a look at iraq, 30 people have been killed in an attack on the northern security compound. a suicide attack in the regional capital, kirkuk, police say that they were killed in a firefight. jane has this update. >> police have evacuated the governor's office and the council of ministers, as well as a united nations office close to the headquarters. the attack on the headquarters started with a suicide car bomber detonating the car at the gate of the headquarters. that was followed by a gunman wearing suicide vests, trying to storm the building. police say that their security forces shot the gunman dead, but there may be others out there. one official says that one of the targets may have been al qaeda and iraq leaders. the plant -- flinders the possibility for a previous attack, trying to free other prisoners, launching a campaign to free prisoners across the country and attacking security forces in an effort to show that iraqi security forces just cannot keep their people, let alone themselves, say. >> britain is hosting a trilateral summit with has a stand. leaders will m

. >> being described as one of the worst attacks of expatriate workers in northern iraq -- northern nigeria in recent times. foreign workers have been abducted. italian, filipino, british, greek, and lebanese workers are among those who have been abducted. >> nigerian security officials say they are investigating the situation, investigating the case to find out who is behind this, tracking down the attackers and the hostages. there are different nationalities amongst those kidnapped from the construction company. they have yet to confirm that britain was a lot -- that a british person was amongst those kidnapped. >> what do we know the possible motives amongst of doctors? kidnapping is frequent in nigeria, though more often in the south of the country. is this a typical case? , manythe niger delta o wealthy nigerians have been adopted. these ran summers feel they can make a lot of money from it. in the north it is a different ball game. these are islamist extremist groups kidnapping people. there recently kidnapped a french national because of their opposition to the french intervention in

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he opens up the border to syria along northern iraq. he does all this on his own. is not doing it in the coordination of anybody washington, baghdad or anyplace and it works for a while. then he is rotated out and the brigade comes than half the size of his division led by somebody who spent the previous four months bashing down doors in until someone else comes in later. here's where the story starts to get interesting. here's where the groups on each other. i am condensing a lot of things but let me give you some of the basics. petraeus is sent off to ft. leavenworth. a lot of people in the army didn't like petraeus. they didn't like officers who were too bookish or who stood out too much and petraeus was very much on many counts. zero he was sent to ft. leavenworth kansas and a lot of people are thinking the fair-haired leg, they are sending them out to pasture. he gets to ft. leavenworth and he realizes something. he realizes that this is actually the intellectual sector of the army. they write doctrine. they form the curriculum and command general staff colleg

at least 15 people have been killed on a police -- on attacking a police building in kirkuk in northern iraq. on-line activists in saudi arabia are calling for harsher punishment for people who commit child abuse. a prominent clerics is said to have got a light sentence and fine after allegedly confessing to the killing of his 5-year-old daughter. earlier this month, saudi it arabia be headed a young housemaid after she was convicted of killing an infant in her care in 2005. hours after a visit by the french president, french troops launched air strikes on rebel camps in the north of mali. they targeted a fuel depot close to the border with algeria. the town is controlled by a separatist group which occupied it. the leader of the spanish opposition has called on the prime minister to resign over a corruption scandal. demonstrations erupted in a number of cities. demonstrators are calling for him to step down. it has fallen sharply according to a new opinion poll. they denied secret payment after its papers published details of a reserve account belonging to his party. it is the latest elemen

with a bloody terrorist attack has killed at least thirty three and injured many more this in northern iraq a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a police headquarters in code of course it was followed by heavy gunfire and grenades launched by men dressed in police uniforms the assault occurred in an ethnically divided city of deeply in broiled in a sectarian conflict between shia kurdish and sunni factions. a roadside bomb attack in a southern province of afghanistan has killed a family of five so the victims were small children they were traveling by car when they run over an explosive device it's not known whether the family was targeted on purpose. well believe it or not economists in the u.k. have warned that recent heavy snowfall in britain could push the country into a triple dip recession news for retailers especially local independent stores who are going to the wall in greater numbers than ever because of his party boy who discovered as one traditional business which has managed to turn the tide it's older than buckingham palace and tower bridge and it's been a

world a bloody terrorist attack has killed at least thirty three people and injured many more in northern iraq a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a police headquarters in kirkuk it was followed by heavy gunfire and grenades norge by men dressed in police uniforms in sort occurred in an ethnically divided city deeply embroiled in the sectarian conflict between sheer kurdish and sunni factions . a roadside bomb attack in southern afghanistan has killed a family of five two of the victims were small children the car they'd been travelling ran over a device buried in the road such bombs are commonly used by taliban militants in attacks aimed at putting pressure on the western backed afghan government. this is the weekly altie still to come this hour america's secret prisons uncovered we take a closer look at what went on behind closed doors of the so-called cia black sites in eastern europe plus. with a member of. the. possible off my tortured she was beating me she looked at chewton medical workers in bahrain claim they were constantly targeted by the authorities for treati

