Attacking foreigners for threatening a centuries old tradition. Hello there, warm welcome to the program. At least 19 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the thai capital bangkok. The explosion happened near a hindu shrine in the heart of the city and in an area popular for foreign tourists. Al jazeeras Veronica Pedrosa reports from the scene. Reporter with the fire from the explosion still burning there was a desperate race to reach survivors. As the Emergency Services moved police tried to secure the area. A bomb had exploded minutes before. And closed Circuit Television shows the moment fear struck in the heart of bangkok, with people running for their lives. The bomb went off close to the arowan hindu shrine. Twisted metal and debris was scattered across the street in a place popular for worshipers and tourists. Several foreigners are among those who died. I rushed to the scene right after i heard the explosion. There were destroyed motor bikes as well as body parts laying
South sudans lethal cocktail of failed governance, ethnic division, hunger and disease threatens millions of lives. It represents a tragic failure on the part of the rulers of africas newest country, and on the part of the United Nations mission in south sudan which has brought neither peace or anything else. My my guest is the head of that mission, david shearer. What hope there is for the people of south sudan . David shearer, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Do you think the world is paying heed to the agonies and suffering of the people of south sudan . I think increasingly so, but there is a competition, obviously, for airtime in terms of disasters around the world. South sudan sometimes, despite the enormous amount of tragedy, sometimes falls off the stage. Right now, there are more than half the population of south sudan in need of food aid. One third of the country is displaced, either in other countries or internally displaced. And the conflict continues on. And this is not a d
South sudans lethal cocktail of failed governance, ethnic division, hunger and disease threatens millions of lives. It represents a tragic failure on the part of the rulers of africas newest country, and on the part of the United Nations mission in south sudan which has brought neither peace or anything else. My my guest is the head of that mission, david shearer. What hope there is for the people of south sudan . David shearer, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Do you think the world is paying heed to the agonies and suffering of the people of south sudan . I think increasingly so, but there is a competition, obviously, for airtime in terms of disasters around the world. South sudan sometimes, despite the enormous amount of tragedy, sometimes falls off the stage. Right now, there are more than half the population of south sudan in need of food aid. One third of the country is displaced, either in other countries or internally displaced. And the conflict continues on. And this is not a d
For strategic and International Studies in washington for a look at famine in south sudan and what the International Community can or should do to help. This is getting underway. Three follows of the program which kick started the series here at csi s, of the International Career advancement program. A marvelous unique program in aspen that has formed the careers of many Foreign Affairs expert including several of the table. Thanks to the 470 fellows that we have, we have begun the program but is not limited to the fellows. It includes others and you will see in a series of sometimes different events new discussions on Foreign Affairs. We have a new , we also have the i cap Alumni Association twitter feed which we are using along with csi s. Travis will moderate for us today. He is an awesome moderator. Without further ado, ill turn it over to him. Thank you. [applause] good morning. Thank you investor mccarthy for the fantastic introduction. A huge thanks to csi s as the hole for gath
The constitutions on the president s side. He has broad discretion to do whats in the nations best interest to protect our people. Last month trump temporarily banned refugees from seven predom naninantly muslim countr. The Appeals Court dismissed the request asking both sides to file arguments. It says courts should not allow a violation of the constitution. American tech firms are voicing opposition. What are they saying . About 100 i. T. Firms in the u. S. Have filed a legal brief against trumps temporary travel ban. The companies include apple, google and facebook. They say it violates the immigration laws and the constitution and they are expressing concern that the order will damage the whole i. T. Industry. The firms file the brief on sunday with a federal Appeals Court in california. The brief says the executive order inflicts significant harm on american business, innovation and growth. It says the order disrupts ongoing Business Operations and threatens Company Ability to att