a horrific attack on an army-run school in northern pakistan. the taliban kill at least 126 people, most of them children. eyewitnesss say five or six armed men scaled the walls at the school in peshawar and opened fire on pupils. security forces say they rescued many children trapped inside. fighting is continuing at the school. we're getting reports of explosions. five gunmen killed. the taliban says the attack is in response to military offenses in north waziristan and the kiber region. we will bring you full coverage, speaking to our correspondents at the scene and bring you reaction from throughout pakistan. >>> it's midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, and 5:00 p.m. in peshawar, pakistan, where taliban gunmen have launched a horrific attack, and this time, the target was children. gunmen stormed an army-run school and killed 126 people. most of them were pupils. eyewitnesss say the attack began when five or six armed men wearing paramilitary uniforms scaled the school walls, entered the building and opened fire. pakistani securi

140 schoolchildren and teachers killed in a brazen taliban ambush on a school in peshawar in northern pakistanthis father buried his 16-year-old son. the last time he sign was the night before. >> the family use the -- usually talked to them about what time he would come home. he got a bullet writing is just and another bullet hit his hand. i'm sorry, i cannot talk anymore about it. >> the taliban says the attack was revenge for army operations against it fighters in northern words -- northern waziristan. but they are demanding answers as to how they managed to get into the building. >> they were the future of pakistan. they were students. the government should have given them proper security, because as far as i know, the school was getting reckless. >> tuesday morning, gunmen stormed the school. nearly 500 students from age 10-20 were inside. >> they entered the school from the rear of the school. and then they came in and entered the auditorium where all of children were taking exams and they started shooting them. >> tuesday evening after special forces entered the school, it ended. if las

. ♪ ♪ >>> we are getting reports that armed men have attacked a military-run school in northern pakistanere are reports that a number of children have died and many more are wounded. the pakistani taliban says it is a response to the ongoing military operations in the tribal areas in pakistan. we are going to speak to a journalist, joining us on the phone to tell us what you are hearing about the attack and what the situation is at that school. >> well, actually the school. [ inaudible ] and presently we don't have a picture of the situation inside. there are reports coming that perhaps. [ inaudible ] but the situation is very grim according to inside sources at least 10 children have died as a result of the attack which continued with the fighting and fighting continues for almost half an hour. but apparently it seems a number of security forces have entered this army-run school. it's been. [ inaudible ] around are mostly the military in the building but only one -- [ inaudible ] this was the from these militants might have entered. we have four confirmed bodies lying in a hospital whic

malala grew up in northern pakistan.rom an early age, she spoke out in support of girls writes, -- g irls' rights, but her advocacy nearly lost her life -- caused her to lose her life. in 2012, taliban boarded her school bus and shot her in the head. malala was lucky to survive. >> malala said that she will .ontinue fighting for her dream martina, is education a key part of the solution? we know that women who have been better educated tend to have fewer children, have less of a tendency to live in poverty. would they have less of a tendency to become victims of violence? >> they can protect themselves better. i think it is important to have these figures, a brave young woman to break the silence, who speaks out loudly. this is the most important thing. it is important to help them. education is a factor. education can also create new problems if the men are not with us in the boat. education makes women stronger. really a real gender approach, that means men and women are being targeted. men with their mentalities and w

leave the house, here's what's happening today, a horrific taliban attack on an army school in northern pakistan than 80 dead, many of them children. reports that the terrorists may be holding hostages. a muslim extremist dead after the siege in sydney comes to an end, killed along with two hostages in the 16 hour standoff. security being stepped up in new york city with police on high alert. what do you think the u.s. need to do to prevent copycat or lone wolf attacks at home? weigh in on our facebook page. some schools in pennsylvania closed as police scour the area for sergeant stanley stone accused of shooting and killing his ex-wife and five family members. >> time for the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. sweet success for bill and his best friend. sales for dylan's book chocolate bar reaching the million-dollar mark. dylan now eight years old started selling the book in 2012 when he found out his friend is suffering from a live disease and all the money going for a cure. a fedex truck spilling packages on a busy highway. finally the ugly. tourists in for a rude awakening when s