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he opens up the border to syria along northern iraq. it is all this on his own.he's not doing it with the coordination of anybody come in washington or baghdad or any place. and it works, for a while. then he is rotated out, a brigade comes in, half the size of his division led by some who spent the previous four months bashing down doors and also part until someone else comes along. but here's where the story starts interesting. is with all meet each other and i'm can -- condensing a lot of things but i'm giving you the basic. petraeus is set off to fort leavenworth. a lot of people in the army didn't really like petraeus. they thought -- they don't like officers who are too bookish or who stood up too much, and petraeus was free much guilt on both accounts. so he was sent to fort leavenworth, kansas, and a lot of people are thinking oh, that's great. sending him out to past year. but h it gets to fort leavenworh and he realizes something. he realizes that this is actually the intellectual center of the army, the right doctrine. they organize a national training

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world a bloody terrorist attack has killed at least thirty three people and injured many more in northern iraq a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a police headquarters in kirkuk it was followed by heavy gunfire and grenades norge by men dressed in police uniforms the assault occurred in an ethnically divided city deeply embroiled in a sectarian conflict between sheer kurdish and sunni factions. a roadside bomb attack in southern afghanistan has killed a family of five two of the victims were small children the car they'd been travelling ran over a device buried in the road such bombs are commonly used by taliban militants in attacks aimed at putting pressure on the western backed afghan government. this is the weekly altie still to come this hour america's secret prisons uncovered we take a closer look at what went on behind closed doors of the so-called cia black sites in eastern europe plus. with a member of the family directly sponsible off my tortured she was beating me she took to true to me medical workers in bahrain claim they are constantly targeted by the author

with a bloody terrorist attack that has killed at least thirty three and injured many more in northern iraq a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a police headquarters and cut a cork it was followed by a heavy gunfire and grenades launched by men dressed in police uniforms the assault occurred in an ethnically divided city deeply embroiled in sectarian violence between shia and kurdish and sunni factions. a roadside bomb attack in the southern province of afghanistan has killed a family of five two of the victims were small children they were traveling by car when it ran over an explosive device it's not known whether the family was targeted on purpose. still to come here on the program america's secret prisons uncovered we take a closer look at what went on behind closed doors of the so-called cia black sites in eastern europe. with a member of the family directly responsible of my torture she was beating me to the suited me a medical worker claimed. by the authorities just for tricking those. government demonstrations. secret laboratory to mccurry was able to build a n

visit the desert to baghdad and then he sang it to kodama sold in northern iraq.this is one of those things that is hard to believe, that the united states had no plans for what to do after saddam hussein fell. they deliberately had no plans. it was to liberate because the plan was overthrow saddam, get out of there, just like we overthrew the taliban in afghanistan and god as they are and of course afghanistan fell apart and we had to go through that. we are facing an insurgency. we don't know what to do. all the officers there hadn't been trained to fight this sort of war. the listening manuals. they did what they usually do, banged on doors and arrest and kill people and anyone who had read kahlÚa or naco what now is counterproductive because you end up killing the wrong people. he off their cousins and brothers who may become insurgents, too. so petraeus in mozilla decides to put into effect the ideas he's learned. so he and his guys, they start setting up an election for the new district council. they said at the elections. they bring in field trip from turke

least 20 people were killed and more than 35 others were injured today in a suicide attack in iraq's northernay a suicide car bomber and men dressed in police uniforms attacked the city police headquarters. the united states and the united nations assistance mission in iraq condemned the attacks. kirkuk is located in an oil-rich area about 150 miles north of baghdad. a series of bombings in the area last month killed dozens of people and left more than 100 wounded the child hostage situation in alabama is in its sixth day as a town remembers the bus driver who was shot and killed. 66 year old charles poland jr. was buried in midland city today. police say he was killed while trying to protect his young passengers. he was remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather. the alleged gunman -- jimmy lee dykes -- is holding a child hostage in an underground bunker. the f-b-i has been talking to him through a ventilation pipe. neighbors have pleaded for the release of the child. your live illinois lottery drawing is coming up next >> after that ramsey is coming to let us know about the snow

