Rise in myanmar. A report from the worst hit regions. To syria activists now reporting that isil fighters have kidnapped 230 civilians and we understand that 60 of them are christians. This is the london based observatory for human rights. They were taken in homs province. Isil captured the area overnight from Government Forces. Many christians were seeking refuge there fleeing after leaving fighting further north in aleppo province. We can speak now to the founder of a Human Rights Organization and specializing in isil and its targeting particularly of minority groups. He joins us bottom baghdad the iraqi capital. We understand isil have now captured this group of people. Presumably the first thing they will do is make a distinction between those who are christians and other sects and ethnicities. Yeah, hello . Yes can you hear me . Yes can you repeat the question please . Tell me what you think isil will do first now theyve captured this rather large group of people . What will happe
The u. N. Human chief calls for protections for civilians after one of the worst attacks in the syrian war. People in china demand compensation and answers after the blast that killed 114 people. A report in tin mines where workers toil in sanded a mud for metals that make your smart phone. Breaking news out of thailand. An explosion has rocked a major intersection in the capital, bangkok. Lets get the latest from there in that Veronica Pedroza joins me live. Whats going on . Its been cordoned off by the police. There is a sea of emergency vehicles around me, red and blue lights shining. There is broken shrapnel. There is some rap necessarily from the blast where i am, 100 meters away. What we understand is that an explosion went past at the shrine, which is very well known, right next to the grand hyatt hotel. There have been fatality reports. This is a shopping area which you can compare to times square in new york with a city of 12 Million People. We do not know how many have been i
Seconds you would have seen the explosion take place. 12 people have been killed. There are suggestions that the death toll could actually go higher, up to 80 people reported by injured as a result of this blast. We also know that it is now a motor blast. These are the recent pictures there. You can see ambulances, police there on the streets. Smoke also still going. We understand that the bomb Disposal Team were on the scene, and there was a secondthere was a warning of a second bomb. An earlier indications are that we do have a second bomb, and theyre working to defuse it. Veronica pedroza is at the scene of the blast. Veronica, a second bomb at the site . I can confirm that the Emergency Team work works have said that a second bomb has been found, and the bomb disfusal team is trying to defuse it. The first explosion was a bomb apparently on a motorcycle. High grade explosives were used. This is a very soft target a major commercial intersection. It is a place where you were turn to
Life by all parties in this conflict. Also the u. N. Humanitarian chief calls for civilians to be protected after one of the worst single attacks of the war in syria. A new candidate announces hes running for fifa president , the frontrunner Michel Patini running for all bodies. A bomb exploded in bangkok. At least 27 people have been confirmed dead. Dozens more have been injured. The intersection is in front of a very popular indo you shrine, which is also one of the citys main tourist landmarks. Police have said that a second bomb has been found inside the shrine itself. Bomb disposal experts are currently working to diffuse that now. Meanwhile, thai defense minister said that it was aimed at founders and destroying theit was aimed at tourists and destroying the economic scene. It was a desperate race to reach the scene. Police try to secure the area. The bomb on a motorbike exploded minutes before, and closed Circuit Television shows the blast happening with people left running for
This island is being destroyed and why these men are risking their lives, and its our obsession with gadgets like these that have something to do with it. Hello, at least 16 people have been killed in a bomb attack in a thai capital of bangkok. The explosion happened near the hindu shrine in the heart of the city. In a few moments well have the latest from the scene. First here is emma hayward. With the fire from the explosion still burning, there was a desperate race to reach the survivors. As the Emergency Services moved in, police tried to secure the area. The bomb on a motorbike had exploded minutes before. Closed Circuit Television shows the moment fear struck in the heart of bangkok with people running for their lives. The bomb went off close to the hindu shrine, bodies, twisted melt, and debris strewn across the street. Several foreigners are among those who are known to have died. Survivors are rushed to hospitals. Government Officials Say those behind the attack were trying to