Ap dutch court has ruled the Oil Company Shell can be sued in the netherlands for the actions of its subsidiary in nigeria and four nigerian farmers and fishermen from river state first filed the lawsuit back in 2008. They want shell to cleanup its oil spills and pay compensation. Appeals court finding opens a way for other possible legal action against shell. The company has previously faced accusations over all ledged arrest, forfeiture and wrongful death in nigeria. In 2009 shell paid more than 15 Million Dollars to the family of the environmentalists but the company denied any culpability in the death and the payment they say was a humanitarian gesture. In january shell agreed to a 75 million out of Court Settlement with community in the delta region. The companys rusted Oil Infrastructure ruptured twice this 2008 flooding a village with more than 40 million liters of oil and shell taken to court over its Exploration Program in the arctic, the company in year halted its drilling th
Japan calls scientific research. Welcome to the program. The u. S. Defense secretary saids prepared to expand the role of special forces combating scientists from the Islamic State in iraq and the levant. Ash carter told the committee in congress the u. S. Is to send a specialized Expeditionary Force to iraq. It would help kurdish peshmerg Peshmerga Forces to retake ground and it would be position to launch operations in syria. In the last half hour, iraqi Prime Minister Hyder Al Abadi said that it does not need foreign troops to enforce the laws of his land. Anyone Foreign Forces would need the coordination of iraqi government. White house correspondent Patty Culhane reports now. The United States is intensifying the war in iraq and syria in the hope that it will eventually lead to talk of peace. Next in full coordination with the government of iraq were deploying a targeting force to assist Peshmerga Forces and put even more pressure on isil. These special operators will over time be
Stops migrants progress. The death of a powerful syrian rebel leader could be yet another blow to the peace process. The oppositions interim leader has told al jazeera they will attend talks in geneva next month, but Bashar Alassad wont have a future in syria. The latest threats to the government and opposition groups following the killing of Zahran Alloush in an air strike. The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces is an Umbrella Group for the syria Umbrella Groups. It says what was carried out by russia is a victory for terrorism and d. A. E. S. H. It weakens the factions that confronts terrorism and undermines the foundations. It is also an attack to abort the u. N. Efforts of a political settlement. Our correspondent joins us live from near the turkey syria border. This was the result of a very much targeted raid. Reporter exactly. The Syrian Opposition says that it was a targeted killing of one of its to be leaders of the outskirts of the capital of dam
Nation told france about his return and it was only on monday that moroccan authorities flagged he had been in greece. Casse move says france plans to look into the attacks. There is a meeting of interior ministers on friday. They will discuss measures to deal with terrorism. Including information sharing. Omar abdelrahman had been on authorities radar for some time. Nhk explains. Reporter Omar Abdelrahman belongs to a syrian group n. July, he was sentences to 20 years in prison for recruiting fighters for militants. Omar abdelrahman is suspected of being involved in other slayer operations in the past. In january of this year, Belgian Police raided a group suspected plotting major attacks on student in a belgian town. This magazine published an interview with Omar Abdelrahman in february. He told the magazine he and his group had successfully established a safe house in belgium but that it was raided by police in january. The interview ims seems to have been conducted in syria sometim
Arms and supplied weapons. The minister said no european nation told france about his return and it was only on monday that moroccan authorities flagged he had been in greece. Casse move says france plans to look into the attacks. There is a meeting of interior ministers on friday. They will discuss measures to deal with terrorism. Including information sharing. Omar abdelrahman had been on authorities radar for some time. Nhk explains. Reporter Omar Abdelrahman belongs to a syrian group n. July, he was sentences to 20 years in prison for recruiting fighters for militants. Omar abdelrahman is suspected of being involved in other slayer operations in the past. In january of this year, Belgian Police raided a group suspected plotting major attacks on student in a belgian town. This magazine published an interview with Omar Abdelrahman in february. He told the magazine he and his group had successfully established a safe house in belgium but that it was raided by police in january. The in