beginning for this town. >> a coordinated series of bomb attacks in nigeria killed at least six people in the biggest city in the north. witnesses said a suicide bomber struck the regional headquarters and more blasts were carried out at police stations and government facilities. >> once again, more carnage in nigeria. this time, the city of kano was the target. the blast could be felt 7 kilometers away. at least one of the explosion started a police station with police officers among the dead. this man witnessed what happened. >> there were three dead police right there, in front of the immigration office. we had several bomb blasts. we also had several gunshots in front of the police station. >> the attack fits a disturbing pattern of violence. once again, the militant group boko haram said they were responsible. this highlights the delicate confluence of cultures in which nigeria finds itself. the north is mainly muslim, the south is in the christian. in the middle, there is a delicate fall line. over the last few weeks, boko haram is mainly targeted the north, including this place. these latest waves of attacks be

. >>> christians in the north nigeria will definite themselves. the group known as boko haram has killed more than 54 people, shot 8 to death during a church service and killed 2 christians in their homes. christians there can no longer sit back and allow the killings to continue. >> we therefore, as christians have decided to take our faith in our hands and have resolved as follows: no. 1, that we have decided to work out means to defend ourselves against these killings. >> boko haram has promised to kill christians living in the north. a state of emergency in the parts of the country effected by the attacks. >>> for years we have been bringing you stories about how christians suffer. the military that rules the country, koran are tribal people. miramar's armed forces have waged a battle for decades, mostly in an effort to control the land. they target the land because of the christian land. miramar is a buddhist nation. >>> chinese government has revealed the where abouts of missing human rights gao zhiseng. he aggressively defending christians

." >> a coordinated series of bomb attacks in nigeria has killed six people in the biggest city in the north. witnesses said a suicide bomber struck the regional police headquarters, with more blasts occurring at other police stations and facilities. >> yet again more carnage in nigeria. this city was the target. it has a population of some nine million people. the blasts could be felt several kilometers away. at least one of the explosions targeted a police station with police officers among the dead. this man witnessed what happened. >> there were three dead bodies right there in front of the immigration office. and now also we have like about -- we had several bomb blasts and several gunshots in front of the police sayings. >> the attack fits a disturbing pattern of violence. once again the militant group says it was responsible. it highlights the delicate confluence of cultures and faiths in which nigeria finds itself. the north is mainly muslim, the south mainly christian. in the middle, a delicate fault line. over the past weeks, it has mainly targeted the north. this latest wave of at

least fifteen the violence comes after the group promised to kill christians living in nigeria's largely muslim north and nigeria's president has declared a state of emergency for areas affected saying the unrest is worse than the country's civil war which took place in the one nine hundred sixty s. . afghan investigative commission says the american military abused detainees at the country's largest detention center inmates of baghran prisons they were tortured and held without evidence but the u.s. run facility president hamid karzai has demanded the u.s. hand over control of the prison to afghan authorities within a month the u.s. says it will investigate the claims. sudan's president omar al bashir has offered to help disarm former libyan rebel fighters and integrate them into army and police forces in a state visit to tripoli the leaders said the overthrow of colonel gadhafi was a gift to sudan the proposal from bashir was wanted on war crimes charges in the hague sparked outrage from amnesty international looking at rogers if you're struggling to disarm rebel groups which were formed to fight g

. >>> four people have been shot dead in the north of nigeria. eight people were killed, including police officers tuesday night, and across nigeria at the unions are continuing their strike over fuel prices. >> day 3 of the strike that has brought most businesses in the country to a standstill. the stakes have been raised on both sides. today, there were talks of a gradual process that could lead to the slowing of oil production in the country. unionized workers said are actively shutting down the oil output. nigeria is africa's leading oil producer and one of the largest in the world. if the strikers are successful in during oil exports, it could bring the economy to its knees and have an effect on global oil prices. politicians have ratcheted up the pressure on protesters. the message from the rallies is the fuel subsidy must be reinstated, but it is also a platform for people to vent their theory on other issues, resources and the hands of too few and far too basic infrastructure. the reason, they say, is corruption. this is the leader of the