breaking this morning, taliban militants terrorizing a school in northern pakistan. at least 100 people killed, mostly children. at least two teachers among the deceased. this crisis unfolding at a military-run school in peshawar, with dozens of others injured. it was just before 12:00 p.m. when a group of gunmen stormed the school after scaling the walls. the pakistan taliban claiming responsibility. calling this a revenge attack after they say pakistan's military launched a major military against them. >> the military runs a number of schools, they call them the army public schools. clearly this was chosen because of its affiliation with the military and also because it was a soft target. there are children there. >> a taliban spokesman claiming six suicide bombers were ordered to attack the school, their goal to shoot older students. a security official says 700 students and staff were in the building when the attack began. the students are aged 10-18. pakistan military officials say paramilitary forces are now on school grounds. confirming they exchanged gunfire

drone fired two missiles at a militant hideout in northern pakistan, killing at least five taliban fighters. in a separate operation, pakistan's military says that its military killed five terrorists on the outskirts of peshawar. according to military officials, the local commander of the militants was among those killed. the attack happened in an area where the taliban carried out that school massacre earlier this week. they killed close to 150 people, most of them children. >>> the state department has issued a worldwide travel alert for anybody who's going abroad over the holidays. the warning follows that deadly hostage incident at a cafe in downtown sydney earlier this week. the alert says that u.s. citizens should be mindful that terrorist groups can pose unpredictable threats, and they can target hotels, shopping areas and places of worship. >>> now to some new information about the hack attack at sony pictures. this morning north korea is proposing a joint investigation with the u.s. this after the fbi released a report on friday with evidence to back up speculation that north korea

then there is pakistan, journalists working in the northern providence are caught between local armedd army and face frequent taliban bombs and eastern ukraine because those regions saw six journalists killed between may and august and hostage taking, arbitrary arrests seem to have lessened since then and columbia northwest reporters are threatened and kidnapped and murder with almost complete immunity. and al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists in prison in egypt for 353 days, greste and fahmy and mohamed were jailed on false charges of helping the out lawed muslim brotherhood and appealing against their convictions. we are returning to one of our top stories, the siege in sidney, this was the scene a short time ago in martin place, that is where flowers continue to be placed by the cafe where to hostages died and peter is the political international editor at the harold and i spoke to him earlier and asked him if it was a politically motivated attack as tony abbot described it. >> i think we saw the case here where a character with a long history of rath

breaking this morning, taliban militants terrorizing a school in northern pakistan.

a horrific attack on an army-run school in northern pakistan.fire on pupils. security forces say they rescued many children trapped inside. fighting is continuing at the school. we're getting reports of explosions. five gunmen killed. the taliban says the attac

the taliban is claiming responsibility for an attack at a military school in northern pakistan. at least 126 people mostly children have been killed. that's according to police sources. terrorists entered the school after scaling the walls. army officials have killed six terrorists and rescued most of the hostages. the pakistan prime minister calls it a national tragedy. he also announced three days of national mourning. >>> some south bay residents want a san jose police officer to be fired for comments he made on twitter. officer phillip white is on leave. he tweeted about using a gun for self-defense when necessary. he said, "if anyone feels they can't breathe or lives matter, i'll be at the movies tonight off duty carrying a gun." many are calling those comments inappropriate. >> this is a police officer that felt that there would not be any sort of accountability for these type of attitudes, behaviors and threats and that's where he is wrong. >> the police union issued a statement calling officer white's comments on social media offensive and disrespectful. mayor reed calle

taliban terrorists ambushed the school in northern pakistan on tuesday.nvestigators say gunmen walked from class to class, shooting students and teachers. nearly 150 people died in that attack. most of them were children. >> a teenager upset? new york told police that two masked men broke into her home, pinned her to the floor, kidnapped her five-year-old cousin, but investigators now say that wasn't true. and they're charging her with the child's murder. this is the little boy. his name was kenneth white. cops say this began yesterday afternoon outside albany, new york, when the boy's 19-year-old cousin first reportedded the kidnapping. the rest of the story is a sore -- sordid one. >> this is a sad and tragic case. the five-year-old has a twin sister and a four-year-old sister left in the trail home, said to be devastated as well. they are without their beloved brother tonight. the 19-year-old woman who claims the men snatched him was charged with murder in second degree this afternoon. she pled not guilty and was sent to jail without bail. authorities

