islands last month pulling more people said there were a spot of the attack was a response to souls are gresson of war games which have been called a provocation by the north it's thought to be the worst spike in tensions on the peninsula since the war sixty years ago. west african leaders have made a direct appeal to persuade ivory coast president laurent gbagbo to quit they have warned he faces military action if you does not pass power to a lot tara whom the united nations recognizes as the winner of last month's election one hundred seventy people have been killed and tens of thousands of been displaced because of violence following last month's disputed ballot. airline schedules on the northeast coast of the united states are struggling to return to normal after severe blizzards caused thousands of flights to be cancelled services have resumed into and out of boston new york and philadelphia but heavy snow and strong winds are still causing delays thousands of travelers are expected to be stranded until the end of this week and the situation is only improving very slowly . up next the russ