world updater wave of attacks by radical muslim sects is continuing to claim multiple lives in north eastern nigeria a people gunned down during a service at a church while twenty were killed during a town hall meeting is the most group which has claimed responsibility for the attacks issued a three day ultimatum for christians to leave the mostly muslim north of the country. three freight trains collided in a rural part of the us state of indiana starting a fire and injuring two of the six crew members involved one of the trains carrying mostly ethanol tanks was stationary when it was hit in the back by another run into carriages on the track local officials said there was no spill of any hazardous material from the wreck nevertheless say one of the evacuation of several dozen houses near the crash site as a precaution. now time for a russia close up series as we continue to delve deeper into the country's far east . good. news. the hub ask region is russia's main gateway to the pacific and one of its most rapidly developing industrial centers tom barton is discovered feeding the feel hungry asian

another bombing on saturday night in the north of nigeria and state of by which he has killed eleven people including several police and army personnel trolling a checkpoint two churches in the area were also attacked meanwhile the death toll from a series of bombings in kano on friday now exceeds one hundred seventy and continues to rise as lama sect boko haram has claimed responsibility for the majority of the violence that's plagued northern nigeria since christmas. the battle over scotland's possible split from great britain is dividing opinion in an increasingly disunited kingdom scots have been told they can hold a referendum on independence but only on the government's terms and london says a divorce would come at a price artie's laura smith explains. british a three hundred year old union that once ruled the waves and tossed the known world . oil the country's clues to than ever to a messy divorce. this is the man who wants to go. nationalist party leader alex salmond's promising school we'll get to say on being single but london wants to cool the shots and get it done and du

. >> civil war split nigeria's muslim north and christians in the south? hello i am wendy griffith. thanks for joining us. >> and i am george thomas. the country has suffered a deadly wave of attacks from a radical muslim group. millions of christians are seeking refuge from the vie vennes. >> could africa's most populous country be breaking apart? nigeria's president says the violence is worse than the 1960s civil war. describing it as an unprecedented evil. there was a bombing and death toll could rise to 250. >> i saw a dead body. >> 11 more bombed. boko haram is fighting for islamic sharia law including punishments like stoning and beheadings. president johnathon good luck who is a christian from the south has vowed to crush the group ordering thousands of roadblocks and stepped up security. >> we are taking measures. >> it has done little to stop the violence. key elements maybe sympathetic to the militants and growing concern boko haram may try to spark a civil war with the goal of splitting majority muslim north away from the christian south. some three million people, mostly

that late leader was captured in southern libya in november or trying to flee into neighboring nigeria. north korea has announced it will issue special pardons for convicts to mark the birthdays of two late leaders a state news agency said the amnesty will begin on the first of february kim jong il who died last month and his father kim il sung it's unknown what kind of crimes will be pardoned or how many inmates will be released the u.n. estimates the country holds around two hundred thousand people in political prisoner camps. or voting in the key primary of the u.s. election season has begun in new hampshire where candidates for the republican presidential nomination of buying a victory they're hoping to take on barack obama in november writes for the white house a former massachusetts governor mitt romney has been well ahead in the open polls of congressman ron paul and former senator rick santorum some way behind head of the vote counted it's continued the political point scoring and nothing was off limits former massachusetts governor romney was mocked by rivals during a debate after sa

thanks to initiatives like this, the capital of the north is largely peaceful. >> there is a big issue between christians and muslims here in nigeria, which has often led to the historic split between the country between the north and south. but these days, there is a potentially even more dangerous separation between the conservative islamic authorities here in nigeria, and the morada -- the more radical groups. >> the islamist boko harem group claimed this bombing of a church. 38 people were killed here and there have been many other attacks. the emir of, -- of kamo granted a rare interview. i asked him if the existence of an islamist extremist groups in nigeria means his power is eroding. >> the tenants of islam does not allow doing anything bad to anybody. we are ordering are subject to make peace with one another. >> the vast majority of nigerians, christian and muslim, say they want peace, too. but religion and politics often get in their way. bbc news, northern nigeria. >> and still to come, tales of tax returns and infidelity top the build. -- a top the bill in the presidential race in america. living on the wrong side of t

north is largely peaceful. there is a big issue between christians and muslims here in nigeria, which has led to the historic split within the country between the north and south. but these days there's a potentially even more dangerous separation between the conservative islamic authorities in northern nigeria and the more radical groups. the islamist boko haram group claimed this recent bombing of a church. 38 people were killed here and there have been many other attacks. the emir has no shortage of visitors, but he granted the bbc a rare interview. how are you, sir? i asked him whether the existence of a violent group meant his traditional power was being eroded? >> the tenants of islam does not allow doing anything bad to anybody. we should be living peacefully with one another. >> the vast majority of christians and muslims say that they want peace as well, but if religion and politics often get in their way. bbc news, northern nigeria. >> more on the web site, bbc.com/news. the latest on what is happening with france and afghanistan. the french president says they will suspend their training program after t

