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President obama has nominated Merrick Garland for the supreme court. Grassley and oconnell think it should be filled by the next president. In north korea, an American College student has been sentenced to 15 years hard labor for what the government called crimes against the country. He was accused of taking down a propaganda sign last month. The Obama Administration has ordered another round of sanctions against north korea. There is said to be in response to the countries socalled Illicit Nuclear missile test. There are recent sanctions that have been approved unanimously by the un security council. Kim jongun said his country would soon it a Nuclear Warhead and been left missiles, capable of carrying the warhead. In result, a new twist in the countrys corruption investigation. The former president would join the current president s chief of staff. He faces criminal charges, and joining the cabinet would make it tougher to prosecute him. Global news, 24 hours a day, powered by over 2
Government. The united arab emirates, qatar have sent fighter jets to saudi arabia. Several hours into the bombing the u. S. Revealed its role in the together. It announced the creation of a joint planning cell with the saudis to word u. S. Military and intelligence support. The u. S. Said its policy in yemen is working. I have explained that it is a success and has been for many years because of our efforts to push back and counter alqaeda in yemen. Thats something weve been doing for sometime now. Iran supports the houthis which has triggered fears in saudi arabia and the majority sunni gulf nations that iran might be trying to spread its influence throughout the region. Iran has strongly criticized the airstrikes, saying civilians were among the casualties. The houthis have taken control of Yemen Holding the president in sanna until he fled to aden last month. There have been protests against the houthis enrecent days, including in taiz city. Al jazeera. A spokesman for the houthis
Plus. Im in the oil rich niger delta. Nigerians are voting in the election soon. How has the fall in oil prices affected ordinary people. Well tell you what they say. We begin in yemen where a sawed Led Coalition started airstrikes against houti rebels. Sources tell al jazeera the strikes destroyed iranianmade missile launchers in sanna which may pose to threat to saudi arabia. The saudi government is forming a coalition of 10 countries including five gulf monarchies in the Gulf Corporations council, as well as egypt pakistan sudan jordan and morocco. It is to support the president. Saudi says it has destroyed air defenses and hit targets in aden in yemens south. Yemens Health Ministry said at least 18 civilians have been killed in a residential area in the capitol sanna. Knew these are the latest pictures coming to us from the yemeni capitol showing the aftermath of the airstrikes. Iran which supports the houthis have called for the strikes to end immediately. A specks man for the hou
For the german plane crash lead the agency to say there should always be two people in the cockpit. The Nigerian Military claims big success against boko haram. Plus everything floats. You dont even have to hold your head up. Scientists prepare to study the longterm effects of longterm living in space. One astronaut sharing his experience with us. There have been further air strikes by saudilead forces in yemen targeting shia houthi fighters and their allies. The Coalition Says it now has complete control of the air space and it is working to protect the legitimacy of the government. Translator the Main Objective is to protect the government in aden. As you know there is some element of the houthi militias reach the some of the area around aden and the air base they were attacked by the coalition. Now the air base is under control of the yemeni army. We we continue we will continue to target their movement, their their concentration of forces until we clarify all of the area that they