Smog well take a closer look. Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us south korean boy band b t as has fans around the world and their stardom scenes unstoppable except it might come to a sudden halt because of south koreas mandatory military service where they spend 18 months out of the spotlight training for potential war on the Korean Peninsula fans say they should be exempt while others say they need to do their duty frank smith reports. So korean boy band b. T. S. Reigns supreme over billboard charts as their fans their army fallen over their good looks and slick moves but as they move through their twenties an ominous obligation approaches a minimum one and a half years mandatory military Service Required of every healthy south korean male between 18 and 28. The issue of mandatory military service for entertainers like b. T. S. Is complicated by the fact that high achieving south korean athletes have seen their army obligations reduced after winning a gold m
Top prize for human rights on early efforts against the president ial election while usually regarded as rigged. And the pollution blamed for poisoning iraqi waterways leaving fishermen broke and hungry. And im fond of hummus and i have all the sports european champions by munich kick off their Champions League title defense in emphatic fashion the democrat press next for nil at home. But we begin in nigeria where the president is holding an Emergency Security meeting as parts of lagos burned smoke billowing from a prison after earlier reports of gunshots that have been almost 2 weeks of protests which initially began against Police Brutality Amnesty International says at least 12 protesters were killed in lagos on tuesday night when i go live to ahmed idris whos covering this from for us ahmed lets talk about that meeting 1st of all that the president is holding do we know any more about what theyre going to be discussing. I think its more like a reviewing this situation nationwide pr
So they have subpoenaed the starting october 2nd the ambassador marie colvin she was the u. S. Ambassador to ukraine who was a career diplomat who was pulled from office early because she was seen as being an enemy of the president or not and loyal to him and Bester Kurt Volker volcker who is a long respected diplomat in the United States but hes also involved in this with her blower complaint he was the leader in ukraine the whistleblower says that he was trying to basically clean up really giulianis mess so theyre going to depose him the Deputy Assistant secretary of state george kent the councilor brett brecht ball and bassett or gordon someone and he is the u. S. Ambassador to the European Union so this is these are depositions and what theyre going to do is sit down put them under oath and try to get to the facts dont expect this to be televised where you see come members of Congress Sometimes grandstanding not get a lot of information this is under oath theyre going to ask for al
In bolivia a city in dispute over government investment. And the cheap gold still lacking the midas touch in about aindia india. We begin with the news hour. 37 people have been killed. A busy market killing at least 18 people at double bombing killed eight others including four soldiers and a fourth explosion has killed another 11 people. Hi there, four bombs. Were seeing these car bombs attacks more and more. There have been a number of them this week. The attacks have not been claimed but they do follow a pattern, and it looks to be the work of Islamic State in iraq and the levant, who has taken responsibility in the back for bombs like these. There is a real tactic that these guys use all the time. They developed humvees and Iraqi Security check points. Here they use ordinary saloon cars. Its difficult to protect yourself from these types of attacks. Its very there is an atmosphere rear that they simple arent cant protect themselves. But given there were two suicidebombings against
Exceed his predecessors. Beating the heat. Pretty cool to spray water all over the streets so people can get a little bit cooled off. Recordbreaking temperatures bake the u. S. And europe with 2015 shaping up to be the hottest year ever recorded. Shark infested waters. There is a shark attack on this beach three or four years ago, and the very next morning they were out surfing in the same spot. The oceans predators with tv hose and conservationist jeff corwin. Good evening im antonio mora, this is al jazeera. We begin in saudi arabia where the monarchy has finally endorsed the iran nuclear deal. Ash carter got it today. Reassured the saudis of the u. S. Commitment to back arab allies. But in washington the deals popularity is nearing rock bottom. John terret reports how the deal is facing an uphill battle. Selling the deal, secretary ash carter arriving in saudi arabia. Carter and the accord did receive a warm welcome but even he admits with some reservation. The only reservations we