. >>> healing relations narendra modi visits jaffna to meet the displaced from sri lanka's long civil war. first, iraqi forces battling i.s.i.l. say the city of tikrit will be freed within 72 hours. control of tikrit which is the home town of former president saddam hussein is seen as crucial in the fight against the armed group. people, at least 13 kurdish peshmerga fighters have been killed in i.s.i.l.'s shelling. this incident took place south of the oil-rich city of kirkuk. let's talk to our correspondent jane arraf, in the iraqi capital. first of all, tikrit how credible is the optimism from the iraqi forces that they could liberate this important town within three days. >> well liberate is a sweeping word. what they are saying is they believe that they are confident in eradicating the i.s.i.l. preps in tikrit. the major pockets of i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. holds half the city. it's not a huge number of fighters. the reason this is taking so long, and the offensive started a week ago, is i.s.i.l.'s main tactics are explosives and snipers, and people willing to blow themselves up. as iraq

and they are joined from jaffna. it's an important visit overall, not least because of the significance of where it is now. >> the indian prime minister is making several important points. we did hear him talk about support for sri lanka as it reverse to the process. they are constitutional changes. many were supported. that was at that day looked at and targeted bringing peace between the communities. here in jaffna behind mean you see historic public library, a symbol of culture and learning burnt down during the course of the war. it's been rebuilt. he met the chief minister governor and officials, watched the cultural performance, but the messages are not political. it's the affinity between sri lanka. one that had been in previous years with the government being closely aligned to china. here in the province not just is he talking about india standing side by side in a pursuit of a future for all communities in the country, including the tam ill minority bringing equality justice, dignity and peace for all. he t

india's prime minister arrived in the sri lanka city of jaffna. narendra modi was the first indian leader to visit the city >>> egypt unveils plans for a new capital city at the cost of $45 billion, one of a series of big projects announced by the government during an economic development conference. >>> the head of the c.i.a. warned the demeself of the syrian regime could open the doors to i.s.i.l. john brennan says the c.i.a. is being revamped in order to combat i.s.i.l. and other threats to security. more from washington d.c. >> reporter: an assault on staff at the newspaper "charlie hebdo" in paris. bun fire at a cafe in copenhagen and the killing of children at a school in pakistan, the head of u.s. intelligence, says these attacks were a trend to show... . >> the emergence of a terrorist threat difficult to track, and more difficult to this ward. >> that's why the director of the c.i.a. says he's overhauling the agency. critics argued that the c.i.a. has been too focussed. a drop in analytical capability yes and errors were noticed, notably

here in jaffna, just behind me you see the historic jaffna public library a symbol of culture and learning wand burned down because of the war and it has been rebuilt now. he met the officials and essentially watched a cultural performance by school children. but his message is about the affinity between india and sri lanka, an affinity that has been strained, but here in the northern province, not just is he talking about india standing side by side with sri lanka for a pursuit of the future, but for all in the country including the tamil minority, which which he said would bring dignity and justice and peace for all and he talked very much about the fact that the tamil national alliance should not be rocking the boat, and should acknowledge the fact and realize that it's just two months since the new government took office, and there is a lot of work to be done in giving equality and addressing the grievances of the tamil people, and the government might need some time. >> china put on air alert after an aircraft dropped a bomb. myanmar said it was targeting rebels who want to take over

now, here in jaffna again behind me you see the historic jaffna public library, a place of culture and learning. it was burned down, and it's been rebuilt now. he came to meet the governor and other officials and watched a cultural performance by school children, but his messages are not just political. it is that affinity between india and sri lanka an affinity that has been strained in recent years. but here in the northern province not just as is he talking about india standing side by side with sri lanka in pursuit of a future, including the tamil minority, which he said would bring equality, justice and dignity and peace for all and he did talk very much about the fact that the tamil national alliance, who he spoke to should nottic rocking the boat and acknowledge the fact that and realize it's just two months since the new government took office, and it's march, there is a lot of work to be done in given equality and addressing the grievances of the tamil people might need some time. >> he was a man who deified colonial rule to lead india to independence now a statue has of mahat

we have the latest from jaffna. >> reporter: the indian prime minister making several really important points. we did hear him talk about india's support for industry sri lanka and reconciliation. they looked at bringing peace to the communities. just hyped me you see the historic public library, a symbol of culture of learning. it was burnt down because of the war. it has been rebuilt and it's very significant. he came here and met the chief minister of the area, the governor, and watched a cultural performance by school children, but his message is not just political. it's about that affinity between india and sri lanka an affinity that has been strained. but here in the northern province not only is he talking about india standing side by side in its pursuit of a future for all communities in this country, including the tamil minority, which he said would bring equality, justice dignity and peace for all and he did talk very much about the fact that the tamil national alliance he spoke to should not be rocking the boat, and should acknowledge that it is just two months since the gov

. >>> india's prime minister arrived in the northern sri lankan city of jaffna. narendra modi is the first indian leader to visit the former stranglehold of the tamil tiger rebels. narendra modi has met leaders of the tamil national alliance in colombo. his trip is seen as symbolic after calling on the majority senna lease government to give greater autonomy to tam ills. >>> the united states and india condemn the imprisonment of the former president of maldives. he was sentenced to 13 years for ordering the arrest of a senior judge, something he denies. he was maldives first democratically elected president >>> zimbabwe health care sector suffered from years of neglect. much of the infrastructure is in disrepair. $100 million for new equipment, a loan from china, should help. >> this is president robert mugabe - here to see what 100 million of the chinese money could buy. robert mugabe, who travels to singapore for medical treatment, hopes it boosts their facilities. >> we must not allow the system to come down again. no. let's fix it. >> zimbabwe's economy is i