tabletal fighters have claimed responsibility for those attacks which took place in lahor.he latest: >>> the pakistani taliban timed its attacks to apparently cause maximum did he have station. the two churches in lahore were packed with catholics and protestants attending sunday services. there was chaos in the moment after the bombs exploded within minutes of each other. . >> i was on gord inside. a small gate was opened. suddenly, there was the sound of a blast and the gate was blown away. i quickly turned around and all of these splashes of blood fell on my clothes. after that we got busy with the rescue efforts. >> sundays's attack was the worst on the community since a devastating double suicide bombing in the northwestern city of pashawar in 2013 killed more than 80 people. this time the bombings were in the uhanibad narianed home to more than 100,000 christians. >> today in lahor, our churches were attacked. we strongly condemn the act and demand the government provide protection to all places of worship of all religions including muslim prayer places and pakistan m

lahor is the capital of punjab pakistan's wealthiest province.t is generally considered peaceful but attacks have been kin creasing after the government's failed attempts to hold piece talks with the taliban last year. christian community leaders say the government isn't doing enough to ensure their safety and that the attacks like this show they are a target. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> camille hyder sent this update from islamabad. >> the attack by the taliban, against the churches in lahor is an ongoing strategy of starting not just the security forces but the minority is there pakistan. there have been deadly attacks against the shia community, and christian community. the two bombers were not able to get inside the churches where there would have been even heavier damage and more loss of life. they were stopped at the gate: the explosions were so powerful that the gates were ripped out of their foundations and thron several meters away. now, interestingly, after the attack there was considerable anger. the christian community coming out

and lahore is pakistan's second city. about a million people are members of the - of christian faith in this area. is this a city that has scene these sectarian attacks in the past. as far as sectarian attacks within the religious community is concerned. the country has seen that the past few years have been deadly because the taliban pakistan which claimed war. the deadly attack which happened last desin peshawar. an area of targets for the taliban pakistan because they though that these are soft targets and, of course. maximum news coverage whenever there's an attack against a minority committee. it's a straddie brs. it's a strategy. iraqi kurdish forces attacked with chlorine gas. live now to our correspondent. let's talk about tikrit. is the optimism that iraqi forces have been expressing over recent days been continuing. do they believe they have the ability to retake tikrit from i.s.i.l. >> they do it's a matter of time. now, yesterday commanders said that they were pausing to wait for reinforcements. they have call

at least 14 people were killed and dozens wounded in lahore. victoria reports. >> the pakistani taliban timed attacks for maximum devastation, the two churches packed with those attending sunday services. there was chaos in the moments after the bombs exploded within minutes of each other. >> i was on guard inside, a small gate was open. suddenly, there was the sound of a blast and the gate was blown away. i turned around and all these splashes of blood fell on my clothes. we got busy with the rescue effort. the bombings were in the neighborhood home to more than 100,000 christians. >> today in lahore, our churches were attacked. we strongly condemn the act and wee demand that the government provide protection to all places of worship of all religions including muslim prayer places. minorities are insecure in pakistan and we want security. >> lahore is the capitol of punjab, the wealthiest province, generally considered peaceful compared to other areas of pakistan. attacks have been increasing after the government's failed attempts to hold peac

we want security. >> lahore is the capital of punjab.t is generally considered peaceful compared to other areas of pakistan but attacks have been increasing after the government's failed attempts to hold peace talks with the taliban last year. christian community leaders say the government isn't doing enough to ensure their safety and that attacks like this show they are a target. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> afghanistan's president is in sawed 0 arabia for a two-day visit. he was received in the capitol re rihad. invest orders have committed more than $36,000,000,000 to projects in egypt on the last day of an economic summit there. president sisi has pledged to fix the crumbling that. >> israel prime minister been ming netanyahu called on supporters to come out and vote. he spoke on sunday where he said a left-wing government must be prevented from coming to power. ♪net is trailing in opinion polls before tuesday's parliament election. his campaign has focused on security issues and the stlet from iran's nuclear program. but its fai

