this is al-jazeera these are the headlines at least 20 people have been killed in a series of explosions at a military base in equitorial guinea s largest city of butter more than 600 people were injured the president says it was caused by the mishandling of dynamite saudi arabia is promising to take all necessary measures to protect itself after yemen s who feeds loans to another attack on its energy facilities on sunday the saudi aramco plant in daraa was targeted by a ballistic missile if the rebels say it was a much bigger assault. was the large oil was say all the artillery and drone divisions were able to conduct a wide offensive in the depths of saudi arabia with 14 drones and 8 ballistic missiles targeted around cole in ras noor a port and other military facilities in the mom more military sites were targeted in a series of design in the strike was precise. after 3 days of spreading messages of hope and forgiveness in iraq pope francis is heading home to the vatican i
hour sr in hal af an time. 4sbc s first quarter hit $5.9 billion. it will contemplate share buybacks as and when appropriate. anna edwards spoke with the bank s cfo and asked whether 2017 will be the end of revenue decline. i have to say i d be a happy man if i could close out 2017 right now. revenued to see 4% growth over the course of 2017 and notwithstanding a very good start in the first quarter. that is the guidance we are holding as we move into discussions with investors. anna: can i ask you about share buybacks? were were some that disappointed to not see another. last summer he talked, you said the ratio target of 12%. if you re about that you will contemplate returning cash. you are well above that. why no cash right now? we have just finished a $1 billion buyback on the 12th of april. when you add to what we did last year, that is $3.5 billion. i would not encourage investors to think we are going to do buybacks every quarter. we re very happy at 14.4%. as we s
who are optimistic, (202) 748-8000. if you are pessimistic, (202) and if you have mixed thoughts about 2017, (202) 748-8002. i hope 2017 is a terrific year for all of you. with some breaking news from istanbul, turkey as the death toll continues to mount. the current death toll at 39, including at least 15 foreigners killed in an attack in a nightclub and desk in istanbul, turkey. a gun man opened fire at about 1:30 local time as revelers were marking the new year. another 69 people were being treated in the hospital or are said to be , four are said to be in critical condition. have imposedrities a media blackout on coverage of the attack, citing security and public order concerns. some media reports speaking of wyatt more than one attacker, and some witnesses claimed the attackers were speaking arabic but there is no confirmation. a developing story, the situation in turkey were the death toll stands at 39. on the front page of the new york times as times square, with mo
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sever while he was in police custody? i ll talk to the family attorney. plus the man that shot president reagan makes his plea for freedom 30 minutes from now. should the would-be assassin leave his mental hospital for a room overlooking the golf course. and then the picture, would it further sentence the jury to put him to death? i am carol costello. thank you for joining me. we begin this hour with new fears of terrorism in europe. the french president is about to speak about a foiled terror plot one police say was imminent. we will monitor that for any details. here is what we know about it right now. government officials say a 24-year-old man was planning to strike one or two churches in suburban paris and then travel to syria. he is described as an it student, and also has been linked to the weekend killing of a woman. news of the alleged plot swept through paris still rattled by terrorists strikes from january. and then the other news outrage on the streets of balti