighting for several days between isil and government forces. Six people have been kid in an attack at a shia mosque, three shells struck the building in the mixed she he. A understanshia and sunni town. Soldiers have been deployed to protect sites of worship as worshipers gather. Iraqs finance minister told al jazeera that the fight against isil is draining ires economy. He says mosul holds the key to defeating isil. When isil swept into northern iraq, it didnt just capture territory, it seized assets, property, gold and cash from citizens, Business People and banks. Iraqs finance minister says over half a billion dollars was stolen from banks in mosul to crete and other cities. Isil is believed to be the richest such organization in the world. Revenue comes from iraq oil fields. The
The bomber blew up a house it is army had been using as a base. The area has seen intense fighting recently between isil fighters and government forces. Eight people were killed and in an attack at a shia mask, three mortar shells struck the mosque. While in the northern city, iraqi war planes ever carried out strikes, killing 15 suspected fighters. Pilgrims are gathering for rituals culminating in the holy day. Security it tight ahead of saturday, police and soldiers have been deployed to protect till gripples and their sites of worship. The sunni armed groups have threatened attacks as shias end that you are 40 day mourning of the grandson of the prophet. Fighting isil is draining iraqs economy. The city of mosul is the key to defeating the armed group about that we have a report from baghdad. When isil swept Northern Iraq in june, it seized assets, property, gold and cash from citizens, Business People and banks. Iraqs finance minister said over half a billion dollars was stolen fro
Largest demonstrations yet against police tactics. This is Al Jazeera America. Live from new york im tony harris. The senate is now debating a 1 trilliondollar bill that will fund the government through september. The house narrowly passed the bill last night. But it has exposed a huge resist between Congressional Democrats and the white house. Were live at the white house, mike viqueira, what is the status of the relationship between president obama and house and Senate Democrats . Reporter well, i think that the status as a whole has got a lot of repairing to do. A lot of work to do. That was evident last night when president obama finished. They were very rested. They were very angry. There are two ways to look at what is going on here and what happened in this dramatic event on capitol hill. First, the negative way allowing a provision that would roll back one of his significant achievements. That would further tighten regulations. He allowed this to be snuck into the bill, that do
Private documents revealed. What it shows about the organization he built. This is Aljazeera America. Good morning live from new york city im randall pinkston. Theres a state of emergency in california this morning where crews are scrambling to keen one of the states most beautiful beams. A ruptured pipeline spilled 105,000 gallons of oil up to a fifth of that may have reached the sea. Beaches are now closed for memorial day weekend. We are joined with courtney for the latest. This area has been hit before, hasnt it . Yes and cleanup efforts are underway there as environmental workers try to contain the spill. This accident occurred along the same coastline that had a spill in 1969, the largest in californias history and helped launch this countries environmental movement. Its terrible, you know, this is some of the most pristine coastline we have in the county and to see it just covered in crude oil its terrible. Its really sad. A few pelicans started washing up. We had a few other se