tonight, we have breaking news. cnn confirms the identity of the man accused of murdering 16 afghan civilians in a house to house shooting spree last weekend. 38-year-old staff sergeant robert bails, an 11-year veteran. let s get to chris lawrence at the pentagon. what can you tell us? well, i can tell you he s originally from the midwest and he was living in ohio until about 2001. after 9/11, that s when he joined the army. he s been based out at joint based lewis mcchord for the majority if not all of his military career. did about three combat tours in iraq. this was his first in afghanistan and as his lawyer has pointed out to cnn earlier today, apparently, he did not ever think he woul get a fourth deployment. a fourth caught him by surprise. get a combat veteran. we know he s been decorated for his service having served three tours in iraq already, but apparently from his lawyer we re learning, that he did not expect to be deployed for this fourth deployment to afghan
investigation. he was among nine people killed in a mortar attack in a southern city. the reporter was covering a pro-government rally when it came under fire. that was gilles jacquier. nigeriians have been on a strike the past few days protesting a doubling in the fuel. a fuel subsidy was removed. those are the headlines. world business today starts now. hello, and a warm welcome to world business today. i m nina dos santos at cnn london. aim andrew stevens in hong kong. here are the top stories this thursday, january 12th. japan stands side by side with the u.s. with a pledge to cut its imports of iranian oil. a breakthrough for some, a gimmick to others. can tvmakers really convince us that 3d is the way to go? we ll hear the hard sell from the las vegas electronics show. and monuments to capitalism or hashi iharbingers of economi what the skyscraper tells us about boom and bust. japan says it s prepared to reduce the april of oil it imports from the republic
fire. government officials tell the french press agency the blast happened in a compound of warehouses but it was not caused by a bomb. the report says more than 95 people have been injured, many of them firemen. a final tribute to their fallen leader. north koreans took part in a memorial service for kim jong il who died nearly two weeks ago. they observed three minutes of silence for the former leader and pledged support for the new leader, kim jong-un. what s expected to be a robust debate has began in the indian government over anti-corruption legislation. the bill would give power to create an ombudsman in house. those are the top stories from cnn, the world s news leader. world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london. i m charles hodson. good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens. welcome to world business today. the top stories this thursday, december 29th. while north korea observed a moment of silence for kim jong il, econ
the former libyan leader was buried at a secret location in the desert. a handful of supporters paid their respects. in tunisia, a moderate party has won the country s first free election. the country s once banned party has begun coalition talks, but the results have some worried that the rise of a religious party might endanger civil rights especially for women. and now officials say they ll reach out to secular political parties to form a broad-based moderate coalition. the thai government is in crisis mode as floodwaters push further into bangkok. they shut down the city s second airport on tuesday. waters ep croced onto runways making takeoffs and landings impossible. the airport s been doubling as a shelter and headquarters for flood relief operations. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. i m zain verjee, and world business today starts now. it s the day investors have been waiting for. they meet in brussels to hash out a complex plan to hash
it s october 14th. your a.m. wake-up call. i m carol costello joining you live from new york. it s a countdown to a showdown. the mayor of new york says protesters need to leave the park so it can be cleaned. occupy wall street organizers say they are staying right where they are. in fact, the protesters have begun cleaning up the park themselves as they see it, the mayor s cleanup is really an eviction notice. mayor, we do a lot better up cleaning up wall street than this park. not only that we have more than 650,000 signatures from every country in the world. supporting the people we re occupying wall street. the mayor needs to not evict them. they ve been there for almost a month protesting the weak economy and a political system many deem corrupt. the best response tore the alleged plot to kill the saudi ambassador. sanctions are paying off and they vow to ratchet up the pressure. several lawmakers want stronger measures like crippling their currency by pressuring