Fighters. An escalation in syrias war an israeli Fighter Jet Crashes while targeting a rainy and positions inside syria. North koreas leader uses be a limp dick backdrop to invite south koreas president to pyongyang. In sports swedens show a color when its the first cold Winter Olympics color taking the song title its five goals up for grabs on day one of the. Turkish military helicopters being shot down in syria during an operation against kurdish fighters turkeys president rajapaksa about of the way and says it happened near the southern had type province hes warning the perpetrators will pay a heavy price turkey has been battling syrian kurds across the border in the region since last months goes straight now jim he joins us from the turkish city of gaziantep near the border with syria so were hearing that claims of responsibility starting to trickle through what do we know at this point jamal. Was a Turkish Military helicopters or mention that was downed initially or was it wasnt c
War escalates the israeli fighter jet is down one targeting the bahraini and positions inside syria. Kim jong un uses feelin pics to invite south koreas president of pyongyang it would be the first meeting of Korean Leaders in more than a decade plus. Ocean. Saving the shark activists trying to put an end to a chinese tradition dating back thousands of years. Turkish military helicopter has been shot down in syria during an operation against kurdish fighters this video is said to show the helicopter moments before it was downed killing two soldiers on board turkish president of the one says it happened near the time province. Joins us now from the turkish city of near the border with syria so bring us up to speed with the details we know about what happened. Well i mean this is a turkish manufactured helicopter known as the attack helicopter as you mentioned shot down we understand probably by kurdish rebels the so why p. G. There are a faction that took his role in some military opera
Ive lived in this city for years, but hong kong still makes me fall in love with it time and again. And now, bbc world news america. Laura this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, im laura trevelyan. Fighting back tears, president obama announced he is taking executive action on gun control. U. S. Troops under attack in southern afghanistan. One american servicemember is killed in the fight to push back the taliban. Offering hopes that vision can be restored by the thousands. Laura welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. In an emotional speech that brought him to tears president obama announced he is taking executive action to tighten gun control in the u. S. He said he was using his president ial powers because congress failed to act. His critics say he is overstepping his authority and promise a challenge. Jon sopel has our coverage. Jon his nickname is no drama obama. Not today, not on the issue of gun control, as frustration ov
Ive lived in this city for years, but hong kong still makes me fall in love with it time and again. And now, bbc world news america. Laura this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, im laura trevelyan. Fighting back tears, president obama announced he is taking executive action on gun control. U. S. Troops under attack in southern afghanistan. One american servicemember is killed in the fight to push back the taliban. Offering hopes that vision can be restored by the thousands. Laura welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. In an emotional speech that brought him to tears president obama announced he is taking executive action to tighten gun control in the u. S. He said he was using his president ial powers because congress failed to act. His critics say he is overstepping his authority and promise a challenge. Jon sopel has our coverage. Jon his nickname is no drama obama. Not today, not on the issue of gun control, as frustration ov
And gambling with their lives in indonesia, jockeys just eight years old race to keep punters and their families in the money. Well start with the tensions on the border between syria and turkey in the we seeinge besieged town of kobane. Turkish tanks meanwhile have positioned in the hills near the Syrian Border as mortar shells landed on both sides. Stephanie deckter i decker is there. Reporter the attacks have intensified over the last few days and its intensifying the anger on the turkish side of the border. Many kurds have protest saying that the government is not doing anything to stop the assault. If kabo kobane false, we wont care about the turkish government. They were soon dispersed, and some were injured. The Security Forces are taking no chances in the border area that it has created. Turkish Security Forces have now pushed the protesters right back up that hill. Theyve managed to get them to the other side pushing them further and further away from getting to the border wit