to kashmir with his family to see his seven siblings.ly his second time making the journey since he left in 1958. unlike many others, he didn't flee his home, but left of his own free will, little realizing that he would struggle to return for visits. for him, the weekly bus service between the capitals of pakistani and indian-administered kashmir is a lifeline. >> translator: the bus service is very important for divided families. it shouldn't be stopped, even if there is unrest. kashmiris on both sides want to live with peace. >> reporter: it's what many people here hope for. but the recent upsurge in silence between pakistan and india and kashmir has created uncertainty. the bus is normally packed, but today it's only half full. it looks like business as usual, waiting to cross to india, but traders are nervous. cross-border trading in kashmir is expected to be worth nearly $90 million a year, but it's fragile. >> translator: kashmir's economy depends on this trade. it creates a lot of jobs. if it is stopped, we'll lose all our money

this barbed wire and electrified fence marks the border between india an kashmir.othing to suggest it's one of the most militarized areas of the world, but only a few hours ago, the two armies exchanged heavy fire. and over there beyond the fields are the last villages on the indian side, directly in the line of fire. thousands of villagers have fled over the past few days. many are seeking shelter in temporary camps, such as the one in this school. women and children among them. conditions are difficult. it's a long, tiring wait before they're given a hot meal, a bit of comfort after their traumatic experience. everyone here blames pakistan for starting the hostilities, and the new indian government is talking tough. >> the people are feeling quite confident. after a long time, after many, many years, they have this feeling that at least for once, there is something from the indian side. the other side also is realizing the manner in which they are suffering casualties. >> reporter: this sudden escalation has taken everybody by surprise. everyone is hoping it ends

secondly, in india there's an election coming in kashmir. and the rulers for the first time ever in its distance as a single party, they are keen to win the elections. and i have a fear that it's letting things happen, because it feels that well, okay, these things are happening. we are not starting yet, we are not going to stop it either, and it plays into our hands. >> the leader said, the narendra modi leader said at the united nations recently in his address that pakistan needs to do more to confront border control. do you think that this might be a reaction from pakistan to narendra modi's comments? >> no, i wouldn't say that. i think that it's sometimes possible for a shell to land in the wrong place and happen to be there at that time. i wouldn't take the number of deaths as an indicator as a jump. the big jump as 1st or 2nd october, when there was heavy bombardment from the other side. the last one year has not been good. 61 were killed last year, against 17, which is not bad for those at peace. 61, and 200 ceasefire violations was t

beyond that watch tower is indian administered kashmir. i'm in pakistan, both countries fought three wars over kashmir since winning independence in britain, now pakistan says the intensity of the mortar firecoming from india is the heaviest for decades. >> the pakistani military says india fired almost 20,000 mortar rounds across the border. pakistan has fired 2,000 rounds to india. >> the government motivates us. each day passing, the violations and the rounds, and the posts and villages that they have engaged. i mean, that is increasing with each day passing. >> both sides blame each other for starting the escalation. the indian government says pakistan violated the ceasefire and is considering revoking it into returning fire. whoever is behind it, civilians are surgery the most. homes have been hit. the shelling gouged holes into brick walls. here we are shown a pit left behind from a mortar shell. three were killed, two children and a grandmother. >> translation: the indian started indiscriminately firing at us. motors were huge. ever

tens of thousands in kashmir left their homes to escape the violence. india accused pakistan of shelling 40 border posts and 25 villages since monday. the pakistan military says india fired first. the two sides trade accusations, the situation on the border is tense. >> the shelling was going throughout the night. there were nine blasts. the rooftops of the houses are canned and the children here are -- damaged and the children are so afraid we had to move them to other places. >> the firing was coming from all times. cattle died. some injured in the fun fire have wounds on the hands and legs. around 30 were injured on the night. >> this is one of the worst flare-ups between the ceasefire deal between the neighbours. the villages chant "down with pakistan." people here are afraid of more violence and are evacuating their homes. >> pakistan has been firing for many days. we can't sleep. people are leaving their houses. farmers who have no other way to make a living have been badly affected. >> control has been split between pakistan and india since gaini

