is coming up investigating just who's behind one of the deadliest days in its recent history and as boko haram carries out another massive duction we'll hear why they are becoming more frequent in nigeria. it's time for the perfect. storm suit point cuts at ways however the weather is turning increasingly cold across northern parts of china you see the cloud just starting to sink its way further south where it's quiet though high pressure in charge so we shouldn't see too much in the way of cloud right at least for china but some places of snow a possibility a round the korean peninsula i think still a chance of some showers there into northern parts of japan not just some wetter weather just flirting with the south of japan as we go through chews day by wednesday that will pull out of the way wintry shalah still a possibility that western side of honshu or the temperatures monastery the top temperature in seoul in the heat of the day beijing getting up to the balmy levels minus 8 celsius but at least going to be dry if crisp dry weather to across a good part of india china but many a sh

we by boko haram 'ihadists.aram jihadists. we - want to kill them. translation: miuht god want to kill them. translation: might god almighty _ want to kill them. translation: might god almighty restore - want to kill them. translation: might god almighty restore a - might god almighty restore a lasting — might god almighty restore a lasting peace in our state. these _ lasting peace in our state. these leaders will immediately face challenges. kidnapping for ransom, an 11 year boko haram insurgency, ethnic tensions between cattle herders and farmers. their other challenge is perhaps more simple. nigerian troops are crying out for better equipment, funding and welfare, to be able to carry out theirjobs more effectively and improve the strained relations with local communities. getting the country security back in will be essential in ensuring a brighter future for africa's most populous country. mark lubell, bbc news. —— lobel. to india — and police have clashed with farmers protesting in delhi — after tens of tho

the rising insecurity in this country all right thanks so much ms reese there now the armed group boko haram has abducted dozens of people in a raid in northeastern nigeria the tank happened in borno state between the towns of made a goodly and damage to more than 50 people including a u.n. aid worker has been kidnapped. on boko haram and other on groups have conducted the series of mass kidnappings in the region in recent years in 2014 more than 270 girls were abducted by boko haram fighters from the town of chibok 6 years later over $100.00 still missing last month more than $300.00 school boys were kidnapped from katsina city to government secure their release a week later they say no ransom was paid and just a few weeks ago more than 80 children were taken from the hooter village they were rescued after a gun battle with the kidnappers let's talk to him and he's a security analyst and journalist he joins us on skype from lagos good to have you with us so why are we seeing a step up 1st of all in these abductions. thank you very much. the way the government passed the military has h

what we want is not to repel boko haram, but to kill them.ty restore a lasting peace _ in ourdearstate. these four new military leaders will immediately face challenges on several fronts. kidnappings for ransom, an 11—year boko haram insurgency, and ethnic tensions between cattle herders and farmers. their other challenge is perhaps more simple. nigerian troops are crying out for better equipment, funding and welfare, to be able to carry out theirjobs more effectively and improve strained relations with local communities. getting the country security back in order will be essential in ensuring a brighter future for africa's most populous country. mark lobel, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: famous faces from british asian and black communities have fronted a new video hoping to dispel myths around the covid vaccine. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the hear

share has endured a series of attacks by groups including nigeria based boko haram eisel an al qaida with thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced despite the presence of thousands of regional and international troops. while extremists in the region pose a growing threat the west african country is expected to see its 1st democratic transition of power since 1960 following last month's elections according to results announced on saturday a 2nd round would be needed after none of the $28.00 candidates won a majority whoever the winner is will likely be dealing with more attacks like this we are hard in al-jazeera. nearly $80000.00 exiled tibetan tsar voting for a new president and parliament the election is taking place in india's northern city of daraa. which has been the seat of the tibetan government in exile since 1959 it's also the base of their spiritual leader the dalai lama who fled tibet after a failed uprising against beijing's rule. a u.k. court is expected to rule on monday whether we can expound or joining us should be extradited from brita

the armed group boko her arms abducted dozens of people in a raid in northeastern nigeria says in borno state between the towns of my degree and. more than 50 people including a un aid worker have been kidnapped for her arm and other armed groups of conduct to the number of these mass kidnappings in the region in recent years back in 2014 you may remember the more than 270 girls who were abducted by boko haram fighters from northeastern ship uk 6 years later over 100 still missing last month more than 300 schoolboys were kidnapped in the northern town of katsina the government secured their release a week later and then last month more than 80 children were taken from another part of katsina state they were rescued after a gun battle with the kidnappers so the other day is a security analyst and journalist who we spoke to about this he says kidnapping is becoming more widespread as other armed groups adopt the tactics of boko haram. used to arrive. in times past now are the smaller criminal groups have latched onto. the name or i'm especially saying that the military hasn't actually bee

