tonight on worldfocus a double truck bombing tears through on a shiite village in northern iraq, while a string of blasts hit baghdad. the new wave of violence leaves some 50 dead. the top american commander in afghanistan gives a gloomy accounting of the war after eight years saying the taliban have gained the upper hand. preparing for the big one. japan s the most earthquake-prone country in the world. something that tokyo was reminded again today. tonight, a look at how that city is preparing for the worst. and china rising. our signature story looks at how all across africa, china is increasing its influence and its image. is that a good thing or bad? from the world s leading reporters and analysts, here is what s happening from around the world. this is worldfocus. made possible, in part, by the following funders good evening. i m martin savidge. we re going to begin tonight with iraq, where for months, the iraqi government and the u.s. have been
tonight on worldfocus a double truck bombing tears through on a shiite village in northern iraq, while a string of nine blasts hits baghdad. the new wave of violence leaves some 50 dead. the top american commander in afghanistan gives a gloomy accounting of the war after eight years saying the taliban have gained the upper hand. preparing for the big one. japan is one of the most earthquake-prone country in the world. something tokyo was reminded of over the weekend. tonight, a look at how that city is preparing for the worst. and china rising. our signature story looks at how all across africa, china is increasing its influence and its image. is that good or bad? from the world s leading reporters and analysts, here is what s happening from around the world. this is worldfocus. made possible, in part, by the following funders good evening. i m martin savidge. we re going to begin tonight with iraq, where for months, the iraqi government and the u.s. hav
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tonight on worldfocus president obama welcomes iraq s prime minister to the white housea midst u.s. concerns over increasing violence and growing signs of a rift between american and iraqi forces. it is a key link between u.s. war effort in afghanistan and a source tension between russia and america. tonight, we see what the locals think about the u.s. military presence in the central asian nation of kyrgyzstan. millions of nations turn their eyes to the skies. as dawn turned to darkness across that continent, it was the longest solar eclipse. and we have the amazing pictures. plus, britain s take on the u.s. banking crisis. it s a segment that we like to call how they see it. tonight s report from itn is bound to raise eyebrows. from the world s leading reporters and analysts, here is what s happening from around the world. this is worldfocus. made possible, in part, by the following funders good evening. i m martin savidge. president barack obama a
iraq s prime minister to the white housea midst u.s. concerns over increasing violence and growing signs of a rift between american and iraqi forces. it is a key link between u.s. war effort in afghanistan and a source tension between russia and america. tonight, we see what the locals think about the u.s. military presence in the central asian nation of kyrgyzstan. millions of nations turn their eyes to the skies. as dawn turned to darkness across that continent, it was the longest solar eclipse. and we have the amazing pictures. plus, britain s take on the u.s. banking crisis. it s a segment that we like to call how they see it. tonight s report from itn is bound to raise eyebrows. from the world s leading reporters and analysts, here is what s happening from around the world. this is worldfocus. made possible, in part, by the following funders good evening. i m martin savidge. president barack obama and iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki sat down face to