Attack others were captured and a large cache of taliban weaponry was seized but it does seem according to various reports coming from Helmand Province including the governors office. Number of civilians were also caught up in this attack particularly from a Wedding Party that was happening nearby that was caught in this airstrike now the number of civilian casualties varies the taliban has issued a statement saying tens of people have been killed others injured other figures differ to that but what we do know it does seem as though a large number of civilians once again have been caught up in a battle between taliban and Coalition Forces and a number include colluding many women and children this comes of course as afghanistan is preparing for its president ial election in the coming saturday the last couple of days have been generally quiet here in afghanistan but we have seen generally a surge in the number of attacks taking place both by the taliban who have threatened to disrupt t
Sense of a 380 to pick up tourists stranded by the bankruptcy of trouble for thomas cook. The deaths of 40 people at an afghan wedding are adding to Major Concerns about security days out from the president ial election no one has yet certain exactly what happened in the most a color region of Helmand Province on sunday night the government says the army was targeting a taliban Training Base where they killed fighters and arrested others the question is why so many civilians died lets go to our correspondent rob mcbride who joins us live from kabul rob there seems as i mentioned that to be a tremendous amount of confusion about the death toll and what exactly the intended target was what more do we know. Thats right i mean all sides it seems are still trying to ascertain exactly what happened on sunday night what everybody is agreed on of course is that there has been a substantial loss of life part of the problem here is mr color district is a taliban stronghold deep in Helmand Provin
Capital president is planning to relocate that capital to the onat of borneo his decision is also about spreading the wealth of the nation more evenly across the 13000. 00 islands that make up the archipelago right now and the island of java accounts of 58 percent of the countrys economy but as mohammed now reports there are concerns that a move to borneo would adversely impact the very people who live there this largely untouched part of east will become the new capital of indonesia if the president has his way. Its in stock contrast to the capital jakarta clogged with heavy traffic smog and sinking the pressure to move is rising along with sea levels which may mean the city of more than 10000000 people could be under water within the next 30 years. And this is where the citys relocation may end up Borneo Island known for its lush rain forest and rare wildlife. While it was chosen for being less prone to earthquakes and floods there are concerns the massive move will threaten conserva
Greeces 3 month old conservative government is facing its 1st public strike since taking power thousands of workers staged a mass walkout to protest against planned labor reforms as heroes johnson reports now from athens. Government offices and banks were closed on tuesday bringing business to a standstill in many places public transport workers walked out so getting to work was an ordeal as buses and ferries didnt run schools were closed and hospitals operated with reduced stuff but trades Union Leaders say all that some inconvenience compared to what workers will suffer next month if parliament approved the bill proposed by the ruling new Democracy Party critics say the 3 month old conservative government is building on reforms introduced by the previous left wing government that eroded workers rights to marry me this is our answer to the attack from the government which is 2 pronged it presents itself as a growth for all but on the other hand strikes at a collective bargains and Soc
Now the region has seen unrest since mid august of accusations of racial and ethnic discrimination in the some of the protesters are calling for a referendum on independence now the indonesian government and the possible also try to curb these protests by bringing a crackdown on Internet Access i would believe that that is that blackout has now been enforced once again and the president has said that social media is to blame for some of the fake messages that have been shed online around some of the violence that occurred earlier in the day and hes people to be more cautious about the information thats being said on social media and right now we understand that an investigation is underway into the latest violence. And theres no shortage of heroin and opium in the mountains of myanmar. Ports of the Golden Triangle one of the worlds. Sports for narcotics heres a fighting that has forced around 100 into camps where drug addiction is difficult to scrape from laura bird mommy reports. With