pakistan administered kashmir is here, right next to it is indianed as ministers kashmir, and the troubles here on the border. nicole johnston sent this update. >> reporter: it's still a tension situation on the border, and every day the number of people being killed is increasing, particularly civilians. the defense ministry has released a statement. it says it doesn't want a confrontation with india. and pakistan's security council is meeting on friday, a high level meeting of the top brass of the military, as well as others. but for people living in the border area, it's a difficult situation they are in. in pakistan, at least 40,000 people have fled from their villages, and pakistan's military says it will continue to retaliate, but its response is measured, and it says it is targeting mortar positions inside of india, not villages. >>> plenty more coming up on al jazeera, including why the daily trip to work in china starts off with a cough and a wheeze. >>> and 25 years ago protesters stood up to germany's communist rulers. ♪ it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only cr

and in india, kashmir, 20,000 people have left their homes. they are taking refuge in government shelters. pakistan minister of kashmir is here, right next to its indian minister. and it's here between pakistan and indian kashmir, on the indian side. >> pakistan's defense minister has released a statement, saying that it doesn't want a confrontation with india. but the prime minister, shorey, the defense and the defense and interior minister, to find out how people living in the border area are doping with the cross-border firing. during the day, it looks peaceful here, but at dusk, the fighting starts. india and pakistan have been firing at each other since friday. india has fired almost 20,000 mortar rounds across the disputed border. pakistan said that it has fired 2,000 rounds toward indiia >> the number of rounds that they have fired, with the village, they have engaged in the passing. >> both sides are blaming each other for starting the latest escalation. the indian government said that pakistan violated the 2003 ceasefire, and is provo

between the two countries over the disputed kashmir region. 18 others were hurt. fighting forced thousands of people out of their homes. >> this man is the latest victim in a conflict that lasted more than 65 years. his village was one of dozens caught up in the fighting. tens of thousands of people in kashmir have left their homes to escape the violence. india has accused pakistan of shelling 25 villages since monday. the pakistan military said that india fired first while the two sides trade accusations the situation on the border remains tense. >> we are scared the shelling was going on throughout the night. there were at least nine blasts. the rooftops are damaged, and the children here are so afraid we've moved them to other places. >> the firing was coming from all sides. some cattle also died. people who were injured in the gunfire have wounds on their hands and legs. >> reporter: this fighting is one of the worst flareups between the neighbors. these villages chant down with pakistan. people in this indian-administered part of kashmir say they're afraid of

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. >>> it's been more than a week since fierce artillery exchanges took place in kashmir. a region claimed by both india and pakistan. bilateral relations were expected to improve after the inauguration of indian prime minister modi, but with the combined death toll on both sides reaching 17, the international community is becoming increasingly concerned. patchari raksawong in bangkok is has the details. >>> the flare-up is the most serious violation of a 2003 cease-fire between india and pakistan. after several days of heavy fighting in kashmir, the reuters news agency on friday quoted a senior local police official as saying the fighting seems to have stopped for the time being. but there is no word yet that either government has made any concrete moves toward resolving the situation. reuters says there have been eight civilian deaths on the indian side and nine on the pakistani side in the violence which has lasted more than a week. thousands of people have been displaced on both sides of the de facto border shared by the two countries in the region. residents there are

beyond that watch to your is indian administered kashmir. both countries have fought three wars over kashmir since it won independence from britain. pakistan says that the intensity of the mortar fire is the heaviest in decades. >> the pack 17i military said india has fired 27 mortar rounds across the border, pakistan said it's fired two mortar rounds. >> both sides blame each other for starting the latest escalation. the indian government says pakistan violated the 2003 ceasefire, and is continue to go provoke it into returning fire. whoever is behind it, civilians suffer the most. homes have been hit. the shelling has gouged holes into brick walls. here we're showing the pit left behind from a mortar shell, three people were killed in his home, two children and a grandmother. >> the indians started indiscriminately firing at us. the mortars were huge. everyone was terrified, the children crying. we didn't know where to go and tried to find somewhere safe in the house. >> the mother of the two dead children is in hospital. she has another s