to nigeria where days of sectarian violence have killed at least forty four people the latest attack occurred when the radical muslim sect boko haram targeted a church service in the country's north east killing at least fifteen the violence comes after the group promised to kill christians living in nigeria's largely muslim north clashes continue despite the country's president declaring a state of emergency for areas hit by the sect. and afghan investigative commission says the american military abuse detainees at the country's largest detention center and mates add prison say they were tortured and held without evidence at the u.s. run facility president hamid karzai has demanded the u.s. hand over control of the prison to afghan authorities within a month the u.s. says it will investigate the claims. so downs' president omar al bashir has offered to help disarm former libyan rebel fighters and integrate them into army and police forces that were posted from brush bashir who is actually wanted for war crimes charges in the hague sparked outrage from amnesty international leaders visit to tripoli has many human rights groups questioning the priorities of the national transition

first nigeria where days of sectarian violence have killed at least forty four people while latest attack occurred when the radical muslim sect boko haram targeted a church service in the country's north east killing at least fifteen the violence comes after the group promised to kill christians living in nigeria's largely muslim north clashes continue despite the country's president declaring a state of emergency for areas hit by the sect. an afghan investigative commission says the american military abused detainees at the country's largest detention center and made said bob graham prison say they were tortured and held without evidence at the u.s. run facility president hamid karzai has demanded the u.s. hand over control of the prison to afghan authorities within a month the u.s. says it will investigate the claims. a grounded new zealand cargo ship has been split in two after being battered by fierce waves in a storm the craft has released timber and floating containers into the sea and cleanup teams are on standby in case of an oil leak the ship has been stripped stuck off the coast since october when it hit a reef and spewed hundreds of tons of oil into the ocean in what's been

least fifteen the violence comes after the group promised to kill christians living in nigeria's largely muslim north president goodluck jonathan has it declared a state of emergency for areas affected saying the unrest is worse than the country's civil war which took place in the one nine hundred sixty s. . sudan's president omar al bashir has offered to help disarm a former libyan rebel fighters and integrate them into army and police forces and a state visit to tripoli the leader said the overthrow of colonel gadhafi was a gift to sudan the proposal from bashir who's wanted on war crimes charges in the hague sparked outrage from amnesty international libyan authorities have been struggling to get strong rebel groups which were formed to me during the country's eight month civil war. africa's oldest liberation movement celebrated its one hundredth anniversary on sunday tens of thousands of south africans gathered to wave the green and gold colors of the african national congress the a.n.c. is credited for ending a white minority rule in the country almost eighteen years ago south africa's first bla

least fifteen the violence comes after the group promised to kill christians living in nigeria's largely muslim north president goodluck jonathan has declared a state of emergency for areas affected saying the unrest is worse than the country's civil war which took place in the one nine hundred sixty s. . grounded new zealand cargo ship has been split in two after being battered by fierce waves in a storm of crafters released timber and floating containers into the sea and cleanup teams are on standby in case of an oil leak the ship has been stuck off the coast since october when it hit a reef and spewed hundreds of tons of oil into the ocean what's been described as the country's worst environmental disaster. to downs president omar al bashir has offered to help disarm former libyan rebel fighters and integrate them into army and police forces in a state visit to tripoli the leader of the overthrow of colonel gadhafi was a gift to sudan pozole from bashir who is wanted on war crimes charges he sparked outrage from amnesty international even authorities have been struggling. to get their country's ei

at least fifteen violence comes after the group promised to kill christians living in nigeria's largely muslim north president goodluck jonathan has declared a state of emergency for areas affected saying the unrest is worse than the country's civil war which took place in the one nine hundred sixty s. . saddam's president amar al bashir has offered to help former libyan rebel fighters and integrate them into army and police forces in a state visit to tripoli the leader said the overthrow of colonel gadhafi was a gift. the proposal from bashir who is wanted on war crimes charges in the hague sparked outrage from international and libyan authorities have been struggling to disarm rebel groups which are appealing to the country's. civil. well short of the story of an american vigilante waging a one man war on illegal migrants on the us mexico border that will be off to the headlines with me in a couple of minutes from now stay with us live here and. all . if they shoot something inappropriate for a public they can easily be shot. casualties of war ok. i wish he would have never happened but it has. be

