Like millions of people across the globe, my husband and i are outraged and heart broken over the kidnapping of more than 200 nigerian girls from their School Dormitory in the middle of the night. The first lady as her voice to the international cry to find the kidnapped school girls in nigeria. First, government officials on the defensive denying reports they knew in advance. Boko haram fighters were planning to snatch more than 200 girls. They say thats not true. Also today u. S. Personnel are in nigeria to help find the missing students. More from abuja. The Nigerian Military broke its silence issuing a rather detailed statement trying to exonerate soldiers from allegations that they had advanced warning hours before the attack but failed to act accordingly. Instead, the military said what they did receive were calls for reinforcements once the boko haram attack was underway, that it had to dispatch reinforcements to more than 120s kilometers away in a very rugged and difficult terr
Villagers. Hollywood, tax breaks are constructing a profitable movie industry in new orleans. But first, the former thai Prime Minister Yingluk Shinawatra is among politicians summoned to a meeting following thursdays coup. Yingluk has been banned from leaving the country. The coup has been widely condemned by the international community. This report from bangkok. Reporter once the stage for the antigovernment move in bangkok is taken down and removed the morning after the military coup. The protesters left thursday night. Most felt their effort of more than six months paid off because of their goal of removing the current government had been reached. This woman we want to work friday morning and is relieved the army is in control . Personally, i support cou coup de tate. If the army didnt do it, the country would be a real mess. This is the army Assembly Hall where more than 100 people from both sides of the political divide have been sum opinion by the military rulers to discuss the
We are live in johannesburg. Arrival protests in tie land following problems that forced the Prime Minister from. And music it is. How a deal with apple could make this man the first hiphop billionaire. The Worlds Largest block of islamic countries has described the kidnapping of more than 270 school girls as barbaric and inhumane. The organization for Islamic Corporation says groups like boko haram is about islam. Boko haram has threatened to sell the girls into slavery. They. Al jazeera raji has more from the capitol. The Nigerian Military broke its silence issuing a rare detailed statement trying to exonerate soldiers from allegations that they had advanced warning hours before the attack but failed to act accordingly. Instead, the military said what they did receive were calls for reinforcement once the attack was underway, that it had to dispatch reinforcements to more than 120 kilometers away in a very rugged and difficult terrain that soldiers were ambushed, that they were recei
Hundreds of thousands of people die each year because the prescriptions they need arent the real deal. We begin in Southern California where seven people are dead after afternoon overnight shooting spree near the campus of uc Santa Barbara. They say people were gunned down in drive high by shootings. Al jazeeras brian rooney is there right now. What do we know at this point . Reporter isla vista is a student residential area off of the Santa Barbara campus. It is crowded with students at any time of day or night. Last night, friday night obviously, a lot of people were out. Apparently a black bmw pulled up to a group of people and the driver started shooting. There wereples nearby who engaged him. We dont have the exact sequence but there ended up being as many as nine locations where gunshots were fired. It ended with the gunman in the bmw dead. Six other people were killed by the gunman. Seven were injured. The police are still sorting it out. Its a big crime scene. It covers an area
Alternatives to traditional living arrangements. Its a crucial u. S. Allie in the war on terror. The rising tear in yemen could kill sever. Whilea a separate bomb near the president this afternoon. The latest casualties against that group. Offensive appears to have prompted revenge attacks yesterday. The defense minister was nearly killed with gunmen ambushed his car and an alqaeda gunman tried to storm the president ial palace t the latest reporter tight security, soldiers search vehicles of a attorney in earn entrance to the capitol. A massive hunt for potential suicide bombers tanldz alqaeda operatives is underway. I am worried sending my kids to School Walking by government buildings and thinking a blast might happen any time anywhere. This is the military checkpoint that was attacked by unknown gunmen near the president ial palace on friday. Security forces and government buildings have been targeted many times by alqaeda. Despite security concerns, there is fears alqaeda might ta