Yemen tears itself apart iran offers public support for Houthi Rebels. A step towards sainthood for an old pope, but a step back for pope francis after his plans to welcome gays are rejected by bishops. Sanctions what sanctions. A look at how north korea is defying the u. N. Im here with the sport. The beijing marathon goes ahead despite heavy smog in the capital, participants forced to run in face masks. We begin the newshour in syria. Kurdish forces repulsed an assault by i. S. I. L. Fighters to cut off supply lines and take control of the border crossing. Now, we have the latest pictures to show you from kobane, where u. S. Led air strikes helped kurdish fighters hold the town. The leader of the kurds told al jazeera that they need more help from the international community. Lets cross live to the border between turkey and syria. Al jazeeras Bernard Smith is across from kobane. We talk about an ongoing battle for kobane, bernard. Is it too early to say whether any decisive strike ha
Of words has erupted between the United States and china. First, u. S. Defense secretary chuck hagel accuse china of, as he put it, destabilizing the South China Sea and china responded by describing the comments as full of incitement, threats, and intimidation. The dispute looks to heighten further tensions in east asia, where china has recently been involved in disputes with the number of neighbors, above all, japan and vietnam. The Senkaku Islands are at the center of a longrunning dispute. Although officially controlled by japan, china also lays claim to the uninhabited territory. The real issue is not the terrain rising from the sea, but the oil, gas, and fish, deep below the surface. See speaking at a conference in singapore, the u. S. Defense secretary had some tough words for beijing. China has called the south of peace,a sea friendship, and cooperation, and that is what it should be, but in recent months, china has undertaken destabilizing unilateral actions asserting its clai
Unarmed black teenager. Egypts interim government takes shape despite strong opposition from the Muslim Brotherhood and calls for more protests. Wave of attacks across iraq. More than 50 People Killed in mostly shia areas. Houses gos fashion scouting. A demonstrations are taking place in cities across the United States following the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in florida last year. In new york, thousands gathered to protest the verdict. Rallies have been taking place in chicago, san francisco, miami, and washington dc. The case has gripped america over the role of race in the killing. The Justice Department will examine whether new prosecution is possible under federal law. At a local church in miami gardens, parishioners came out for their normal service. But this is the neighborhood Trayvon Martin grew up in. The decision to find George Zimmerman not guilty has left them reeling. Disappointment and injustice is palpable here at the chu
This is bbc news. The headlines at 4pm. As students protest against the downgrading of a level results in england more confusion as the exam regulator withdraws its guidance on appealing against grades just hours after publishing it. The common thing is anger. A lot of people are really sad and the stress, it is a really stressful time. Like, yourfuture is uncertain. I think the general attitude is, people want change. People want the government to be held accountable. Its about time that Boris Johnson takes for this and stops making it up as he goes along, because its far too serious for that, and i think in the next 2a hours hes got to come and explain to students, parents and teachers, how he will address this historic injustice. The search for two teenage brothers who went missing in the sea near Lytham St Annes in lancashire is called off by the coastguard. A huge crowd of opposition supporters gathers in the centre of the belarussian capital minsk to protest last weekends dispute
Fauci this is bbc news, the headlines at four. Borisjohnson calls his cabinet ahead of announcing tougher restrictions as ministers reject claims political leaders in the north have been left out of the decision making. You say that there is anger in the north. There is. But the measures we are bringing in here are universal, these apply across the whole of the United Kingdom and there is nothing that we would ever do that penalises one part of the country over another. I havent felt anger like this towards the government since i was growing up here in the 19805. People feel that they havent just been abandoned by the government, they feel that the government is actively working against us. A warning from englands deputy chief medical officer that the country is at a Tipping Point in the fight against covid 19. Margaret ferrier, the scottish mp who took public
transport knowing she had coronavirus, says she acted out of character and refuses to stand down. Rescuers search for survivors