Is no longer in the attempt to revive its ancient culture. So then saudi arabia is being criticized for its decision to overturn the death sentences handed down to members of the hit squad which killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi 8 people have now been given jail terms of between 7 and 20 years because he was strangled and dismembered in istanbul in 2018 turkey says the court ruling did not meet International Expectations and un investigator called it a parody of justice. As its report. The saudi hit squad accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was caught on camera landing in turkey and entering the kingdoms consulate in istanbul thats where a prominent and well connected critic of Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin selman was interrogated killed and dismembered but while 21. 00 men were detained by saudi arabia over his murder and 11 went on trial much of what happened in the courtroom remains a mystery the trial was done in secret and closed trial that there was no International O
Longer the attempt to revive its ancient culture. So that into a straight and journalists have returned home from china after a diplomatic standoff Chinese Police had demanded interviews with the pet and initially bought them from leaving the reporters one from the state broadcaster a. B. C. And the other from the financial review so refuge in australian diplomatic compounds while the safe departure was negotiated this comes after the arrest of another straightly journalist john lay who was working for chinas state owned channel c g t n. That is. Why you. Believe that if there is. A country with genuine rule of law but. 5 this is a whirlwind of some kind of. Got a few good. Well lets bring in mark a straw man in sydney hes the president of australias media union and Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance markets so mike smith and bill birtles back home now but clearly unable to do their job what do you make of all this well were very glad that the 2 of them are back home and safe becaus
India and china are both accusing the other soldiers of firing shots in a new confrontation along their disputed himalayan border china says indian troops crossed the line of actual control in the Western Region on monday and opened fire and its soldiers took what it called Counter Measures but indias military has laid the blame with china accusing it of what it called provocative measures to escalate tensions both sides usually avoid using firearms in the area katrina you has more on the reaction from beijing. Now china has called this a serious provocation and violation of the border agreement we know that things between these 2 sides have been tense for some years but if this is true this will be one of the 1st times firearms have been involved in about 40 years that had been agreement to keep firearms out of it but we do know that things have been escalating with both sides building up troops for the past 2 months staring at times at each other eyeball to eyeball the longest disput
Frank mcgee. There comes a time, there even comes a moment in the affairs of men when they sense their lives are being altered forever. But an old order is dying in a new is being bored and a new is being born. Some. Oment comes soon for for others the moment arrives , when a deed of new dimension sets the hour apart, for others, when words are spoken more sharply. Later, but still suddenly, it seems men are saying and doing things they have never said or done before. Then we know we are experiencing a revolution. But we cannot say, though hell though historians will try, when it began. We know that autumn does not begin with the turning of the leaves, but earlier, on some forgotten afternoon when a shadow passed over the fields and it is no longer in summer. So did the American Revolution of 63, begin in birmingham in begin this year in birmingham or in 1955 in montgomery or in 1954 with the Supreme Court decision, or in 1863 with the proclamation . Some of its roots reach back to 177
Im british welcome to news asia laughter had with us 75 years ago today japan officially signed its surrender in world war 2 even though it had announced an end to the fighting 2 weeks before it wasnt until the 2nd of september 1905 that the surrender was officially signed it came however at the cost of some 30000000 lives in asia from targeted mass killings such as in china fighting and occupation by Japanese Forces at its peak japan controlled territory from eastern china to most of Southeast Asia but with it came suffering in the local populations and death however there were also those who were forced to work for imperial Japanese Forces such as the protagonist of our next report. For 95 year old lee had gray memories fade slowly during world war 2 the south Korean National fought for the Japanese Army afterwards he was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to 20 years in prison and his home near tokyo the horrors of the time continue to haunt him. I was going to go back to korea b