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theone group boko haram has abducted dozens of people in a raid in northeastern nigeria the attack happened in borno state between the towns of my degree and damage to more than 50 people including a un aid worker have been kidnapped 3 and u.k. court is expected to rule on monday whether the wiki leaks founder julian assange should be extradited from britain to the united states he is wanted on espionage charges that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison or a challenge reports now from london. 2010 and what wiki leaks revealed to the world caused a sensation on. u.s. military video kept classified for 3 years to a helicopter gunship attack in baghdad at least 12 iraqis were killed including avoids his pataki and his driver. the u.s. military said it was engaging in what it calls insurgents armed groups a claim that's contested to this day i believe that if those killings were lawful under the rules of engagement when the rules of engagement are wrong. deeply wrong . it was this another such showpiece revelations that put judy innocent in the spotlight and through the intense ho

on boko haram another armed groups have conducted a series of mass kidnappings in the region in recent years in 2014 more than 270 girls were abducted by boko haram fighters from the town of chibok 6 years later $400.00 a still missing a last month more than $300.00 school boys were kidnapped from katsina city the government secured their release a week later they say no ransom was paid and just a few weeks ago more than 80 children were taken from a hotel village they were rescued after a gun battle with the kidnappers saw them and led there is a security analyst and journalist he says kidnapping is becoming more widespread as other armed groups adopt the tactics of baka haraam. used. in times past now other smaller criminal groups have latched onto. the name specially saying that the military hasn't actually been able to take out this terrible completely different. words used to qualify the battle between the nigerian military forces and the insurgents where they've been technically defeated whether they've been pushed back but the same here is that we have smaller groups and just re

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and group boko hope you're more. poignant for us but it took you a long time to get through and the range the time. as in other vaccination centers in germany things are moving slowly many buds remain empty because there's not enough frank seen. only 70 people a day can be immunized instead of the planned 600. the situation is even worse in other regions this center in cologne is not even open appointments are being made for february but it's not an easy process. is calling them to be kept on hold for hours and then you don't even get an appointment machine young man in to me my appointment was made online by myself right on the thursday morning. little hot line in northern i have a stale air is overwhelmed. other countries are moving faster israel for example has already vaccinated almost half its population about 4000000 people britain has immunized 10 percent the us 7 germany has vaccinated around 2000000 people 2 percent of the population in line with many other countries germany social democrats say that's not g

and so hell they're supporting local forces in the fight against various armed groups that include boko haram one of those links to eisele and al qaida mali and bakita faso have been worst hit but there's been an increase in attacks in the thousands of civilians been killed and the un refugee agency says that 2700000 people have been forced to flee their homes but the armed conflict is just one of many threats facing people of the region is also food insecurity climate change and of course the covert 19 pandemic. is a lecturer at the university of aberdeen in scotland the author of all of it heralds contemporary challenges to african security he says the violence is partly fueled by local ethnic divisions. this region that the attackers happened is where the core did try border region couldn't make enough money there we also have a number of different ethnic groups and different communal groups that have between themselves shoes to do with identity issues to do with land and all of that so they always many dynamics between this is these groups but most importantly here is the fact that

can you share has endured a series of attacks by groups including nigeria based boko haram eisel an al qaeda with thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced despite the presence of thousands of regional and international troops. while extremists in the region pose a growing threat the west african country is expected to see its 1st democratic transition of power since 1960 following last month's elections according to results announced on saturday a 2nd round would be needed after none of the $28.00 candidates won a majority whoever the winner is will likely be dealing with more attacks like this we are hard in al-jazeera. and u.k. course is expected to rule on monday whether wiki leaks founder julian assange she be extradited from britain to the united states is once his own espionage charges that could see him spend the rest of his life in prison or a chalons reports from london. i told 2010 and what wiki leaks revealed to the world caused a sensation on. u.s. military video kept classified for 3 years and a helicopter gunship attack in baghdad at least

