and 200 injured during a stampede as crowds left fireworks display in the country's largest city of abidjan of the victims were children. , at least 16 people were crushed to death -- in angola, at least 16 people were crushed to death. >> in syria, at least 30 people were killed. eyewitnesses said petrol had been delivered shortly before the explosion and drivers had lined up to refill their tanks. the assad regime is increasingly relying on its air force. to reduce its effectiveness, opposition forces attacked a military airport. the un now says over 60,000 people have been killed in the conflict. some 15,000 more than previously estimated. the un has expressed concern at the number of atrocities committed by both the government and rebel forces. >> german police launched an inquiry into whether a hospital in leipzig helped dozens of patients jump the queue for liver transplants. the clinic has a suspended three senior doctors on suspicion of exaggerating patient records to improve their chances of receiving a new organ quickly. >> a german patients rights group says this is undermining p

thousands of people gathered at a stadium in abidjan to see a fireworks display. they were leaving when panic struck. >> translator: my two children, they went yesterday. they said they were going to go last night and i told them not to. when i went to bed, they went anyway. we haven't seen them since. >> many of the victims were children. some got lost in the confusion. >> translator: it's a national tragedy, of course, and i really hope that we will push ourselves to investigate to see what could have prevented this tragedy so that it will not happen again. >> authorities say they don't know what set off the stampede. >>> a fire has swept through poor settlements in cape town, south africa. three people died. 4,000 people lost their homes. domestic media say strong winds spread the flames through the densely populated area at dawn on new year's day. the makeshift shacks were built with pieces of wood and had tin roofs. firefighters managed to put out the flames about four hours later. >> i don't have nothing now. the way you see me, only the stuff i have on is a

more than 60 people died in the crush to leave a stadium after a fireworks show in abidjan, the country's major commercial city. most of the victims were children and teenagers. some 200 others were injured. today the president of the west african nation called for efforts to improve public safety. >> it's a national tragedy, of course. and i really hope that we will push ourselves to investigate, to see what could have prevented this tragedy so that it will not happen again. >> the government also pledged to cover the cost of hospital treatment for the injured. a new wave of violence rocked pakistan today leaving nine dead and dozens wounded. in the northwest, gunmen ambushed a van in the town of swabi, killing five female teachers and two aid workers. it followed a series of militant attacks targeting anti-polio workers. to the south, a bomb exploded near a large political rally in karachi. at least four people died there, and dozens were hurt. the number of civilian deaths in iraq rose in 2012 for the first time in three yea. the human rights group iraq body count reported today there

more than 60 people died in the crush to leave a stadium after a fireworks show in abidjan, the country's major commercial city. most of the victims were children and teenagers. some 200 others were injured. today the president of the west african nation called for efforts to improve public safety. it's a national tragedy, of course. and i really hope that we will push ourselves to investigate to see what could have prevented this tragedy so that it will not happen again. >> the government also pledged to cover the cost of hospital treatment for the injured. a new wave of violence rocked pakistan today leaving nine dead and dozens wounded. in the northwest, gunmen a in the northwest, gunmen ambushed a van in the town of swabi, killing five female teachers and two aid workers. it followed a series of militant attacks targeting anti-polio workers. to the south, a bomb exploded near a large political rally in karachi. at least four people died there, and dozens were hurt. the number of civilian deaths in iraq rose in 2012 for the first time in three years. the human rights group iraq body co

thousands were walking home following a big fireworks display in the former capital city of abidjan. unclear why, but panic struck, triggering a stampede. 60 people were crushed to death including dozens of children. >>> in syria today, in the north flights in and out of aleppo's international airport are being canceled. a syrian troops and the rebels battle on surrounding roads. the opposition stepping up its attacks on airports in aleppo province, chipping away at the government's dominance of the skies. this video shows the aftermath of attacks on rebel-held strongholds in a damascus neighborhood. activists say the syrian army pounded the city with fighter jets and rocket attacks. >>> north korean leader kim jong-un has made a rare new year's speech with an even more surprising message. he says it is time to end the conflict with south korea once and for all, offering the olive branch while warning the confrontation only leads to war. he also spoke of the need to improve the country's economy and hail the controversial rocket launch last month that put a satellite in orbit. >>> th