tens of thousands of people in kashmir have left their homes to escape the violence. accused pakistan of shelling 40 border posts and 25 villages since monday. pakistan saying india fired first. the situation on the border remains tense. >> translator: we are scared. the shelling was going on throughout the night. is there were at least nine blasts. the roof tops are damaged and the children are so afraid that we have had to move them to other places. >> translator: the fire was coming from all sides, some cattle also died. some people were wounded, around 30 people were injured during the night. >> reporter: this fighting is one of the worst flairups since the 2003 ceasefire between the neighbors. these villagers chant down with pakistan. these people say they are afraid of more violence and are evacuating their homes. >> translator: pakistan has been firing for many days now. we can't sleep at night. the farmers who have no other way to make a living have been bad badly affected. >> reporter: control has been split since they gained independence. thousands of soldie

even she knows what she finds in kashmir could be devastated because people are desperate and with the freezing winter months coming the fear is the death toll will only rise, abc7 news. >> the ebola crisis will be one of the main topics later this morning on "this week." the director of the centers for december control will discuss the latest to contain the first case of ebola hear on u.s. soil. it airs at 8:00 this morning here on abc7. >>> san francisco might become the first in the nation to take another step for workers rights. first they gave employees the right to ask for family-friendly schedules. now it will consider requiring some companies to post employee work schedules two weeks in advance. >> it's not enough to have the minimum wage. we really see this as the next fight. >> workers rights advocates are praising the latest move by san francisco supervisors to try to help people like francis cruz, a retail worker who finds out at the last minute what his schedule will be. >> i'm like being held hostage basically. >> his situation is not unique. 59% of american workers are p

even she knows what she finds in kashmir could be devastating because people are desperate and with the freezing winter months coming the fear is the death toll will only rise. abc7 news. >>> this morning the family of an ebola patient in texas tells abc news thomas eric duncan has kidney failure and must use a ventilator to breathe. health initials now also say duncan may have come in contact with as many as 115 people while sick and contagious. >> the rye russ is moving so fast but our response is moving fast as well. the defense department is on the ground and working with the cdc staff there and usda and others. the challenge is putting up a treatment unit is not easy. it's not about construction, it's about training, supervision, and all of that is moving, but we wish it would move faster but it's moving a lot faster than it was just a week or two ago. >> meanwhile the doctor who was treated for ebola and released is back in the hospital in isolation. doctor richard sacra has a respiratory infection. they don't think his ebola has returned. >>> san francisco might become the first

. >> these people leave monday for kashmir. they plan to buy more supplies once they land to giveaway. >> i don't know physically how much i can work, but i want to help people to gain emotionally. >> she's a mental health social worker in san jose. even she knows what she finds in kashmir could be devastated because people are desperate and with the winter months coming the fear is the death toll will only rise, abc7 news. >> the ebola crisis will be one of the main topics later this morning on "this week." the director offering residents the centers for disease control, tom friedman, will discuss the latest development in contain the first case of ebola diagnosed on u.s. soil. it airs at 8:00 this morning here on abc7. >>> san francisco might become the first in the nation to take another step for workers rights. first they gave employees the right to ask for family-friendly schedules. now it will consider requiring some companies to post employee work schedules two weeks in advance. >> it's not enough to have the minimum wag

. >>> tens of thousands of villages have fled their homes in kashmir, as indian and pakistani troops bombarded each other with gunfire and mortar shells. the two sides exchanged fire over the border. at least nine people, including three children, were killed. each country accuses the other of firing first. and police in indian controlled kashmir have fired tear gas at protesters who are angry over the response of last month's devastating floods. the government has failed to provide proper relief to tens of thousands of flood victims. at least 100,000 homes were destroyed in early september. a curfew has been imposed in the central business district to stop further protests. >>> stay with us on "bbc world news." much more to come. have you ever felt the need to zone out at work? we tell you how one woman's tragedy inspired her to design a hat that can help you do just that. to always build something better, airplanes that fly cleaner and farther on less fuel. that redefine comfort and connect the world like never before. after all, you can't turn dreams into airplanes unless your pas

taking place along the working border between indian-administered cash here and pakistan-administered kashmir. it's between saokok and jamal. let's go to our correspondent. india ahugheses pakistan -- accuses pakistan of it. who started it? >> that's a million dollar question, both blame the others for upprovoked attacks, and say they are simply responding. earlier today india's defense minister, in a strongly worded statement to the press said if pak sustain per sifts the cost of it will be unaffordable. it shows that india blames pakistan for the latest round of skirmishes. >> the 2003 ceasefire remains in place, but in incident such as this, when tension ratchets up, civilians are caught in the crossfire. >> and that's certainly true on the indian side, at least. like you mentioned, at least 20,000 civilians fled from their homes because of the latest round of shelling. scirm e between -- skirmishes between the border is not unusual. it's common. the shelling seems to be intense. the numbers of casualties are high, as well as the damage caused to property and transport. it is civilians who

