South carolinas governor calls it a one in a thousand year event. And unlikely visitors, hundreds of whale sharks gathering each year in the heart of the gulf. The northern afghan city of kunduz has become a battlefield form a week now control of the streets this one backwards and forwards between Government Forces and the taliban. Now while the fighting rages, civilians suffer. Doctors are refuse to go operate in the main Government Hospital for fear of air strikes. Lets go straight now to to south of kunduz city. So, is the government offensive coming together now . Reporter well, sammy, we have talked with the residents of kuhn dues city and Afghan Security forces, they are telling us now Afghan Security forces are in control of city center kunduz city. Afghan Security Officials are telling us that the taliban are still hiding in the neighborhood around the city. I have talked with one of the leading generals of this operation from Afghan Government side, he told me that they have c
I am virginia lopez and i have come to see some of the immaterial play sayings behind this multi billion dollars scandal. Now, a hotel used by the government in the yemeni city of aden has been attacked. The Vice President and other ministers who returned from exile two weeks ago were using it as a base. A report from yemen following the latest events joins us live in studio. First of all, what hit the hotel this. We are getting different reports. The late they have we are getting from aden is that these were cars packed in explosives. The target that targed the main gate of the palace hotel in aden. And some members of the government think it could be al qaeda based in the arabian peninsula. These are just preliminary reports coming out now from aden. If thats true, to get cars packed with explosives in to an area which is supposed to be safe and secure that has to raise question marks about how much aden is is real any control of hadi pro forces. Part of aden is under the control of
I dont, off the top of my head, i dont. Okay. How long have you been in here. Since june the 6th of last year. So over a year . Yes maam. Almost half a Million People in jail today are pretrial, just waiting their turn to go through the system. I was arrested may the 13th of last year. And and i didnt get indicted until april 2nd of the next year. I think it should be against the law that they hold you that long before they indict you. Basic Constitutional Rights the right to a speedy trial, the right to an attorney, and the right to fair bail are meant to prevent arbitrary or indefinite detention and ensure the scales of justice are balanced. What kind of advice have you gotten from the public defenders . Nothing. Take the plea. But what kind of justice does the system offer . And how do you plead . I plead guilty sir. And why do so many end up lost in the system . Whats it like looking at rikers now . Thats hell on earth right there. This is as worse as it gets. Next worst place afte
Agreement. Frances foreign minister says there must be significant political change in syria. He spoke ahead of a second day of meetings in vienna with a Major International players in syrias war. Its the first time all sides have been invited to the negotiating table. The u. N. Secretary general is calling for flexibility. Mohamed jamjoon reports from vienna. Reporter in vee en ar vienne talks may be about syria but on thursday talks turned to another country. We believe that iran is a positive force in the renal and unyou cannot put condition on his irans presence, therefore no conditions were placed on aura 10 tans at these talks if there had been we would not have said accepted at that. Reporter in this latest round of diplomacy. Irans Prime Minister took a seat at the negotiating table for the first time of the the importance of his reps was made ever clearer when u. S. Secretary of state john kerry walked from his hotel to hold a by lateral meeting with him. While the renewed dip