Father,hoshfather, hosseini moved and he could not return. His family sought and were granted political asylum in the u. S. We knew that essentially, we had to start life all over again. Hosseini is a good will ambassador to unhcr, the Un Refugee Agency and established a foundation to provide aid to the people of afghanistan. This year in particular, every year but this year in particular is a very good time for people around the world to take a step back, to think about the millions of people whose lives have been disrupted through no fault of their own. Hosseinis debut novel was a phenomenon. It spent 100 weeks on the New York Times best selling novel. Your third novel is coming out in paperback as we speak, the mountains echoed is it the favorite . Your last book is always your favorite. It feels to me the in some ways, the most personal of my three novels. It feels to me in some ways the most ambitious of the three and maybe the most accomplished. Why . I felt this is a novel that
Eruption. More than 30 people are believed to have died. I am robin adams with all of your sport. Madison world record. Details coming up. Still ahead as well, the latest from the final days play at the ryder cup. Golfers are edging closer to a victory. Gubut first, police in hong kong have used tear gas against thousands of protesters outside main government buildings. Demonstrators want the Chinese Government to scrap rules which allow it to choose the candidates for the 27th election. Rob mcbride reports from the proceedtest. Reporter as more reinforcements arrive, they were hopelessly out numbered. A growing crush of people trying to find their way back into the occupation site locked. Tempers flared. Every way knew what was i dont meaning. Umbrellas blocked pepper spray and it started. The umbrella were ripped apart and then the spray but on to no avail. The line was preached. Officers down and hurt. Both sides are calling for restraint to pull them out of the crush but now, it ha
Sport and super bowl sunday in just a few hours time. Millions across the world will turn their eyes to Metlife Stadium in new jersey as the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks. Loading this hour, at least five people have been killed in two blasts in pakistan. The attacks happened in the city of pashawa. More than 20 others are injured. Our correspondent joins us from the phone from islamabad. Camal, what more do you know of this attack reporter in the last few minutes, the information minister has found at least two were logged at the picture house cinema as it is known. A number of them were wounded besides the five people who were killed. At this early stage, any idea who could be behind this attack . Thats an interesting question because the attacks happen at a time when the government of pakistan has announced the committee to hold talks from pack stone, welcomed the talks in the last few minutes. Also said that they have nothing to do with this particular attack. As the
The u. S. Has started a fresh offenseni iraq expanding its Bombing Campaign against fighters from the Islamic State group. U. S. And iraqi forces have bombed sites near haditha in western anbar professor where iraqi forces and sunni tribes are trying to protect the haditha dam, the first time the u. S. Has hit target did in the sunnidominated area of anbar. Iraqi t. V. Says Government Troops are in control of the northern entrance of the town about 15 kilometers south of haditha. New reports say at least 15 i. S fighters were killed in the operati operation. Barack obama is expected to launch plans to go on the offensive. Chuck hagle has defended the air operations. The Iraqi Government asked us for their support in those strikes. Second, it was the Iraqi Security forces on the ground who con received of the operation. They, too, the Iraqi Security force air force is conducting strikes. Haditha vam is a critically important facility for iraq. The governor of Anbar Province has been hur
In la paz where modern technology being used to do more than just improve the quality of life of the citizens of this country. Legal 0. Welcome to the program. The 10 would you say truce in ukraine is being tested on two key fronts. There have been explosions near the airport in donetsk and heavy shelling is continuing in and around the port city of mariupol. Live in donetsk a little later. From mariupol, harry faucet sent is this report. Reporter this is what the current ceasefire looks like in Eastern Ukraine shelling the area around donetsks International Airport with mariupol to the south. I dont know. I dont know why this is happening, but there is no ceasefire and probably will never be. Standing out from mariupols eastern check point on sunday morning for the first time that we have seep, tarpingsz were taking up defensive positions right on the city border. They are preparing for more of this. Overnight in this spot came the first major breach of a ceasefire that took effect on