there's been some tension linked with kashmir in the last few days. is it being seen in that very overt political sense? what would you say is the general mood of reaction nationally? >> well, they're very happy. the firings have apparently stopped at the borders and this particular news has come as a dessert. india an pakistan are both celebrating on this great honor. malala, her name was quite sure to get the prize, but kailash satyarthi also getting this nobel is good news for india as well. >> many thanks. >>> well, of course, malala yousafzai now lives with her family here in britain in birmingham, which is in the midlands. let's go now to speak to our correspondent phil mackie who is in birmingham for us. do we know whether she's going to be speaking? i think we're hoping for some sort of reaction, aren't we later? >> yeah, we are, geeta. we've been told that there will be something happening this afternoon. what, we're not quite sure yet. i gather that she's at school this morning and was taken out of class to be told that she's become the youn

at the moment pakistan and india are engaged in cross border fire over the kashmir region, particularlythe line of control in the working boundary, so on one hand we've got two young people from india and pakistan awarded the nobel peace prize and on the other hand two militarys are engaged in this conflict. >> nicole let's go to new deli, and arguably the lesser known of the two, what can you tell us about him? >> well, he certainly is lesser known than the girl but his work is well-known. i had a chance to speak with him on the telephone about 30 minutes ago and he was at his offices that is run by the ngo that works on child rights and child labor here in india and he said that he was very, very hangful to the nobel committee that this recognition is the recognition of the many voices of children who are victims of servitude not just in india but across the world and says it's a great honor for his country but while the celebration is going on in the background he was also very focused and hopes this award encourages the indian government to pay more attention to the plight of childr

hundreds of people have been forced out of their homes in kashmir as indian and pakistani troops continue exchange fire in the region will stop for civilians are reported to have been killed. violence have died flared up on monday. now to a teenager who is dreaming big -- a third teen, any of us wonder what will i be when i grow up? but she already knows she wants to be an astronaut on mars or stop she has attended all three of nasa's world space camp's two senators skywards. a bbc pop up team is currently in louisiana and tells her story. >> standing by for separation will stop >> i want to go to mars because it's a place no one has been stop it completely deserted right now. i want to take that first step. >> prepared to activate. >> at the nasa visitors center, i get the chance to do away the hair shoot and land curiosity on the popular -- on the proper landing site on mars will stop -- on mars. i think i have a high chance of going to mars basically because i've been training for nine years will stop as i get older and continue to do more things, the resume will just get longer and it

both an indian and pakistani activist, and it comes as a flareup of violence between the disputed kashmiregion. how likely is this shared prize likely to be received? >> i think it is a welcome to spite from the tension that india and pakistan are going to right now. -- a welcome despite -- a welcome respite from the tensions india and pakistan are going through right now. the committee has done a great job of highlighting child labor and the rights of children. how much it will reduce the tensions right now, because there has been shelling and a lot of tension, is, you know for us to see in the future. i don't think it will have much of an impact. but yes, it's a great news for both pakistan and india, and in an area that needed a lot of focus. >> thank you very much for that. let's get reactions now from pakistan. here is more for what malala sysops i -- malala's win means for the country. >> everybody is covering it. everybody is talking about it. i was talking to people in the valley here where she was from and where she was shot. i spoke to one of her cousins, who now manages the sch

and it did that because pakistan's ambassador had met with kashmir separatists, and we have this situation on the border of pakistan and india. and they just returned. more than 20 civilians have been killed, and many killed and injured on both sides of the border, and the cross-border firing is still continuing, and we're getting strong rhetoric coming out of the military on both sides, and so far the situation has not been properly been resolved. so whether she can get both of the leaders of those countries to talks when she properly receives her nobel peace prize, we'll have to wait and see about that one. >> i guess the speech, she is not going to shy away from continuing to tackle very sensitive cultural issues, beyond the right of education, the role of women and fatherhood and so on. very prominent in her speech this. >> that's right, and she really has sort of expanded her areas of interest when she first started off focusing on education. we know when she met with the u.s. president, barack obama, she spoke about drone strikes in pakistan, and issues to do with women's rights, ver

