Of it closing down after an exhausting night emergency crews in india are continuing effort to find survivors trapped underneath a collapsed flyover. 21 people are confirmed dead in calcutta, but the final death toll could be higher. Its feared as many as 150 could be trapped. A 100 meter section collapsed and fell on to a busy road. We were at the scene overnight. Whats happening behind me is that heavy machinery diggers, are trying to break through a slap of the fly over that fell on to the ground. Rescue workers believe there are several vehicles trapped under the ground. It is a very congested area. The flyover is built in between building, and the end touches the walls or the windows of residential blocks, and it slowed down the rescue effort. Before the ambulance arrived we were here at the location, and we were the ones that rescued the people. The government didnt pay attention. Construction was delayed. They were under pressure to complete it. That was the deadline. Many thoug
Belgium police tv arrested six people in brussels during raids in response to tuesdays attacks. The operations involving special units took place in and around inner city neigorhoods. Two key suspects are still on the run after bombings at Brussels Airport and a metro station killed 31 people and injured hundreds more. Reporter there has been a rolling serious of police raids throughout the recent weeks, but, obviously, the brussels bomb attacks has intensified the pressure on the Security Services and the police here and on thursday night weve had a series of raids across a number of areas. I can bring you uptodate with some of the statistics involved with this. There have been several armed operations conducted in brussels and others. Three people have been arrested. We understand that theyre at the federal Prosecutors Office. Were not sure if they were apprehended outside or whether they had been taken to the Prosecutors Office and subsequently arrested. The three people have been a
And clashes on the streets of paris has thousands protest over proposed labor reforms. We have the sports. The second world semifinal between india and the west indies is well underway. India has started first in mumbai. Details are coming up. The iraqi cleric says hes ending his sitin in front of baghdads green zone. His supporters are calming for reforms in the political system. Hours earlier iraqs primary submitted a new list of ministers to parliament for approval. Hes been under pressure to choose a new team committed to fighting corruption. The iraqi cleric sadr is calling for those reforms and welcomes the Prime Ministers announcement now. A political analyst joins us now live from baghdad. First of all, lets started with this proposed Cabinet Reshuffle. Do we know at this point who are the names that are being presented to the parliament . Actually its about 16 names for 16 ministries, which is shrunk to 16. Its supposed to be 22. And the names are not famous names, but its sti
South africas president jacob zuma found guilty of violating the constitution by using millions of dollars of public money to renovate his home. Owe there i al robin adams. Details of the latest stop in south america coming up. Amid also the final lineup of the world 20 20 in india is now complete. I will tell you who snapped up the latest available spot for sundays calcutta final later in the program. So a start in the news hour in southeastern turkey there a car bomb has exploded seven Turkish Police officers have lost their lives. At least 27 were hurt in the blast in the mainly kurdish city. According to initial reports the target was a mini bus carrying Police Special forces. Turkeys president has condemned what happened there. Translator these attacks will never keep us from fighting terrorists. We are cornering terrorist organizations. Terrorism is showing its heinous face through such facts. We are determined to make sure that terrorism is no longer an obstacle to the progress