a massive search operation. what an american day when american experience and what american strategy followed and why a children s tell about shape and rule has 5 people on trial in hong kong. ah, hello, welcome to the program. we begin insure lanka where the prime minister is warning inflation will rage 60 percent by the end of the year. and as it battles a deepening economic crisis. but he s hoping to deal with the international monetary fund and foreign investment will help relieve some of the pressure. his government has implemented daily nationwide power cubs as it tries to conserve dwindling fuel supplies. last week, fuel cells were restricted to essential services. schools are also staying closed for an extra week because there s not enough petrol to get children and staff to class. michelle fernandez, is that a petrol station where people have been queueing for days wrong in your day to act? the activities have become a challenge. i mean, if you just look around where
President obamas final state of the union address. And britain sees its first doctor strike for 40 years as thousands want changes to contracts. We start this hour with breaking news. The pentagon announcing that two of itsavy boats are in iranian custody. Officials say iran has told the United States that the crew will be returned promptly. Lets get more on this now from washington, d. C. Al jazeeras roslind jordan has more. We know that a conversation is it taking place between the secretary of state john kerry and the Iranian Foreign minist minister. What we dont know, maryam, is whether that conversation is taking place. The senior official has told al jazeera that secretary of state john kerry has been in direct contact with Senior Iranian officials about this incident which apparently has been under way for five, maybe six hours now. Now, its also al jazeeras understanding that apparently the u. S. Navy sailors apparently came close to or landed on an island that is known to be u
Agatha christie remains the worlds best selling author. We have the latest in authority including russia makes efforts to reform after a challengingdamaging doping scandal leads them far afield from the track and field. Ten people are known to have died in a bomb blast in istanbul. The attack happened in an area known for historic monuments. Its popular with tourists, and eight of the dead are german. The explosion was so large that it was heard several kilometers away. They say that the suspected bo bomber was a syrian member of isil. Security was on high alert after attacks from isil including an event that lest more than 100 dead. [ sirens ] the heart of istanbul. Many tourists come here to visit the mosque. It was a suicidebomb, yes. I went there and saw it and came back to the hotel. It was chaos. Everyone was running around. The police did not see this coming. They were upset but at the same time they were evacuating the area because they said a second bomb could go off. Ten peop
Eruption. More than 30 people are believed to have died. I am robin adams with all of your sport. Madison world record. Details coming up. Still ahead as well, the latest from the final days play at the ryder cup. Golfers are edging closer to a victory. Gubut first, police in hong kong have used tear gas against thousands of protesters outside main government buildings. Demonstrators want the Chinese Government to scrap rules which allow it to choose the candidates for the 27th election. Rob mcbride reports from the proceedtest. Reporter as more reinforcements arrive, they were hopelessly out numbered. A growing crush of people trying to find their way back into the occupation site locked. Tempers flared. Every way knew what was i dont meaning. Umbrellas blocked pepper spray and it started. The umbrella were ripped apart and then the spray but on to no avail. The line was preached. Officers down and hurt. Both sides are calling for restraint to pull them out of the crush but now, it ha
Halfstaff nationwide through friday night in honor of those who were killed in washington on monday. A lone gunman walking through a packed naval yard building opening fire and in the end killing some 12 people. In the moments of chaos that followed, the gunman identified as 34yearold aaron alexis injured eight others before being shot and killed by the police. The motive is still unknown, and the recovery for those injured is now just beginning. Just a short while ago, Senior Defense officials including defense secretary chuck hagel laying this wreath at the u. S. Navy memorial honoring the shooting victims. The wreath is next to the statue of the lone sailor who represents all of those who have ever served, are serving now or have yet to serve in the United States navy. Hagel calling the shooting a tragic day for the department of defense, the Nations Capital and the nation. We have teams who are covering every angle of this story, though we begin with Randall Pinkston in washington