information from them. nor are they answering the phone. locals say accidents are common on this stretch of motorway. as the authorities continue their investigations, the families mourn their dead. bethany bell, bbc news, sofia. ethiopia s prime minister says he s heading to the frontline, to defend his country against tigray rebels. that surprise move comes amid reports of rebel forces advancing towards the capital, addis ababa. their latest gain, is the town of shewa robit, which is on the main road linking the capital to the north. the bbc s emmanuel igunza, has more from nairobi. it s a startling moment. just two years ago, prime minister abiy ahmed won the nobel peace prize, describing war as the epitome of hell . today, he s threatening to march in person to the battlefront to join his troops in the year long war against the tigray people s
this man said he hadn t heard from his nephew. translation: i saw information about the crash at 6:00am - morning. i saw it on the internet, and on facebook, to be more precise. as my nephew was in turkey, i started searching for more information on the internet. i called the company s phone number for three or four hours, and we do not have any information from them. nor are they answering the phone. locals say accidents are common on this stretch of motorway. as the authorities continue their investigations, the families mourn their dead. bethany bell, bbc news, sofia. families in america will mark thanksgiving on thursday, which means travel and multiple generations gathering under one roof. so what are the risks we should be aware of as covid cases rise in the us? antony fauci, the chief medical advisor to presidentjoe biden, has warned of a surge of infections if people don t
this man said he hadn t heard from his nephew. translation: | saw- information about the crash at 6am this morning. i saw it on the internet, and on facebook, to be more precise. as my nephew was in turkey, i started searching for more information on the internet. i called the company s phone number for three or four hours, and we do not have any information from them. nor are they answering the phone. locals say accidents are common on this stretch of motorway. as the authorities continue their investigations, the families mourn their dead. bethany bell, bbc news, sofia. families in america will celebrate thanksgiving on thursday which means travel, and multiple generations gathering under one roof. so what are the risks we should be aware of, as covid cases rise in the us? antony fauci, the chief medical adviser to presidentjoe biden,
her next mealfrom. yalda hakin reporting there on a story that has gripped all of our attention. we ll have more on afghanistan a little later on in newsdsay i ll be speaking to a representative of the international committee of the red cross so do stay with us for that. in other headlines, investigations are continuing into a bus crash that killed 46 people in western bulgaria. it s thought only seven people managed to escape alive from the vehicle. the passengers, including children, were travelling through bulgaria on their way back to north macedonia after a weekend trip to istanbul when the bus crashed. 0ur europe correspondent bethany bell has this report. a catastrophic crash. the bus rammed a barrier on a motorway south west of sofia. it tore away a 50 metre section and then burst into flames.
to bring down soaring energy and gasoline prices. north macedonia and bulgaria are in national mourning as they remember the victims of a bus crash on a bulgarian motorway on monday. at least 46 passengers were killed when the vehicle crashed and went up in flames. they d been travelling through bulgaria on their return to north macedonia after a weekend trip to istanbul. the investigation into the cause is still underway, as our europe correspondent bethany bell reports from bulgaria. a catastrophic crash. the bus rammed a barrier on a motorway south west of sofia. it tore away a 50 metre section and then burst into flames. on board were tourists, mostly from north macedonia. they were returning to skopje from a trip to istanbul in turkey. the victims have not yet been officially named. a cause has yet to be determined, but witnesses reported hearing a blast.