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vin diesel returns for the eighth installment in the fast and furious series. film criticjames king gives us his verdict on this and the rest of the week s cinema releases. our main story at 5: the afghan government says 36 militants from the so called islamic state group were killed when the united states dropped one of its biggest non nuclear bombs in the eastern province of nanggarhar on thursday. the commander of us forces in afghanistan generaljohn nicholson said the attack had been coordinated with the government in kabul, and that no civilians were harmed. but there s also been criticism former afghan president hamid karzai condemned the bombing as inhuman. our south asia editor jill mcgivering reports. this is american hard power in action. the moment the us dropped, for the first time, the biggest non nuclear weapon it has. it was a moab, nicknamed the mother of all bombs , and it was targeting underground bases in eastern afghanistan, a stronghold of the so ....
welcome to bbc news. the afghan government says 36 militants from the so called islamic state group were killed when the united states dropped one of its biggest non nuclear bombs in the eastern province of naanggarhar on thursday. the commander of us forces in afghanistan generaljohn nicholson said the attack had been coordinated with the government in kabul, and that no civilians were harmed. but there s also been criticism. former afghan president hamid karzai condemned the bombing as inhuman. our south asia editor jill mcgivering reports. this is american hard power in action. the moment the us dropped, for the first time, the biggest non nuclear weapon it has. it was a moab, nicknamed the mother of all bombs , and it was targeting underground bases in eastern afghanistan, a stronghold of the so called islamic state group. the us military insists afghan leaders gave full approval. this was the right weapon against the right target. we will continue to work shoulder ....
hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m lizzie greenwood hughes, the headlines this evening. brighton move a step closer to the big time, now four points clear at the top of the championship with premier league promotion in sight. button‘s back the former world champion will race in monaco while fernando alonso takes part in the indy500. and katie archibald wins herfirst individual world title in the omnium, and britain s first of this year s championships. so, lots cming in, and it s been a busy day in the football league, with several promotion and relegation permutations. in the championship, huddersfield s 3 2 victory over preston meant no promotion party for leaders brighton just yet. they took another big step to the premier league, though, with a 2 0 win at wolves. the hosts began the better, before brighton took control and championship player of the year antony knockeart scored near the end of the first half. wolves dominated possession after the break and for ....
the lights out, workers rescued, trapped in elevators across the city. why did the power go out? good evening. and we begin tonight with the tornado watches up at this hour. several states, as we come on, now bracing for what s to come tonight. 30 reported tornadoes in just the past 24 hours. dodge city, kansas, seeing some of the most powerful twisters. and take a look at this. churning clouds splitting into two separate tornadoes. and tonight, the regions in red bring the immediate concern, and authorities say over the next 48 hours, that area of concern will only grow. 35 million americans bracing. abc s phillip mena is in the tornado zone with the stunning images already. reporter: officials declaring a tornado emergency. big, big tornado on the ground. reporter: as a violent outbreak unfolds in the plains. multiple twisters in ford county, kansas, alone. preliminary reports say on it s fixing to barrel that house. reporter: veteran storm chaser brett ad ....
trapped in elevators across the city. why did the power go out? good evening. and we begin tonight with the tornado watches up at this hour. several states, as we come on, now bracing for what s to come tonight. 30 reported tornadoes in just the past 24 hours. dodge city, kansas, seeing some of the most powerful twisters. and take a look at this. churning clouds splitting into two separate tornadoes. and tonight, the regions in red bring the immediate concern, and authorities say over the next 48 hours, that area of concern will only grow. 35 million americans bracing. abc s phillip mena is in the tornado zone with the stunning images already. reporter: officials declaring a tornado emergency. big, big tornado on the ground. reporter: as a violent outbreak unfolds in the plains. multiple twisters in ford county, kansas, alone. preliminary reports say one at least a half-mile wide. it s fixing to barrel that house. reporter: veteran storm chaser brett adair d ....