central command says it's been targetting islamic state group fighters around the northern city of erbil, and iraq's largest dam near mosul. nine attacks have been carried out by fighter jets and drones. they damaged and destroyed around one dozen armed groups. people in the yazidi say the u.s. and kurdish forces didn't stop them being attacked by the islamic state group in the village of korchel. 80 are said to have been killed there. >> translation: they separated men and women from the men. they took the women and children in a hall. they took gold, id and property. they took the men group by group out in cars and killed them. they took the women in cars towards sinjar. i don't know where they took them. >>> at least five have been wounded in fallujah after shelling by the army. res dep shall neighbour -- residential neighbourhoods suffered the most damaged. they are targetting fighters from the islamic state. wet talk about what is being done it retake the dam. i here there has been developments in the last couple of minutes, the mosul dam. >> kurdish security officials say their for

since taking over iraq's northern city of mosul in june, the sunni extremist group has targeted a number of shia mosques, religious shrines, and cracked down on minorities including christians. this flyer orders them to convert to islam, pay a religious tax, or face death by the sword. the threat prompted thousands of christians to flee mosul in june. some left with little more than the clothes on their backs. >> these families were expelled from their homes on very short notice. they were told to get into their cars and leave. on their way, they were stopped. they were stripped of their possessions. many had their i.d.s taken. and they were told to simply walk away with the clothes they were wearing. >> reporter: thousands of displaced christians have sought refuge in iraq's semiautonomous kurdish region, many receiving aid from u.n. sites like this church in urbel. iraq's christians once numbered more than a million. but since the u.s.-led invasion of 2003, most have fled the country. and isis's arrival in mosul has effectively ended a presence there. one dating back to the earliest da

ivan watson reports from the northern city of erbil. desperation on a mountain top. kurdish civilians, some clearly wounded baking in the august sun. this little girl crying, i lost my sister and a brother. where's my mother? with every passing day, kurdish officials say more people die here of dehydration and exposure to the extreme august heat. kurdish officials say tens of thousands of people from the yazidi religious isis have the yazidi surrounded. they have them relying on food from the forces. thpt delivering assistance to the same area. a lucky few make it on the flight to safety. not far away, isis militants have been celebrating their advances, showing off their control of the mow sul dam, a piece of iraqi infrastructure. if it breaks, it could flood all the way down to the capital baghdad. further east, u.s. air strikes appear to have slowed the isis advance. bombing suspected isis positions west of the river. 20 minutes from erbil. >> we are most grateful and express our gratitude and deep appreciation for president obama and the u.s. administration and f

they report the next biggest figure is for the northern city of aleppo and the central city of homs. they say around 8,800 victims were under the age of 19. u.n. staff based their estimates on information from the syrian government and human rights groups. they counted every case where they'd confirmed the victim's name and place and time of death. they say the actual number is probably far higher. >>> coffins carrying some of the victims of the downed malaysia airlines jet have arrived in their homeland. the plane was shot down over eastern ukraine last month. nhk world in bangkok is following the story. >> reporter: many people in malaysia wore black on friday, as a sign of respect on the national day of mourning. a plane carrying the remains of 20 of the 43 malaysian passengers and crew touched down at kuala lumpur international airport. malaysia's king, and prime minister najib razak were waiting to receive the coffins. a solemn ceremony was held on the tarmac. flight mh17 was en route on kuala lumpur international airport from amsterdam when it was shot down over eastern ukraine

the first time the game is being played in a northern city in a building without a roof. >> it has beenecade-long effort for tisch. it began after 9/11 when he began pitching the idea to nfl and local politicians as a way to jumpstart the stuttering economy. it was not until the metlife stadium was built in 2010 that idea caught on. >> the nfl owners liked to bring the game to some of the newer stadiums -- they wanted the world to see this great facility. >> many will be watching super bowl xlviii. perhaps no venue is better prepared for an event like this. 20 times a season, metlife undergoes a transformation. a staff of about 20 take two days, they change it from one team to another. from jets green to giants blue, and that includes the removable endzone. the turf from one team is rolled up and under the stands and another team's turf is rolled out. special end zones will be rolled out for the super bowl. that is about all nfl is saying. >> what are some of of the cosmetic changes? >> i know we are standing on the 50 yard line. [laughter] there will be a coin toss right here. >> toget

