they were protesting the execution of nimr al-nimr. syrian opposition leaders are meeting in the saw decapital. they're trying to agree on who should participate in talks with the syrian government in two weeks time to try and end the civil war. an earthquake in north-east india has killed at least six people. a begun fight has-- gun fight has resumed in an air base near the pakistan border. it is thought one gunman is holed up. it started on sunday. faith, bring us up-to-date with what's happening there. >> reporter: as you said, there is sporadic gun fire going out, but officials are being tight-lipped on the information they give. the initial attack began saturday morning at about 3.30 when our gunmen wearing military uniforms attacked the base. that went on for several hours. then they said the operation was over. after a lull of a couple of hours, there were more firing, a search operation and then nothing. on sunday afternoon more firing was heard. there was some confusion and then officials confirmed that at least two gunmen wer

nimr al-nimr was one of 47 men executed in saudi arabia. they had been convicted of plotting of targeting civilians and security forces. also faris al-zahrani was among them. saudi arabia say the men received a fair trial. >> translation: the judiciary is objective and we deal objectively with the cases on merit. there is no different between what a person does regardless of his ethnic origin or affiliation in what he believes. we deal with facts and criminal intent. >> translation: last year a special court sentenced nimr al-nimr to death. nimr al-nimr didn't deny the political charges against him but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. saudi arabia vows to stamp out terrorism after 15 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in august. many of the others faris al-zahrani had been linked to attack to the kingdom in 2003 and 2006 said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> it has made sure that it sees no difference between any form of terror as long as it's threatening people, its cities and economy, it will

nimr al-nimr was one of the v. a middle east analyst and a communist says threats of retaliation for nimr al-nimr's execution will have significant impact. >> we have a good deal of handcuffing and puffing-- huffing and puffing, i think. they said they will retaliate for the execution of nimr al-nimr, but i death whether there will be taken out of proportion. i think the terrorist convictions will stand. these came about last november and everyone expected that there would be executions, perhaps the timing was not right but nevertheless they carried out what they promised they would do and the regional repercussions, as i said, will be for the next new cycle. not more than that >>> the saudi let coalition fighting houthi rebels in yemen is ending a ceasefire according to the media. it was agreed upon at peace talks in geneva last month, but the truce was repeatedly violated. talks are due to resume in two weeks. an early morning attack on an air force base in india has left at least four gunmen and three soldiers d

al-nimr. shia-led iran said that saudi would pay a high price for its execution. also put to death was a leading preacher known for his support of al-qaeda. he had been in custody since 2004 after being arrested at the yemeni border and having possessed weapons. >> these are some of the 47 men executed in saudi arabia. they had been convicted of plotting and carrying out terrorist attacks targeting civilians and security forces. they included this man, nimr al-nimr, who was a prominent cleric in saudi arabia, also among them was an al-qaeda preacher, human rights watch has criticized th the executions, but saudi arabia said that they referred a fair trial. >> we deal objectively with the cases on hand. there is no difference between what a person does regardless of his ethnic origin, affiliation or what he believes. we deal with facts and criminal intent. >> last year a special court in riyadh sentenced to death for is he addition, and bears arms. he did not deny the political charges against

nimr al-nimr was one of 47 men executed in saudi arabia. they had been convicted of plotting and carrying out terrorist attacks targeting civilians and security forces. also among them was a leading al-qaeda preacher faris al-zahrani. human rights watch has criticized the executions but saudi arabia say the men received a fair trial. >> translation: the judiciary is objective and we deal objectively with the cases on merit. there is nothing different between what a person does in relation to his affiliation or belief. we prosecute on intent. >> reporter: nimr al-nimr didn't deny the charges against him, but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. saudi arabia vowed to stamp out terrorism after 15 people behr killed anyway suicide bombing in altogether. many others said faris al-zahrani had been linked to terrorist attacks said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> it has made sure that there is no difference between any form of terror as long as it's threatening people or its economy, it will deal with it swiftly. it doesn'

nimr al-nimr's death has been called an assassination. a ceasefire in yemen is today officially over. the truce began last month but had been violated by both sides. the saudi-led coalition fighting against anti-government forces says the deal is no longer in effect. gerald tann has more >> reporter: government troops in yemen take aim at houthi fighters and those supporting the former president. it is feared battles could again ramp up after the saudi-led coalition supporting yemen's president announced the end to a ceasefire. in a statement it blamed the rebels for "attacks on the kin domestic's territories by firing ballistic missiles targeted saudi border post and hampering aid operations". all this shows their lack of seriousness and disregard for civilian lives as bell as their attempt to take advantage of the truce to achieve gains. the pause in fighting was announced on september 15 to coincide with u.n. sponsored talks in switzerland but little came of the meetings except agreement to talk about again in mid-january. it seemed th

