Im delighted to see you all here tonight and to welcome you to this wonderful event and its my distinct plesher to introduce our evening speaker. And i tell them most of them are there because it university is ininterested in them. I tell my students that value of history lies in its ability to see us in a the past in such way that we can reimagine the present and the future. And that perspective can allow us to create a better world than the one in which we now inhabit. And this is precisely the gift that i think our speaker, Michael Kazen brings us to tonight and has shared with the readers of many of his books, such as it biography of Williams Jennings bryan, his place of the political left in American History and most relevantly, his recent study of American Peace activists in world war i. Hes a professor of history. He writes frequently for it new york times. Has lectured wisely in the United States, europe and japan and we are very lucky to have him here with us this evening. Ple
And welcome to aljazeera live from my headquarters and dog peron im also ahead. The gunmen stormed the offices of a global aid agency in afghanistan after a bombing at the entrance. President ial hopefuls draws from the Election Campaign the day after he was arrested. Im surprised in hong kong coming up the city. Skyline may be under pressure to do lots and. Five days of fighting and five thousand people are escaping the war a Northern Syria turkey is offensive against kurdish showing few signs of letting up Turkish Forces are targeting could they call terrorists encores agents. Out of a fleeing and create a thirty kilometer buffer zone to protect the border with syria which president has just said that two hundred and sixty eight fashions have been quote neutralized by his. And Free Syrian Army forces to the north east and west and Syrian Government forces to the south many civilians are trying to escape through the Syrian Government held areas they hoping to get to an enclave and sli
Thirty minutes Judgement Day in brazil for former president Lula Da Silva called verdict could dash any hopes of his return to power. On the move with nowhere to go thousands of civilians unable to escape fighting in Northern Syria. Security measures ahead of next months. Winter olympics. Welcome to the program save the children has suspended operations in afghanistan in response to an attack on its workers the gunmen stormed the agencys compound in the eastern city of jalalabad after a suicide bombing just outside that two people have been killed including a policeman jennifer glass our correspondent following events are a difficult day for save the children but whats the situation like now as it was. Just a half an hour or so ago. It is has just ended Security Forces are clearing the building forty six people a harrowing day for them more than eight a half hours trapped inside that building with those attackers they have been rescued the death toll has gone up to three two guards fro
Know im Maryanne Demasi in london youre watching aljazeera and so coming on. As fighting intensifies between kurdish and Turkish Forces in Northern Syria the u. N. Says civilians are being blocked from escaping an appeal court in brazil begins to rule on a corruption conviction for former president Lula Da Silva that will have a major impact on his political ambitions and an uneasy truce allows families to return home in the democratic republic of congo but can the peace last. Save the children has suspended operations in afghanistan in response to an attack on its offices the gunmen stormed the aid agencies compound in the eastern city of jalalabad after a suicide bombing just outside two security guards in a civilian died in the attack with several others injured i still has claimed responsibility jennifer gloss has more from the capital kabul. A harrowing day for several dozen people trapped inside the offices of save the children the attack happened at nine oclock in the morning an
Im in london youre watching aljazeera also coming up. As fighting intensifies between kurdish and Turkish Forces in Northern Syria the u. N. Says civilians have been blocked from escaping an uneasy truce allows families to return home in the democratic republic of congo but can the peace last. And a Health Crisis in indonesias remote part for province where a Measles Outbreak is feared to have killed hundreds of people we have an exclusive reports. A low out top story this hour save the children a suspended operations in afghanistan after three of its employees were killed in an attack on its Regional Office government stormed the aid agencies compound in the eastern city of jalalabad after a suicide bombing just outside four others were injured in the attack which has been claimed by ice will jennifer glass has more from kabul. A harrowing day for several dozen people trapped inside the offices of save the children the attack happened at nine oclock in the morning and it wasnt until m