and other firepower threatening to take control of the electric dam and are closing in on the northern city that is so critical. key american outposts are in the capital. >> our military will take targeted strikes again terrorist convoys if they move to the city. >> commanders have a green light. >> we are opening another chapter on a book the white house hoped to have closed. >> the last troops pulled out in december of 2011. president obama will not plan on sending combat troops back in. >> san jose neighbors are frustrated because an under ground water pipe is broken. >> a man called us to say hundreds of gallons of water have been flowing down the street for 24 hours. robert called the city and water department and the inspectors came and said it will not be fixed until next week because they have water leaks all over. >> it will cave in. there are tracks. under the street is filled with water. the water is busting through wherever it is weak. it will be worse. >> he says the inspect reports say they will not know how much damage there is until they get underneath. we called the city an

the islamic state controls the northern city. kurdish forces say they killed 100 is fighters in a battle that lasted several hours. >>> three al jazeera journalists have spent 307 days in egyptian prison--217 days. they were convicted after falsely being accused of helping the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera continues to demand their release. >> 68 people have been killed and more than 180 were injured in an explosion of a car part factory. adrian brown has more. >> reporter: it was a huge explosion. this video shows smoke billowing from a complex in the eastern province. peoples posted on social media shows badly burned survivors sitting outside of the factory. the plant makes automobile parts for customers that include general motors. according to state television, it employees more than 400 workers. the cause of the explosion is still not yet known. but trial accidents occur frequently in china where safety is often lax. people are killed every day. a manufacturing hub, it's key are export markets. adrian brown, al jazeera, bei

military planes against islamic state fighters in the northern city of mowms. anof -- mosul. footage of takeoffs and landing from the aircraft carrier george h.w. bush. over the weekend, 42 people were killed in car bombings, another nine died on nonat a shiite mosque in the capitol, baghdad and scores were also injured today as well. iraq's new prime minister designate is predicting a unity government by the end of the week and he says then groups like i.s. will not be tolerated. >> translator: weapons should be in the hands of the state. there will be no place for armed groups be they militias tribes or civilian volunteers. we will never allow any armed group to operate outside of the state. anyone who uses weapons should do so within the framework of the state and under the control of the security groups. >> reporter: and iraq's outgoing prime minister, nouri al-maliki, many promises to rid the country of the filthiness of this gang. >> thank you john. >> thank you mike. >>> the biggest earthquake to hit the bay area in the last 25 years, picking up the pieces during a sta

the armed group islamic state which controls the northern city acts as a kurdish base on frid friday. kurdish forces say they killed 100 i circumstance fight necessary a battle that lasted several hours. >>> in libya, it's main fuel depot is on fire. firefighters were force ohed back by the fighting that is taking place for control of th of the base. >>> the you violence has forced several countries to evacuate their diplomatic staff. the u.k. is the latest. it's closed the embassy and pulled its people out. the greek navy has picked u them up at a port saturday morning. >> today it's much more under control. for many people who are stranded in libya, this is the only way out. now yesterday the tunisiaen government closed this border crossing. it was reopened today. and in the past couple of hours we've seen more cars, more people coming. some are tunisians. there are 60,000 tunisians who have been ordered to evacuate by the government. some are libyans who are fleeing the violence and some are egyptians. we saw 55 egyptians leave this border crossing but there are thousands more who

the northern city of kirkuk, 41 people killed and dozens of people hurt from bombs exploding. in baghdad, a suicide bomber killed six. three iraqis were injured in a car bomb in erbil, the capital of iraq's kurdish region, now threatened by isis militants. >>> israel continued its assault on gaza today with an unprecedented air strike. at least 22 people were injured when rockets destroyed a 12-story high-rise in downtown gaza city. israel says it was targeting a hamas operations room located inside that building. police say israel fired a warning missile first and that gave most but not all residents time to get out of that building to avoid injury. 11 children and five women among those injured today. >>> a strong earthquake rocked central chile this afternoon. the magnitude 6.6 quake struck at about 4:20 california time. no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage. but electricity and telephone service was interrupted in some areas. according to the usgs, the quake was centered about 120 clo kilometers from the capital of santiago. >>> this volcano is located in an u