the two churches in lahore were parked with catholics and protest ants. there was chaos in the moment after the bombs exploded within minutes of each other. the attack was the worst on the community since the double suicide bombing in the north-western city of peshawar in 2013 killed more than 80 people. this time the bombings were in the neighbourhood home to 100,000 christians. lahore is home to pakistan's wealthiest province. it is considered peaceful. attacks have been increasing after the government's attempts to hold peace talks with the taliban last year. christian community leaders say the government is not doing enough to ensure safety and attacks like this show that they are targets. let's go live to the correspondent in the pakistan. are we witnessing a spike in attacks in pakistan. >> it's more that the pakistan taliban adopted a policy of going after soft targets after a deadly attack last december. in which 100 students were killed. she attacked a shia mosque in the province in which dozens of worshippers were killed. and the attack on the c

. >> >>> two bomb blasts target churches in lahore. at least 10 have been killed. >>> hello, i'm nick clark with the world news. coming up - the wore in syria begins its fifth year with the number of refugees about to pass 4 million, and we hear how some are coping. entire communities destroyed. the cyclone in vanuatu could be one of the worst ever disasters. and... >> i'm phil lavelle in the future - no it's 2015. though apparently this is what the future will look like. find out more later in the prime. >>>so then we start with breaking news. two bomb blasts in pakistan killed at least 10 people. the attacks targeted churches in lahore. 50 others have been injured. let's speak to kamal hyder. what do you have? >> the attacks took place in a predominantly christian neighbourhood. living in the country's largest and populated city. the suicide bombers are said to have tried to enter two churches at least. how far, some of the victims at the gates decided to blow them up. a number of people have been killed. more are dead according to s

taliban say they were behind the attacks which were in lahore? >> victory i can't gatenby reports. >> reporter: the pakistani taliban timed attacks to apparently cause maximum devastation. two churches were packed with cathlinse licks and protestants attending sunday services. there was chaos in the moment after the bombs exploded within minutes of each other. >> i was on guard inside. a small gate was opened. suddenly, a sound of the blast. the gate was turned away. all of these splashes of blood fell on my clothes. after that we got byrd with the regi u efforts. >> sunday's attack was the worst on the community since the devastating double suicide bombing in the northwestern city of peshmerga in 2013 kill more than 80 people. this time the bombings were in the uhanabad neighborhood, home to more than 100 christians. >> we stroveningly condemned the act and demand the government provide protection for all places of worship including muslim prayer places and pack pakistan mineority did are insecurity. we want security. >> lahor is the capitol, pa

>>> two deadly explosions rock a christian community near lahore pakistan. details continue to come in. we'll have the latest. >>> little remains in vanuatu after a tropical cyclone devastates the island. >>> and uncovering the truth for american veterans. why so many are waiting so long for medical treatment. >>> hello to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm isa suarez and you are watching "cnn newsroom." >>> well this hour we are following breaking news out of pakistan. at least 14 people have been killed after two suicide blasts in a christian community in lahore. the blasts happened during sunday mass. michelle what more can you tell us exactly about what happened. we're seeing some video of shattered glass on our screens at the moment. just utter devastation. what do you know? >> caller: that's right, isa, this is another devastating attack on the christian community here in pakistan. we understand from the deputy inspector police that the blasts were caused by suicide bombers, and there were a number killed at least ten, as you sa

the taliban said it carried out the attacks in lahore. victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: the pakistan taliban timed the attacks to cause maximum devastation. the two churches were packed with catholics and protest ants attending services. there was chaos after the bombs exploded within minutes of each other. >> translation: i was on guard inside. a small gate was open. there was a sound of a blast. i quickly turned around and splashes fell on my clothes. after that we were busy with the rescue effort. >> sunday's attack was the worst on the community since a suicide bombing in the north we were city of peshawar killed more than 80 people. this time the bombings were in a neighbourhood home to more than 100,000 christians. >> translation: today in lahore our churches were attacked. we strongly condemn the act and demand the government provide protection from all places of worship from all religions, including muslim worship areas. >> reporter: lahore is the capital of the wealthiest province it is generally considered peaceful compare

