wounded along with 140 afghans. the militant group isis-k claiming responsibility for the deadly attacks. to be the president biden calling the fallen service members heroes and drawing plans to hunt down the terrorists and make them play. the president also saying the u.s. will not be called, that the evacuation will continue through tuesday s deadline to withdraw. we have the very latest now on the developments from cnn s pentagon kcorrespondent. reporter: two bombings tore through the crowds, killing 13 u.s. service members and dozens of afghan civilians. president joe biden promising the u.s. will strike isis-k and any others who attack. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. i will defend our interests and our people with every measure in my command. this graphic video laying bear the horror of the attacks. the victims thrown across the street. this man able to sit up after the attack, unlike so many others. afghans so desp
now on bbc news, our world. you work hard, behave responsibly, save into a pension scheme and have a happy retirement, right? wrong. after decades of saving into government pension schemes, when it s time to collect, many nigerians across the country get nothing, unless they pay. but while some retired people sink into poverty waiting for their pension, others are raking it in. he is entitled to 300% of his basic pension. he is entitled to four cars, replaceable every four years. one man. i m yemisi adegoke, and i want to find out why politicians are awarding themselves huge pensions while ordinary people are having to fight to get anything at all. every year in nigeria, dozens of nurses, teachers every year in nigeria, thousands of nurses, teachers and other government workers retire, expecting to swap their salary for a pension to support them in old age. my mother was a healthcare worker for 27 years and paid into the pension plan. we started looking into claims of corr
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the united nations holds talks, as the conflict between israel and palestinians in gaza continues for a seventh day. the secretary general has pleaded for peace. the fighting must stop. it must stop immediately. the rockets and mortars on one side, the aerial and artillery bombardments on the other, must stop. i appeal to all parties to heed this call. efforts to combat the india variant of covid ramp up in england, ahead of lockdown restrictions being relaxed tomorrow. i m confident that we can take the step tomorrow, | but we should all be careful i about how we take that step. you asked me about eating indoors with people. - it is still safer to eat outdoors when the weather allows. - the parents of two year old george hinds who was killed in a suspected gas explosion in lancashire have paid tribute to their little boy as an angel. now on bbc news. nigeria s pensions system is in a mess. it leaves some elderly people penniless af
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. people in areas where the indian variant of coronavirus is spreading, are urged to get a covid vaccination. having vaccinations are really important measures that we have i suppose in the tool box for controlling outbreaks. a gaza city tower block used by international media has been destroyed by the israeli military. they claim it was housing hamas military assets. hamas was using that building. its military intelligence had assets in that building that were part of the hamas war machine. meanwhile in london, thousands of pro palestinian protesters marched to the gates of the israeli embassy. wreath laying services have been held across the uk and around the world to mark the centenary of the royal british legion. leicester city lift the fa cup for the first time as youri tieleman s stunning long range goal earned the foxes victory over chelsea at wembley. now on bbc news, nigeria s pensions system is in a mess. it leaves some elderly
revolutionary biometric id for every one of india s citizens. also, the housing bubble caused the crash. will a coming housing boon finally power this anemic recovery? first, here s my take. what to do about syria? western military intervention looked fraught with difficulties. but the situation on the ground is a humanitarian nightmare and is creating greater instability by the week. i have been persuaded they might be a path forward. the pressures on bashar al assad s regime are mountding. it s running out of crash and faces a real military threat from turkey. these pressures could be combined with smart diplomacy to push assad out of power, but it would mean trying to work with the russian government rather than attacking it. the u.s. has been bashing russia for shielding assad, coddling an ally at the cost of lives, some is true, some false, but all is unhelpful if the goal is to oust assad. unless the united states intends to ask iran for help, russia is the only cou