authorizing targeted military strikes if those terrorists continue their advance towards iraq's largest northern city. stay with abc news for all the latest on this developing story. and "gma" will have a full report in the morning. >>> and now, tonight, we turn our focus back home. if you've ever posted a negative review online, you may think you're safe writing from the comforts of your couch. but now, business owners are going to extraordinary lengths to clear their names. and it could cost you. it was the yelp review. >> there was a musty odor. it smelled bad. we kept the windows open the entire time we were there. >> jimmy: that l >> that led to yelp revenge. the guests fought back. >> there will be a $500 fine for each negative review that we post. the bride and groom overlooked this fine print on their contract. a $500 fine will be deducted from your deposit on your review placed on any internet site by anyone. a collective consumer fury ensued. and just like that, the star rating on yelp plummeted to a dismal 1 1/2. as users posted angry and facetious reviews about the business. one person ca

. >> there was one individual i met with in a northern city that said her son-in-law had been workingegally selling vegetables from a cart. the individual had entered jordan illegally. after he was selling vegetables he was caught and taken in and forced to give up other palestinians who e-mail or also in jordan -- who he knew were also in jordan with the same undocumented status re: give up his brother. to jordanian security arrested him and his other and deported them back to syria within two days. other families have said that it takes less time. there have been cases where someone was arrested and deported the next day. this is under threat and exposed to the perils of war and fighting and violence and instruction but they have nowhere to flee and when they flee to jordan, because of the policy, they face protection concerns here as well. >> jordan has defended this non-admission policy by saying a large influx of palestinians from syria would alter the demographic bounds of the kingdom. is there a point to their? >> i don't necessarily disagree with the point. that's why hrw call

planes in the northern city of mosul. footage from the pentagon shows these jets taking off from the aircraft barrier as part of the aerial operations against islamic state in iraq. >> anything in general you can see that we have done strikes up in different areas in iraq throughout iraq where you see the big effort around the mosul dam in order to allow the dam to be retaken so there was no catastrophe with the dam, and that folks can get back on there and protect the dam and make sure that everything is going correctly. >> now over the weekend 4 people are killed in car bombings. another nine died on monday of shia mosque. scores of people were injured. iraq's new prime minister designate is forming a unity government and then groups like islamic state will not be tolerated. >> there will be no place for armed groups be they militias tribes or civilian volunteers. we will never allow any armed group to operate outs o outside of the state. >> next, in syria the islamic state group has taken control of a key air base. man

has been carrying out air strikes around the dam and the northern city of erbil. several armoured vehicles used by the islamic state fighters have been damaged or destroyed. islamic state fighters are targetting several minority groups in iraq. people in the yazidi community said the u.s. and kurdish forces did not stop them being attacked in the village. 80 were killed. >> translation: they separated women and children from the men, putting women and children in a hall and the men on another side. they took their ids, cold and property, and took the men, group by group, outside in a village, by cars, and killed them, until no men were left. then they took the women in cars towards sinjar. i don't know where they took them. >>> five have been wounded in fallujah after shelling by the army. residential neighbourhoods reportedly suffered the most damage. iraqi government says it's targetting fighters from the islamic state and other sunni rebels in the city. jane arraf joins me. i want to know about the peshmerga, what they have been doing, how they have been conque

the government had announced an air strike killed 60 rebels in the northern city of mosul. sunni mill at that moments have been in control there since early june. >>> cambodians who lived through a reign of terror have waited decades for justice. now, a u.n.-backed tribunal has sentenced two former leaders of the khmer rouge to life in prison. the judge handed down the verdict in phnom penh. nuon chea and khieu samphan were found guilty in their roles in the forced exodus of millions of people in the 1970s and other crimes against humanity. the judge said it was clear both men were at the center of the regime and were responsible for making political decisions. they are the first senior leaders to be held accountable for their crimes and the sentence is the heaviest penalty possible for the tribunal. nuon chea was the right-hand man of khmer rouge ruler, pol pot. khieu samphan was the regime's head of state. they are also on trial for genocide. a separate court is taking up that charge to accelerate proceedings. survivors of the atrocities had gathered outside courthouse. t

