Afghanistan. Well find out how emergency crews are coping with dozens of avalanches and the heaviest snow this valley has seen in decades. Well, to the kremlin he was a thorn in the side. Vocal critic of Vladimir Putin he spoke out against russian involvement in the war in ukraine. 55 years old, he had served as deputy Prime Minister under boris yeltsin. On friday late he was shot dead, gunned down in central moscow just hours ahead of a massive opposition rally. He had received Death Threats before, but he pressured them aside saying if he were afraid he wouldnt be leading an opposition party. Justjust in front of the cell lynn he was killed by a shot from a passing car. He was big and talented. The kind that they kill. We needed him very much. This is a new spiral of russias descent into a fascist state. It is a political murder of one of the brightest opposition politicians. He was killed just two days before he was supposed to lead an opposition march in moscow. Now there is anger
Is looking increasingly unlikely. Hello, thank you for joining us. We begin with the fight against the Islamic State of iraq and the levant where more than a hundred men and nine boys have been kidnapped by isil fight necessary iraq. They belong to one of the biggest tribes in the country. This comes assist fighters have found themselves under attack from Kurdish Forces in the province in syria. And its a strategic area as it borders territory controlled by the group in iraq. In all of this, the special envoy to syria as they try to secure opposition support for a fighting freeze in aleppo. Well hear about the fighting in syria. First, well get the latest on the kidnappings in baghdad. There is no word on the fate of these men and boys who were taken away. The tribe tells us that 127 of the tribesmen were originally kidnapped. This was three days ago. The news just filtering out now because of Difficult Communications there. Its a village east of tikrit where fighting has been going on
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Avalanche kills 200 people. And normalization of relations with cuba being take off the terror list. And Leonard Nimoy has died at the age of 83. Hello there, thank you for joining us. Police in mexico have arrested the head of the ninth templar drug cartel. The government had offered a reward for the former schoolteacher. His cartel ruled through extortion and intimidation but recently has been driven out from many areas by vigilanty groups. The arrest is a success for the government. The alleged heads of several other cartels were captured last year. One of mexicos most wanted men taken without a shot. Gomez allegedly ran one of mexicos most powerful criminal organizations, the ninth templar. In recent years the cartel branched out from drug traffic trafficking to exhorting farmers and anyone they could squeeze protection money from. He always maintained he was a man of the people. At that time i was a born criminal, drug trafficker because i took risks. They wanted to steal from me
Celebrateing his 91st birthday. Here in afghanistan, the heaviest snow this valley has seep for decades, and how they are coping. A harsh critic of the kremlin has been shot and killed in moscow. Boris nemtsov, a former deputy Prime Minister was an opponent of Vladimir Putins policies and condemned russias involvement in the war in ukraine. The russian president says therell be a thorough investigation. Reporter Boris Nemtsov received Death Threats before. He brushed them aside and said if he was afraid he wouldnt lead an opposition party. Late friday evening the 55yearold was shot four times from a passing car and killed near the kremlin. Translation he was big, handsome, bright and talented. The kind that they kill. We needed him very much. Boris nemtsov was killed two days before he was supposed to lead an opposition march in moscow. Theres anger within the opposition movement. Some are calling his death an assassination. This is a new spiral in russias dissent into a fascist state.