any share has endured a series of attacks by groups including nigeria based boko haram i saw an al qaeda with thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced despite the presence of thousands of regional and international troops. while extremists in the region pose a growing threat the west african country is expected to see its 1st democratic transition of power since 1960 following last month's elections according to results announced on saturday a 2nd round would be needed after none of the $28.00 candidates won a majority whoever the winner is will likely be dealing with more attacks like this we are hard in al jazeera an explosion at a fuel depo on the syrian lebanese border has injured at least 10 people but when its army says it happened at a warehouse on the syrian side of the border near the town of el costa local media are reporting the blast was caused by an electrical problem. the u.s. no sorry rescue teams in norway have found no signs of life after a village was buried in a landslide on weapons day 6 bodies have been recovered during searches in the

minister who had dealt with the issues of security especially on the border with nigeria when where boko haram attacks regularly as well as the security concerns on the border with built in a fossil and miley now the major population or the voting population say they are going to finish what they started on december 27th 2020 which is the election and they was hoping that any of the 2 candidates running for the office in the run of will be able to deal with the situation and contain everything so that peace can return to this country. the u.s. congress is set for some new faces with a new session set to start later today democrats kept control of the house of representatives in november the balance of power in the senate is set to be decided by a runoff elections in georgia on tuesday scott lucas is a professor at birmingham university and co-founder of america unfiltered news and analysis site on american politics and foreign policy he says u.s. politics is entering a turbulent week. today is just simply that the new members of the house and the senate will be sworn in to take their sea

racism but it's largely want without any major incident despite the threat of attacks by armed groups boko haram from niger inside and then i'll tell you that i still and the others on the board cannot be and molly and border things are looking up good for this country however the ruling parties fail to do what it promised to do to win this election in the past it would have been the 1st time a presidential candidate won an election in asia for the 1st time without going into a 2nd round which means of course with this development now the ruling party always have a party that ends up winning in trouble or it will need to form a coalition of parties to govern very well african union and un peacekeepers are to begin withdrawing from sudan's darfur region their joint mission to protect this place people there ended on new year's eve as al-jazeera is have a more than reports from kalon south dar for displaced people fear returning home but don't know if the camps they live in a still safe house. this little space is highly and his family's home in column a camp in south sudan for highly says h

them and on the board in the border with nigeria new jersey is also having to deal with attacks by boko haram now this is one of the worst massacres recorded in history since attacks by armed groups began. well they aren't going to book her on to dozens of people in a raid in nigeria it's had happened in borno state between the turns of my degree and damage to do 50 people including a u.n. aid worker at the. protesters in iraq have called for the removal of u.s. troops on the 1st anniversary of the assassination of top of training general cousins of the money was killed in a u.s. drone strike in baghdad anniversary of the killing was also a march by protests in other parts of the middle east charles stratford reports from baghdad. thousands of people filled tahrir square in central baghdad. we will not stop until we have all revenge they chant revenge for the killing of iranian revolutionary guard chief qassam solomonic and the deputy head of iraq's popular mobilization forces. hundreds like us drone strike near baghdad airport one year ago them assure that middle had the blood of the m

in the shed that is having issues with security on the border with nigeria boko haram has been active we've seen increasing attacks bible koran targeting not all a civilian but also military personnel and that's awfully shelly sterling is that in fact there are no military casualties among the 50 over 50 people killed. well none of the quds is a teaching fellow in politics and international relations at the university of aberdeen he says the regional security challenges are part of the structural problem. the this all many different things that are causing the security situation in our. growing population. i make change this islam is a problem as well as the problem with this in this region is ridiculous states need charged. more have a fundamental structural problems where over so many years many parts of the states and ran down a man now incapable practically incapable of providing security so that they been main problems with the economy get all of that i've been compounded by it is a problem that is deeds simply cannot wear that individual or collaborate he cannot provide security

nigeria in the northwest in particular the banditry as well as the northeast of the country where boko haram still attacks civilian and military targets. in lebanon people of protesting against lockdown measures for the 2nd day. activists are calling for more protests in tripoli security forces have been deployed to protect government buildings at least 60 people have been injured since monday. harir has deployed armored vehicles along its northern border with ecuador to stop undocumented refugees the city of tripoli is a main entry point for venezuelans trying to get the south korea's defense minister says measures and necessary to stop the spread of covert 19 and smugglers. the united nations oxford university have conducted the largest ever survey on climate change they found 64 percent of people recognize it's a global emergency they polled 1200000 people from 50 countries on their attitudes towards climate change and how they'd like their governments to respond off those poll the most concerned in u.k. and italy but a general trend showed the higher the level of someone's educatio