the state department announced they're evacuating some staff from consulate in erbil, a key northern city that isis fighters are threatening to overrun. nbc is in erbil tonight with more. >> reporter: good evening, lester. tonight kurdish fighters tell us they have taken back a key town not far from here using those u.s. military air strikes to gain a military advantage. fierce fighting on the ground throughout northern iraq and aided by more u.s. bombing raids today. kurdish forces apparently overwhelmed isis in one key town, mcmore. a jihadist vehicle burned out. the battle was broadcast on television 20 miles away in erbil, a city threatened by isis for days. people are crowded around the tv here to watch the fighting that is taking place right outside this city. but more horrific reports are emerging of an isis reign of terror. an iraqi minister said isis kidnapped 300 women and killed 500 people. he claims some were buried alive. where are my brothers and sisters, this girl says? where is my mother? thousands from the minority yazidi community have sought safety by climbing mt. sinja

he was traveling with his group near the northern city of aleppo, but they got separated and members of the group islamic state took yukawa captive. >> translator: the man is our friend and brother, and he's important to us. >> he says he doesn't know where yukawa is or how he's doing. he says members of his group have proposed a prisoner exchange with islamic state, but he says they have not received a response. >>> hotel owners in japan are seeing more and more guests from abroad coming through their doors. more than 10 million foreign visitors arrived last year. the government wants that number doubled by the 2020 tokyo olympics. and with competition heating up, hotel operators are thinking outside the box. >> a dragon poised to leak from -- leap from the ceiling. sumo wrestlers looming over the bed. guests in this hotel are confronted with japanese culture and art at every turn. this arresting interior design has a real world function. to grab the attention of foreign tourists. since opening in 2003, visitors from abroad have accounted for an increasing share of the hotel's busin

members of the islamic state captured him near the northern city of aleppo. a member of the opposition group says the islamic state may be holding him in a town nearby. they're trying to establish contact to find out what the militants want. officials at the japanese embassy in neighboring jordan say they're not aware of any new developments. they say they'll continue to gather information through every possible means to get the man released. >>> the governor of jakarta is on track to become the next leader of indonesia. judges on the constitutional court have ruled that jocko widodo's victory in the presidential election last month was valid. the judge declared that a complaint filed by his opponent former army general prabowo subianto lacked any legal basis. the ruling cannot be appealed. >> translator: i'd like to show my gratitude to the constitutional court for coming to the right decision. >> joko is expected to preside soon as governor of jakarta. he's be inaugurated in ongt. prab owo says the vote counts were different than the once people in his camp

northern iraq last year. >> i visited their holy city in northern iraq last year, the same area where many are now fleeing. as militants chase this group from northern iraq many are trapped in the mountains with no food or water. others are headed here 200 miles to the northeast to the northern city. i visited last year. all are expected to make the pilgrimage. they believe the man buried here dates back to adam. the guardian of the temple. they believe in one god who created the world. the holes in this rock represent the good and evil that exist in each one of us. i asked if this faith has similarities to islam. >> our religion is very old religion and we believe other religions have come from ours. we haven't taken anything from them. >> reporter: they told me roughly 6 of hundred thousand live in iraq and their numbers have dwindled. some have left the country to marry outside of the faith and escape the unemployment rate. they have been the victim of massacres 72 times in history. they have kept their culture and faith alive despite persecution by saddam hussein and the violence after his fall. muslim

american fighter jets and drones are permitted to carry on these strikes if isis advances toward the northern city of irbil where u.s. military advisers are stationed along with a consulate office. >> we intend to stay vigilant and take action if these terrorist forces threaten our personnel or facilities anywhere in iraq. including our consulate in irbil and our embassy in baghdad. we're also providing urgent assistance to iraqi government and kurdish forces so they can more effectively wage the fight against isis. >> the military has already started humanitarian aid, drops to help iraqis who've retreated to a mountain to hide out from isis. >>> after a weekend home invasion that turned into a sexual assault, there's been another home invasion in fremont. this time the suspects assaulted a grandmother while she was baby-sitting her grandchild. abc 7 news reporter alan wang is live at fremont police headquarters, where they're working this case. alan? >> reporter: ama, when the call came in, police here were told this was a crime in progress. so they showed up in full force with their guns drawn.

