Unprecedented destruction. Plus. We remember Robin Williams, comic genius. The political crisis deepens in iraq. Prime minister al maliki is refusing to give up his position, and the fight continues against sunni fight nertz north. He has the support of u. S. , iran, turkey, the American League and the uk. They say his actions are a violation of the constitution. Translator i really urge you, the iraqi military, to uproot the Islamic State group. You are responsible. They are a cancer that can spread. We are all responsible for the safety and security of our country. Kurdish forces are continuing to battle Islamic State fighters in the north of the country. The u. S. Has been backing kurdish soldiers with air strikes on Islamic State positions in the area as well as supplying weapons to them, but the humanitarian crisis is continuing to mount. Thousands have fled their homes in fear of fighters advancing on towns. Britain and france pledged more aid and money to help groups in Northern
Fear a arrest and torture as the government threaten tops send home boat people. A big day for a massive country. Absolutely. Indias new government delivers the budget aimed at attacking the Third Largest economy. Growth of soaring consumer prices, infrastructure. Were going to find out if this is a budget that delivers. Its midday here in london, 7 00 a. M. Washington, 2 00 p. M. In gaza trip. Palestinian officials are now saying at least 78 people have been killed and hundreds more injured. The United Nations is warning the situation is on a edge demanding hamas stop firing rocket at israel and urging the Israeli Government to exercise restraint and respect. Egypt has now opened the main Border Crossing into the gaza strip so injured palestinians can receive treatment. Hundreds of targets have been fired on overnight. The most deadly attack. The grimly familiar morning routine in gaza inspecting the damage of overnight air raids. This is the town where a beach cafe was hit while peop
Is looking at big business today. On this side of the world they call it football. Were going to talk about the European League that generated 26 billion last season is. A big chunk comes from these things. Weve got a special report of the kickoff of the English Premiere League. Its midday here in london, 7 00 a. M. Washington, 2 00 p. M. Baghdad where the political deadlock over who will be the countrys next Prime Minister is over. Nouri maliki has agreed to step down. The new man in charge will be abadi. The challenges he faces will be huge. The humanitarian situation there also remains critical. The u. S. Says air strikes have managed to break the siege of sinjar mountain where thousands from the yazidis have are taken refuge. Many of them along with thousands of refugees have fled to iraqi kurdistan. Our World Affairs correspondent reports now on the latest news from iraq. Reporter a new day in baghdad and a new Prime Minister taking over in the midst of deep political, military an
I think its very important that youre holding this hearing, and let me briefly explain why. In the aftermath of the attacks of september 11, 2001, the overwhelming focus of our government and of the American People was on the threat of terrorism. 12 years later this is no longer the case. Our loss of focus is in part a consequence of the success we have achieved, namely, that we have not had another catastrophic attack on our homeland since that terrible Tuesday Morning in september of 2001. But pride in this achievement must be tempered by an awareness of some harsh realities. First, al qaeda and its affiliates remain a ruthless, determined, and adaptive adversary. Second, the underlying ideology that inspires and drives al qaeda to attack us and our allies, namely, the ideology of violent islamist extremism is neither defeated nor exhausted. It manifest itself not just in a resurgent al qaeda, but in terrorist organizations that are either unfairly with al qaeda or loosely affiliated
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