two-day lull, there was renewed gunfire today between indian and pakistani forces in the disputed kashmir region. 17 people have been killed in clashes between the two countries during the past nine days. it is the worst outbreak of violence there in more than a decade. hundreds of thousands of people are being evacuated from india's east coast. a storm packing winds as high as 120 miles an hour is expected to make landfall there tomorrow. another huge storm is bearing down on several islands including okinawa off the coast of japan. this is a picture of that storm taken from the international space station. authorities are concerned that three nuclear power plants are in the storm's path. the plants have been temporarily shut down until they can pass new safety tests imposed after an earthquake and tsunami damaged the fukushima nuclear plant in 2011. for the latest on the ebola scare, we are joined once again for the latest on the ebola scare, we are joined once again tonight from washington by anthony fauci. he is director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. do

going on as we speak between pakistan and india, on the pakistan and indian administers border of kashmird the other big issue is the military's campaign against the pakistani taliban. so they are saying it is good news out of pakistan. >> nicole thanks very much indeed. let's hear from india now. >> reporter: the announcement of the award by the noble committee certainly came as a bit of a surprise. he is the lesser known of the two awardees of this year's peace prize, but his work here in india is very well regarded. he has an organization based here in new delhi that is credited with freeing over 80,000 children from various forms of servitude. they work closely with the local police and government to do this work, and they have been doing it for many years. i had a chance to speak with him on the phone. he was at his office in new delhi when the announcement was made, and he first said he was very thankful to the nobel committee, and that he is especially thankful, because it now highlights of plight of children forced into child labor. he hopes the government will take this opportuni

the kashmir region between india and pakistan.ve more from knnew delhi. >> reporter: in the middle of the night they fled for their lives. running away from mortar shells. thousands of indians living in the area are seeking refuge. >> translator: it is very bad. there is firing from the pakistani side. people are leaving their homes. >> reporter: the situation is equally dire on the pakistani side. >> translator: india fired my house on the morning of eid. we have lost so many things. my nephew is also injured. three children have been killed in this village, and one old lady. they have fired up to 250 rook kets on this village at night. >> reporter: this is the most intense fighting between the two in more than a decade. they have both blamed each other for provoking the hostilities. pakistan has accused india of dismissing ceasefire talks, while india says krcross-border attacks must stop before negotiations can begin. >> if spach stan persists with the adventurism, our forces will make the cost of this adventurism, unaffordable

their goal is the establishment of an islamic state in kashmir. in neighbouring yemen saudi citizens are funding the extremist group known as al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, they are notable for high-profile terrorist attacks, including an attempt to blow up a north-west airlines flight in the united states on december 25th, 2009. >> the saudi record on counterterrorism has been mixed. there has been significant ideological support coming out of saudi arabia for vaurs terrorist groups. -- various terrorist groups. >> some charge in syria the royal family ignored news about its own citizens joining and funding pro-islamic forces battling the regime of bashar al-assad. one of those groups funded by the saudis is the syrian branch of al-qaeda are, nusra. one affiliated cleric based in syria posted a campaign called "wage jihad with your money" donors interested in supporting anti-ass add militants could earn silver status by donating 175 for 50 sniper bullets, over 300 buying gold status. and it was said: >> early in the syrian conflict many agree

reporter: but as the two celebrated their words and vowed to work for peace, villagers in indian-ruled kashmirround of shelling across the disputed border. >> translator: there was heavy shelling from pakistan's side in the night. fire came from this direction and hit here. it caused a lot of damage in the village. >> reporter: more than ten pakistani and eight indian villagers have died in the most recent spate of violence. and tensions remain high across the heavily-armed border. >> this a life worth living? what on earth is happening here, tiny children are being martyrs. this is totally inhuman. >> reporter: both sides are warning the other to stop the firing or have retaliation. they have an important platform to draw attention to the need for peace, but they face an uphill battle. >> two very inspiring people. ahead on cnn, typhoon vongfong makes land fall in japan, we'll have a report just after the break. hi dad. she's a dietitian. and back when i wasn't eating right, she got me drinking boost. it's got a great taste, and it helps give me the nutrition i was missing. helping me stay mo

