The future of peace talks in afghanistan has been thrown into doubt by a change in leadership. They have confirmed the death of spiritual leader mullah omar. Talks between the taliban and the Afghan Government on friday will not go ahead. Jennifer glass on the death of mullah omar. Reporter its unclear what changes well see under the new taliban leader. The taliban sources telling al jazeera that mansour has been involved in making political decisions over the last few years. There are obviously two different areas of the taliban. You have the political side and the military side. The fighting has been serious in this spring fighting season and over the last couple of weeks, in the last couple of days taliban has taken dozens of villages in the district in the north and south as taliban fighters continue to fight across the battlefield. Peace talks between taliban representatives and the government scheduled for friday have been put on hold. The african government hopes theyll be resch
Beijing. [ cheering ] breaking records chinas capital is the first city to host both summer and winter olympics. Hello hundreds of palestinians have attended the funeral of an 18monthold palestinian baby who died in an arson attack suspected to have been carried out by israeli settlers. The babys parents and fouryearold brother are in criminal condition and are being treated in an israeli hospital both israel and the u. S. Have condemned the fire was an act of terrorism. Stephanie dekker reports. The family shared the only bedroom. They would have been fast asleep when the window was smashed and this small space set on fire. Ibrahim heard screams he went to get help but when he came back the two men were gone. Smoke was coming out of the house. I pulled him out. They told me there was another baby inside but the flames were so big. There was a huge blast and there was no way to save the baby. This is the room where 18monthold ali was found dead. We spoke to the ambulance worker who rem
Storeys high holding 1500 per ride the man that is building the tallest ferris wheel in the world. We talk to him we begin with an horrific act that has escalated the tension between the israelis and palestinians. Jewish settlers in the occupied west bank are suspected of setting fire to a home in douma, and 18monthold boy was burnt to death as he slept. His parents and older brother were critically injured. Israeli and palestinian leaders condemned the attack. Many fear the attackers will not be brought to justice. Stephanie dekker reports. Reporter the family share the only bedroom. They would have been fast asleep when their window smashed and the small place set on fire. They heard screens, this person saw the attacker standing over the parents. He went to get help. When he came back the two men were gone. Translation smoke was coming out of the house. I saw the 4yearold. I pulled him out. They told me another baby was inside. The flames were big. There was a huge blast and no way
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas ordered his foreign minister to file a complaint at the International Criminal court over the killing of an 18monthold baby. Thousands of people took to the streets in protest. In hebron some protesters clashed with the army and a palestinian teenager was killed during clashes with israeli forces. The u. N. Security Council Called for calm. In a statement that the u. N. Said members emphasised the importance of statements condemning the attack and acts of violence and encouraging sides to work to lower and rejects violence avoid provocation. The Widespread International condemnation is of little comfort to the people on the occupied west bank as Stephanie Dekker reports. Reporter the family share the only bedroom. They would have been fast asleep when their window smashed and the small place set on fire. They heard screens, this person saw the attacker standing over the parents. He went to get help. When he came back the two men were gone. Translatio
150,000 affected dozens have died. Im lee wellington with the sports news including athletition accused. World doping federation arrived for a report that a third of Medal Winners could have been using drugs. Claim and counterclaim over casualties said to be caused by turkeys air campaign in the border regions, some say 10 were killed. Some insist that shells hit turkish p. K. K. Fighters shelter. Tensions rise. Demonstrations in kurdish areas in turkey and in iraq. Turkey appearing determined to maintain its attacks on i. S. I. L. In syria and the p. K. K. Ankara blaming that group, p. K. K. For a Suicide Attack in which two turkish soldiers were killed. Zeina khodr sends this report. Reporter another attack against Turkish Security personnel. This time it involved a suicide truck bomb. At least two soldiers were killed 20 injured. Authorities are blaming the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party or the p. K. K. Sundays bombing is seen as an escall eights in the conflict between turkey and t