Hello. The iraqi Prime Minister has unveiled a range of new measures aimed at changing the way the country is run. It follows weeks of demonstrations over claims of corruption and inefficiency. Does it risk unsettling the sectarian balance . Among the six government posts is that of former Prime Minister now Vice President nouri a al malika. Reporter iraqs government shocked the country with its announcement that the Prime Minister and council of ministers would seek to cancel the positions of some of the top leadership, a decree garnering strong reaction on the streets of the capitol. This is a real test to the political blocs in parliament. If they refuse, that means they are the enemy of the iraqi people. They will be singled out and held accountable. The 3r50i78 primaryts position cancels three Vice President s and three deputy Prime Ministers. Just one of the measures he is proposing is to cut wasteful spending. At a time of growing national protests, abbadi has been under mountin
Alshabab ambush here. Im [ inaudible ] with the sport, including. [ applause ] athletics governing body chooses its new president as it grapples to restore its image in the wake of doping allegations. We are going to start this news hour in turkey. There has been an explosion in istanbul. Eight soldiers were killed on the boarder of the country, and the president is now talking about the country swiftly heading towards early elections. Lets go to Bernard Smith who is our correspondent live in istanbul. So many things going on at the moment, bernard. And always a political background to it. Tie it all together, if you will. Reporter first of all, we have had eight turkish soldiers killed this afternoon in a bomb explosion in southeastern turkey. One of the biggest losses of life the Turkish Military has suffered in the recent campaign against the pkk. The soldiers were in a patrol that hit a roadside bomb that seemed to be detonated remotely. And in istanbul a couple of shots were shot
United states. Thai police will ask for interpols help. People have been paying their respects to the 22 people that died in the blast. More than a hundred others were injured. A foreigner has been identified as the main suspect. Police are also looking for two other men for questioning. The Prime Minister denies the blast was a terrorist attack. Translator let the Police Investigate this. Why do we have to talk about this. Last night the United States said this is not a terrorist attack, so dont talk about it. We have the latest in bangkok. Reporter the Prime Ministers office clarified what the Prime Minister meant to say on wednesday afternoon. When he was recorded as saying that this was not a terrorist attack at the shrine here in bangkok on monday evening. They say whee meant to say, what he was trying to get across, there is no definitive evidence pointing to terrorism in these early stages of this investigation. We spoke with an Administration Official on wednesday afternoon and
The city. Every available inch of space has become a stage. In burundi, the president is expected to be sworn in later today. The inauguration ceremony follows his landslide victory in a disputed election marred by violence. Kathryn has reported extensively out of burundi and joins me live from the kenyan capital at nairobi. Despite four people being killed in the last few day, this inauguration is going ahead. People are expecting more violence. Absolutely. This inauguration is going ahead. This is very sudden. We knew that the president was going to be sworn in at some point before the 26th when the president ial time limit expires. It has happened suddenly. People are given good notice, the date is announced well in advance. Dignitaries, heads of state are invited. This has not happened. The people in burundi has saying it hasnt started yet, they are waiting for the president. The people are settling in. Hes going to be sworn in by the attorney general. Hes going to be witnessed by
Firefighters im here with the sport including i cant save athletics on my own. Usain bolt is saddened by the dopiining allegations surroundi his sport as he prepares for the world dopi championships in be worrying developments in korea. South korea fired shells into north korea, a calculated response to a rocket attacks by pyongyang. Lets go to Harry Fawcett, live in south Koreas Capital soil. What is going on here. Nationality defense says there was an object detected by a tracer system, appearing to be a nooe job rocks et aimed from the north to the south. North korea threatened to destroy seen propaganda lou speakers transmitting antinorth korean rhetoric into north korea since monday before last. In response, dozens of 155 military shells were sent to the source of the supposed rocket attack, and no damage was done to the loud speaker system on the Southern Side of the demarcation line. All of this was set running, really, by the land mine explosion that took place on august 4th on