one of them blew himself up outside the office of the kurdistan democratic party in kirkuk, killing 15ple. and there were other attacks in baghdad and elsewhere. taliban is claiming responsibility for suicide bomb attack targeting a headquarters. a car bomb killed three people and injured many more. now this report from kabul. >> this appears to be an attempt to launch a large-scale assault on the headquarters of afghanistan's security services. police are telling us one suicide bomber exploded a car laden with explosives at the entrance to the intelligence department headquarters. five other suicide bombers all wearing explosives vest ben tried to breach the hole left by the explosion -- then tried. there were all shot as they try to get into the building and got no further than the gate. sources are telling us that regard that the gate were killed in the attack and there are a number of civilian injured. again, this is right in the center of kabul and at a busy time of day and a busy part of the city. this city is ringed with security checkpoints. they get tighter and tighter as you

my war was so small, it was the 30 guys, the city of kirkuk, getting everybody home safe. we didn't sit around the fire at night and talk about which president was disappointing us or which general was disappointing us. general petraeus was one of the commanders when i was there and he was beloved. at the time. so, i just -- i feel almost -- i feel so disconnected from the question almost because what i did and why we did it was never based on a speech from washington or somebody's affair or not. it was love of the man next to you, and it's a cliche that guys jump out of the trench and run forward because of the guy to their left and right, but just because it's a cliche doesn't keep it from being true. so questions like that, i focused on he small, small part i could do something about. >> i'd echo that. the war is as small as the war for you. it's not how did you get there it's there you are, for almost every troop. and general expressing an opinion is maybe something we could use more of. what that point is it something we can't gauge. i think overall worry is if somebo

explosives inside the mosque south of kirkuk. a funeral was taking place at the time of the attack. russia says it is not planning large-scale evacuation of its citizens from syria despite the crisis there. many were flown back to moscow on monday. there are tens of thousands of russian citizens in syria. it is said that not all of them were accounted for. and glaciers in the indies have shrunk by about 40%. many in the south american region could melt away altogether. researchers blamed a rise in temperature for what they call an unprecedented retreat. now come to israel, where talks are already underway about building a new coalition government. put they's ballot alliance led by benjamin netanyahu -- and left him in a substantially weaker position. there is a young, centrist party. we have this report from jerusalem. >> thrusting himself and his centrist party onto center stage. after a long night, about his probable role in the coalition government, a potential newcomer, he told the bbc before the election exactly what he stands for. >> somebody has to be the voice of the middle

killed in a suicide car bombing at a headquarters of the kurdish democratic party in the iraqi city of kirkuk official said ninety wrong or wounded but that number is likely to rise are ones that claimed responsibility for the blast at times by insurgents are so frequent in iraq where the country pressured by ethnic sectarian divides. new york has become the first state to change local gun laws after december's mass shooting at a connecticut school they expanded by on assault weapons as well as other tweaks to gun legislation strongly limits the accessibility of weapons in the state the new measures also aimed at restricting mentally unstable people from going guns so shooting last month's shooting at sandy hook elementary school left twenty six people dead mostly children and reaganite in the debate over gun control in the u.s. . japan's two major ally is all nippon airways and japan allies have grounded all of their boeing seven hundred seven train line is it follows an emergency landing or one of the just due to smoke in the cockpit the latest incident comes after a spate of high profile p

bomb attacks near the headquarters of the kurdish democratic party in the northern iraqi city of kirkuk officials said more than one hundred wounded no ones yet claimed responsibility attacks by insurgents are still frequent in iraq with the country pressured by ethnic and sectarian divides. two people have been confirmed dead after a helicopter crash in central london just a kilometer south of parliament in westminster thirteen others were injured after the chopper clipped a crane on a skyscraper in heavy fog it's thought the pilot had asked to change course because of bad weather. story building has collapsed killing twenty two and injuring eleven in the coastal egyptian city of alexandria rescue teams are on the scene searching for survivors not knowing what caused the accident but egypt has a record of lax enforcement of planning regulations. suicide bomb blast in afghanistan spy agency has killed two civilians and injured dozens more a car laden with explosives was detonated by an attacker in front of the gates of the building five men wearing vests of explosives were then shot by

bomb attacks near the headquarters of the kurdish democratic party in the northern iraqi city of kirkuk officials said more than one hundred were also wounded no one's yet claimed responsibility attacks by insurgents are still frequent in iraq with the country pressured by ethnic and sectarian divides. a helicopter crash in central london during the morning rush hour has left two people dead and injured thirteen others it clipped a crane on the skyscraper just because it was a south of parliament in westminster spilling burning fuel into the street and setting two cars on fire sort of positive change his original course because of bad weather. eight story building has collapsed killing twenty five people and injuring at least ten and me gyptian coastal city of alexandria rescue teams are on the scene searching for survivors the cause of the incident is still unknown but egypt has a record of lax enforcement of planning regulations. a suicide bomb blast in afghanistan spy agencies killed two civilians and injured dozens more a car laden with explosives was detonated by an attacker in fro

suicide car bomb attacks at the headquarters kurdish democratic party in the northern iraqi city of kirkuk officials said more than one hundred were also wounded no one's yet claimed responsibility attacks by insurgents are still frequent in iraq with the country pressured by ethnic and sectarian divides. two people have been confirmed dead after a helicopter crash in central london just a kilometer south of parliament in westminster thirteen others were injured after the chopper clipped a crane on the skyscraper in heavy fog and saw the pilot asked to change course because of bad weather. a suicide bomb blast in afghanistan spy agencies killed two civilians and injured dozens more accommodating with explosives was detonated by an attack in front of the gates of the building five men wearing vests of explosives were then shot by security guards as they try to get inside the taliban has claimed responsibility. school bus drivers in new york gone on strike leaving more than one hundred fifty thousand students stranded they are calling for greater job security something the mayor says he's no

they have no interest in working out a division of oil revenue or working out property divisions in kirkuk yeah, it might have all been for naught because it worked tactically but the strategic purpose of the war might very well go down the drain. >> and if iraq becomes a strategic ally of iran, obviously that is a game changer as well. hey, fred, thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you. >> fred kaplan is the author of the book "the insurgents." >>> up next, a soldier comes home. i'll talk to the family behind this heart-warming reunion at the rose parade. a nice little t, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much. i appreciate it. i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. your money needs an ally. [ cheers and applause ]

the city of kirkuk suffered the worst attack when a car bomber blew himself up outside the offices of a major kurdish party. 21 people were killed in that bombing and another nearby, and nearly 200 were wounded. a u.s. marine pleaded guilty today to urinating on the remains of dead taliban fighters in afghanistan. staff sergeant edward deptola submitted his plea at camp lejeune, north carolina. images of the incident surfaced last year, sparking an international furor and outrage in afghanistan. another marine pleaded guilty to similar charges last month. three others were given administrative punishment. the two bigst airlines in japan grounded all of their brand new boeing 787 dreamliners today. the move came after one of the planes had to make an emergency landing in western japan. the crew reported a burning smell, and a cockpit message showed battery problems. it was the latest in a series of incidents involving the 787's. as a result, all nippon airways and japan airlines voluntarily grounded the jets for safety checks. boeing's troubles rippled down wall street. the aircraft ma