al jazeera, northern iraq. >> pakistan's military said it has carried out several airstrikes in north whic waziristan. journalists are not allowed in that region so we cannot independently verify the information. >>> relatives of a death row inmate in pakistan say he's about to be hanged for a crime he never committed. the man is one of 500 people who are due to be executed in the coming weeks. after pakistan lifted a moratorium on capital punishment. >> they're begging for mercy. now he could be hanged at any moment. >> we're knocking on every door to seek justice for my brother, to save his life. but there is no hope, and my brother will be wrongfully hanged by the authorities. >> now with the lifting of the moratorium on death penalties suspects are facing excuse. >> on a list selected for immediate execution. convicted for an unit terrorism court in 2004 for killing a boy, but his family and lawyer denies the crime saying he was 13 at the time, and the accusation has nothing to do with armed groups. >> justice ohe was juvenile and forced into a confession. it goes to the governmen

pledged his allegiance to isis leader, the leader of isis and is recruiting fighters for ice nuss northern pakistan. if that is confirmed to be true, i think we need to revisit not only ensuring that we aren't transferring dangerous detainees from guantanamo to countries like yemen, and allowing them to be in a position to get back in the fight, but that we also are ensuring that we have a moratorium on transfers until we understand how many of these detainees may actually be joining isis and present a threat to us. this issue as we look at the national security challenges we face right now, you have to reevaluate, i hope the president would reevaluate the campaign promise he made in light of the national security threats that we face. and now is not the time to be closing the facility at guantanamo when we are presented with so many threats around the world not only from al qaeda but from isis and we need a secure facility to ensure those who are there now who are tremendously dangerous individuals don't get back in the fight to continue to harm us and our allies. and also to ensure that if future

this is happening in peshawar a city about 3 million people in northern pakistan. it is 7:00 p.m. there now. and this is the scene earlier. parents and soldiers crowded in the streets outside the school. inside, the military spent hours trying to rescue students and staff. still held hostage. one official said the school was booby trapped, which slowed everything down. the the taliban called it a revenge attack saying they wanted to go after a military run school in retaliation for military attacks on their tribal areas along the border. the good news and it's very little good news it may be over. the taliban said they sent six attackers in. an hour ago we got word that six had been killed. katy tur is tracking this for us from london. richard engel has lived in the region for nearly two decades. he's our chief foreign correspondent. katy, let's start with you. can you give us the latest details on the attack? >> well here's what we know as of now. the attack on pakistani officials is what they're saying now six terrorists are dead. that could be all of them. but they are going ro

. >> this morning, gunman stormed a military run school in northern pakistan, killing dozens of students and teachers, talibani gunman took over the school, a physics lab assistant saw the attack. >> a small number of children were present. on the upper story, exams were being held for class 11 and 12. students were sitting there. i saw six or seven men were entering every class, beating children. >> army commanders arrived at school and started firing at the gunman. there were 500 children between the ages of nine and synagog to the school here. >> after an hour army personnel came and rescued us. we saw our friends shot three or four times, some dead and some injured. their blood had spilled all over the police. >> it's unclear how many are inside. the rescue operation is currently underway. the injured were taken to hospital by ambulance. it's being called the highest profile attack to hit the troubled region in months, a spokesman for the pakistani taliban told royalties his group was responsible saying our suicide bombers have entered the school. they have instructions not to harm t

mohammed adow, al jazeera, guir in northern iraq. >> pakistan's military said it carried out severalirstrikes in the tribal region of north rawiristan. 39 fighters are said to have been killed. journalists aren't allowed to be in that region. so we cannot independent independently verify the information. >>> relatives of a death row inmate say he is about to be hanged for a crime he never committed. he is one of about 500 people due to be executed in the coming weeks after pakistan lifted a moratorium on capital punishment. human rights activist leave at least some inmates were tortured into confession from the area, mohammed vow reports. reporter: >> reporter: their brother has been on death row for years. now, he could be hanged at any moment. >> we are knocking over door to seek justice for my brother, to save his life, but there is no hope that my brother will be wrongful -- and he will be wrongfully hanged by the authorities. >> one of the courses that have issues for the thousands across the country during the last two years. now, with the lifting of the moratorium on death pen