least fifteen of the violence comes after the group promised to kill christians living in nigeria's not and in the north the president has declared a state of emergency for areas affected samy unrest is worse than the country's civil war which took place in the one nine hundred sixty s. . an afghan investigative commission says the american military abused detainees at the country's largest detention center inmates at bagram prison say they were tortured and held without evidence at the u.s. run facility president hamid karzai has demanded the u.s. hand over control of the prison to afghan authorities within a month and the u.s. says it will investigate the claims. africa's oldest liberation movement celebrated its one hundredth anniversary today tens of thousands of south africans gathered to wave the green and gold colors of the african national congress in c. is credited for ending white minority rule in the country almost eighteen years ago south africa's first black president nelson mandela was absent from the celebration due to his frail condition. this in a miraculous escape you see here in this

in nigeria, boko haram, an extremist group has vowed to exterminate christians from the country. the north is extremely violent against the christian minority in that part of the country. many of the northern states are governed by sharia law, islamic law. many people r were aware on christmas day, five churches in nigeria were bombed by elements of that radical group boko haram. >> i wish we had better news to report, facts are the facts, thanks for being with us. >> and this situation is getting worse in northern nigeria. a group called boko haram, a group of gunman attacked a church during a church service killing five people this week. this comes days after the muslim sect warned all christians to leave northern nigeria. the group attacked several churches on christmas. nigeria's president to put them under attack. you can post your words of encouragement on our "christian world news" facebook page. >>> canada establishing an office of religious freedom in foreign affairs department. the ruling conservative party is committed to making religious freedom a major goal of canada's foreign

north. there have been tense protests over rising fuel prices in nigeria.tuesday, tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the capital abuja and elsewhere. fuel prices in nigeria have more than doubled since president goodluck jonathan remove subsidies to the beginning of this month. here in berlin, the german government is continuing its push to rein in the eurozone debt crisis. at this hour, chancellor angela merkel is holding talks with the international monetary fund's chief, christine lagarde, seen here at an earlier meeting. sources say the agenda includes funding for the eurozone stability facility, the plan for deeper fiscal integration, and the debt crisis facing in greece and the non-jurors on country, hungary, which is also in danger of default. let's go live to our political correspondent, simon, who joins us in berlin. what is at the center of these talks this evening? >> these are being described as informal talks, and we were told that there would not be any official statements to the media. so we can only make an educated guess as to what

around the world now they have been fresh attacks on christians in nigeria they just assaults happening in the capital and in the north at least seventeen people died when a gunman opened fire at a town christian meeting and also reports of a deadly attack in the town. but it's and. says it. has been behind similar attacks in recent weeks. ted but it has burst into flames after hitting power lines in new zealand killing all the different people who want to have died had jumped out of the basket in desperation. into the ground these new zealand's worst and exhausted almost before he is. mass crowds have gathered in yemen's capital their suspicions grow their presence are again unable to quit test. it's also one of all political prisoners held since anti-government protests began in america opposition leaders use the country's unrest to stay in power despite signing a region that deal to run controlled his wife's present in exchange for legal immunity. trying to bring you more of russia close up as we explore the country's far east. region lies on the chinese border and is russia's main gateway to the pacific it's also

from around the world now have been fresh attacks on christians in nigeria and they just saw this happening in the capital and in the north at least seventeen people died when a gunman opened fire at a town. meeting also reports of a deadly attack on washington in the town of. the militant group boko haram which says it carried out the assaults has been behind similar attacks in recent weeks. the hot air balloon has burst into flames after hitting power lines in new zealand killing all the different people on board two of whom died had jumped out of the basket in desperation before the boom commented to the ground is new zealand's worst ad is ours to know must be fifty years. mass crowds have gathered in yemen's capital or suspicions grow their presence or again when nato has agreement to quit the testers also want all political prisoners held since anti-government protests began in europe that opposition leaders will use the country's unrest to stay in power despite signing a region that deal to control his wife's present in exchange for legal immunity. time to bring you more of russia close up as we explore the country'

nigeria's president sacked the federal chief of police in the six deputies after an attack by radical islamists in the country's north. said it carried out a series of bombings in the city of canada last week in which at least one hundred eighty five people died the group's considered the most violent radical organization in nigeria responsible for nearly a thousand deaths last year. crenshaw reins of widespread chaos to southeastern astray or several local rivers of broken banks is causing landslips and flash floods over four thousand residents have been ordered to leave their homes in the state of new south wales alone with more heavy downpours and storm with the forecast for the area. was also hit you may recall that devastating set of floods last year then thirty five people died. with russians heading to the polls in march to elect a president next we talked to one of the candidates in the race he's an international tycoon and owner of the new jersey nets basketball team. his plans for russia and interview next to r.t. . mr prothero hello and thank you for the time paul was glad to oblige do you really think you