consulate in the northern city of erbil in response the obama administration quickly moved some american diplomats out of the city erbil is a very strategic city in iraq and not just because it's home to american personnel but he also happens to be the capital of iraq's kurdistan region located just east of mosul kurdistan is a geo cultural area in the middle east that shares parts of iraq iran and turkey now since the fall of saddam hussein iraqi kurds have built a semi thomas region with their own regional government armed forces and even oil dependent kaname but with isis is growing in strength and the possibility of kurdistan a generally secure region falling to the islamic state president obama has decided to up the u.s. involvement some say this could further fragment iraq which is already heavily divided the latest military action is storing a hot debate here in washington over what kind of role the u.s. should really have in this conflict with republicans like senator lindsey graham slamming the president for not doing more take a look at how the senator address president obama j

american fighter jets and drones are permitted to carry on these strikes if isis advances toward the northern city of irbil where u.s. military advisers are stationed along with a consulate office. >> we intend to stay vigilant and take action if these terrorist forces threaten our personnel or facilities anywhere in iraq. including our consulate in irbil and our embassy in baghdad. we're also providing urgent assistance to iraqi government and kurdish forces so they can more effectively wage the fight against isis. >> the military has already started humanitarian aid, drops to help iraqis who've retreated to a mountain to hide out from isis. >>> after a weekend home invasion that turned into a sexual assault, there's been another home invasion in fremont. this time the suspects assaulted a grandmother while she was baby-sitting her grandchild. abc 7 news reporter alan wang is live at fremont police headquarters, where they're working this case. alan? >> reporter: ama, when the call came in, police here were told this was a crime in progress. so they showed up in full force with their guns drawn.

in the northern city of mosul, an iraqi official says at least 76 people were killed by an iraqi air force strike. and in the town of sinjar, tens of thousands of one of iraq's oldest ethnic minority groups have fled their homes. isis fighters stormed the area over the weekend. cnn's michael holmes has more. >> reporter: islamic state militants have wreaked havoc across iraq, leaving many iraqis dead, others displaced, and religious minorities begging for help. they are the desendant of kurds but consider themselves distinct. they follow an ancient religion, making them an especially vulnerable target of islamic state militants, forcing islam or death throughout the areas it overtakes. >> translator: we heard sounds of mortars and in the morning the islamic militants entered. we fled to the mountains and those who stayed there are now suffering from thirst. they have no water. they also took the girls and raped them. she said the yazidis have to be converted to islam. >> reporter: their plight doesn't stop there. the thousands who fled to the neighboring mountains are now stranded wi

are said to have targeted a convoy of isis fighters along with their mortar positions near the northern city of erbil. isis reportedly has fought its way to within 30 kilometers of that city. local leaders say 150 kurdish troops have been killed in the offensive so far. >> we also have video showing one of the u.s. military's humanitarian aid drops in iraq. aid drops have reached at least some of the civilians trapped on a mountain trying to escape isis fighters who have vowed to kill them. now, speaking in afghanistan, u.s. secretary of state john kerry repeated washington's concerns about potential for genocide in iraq. >> isis's campaign of terror against the innocent including the yazidi and christian minorities and its grotesque targeted acts of violence show all the warning signs of genocide. for anyone who needed a wake-up call, this is it. >> the isis advance in iraq has driven many people from their homes. kurdish officials say he hundreds of thousands of iraqis have fled to erbil. ivan watson gives us a glimpse of their ordeal. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of iraqis are on th

