Irans media are reporting that 120 people have been killed and more than 300 injured in an earthquake with a magnitude of 7. 3. The quake hit the border area between iran and iraq, around 30km south of halabja. In iraq, it has caused extensive damage with at least 16 deaths in the kurdistan region. The quake was so powerful, it was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. Andrew plant has more. Carried into hospital amid the chaos at this clinic in iran, victims of the earthquake on stretchers, others walking wounded. As more and more of the injured arrive. The earthquake struck after dark, rural villages and the effect of areas, the search began in torchlight, for any survivors that might be buried in the fallen buildings. The shocks were felt in towns, too. People out for the evening running to safety, finding a way outside, away from the danger, scared there could be more to come. The first reports are that the centre of the earthquake was near the border between iran and iraq, somew
At gunpoint that texas mum with four children pulled out of the car, wrongly pulled over and handcuffed by police. You cant say sorry, and im over it. I cant. [ cheers ] field of dreams the boys from chicago southside swinging their way to the Little League world championships. We are following breaking news for you. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Live from new york city, im Morgan Radford. A strong quake rattled Central California before four in the morning passiving time. The 6. 0 quake was centered south of napper valleys wine country. Tremors all the way from San Francisco to sacramento. Minor damage and reports are expected as day breaks there. This is the largest earthquake in the area since the earthquake in 1989. We turn to meteorologist Kevin Corriveau in the weather center. We are going to take you and google earth, overlaying the earthquake data here. Lets go in closer. I want to show you what you are looking at. We were 27 to 29 miles away to the north. You can see the epic
Boy was killed in a mortar attack. We begin this hour with the growing violence from the Islamic State as western governments try to come up with an Effective Response to the rebel group it rages on. New information from the United Nations shares 190,000 people have been killed in syrias civil war. It received a strong are you beak from the Security Council today saying it has not been doing enough. The killers and torturers in syria have been embolded and war crimes and war crimes against humanity have been committed time and type again. If the security counsel has failed to refer it to the International Court where it clearly belongs. Michael the Islamic State has crossed syria into iraq. It has launched major attacks to recapture the northern cities of jalawla and sadiya. There have been deadly attacks on hamas and 70 people were killed inside the city mosque and the eastern part of the country when a shia armed group open fired. And International Plan is needed to deal with the thr
And ferguson, missouri prepares for the funeral of Michael Brown. We begin in california, where a powerful 6. 0 magnitude earthquake rattled the wine country, north of san francisco, between nasser and american canyon. Power and water was knocked out. Scientists say this is the largest quake to hit the bay area since the 6. 8 quake back in 1989. The governor declared a state of emergency in napper to bring in state aid. Jacob ward is live in the city. What is the latest assessment of injuries, damage there what can you tell us . Well, fortunately there hasnt been additional injuries, 87 injured, three critical. Damage is the major issue. Three buildings unfit for hislation, made out of this stuff turning to literal in the shaking we saw. And water mains is the other great concerns here. Obviously gas and water leaks, are what officials are concerned about. You talked about the water why the concern about the water . Water is life in california, theres an incredibly sophisticated system
People in india moved to safety. Cyclone hudhud makes land fall. Israels 50 day assault on gaza had a devastating impact. More than 2,000 people were killed, including 511 children. The financial cost is in the billions, for a population suffering for years under israels land, sea and air blockade. The palestinians are seeking 4 billion to rebuild homes, schools and hospitals damaged by bombing. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry is among those at the International Aid conference in cairo. The palestinian president said the cycle of violence and a Donor Conference must end, using the opening remarks to call on the International Community to push for a lasting solution between israel and the palestinians. Translation its not tolerable any more to live through wars and ask for reconstruction every two years. Every two years we have a conference like this for restriction. Why. The International Community has to live up to its responsibilities and not allow the Palestinian People to be in