in nigeria, at least 16 people have been killed in a gbattle in a town hall in the north of the country. on thursday, six people were shot during a church service. the latest in a string of sectarian attacks blamed on a islamist group. here in germany, there was a welcome boost for the country's beleaguered president. after a long silence, angela merkel has given her backing to christian wulff, who has been mired in a scandal that threreaten to bring him down. today, he tried to get back to the business of being germany's president. >>>> christian wulff pose a firt official appointment of the year was with a children's choir for me carol singing. this year, it was carried live on national television, and 150 journalists were waiting for the latest comments from the figure at the center of the affair. >> the past days and weeks of my life have been such that i would not want to relive them, so i think you will understand that i amam glad 2012 is beginning and that i can get on with my real worke. >> for the german pressss, a important question remains unanswered -- did w wulff try to sto

nigeria. there is revenge for similar fatal attacks on muslims in the country. at least 15 people have been killed in the north and south in the country. there is a sectarian strife that is costing lives. matters of the heart will soon be taking a heavy toll. south korean analysts have warned about military adventurism by north korea in the wake of the southern leadership change. >> special forces are training as they do every year to infiltrate the communist labor. these troops could also be dropped behind enemy lines. there are regular military clashes along the demarcation line. with sudden changes in north korea last month, this place has been placed on high alert. >> the military situation has become very uncertain. no one can anticipate what is going to happen, but as soldiers, we need to be prepared for the worst. the best we can do is to be ready. >> north korea has operated the million man army in public squares. south korea is offering a different image, it wants to be slim and strong. it is rare to be allowed to be this close to special forces. these are unusual times. it means huge pressure on unit

nigeria. there is revenge for similar fatal attacks on muslims in the country. at least 15 people have been killed in the north and south in the country. there is a sectarian strife that is costing lives. matters of the heart will soon be taking a heavy toll. south korean analysts have warned about military adventurism by north korea in the wake of the southern leadership change. >> special forces are training as they do every year to infiltrate the communist labor. these troops could also be dropped behind enemy lines. there are regular military clashes along the demarcation line. with sudden changes in north korea last month, this place has been placed on high alert. >> the military situation has become very uncertain. no one can anticipate what is going to happen, but as soldiers, we need to be prepared for the worst. the best we can do is to be ready. >> north korea has operated the million man army in public squares. south korea is offering a different image, it wants to be slim and strong. it is rare to be allowed to be this close to special forces. these are unusual times. it means huge pressure on unit

pressure from that dispute in the north could actually force his hand and force him to settle with the protesters here sooner than he needed to. >> unfolding situation in nigeria. arab league foreign ministers have completed their calls for government to armed groups to end the violence meetly. the league also announced that its mission to syria would continue, and it's calling for more monitors to be allowed. the u.n. estimates more than 5,000 people have been killed since march last year when the unrest began. yemen's cabinet has approved a draft law granting immunity from prosecution to president ali abdullah saleh and anyone who worked for him during his 33-year rule. the president has agreed to stand down next month on condition that he and his family aren't prosecuted over the killing of anti-government protesters. south korea's president has arrived in beijing for his first face-to-face talks with the chinese government since the leadership change in north korea. china, which is the north's most important ally, has said peace and stability on the korean peninsula is in everyone's interest. will the euro survive 2012? nicolas sarkozy and angela merkel ar

nigeria is in trouble. soldiers on the streets and communities torn apart by violence. these are christians who just fled their homes in the moslem- dominated north of the country. the militants from the group boko haram gave them three days to leave. >> they were shooting, bombing. that is why we left. >> you were scared for your life? >> we were scared, that is why we left. >> who do you blame? >> the government, because they cannot protect us. >> boko haram is not just targeting christians. this is the ruins of a police station in the northern city of kano. over the weekend, militants killed almost 200 people here in what amounts to a declaration of war against nigeria's secular government. this was an extremely well- planned, well orchestrated assault with, as you can see, devastating results. boko haram is an evolving to a full-scale insurgency. so far, the government's response has been to blame al qaeda. >> unfortunately, they are passing through a terror attack. >> the violence is horrifying to most muslims. in the impoverished north, people do feel left down by their leaders, marginalized. boko haram is exploiting that. >> there are no j

