Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. Bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff in iraq, army units advanced deep into ramadi today, in a bid to recapture the key city from Islamic State control. Its the latest push in a slowmoving offensive. Isis captured ramadi last may, striking a blow at the baghdad government. The city is capital of anbar province, the countrys sunni heartland. Iraqi officials reported sporadic fighting today in the city center. In afghanistan, taliban fighters pressed beleaguered Afghan Forces in a crucial southern province. The government sent reinforcements, and britain sent military advisers. Alex thomson of independent Television News has the story. Reporter fighting, even around las
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. Bnsf railway. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff in iraq, army units advanced deep into ramadi today, in a bid to recapture the key city from Islamic State control. Its the latest push in a slowmoving offensive. Isis captured ramadi last may, striking a blow at the baghdad government. The city is capital of anbar province, the countrys sunni heartland. Iraqi officials reported sporadic fighting today in the city center. In afghanistan, taliban fighters pressed beleaguered Afghan Forces in a crucial southern province. The government sent reinforcements, and britain sent military advisers. Alex thomson of independent Television News has the story. Reporter fighting, even around las
The storage tank has been filled. Chinese travel agencies have been informed that Foreign Tourists wont be allowed into north korea between the 15th and 20th of this month. Analysts say the decision could be linked to events marking the First Anniversary of kim jongils death on december 17th. In japan, government leaders have ordered selfdefense forces to be prepared to shoot down any debris from the rocket. The defense minister passed on that order to sdf commanders. Translator the day of the rocket launch, we ordered the sdf to intercept any debris from a north korean rocket. Were preparing in accordance with that order. It will fly southwest of okinawas island. Theyre deploying surface to air missiles throughout the region. Prime minister Yoshihiko Noda held a National Security meeting with his ministers. He approved the order for the sdf to mobilize their Missile Defense systems and shoot down any debris. This will be the third such order issued by the government. The last time was
Hello there. Welcome to news. Its friday, december 14th. Russian leaders have provided diplomatic support for their allies in syria throughout that countrys civil war, but a senior russian official says syrian president assad may be losing control. The Deputy Foreign minister said russians must accept the fact that Government Forces are losing territory. He said he could not rule out the possibility that opposition fighters bhimight win the sif w. Theyve been calling for more talks, but u. S. President Barack Obama Says they recognize the Opposition Coalition as the only legitimate representative of the people. The head of nato thinks president assad has his back to the wall. He said the governments collapse is only a question of time. I think the regime in damascus is approaching collapse. He urged syrian leaders to stop the violence, understand the situation theyre in and initiate a process that would lead to realizing the legitimate aspirations of the syrian people. Nato Officials S
Hello there. Its friday, decber th. Russian leaders have provided diplomatic support for their allies in syria throughout that countrys civil war, but a senior russian official says syrian president assad may be losing control. The Deputy Foreign minister said russians must accept the fact that Government Forces are losing territory. He said he could not rule out the possibility that opposition fighters bhimight win the sif w. Theyve beenalling for more talks, but u. S. President Barack Obama Says they recognize the Opposition Coalition as the only legitimate representative of the people. The head of nato thinks president assad has his back to the wall. He said the governments collapse is only a question of time. I think the regime in damascus is approaching collapse. He urged syrian leaders to stop the violence, understand the situation theyre in and initiate a process that would lead to realizing theegitate aspirations of the syrian people. Nato Officials Say they wont intervene mili