the kurdish authorities in northern iraq have made this into a semifinal border crossing.eir own fight evers, t. not the iraqi guards. it's a first step to deal with those fleeing and for those who have stayed behind. for some, it's a business. packing mules and horses with product bought in iraqi kurdistan to sell in syria. or carrying as much as they can. agent side of the road, a half an hour, to 45-minute walk to where everyone's crossing is this small market. and it sells just about anything that they can't find or that has become too expensive. here, we've got the stacks of frozen chicken. products of usa. and inside, basic things, lentils, rice, macaroni. they're also selling a lot of candles and these lanterns here, too, because of the lack of power in syria. sayid and his friends are determined to tough it out in home in syria. but two years of upheaval has brought ramp are pant inflation and no homes. we can't afford to buy things at the market. so once a week, they hike into kurdistan. so even things like this, in short supply, your basic plastic pitcher to pour

it is clear that the creation of autonomy for the kurds in northern iraq could play a role in providingreater social and political harmony in iraq. however, the creation of that autonomous zone creates instability within turkey. the creation of the autonomous zone in mali was lead to greater social cohesion and possibly the reconstitution of the state. however, the accomplishment of that objective would be contested by the algerians, who would see it as destabilizing the jury itself. analytically, -- disabling algeria itself. -- destabilizing algeria itself. we have to think about how the algerians would perceived that relationship. this goes to what we need to be discussing as part of my presentation. as we move forward, what productive relationship can we have with the algerians because they have the largest army in the region? they have the best intelligence networks in the region, and as the pivotal states in the region, and they need to be engaged as we move forward. back and be part of the round table later. -- that can be part of the round table later. that addresses the question

he opens up the border to syria along northern iraq. he does all this on his own. he is not doing it with the coronation of anybody. washington or baghdad or any place. in the works for a while. and he is rotated out. a brigade comes in half the size of his division lead by somebody who is spent the previous four months bashing down doors and a falls apart until somebody else comes in later. but here is where the story starts to get interesting. here is where the groups all kind of meet each other. i am condensing a lot of things, but i'm giving you the basic just. he is sent off to fort leavenworth. a lot of people did not really like patraeus. they don't like officers you are too bookish or who stood up too much. petreaus was very much guilty on both counts. so he is sent to fort leavenworth, kansas. a lot of people thinking, oh, that's great. the fare herd boy, we're sending him out to pasture, tralee. but he gets to fort leavenworth and you realize something. he realizes that to this is actually the intellectual center of the army. they write doctrine. they for

of course, being a major player in terms of the transit of oil, with oil pipelines going from northern iraqo turkey, that export it out to europe and elsewhere in the middle east. that is something that is contributing to the rise in oil price today. brent crude at a fresh 3 1/2-month high, $116 a barrel. we're also looking at the spread between brent and wti prices at a high level, near $19. news that the seaway pipeline bottle neck may not be rectified until the fourth quarter. >> sharon, between ankara, the explosions at pemex, you'll have a busy day. >> exactly. >> now to a rare inside look at an exclusive club, tiger 21, made up of roughly 21 members that collectively manage about $18 million in investable assets. gary brings us that access from palm beach. hello, gary. >> good morning. carl. we're getting exclusive asset to some of the greatest investors in the world. what they're telling this group, and it started yesterday with the relegendary real estate investor. hear what he had to say. >> i'm less optimistic about how terrific this housing recovery is. i think that there's a sig

after the gulf wore, bush send planes to provide air cover for vulnerable populations in northern and southern iraq. the u.n. security council imposes harsh sanctions and sends in weapons inspectors to dig deeply for iraqi wmd capabilities, weapons of mass destruction. >> this went on for years. at a certain point, unbeknownst to the weapons inspectors or anyone else over in iraq, it turns out we pretty much accounted for the full system, but we didn't know that. >> in 1998, saddam refuses to cooperate further, and the united nations pulls out the weapons inspectors. saddam virtually seals iraq off from the west. in a 1998 letter to president clinton, paul wolfowitz, donald rumsfeld, and other leading neoconservatives urge the president to take action to remove saddam's regime from power. the neocons align with an urbane iraqi expatriate named ahmed al chalabi. he heads the iraqi national congress, a group of emigres and defectors lobbying to get rid of saddam. >> i say to you now the opposition is united in its aim of getting rid of saddam and establishing democracy in iraq. >> he was a very impre

