When the kids smile and say thank you very much. With a full tummy thats enough for us. Tough love we neat the new zealand gang helping hungry kids. We begin in Northern Iraq where kurdish tosses are batting to capture the town of sinjar from the Islamic State of iraq and the have land. Early he had in the week the kurds known as peshmerga managed to improve the situation for people trap odd sinjar mountain. Thousands of ethnic yazidis have been stuck there for months surrounded by ice its fighters. We can cross there now to mohamed, whats the latest now as far as the fighting is concerned . Reporter well, jane, reports coming to us from sinjar say that heavy fighting is still going on in the town with Peshmerga Forces supported by ethic yazidi fighters continuing to shell positions of ice its. They are meeting stiff resistence from isil fighters. And the Coalition Air strikes that are being cared on positions of the isil fighters are not helping. Peshmerga forces and their eye allies
Rise. On the hunt for ebola sierra leone begins to search house to house for hidden cases pakistans Prime Minister has vowed to end terrorism. After the Taliban Attack on an armyrun school. Prayer vigils and funerals have been held as the country marks three days of mourning. At least 142 were killed in the taliban massacre on tuesday almost all children and students. We have this report. Reporter pain and agony. One after another, 130 children have been laid to rest in peshawar. As more succumb to their injuries, strong men struggle to cover their emotions. That man buried a teenage relative. From inside, i was not ready to believe. Reporter grief is giving way to anger. If they cant protect the children. If they cant make the army to stand in front of the schools, there should be no army. There should be no army. There should be no security of any type. They should be like us. Reporter the military and Political Leadership jolted into action. Permit removed the ban on Death Penalty f
Lives for the better. We begin in tunisia where violent protests have erupted following the historic president ial election. These are pictures in the south of the country. Violence broke out after essebsi declared victory. What happened after this outbreak of violence . Reporter well, jane, as you say, in the southern part of tunisia violence broke out. Angry supporters took to the streets, angry that essebsi has announced victory even though the counting of the votes have not you finished. Things subsided after police came but the police did arrest several people. Violence has broken out again today. Families of those arrested by the police are angered by the arrest of their loved ones. Why has essebsi declared the winner . And how are tunisians reacting to that possibility . Well, leading up to the election he was the frontrunner, he did have the major newspapers, tv stations backing him, and the hype around him was pretty great leading up to the polls. He said based on the observer
President obama says its time for a new approach. In pakistan the Death Penalty has been reinstated after the deadliest attack by the taliban in pakistan history. Today funerals began for the Staff Members and 132 children killed. U. S. Movie theaters fearful of hackers threat of violence is pulling the movie the interview, a film that mocks north korea. We begin with a historic day in the relationship between the United States and cuba. Today the Obama Administration said it would normalize relations with the communist country breaking with 54 years of the policy of isolation. The deal came together after alan gross had been held for five years in are a cuban jail. Gross and an another man was released. Alan gross thanked the people who made this day possible. They would arrange for my release. To president obama and the staff, thank you. Alan gross lost more than 100pounds and several teeth while in confinement. He said that he would begin working on his health. The president said th
Government and the president. And ukraines conflict has claimed 5,000 lives says the u. N. We are in the countrys east where people are living in fear. Tributes have been pouring in for saudi arabias late King Abdullah. Leaders from around the world have attended his funeral. Power has now passed to Abdullah Abdullahs half brother, salmon. And one of the late monarchs grandsons has been named as deputy crown prince. We will have more on that in a moment. But first erika woods reports on the funeral. Reporter dignitaries arrive from all over the world to pay their respects. Among them the mayor of kuwait the Prime Minister of egypt, and the leaders of neighboring countries. After they arrived they gathered for sample funeral, lasting less than an hour the ceremony was a chance for foreign dig that tears to greet the family. International leaders passed on their respects through statements. The kingdom of bahrain said and u. S. President barack obama said as a heard, he was always candid