Its too big a decision to be made. Its one of many decisions secretary of defense has the deal with every day. Happy new year. I wish you all the best personally. Thank you. India u. S. Relations, where do you put your legacy and the relations between the two countries and as president obama levers for india this week for a special and Important Mission between the two worlds largest. First i have, i think many you have know this because some you have were with me when i was in india in august. I have put this relationship, the u. S. Indian relationship is high on my priority list as one area that we can find some, not only Common Ground but one where we can advance the relationship. I work very hard on that. I think the president s trip, as you note leaving this weekend, may well produce some very tangible and positive results of being made, was made, continues to be made, by this department not just me but, but people before me, people who are working on the now Frank Kendall our und
Egypts deposed president. Italys Prime Minister said et cetera determined to find the people responsible for the deadly crossing on the mediterranean. As many as 700 are feared dead in what could prove the worst disaster yet including people being smugged into europe. A fishing boat capsized off of the libyan coast, a few hundred kilometers south of lampedusalamp oflamp lampedusa one said 70 people if not more were traveling on the boat. 24 bodies have been recovered so far and they have been taken to malta. The latest disaster is fueling cause for a stronger response. The Italian Government has held a crisis meeting after the italian Prime Minister called for an emergency summit of european leaders to deal with the problem. Lets cross live to phil lavelle in rome where the italian capnet held an emergency meeting. Tell us a bit more about what matteo renzi had to say. Reporter there are two strands the immediate term and the shortterm. In the immediate term he talked about shaking up
In iraq. The government wont let some into their own capitol city. Im inside frances newest museum a monument to cave art 36,000 years old. As many as 700 people are feared dead in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat capsized. Its thought it went down about 120 kilometers off the coast of libya south of lampedusa. A major search and rescue operation is now underway. We have al jazeeras paul drone man joining us from sicily. Bring us up to date with the latest. I understand a couple more people have been rescued. Yeah, the kali coast guard have i should reports of the actually search and rescue operation in the wider area of sea out there in the mediterranean. There are some 17 vessels involved in that search and rescue operation both military, navy and coast guard, as well as merchant shipping, called into action to respond. Hundreds of people possibly to be plucked from the water. There is a weather front moving in in the direction that have area of sea where the search and rescues
Could affect your health. To yemen first fighting is intensifying and the humanitarian crisis is growing. Militias loyal to Abdrabbu Mansour hadi is laying siege to an air base considered mucial to the u. S. Drone programme, targetting al qaeda fighters, trying to take back a rebel base, who took control after u. S. Advisors pulled out. The saudiled campaign is pounding houthi targets, across a country. Tiaz and aden the focus of strikes. Most of the country live in the west. The fighting is having a catastrophic effect on the civilian population struggling through live in one of the regions poorest countries. 731 people have been killed since air strikes. Many civilians. 150,000 forced to leave their homes. More on the humanitarian situation. Lets go jizan, where our correspondent mohammed val violence us live. What do you here about the fighting on the ground. Fighting is going on in aden there has been heavy bombardment and air tricks on locations and fogses of loyalists and around
A number of survivors have been found. Speaking a short while ago, the italian Prime Minister said italy needs more help to tackle human trafficking. The u. N. Has warned 90,000 people are running for their lives in iraq. A Yemeni Military commander and 15,000 of his troops have thrown their support behind president mansur hadi backing the saudiled campaign against the Houthi Rebels entering the 25th day. Mosh more on the situation in yemen in the saudi arabia close to the border. What more can you tell us militants commander has announced this today and it was also announced on the local radio. The ministry of haramot, an interesting area vast and it flanks saudi arabia from the southeast earn border. Almost half of the border with yemen is flanked by it. The commander is head of the First Military district, very important there in its strategic location. It is interesting progress. At the beginning, didnt have loyalty of one military brigade. Now, the report suggests he has almost te