at least 14 people were killed and dozens wounded in lahore. victoria gatenb. >> reports. >> the pakistani taliban timed attacks for maximum devastation the two churches packed with those attending sunday services. there were chaos in the moments after the bombs exploded within minutes of each other. >> i was on guard inside, a small gate was open. suddenly, there was the sound of a blast and the gate was blown away. i turned around and all these splashes of blood fell on my clothes. we got busy with the rescuest. >> it was the biggest attack since the bombing in practice shore in 2013. we demand protection to place of worship from the government. in pakistan. minorities are insecure and we want security. >> lahore is the capitol of pakistan's wealthiest province. the city is eventually considered peaceful compared to other areas but attacks have been increasing after the government's failed attempts to hold peace talks with the taliban last year. christian community leaders say the government isn't doing enough to ensure their safety, and that

two attempted suicide blasts in lahore. there were security guards at the gates of the church and prevented them from coming in. so the attack could have been a lot more deadlier than it has been. we do have many people injured and hurt, but this could be as bad as the attack that took place at the peshawar church. it was the deadliest attack on a minority in pakistan. >> i'm seeing as well the dead included a police constable and a child. as many as 20 people delivered to a hospital. and when was the last time that christian community has been targeted by the taliban? >> caller: well the last time that the christian community itself has been targeted by the taliban on such a scale was in 2013 when there was an attack on the all saint's church in peshawar in pakistan. there were twin bombs at a church that happened by suicide bombers, however, they were far deadlier than the bunones we are seeing right now. and this comes -- >> go ahead. >> caller: this is a very bloody attack with minorities being attacked. we've seen atta

but people in this very poor neighborhood of lahore have come up to hear them sing.is kind of attention the girls are telling me they're still trying to get used to. ♪ >> reporter: the sisters hope to travel the world if they ever make it big. the first stop they say, will be to visit justin bieber. rnchts rnchts. >>> let's remind you of our top story. a swiss plane has taken off from abu dhabi in the first attempt to fly around the world to fly around the world. they have solar panels the size of a jumbo jet because weighs no more than a large family car. more than a quarter of that weight is taken up by rechargeable batteries so it can also fly at night. i've been hearing from mission control in monaco that the two pilots who will take turns to flight will be resting with the help of yoga and self-hypnosis. they will only be allowed naps of 20 minutes. so this is quite an endurance. marcia, what happened? peter hit me in the nose with a football. now sweetheart... shut up! marcia, eat a snickers®. why? you get a little hostile when you're hungry. better? better. ma

a constitutional lawyer in lahore said the conviction was a miscarriage of justice. >> every report on the trial record shows that at the time of the trial nobody cared to check what the age he was. as a result, it was never noticed in trial and also wasn't noticed at the time of the appeal before the high court. finally, when the appeal reached to the supreme court in 2007, somebody raised the objection that this boy in fact was a minor at the time of his conviction and conviction was to death penalty. the supreme court rejected that ground, saying that under pakistani law if you don't state a particular objection at the trial stage you can't really in the objection stage. there are a number of workers in the legal fraternity and jail sector working to develop them and get the boy within the paradigm of those structures. however as i said earlier since at the time of the trial all the way through to supreme court nobody realized that this boy was in fact 14, so the conviction attained finality. now the only thing left to do is for the constitution to provide the president with the pow

a constitutional lawyer in lahore says the conviction was a miscarriage of justice. >> every report and the trial record shows at the time of the trial, no one cared to check the age of the boy. as a result, it was never noticed in trial, also that it had come before the high court. when it reached the supreme court in 2007 someone raised the objection that this boy, in fact was a minor at the time of the conviction and the supreme court rejected that ground saying that under pakistani law, if you don't take a particular objection at the trial stage, you can't raise if in the objection statement. still they are in the stages. they are in the legal fraternity and the n.g.o. sector looking to gex them and within the paradigm of the structures. as i said earlier at the time of the trial. nobody realised the boy, now under the constitution. the only thing left to do is to provide the president with the power to pardon or commute the sentence. it was first started in 2012. we third the news that the president was going to consider it, and put a stay on the death penalty, it's 72 hours, and t