, at least 15 people are dead after several homicide bombers attacked a police headquarters in northern iraqere hurt. one attacker drove a car packed with explosives into the building. while others on foot used machine guns and grenades. and could there soon be a romney in the u.s. senate? massachusetts republican said to be urging ann romney to run for the u.p.s. senate seat, secretary of state. john kerry. no word if she plans on running. guys? >> thank you, anna. a big shift for obama care. president obama making changes to the contraception mandate for some realm just groups. >> some being the operative word there not everyone is happy with these changes. jim tuohy is president of the ova maria university. opposing contraception mandate is currently in federal court. good to see you this morning. >> good to be with you. >> what did you think when you heard this on friday afternoon? >> just cheer disappointment. the administration blew it again. i hear the president this morning on your earlier segment talking about bad decisions made in washington and the ill effect of them. and here is

it's clear that creation of atonomy for the kurds in northern iraq could play a role in providing greater social and political harmony in iraq. however, the creation of that zone creates instability within turkey. the creation of this zone for the toureg in mali would lead to greater social cohesion and possibly the reconstitution of the mali state. however, the accomplishment of that objective would be contested by the algerians who see it as destabilizing algeria itself. analytically when we think about atonomy for this region, we have to be concerned not only with the reconstitution of the malian state, but we also have to think about how the algiersians would perceive that relationship so this goes to what we need to be discussing as part of my presentation, but our discussion which is as we move forward, what productive relationship can we have with the largest army in the region. we have the best intelligence networks in the region, and as the pivotal state in the region, they need to be engaged as we move forward. that can be part of the round table later. that addresses the questi

that's something which which hao proven crucially important in places such as northern ireland or colombia or iraqwhere you've seen substantial success for counterinsurgency forces. many of them have followed pretty closely on the templar playbook, creating a winning formula that can blunt the appeal of insurgents. now, this is not just a matter of historical interest because, in fact, just as insurgency has always been the dominant form of warfare, it are -- it remains so today, and it's something we have to worry about. this is not a threat that is going away despite the death of osama bin laden. in many ways it could actually, i hate to say it, it could get worse. because one of the major trends over the last hundred or so years is that the firepower available to insurgents has been increasing. is a century ago western armies battled insurgents who had nothing more than a few spears and bows and arrows. today there is no corner of the world so remote that every inhabitant doesn't have access to ak-47s, explosives. very, very hard to deal with even though they're pretty basic infantry weapons. w

something that is also proven crucially important in recent years in places such as northern ireland or columbia or iraq where you've seen substantial success many of them followed a pretty closely on the playbook combining security and legitimacy to create winning formula was clyde the appeal of insurgence. this isn't just a matter of historical interest because in fact then just as insurgency has always been a dominant form of warfare it remains so today and it's something we have to worry about as the attack of the consulate in what benghazi have last year should remind us this isn't a threat that is going away despite the death of osama bin laden. in many ways i hate to say it but it could get worse because one of the major trends over the last 100 or so years is the firepower available to the insurgents has been increasing. a century ago the western armies battled insurgents who had nothing more than a few rusty russ goetz and a bow and arrows. today there is no corner of the world so remote they don't have access to in ak-47 explosive, very, very hard to deal with even though they are pretty basic

thirty people have reportedly been killed in coordinated attacks in iraq the suicide attackers targeted police headquarters in the northern iraqi city of kirkuk and of course we'll bring you more details on that as we get them also a roadside bomb attack in the southern province of afghanistan the family of five two of the victims were small children they were traveling by car when it ran over an explosive device it's not known whether the family was targeted on purpose. in spain riot police clashed with hundreds of protesters in the capital madrid outrage or sparks after prime minister ali denied corruption allegations to resign or has been accused of receiving more than two hundred fifty thousand euros in bribes over a decade the opposition is planning more demonstrations across the country if he doesn't step down the pictures you're seeing right now are among the first from. formed international media news agency ruptly. in greece thousands of supporters of the extreme right golden dawn party marched by the u.s. embassy in a torture late procession there were chanting and to u.s. and anti turkish slogans to commemorate

thirty people have reportedly been killed in coordinated attacks in iraq the suicide attackers targeted police headquarters in the northern iraqi city of kirkuk and of course we'll bring you more details on that as we get them also a roadside bomb attack in the southern province of afghanistan the family of five two of the victims were small children they were traveling by car when it ran over an explosive device it's not known whether the family was targeted on purpose. in spain riot police clashed with hundreds of protesters in the capital madrid outrage was sparked after prime minister hariri denied corruption allegations to resign or has been accused of receiving more than two hundred fifty thousand euros in bribes over a decade the opposition is planning more demonstrations across the country if he doesn't step down the pictures you're seeing right now are among the first from. formed international media news agency ruptly. in greece thousands of supporters of the extreme right golden dawn party marched past the u.s. embassy in a torture procession there were chanting and to u.s. and anti turkish slogans to commemora