al-nimr. he was a prominent figure. he was one of 47 men ex-cued in saudi arabia. they had been convicted of plotting and carrying out attacks targeting civilians and security forces. also among them was a preacher faris al-zahrani. human rights watch has criticized the executions by saudi arabia say the men received a fair trial. >> translation: the judiciary are objective and we deal objectively with the cases on merit. there is no difference between what a person does regardless of his ethnic origin or affiliation or what he believes. we deal with facts and criminal intent. >> reporter: last year special court in riyadh sentenced nimr al-nimr. he didn't deny the political charges, but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. saudi arabia vowed to stamp out terrorism after 15 people were killed in a suicide bottoming at a-- bombing in august. many of the others such as faris al-zahrani had bmpb linked to attacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 2006, said to have been carried out

nimr baqr al-nimr has been on death row for quite a long time.his raises all caps of questions about timing, why now, why kill nimr baqr al-nimr alongside a bunch of al qaeda terrorists as well as other shiite men who were executed on saturday as well. the u.s. is caught off guard. it has called for calm and dialogue. these are all expressions in domains from the united states. in the u.s. knows the saudis are not interested in dialogue with iran. saudi arabia sees itself as an intense and for our relationship with its neighbors across the gulf. the u.s. also understands it is precisely crisis and escalation of tension between tehran and rihyad the place and a saudi arabia's ways they talk about insecurity, the regional phobias and fears. they frame everything around escalating series of crises. the u.s. understands this very well. the saudi's are masters at minute letting that currently which order to keep the americans in a certain gesture teacher physician. -- geostrategic position. amy: bill hartung, if you could talk about the u.s.-saudi arm

nimr al-nimr was sentenced to death for sedition, bearing arms. he denied the charges in relation to carrying arms and violence. the country say he got a fair trial following a judicial process. the death penalties in saudi arabia fell under islamic law and applied to both sunni and shia. iran supreme leader is warning of what he calls kdivine revenge. >> this blood will trouble them without a doubt. i have no doubt about it. policy makers executed them. the saudi arabia should know it will torment them. >> reporter: iran and saudi arabia have often engaged in a war of words of it is not the first diplomatic relations cut. >> i think that the ties between iranians and saudis were bound to clash at one point because there are so many challenges facing these two countries. the points of views die metrically opposed. >> reporter: the concern now is that the widening wrist between these two regional powers will have a broader impact across the middle east east >>> a professor of middle east politics at the london school of economics, he believes this

nimr al-nimr had been critical of saw depolicy towards the shia muslim minority. at least nine people have been killed in a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in north-eastern india. it had just hit close to the border with myanmar. three people died in neighbouring bangladesh. pro democracy leaders in hong kong are urging the government to investigate the latest disarpance of a fifth employee. the publisher specializes in political books that are banned on mainland china. a journalist based in hong kong says lee's disarpance has raised concerns about a crack down from the mainland. >> this is very, very chilling indeed because the assumption always was that in hong kong you could publish what you like and that there would be problems on the other side of the border, but if you were here, nobody could come over here and nobody would arrest you. the officials are being very silent. the only reason we know about this because of a phone call made by his wife in which he sort of indicated that he was on the other side of the border. she says she had no idea that he was leaving.

nimr al-nimr was sentenced for death for sedition, bearing arms. he said he never carried weapons nor called for violence. the country is adamant he got a fair trial based on facts and which followed a judicial process. iran supreme leader is warning of what he calls devine revenge. >> translation: it is a wrong deed because this blood will trouble them without a doubt. i have no doubt about it. policy makers executed them. the saudi arabia government's decision makers should not under estimate that this blood will trouble them. it will torment them. >> reporter: iran and saudi arabia have often engaged in a war of words and it's not the first time they've cut diplomatic relations. >> i think that the ties between iranians and saudis were bound to clash at one point because there are so many challenges facing these two countries. the points of views are die met ringally opposed. >> reporter: the concern now is that the widening rift between these these two regional powers will have a broader impact across the middle east. gerald tan >>> a spokesman