nigeria in the northwest in particular the banditry as well as the northeast of the country where boko haram still attacks civilian and military targets ugandan opposition leader bobby wine says the police siege on his home was a form of torture even under house arrest since the presidential election told days ago that wind claims was fraudulent security forces have now lifted the blockade after a court order one is promising to bring down president during the 70 through peaceful means within a year. the law provides for the people of uganda to stand for their rights and we encourage them to stand against one their fragile and results that were read by mr b. about common mr 70 should not be president of uganda and we encourage the people of uganda to use all really go and or 9 violent means and ideas that they have to free themselves from them in 70. catherine so his following the story from the kenyan capital nairobi. this press conference was held in his home after the police and soldiers while withdrawn in compliance to the court order issued yesterday and basically he reiterated th

for them and on the board in the border with nigeria and here is also having to do with attacks by boko haram. every year a south korean county breeds about $77.00 tons of fish for an ice festival in january well this year they have the fish but due to the pandemic they have no festival pride visited county near the border with north korea to see what organizers plan to do with all that extra fish. children it's a special event to promote a particular type of river trout known as the sunshine know how to package it how to prepare it in every way imaginable and staged in a town that finds it has a lot of it $77.00 tons to be exact question county's annual ice festival is its biggest event and ice fishing on the frozen river the biggest draw for which it starts breeding fish a year in advance but this year there is to be no festival and the town is left to figure out what to do with its fish. we have been putting our heads together to research and develop ways that we can sell our fish and deceased a result we're taking a crisis situation and turning it into an opportunity and. realizing

has endured a series of attacks by groups including nigeria based boko haram i saw an al qaeda with thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced despite the presence of thousands of regional and international troops. while extremists in the region pose a growing threat the west african country is expected to see its 1st i'm a critic transition of power since 1960 following last month's elections according to results announced on saturday a 2nd round would be needed after none of the $28.00 candidates won a majority whoever the winner is will likely be dealing with more attacks like this we're harding al-jazeera. we return to corona virus now and japan's prime minister is considering declaring a state of emergency in tokyo following a rise in covert 19 factions japan reported 4 and a half 1000 new cases on december 31st more than half of them in the capital. says restaurants and bars there will have to close japan has so far stayed away from the harsh restrictions imposed in most other countries more from rob mcbride now he says japan's prime minister is coming unde

qaida and i saw a cross in and out of the poorest border and in northeast nigeria the armed group boko haram has abducted dozens of people in a raid there the attack happened in borno state between the towns of made a goodie and 2 more than 50 people including a u.n. aid worker have been kidnapped hospitals in the u.k. are preparing to roll out the oxford astra zeneca vaccine as soon as monday it's the country's 2nd approved coronavirus vaccine prime minister virus johnson is warning of tougher restrictions but expects tens of millions of people will be immunized over the next 3 months a new and more infectious covert 19 strain appears to be leading to a record number of cases india's drug regulator has approved 2 coronavirus vaccines for emergency use one is the oxford astra zeneca jab and the other is produced by indian drug maker biotech the government is hoping to vaccinate 300000000 in the next 6 to 8 months. brazil's health regulator has agreed to import 2000000 doses of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine though the jab hasn't been approved for use yet the country is trying to contr

3rd regime of the 3rd democratic republic we find ourselves still uncertain when will the scourge of boko haram be brought to an end how can we curb the mass collapse and crippling our country can we truly eradicate poverty when will we become an export based economy nigeria was really in what it was we're all ready to speak so that we can quit importing bloody toothpicks i mean who in. port's tooth picks. among other things a comma criticizes nigeria's heavy reliance on imports something that also applies to sophisticated films. with green white green the young filmmaker has shown that it is possible to turn the tables. we have an idea cinematic movement on the continent you know and that's just what we're good at a real cinematic movement that. will stand the test of time and make an imprint in global cinema you know. macam a has attracted attention he received state funding for his film benefiting from the fact that the government has identified the industry as a key center of the economy in 2008 after realizing the business potential in his native country. left his job but odeon cinem

