started in a restaurant. i m luxmy gopal. we start with the news that the australian comedian barry humphries best known for his character dame edna everage has died at the age of 89. he d been receiving treatment at a hospital in sydney following hip surgery. barry humphries was a leading figure on the british comedy scene with his many satirical characters. his family said he never lost his brilliant mind and unique wit. our arts correspondent, david silitto, looks back at his life. dame edna everage! hello, possums! dame edna always said she was born with a priceless gift: the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. i am weightless. listen, you could do with losing a little. success has gone to yourjowls! you re being very, very cruel! for more than 50 years, she took pleasure in saying the unsayable. i ve had a little work done, but. have you? not quite as much as some! laughter and applause no. no, you are still recognisable, that s what i. laughter she was so
Have targeted the main isil person responsible for recruiting new isil fighters as well. Well go back to this News Conference and get a real sense of what they feel they have achieved. Were not reluctant jennifer. What we track is the number that are in our force management level. Thats 3800. But this is nothing inconsistent with what has been going on for 15 years. Those have not been counted in other words there is a consistency that have has going on for the last 15 years. When units rotate, for example, we dont double count those numbers. So if a unit of 200 is being replaced by a unit of 200, we dont count those as 400. Were not denying there are more than 3800. But in terms with the number we count, the 3800 was what is in the mission. I didnt say 5,000 was accurate. I said 3800 and some number above that on any given day as a result of people in other categories. Jim . Reporter i would like to follow up on the questions about the marines and that fire base. Unlike the previous u
Isis finances. In sports its all over for pakistani cricket twenty20 world cup. The 2009 champions beaten by australia mean they cant reach the semifinals. They decided to come together. Thousands gathering in the belgium capital in the center of brussels to remember those who lost their lives in tuesdays suicide attacks. This was earlier today 31 people we know have been killed. Their identities have been released including american, british, chinese, and french and dutch citizens as well as belgiums. On friday there were series of raids carried out by Belgium Police aimed at breaking up the network behind the attack. Three men arrested. Two of them shot in the leg during the raid. And the French Interior minister said that an imminent attack in his country was foiled when the police found suspect there. The man refused to remove his rucksack. So the police shot him. Afterwards a robot was sent in to investigate. A man was wounded an and arrested. We heard a boom. We thought it might
Corruption. Two prominent turkish journalists on trial charged with revealing state secrets. Rocking and rolling in cuba, the stones take to the stage in havhavana where their music was once banned. We begin in belgium where the Police Arrested a total of seven suspect in raids across the capital linked to tuesdays attacks. Were getting word there is a Police Operation currently underway. This is the u. S. Secretary of state john kerry met the belgian foreign minister and offered his countrys support with the investigation and vowed to continue fighting terrorism. Dominic cain reports now from brussels. Another late night police raid in the belgian capital. Officers comb the property looking for clues. People living in the area were kept back from the scene. I was coming back from school and i found the entire area locked so i couldnt get home. I asked and they said the police had to do some work here, but i dont know whats going on exactly. That feeling of uncertainty has permeated th
To camps, but many dont want to go. And its all over for pakistani cricket. The champions beaten by australia mean they cant now reach the semifinals. Hello there. There have been raids in belgium and france as police try to break up the network behind recent attacks in brussels and paris. Belgium Police Arrested three men in several parts of the capitol. Two were shot in the leg during the raids. Frances interior minister says an imminent attack was foiled in a paris suburb. And the identities of the 31 people of the people who died in tuesdays attack is still being established. Reporter police move in to apprehend a suspect. The man had refused to comply with their requests to remove his sack, and so they shot him. Afterwards a robot was sent in to investigate. The man was wounded and arrested. Those who witnessed the incident gave their reactions. Translator we heard a boom. We thought it might be a car accident. We then heard a second boom and saw heavily armed police. When we trie