Elections. South koreans celebrate the parting of the seas. Hello. We start in yemen where houthi fosz have seized control of the airport of the Third Largest city, taiz. They are in charge of the capital, sanaa and a large swathe of the rest of the country. A aden is where hadi has certain ref eugenia. He is calling for Urgent International help. The u. N. Security counsel is due to meet at 1900 gmt to discuss the crisis. In a sign of how much the security situation has deteriorated, the United States has withdrawn all its remaining personnel including special forces from the country natasha gname reports. Tear gas, gunshots and anger on the streets of taiz. Protesters are angry about forces arriving in their city. The protesters say the houthi forces surrounding the barracks of the local security forces. We refuse reject and announce these malitias. We will surround the Police Barracks with our bodies in the they leave. First the houthis overtook sanaaa forcing the president to flee
Plus i am simon mcgregorwood in front of the pigeon greeting centers where some have been bought byzine ease fancyiers for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Hello. We start in yemen where houthi forces have seized control of the airport of the Third Largest city, taiz. The shia group is in charge of sanaa and a large swathe of the west of the country. It is a key target on the 40 city of aden thats where there is a call for Urgent International help. The u. N. Security council is scheduled to meet at 1900 gmt. The United States has withdrawn all remaining personnel including special forces from the country. Natasha gname reports. Tear gas, gunshots and anger on the streets of taiz. Proceed toasters are angry about prohouthi forces arriving in their city. The protesters say the houthi forces surrounding the barracks of the local security forces. We refuse reject and dennous these in malitias. We will surround until they leave. First, the houthis overtook the capital of sanaa, forcing th
Month than expected. Why cheaper oil is in part to blame. This is al jazeera america. Im libby casey. Praise stretched from washington to tehran today. Irans president has promised that his government will honor the deal but only if world powers will hold up their end of the bargain, too. I would like to make cheer that the Enrichment Program will be be for energy. It is warned that they will still be able to build a nuclear balm. Prime minister netanyahu spoke to a joint session of the u. S. Congress just last month warning of a deal with iran. Hell no doubt try to use his leverage whatever leverage he has with u. S. Lawmakers to try to scuttle any chance of this passing through congress. But its very unlikely that he will be able to derail this bill. This is in agreement reached not only with the u. S. But also with other world powers as well. Mr. Netanyahu, who will no doubt continue his criticism of this agreement will struggle very much to prevent any kind of final deal being reac
We look at whats being called the most difficult search in history. Crew have faced some truly horrendous conditions including two cyclones. At one point they tell me the waves were so high they were crashing over the top deck. Also a Daring Rescue mission after 200 people are left dangling and freezing midair at the ski resort in italy. Hello. Thanks for joining us. Iraqi Officials Say Islamic State militants are trying to destroy the ancient assyrian city of nimrud with bulldozers and heavy vehicles. This city is one of the most important Historic Sites in the whole country. It dates right back to the 13th century bc. It lies on the river tigers near mosul in the north of the country. Our bbc correspondent made the point that this is sort of seen as an attempt to destroy not only iraqs heritage, but irreplaceable treasures of world civilization. The destruction comes about a week after socalled Islamic State posted this video. You may remember it showing its militants destroying stat
Lacqua. After working through the night it appears that western and iranian diplomats could be nearing a deal. Guy talks on Irans Nuclear program are still underway. Lets get the latest from elliott gotkine. How much progress have we made . Elliott well, they are still they say making progress. They have been inching towards a deal. The National Agreement has so far proved elusive. You do have to admire the stamina of the negotiators from the world powers and iran. They and jordan at 6 00 a. M. Local time. Irans Prime Minister has been spotted. He says that a joint statement is expected from todays talks and any agreement may be upended to a u. N. Resolution. We have some optimistic words from the french Prime Minister. He was absent from these talks for most of yesterday. Day eight of negotiations. Will it be the last . Francine what comes next . Even if they reach a deal, it is not the end. There is another deadline, june 30. Elliott the interim agreement with iran for some sanctions