As bosnia qualifies for the world cup. But first, a russian Opposition Leader has beenhanded a suspended prison sentence. He says the charge was fabricated and politically motivated. He was released. He performed well, winning the early vote in Mayoral Elections. Was this verdict expected . I dont think anyone really knew what was going to happen. This was an appeal against an earlier sentence of five years of charges of embezzlement. I think he and perhaps his family and wife and supporters will be released hes not spending the next five years in prison. He thinks the whole thing is trumped up against him. What should be on trial is the judicial system in russia, saying the charges were trumped up by the kremlin and president putin, a form of political revenge against him because of his longrunning blog about corruption. Hes the sharpest thorn in the side of the kremlin. This is a different case from earlier proceedings. S since standing in the moscow Mayoral Election hes been a serio
For afghanistan go. Ill have all the news from the World Cup Qualifiers including a piece of history. They celebrate reaching the world cup finals for the very first time. A major rescue operation is underway in the philippines. A powerful earthquake struck the central island, and the death toll now stands at 144. We have teams standing by in two locations. Rob mcbride is on a neighboring island, but first we go to the epicenter of the quake if bohol. How are rescue efforts going . Whats the latest . Any hopes of finding more survivors . Reporter that is precisely what the biggest worry is for the local government here inner bohol. They say its becoming increasingly difficult. The chances of finding survivors trapped within the rubble is becoming really slim. She was born in this house. This is where she grew up and built her family with her husband. All of that was destroyed in an instant. I dont know what to begin, how to begin. I am thinking and looking at our hou house. I have no m
Collecting and storing americans personal email address books and instant messaging buddy list. More details on this later in the show. Its wednesday, october 16th. 5 00 p. M. In washington, d. C. I am samesex. You are watching rt. We begin on capitol hill. A deal emerged from the senate after a night of negotiations and after the Credit Rating agency fitch put u. S. Treasury on rating watch negative. A move that usually precedes a credit downgrade. We are on capitol hill. It looks like the deal has finally been reached here on capitol hill. It comes after the partial Government Shutdown carries on into its third week. The announcement came early this afternoon. It was negotiated by Senate Majority leader harry reid and Senate Minority leader mitch mcconnell. The deal comes just hours after the debt ceiling deadline is set to be breached. If it is breached, it could be even more catastrophic than this current Government Shutdown. Thats because that is when the government would run out
On izu oshima. Nhk worlds michio kijima reports. Reporter emergency teams encountered a ravaged landscape when they began their work on izu oshima. Mud had coated fields and roads. Twisted bits of trees were strewn here and there. Homes were wrecked. Rescuers found one woman trapped in the debris. They managed to get her out safely. Typhoon wipha bore down on izu oshima overnight. Fierce winds lashed the island. Record rainfall soaked it. More than 800 millimeters of rain fell in 24 hours. More than double the Monthly Average and the worst downpour since data became available 75 years ago. Local police and firefighters say all that rain caused the river to break its banks triggering deadly mudslides that swallowed homes. Translator the water knocked down my door and fridge. It was a total mess. Translator there was massive flood. I realized that the house that was supposed to be standing there had disappeared. I thought i must be dreaming. It couldnt be true. Reporter typhoon wipha lit
To avert a debt default as a major Rating Agency has warned of a possible downgrade of the countrys credit rating. A powerful storm has churned past japans Pacific Coast, bringing with it heavy rains and strong winds. Typhoon wipha killed at least 17 people, almost all of them on an island south of tokyo. Damage on oshima is widespread, and dozens of residents are missing. Nhk worlds Mitsuko Nishikawa reports. Reporter typhoon wipha left a trail of destruction on izu oshima, one that stretches on and on. The islands residents have never seen this much rain. More than 800 millimeters fell in 24 hours. Thats more than double the average rainfall for october, and the heaviest downpour on record. It was too much for some areas to absorb. Translator that hillside over there collapsed. The area behind that house is completely gone. Reporter wipha remained powerful in the tokyo metropolitan area too. It knocked down trees and cut power to thousands of homes. Residents woke up to howling winds