mohamed adow al jazerra, erbil, northern iraq. >>> pakistan says the man behind this week's deadly attackthe school may have been killed in an air strike. he had taken responsibility for the attack in a video, and said more tacks would target military families. al jazerra's caroline malone reports. >> reporter: the pakistani military says it's killed a number of taliban fighters on the outskirts of the town including a local commander. the operation took place as anger grows in pakistan days after an attack on children by the taliban. thousands of supporters of a political party called. [ inaudible ] protests in scratch protests karachiagainst. >> we want to unite all the pakistanis against the taliban. because we know that as long astill ban is here in pakistan can't go further. and we need to deal with the terrorism and extremeism. >> reporter: security is tight outside the army-run school that taliban forces stormed on tuesday. they killed more than 130 children and injured many others. people now fear more attacks. >> translator: the children and me whether they are safe in school and

this is happening in peshawar, a city about 3 million people in northern pakistan. it is 7:00 p.m.official said the school was booby trapped, which slowed everything down. the the taliban called it a revenge attack, saying they wanted to go after a military run school in retaliation for military attacks on their tribal areas along the border. the good news, and it's very

. ♪ >> day one in northern india near the pakistan border.njab's largest city. population, about a million. this is a part of india i have never seen, a place i have always been curious about, home to some pretty legendary cuisine. in amritsar they have a saying, the best food can't cooked in people's homes. you find it on the streets. ♪ >> punjabis are known for their adventurous spirit as brave warriors who spread throughout the world, bringing great food with them. ♪ in fact, much of the good stuff we refer to simply as indian food comes from here. ♪ the punjab of the early 20th century saw some of the most violent resistance to british rule. and when the british finally cashed out in 1947, they carved off a huge piece, what is now pakistan. and it remains a potential flashpoint for conflict. but that's easy to forget when you first smell the food. >> there we go. kesar da dhaba, meaning side of the road food stall. there are countless dhabas to choose from in this town but this one is legendary. >> see tony eat vegetables. and like it. >>

. ♪ ♪ >> day one in northern india near the pakistan border.'s largest city. population, about a million. this is a part of india i have never seen, a place i have always been curious about, home to some pretty legendary cuisine. in amritsar they have a saying, the best food isn't cooked in people's homes. you find it on the streets. ♪ ♪ punjab, you up in punjab ♪ don't be fussy sit back relax have a cold glass of -- >> punjabis are known for their adventurous spirit as brave warriors who spread throughout the world, bringing great food with them. ♪ don't worry about no traffic the elements move and weave around like it's magic peace and hot sugar on the beat good looking be simple ♪ in fact, much of the good stuff we refer to simply as indian food comes from here. ♪ ♪ peace to my brother tony no doubt ♪ ♪ golden temple amritsar, hell of a city ♪ the punjab of the early 20th century saw some of the most violent resistance to british rule. and when the british finally cashed out in 1947, they carved off a huge piece, what is now pakistan, and it

he was killed in the northern region of pakistan during an army raid. he'd been the chief of global operations since the arrest of 9/11 mastermind. >> the united states secured an agreement in afghanistan to add 1,000 troops to soldiers on the ground at the end of n.a.t.o.'s combat mission. >> outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel said a surge of taliban attacks is a reminder of the need for a foreign presence. the combat mission ends in two weeks. >> officials identified one of 43 students missing in southern mexico. >> what is believed to be the remains were discovered near a garbage dump. >> adam raney has more. >> reporter: this trash dump is where remains were found, and where the attorney-general said drug gang members killed and burnt all of the 43 students that went missing. moira, seen in the picture, is the only student identified. in the coming days more remains may be confirmed as those of the missing students. >> translation: the confirmation of identity comes as parents of other students gathered in the cap pal. -- capital. >> reporter: a

drone firing two missiles into a taliban come bound reportedly killing five militants in northern pakistanncluding a key commander. the attack coming in the wake of a brutal massacre in a pakistani school which nearly killed 150 or did leave about 150 people dead. the u.s. offering support to pakistan as they carry out their own air strikes in that region. the taliban warning the school attack was just the beginning of all the violent. well, do you recognize this guy? investigators now offering a $5,000 reward to find whoever shot a tv weather man. patrick crawford shot 13 times in the parking lot of his tv station in waco, texas. this happening just in broad daylight after an argument with the gunman. crawford remains hospitalized in stable condition. so far police have not released a motive. and it's about time president obama signing a law you to finally give victims of the 2009 fort hood shooting purple hearts. 13 people were killed in more than 130 injured when self-proclaimed soldier of allah, nidal hasan opened fire. the white house had called the incident work place violence instea