they were angry over the cleric nimr al-nimr's execution. >> evacuated came similar action by some of the kingdom's allies, among them neighboring bahrain. after two days of demonstrations by protestors from its shia muslim majority. the gulf state that's closely allied to saudi arabia accused iran of blatant and dangerous interference in arab countries and support for terrorism. the actions, a war of words is escalating. >> we are determined not to let iran undermine our security, we are determined not to allow iran to create or establish terrorist cells in our countries or the countries of our allies. a. >> unfortunately, in recent years i.t. has taken measures and followed policies in connection with that. >> after the execution of nimr al nimr, he and 46 others were charged with plotting and carrying out terrorist attacks. targeting civilians and security forces. saudi arabia is adamant he got a fair trial. it's not the first time diplomatic relations have been cult but there are fears it could cause more violence. >> the sunni dominated saudi arabia and shia dominated iran is at

al-nimr. the country's supreme leader - the ayatollah ali khamanei - said that saudi arabia will face divine revenge. saudi arabia is ruled by a sunni nimr al-nimr demanded equality for shiites - and called for peaceful protests during the arab spring. he was shot and arrested in 2012 - and sentenced to death two years later for crimes including disobeying saudi arabia's rulers. the us says it's worried the execution of nimr al-nimr will exacerbate religious tensions. but jeff, saudi arabia is unrepentant, and says al-nimr - along with 46 other people it executed yesterday - was put to death in compliance with islamic law. ((mauricio marin)) a state department spokesman says the u.s. will encourage regional leaders to "take affirmative steps to calm tensions." /// toss to keely for weather a nice cool day in the valley this sunday. keely is here to tell us more on what we can expect weatherwise for the work week. as many head to work and school for the first time in 20- 16. ((keely breland)) <

though iran has now also named the street in honor of nimr al-nimr. the country's supreme leader the ayatollah ali khamenei said that saudi arabia will face di vien revenge-- di vien revenge. in india cash mir police used tear gas and rubber bullets against an angry crowd protesting the killing of the shiite cleric. in lebanon protestors also targeted the saudi embassy, heavily guarded by the army and police. saudi arabia is ruled by a sunni muslim monday arcky, nimr al-nimr demanded equality for shiites and called for peaceful protests during the arab spring. he was shot and arrested in 2012, and sentenced to death two years later for crimes including disobeying saudi arabia's rulers. the u.s. says it's worried the execution of nimr al-nimr will exas rate-- exas base religious tensions but sawee arabia is unrepentant and says al-nimr and the 46 other people it executed on saturday were put to death in accordance with islamic law. >> glor: holly williams in istanbul. isis released a new video claims it shows the execution of five prisoners. they a us

that's nimr al nimr. >> let me just jump in there for a minute, the nimr al nimr iran is procedure trying. he himself says that he has never borne arms. >> anybody can say this. even some isis militants can say they don't use arms, like some of them will say we don't use arms. some of them, another, this person is one of the people, the 47 people and he has never, he himself said that he has not using arms, but what he did was he wrote a book asking for the killing of police officers in saudi arabia, so what i see is this sunni is exactly the same as the other guy, who is nimr al nimr who actually asked for violence, asked to go and create riots in the region and also asked for the judge and the control of iran over not only the region but the whole world. that was what was saved by himself and can be seen everywhere, so it's just not surprising how we can see -- >> let me put to you amnesty international's claims. saudi may not hold in in store but the rest of the world does. it called these trials unfair, saying it is using the guise of terrorism to clamp down on dissent. >> ok. that's

al-nimr's execution. and in bahrain police there using tear gas, we understand, to disperse some of the crowds. some would protest the execution of nimr al-nimr according to iranian state television. on saturday the saudi coalition backing the government in yemen declared a cease-fire. >> no let up in fighting. yemen's pro government forces backed by a saudi-led coalition attempt to strengthen their grips on taiz. the city still besieged by houthi rebels and fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh. the daily violence has left many helpless. many have run out of food. the world food program said it is unable to reach those in need. the battle lines across yemen continue to shift as they try to hold onto and expand their territory. here in the province members of the popular resistence fighting to restore the internationally recognized presence of abd rabbuh mansur hadi, who called a victory. after escaping months ago residents are slowly returning. >> the markets are new open and public services are now being

