Islands in the South China Sea could mean for the regions security situation. And japans Nuclear Power plants are slowly going back on line despite lingering questions. U. S. President obama backed away from a commitment to end the afghan war during his time in office. He said hes not withdrawing troops from afghanistan by the end of next year. 5500 u. S. Personnel will remain beyond 2016. As commander in chief, i will not allow afghanistan to be used as safe haven for terrorists to attack our nation again. Our forces, therefore, remain engaged in two narrow, but critical missions, Training Afghan forces and supporting Counterterrorism Operations against the remnants of al qaeda. Obama stated he does not support the idea of end legislation war, but says the mission is vital to u. S. National interests. The president warned the security situation is very fragile in key areas of afghanistan, and that there is a risk of deterioration. He says the taliban has made gains, particularly in ru
The standoff comntinues as the land minister advocates to remit the license. The samesex unions are underway in one central tokyo district, the first step to treating such relationships as equivalent to marriage. More details emerge about the u. S. Naval operation that is sparking tensions between washington and beijing. A pentagon official has told nhk that chinese ships tracked the u. S. Naval destroyer as it sailed near an artificial reef in the south china sea. China built the reef and claims it as its territory. The Officials Say the vessels shadow the ship for several days after leaving a port in malaysia. The shep stayed quite a distance away, and the situation was not dangerous. On tuesday, the ship sailed within 12 nautical miles away from the Spratly Islands. They are claimed by china, vietnam, and other parties. The u. S. Authorities say theyll continue to carry out missions in accordance to law. Nations can declare up to 12 nautical miles from their coast of sovereign terri
Malmalis president tell al jaza who was responsible for an attack on a luxury they toll. Well be live in the capital. Welcome to the program. Start this is hour in belgium, where the police have arrested 16 people in raids across brussels. The police are still hunting for a suspect in connection with the attacks in paris. 26yearold but he is still on the run. Live now to brussels and our correspondent paul brennan, so, paul, crucially they are still looking for him. They still havent found him. Reporter indeed. A big search, major set of coordinated rates late on sunday. 16 people arrested. 22 raids in all. 19 in the brussels area. And three more in a city not so far away from here. Clearly coordinated. Actioning on intelligence. A major sweep. There were Unmarked Police cars flying around butses here with their lights flashing last night. And the Police Obviously under he minutes pressurimmense pressa breakthrough because of the threat level be at four and the destruction that would c
Russian president Vladimir Putin has met with his iranian counterpart in teheran. The two countries who are both strong allies of Bashar Alassad has pledge today to give more help. The Syrian Opposition feel that they are being abandoned. We have a report. Reporter its a big operation for russian forces. 472 hits in syria this past weekend alone and not just against isil. Most rebels fighting syrian president Bashar Alassad are the targets. Translator today i have informed our iranian friends of these issues. We have exchanged views on the situation in syria. As to the action of his our military, its a complicated operation involving a large group of forces. Reporter iran is also helping assad. Second special forces and facilitating hezbollah fighters. And just days after putin announced a next phase of operation in syria, his iranian counterpart seems ready to provide more assistance. Translator regarding orangish yous and fighting against terrorism, we have been cooperating and now w
And celebrations amido the Security Fears the world welcomes in 2016. New years celebration have taken place in dubai question spite a massive fire the blaze at the hotel. 9 30 p. M. Local time. 14 people were reportedly injured in the blaze, one person suffer add heart attack due to smoke inhalation and overcrowding during the evacuation. They looked. Very close to the words tallest building. Six tons of fireworks and the lights are in the buildinge fire and she joins me now on the phone. About events in the past hour or so, has there been much progress in extinguishing the fire. The fire house the authorities an hour and a half ago now, is probably accurate it is still locally now, however, for the building but it is fully uncontrol, and still covering a lot of Downtown Dubai as well. Which is still causing worry for people who arent necessarily that close to the building and a bit of a distance. They are still coming. And the road has been open for people to travel back home. People