Prosecutor. Plus applications vote to make britain the first country to allow the creation of babies from three people. Hello jordan is vowing a response to the killing of the captured pilot. He was captured when his f16 plane came down in isilheld territory in syria in september. The jordanian government vowed to do all it could including handing over an iraqi prisoner. Al rasawi eye is on death row in jordan for her role for killing six people. She was to be handed over in return for the pilot and the japanese journalist, who himself was killed by isil a few days ago. It is now reported that kenji goto was killed a month ago. Reporter when the news came in the had state television confirmed the death. Jordans King Abdullah cut short his visit to the u. S. We have received with sorrow and anger the news of the killing of the hero, moaz al kassasbeh. Meanwhile president obama was one of the first World Leaders to react. This is just one more indication of the viciousness and barbaric o
Boko haram fighters in nigeria. And back home, three Freed Al Jazeera journalist peter greste returns to australia afterwhile being concerned for his colleagues still imprisoned. I worry for my colleagues and all those who were r in prison along side us. Thank you for joining us, we begin in jordan where the king has vowed to step up the assault on isil after the group produced a video in which the jordanian pilot is burned to death. King abdullah promised a severe response potentially paving the way for jordans pleas increased participation. Jordan has already retaliated by executing two iraqi alqaeda linked prisoners. Reporter jordan warned of an earthshaking response to isils murder of jordan pilot. Another iraqi prisoner was also executeed. Sentenced to death by hanging for murdering a jordanian truck driver in iraq. The government confirmed its pilot was killed on january 3rd, a month before isil released the video apparently showing him being burned alive. Al jazeera will not sho
This evening were taking a closer look at challenges ahead for carter and the u. S. Military. We begin with mike viqueira. Hes at the white house for us. Mike . Reporter tony, it was a rarest of occurrenses. Ashton carter contradicted the president on a key issue. President obama had said that arming the Ukrainian Army in their fight against russian rebels in Eastern Ukraine could never work because no matter how much arms you give to the Ukrainian Army, they will never be a match to the russian army. Ashton carter in his hearing said that that is actually a good idea. I think we need to support the ukrainians in defending themselves. The nature of those arms, i havent conferred with our military or ukrainian leaders but i incline in the direction of providing with arms, including to getting what im sure your question is, lethal arms. Now administration spokesmen spent the day back pedaling saying there is no change in u. S. Policy and they would not be sending arms to ukraine any time
Back home Freed Al Jazeera journalist peter greste returns to australia with an appeal for his colleagues who are still in jail in egypt. A real worry for my colleagues for Mohamed Fahmy Baher Mohammed, for all the other guys who were imprisoned along side us. And ill be here with all the days sport including the ivory coast who are facing the democratic republic of congo for a spot in the finals of the africa cup of nations. Hello we begin in jordan where the king has vowed to step up the assault on isil in which a jordanian pilot is burned to death. King abdullah promised a severe response after talks with Security Officials potentially paving the way for jordans increased participation in the u. S. Led coalition. Moaz alkassasbehs father has been calling for rererevenge for his son. Reporter jordan promised an earthshaking response for the murder of its pilot, and that came swiftly. They executed alrishawi who had been on death row for taking part in an attack in amman that killed 6