al-nimr. shia minority who live in saudi arabia say they're marginalized. iran said that saudi arabia pay a high price over his execution. also put to death, a man arrested in 2004 accused of possessing weapons. >> these are some of the 47 men executed in saudi arabia. convicted of plotting and carrying out terrorist attacks if included this man, nimr al-nimr, a cleric. among them was an al-qaeda preacher. >> the usual dethe judiciary deals with facts and criminal intent. >> last year a special court sentenced nimr to death. he did not deny the political charges against him but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. saudi arabia vowed to stamp out terrorism after a suicide-bombing if at a mosque in august. many others such as an al-qaeda preacher had been linked to attacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 2006, and attacks said to have been carried out al-qaeda-link. >> in october iran warned saudi arabia of what it called dire consequences if nimr was killed. that warning was re

al-nimr. but the charismatic rleader was known by his followers as a peaceful reformist who opposed violence. news of the cleric's death sparked a wave of protests around the region. in the iranian capital of the saudi embassy and set it on fire. in neighboring bahrain, protests turned violent. and in saudi arabia, theor nimr's home in the eastern providence, both men and women took to the streets chanting. iran used their state-run news to condemn nimr's death. >> despite international calls for his release. >> reporter: nimr rose to prominence after demanding more rights for the shiite minority in the sunni-ruled saudi kingdom. he was shot and arrested in 2012 during antigovernment protests that erupted as part of the arab spring. today marks the largest mass execution on a single day in the country in the past few decades. saudi officials defended them as an objective and legal way to ensure justice. but as the protests grew this afternoon, the european union warned nimr's death could have

. >> shia people across the middle east have been demonstrating after the execution of nimr al nimr. he and 46 others including al-qaeda preacher were accused of carrying out terrorist attacks, targettion civilians and security forces. saudi arabia is animate he got a fair trial. it's not the first time diplomatic ties have been cut but there are fears it could cause more violence. >> the shia dominated iran is at the lowest point with diplomatic ties. we could witness further escalations of what we have seen. >>> people are supporting nimr al nimr's death. the press agency reported one man had been killed and a child injured. al nimr's brother has been told the cleric will be buried in an jaundice closed location, a move that could cause more protests. >>> let's find out if there's been any reaction from the united nations, cross over to dip editor james bays joining us from the headquarters in new york. james. >> yes, we do have some reaction from the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon some hours before the latest diplomatic repercussions, he issued a statement where he said he was

al nimr. the country's supreme leader, the ayatollah ali khamenei said saudi arabia will face divine revenge. in indian kashmir police used tear gas and rubber bullets shiite cleric. in lebanon protesters also targeted the saudi embassy, heavily guarded by the army and police. saudi arabia is ruled by a sunni muslim monarchy. nimr al nimr demded equality for r iites and called foror peaceful protests during the arab spring. he was shot and arrested in 2012 and sentenced to death two years later for crimes including disobeying saudi arabia's rulers. the u.s. says it's worried the execution of nimr al nimr will exacerbate religious tenons. but t ff, saudi arabia is s unrepentant and says al nimr, along with the 46 other people it executed on saturda was put to death in accordance with islamic law. >> holly williams in istanbul. >>> isis released a new video today claiming it shows the execution of five prisoners. isis had accused the men of spying for britain and syria. the video's not been inde

enthusiasm include nimr al-nimr. also among them was a leading al-qaeda mreecher faris al-zahrani-- preacher faris al-zahrani. the men received a fair trial say saudi arabia. >> reporter: the judiciary is objective and we deal with the cases on merit. there is no difference between what a person does, rarely of his ethnic origin or affiliation or what he believes. we deal with facts and criminal intent. >> reporter: last year a special court sentenced nimr al-nimr to death for sedition and bearing arms. he did not deny the charges, but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. saudi arabia vowed to stamp out terrorism after 15 people were killed in a suicide bombing in a mosque in august. many of the others such as preacher faris al-zahrani had been linked to tacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 206, said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> it has made sure that it sees no difference between any form of terror as long as it is threatening people, at the will take care of it and deal with it swiftly.

