The torturing and killing of protesters. Also fire in New South Wales and tens of thousands urged to leave their homes in victoria as australias bushfires worse. Also ahead allegations of torture we speak to ethnic kazakhs who were detained alongside weaker muslims in china. A powerful shia group is vowing retaliation for u. S. Airstrikes on its camps in iraq and syria hezbollah has promised revenge for what it calls the aggression of evil american ravens sundays bombings targeting 3 of its bases in iraq and 2 in syria at least 27 fighters were killed and 51 were injured thats right. We are warning the United States as we warned before that there are legal presence means there is standing against the iraqi people and the iraqi people. The right to confront them with all types of resistance. Well the strike sparked protests in kirkuk and and iraqs National Security council says its reconsidering its relationship with the u. S. Led coalition against eisel the u. S. Secretary of state mik
And the challenges ahead. Im being listened to and we climate activists are being listened to. But that doesnt mean that what we are saying is translated into action. Good evening. The government says its seriously concerned about the fairness of a trial in which a british teenager was found guilty of lying about being raped by a group of men in cyprus. 12 israeli men were arrested but then freed when the woman retracted her statement about the attack in ayia napa lastjuly. The woman, who cant be identified, said police had forced her to say shed lied about the attack something they deny. The Foreign Office has described the case as deeply distressing and says it will raise the issue with the cypriot authorities. Jon donnisons report contains flash photography. When these Legal Proceedings began, the young british woman at the heart of the case was a victim making a complaint of rape. She came to court today to be found guilty of making a false statement about what the law in cyprus sa
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Somalias president has pledged his country will not be demoralised after a massive bomb killed more than seventy people in the capital mogadishu. The explosion took place at a security checkpoint in the south west of the city. Its being reported that at least 16 of those killed were university students. No one has yet admitted carrying out the attack but its assumed the Al Shabaab Group a long time threat in somalia is to blame. Our africa correspondent Andrew Harding reports. Moments after the blast, an eyewitness films the scene. Smoke still billowing from a vehicle, the remains of what is thought to have been a massive car bomb. Shocked civilians move in to look for survivors. The attack was timed to catch the morning rush hour in mogadishu. Many students had been heading to classes. Dozens were killed when the bomb exploded at a busy intersection in the somali capital. Attacks like this are not unusual here, but they are seldom so deadly. This man sai
In to look for survivors. The attack was timed to catch the morning rush hour in mogadishu. Many students had been heading to classes. Dozens were killed when the bomb exploded at a busy intersection in the somali capital. Attacks like this are not unusual here, but they are seldom so deadly. This man said the blast caught him as he was getting out of a minibus heading to work, his leg injured. Within minutes, emergency workers were at the scene. Somalia, plagued by violence for decades, is still wrestling with extremism. The countrys president quickly blamed the Islamist Militant Group al shabaab. Mohamed farmajo said their aim was to instil terror and to prevent the country from rebuilding. They will never succeed, he said. Al shabaab, linked to alqaeda, is still a threat in a country plagued by drought, feuding clans, and the aftermath of a terrible civil war. But the group has lost ground in recent years, targeted by American Drones and African Union troops. Todays devastating atta
Favorite pastime safer for children but not everyones a fun. A warm welcome to this hour of news somalias president is clear whose debate for a bombing in the capital that killed at least 79 and injured many more most of the Day University students heading for a new day of classes well a truck exploded at the checkpoint the police say the target was a tax collection sensor although theres been no claim of responsibility so far the president s pointing at al shabaab well sas todays bombing was one of the deadliest recent attacks in mogadishu in 2011100 people were killed in a suicide a suicide bombing by al shabaab the governments ministerial complex then 2 years ago nearly 600 people were killed in a double truck bombing and that was blamed on al shabaab reports now. And i will bring in neighboring to. The attack was carried out joining morning rush hour as many people going to work and University Students heading to campus the bombs exploded at a security checkpoint east by many comin