A pro russian journalist is gunned down in ukraines capitol a day after a politician is found dead. And im lee wellings with the sport including no bids invited of the American City of eugene, was awarted the 2021 world athletic champions with no other contenders allowed. He also called for Renegade Army units to support the legitimate government in exile instead of supporting the houthis rebels. A number of other developments too, the United Nations envoy jamal while he says that he has quit after criticism of his failure to broker an end to the crisis. Theres been heavy fighting in around the central city, opening a new front for the houthis. They and their allying they are battling an army brigade and tribesman. This is the man likely to be yemens next president. He is currently Vice President and Prime Minister. His task is to put together a nation on the brink of civil war. He says his willing to work with his houthis opponents and forces loyal to the former president. But only if
And the frenchman of war that helped america win the war of independence over two hundred years ago. In sports, abuse online, a report reveals some footballers are victims of thousands of hateful messages. Hello we begin this news hour in iraq where dozens of people have died in a series of bomb attacks. A car bomb killed three people outside the u. S. Consulate in erbil. The capital of kurdistans region. Another five people were injured. Islamic state has claimed responsible for the explosion. Gunfire was heard afterwards. An official said that no consulate or guards were killed in that blast. That explosion followed another of bombings in the capital of baghdad. 27 people died in those attacks. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast but the lethal attack came when a car bomb went off inside of a car dealership in eastern baghdad. Lets get more in erbil where the bomb went off in the consulate. The car bomb went off at 5 45 p. M. Local time near the u. S. Consulate. We were
Including the semi finals of the english cup. As many as 700 are feared dead in the med at med at her 18ian sea capsized south of the island of lampedusa. Paul is on the island of sicily. This could turn out to be the biggest migrant tragedy in the mediterranean in recent years. Bring us up to speed with the search and rescue operation. The operation is on going. There are now 17 vessels involved in that search and rescue operation. So far the figures are that we have 49 rescued, 24 people are confirmed dead, but the unhcr which had survivor testimony said survivors are saying there were as many as 700, 750 people onboard that just 20meter long boat when it capsized around midnight last Night Saturday night. The numbers of unaccounted for missing are in the hundreds. That certainly would make if there is missing people, turn out to not be able to be rescued alive. There is a major operation involving maltese navy vessels Italian Court guard and navy vessels, as well as Merchant Shippin
Strikes go on how antibiotics given to animals can affect your health as many as 700 are fared dead in the mediterranean sea, after the boat they are on capsized. Its thought the boat went down 200km south of lampedusa. The italian and maltese coast guards are conducting a major search. 28 bodies have been discovered. Paul brennan joins us live from catania. Tell us more about what happened. There are more details emerging yes, about what happened last night. Late saturday night out there in the sea, north of libya. According to the Operations Room of the Italian Coast Guard in rome which we have been able to speak to by phone from sicily it was 73 miles from the coast. A migrant boat appears to have been discovered by a portuguese merchant vessel. It approached it. It appears that the migrants flooded to one side of the boat destabilizing their vessel, and in doing so it capsized and they were pitched into the water. The numbers, according to the coast guard let me say, 28 confirmed r
Mediterranean disaster which killed over 800 people. And ill have your sport, including six of the best from Bayern Munich as they blow away porto in the Champions League finals. The saudiled ation launched more strikes in yemen, despite an announcement that the air campaign is over. Fighter jets struck in tiaz and aden. Lets go to mohammed val, in jizan, close to the saudi border. What is the situation. Are the air strikes over or what . They are not over. Hours after the beginning of the supposed renewal of hope im talking in two zones. At midnight in open time an air strike began in aden against the houthis, because they moved the tanks to a place which has been just liberated by the Popular Resistance committees. Thats the area on the coastline there. So the Saudiled Coalition conducted air strikes to prevent them from reaching those areas which were liberated. In aden another air cycle was conducted, and thats after they have marched on the base on the army brigade, loyal to presi