they are angry over the execution of 47 men accused of terrorism including nimr al nimr.arab he can receipts is downgrade be relation witness tehran, focusing only on business between those two countries. >> federal workers will not report to work at a federal building in oregon. armed anti government protestors have been there since saturday and say they will not go until the ghost hands over the land. they object to a prison sentence for two local ranchers who burned property. >>> the mississippi river continues to rise, thousands of residents told to evacuate. in some places, the river is 16 feet above flood stage. 25 have died in the flooding, more than 100 homes have been destroyed. >>> port seek is expect to default on its billion dollars debt for the second time. >> the island owing creditors more than $37 billion. the island isn't likely to see any relief anytime soon. robert ray is live for us in tehran. the ag secretary saying the island is running out of food, so what can they do. >> the island is running out of food. the reason is behind me, you see the beauti

nimr al nimr has long been a political player in saudi arabia, a well known presence at anti-government demonstrations. he used sermons to criticize saudi rulers for their treatment of the shia minority. he had threaded to leave the shia muslims to secession, creating a government crack down in the minor's hard land. earlier we spoke to the former ambassador to saudi arabia. we asked if he was surprised how quickly tensions escalated between the middle east powers. >> this has been brewing a long time. the saudis have been fighting proxy wars with iran, certainly in yemen and to a great degree in syria and iraq, as well. the saudis have in a way conflated the terrorist activities that they've seen over the last 10 or 12 years and which accounted for most of these executions, with the execution of nimr al nimr, a shiite cleric ho advocated peaceful resistance, i think it shows how the saudis have lost faith in american leadership and america's handling of relations with iran and they're going their own course. this is not surprising fallout. we have seen the saudi's receiver diplomatic t

al nimr. the country's supreme leader, the ayatollah ali khamenei said saudi arabia will face divine revenge. in indian kashmir police used tear gas and rubber bullets against an angry crowd protesting the killing of the shiite cleric. in lebanon protesters also targeted the saudi embassy, police. saudi arabia is ruled by a sunni muslim monarchy. nimr al nimr demanded equality for shiites and called for peaceful protests during the arab spring. he was shot and arrested in 2012 and sentenced to death two years later for crimes including disobeying saudi arabia's rulers. the u.s. says it's worried the execution of nimr al nimr will exacerbate religious tensions. but jeff, saudi arabia is unrepentant and says al nimr, along with the 46 other people it executed on saturday, was put to death in accordance with islamic law. >> holly williams in istanbul. >>> isis released a new video today claiming it shows the execution of five prisoners. isis had accused the men of spying for britain and syria. th

so 47 were executed, including sheikh nimr, al nimr.right to point out iran's leader saying saudi leaders will face justice. they ransacked the embassy on saturday. our viewers are seeing those protests. more protests are expected today. we have seen evidence in recent weeks of a thorning relation between the two. reports that saudi would send a new ambassador to improve the ties. hard-liners i think it strengthens them in both capital. the road outside the saudi embassy in tehran renamed martin nimr today and provocative in anybody's books. now compare those comments with those of the more reformed-minded president rouhani who has condemned the sacking of the saudi embassy in tehran and called it unjustice i'vible and ordered the arrests of those who broke into the embassy early on and setting fires to it and throwing papers from the roof. very, very different reaction from the different camps in iran. i know that washington will be watching that very closely, victor. >> and speaking of washington, we have got this statement from the u

leading shia cleric nimr al-nimr was one of the shia muslim minority. faris al-zahrani was also one executed. he had been in custody from 2004 while in possession of weapons. >> translation: our message is clear. the kingdom condemns terrorism and considers it to be a corruption on earth. therefore, we rely on the islamic judiciary to deal with these kinds of cases. the offenders are condemned to death. the kingdom did not spare any effort to bring terrorists to justice and we ask saudi youth to be aware of any plots to be hatched to undermine our security >>> reaction in the uranium government was swift. the foreign ministry says saudi arabia will pay a high price for executing nimr al-nimr. it says the saw deexecutes the owe payments of terrorism. protests have been made from condemnation of political figures. the execution was political. the saudis deny this is a they were based on facts and followed a judicial process. >> translation: the judiciary is objective and we deal object jively with the cases on merit. we deal with facts and criminal intent

refused to condemn the execution of nimr al-nimr. >> action he like this certainly don't do anything to help with stability. in the region. and again we have and will continue to express our concerns about the legal process in saudi arabia. that said, saudi arabia is, as i said earlier, an important friend in the region, an important partner in the region. they are a member of the 65 member coalition against i.s.i.l. >> we're joined now by richard murphy, former u.s. ambassador to saudi arabia and to syria. ambassador always good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> the saudis had to know that executing the shia cleric was going to inflame tensions, both sectarian tension he inside the kingdom and tensions with iran. so why do it? >> i think you can only understand it against the background of this conviction that the iranians will spare no energy to make trouble for saudi arabia, and up to and including the overthrow of the a&m. regime. >> wouldn't this encourage the iranians to do so with even more intensity? >> i think they were determined to send the message, we're in charge and