state in iraq of the footage showing a truck being destroyed while driving along the road near the northern city of you to bill in total the u.s. has conducted more than one hundred s. strikes against jihadist positions in iraq washington is also calling on its international partners to combine efforts to combat the group together. and the jihadist threat is casting a shadow over security plans for the nato summit in cardiff next week as marina culture ever was detailing in her report some of the measures have made the welsh capital of more like a high security prison the three metre high sixteen kilometer long fence has already been dubbed the ring of steel it's meant to protect one hundred fifty world leaders along with thousands of staff and journalists during a two day event these forces from across the u.k. have been called in to maintain security the total cost of the security measures is now unknown but some critics claim that downing street is about to foot the bill for fifty million pounds well you may not be surprised to hear that some locals have taken to twitter to express their ange

militants have driven tens of thousands of christian and his uni minorities to a mountain in the northern city of sin jar where they're trapped and dying of dehydration also there are now reports of isis holding the woman hostage obama has responded to the crisis with the military strikes but as bombing iraq for the third time the solution to stopping the rise of islamic extremism to help me break it down earlier i was joined by george galloway respect party member of the u.k. parliament i first asked george if he worries that these military strikes could turn into a full blown military intervention for the third time. i would think so but of course there are many mysteries in this story wrapped up in many. of the isis which is soil stream it was expelled by al qaida who don't need reminding the united states of yours committed modest loved up in new york on nine eleven and yet they have been allowed to take over almost all of it uk certainly and more than fifty percent of it including some of the great cities. within shooting distance of the capital itself without these allies who spent a tri

mali the vehicle exploded in near a united nations patrol base about sixty kilometers east of the northern city of the two but two it's the third attack on that u.n. staff in the last week no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. fierce fighting has again erupted between two rival militias in the libyan capital tripoli the two brigades met made up of x. rebels who ousted former leader moammar gadhafi are now battling for control of parts of the city the country's newly elected parliament has voted to dismantle the militias the u.n. special envoy to libya is expected in tripoli next week to help us stablish a ceasefire between the two armed factions. a new wave of violence in egypt as a left seven people dead as supporters of the muslim brotherhood protested against the current government headed by president el-sisi the protests took place in cairo and in the nearby city of giza where police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds demonstrators in the capital set fire to a public bus causing damage to neighboring shops clashes have become commonplace in egypt since

we can go live now to our correspondent in the northern city of erbil the capital of the kurdish semionomous regiae. and you have been up there, haven't you, very close to mosul with the peshmerga fighters. and it seems very much as though they have won, then, this strategic and highly prized prize, dam, by there is still a long way torque isn't there? >> reporter: definitely. it was a two-day military operation. president obama himself announce that go kurdish forces and the iraqi recaptured the damn. with the assistance of the u.s. air force. he's really down playing the u.s. role, i can tell you without u.s. air strikes it would have been very difficult for the pe peshmerga as well ase iraqi arm toy push in to the damn. because we know that military advisers were on the ground helping them diffuse explosive devices, booby traps placed by the is lat i can state group. like you said this is justify the beginning. this is not the strong hold of the islamic state group. yes, they have a presence around the dam and in the dam and east of mosul, it's the city itself which is their strong

american fighter jets and drones are permitted to carry on these strikes if isis advances toward the northern city of irbil where u.s. military advisers are stationed along with a consulate office. >> we intend to stay vigilant and take action if these terrorist forces threaten our personnel or facilities anywhere in iraq. including our consulate in irbil and our embassy in baghdad. we're also providing urgent assistance to iraqi government and kurdish forces so they can more effectively wage the fight against isis. >> the military has already started humanitarian aid, drops to help iraqis who've retreated to a mountain to hide out from isis. >>> after a weekend home invasion that turned into a sexual assault, there's been another home invasion in fremont. this time the suspects assaulte baby-sitting her grandchild. abc 7 news reporter alan wang is live at fremont police headquarters, where they're working this case. alan? >> reporter: ama, when the call came in, police here were told this was a crime in progress. so they showed up in full force with their guns drawn. at the same time the victim's

