The king of the blues bb king has died. We begin this news hour in iraq where Army Helicopters are targeting isil, who seized a compound containing local government headquarters in rimadi, the capitol of anbar. Isil fighters burned down the Police Station in the compound. Government troops still have control of two districts in the city though. People there have been fleeing their homes due to the fighting. Activists who shot these images say isil fighters are searching the town for anyone who helped the army fight against them. Lets go live now to iraqs capitol, baghdad. Whats the latest youre hearing from rimadi . Well, this is really a major blow to the government. A military setback what we understand from people on the ground as well as officials is that the Islamic State of iraq and the levant has managed to penetrate inside the compound, a compound housing government buildings. Really, the symbols of the state are now in the hands of isil. Yes, you mentioned that they do, the go
To tied u. N. Committee grilled vatican officials over allegations they protected pedophile priests at the expense of victims they conceded the church needs to do more to deal with the scammeddal. But denied accusations ive cover up. Its not a poll to encourage cover ups, but this goes against the truth. Al jazerra simon mcgregorwood has more on todays hearing in geneva. Reporter for many that was a chance for the vatican to display different attitude and was a very public form. The session opened from a statement from the vatican tell greg. The the actions taken by local churches presents a frame bourque that when properly applied will help eliminate the occurrence of child sexual beus by clergy and other church personnel. Reporter an attempt to reassure. But didnt convince many. The question came thick and fast. Whawhat are you doing with remarked to 39 of or convention which refers to reparations both psychological and financial to children who are have been victims of six uma beus.
Europe. The vatican admits that there can be no accuse for exiled abuse as its guilt by the u. N. Or its record on sex abuse. The cult offering hope for people born with an incurable form of blindness. Aljazeera obtained a leaked document which could have a serious impact on the upcoming geneva peace talks on syria, a letter from the foreign minister to the secretary general of the United Nations accepting in a invitation to accept those talks. That it should be noted that we do not agree with certain points mentioned in the letter of invitation, simply for the reason that they are in conflict with the legal and political condition of syria. He goes on i will speak to our correspondent rosalyn jordan in washington, d. C. In a molt, but first lets go to our diplomatic journalist at the hague. How important is this letter no. I think the letter is very important, because its a reply to the official invitations to all of those supposed to attend the syria peace talks, supposed to start in
Orders to shoot people who protested against it. That is one of the blistering accusations leveled against ousted ukrainian president viktor again called on thursday. Ukraines interim government release the first findings of an investigation into the month of unrest and violence which ended in over a hundred deaths in kenya the report also accuses Russian Secret Service agents of bringing in weapons and explosives to live in a protest is on independence square. Russia promptly began to decline i once every twenty of men in black uniforms opened fire with live ammunition in the ukrainian capital kiev allegedly members of the regimes riot police cadet caught on that morning some fifty people were killed at least ninety died in three days of carnage. Soon after the bloodshed on independence square. President Viktor Yanukovich fled the country the opposition maintained from the start of the court issued came from the very top the preliminary report by ukraines new authorities reaches the s
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