3rd regime of the 3rd democratic republic we find ourselves still uncertain when will the scourge of boko haram be brought to an end how can we curb the mass corruption crippling our country can we truly eradicate poverty when will we become an export based economy nigeria world will it what it was we're ready to speak so that we can quit importing bloody toothpicks i mean who in. port's toothpicks. among other things become a criticizes nigeria's heavy reliance on imports something that also applies to sophisticated films. with green white green the young filmmaker has shown that it is possible to turn the tables. we haven't had a cinematic movement on the continent you know and that's just what we're good at a new real cinematic movement that. will stand the test of time to make an imprint in global cinema you know. has attracted attention he received state funding for his film benefiting from the fact that the government has identified the industry as a key sector of the economy. in 2008 tough to realizing the business potential in his native country. left his job but odeon cinemas in

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loyal to al qaida and islamic state and on the border with nigeria we've seen increased activity in boko haram attacks targeting not only c.v.s. but also military personnel a senior security official confirmed to all jazeera that in one of the villages more than 50 people have been killed but it's not subtle the number of people killed in the 2nd village he said a government delegation is on its way to the village to assess the situation and. help to the victims as well as properly secure that particular location and this is all coming at a time when the country is preparing to head into another election i don't know if election result of last sunday's outcome of the presidential vote no but no one was able to score the necessary 50 percent vote to avoid a runoff now the 2 contenders for the senate for the pursuit of president in the jail here a former head of state in this country as well as i one time minister of foreign affairs as well as interior minister the syrians are putting their hopes that with their experience in government they will build on the successes and also introduce m

target of 20000000 president trumps administration promised by the end of last year the armed group boko haram has abducted more than 50 people in a raid in northeastern nigeria the attack happened in borno state between the towns of my dewberry and. a un aid worker is among the missing last month hundreds of school kids and children were abducted in the northern state of cuts here. the number of people killed in attacks on 2 villages in western asia has risen to 100 the prime minister visited the bury region an area neighboring mali. between. thousands of people have turned out in iraq to repeat their calls for u.s. troops to leave they were brought to the streets on the 1st anniversary of the assassination of the right in general qassam somani he was killed by u.s. drone strike in baghdad. well those were the headlines the news continues here on the al-jazeera after south africa toxic city stations are still ticked off and. at 1st glance they could be the remains of an ancient civilization. an eye catching natural phenomenon. these strange tales surround your highness back. the largest

loyal to al qaida and islamic state and on the border with nigeria we've seen increased activity in boko haram attacks targeting not only c.v.s. but also military personnel a senior security official confirmed to al-jazeera that in one of the villages more than 50 people have been killed but it's not certain the number of people killed in the 2nd village he said a government delegation is on its way to the village to assess the situation and offer help to the victims as well as properly secure that particular location and this is all coming at a time when the country is preparing to head into another election iran of election as a result of last sunday's outcome of the presidential vote no but no one was able to score the necessary 50 percent vote to avoid a runoff now the 2 contenders for the senate for the pursuit of president in the jail here are a former head of state in this country as well as i want to minister of foreign affairs as well as interior minister missourians are putting their hopes that with their experience in government they will build on the successes and also introd

so i think we are showing financial resiliency on the back of central-bank activity, given this boko -- given the spoke of the pandemic -- given the scope of the pandemic. francine: what was it like is a central banker having to take these difficult and delicate decisions? >> hello to everybody, and thank you to jes for what he just said, which i share, obviously. we tried to be efficient as central banks and monetary policy, and is regulators, this was a major difference with the previous crisis. it is very important that we stick to -- for the future. if you remember one year ago, there were some musings on both sides of the atlantic saying it is time to relax or change the rules. i don't think it is time to forget. perhaps to answer your question about the risks, there are still risks, so we must remain vigilant. there are many outside the banking sector. if i can mention briefly three of them come of the first one is money bucket funds, some open-ended short funds, and we shouldn't forget this lesson. central banks had to intervene, so we should change the rules for the future. w