al-nimr. he and 46 others, including preacher faris al-zahrani, were charged with plotting and carrying out terrorist attacks the saudi arabia is adamant he got a fair trial. it is not the first time diplomatic relations have been cut, but there are fears it could cause more violence. in an incident in eastern saw dewhere people are mourning nimr al-nimr's death, the officials reported that one man had been killed and a child was injured. nimr al-nimr's brother has said he had been told the cleric will be buried in an undisclosed location, a move that could cause more protests >>> iraq's prime minister is blaming i.s.i.l. for the bombing of two sun ee-- three sunni mosques south of baghdad. the facilities were partially destroyed this morning and at least two people were killed. witnesses say they saw men wearing military uniforms. no-one has claimed responsibilities yet, but the bombings took place right after saudi arabia severed ties with iran. iraqi officials say the attacks were carried o

they were angry at saudi arabia's execution of shia veryingic nimr al nimr. we have more details. iranians are furious after a leading shia cleric was among 47 executed in saudi arabia on charges of plotting and carrying out terrorism attacks targeting security forces. iran's supreme leader is warning of divine revenge. >> this blood will trouble them without a doubt. i have no doubt about it. policy makers executed them. the saudi government's decision makers should not underestimate that this blood will trouble them. it will torment them. >> saudi arabia's foreign ministry said iran had revealed its true face represented in support for terrorism. >> nimr al nimr was sentenced to daddy for bearing arms. he didn't deny the political charges against him but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. riyadh is animate he got a fair trial based on facts which followed a judicial process. that view is supported b supporg the laws apply to both sunni and shia. saudi arabia vowed to stamp out terrorism after 15 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in the southw

al-nimr. he did into the deny the charges against him but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. saudi arabia voted to stamp out terrorism. many of the others such as al-qaeda preacher faris al-zahrani had been linked to attacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 2006, said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> there is no difference between any form of terror. it will be dealt with swiftly. >> reporter: in october iran wants saudi arabia of what it called dire consequences if nimr al-nimr was killed. that warning was repeated when news of his death was released. iranian government leaders say the asaudi will play a price >> it wouldn't be a surprise if it happens again. >> reporter: following these latest executions more may still be on the way. at least 2200 similar cases are still to be heard in saudi arabian courts >>> these people in the district of saudi arabia's eastern province marred to show their objections to nimr al-nimr's execution. there have been demonstrations in

. >> demonstrating after the execution of nimr al-nimr. he and 46 others were charged with plotting and carrying out terrorist attacks targeting civilians and security forces. saudi arabia adamant he got a fair trial. it is not the first time that diplomatic relations have been cut, but there are fears it could cause more violence. >> the sunni-dominated saudi arabia and shia-dominated iran could create damage to the relation. >> people are mourning nimr al-nimr's death and one man had been killed and a child injured. al nimr's brother has been told that the cleric will be buried in an undisclosed location. a move that could cause more protests. andrew simmons, al jazeera. >> the stand off between saudi arabia and iran comes as they and other major powers try to end two of the middle east major conflicts. in syria and in yemen. the saudis and iranians are on opposite sides in both of these wars. what impact will the current situation have on peace efforts? let's go live now to the united nations in new york where the diplomatic editor jame

the demonstrators protested, nimr al-nimr.members of the turkish shiite community also gathered outside the saudi embassy in istanbul today. protesters called the cleric a martyr as riot police barricaded the consulate. president obama says he's fired up for the year ahead following a two week vacation in hawaii. the president returned to washington with his family this afternoon. he reportedly spent much of his vacation golfing and dining with family and friends. mr. obama used the time to work on his final state of the union address. president obama will meet with attorney general loretta lynch on wednesday to explore ways to limit guns on the streets. executive action could follow as quickly as tuesday. but as kimberly halkett reports. >> blue ridge arsenal in virginia, guns and ammunition sales are up. before strict gun regulations are put in place. >> not having, not being able to get, it's making people want to get stuff before their abilities are taken away. >> reporter: many are concerned about president barack obama's