it's clear tuesday's attack has affected thousands of others across pakistan >>> in northern iraq kurdish peshawar fighters are trying to retake sinjar mountain from the islamic state, of the islamic state of iraq and levant. a fire fight delayed the evacuation of the last yazidi trapped there. i.s.i.l. took control of the towns at the foothills of the mountains in august. >> reporter: kurdish forces are on the offensive, determined to secure the significant gains made against i.s.i.l. in the sinjar mountains. it's where at least 1,000 families from the yazidi communities have taken refuge. the kurdish forces victory allowed a corridor to be open through which the yazidi can escape. this is an operation that happened under the auspices of the president himself, to move all the way to mt sinjar, to liberate a vast area, and to be able to rescue those yazidi people that are trapped on mt sinjar. >> reporter: kurdish forces gained nearly 700 square kilometres of i.s.i.l.-held territory along the route. it opened the way for stranded families to leave, but they have to navigate through landmi

> i do agree that there's something happening in pakistan, the government has finally mobilized itself and take on on the al qaeda element in the northern part, in the bad lands of the country. and that is a hopeful thing, because pakistan is what really counts. the reason you want to remain in afghanistan so that we have a presence in the region, unlike what we did in leaving iraq, where our presence is forships onshore. at least we have a base of operations out of which we can operate in afghanistan and that's a plus. i'm rather hopeful that i'm very unhopeful about the rest of the world, where the threat will come from. >> charles seems to disagree with your idea that it may be likely we'll see another terror attack in afghanistan. >> charles, charles, charles. >> actually i don't think we disagree with much as it might sound. i don't think those two things are mutually exclusive. i would argue that if you said are we likely to see a terrorist attack that would kill 3,000 americans? if i had posed that question to you on 9/10/20001. >> whomever is the next president, democrat or republican, man, woman, terror is going to be at the to

drone strike in pakistan reportedly killed one of the group's senior commanders. the attack took place in the northern waziristan region. >> umar farouk led provisions inning afghanistan and pakistan, and comes a day after another leader was killed. >>> there's information on the botched rescue attempt in yemen. two hostages, including american journalist luke somers died after the u.s.-led raid. in an interview a senior president obama official said that they were unaware of the second hostage, a former teacher. an al qaeda fighter killed both men. >> six prisoners from gitmo have arrived in uruguay >>> in northern iraq thousands of ethnic yazidi are in need of humanitarian aid. many are trapped on a mountain after fleeing from fighters. they are becoming more desperate as the winter approaches. >> reporter: they are cold, hungry, but most of all are desperate to get off the mountains. these families fled in the summer, but are now living in tents up the mountain, with glinged food gk dwindling food supplies. this mother escaped with two children, leaving three behind. we are told that this woman esc

clearly the pakistan army is taking on the taliban in the tribal areas in the northern part of the countryy needs to be done. it's not clear exactly which group this is. it may be retaliation for what the pakistan army is doing trying to settle some of the problems in that tribal area. it remains to be seen but clearly we need to work with pakistan to open their economy and take on a series of economic reforms and back away from conflict with india. there's no way the issues in afghanistan will be resolved without working with pakistan. they have been integral in the good and bad things that have gone on for centuries but certainly in the last 30 years. >> thanks so much. i appreciate your time. >>> coming up we're turning the heat up on climate action. could be facing the hottest year on record keep it here we're right back. why do i take metamucil everyday? because it helps me skip the bad stuff. i'm good. that's what i like to call, the meta effect. 4-in-1 multi-health metamucil now clinically proven to help you feel less hungry between meals. experience the meta effect with our new mul

pakistan and afghanistan. he decide along with four other suspected militants. >>> the northern philippines is bracing for typhoonupit's fury. this cyclone is moving at only 9 miles an hour and drenching this area, dropping tons of rain. now authorities worry hagupit will cause disastrous mudslides because it's headed to a mountainous region and it will likely endanger 40 million people. earlier the typhoon slammed into tacloban with winds of over 100 miles an hour, damaging homes and businesses. the government says two deaths are blamed on hagupit. >>> north korea is denying involvement in recent hacking at sony pictures but pyongyang is praising. news agency says the hack might be righteous deed by dpk supporters. the seminals manage to end up this game with 37-35 win over georgia tech to take the win last night. alabama and tcu easily won their games. and they hope -- they hope they also won over the playoff selection committee. that panel today will decide which teams play in the inaugural college football playoff. >> did you get to watch any of that yesterday? >> no. college football not my thing. >> really?

