And criticizes the countrys rich elite. Plus. Reporter i am phil lavelle in london where it is british films big night. Its the baftas 2016. And i have all the days sports, leicester citys unlikely push to win the English Premier League has suffered a setback. They have been beaten 21 by title rivals arsenal. Who are now just two points off the top. Hello. The turkish Prime Minister has told the german chancellor Angela Merkel his country will continue to strike back at kurdish fighters in northern syria. Turkey wants the syriankurdish y. P. G. Fighter to withdraw in areas they have captured in northern aleppo. But the y. P. G. , who have the support of the u. S. , are refuse to go give up their gains and say they will push back any advance from isil. The Syrian Government has now called on the u. N. Security council to intervene and stop turkey shelling from northern syria. Al jazeeras zeina khodr reports from the turkeysyria border. Reporter the battle for syrias northern corridor. O
The standoff between turkey and kurdish fighters in Northern Syria is intensifying, as the turkish Army Continues to shell positions occupied by kurdish fighters for the second day running. Turkey wants Syrian Kurdish y. P. G. Fighters to withdraw from areas theyve captured in northern aleppo. Y. P. G. Who have the support of the u. S. Are refusing to give up gains and say they will push back. The security have you not krill is being asked to intervene. We have a report from the turkeysyria border. The battle for syrias northern corridor, opposition groups are Still Holding out being targeted by russian jets. The governments Ground Forces are a few kilometers away and r. P. G. , Kurdish Armed forces approaching from the east. Turkey stepped in, and for a second day shelled positions of the y. P. G. And allies. Its not just a message to a group turkey calls a terrorist organization, its an attempt to force it to retreat from recently captured territories close to the border. The y. P. G
Leader. We begin in Northern Syria where turkey shelled kurdish fighters. Ankara wants y. P. G. To withdraw from near its border. The u. S. And kurdish allies refusing to give up their gains. The Syrian Government offensive in the Northern Country side of aleppo enters its third week. Pressure continues on the Opposition Forces on the ground. Heavy russian airstrikes throughout the day targeting the last remaining stronghold of rebel force forces, the pressure continues, the Syrian Government trying to achieve two objectives in aleppo, one is to encircle the rebel controlled east of the city. They are close to that. They are just a few kilometers away from laying siege to the neighborhoods inside that city and trying to reach the border towards turkey, so heavy airstrikes, the opposition facing pressure not just from the skies. It is facing many enemies on the ground. You have the Syrian Government, as well as their allies, fighters from the Lebanese Movement hezbollah as well as from
Government following a coup. The Catholic Pope arrives for the start of his historic trip to cuba. Hello. In doha, we have all of your sport including japan. One of the biggest upset ins Rugby World Cup history. South africa. There is increasing hostility between e. U. Countries over how to handle the refugee crisis. More than 14,000 have entered croata in the past few days. The government said it cant cope. Its sending refugees back to the border with hungary saying it will force its nabor to accept them. Thats prompted a bitter response from hungary which accuses croatia of breaking International Law. As arguments of how to handle the crisis, refugees, many fleeing war in the middle east are left to fed for themselves sleeping at railway stations and roadsides. Reporter they are moving in the right direction even if the motivations of the countries they are in are far from generous. Overnight, the croatian refugees in buses and them to get in the no mans land between croatia and slou
Take you to a Film Festival focusing on what units and divides north and south korea. The deadline to disarm or face attack by the arm in burkina faso passed hours ago. The emwho led the takeover wants to find a solution to avoid confrontations with the army. Troops moved into the capitol early tuesday to disarm coup leaders. People welcomed the army. 12 people have died and hundreds have been injured since last weeks coup. Lets bring in nicholas who joins us on the line from Burkina Fasos capital. Its been three hours since the deadline passed. Whats the situation right now . Have the coup leaders disarmed . If i understand you correctly, the coup leaders, the president ial guard hasnt released lets go to the nigerian capital where leaders are meeting to discuss the crisis. Whats been the reaction there to the events in burkina faso and what are they are discussing, what are they trying to find a solution to . Its not clear whether the leaders of West African States are in this meetin