. >>> thousands of people fleeing violence in the disputed region of kashmir and exchanged gunfire alongial border killing five and it's claimed by india and pakistan and parts administered by both countries and both accused the other of firing first. more than 700,000 indians work across the middle east but fighting in iraq and instability elsewhere has forced some to return home deep in debt and scarred by their experiences. and jam i l reports. >> reporter: these three friends grew up together and went to work as labors and worked in bad conditions and slept on the floor and routinely beaten by employers and had a gun pointed to their head if they complained and the latest conflict in iraq began. >> translator: we returned from work to have lunch and found a dead bomb that fell in the camp, someone called the owner and then had it collected by the police. >> reporter: as the fighting drew closer they returned home with the indian embassy's help and they each owe local employment agents between $1,000 and $3,000 but the problem is there is no work in the village and they have limited e

india says five people died after pakistani troops fired shells in kashmir. pakistan accuses indian troops of killing four people on its side of the border. >>> the formula one driver jules bianchi has undergone surgery on a head injury. it was raining heavily at the time of the crash and several drivers complained of not being able to see properly. >>> let's take you to hong kong now, where a number of pro-democracy protesters has dwindled since talks began with government officials after more than a week of demonstrations. student leaders say the sharp fallen numbers is part of a tactical retreat as the exhausted protesters regroup. but has beijing actually gained the upper hand by simply letting the demonstrations run their course? let's take a look now at the scene right now in hong kong. there are hundreds of campaigners there still on the street. the numbers, as i mentioned, have hugely dwindled. just compare that shot that we've been bringing you over the past days to say five or six days ago. really, the numbers considerably less, and we do know that

they thought that this storm would head off further west and to kashmir in india, whereas what happenedthe mountainous region, which is the most trekked region in nepal. there's been a mistake here, which officials have admitted to us. >> now, you mentioned that at the moment, conditions are okay for rescuers to access those potentially trapped. just tell us and bring us up to date with the rescue operation currently then. >>. >> reporter: so what they're doing is using hospitals in the circuit. they've managed to get as many people as possible. other side has been quite tricky. below the mountain. they fear that some dead bodies are still buried in the base camp there. that has been a challenge. and what is also adding to the challenge is this westerly distance coming from the western side. so they say they better do it as soon as possible before the weather worsens. >> yes, indeed. for the time being, navin joining us live. thank you very much. and apologies to viewers for a slight breakup in the line there. >>> three years after the revolution that drove colonel gadhafi from power, i

fought three wars since 1947, and the nobel announcement followed four days of fighting in disputed kashmire worst in more than a decade. today, malala said she and satyarthi hope to promote peace between their nations by inviting their prime ministers to the nobel awards ceremony, december 10. >> woodruff: joining me now to discuss the winners and their causes is gayle tzemach lemmon, author of "the dressmaker of khair khana" and deputy director of the council on foreign relations women and foreign policy program. gayle, this morning when you opened up the papers, there were huge pictures of ma la-la and then mention of the other guy. so let's start talking first the work that mr. satyarthi's done. how significant has it been and has it changed policy in india? >> i think it has been very significant and underappreciated, underly-sourced and under-seen. you talk about somebody who saved 80,000 children by conservative estimate. someone who dedicated his career starting when he was a young person himself, saw a child who couldn't go to school and asked why. hownlts do we walk by people who

. >> now we get customers from kashmir. >> reporter: in other words, from north to south india. 243 million internet users in india. that too is expected to more than double by 2020. what does it say about the potential of e-commerce in india? well, the math is quite simple. have nima udas, cnn, new delhi. >> a bright star among the economies. its growth rate playing catch-up to china. >>> modern art knows how to stir opinion. when you combine it with cutting edge buildings people will talk. now, in a marriage between fashion and architecture, lvmh, the luxury company behind louis vuitton brought in an architect to create this stunning museum in paris. cnn's jim bittermann has been looking at the results ahead of the big opening. >> my client. >> reporter: so what happens when one of the world's most prominent architects gets together with one of the world's richest men, you could end up with something like this. one of the most striking new art museums. sticker price according to architect frank gary, something more than $130 million but then it will house the public and privat