nigeria's president the federal chief of police sent to six deputies after an attack by radical islamists in the country's north the backcourt said it carried out a series of bombings in the city of kandahar last week in which at least one hundred eighty five people died the group considered the most violent radical organization in nigeria right now responsible for nearly a. thousand deaths last year. bad weather here for renshaw rains of all widespread chaos to southeastern australia several local rivers have broken the banks it's called land slips and flash floods over four thousand residents have been ordered to leave their homes in the state of new south wales alone with more heavy downpours and strong winds forecast for the area a stray was also hit by devastating floods you may recall just last year then killed thirty five compared to twenty four minutes past eleven here in moscow in around about seven or eight minutes time paid all of oil guides is cross-talk guess through a lively debate about the egyptian revolution timely thought and debate there than before that business right now dmitri. optimism is

nigeria is in trouble. soldiers on the streets and communities torn apart by violence. these are christians who just fled their homes in the muslim dominated northf the country, a militant islamic group boko haram gave them three days to leave or else. >> shooting, bombing, all over the place. >> you're scared for your life? >> yes. >> yes, we are scared. that's why we live there. >> who do you blame? >> the government because they cannot put it off. >> and the group is not just targeting christians, they ruined a police station in the northern of the city. over the weekend militants killed almost 200 people here in what amounts to a declaration of war against nigeria's secular government. this was an extremely well-planned, well-orchestrated assault with what you can see devastating results. it suggests that's boko haram is evolving to a full-scale insurgency. so far the government's excuse has been to flounder and blame al qaeda. >> the attacks are quite new. and passing through the terror attacks is ugly. >> the violence has horrified most muslims here but in the impoverished north people do feel let down by their leaders and the group is exp

diplomatic efforts right now as north korea rallies to bolster the image of its mostly unknown new leader kim jong il. in a few minutes on our t.v. our in-depth report for you from nigeria a country desperately on the edge of poverty despite its all rich delta is coming up shortly after we caught up with kareena she's got the latest business for you. thank you catherine hello and welcome to our business part of this hour eurozone debt problems have made the world bank cut its two thousand and twelve global economy growth forecast to two and a half percent the bank also lowered its outlook on russia however its economy is expected to grow faster than most countries and reach three and a half percent this year jacob now from morgan stanley outlines the reasons behind russia's outlook. what we saw that in the middle of twenty eleven was a strengthening of consumption investment a full blooded recovery second thing is fiscal policy last year it was fiscal consolidation in russia of four percent over four percent of g.d.p. and become to actually run a surplus in an election year which is quite certain presses this year in budget twenty twelve. programs about two percent of g

. >>> nigeria easement is asking those to publicly identify themselves so a dialogue can begin t. group is claiming responsibility form a series of attacks last weekend in the north that killed more than 200 people. >>> the u.s. republican party presidential kanld dats faced off in the final debate in the u.s. state of florida. newt gingrich quickly fired the shot at miss romney over his immigration policies. both candidates have relentlessly attacked each over in the media in the past few days. >>> a frightening day for australia's prime minister left unanswered questions about her security. activists surged on a restaurant where she was attending an event. police decided to rush the prime minister to safety. those are the top stories from cnn, the world's news leader. i'm zain verjee and "world business today" starts now. >>> hello and welcome to "world business today," happy friday to all of you out there. i'm nina dos santos in london. >>> from cnn hong kong, i'm pauline choiu. >>> i'm john deaf tar yoes in switzerland, the top stories on january 27th. >>> nearly a quarter of spain's workforce is now out of a job. >>> record results for samsung as smart phone

senator said the group to watch is this group in north africa because she said it's well positioned to take advantage of the instability in libya and also nigeriaare we expecting in terms of fireworks today? is what are the hot topics that they may be asked about? >> reporter: well, there are two i was focused on based on the prepared testimony, the first has to do with iran. there's going to be a warning that the plots we saw last year against the saudi envoy in the u.s. really may be the flavor of the future. in the prepared testimony, dni clapper sates the 2011 plot to assassinate the ambassador to the united states shows some iranian officials have changed their calculus and are more willing to conduct an attack in the united states in response to real or perceived actions that threaten that regime, and we can also anticipate hard questioning on the administration's proposed transfer of these taliban prisoners at guantanamo to afghanistan as part of the confidence-building measures, martha. martha: yeah. very hot topics, indeed. thank you so much for your reporting on this. a little l bit later in the day as well. bill: there's a group of s