Threaten Global Security as Houthi Rebels occupy large parts of the capital. 30 hikers feared dead in japan after being found near the peak of an erupting volcano. Police in hong kong fired tear gas at thousands of prodemocracy demonstrators, but they have not been able to stop the protests. Now going on for a week. The activists say they are furious at the chinese governments decision to handpick candidates for the 2017 elections. Beijing condemned the demonstration and caused them illegal. Kayla mcbride has more from hong kong. As more Police Reinforcements arrived it was cheer they were hopelessly outnumbered by demonstrators. A crush of people tried to find their way back into the site blocked. Umbrellas went up to block the pepper spray and the pushing started. The umbrella wall ripped apart, and then the spray, but to no avail. The line was breached. Officers down and hurt. Both sides appealed for restraint, to pull them out of the crush. By now the crowd moved on, so had events.
Honoring honhong kongs stus demonstrate. Im robin adams. The ryder cup, details coming up. Welcome to program. A decision in the retrial of egypts former president , Hosne Mubarak has been postponed. The judge says he needs more time to consider his decision. First reminder of what led up to the trolley. 2011, calling for mubarak to step down. 17 days later he quit. But by then, 800 people had died in fighting with security services. When mubaraks case dpan, he was rolled in on began he was rolled in on a hospital bed. In 2012 he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. But six months later his decision was thrown out. Lets talk to a senior associate at the carnegie center. What is your response to the court postponement . It clearly took many people by surprise. Absolutely, jordan, thank you for having me on the program. I think that its a kind of gesture that theres been a buildup of criticism of the egyptian judiciary process over the past few years and accusations of high lev
Im nick spicer in germany where children of gaza are receiving critical care. Welcome to the program, hong kongs lego promised huge talks. Pepper spray was used on activists outside the financial center. Its the 7th day of protest. A day to handpick candidates for the 2016 elections. Beijing condemns illegal activity undermining the stability. Electoral reforms will we reconsidered. But did not say when. Even if we decided to start the process again, would we have enough time to implement the process in 2017. That is a valid question. Because at the end of the framework decision within hong kong, and the passage of emotion by twothirds majority of the legislative council, we need to amend the legs laces. Thats time consuming. We have a date in mind, and this date is 2017, not 2018 or 2019. The protests began after the Chinese Government announced that candidates for the chief executive election in 2017 will require approval by a nominating committee. A statement by the central organize
Corruption after a 18year court battle. And the spanish region of catalonia pushes ahead for plans of vote this year but the Spanish Government says it is illegal. But first isil fighters besieging a kurdish town in Northern Syria have been targeted by airstrikes from the u. S. Led military coalition. U. S. Central command is saying that isil building along with two tanks were destroyed very close to the town of kobane. Now kurdish fighters are continuing to defend the area where 150,000 people have fled in the past week alone. Now syrias kurds have spread across large parts of the north. In recent weeks isil fighters haveover run dozens of villages around kobane. Isil fighters have been threatening the town itself until the intervention of kurdish fighters. This is the third biggest Population Center to syrias kurds. More than 200,000 people have now left from that area. They come from elsewhere in syria to the turkish side of the border. Stephanie decker reports. Reporter the sound o
And anger in london as People Struggle toing find a place to live in one of the worlds most expensive cities. Syria has issued a warning to turkey, saying it would regard any intervention in its war as aggression. Now this comes as heavy clashes are reported around the town of kobani, which lies close to the turkish border. Kurdish fighters are involved in a desperate battle to prevent it from falling to isil. Reporter fighters from the Islamic State of iraq and the levant intensified their fight on friday. The town is being defended by a few thousand Syrian Kurdish fighter. Shoot the tanks one commander tells her fighters. These men and women are unlikely to be able to hold this town for much longer without outside help. Translator we welcomed our brothers who came fromco bonnie. Well do whatever we can to prevent this from happening. Reporter but theres no indication that Turkish Military is about to get involved. There is new Domestic Legislation that allows turkey to fight what is