we report from a key front in northern iraq as coalition forces carry out for air strikes against i.s.i.l. >>> pakistan intensifies its campaign against what it calls terror suspects after last week's school massacre. why rights campaigners are punished >>> plus... >> we are working on a mechanism, kite power could supply a more efficient form of renewable energy. >>> heavy rains across asia caused major flooding and landslide. 30 people have been killed. more than 200,000 have been displaced across three countries in thailand. 13 people have died there. the government has declared disaster zones in eight provinces in the south of the country. nearly 8,000 people have had to leave their homes. over in sri lanka, we know that four people have been killed so far by the flooding there. at least 10 people have died in a landslide triggered by days of heavy rains, and around 80,000 have been displaced over the past week. take a look in malaysia, it's seen some of the worst flooding in decades, forcing more than 100,000 from their homes. victoria gaetan by has this report. >> people leave their homes in a hu

pakistan realing after a taliban attack on a school in the northern part of the country not far from afghanistan kills dozens of children and teachers, too. it underscores the stepped hype up terror tactic on focusing on soft targets, schools, cafes, other unprotected places where sheila mcvicker reports it's so easy to take vulnerable lives. >> what began as a normal school day at this elite school run by pakistan's army turned into one of of carnage. a group of gunmen disguised as soldiers scaled walls and laid siege to the school setting off explosions and firing indiscriminately at terrified students and teachers. >> translator: today we had a chemistry paper exam. as i finished my paper, i was sitting inside the lab and the firing started. militants opened fire on all the students. >> translator: i locked the door from the inside, but three aattackers fired and entered the classroom. they opened fire on us. >> soldiers rushed to the scene and after an eight-hour battle ended the attack but not before 141 people lay dead, most of them children. scores were injured. an army spokes

northern region of aleppo. parading a man, reportedly executed shortly after >>> pakistan said the man behind the deadly attack on a school may have been killed. you mar took responsibility. more attacks would tart military families, he said. >> reporter: the pakistani military said it killed a number of taliban fighters, including a local commander. anger grows in pakistan, days after an attack by the children in pakistan. thousands of supporters by a political party protested in karachi against the taliban. >> we want to unite all the parties against the taliban. we know that as long as taliban is here. pakistan can't go further. >> reporter: security is tight outside the army-run school. they killed more than 130 children and injured men others. people fear more attacks. >> translation: children ask me whether they are safe. the same thing could happen to them. the government should have a permanent solution. the taliban has public support. the critics gather outside the city. it's a case of being registered against a cleric. who justified the attack. >> one of the things the government has done is to lift

northern border. thousands have been killed. and hundreds of thousands forced from their homes. but pakistan's army says that the strikes are working, pushing the taliban out. not completely blunt in power. >> it's a critical point in the history of the nation of pakistan. maintaining the military power, and they have to have talks with these elements. pakistani taliban does have strong following. critic say that pakistan works with parts of them whilele -- >> hussein is a former pakistani ambassador to the united states, and now he's the director of the hudson substitute. he's in washington tonight. and welcome, it's good to have you on the program. could you explain why this happened? >> basically, it happened because the taliban has presented an ideology that allows such things happen. it's not a normal organization, and it's not people with the kind of world view that you and i understand. they attack the military headquarters, because the pakistani military attacked them. and that would have at least made some sense. attacking children, who could not feedback, who are helpless, basically,

reaching out to those insurgents in the northern regions, of course, they need to reeducate these people. >> . >> educate the people. iin the past if pakistan wanted to be considered serious, it needed to reconsider serious education reforms. what would constitute education reform? >> i think they need to correct the syllabus. right now there isn't a particular oversight that looks to see what is being taught as a teacher. i could go over there, take the syllabus and teach according to how i see fit, and interpret it how i see fit in terms of religious education. i think there needs to be an oversight body that says this is the criteria. this is what we need to teach our children and this is the way it should be taught. there should not be a different school in a different region teaching religion in a different way. it's fine that the government wants to launch certain initiatives to get children in school, which they have done in the past, and it's okay that they're providing a lot of children scholarships to get them in school, but who is enforcing these laws? nobody. there is nobody looking to say, hang on a second, we passed such and s

