Hanging in the balance for millions of syrians as the u. N. Security Council Votes on extending aid deliveries into rebel territory. And in school europes top football teams discover their route to Champions League glory that draws been made for many tournaments of knockout game to be hosted by portugal. So we begin with this ruling in turkey that will have both significant cultural and diplomatic implications it surrounds the fear of this 1500 year old unesco World Heritage site in istanbul which for more than 85 years has officially been a museum but just hours ago a Turkish Court changed to that an old the 934. 00 decree that turned it from a mosque into a museum and almost immediately the turkish president signed a new decree allowing muslim worship to resume there now the fear is important to both islam and orthodox christianity it was a church for nearly a 1000 years before becoming a mass the latest with sin and cos you are you at a little bit after 6 pm in sin m. It was interes
Robin this is the aljazeera news our life will headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes kurdish flags are coming down several towns of Northern Iraq back in control of the Iraqi Government forces. U. S. Backed forces say that theyre on the verge of taking full control of the syrian city of raka from ice so. Youre looking at the bus exodus of a hidden gem refugees fleeing persecution to be about. Just released almost six hundred thousand have crossed into neighboring bangladesh plus. Good leaving no stone unturned somali rescuers look for survivors two days after the worst bomb attack killed over three hundred in the capital. Im joining us today sports news including n. F. L. Owners players and officials prepared to meet. Take a stand against players. In the program. Good to have you with us on the news hour we start in the middle east Kurdish Forces in Northern Iraq have suffered major territorial losses theyve pulled out of several towns in the face of an advance
You like i said. Its not an office it will what it all meant and made any not if that wasnt what he thought and probably it was it was just their. Defeat eating and oh yes this all you dont hear. So nic thank you so much for talking with us and congratulations again on winning this years Freedom Prize of press Freedom Prize a specific super column he joined us from kermanshah in iran by a skype thank you again now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today a powerful dust storm has left more than seventy people dead in Northern India Extreme Winds and rains brought down trees and destroyed temporary structures throughout the region causing many of the deaths Officials Say the toll could rise. Police in Southern Germany have been conducting a large scale raid on an Asylum Seekers hostel theyre trying to arrest a totally smashed and who is wanted for deportation they were prevented from detaining the man two days ago after being threatened by other Asylum Seeker
Extract them in order to simply show you the crime would no longer be lucrative enough in germany this is a signal. But confiscating the real estate was just the first step now investigators still have to prove that it had indeed been illegally financed. There was a dramatic and two stage trove of the tour of course yesterday its one of the two is legendary stages ending in. The french alps and this year there was a very tight five sprint to the finish competition later great thomas came out on top extending his lead in the yellow jersey. Thirty kilometers into one of the most grueling stages in the competition undulating pack was formed but after two two thousand metre High Mountain Stephen Kreutzer vague broke away from the group the dutchman led the final climb to loud ways with tour leader guaranteeing thomas and competition favorites chris froome and tom to learn training behind closed fake held onto his lead on to his porch just three and a half kilometers from the finish. And wi
Pakistan go to the polls in less than a week but campaigning has been overshadowed by violence including a string of bombings that have left hundreds of people dead dozens of parties are vying for the vote but there are two main contenders the Pakistan Muslim League wants a second term in Office Despite the jailing of their found former Prime Minister nawaz sharif they are currently training trailing rather the other main contender the party led by the front runner former cricket star imran khan. And rely on new hope imran khan former cricket star turned star politician runs on a message of change for pakistan. To. Go out and campaign and support our candidates god willing when this country rises up we will all right so the whole nation will rise after the election we will reunite just invited nation. And the hatred would seem to over. You know. Born in one nine hundred fifty two in the heart pakistan konrad to prominence as one of his countrys most beloved cricket players leading the