me state in iraq the photos show is a trunk being destroyed while driving along a road near the northern city of each appeal the u.s. has now conducted more than one hundred in strikes against you had his positions in iraq washington has called on as international partners to work together to combat the radical group. that you know how to thread has put the spotlight on security plans for the nato summit in cardiff newport next week the u.k. is going to great lengths to ensure the safety of the v.i.p.'s who will be attending that says hundreds of protesters are flocking to the cities where meetings will be had harry if it is a new port authority joins me live now harry so give us the rundown of what's happening in south wales ahead of the summit. and teen nato protest organizers here are hoping for in the next hours and days between ten and twenty thousand demonstrators to arrive just south wales to both newport and the capital of wales cardiff to protest the nato summit they seen nato as a symbol of war imperialism austerity and global inequality in the us and certainly nato the summit on th

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mali the vehicle exploded near a united nations patrol base about sixty kilometers east of the northern city of timbuktu it is the third attack on u.n. staff in the last week no group has said that it is carried out the attack as of yet. fierce fighting has again erupted between two rival militias in the libyan capital tripoli with two brigades made up of former rebels who helped else former leader moammar gadhafi are now battling for control of parts of the city the country's newly elected parliament has voted to dismantle the militias the u.n. special envoy to libya is expected in tripoli next week to help establish a ceasefire between the two armed factions. coming up on our team for national manx keyser takes dodgy bankers to task the kaiser report is next right here on r.t. international stay with us. i was trained. in december two thousand and ten. more likely to be raped in college than in the real world. i don't think that to each other when they knew each other i thought rape was a stranger on the bus this. girl complaining about the son of an alumni gives millions of dollars to the

. >> a car bomb exploded in syria after northern cities of kirkuk and erbil. the bombings left 18 dead, appeared to be targeting kurdish forces. >> the first british ebola victim arrived in the uk for treatment. british authorities say he poses no real risk of spreading the virus. he is in an isolation unit in london. this comes as a democratic republic of congo. it's a different strain of the virus from the one raging in west african nations. >> after weeks of violence, ferguson, missouri, is trying to return to normal. but as it does, it's finding itself still at the center of a debate about the evolving nature of police forces across the country. as you likely recall, protests in that city were met with armored vehicles. and assault weapons. it's left many wondering are our law enforcement agencies becoming more like the military? nbc's ron allen has that story for us tonight. >> reporter: the tribute to michael brown where he was shot and killed draws more visitors as peace takes a firmer hold here. few arrests and small crowds overnight again. it was conf

extinct in iraq the footage shows a truck being the straw and while driving along the road near the northern city of it appeal in total the u.s. has conducted more than one hundred in strikes against dispositions in iraq washington has called on an international partners to combine efforts to combat the group. but you heard his thread discussing a shadow over security plans for the nato summit in cardiff next week as marina possible mentioned there some of the measures have made the welsh capital look more like a high security prison three reader high as sixteen kilometer long offense has already been dubbed the ring of steel it's meant to protect one hundred fifty world leaders along with thousands of staff and journalists during the two day event police forces from across the u.k. have been called in to maintain security the total cost of the security measures is yet unknown but some critics claim downing street is about to foot the bill of up to fifty million pounds some of the locals say that have taken the twitter to actually express their anger as how the city is being turned into a high se

take control of the largest electric dam in the country and are now closing in on that critical northern city of erbil. the kurdish capital has key american outposts with hundreds of military consultants and a consulate. >> i've directed our military to take targeted strikes against isil terrorist convoys should they move toward the city. >> reporter: the strikes have not yet begun, but u.s. commanders have a green light. >> if we go into air strikes, we're really opening another chapter on a book that the white house had hoped that they had closed. >> reporter: the last u.s. troops pulled out of iraq in december 2011. president obama says he does not plan to send combat troops back in, and while there is no major new deployment expected, there are 700 american service members on the ground in iraq right now. they're there to protect u.s. facilities and to help iraqi forces. >> a lot of people forget that isis was actually married with al qaeda. the two got divorced in february 2014 because al qaeda said they were just killing way too many people, overstepping their grounds in syria and just