iraq. in northern india a terrifying scene, this is overcrowded railway station at least 36 people were crushedo death. dozens more hurt. millions of hindu osz a pilgrimige. >>> suppose your infant is asleep in the next room. suddenly you hear him screaming, you rush in and hear your baby being dragged out of his bed by a fox, that's right, that's what happened, that happened in london the other day. thank goodness the mom, she was nearby to rescue him. he was rushed to the hospital with serious hand wounds, might be surprised to learn this is not an isolated incident. fox attacks are increasingly common now. and the animals have become so plentiful a lot of homeowners shoo them out of their houses. >>> in china, skies celebrating, lighting up, celebration of new year, longstanding tradition, the festivities aimed at ensuring good health and good fortune. good for them. but if you are squeamish you might want to sit this out. we are talking about this according to the chinese calendar, this is the year of the snake. >>> all right. so these folks supposed to be celebrating, right? they or a carn

better for it into the we go starting with iraq where a senior iraqi intelligence officer and his three bodyguards have been killed by a suicide bomber in the northern city of mosul. reportedly detonated his explosives as the brigadier general was leaving his house there has been a spate of more than ten suicide bombings in iraq since january ultimately aimed at security officials and shia majority. firebrand cleric. has held a massive rally against political corruption in northeast pakistan citizen of both canada and pakistan qadri launched a petition to reform the national election commission a move rejected by the supreme court he's organized two more major rallies for the coming week in the build up to the country's general election expected in may. there are now close to two hundred billion tweets stored in databases of the library of congress in america the government says it wants to keep a snapshot of life in the country seen through online messages but some citizens are concerned it's just one more invasion of privacy so often it takes to the streets of the big apple to find out what the people there think about it. the library of congress

better for it into the we go starting with iraq where a senior iraqi intelligence officer and his three bodyguards have been killed by a suicide bomber in the northern city of mosul. reportedly detonated his explosives as the brigadier general was leaving his house there has been a spate of more than ten suicide bombings in iraq since january ultimately aim to security officials and shia majority. the firebrand cleric attack here it will cut to the has held a massive rally against political corruption in northeast pakistan citizen of both canada and pakistan qadri launched a petition to reform the national election commission a move rejected by the supreme court he's organized two more major rallies for the coming week in the build up to the country's general election expected in may. there are now close to two hundred billion tweets stored in databases at the library of congress in america the government says it wants to keep a snapshot of life in the country seen through online messages but some citizens are concerned it's just one more invasion of privacy so lower half of this takes to the streets of the big apple to find out what the people ther

northern neighbor. the details. that does come from the israeli defense minister it would be iraq and he has said that it is proof that when israel says something it means that he did stop short of actually a third being israel's involvement now u.s. officials have said that the strike targeted an arms convoy that was carrying anti aircraft weapons from syria to lebanon according to the israeli defense minister ehud barak he said that we do not think and i'm quoting that syria should be allowed to bring advanced weapons systems into live unarmed it is important to make the point that his comments does not constitute acknowledgement of israel's involvement in the strike but it certainly does suggest the possibility that it took place and it was responsible for it but also said that the syrian president bashar assad's fall is imminent and that it would serve as a major blow to his beloved and iran need to look at this israeli strategy and it's a strategy that israel has employed in the past and that is namely a strategy of silence it is strategic it doesn't give any kind of confirmation or any kind of denial what israel

northern neighbor. as the details. it does come from the israeli defense minister it would be iraq and he has said that it is proof that when israel says something it means that he did stop short of actually a third being israel's involvement now u.s. officials have said that the strike targeted an arms convoy that was carrying anti aircraft weapons from syria to lebanon according to the israeli defense minister ehud barak he said that we do not think and i'm quoting that syria should be allowed to bring advanced weapons systems into lebanon it is important to make the point that his comments does not constitute acknowledgement of israel's involvement in the strike but it certainly does suggest the possibility that it took place and it was responsible for it but also said that the syrian president bashar assad's fall is imminent and that it would serve as a major blow to his villa and iran need to look at this israeli strategy and it's a strategy that israel has employed in the past and that is namely a strategy of silence it is strategic it doesn't give any kind of confirmation or any kind of denial what israel has do

