Worst smash routing in modern u. S. History a search for answers and an effort to help the victims. And once again the question that needs to be asked why are the Mass Shootings in the u. S. So common and what can be done about that. Also this hour a day after a secession referendum defiance from catalonia as government and anxiety among opponents of independence and bangladesh in myanmar greta repatch read half a million range of refugees. Thank you for joining us at least fifty nine people are dead and more than five hundred have been injured in las vegas after the deadliest mass shooting in modern american history. From the thirty second floor of a hotel a gunman rained gunfire on twenty two thousand people attending an outdoor Country Music festival a few hundred meters away concert goers fled or ducked for cover as the automatic fire rang out for several minutes it took police seventy two minutes to find the gunmen it is room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel has been identified as sixty
Multimillion business. Western education under fire in china, beijing wants to ban books that teach western values raising accusations of a doug standard many double standard, many chinese elite sending their kids to the u. S. To college. Good evening to jam r, im antonio mora. Jam rsh, im antonio mora. Im stephanie sy. Another attempt to solve the crisis in ukraine. An attempt to broker a deal. Talks began in minsk, the capital of belarus. Officials are trying to hammer out an agreement. It includes a ceasefire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and border controls. And president obama called russian president vladimir putin, pressing him to cease what he called aggressive actions in ukraine, or face steeper costs. Developments came as prorussian separatists carried out an attack on army held positions in eastern ukraine. Charles stratford is on the front lines. Destroyed ukranian tanks abandoned in the snow. This town is virtually itsered. Fighters with the selfproclaimed army of the d
Wheel arrival is bringing opinions in indonesia. We begin this news hour with reports that four of the seven aid workers kidnapped in syria have been released. Three others remain in captivity in a rebelheld area in northern syria. Lets go live to neighboring lebanon in beirut. What do you know about this . Reporter not much, as as far as we know, and this is information that the International Red Cross Committee is providing, theyre still waiting for the fate of the three other International Aid workers. They were taken at gunpoint on sunday in the province. They were taken in the town of a rebelcontrolled town, in a town that has a really strong presence of foreign fighters, alqaedalinked fighters. They were provided medical assistance to people there. But they left the city, and they were on their way to damascus when the incident happened. It highlights the growing insecurity in the helloheld north. The. Of kidnappings of foreign aid workers as well as foreign journalists is on the
The International Criminal court. Plus the beat goes on in a state of war. Al jazeera travels to the border of the democratic republic of congo and the Central African republic. Hello, the russian government says it will not go to war over crimea, but it also refuses to accept the threat of more sanctions from europe and the United States. And the Russia Parliament says that it is up to the crimean people to do if they want to break away from ukraine. Peter sharp reports from moscow. [ applause ] reporter a standing ovation for the crimean deputies arriving at the russian parliament. Their overwhelming vote on thursday was applauded here, seen almost as a declaration of independence, nesz age from their murussian brothers, welco home and a promise. Translator everything is clear from this side of moscow, no hesitations. I assure you our total support. Everyone is just excited about this, because this is a festive occasion. Reporter festivities extending to red square and no doubt here
And a very important matter. An underground quest for the mysterious substance thought to hold the universe together. Hello everyone, the political crisis continues in iraq as Prime Minister Nouri Almaliki refuses to give up his position. Now on monday, Haider Alabadi was appointed to replace maliki. Hes been given 30 days to form a new government. Maliki says that appointment vitals thviolates the constitut. Hes ordered the International Community to stay out of the issue. I really urge you to Iraqi Military to uproot the Islamic State group and al qaeda. You are responsible. They are otherwise a cancer that can spread. We are all responsible for the safety and security of our country. Thats the political battle. Meanwhile in the north of the country, Kurdish Forces continue to fight against Islamic State fighters. The u. S. Has been backing the kurdish fighters with weapons, however humanitarian crisis going on and on as thousands flee their homes a with Islamic State forces enter th