Northeast of here about 77 kilometers by the capitol in the hindu mountains, a sustained earthquake and at least a minute and people went running in the streets. We are not getting any real reports of any big damage here, some old mud walls have fallen downs and electricity problems in kabul and the phone system is down and very difficult to make a phone call person to person and difficult to get further investigation but a very powerful earthquake felt so far away with the epicenter so far away and one said it was scary and im from california and used to earthquake so it was a very powerful quake. Give us a sense, an idea of what the area is like, jennifer. Reporter well, the hindu mountains is a quake zone, very much a fault line there so pakistan, afghanistan have witnessed quite a number of earthquakes over the years. Luckily its not in a very populated area so we are not getting any reports right now of any heavy casualties but its too soon to say because as i said it certainly wa
Festival are rolling for a film dedicated to mountain life. Palestinians are preparing for the funeral of a minister who died following a confrontation with Israeli Forces in the occupied west bank on wednesday. Israeli and palestinian officials have issued conflicting accounts about the results of the autopsy. Our correspondent has the latest from west jerusalem. Reporter the autopsy concluded just after midnight local time. Two jordanian doctor doctors cad out the autopsy. However the Palestinian Authority did allow an israeli pathologist to be present as well. Now, we are hearing conflicting reports as to just what the findings of that up is. According to Senior Palestinian officials, it was determined he died from being hit, from tear gas inhalation and for for not being able to seek medical treatment in time. We understand that israeli officials who have seen the autopsy result dispute this and say that he died of a heart attack, possibly brought on when he was grabbed by the thro
Arresting those that refuse to believe. Im jonah hull in northern italy, where for a small village the slow march of time has caught up with highspeed internet well, well take you first to ramallah in the occupied west bank, just getting under way the the funeral of a palestinian cabinet minister who died after a confrontation with Israeli Forces about this time yesterday. Ziab abu ein, claiming to be a peaceful acts visit. He was with others planting olive trees on ground in an or which he and others said was being marked for israeli settlement expansion. Shortly after giving interviews to people about why he as there, ziab abu ein collapsed. It appeared he had a heart attack, although the palestinian authorities after an autopsy carried out by two jordanian doctors with an israeli, medic present, a witness, say he had died because he inhaled tear gas, and because he was not given prompt medical treatment. The israelis simply saying yes, he had a preexisting medical condition, and tha
Complete control of an area in idlib. I have the sport as baltimores Major League Baseball team also false victim to the riots. Reporter white sox will get the series started hopefully tomorrow. An announcement is expected shortly. Nepals Prime Minister is warning that the death toll could reach 10,000 after saturdays earthquake. So far, 4,724 people are known to have died and within the past hour news has emerged over an avalanche and mud slide on a trekking route north of the capitol. Hundreds are missing, and time is running out for many still trapped. Rescue experts say people can usually live about three days without food and water. Al jazeeras correspondent has more now from kathmandu. Reporter Kathmandu International airport. The only way in or out of nepal since saturdays quake. Those that survived are finding their way there. Many have been waiting for days. Translator we are from india, and a state of federal government is nowhere in sight to help us. We want to go home. But
Gone through. Well the u. N. Is warning 8 Million People have been affected by the earthquake in nepal and for those still trapped under the rubble time is running out, the government says more than 4300 bodies have been recovered and that number could easily double and smoke from funeral is hanging heavy over the capitol kathmandu and so many victims they had to cremate bodies before being identified and aid is trickling in and 15 million from Emergency Response fund to help victims and nepal Prime Minister said they are short of tents and medicine as well as food water and shelter. And short supplies and continuing aftershocks mean crowds of people are trying to leave nepal just about any way that can. And lets go to our correspondence who is in the historic duba square in kathmandu and the window closing and take us through the search for survivors in the rubble we can see behind you. Reporter well its a search going on but as you mentioned 72 hour window has now closed and locals h