pakistan. congratulations to you. >>> and violence erupting in northern california overnight during the fourth-consecutive night of protests stemming from new york and ferguson, missouri. they fired rubber bullets and arrested a dozen people who blocked a highway. hundreds marched through berkeley, forcing a city council meeting to be postponed. meanwhile, kobe bryant and others wore i can't breathe shirts. the final words of eric garner. >>> today our week long look at race and justice in america continues as george moderates a town hall meeting on the facebook page. it gets under way at 1:30 eastern. >>> the fbi is searching for two suspect who is pulled off a brazen bank robbery in new york. the teller and a customer terrified with their hands up. the suspects are seen throwing thousands of dollars of cash into a bag before escaping down the street. >>> and investigators are looking into whether pilot error caused a private jet to crash in maryland. a mother and her two young sons in the home were among the six people killed. they have found no evidence of engine failure or a bird strike. >>> and a thunderstorm in austr

pakistan army sets up against the taliban as anger over school killings grows. hello, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up in the next 30 minutes. kurdish fighters in northern iraq claim fresh gains in the mountains of sinjar mountains. and liberians vote for a new president. the government said safeguards are in place to stop the spread of ebola. >> hello there, thank you for joining us. the pakistani government has stepped up its military campaign against the taliban. al jazeera understands that the suspected mastermind of does ease school attack may have been killed in an airstrike. he is one of 21 suspected taliban fighters killed in the area. he claimed responsibility for the attack, which left more than 130 children led. we have reports from peshawar on the strong reaction provoked by tuesday's killings. >> the show of sympathy with the children killed in peshawar. the militar school is covered with prayers, words of support and messages. a steady scream of visitors house of indians for the sixth day of the attack that killed 148 people, most of them school boys. some of the parents come with their surviving children to pick up their school bags. othe

northern wazirstan that have targeted their hideouts near the afghan border. as families began to bury their dead, the government declared three days of mourning. terrorist attacks are all too common in pakistan, but few have been quite as deadly or as brutal as this one. >> pelley: and clarissa is joining us now from our london newsroom. clarissa, this atrocity didn't come out of nowhere. what were the events that led up to this? >> reporter: well, scott, it was back in june that pakistani authorities were shocked when militants launched a brazen attack on the international airport in karachi. now, in response, security forces began this offensive in wazirstan, which has left more than 1,000 militants dead by the army's own count, and now the taliban are using that as a justification for this attack, and so, of course, the cycle of violence continues. >> pelley: clarissa ward reporting for us tonight. clarissa, thank you. there is a grave economic crisis in russia tonight. the currency has all but collapsed, and panicked russians are watching prices rise by the hour. here's how bad it is. six months ago, 34 rubles would buy $1. today it took almost 70. so russians holding rubles have lost ha

. >> we feel very sad that pakistan has joined the list with stricken republican, south sudan, syria, northernigeria, where children have been kidnapped, where children have been hurt, all over the world, so it's been a really, really difficult year, awful year for violence for children. what we have to do, with he must join together, that every child must have a right to a violence-free life. every child must have a right to quality, but safe, safe education. we've got to work with religious leaders, we have to work with politicians, we have to work with security forces, if necessary, but it's right at grassroots level, where we need to make sure that communities support us, because it's the communities who send the children to school, so together i think we have to really find ways that make sure that there's no more violence for children. it's absolutely unacceptable that children going off to school in the morning don't go the next day. it's just such a sad day for pakistan and for children of the world. >> indeed. angela, thank you. >> stephanie, ebola still not going anywhere. u.s. secre