. >> pakistan sent troops to the city of lahore to prevent more rioting there. rioting began after taliban steaks on a church. two people suspected of being involved in the bombings were burned to death by protestors during two dice of rioting. >> new cases of pole aye in pakistan despite a vaccination drive earlier this year. polio workers face major challenges in the northwest. taliban attacks have stolen vaccination promise in some regions. in peshawar with, hundreds of thousands of children are due to are immunized. >> although there have been major success in the battle against polio globally, pakistan remains a major concern for the world holt organization because of a number of cases reported from pakistan. the immunization prom is underway. according to the officer in charge, there are problems, but up to 754,000 children are to be given those polio drops. the story in another province is not so good. deadly attacks on polio workers has brought that program to a grinding halt. the government will ever to gear up to meet this challenge otherwise there wil

. >>> today asian voices comes to you from lahore pakistan.rying to protect the rights of many. >> hina jilani is fighting to improve human rights in pakistan for more than 30 years. it was here in pakistan that malala yousafzai who shared last year's nobel peace prize

eastern city of lahor. angry mobs blocked streets in retaliation, setting fire to cars, and chanting antiterrorism slogans. both are believed to be involved in the attack on the churches. the pakistan taliban has claimed responsibility for the attacks. 14 people were killed and more than 70 injured. this is the latest attack on religious minorities in the country. >>> still ahead, on the program as the syrian war enters its fifth year, secretary of state john kerry says bold action must be taken for a solution. >>> are a new photo exhibit at the united nations offers an all too real look at the death and destruction caused by the war. >> studying deadly viruses. >> these facilities are incredibly safe, incredibly secure. >> go inside the study of infectious diseases. >> ventilated footy pajamas. >> protecting those working to protect us. >> we always have to stay one step ahead of them because they're out there. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie, what

. >>> streets of lahor to call for security at churches. police used tear gas to clear protesters who blocked a major highway. on sunday at least 14 people were killed on attacks outside that city, pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for those attacks. in brazil, president dilma rousseff spoke. the protesters called for her to leave office, in light of the scandal over petrobras the state owned oil company. >> reporter: the day after protesters, everyone is taking stock of what the impact of those protests may be. you have people who support the impeachment of president rousseff feeling it will build momentum to help her step down, meanwhile she and the top level cabinet members are trying decide what the best move is, they would address issues of corruption and also tackle political reform in this country. two big issues but issues they promised to address before. we have been speaking to people and this is what they had to say. >> politicians will respond only if people take action. >> translator: in my opinion there is no basis

problem with rain and certainly for new delhi it's been a wet picture, as you can see here, and in lahore it had heavy rain reported. and to give you an idea, we have seen decent totals, 73mm in the suppose of 24 hours. so as we look at the forecast running through monday, you can see it's generally not too bad. there's snow across the station. there could be significant accumulations. for most part of the region they are looking at afghanistan's recovery. a little bit of snow as we move towards tuesday. across into other regions, weather conditions have been quiet. we have descent conditions extending to the coast. temperatures of 27. >> now rallies are held around the world to mark international women's day. in india the day has taken on significance following several rape cases. vehicles gathered at a rally >>> in africa, much of the continent's food supply is produced by women farmers, they sow the seeds, tend the fields and do much more. many don't, unfortunately, own the land. in this dry region, these women teamed up to grow vegetables. they are able to grow enough to feed their ow