racism but it largely went without any major incident despite the threat of attacks by armed groups boko haram from nigeria inside and then i'll tell you that i still and the others on the board cannot agree and mali and border things are looking up good for this country however the ruling parties failed to do what it promised to do to win this election in the 1st trial it would have been the 1st time a presidential candidate won an election in this year for the 1st time without going into a 2nd round which means of course with this development now the ruling party always have a party that ends up winning in tripoli will need to form a coalition of parties to govern very well african union and un peacekeepers will begin withdrawing from sudan's darfur region their joint mission to protect displaced people there ended on new year's eve troops will gradually pull out over the next 6 months to the morgan reports from outside the camp in the allies in south darfur. people here in south therefore are not accepting the fact that the mission of the united nations african union peacekeeping forc

western sahara they're supporting local forces in the fight against various armed groups including boko haram and others legs to eisele and al qaeda mali and became a fossil have been worst hit but there's been an increase in attacks in the share thousands of civilians have been killed in the un refugee agency says 2700000 people have been forced to flee their homes but the ob conflict is just one of many threats facing people of the region is also food insecurity climate change and of course covert 19. is a lecture at the university of aberdeen in scotland and author of inherent and contemporary challenges to african security joins us now live from aberdeen thank you for your time here on the news hour tell us one of the aims of these groups carrying out these attacks if they're literally going into remote villages carrying out massacres of civilians what's the modus operandi here. thank you very much for having me ken. i think with this attacks as your report rightly say there are both the link between it took established groups already known linked to al-qaeda. linked to isis and als

work in a fossil chad mali and millions of flood attacks by armed groups that's including by both boko haram and others linked to eisele and al qaida. during this clue is the spokesperson for western central africa at the united nations refugee agency he's joining us from dakar in senegal by skype is very good to have you with us here on al-jazeera thank you very much indeed the scale of this problem is extraordinary and one gets the impression that to a certain extent over the last few months it's been sidelined by other considerations say in yemen and in central african republic for example indeed and certainly crisis and it's really made a. point topical it remains on the top of the agenda at least in the units only $2000000.00 in the. country that's a sad record that's a green reality you just will numbers here we're talking. what are all the numbers that it was 2 years ago and that's because of the unrelenting attacks bootle moves them on civilians people are being forced to flee. mall and they're not just the clothes on the back. and they're sitting in their own country they're r

racism but it largely went without any major incident despite the threat of attacks by armed groups boko haram from nigeria inside and then i'll tell you that i still and the others on the board cannot be and molly and border things are looking up good for this country however the ruling parties failed to do what it promised to do to win this election in the past it would have been the 1st time a presidential candidate won an election in this year for the 1st time without going into a 2nd round which means of course with this development now the ruling party always have a party that ends up winning in february will need to form a coalition of parties to govern very well right now mary raja below is the president of the africa international media group she joins us live on skype from paris good to have you with us if you listen to some of the statements like coming from the former foreign minister who's casting doubt on some of the election results how free and fair do you think this round of elections really was. well you know 1st of all you was not possible to have only one run. that th

displaced nigerians react to the sacking of military chiefs in charge of the fight against boko haram. and in sport and eyes is a still hopeful that fans will be allowed to attend this year's european football championships andy is here with that story. iran is dismissing comments from israel's military chief of staff is as preparations are being made for a possible offensive if tenet general carvey is urging president joe biden not to join the 2015 iran nuclear deal he said he wants to move towards it which would result in the easing of american sanctions on iran iran's presidential chief of staff isn't taking the israeli threat seriously we don't want to join get out. they just talk they are leading a psychological warfare and have practically no plan no capacity and are not able to start a war our armed forces are trying to defend iran the different maneuvers that we have done are signs that we do not intend to attack nor go to war but that we are serious in defending our country well you know i do nations says that it's concerned about anything that could jeopardize the deal as we

situation for them and on the board in the border with nigeria is also having to do with attacks by boko haram. i saw has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 11 coal miners in pakistan stan region the miners were members of the house minority community gathered outside much hospital to mourn those killed the coal miners were kidnapped and taken to nearby mountains some were able to escape the execution style attack while others were injured and taken to hospital at least 17 people died when the roof collapse that a crime a tory in india's state 21 people were rescued from the rubble and has the about according to a government official mourners were attending a man's last rites and took shelter in the building from heavy rain when the roof caved in a local official is called for an inquiry into the incident. nearly 80000 exiled tibetans are voting in a general election to the side who will head the new tibet in parliament in exiled the election is taking place in india's northern city of that i'm salah the 2nd vote is due in april india is home to about 100000 tibetans and th