pakistan. natalie? >>> the kurds say they have broken the isis siege on mt. sinjar. peshmerga forces say they have the mountains in northern they say they have cleansed the area of isis fighters with the help of military airstrikes. that's the area where military aircraft dropped food to refugees who were being targeted by isis militants. >> now the pentagon confirms that u.s.-led air strikes have killed three senior isis militants in iraq in recent weeks. the u.s. official tells cnn that all were closely connected to the man, isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi. two were considered high-ranking, including this individual, al baghdadi's deputy in iraq, a lieutenant colonel in the saddam hussein era special forces. >>> well, most often you have heard the group referred to as isis. we say isis here, isil or the islamic state. now there is another name for the group. the u.s. general leading the fight against isis explains what it is and what it means. >> dush is a term that our partners in the use. in fact it speaks to a name that is very close to isil in arabic, and it also speaks to another name that means to crush underneath

pakistan. it happened in a province where police say a bomb was placed outside a shop in the city. at least 14 have been injured. >>> the dead lock among northernnd's government is over. talks included disagreements concerning welfare reform, policing parades, and the flying of the united kingdom flag above government billings. >>> george bush senior has been admitted to hospital in houston, texas. the 90-year-old spent nearly two months in the hospital another the end of 2012. a spokesman said he is under observation as a precaution. >>> lots more still to come for you this hour, including . . . milking the rewards of diplom y diplomacy. >>> i'm tania page reporting from income beeia, where dogs are being trained to protect herds from predators. >>> and in sports there's fights and falls in one ice hockey game in canada. raul will have all of the details for us. >> al jazeera america presents >> somebody's telling lies... >> it looks nothing like him... >> pan am flight 103 explodes december 21st, 1988 was the right man convicted? >> so many people, at such a high level, had the stake in al-megrahi's guilt >> the most definitive look at this s

pakistan army sets up against the taliban as anger over school killings grows. hello, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up in the next 30 minutes. kurdish fighters in northernraq claim fresh gains in the mountains of sinjar mountains. and liberians vote for a new president. the government said safeguards are in place

drone strike in pakistan has reportedly killed one of al-qaeda's senior commanders. the attack took place in the northern waziristan region. the attack cups a day after another al-qaeda leader was killed in a similar drone strike. new details emerging this morning in the fatal stabbing of an american woman in abu dhabi, her family saying she was targeted just for being a foreigner. we're learning more about the suspect. >> we are. officials haven't released the suspect's name, but we know she may have targeted other foreigners. the woman had only been teaching in the united emirates for about a year. we're hearing from her former husband and members of the expat community there. >> a candlelight vigil in dubai or a mother officials describe as a lone terrorist act. >> i don't know what motivation is behind this mishappening, this disgusting deed. >> the woman was at the malwith her two boys last week. little did they know moments later, their mom would be murdered in a brutal and random assault. it happened steps away from her sons. >> the boys were around the corner, and all they saw was some police off

northern iraq. the peshmerga are bringing in food, water and other supplies for thousands of yazidis there. >> executions in pakistann the wake of the school attack. several pakistani taliban are behind bars today. pakistan thinks it may have killed the mastermind behind the attack. more than 140 died when a school was hit, mostly children. >> police across the country are on high alert this morning after two officers were gunned down in new york city. witnesses say the suspect told them to watch him moments before he opened fire. the police union leader is blaming the mayor in part for creating an environment of anti police anger. >> the sports world is expressing solidarity with police in new york, expressing cocondolences. >> while most of the support for fallen officers was symbolic, one of america's most famous franchises offered to open its wallets. the new york yankees through the silver shield foundation pledged to pay for the he would occasions of officer ramos's two kids, one already in college and one just 13 right now. the other officer had no children. sundays other sports franchises took time to rememb

. >> pakistan's military is claiming success in its fight against the pakistannive taliban. 59 fighter ares have been killed in a northern border region, just days after the pakistani taliban killed 140 people, mostly children at a school. today is the third day of mourning for those victims. >> in the fight against isil. kurdish forces broke a siege in northern iraq. thousands of people from the i can't decidedee community were trapped. >> the u.s. announced that u.s. airstrikes killed three isil leaders in the past two months. we have the details. what more do we know about these senior level commanders? >> they were working closely with isil's leader, abu bakr al-baghdadi. one was his deputy in iraq. he worked directly with him. he was killed in u.s. airstrikes between december 3 to the ninth. another was killed, head of isil's military operations in iraq. he was also killed and in late november, another strike killed a mid level commander known to be abu bakr al-baghdadi point man. between november and december, u.s. airstrikes killed seven important isil figures. lt. james terry who heads the new joint task force ov