. >> pakistan that sent troops to the city of lahore to prevent more rioting. violence erupted after taliban attacks on two churches in a christian neighborhood on sunday, which killed 17 people. two people suspected of being involved in those bombings were burned to death by protestors during two days of rioting. >> 12 more men have been hanged in pakistan after the government extended the use of the death penalty. executions were reintroduced last december after a school attack in peshawar killing more than 150 mainly children. dozens of convicts, mostly on terrorism charges have since been executed. >> gunman killed two people in an attack on a polio vaccination team in the northwest of pakistan. it happened in a mountainous area northeast of the city as workers gave out polio drops in a refugee camp. pakistan's nationwide vaccination drive has faced a number of security challenges, as we report from peshawar. >> although there have been major successes in the battle against polio globally, pakistan remains a major concern for the world health worse because

taking to the veets of karachi after suicide bombers attacked two churches in the eastern city of lahore. >> angry mobs blocked streets in retaliation, setting fires into cars. one person was burned to death and another lynched. both were believed to be involved in attacks on the church. the explosion took place. the pakistan taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. 14 were killed, 70 injured. it's the latest attack on religious minorities. >>> venezuela's parliament gave the power to legs lit by decree. he requested the parties to counter perceived threats. >> sunday afternoon, the parliament handed nicolas maduro the right to lullaby tikrit. they can lass legislation. it's coming a week after it was branded a threat and after they targeted seven government officials and banning the recess or banning them from travelling to the u.s. for a lot of critics here the move is worry sop, in that it handed nicolas maduro a blank check. this is coming months ahead of parliamentary elections. it might have a chance to lose. with an increase in support, based on a nationalist streak could g

pakistani taliban suicide bombers detonated themselves outside two churches in the eastern city of lahorehile worshippers were gathered inside. 14 people were killed. nearly 80 were injured by the blast in the latest attack against religious minorities in the increasingly fractured country. the bombs went off minutes apart in a majority christian neighborhood as parishioners attended sunday morning services. a taliban splinter group is claiming responsibility for the blasts. >>> passengers on a united flight happy to be on solid ground after serious complications forced their plane to turn around just after takafter. a united airlines plane on route from denver to kansas city had to make an emergency landing after it blew a tire during takeoff. you are looking at cell phone video that shows what it was like for the people on board. you can see them breaking themselves. some prayed outloud. fears turned to cheers after the aircraft landed safely. no one was hurt. the runway was closed temporarily. all other airport operations continued as usual. >>> now, to some incredible video of a littl

. >> lahore is the capitol of pan jab, pakistan's wealthiest province. the city is considered peaceful compared to other areas of pakistan, but attacks have been increasing after the government's failed attempts to hold peace talks with the taliban last year. christian community leaders say the government isn't doing enough to ensure their safety, and that attacks like this show they're a target. >> investors ever committed nearly $11 billion to project egypt on the last day of the economic summit. president al sisi has pledged to fix the crumbling economy and said foreign investors are key to doing that. some of the deals made during the summit include the power and tourism sectors. >> we need at least 200 or $300 billion to rebuild to give hope to the people of egypt to live and work. still, we are waiting for more. that's why i urge the developed countries, the european countries, americas and china to participate in long term projects egypt and the egyptians will definitely repay the investment. >> let's get analysis. thanks for being with us. what d

our pakistan correspondent went to lahore to meet them. ♪ . >> reporter: a justin bieber song with atani flare. ♪ they're practicing their favorite tunes. >> ♪ >> reporter: they barely speak any english, but they transcribe the words. more for fun than anything else. but then this happened. ♪ this amateur video shot on the streets of punjab didn't take long to go viral, and the sisters are now known as the justin bibi. >> translator: we've been singing since we were very young. we love justin bieber songs because they touch our hearts. when we heard "baby," we started jumping and dancing around and we just lost ourselves to it. >> you know when i heard the song, i forgot to eat or drink. i was just listening. i kept practicing and practicing until i learned it by heart. >> reporter: since then, the girls have had a taste of the spotlight. with live performances and the all-important makeover. the teenage sisters don't go to school. they normally help out with the housework. so this newfound fame is a big change from life in their poor neighborhood. >> we really didn't expect all of t