He says she died from self sustained injuries. That defence has caused a public outcry in the country, where 400 women die from Domestic Violence every year, according to statistics from un women. Every day, police in kazakhstan receive about 300 reports of domestic abuse, yet the punishment is generally a fine and a restraining order. Now womens right activists are demanding a new law that fully criminalises Domestic Violence. Earlier, i spoke to kazakh journalist . Zarina akhmatova about the case. In kazakhstan, its indeed a big case, a case of utmost importance for our country, capturing the attention of millions of viewers who tune in to watch the trial unfold four days a week from from 9am 6pm. Its notjust in kazakhstan where the trial is making a really big waves, but across all the world and our russian speaking region. And this is an unprecedented, as you mentioned, case in history in kazakhstan where the trial to be broadcast live and for there to be such attention to the Cour
We begin in The Middle East where reports of hezbollah Launching Dozens of soils into israel. Confirming a0 lodges were identified to some were intercepted. Unclear whether this is linked to the threat that has been reported today that an attack by iran on israel is imminent. The white house described that the right as quote, real and viable. Media reporting in israel that the Prime Minister is meeting top officials for such an attack which would be seen as retaliation or the air strike that killed Senior Iranian commanders nearly two weeks ago on a iranian consulate in damascus. Heres what the white house spokesman said when he briefed reporters earlier on. Were watching this very, very closely. We still deemed the potential threat by iran here to be real, to be viable, certainly credible. And were watching it as closely as we can. Right now, ourfocus is on having conversations with our israeli counterparts and making sure notjust conversations but making sure that they have what they
the north koreans and south koreans have marched into the games under a unified flag, taking a selfie together, a powerful statement, and their top leaders had that symbolic hand shake. it s clear pence s message is being overshadowed in the region. he s saying some important things about human rights but at the same time it s clear we re being left behind on the diplomatic front. reporter: one veteran diplomat said the north koreans may have successfully manipulated their appearance at the games. north korea is trying to keep the subject of these winter olympics all about them and their participation in these olympics and having her there representing the royal family, so to speak, i think underscores that message. reporter: administration officials traveling with the vice president are pushing back on the notion that mike pence snubbed the north koreans in that vip booth or in a reception where he didn t interact with