for the attacks and they of course follow saudi arabia's execution of the prominent shia cleric al--nimrhe latest from abraham who is in the iraqi capitol baghdad and tell us what more you know about these attacks. >> according to more than a security source from the providence located just south of baghdad the source said three attacks happened and three separate places, almost at one time around midnight yesterday night. attacked three mosques and one of them in the downtown of the capitol of hella and the other one in the neighborhood which is north of there and another one east of bobbel and the attacks came as the source said at one time. one of the mosques and the dome of the mosques were totally collapsed. >> and of course this comes at a time of increased tension as saudi arabia cuts diplomatic ties with iran, is that tension being felt in iraq? >> look, there is no tangible evidence according to the sources from bobbel and no tangible evidence to say that these three attacks happened because of what happened in saudi arabia but a statement made by iraqi prime minister minutes ag

they carried pictures of nimr al-nimr. the protests reach london where demonstrators gathered outside the saudi embassy. officials have secured an indian air base. it took place yesterday in northern india near the pakistani border. it has been seen as an attempt to undo recent diplomatic process between ied i can't and pakistan. al jazeera's correspondent has the story. >> reporter: the confrontation began around 3.30am when several men addressed in military uniform arrived in an fish vehicle carrying guns and explosives. police cordoned off the base as soldiers confronted the gunmen inside. after a gun battle which lasted several hours, all four gunmen were killed. security forces then began searching for more member $of the group. the area was already on alert after a senior police officer was abducted earlier this week. after a police officer's car was highjacked yesterday and today's attack a ready alert has been issued across punjab. we have barricaded the roads and are checking the vehicles. >> reporter: the area is

nimr al-nimr was sentenced to death. he denied political charges against him, but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. riyadh is adamant he had a fair trial based on facts, and followed a protest, a view followed by a lead, saying that the laws applied to sunni and shia. iran's supreme leader is warning of revenge. >> this blood will trouble them without a doubt. i have no doubt. policy makers executed them. the saudi's decision makers should not underestimate that this blood will trouble them, it will torment them. iran and saudi arabia have engaged in a war of words and some view this as a troubling track store. >> it's an escalation that will create havoc in the region. i'm not surprised, in the sense it's not the first time the two countries broke diplomatic relations. >> train and riyadh support opposing sites in the conflict in syria and iraq. the concern is that the widening rift between the two regional powers will have a broader impact across the middle east >>> the u.n. is pushing for diplomati

. >> shia people right across the middle east have been demonstrating after the execution of nimr al-nimr. he and 46 others were charged with plotting and carrying out terrorist attacks, targeting civilians and security forces. sr. adamant he got a fair trial. it's not the first time diplomatic relations have been cut, but there are fears that it could cause more violence. in an incident in eastern saudi where people are mourning nimr al-nimr's death, the press agency reported that one man had been killed and a child injured. al nimr's brother had been told that the cleric will be buried in an undisclosed location. a move that could cause more pro fests. >> people have been protesting in baghdad demanding that the government cuts ties with saudi arabia. thousands of followers the shia cleric took to the streets. they called on the government to reconsider the reopening of the saudi embassy, which closed 25 years ago after saddam hussein ordered the against kuwait. demonstrators have been on the streets of tehran in protest over the execution. 3,000 demonstrators gathered in eastern tehran

nimr al nimr was a charismatic saudi preacher. he said he preferred words to weapons, words harshly critical of the saudi regime which executed him for inciting unrest among the shia minority. iran's supreme leader warned saudi arabia would face devine revenge for a crime. iran is seathing. sectarian tensions between iran and saudi arabia have always been high. now they seem to be boiling over. many iranians from all walks of life see saudi arabia as a threat determined to hurt iran. >> reporter: the execution has inflamed tensions between shia and sunni muslims. faiths led by iran and saudi arabia. they are already on opposing sides in syria. their war of words now worse than ever. >> and tonight saudi arabia cut off diplomatic relations with iran giving iranian diplomats there 48 hours to leave the country. the saudis may already have pulled their diplomats out of iran. there's no sign this will boil over into conflict, not yet anyway, but iran's anger is very real. >> and as world powers react to the escalations and tensions in

al-nimr. he used the pul pulpit to criticize. protests in iran turned violent fire bombing the saudi embassy in tehran. saudi arabia responded by cutting diplomatic relations with iran, all travel trade and commercial relations. many saudi allies in the middle east have followed suit but unease that saudi arabia and its allies already feel over a newly ascendant iran. home of islam's holiest shrines but shia iran openly challenges that asen dance asen assen assentientcy. aascendantcy. new sanctions on iran's missile program and separately, congress has voted to tighten visa restrictions on travelers to the united states who have been to iran. both have the iranians crying foul and warning that any new sanctions will put the nuclear accord in jeopardy and that is why the saudi-iranian power struggle is bound to drag the united states into the fray and there is a growing realization that last year's nuclear accord gives iran more space to project its power instead of curbing it. iran considers i