now, exchanges of fire have continued between indian and pakistani troops in the disputed region of kashmira pakistani man was killed. it comes a day after nine civilians were reported dead on both sides of the line of control. india says 40 indian army posts came under attack, and they had to retaliate. as a result, pakistani and indian border troops refrained from exchanging sweets on their muslim festival of eid as they usually do, so some tension there. >>> the number of pro-democracy protesters blocking hong kong's streets continues to fall after student leaders and the government agreed to halt talks. only a few dozen students at the center of the demonstrations are still occupying roads in the business district, but student leaders have insisted the movement is far from defeated. they say the talks will discuss their demands regarding electoral reforms. >>> now, what do you give the president who has everything? russia's vladimir putin turns 62, a group of his supporters has come up with an unusual solution. they're staging an art exhibition featuring president putin in a number of h

heavy shelling erupted more than a week ago in kashmir, a mostly muslim region claimed by both sides. the two sides traded warnings today to stand down, but the fighting continued. >> that's word from mexico that authorities have captured the reputed leader of the juarez drug cartel. mexican officials said he was taken in the northern city of it, oraon. the u.s. had offered $5 million for his arrest. >> woodruff: black leaders in st. louis called today for the justice department to investigate the latest fatal shooting of a black teenager. police said an off-duty officer killed 18-year-old vonderrit myers last night after the teen fired first. the shooting sparked protests, 11 miles from ferguson, where another officer killed michael brown in august. st. louis police chief sam dotson called for calm. >> i'm being as open and transparent as the department can be and i hope the public appreciates that. i know emotions are high and i know tensions are high, but the reality is, what we've seen or what the evidence tells me right now is an individual pointed a gun at a police officer, fire

around and head through the straits of malaka on to the unresolved questions of india, pakistan and kashmirand what is further unfolding in terms of militant islamism not far to the northwest of there, all of these factors exist not just in theory on paper but are capable, in fact, bringing back a conflagration at any point through poor, isu management and politics and dynamics of escalation which unfold as a result. so, in the last three years or so, we have seen these unresolved issues come much more sharply to the surface, which brings me to my fourth point about how, in fact, this is to be dealt with in the future and whether or not the u.s./china relationship is central to most of it. i know enough about the politics of southeast asia to know the china/u.s. relationship is not central to everything. it is an important dynamic but what occurs in southeast asia is primarily conducted intraregionally. and to any folks from the aseans here today, i would commend them on how they've managed their own regional evolution over the past 40 years and a lesson to the wider rjs. when we extend the

so i'm not quite sure if those ties will rupture syria is often have suggested, so i suspect kashmir and also their profits on syria has come to fruition. name if they didn't think assad was going to collapse or go, and so they're playing a winning hand from their perspective. >> i would agree with that. you know, if you're an iranian official end to read an op-ed in "the new york times" from a decorated, an imminent u.s. diplomat like ryan crocker which says that as bad as assad is, the alternative to assad is worse, i don't think you feel like you have to prepare to abandon your critical regional ally. i think if you like the u.s. and the west is gradually a government getting itself to your position rather than vice versa. as ray said, i think if they thought they could preserve the interest in syria and oppose the assad abutment they would've cut him loose long time ago. they are not married to the individual. but the fact that they haven't done that despite all that's happened and tremendous reputation damage to iran and the broader sunni arab world means that i think they feel

around and head through the straits of malacca on to the unresolved questions of india, pakistan, kashmirer afield from what is now unfolding in terms of militant islam is not far to the northwest. all of these factors exist not just in theory or on paper, but are capable of, in fact, bringing about a conflagration at any given .3 power issue management and the normal politics and dynamics of escalation which unfold as a result. and so the last three years is so we have seen these unresolved issues come much more sharply whisperings me to my fourth point about how, in fact, this is to be dealt with in the future and whether or not the u.s.-china relationship is central to most. i know enough about the politics of southeast asia to know that the china u.s. relationship is not central to everything. it is an important dynamic. of what occurs with and southeast asia is primarily conducted regionally. and to any folks here today, i would simply commend how they have managed their own regional evolution of the last 40 years. it has been an extraordinary development and a lesson to the wider re