northern california today. staff sergeant clint romesha served two tours in iraq and one from afghanistan.bat outpost was ambushed before dawn and outnumbered by 3 horntail ban. he led a charge into fly -- by the taliban. he led a charge into flying bullets. he was struck by shrapnel but continued to fight during the ambush that killed eight soldiers. >>> it's been dry around here as we go through january and february. we've had some of the dryest time between all of january and this much of february. so basically january 1st to february 11th. it is the fifth dryest in san francisco's history going back to 1852. oakland .53, the second dryest. so this period from january 1st to today has been really dry. it's showing up in the records. rain not coming any time soon, so those numbers will continue to grow. the highs today do not look like february highs. highs tomorrow are going to be just like this, lots of mid- 60s, lots of upper 60s. right now at the coast i've got coastal fog, kind of unusual because winds are offshore. that fog goes away tomorrow and these temperatures warm a little bi

northern california today. staff sergeant clint romesha served two tours in iraq and one from afghanistan. in 2009 his combat outpost was ambushed before dawn and outnumbered by 3 horntail ban. he led a charge into fly -- by the taliban. he led a charge into flying bullets. he was struck by shrapnel but continued to fight during the ambush that killed eight soldiers. >>> it's been dry around here as we go through january and february. we've had some of the dryest time between all of january and this much of february. so basically january 1st to february 11th. it is the fifth dryest in san francisco's history going back to 1852. oakland .53, the second dryest. so this period from january 1st to today has been really dry. it's showing up in the records. rain not coming any time soon, so those numbers will continue to grow. the highs today do not look like february highs. highs tomorrow are going to be just like this, lots of mid- 60s, lots of upper 60s. right now at the coast i've got coastal fog, kind of unusual because winds are offshore. that fog goes away tomorrow and these temperatures

calls a band of conflict, which is basically from lebanon through syria into iraq, and if you look at what's happened also in northernou know, nobody really talked that much about what happened in algeria last month. the terrorist attack there and the natural gas field, you know, there is increasingly it seems there is cooperation, regionally among extremists and the danger is spreading, and so it does need attention, and it needs it now. >> but just on cohen's op ed, it's not that the president just doesn't want -- is too busy to deal with the middle east or that he thinks that the policy of doing nothing is the best case. the president is a guy who sits in every single day goes through the intelligence, and has to make a decision on whether or not it makes sense for the united states to intervene or not intervene. if the united states intervenes in a prays like syria, what he ends up doing is destabilizing whom ever it is that's going to replace this government. yes, it's frustrating to watch what is a tragic situation unfolding, but that doesn't mean it's not the best possible outcome of a bunch of really bad outc

soldier in charge of iraq's intelligence economy and two bodyguards have been killed in a suicide bomb attack. it happened near the home of brigadier general ali aouni in the northern town of tal afar outside of mosul. >> the head of baghdad's intelligence academy was killed by a suicide bomber near tal afar a city near mozul and the syrian border that has been in the past controlled by al qaeda. there is fear that group is coming back again and particularly fears by security officials and government officials that fighters affiliated with al qaeda are going back and forth through syria. tal afar was taken over by that organization until iraqi and u.s. forces drove them out in 2005 but it has as have other places in iraq, been increasingly violent. north of baghdad on saturday, a senior judge was reported killed by a sticky bomb attached to his car. assassinations have also been increasing assassinations of judges lawyers intelligence officials and interior ministry officials, all of that against a backdrop of political turmoil that has many iraqis worried about what's coming next. >> in somalia, at least one person has been killed by a car bomb outside of a beachf

you in brief starting with iraq at least thirty three people have reportedly been killed some seventy injured after a group of gunmen in a suicide bomber carried out in a northern iraqi city of course they were targeting the police headquarters but failed to take control of the compound no group claimed responsibility the ethnically divided city a deeply embroiled in sectarian. a roadside bomb attack in the south in the province of afghanistan has killed a family of five a two of the victims were small children they were traveling by car when it ran over an explosive device it's not yet known whether the family was targeted on purpose roadside bombs are a favorite weapon for the taliban islamists fighting the western backed government but innocent civilians are often caught in the crossfire. to spain where riot police have clashed with hundreds of protesters in madrid respond after the prime minister denied corruption allegations and not to resign has been accused of receiving more than two hundred fifty thousand euros in bribes over a decade if your position is planning more demonstrations across the country if he doesn't step down the pictures you're seeing n