Huge bribery scandal, plus i am phil lavell in monte carlo looking at why the Cannes Film Festival has the family here in monaco extremely angry. But first, turkeys Prime Minister is currently visiting the coal mine site where 238 miners were killed and around 200 others remain trapped following an electrical fault which led to an explosion. The rescue operation is continuing in soma, in western turkey. We know that the Prime Minister is currently there. We think he may be spending the night. Obviously, trying to placate those who are bereaved or who are awaiting news of their relatives. We can hear now from Andrew Simmons who joins us live from there. Andrew, the Prime Minister, then, is meeting a lot of people who are both anxious and angry reporter most certainly. You join me on a windswept, dusty and now rainsodden staging post really overlooking the mine shaft. The Prime Minister has moved from here now into the town, itself, to meet bereaved people to console people, to try and a
Tactic to discourage londons homeless from sleeping on the streets. Two that ever years ago the last american combat troops left iraq. Tonight that crypt is nearing a state of emergency. The second largest city, mosul, is now in the hands of a group inspired by al qaeda. Fighters took over that city in an attack that lasted just a few hours. The group is auld the Islamic State of iraq and levante. It has intensified its fighting in iraq since april when elections put their political rivals in power. Imran kahn reports on the violence today from baghdad. Reporter in the early hours of tuesday, fight presser the Islamic State of iraq and the levante launched you one of the boldest attacks in the north. 1300 fightsers besieged the city and within a few hours took over at least 75 of it, according to local sources. Iraqs army and Police Forces also abandoned their positions. Within a few hours then a prison break freed 2,400 prisoners. Then the provincial government was taken over quickly
Could the United States and iran soon join together to help defend the iraqi state . We will go to iraq for the latest. Then a humanitarian crisis on the u. S. Mexico border. So far this year, 47,000 unaccompanied children have been detained after crossing into the United States. Some are now being held in warehouses come a sleeping in plastic containers. Whenever i made it to the rio grande, i jumped and swam across because i wanted to be with my mom. I was not thinking about breaking the law. I was thinking about escaping an abusive and alcoholic father. To make it to the United States, not for a better life, but just to be with my mother. Looks we will speak with Jose Luis Zelaya, as a 13yearold, he left honduras alone in search of his mother. And Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Sonia Nazario, author of, enriques journey the story of a boys dangerous odyssey to reunite with his mother. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace repo
Could the United States and iran soon join together to help defend the iraqi state . We will go to iraq for the latest. Then a humanitarian crisis on the u. S. Mexico border. So far this year, 47,000 unaccompanied children have been detained after crossing into the United States. Some are now being held in warehouses come a sleeping in plastic containers. Whenever i made it to the rio grande, i jumped and swam across because i wanted to be with my mom. I was not thinking about breaking the law. I was thinking about escaping an abusive and alcoholic father. To make it to the United States, not for a better life, but just to be with my mother. Looks we will speak with Jose Luis Zelaya, as a 13yearold, he left honduras alone in search of his mother. And Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Sonia Nazario, author of, enriques journey the story of a boys dangerous odyssey to reunite with his mother. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace repo
Attorney joins us. And what makes a woman beautiful. Im antonio mora, welcome to consider this. Here is more on what is ahead. The Islamic State of iraq and levant has declared the area it occupies in iraq and syria as the new Islamic State. The announcement comes as iraqs military gets help russia sending jets to iraq. What is the state of Nouri Almaliki, struggling to put together a government. A major ruling involving the hobby lobby case. Companies refusing to pay for certain contraception. The Supreme Court decided americans dont give up religious freedom because they open a family business. Five justices ruling that discrimination against women is not discrimination this their books. And journalist has you thinking about beauty, saying sent this untouched photo asking make me beautiful. Theres no universal standard for this. More american troops are heading to iraq to battle i. S. I. L. Fighters who declared an Islamic State. The pentagon announced on monday that 300 soldiers are