. >> shia right across the middle east have been demonstrating after the execution of nimr al-nimr. he and 46 others including al qaeda preacher targeting civilians an security forces. saudi arabia is adamant he got a fair trial. it's not the first time diplomatic relations have been cut. but there are fears it could cause more violence. in an incident that village in eastern saudi where people are mourning nimr al-nimr's death, the saudi press agency reported that one person was killed and a child injured. his brother has been told he will be buried in an undisclosed location. >> vj live in washingtonrosilann washington, d.c. >> deescalating these tensions, the u.s. of course considers saudi arabia a key ally in the region and it has been engaged with iran in terms of trying to dismantle that country's suspect ed nuclear weapons program. the u.s. considered both countries essential in trying to deal with things such as the fight against i.s.i.l, trying to end the civil war in syria and trying to resolve the crisis inside yemen. and it says that both countries really do have a lot t

nimr al-nimr was sentenced to death. he denied political charges against him, but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. he is adamant he had a fair trial based on facts, and followed a protest, a view followed by a lead, saying that the laws applied to sunni and shia. iran's spreader is warning -- spreader is call -- supreme leader is calling... iran and saudi arabia have engaged in a war of words and it's not the first time they cut diplomatic relations. the iranians and saudis were bound to clash at one point because there are so many challenges facing these two countries, and the points of use are diametrically opposed. train and riyadh sposh opposing sides in the conflicts in yemen and syria. the concern is that the widening rift between the two regional powers will have a broader impact across the middle east >>> well, iran responded to the move by accusing saudi arabia of trying to shift attention away from the executions. in a statement the deputy foreign minister said the kingdom could not cover u

among them an shia cleric sheik nimr al-nimr. shia-led iran said that saudi arabia would pay a high price for his execution. also put to death is a preacher known for supporting al-qaeda. >> these are some of the 47 men executed ms. saudi arabia arabia--inside saudi arabia. they included this man, nimr al-nimr, a central figure during protests in saudi arabia which intensified in early 2011. among them was an leading al-qaeda preacher. human rights questioned whether the two men received a fair trial. >> the judiciary is objective, and we deal o objecttively with what they have done on merit. we deal with facts and criminal intent. >> last year a special court in riyadh sentenced this man to death for is he edition, disobedience and bearing arms. he did not deny the political charges against him but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. saudi arabia vowed to stamp out terrorism after 15 people were killed in a suicide bombing in august. others had been linked to attacks in the kingdom between 3:00 and 2006, said t

al-nimr. anger too in iran as diplomats return to tehran from riyadh, expelled after demonstrators in iran attacked saudi consulate buildings over the weekend. >> translation: saudi arabia committed a big historic mistake by cutting off ties with the islamic republic of iran. >> reporter: iraq's foreign minister is now offering to mediate between iran and saudi arabia. >> translation: we have solid relations with the islamic republic of iran as neighbors. we have mutual interests, history and relations. iraq cannot stay silent in this crisis. >> reporter: protests over the death of nimr al-nimr have spread beyond the immediate region to greece, but in turkey president erdogan says it is a domestic issue foresaw des. >> translation: 46 of those who were executed were sunni and because they're affiliated with al-qaeda. one was a shia cleric. this decision was taken in saudi arabia complemented it. this is their their decision. you may approve it or not. that say different matter of dispute. >> r

iran's supreme leader says saudi arabia will face divine retribution for putting nimr al-nimr to death. tina kraus, cbs news. mollie: allies of saudi arabia also are scaling down their diplomatic ties with iran. the search is on for more survivors or victims of a strong earthquake in northeastern india. at least eight people are confirmed dead and more than 100 injured in the 6.7 magnitude quake. police say the deaths and injuries were caused by falling debris from the buildings. police say there are few tall buildings in the region, although a newly constructed imphal. new images have been released of and investigators now are considering launching another search of the wreckage to look for the black box. the freighter sank october 1 near the bahamas during a hurricane. it's considered the worst maritime disaster in nearly half a century. all 33 people on board died and the images now show a gaping hole in the ship's hull. time now to check back in with frank for a look at your first 2016. frank: hard to believe it is a new year and things really won't be feeling like early january by