this is the first attack in the city of peshawar so far. >>> why are the churches being targeted? >> reporter: well, that is the question everyone here is asking. there have been deadly attacks inside mosques, inside shiite mosque, shia mosques, minorities have been targeted. this is the first time auz i mentioned has happened in the city of peshawar it will be interesting to see if there's any claim of responsibility. people came out protest on the streets and the stphop keepers shut down their businesses because they were annoyed at the fact that there was hardly any security on the premisess. however, so far has claimed responsibility nor deadly atta attack. >> okay, still ahead on al jazeera, emergency crews in mexico trying to find dozens still buried under this landslide. we will have that coming up. plus, from land mines to grape sraoeupbs it's a bustleleing industry and it got started. >>> security force still in a stapd off with al tha al-shabab fighters. in the past half hour, the enter ministry says security forces rescued around 1,000 hostages and an unknown number of

. >> the deadly attack in the city of peshawar has sent a wave of indignation in the community across pakistan. most of them have today been burying the bodies of loved ones killed in the deadly attack. they've been putting them up and congregating at place, expressing the grief and anning wish. as you can see local people here want to show solidarity with the christian community. it is the first time in the history of peshawar that a church has targeted in an indiscriminate way. many lost loved ones. the death toll and number of wounded outstretched the ability of the hosts to deal with the situation. >> the russian embassy in damascus came under fire. the russian foreign ministerry said three employees were ind jurd after a mortar landed in the compound. moscow is investigating and it's likely to be the work of syria opposition fighters. government forces are thought to be on the offensive in hamas and other parts of the country. >> a rebel in a damascus suburb vows to continue the fight until president bashar al-assad is toppled. his colleagues join him chanting, "victory is a matt

last sunday, suicide bombers attacked a church in peshawar killing more than 80 christians. >>> six years have passed since myanmar's military government used force to quell a massive anti-government protest. 31 people were killed in the crackdown. the truth behind the deadly protest has yet to be revealed, even after the country returned to civilian rule in 2011. an eyewitness has told nhk what he saw on that day after keeping quiet all these years. nhk world's thi ha thwe reports. >> reporter: last week buddhist monks gather in myanmar's largest city of yangon. they had taken part in the deadly demonstrations in 2007. they pressed the government to disclose the truth of the incident which they claim remains unresolved. >> translator: the government should disclose the cause of the incident, in line with its democratic reforms. >> reporter: on september 27th, 2007, buddhist monks and others protested against the military government's economic policies, which they blamed for soaring prices. the military government resorted to force to suppress the protests. 31 people were killed, includin

the bomb went off in the back of the bus, as it was traveling through the outskirts of the city of peshawar on friday. there was no immediate claim of responsibility, but militants in northwest pakistan often target troops, government officials, and other symbols of authority. the incident happened close to pakistan's lawless tribal areas along the afghan border known to be a haven for militants. last week suicide bombers attacked a church in peshawar. >>> six years have passed since myanmar's military government used force to quell a massive anti-government protest. 31 people were killed in the crackdown. the truth behind the deadly protest has yet to be revealed, even after the country returned to civilian rule in 2011. an eyewitness has told nhk what he saw on that day after keeping quiet all these years. nhk world's tha twe reports. >> reporter: last week, monks gather in the largest city. they have taken part in the deadly demonstrations in 2007. they pressed the government to disclose the truth of the incident which they claim remains unresolved. >> translator: the government should d

. >> 30 people have been killed in an explosion in pakistan, the third attack in peshawar in a week. the blast, injuring 70 people happened near a crowded market and police station. it was a few hundred metres from the church. domenic cain has the latest. >> this is the immediate aftermath of the explosion. the car bomb was detonated near a police station. on a street crowded with families attending a busy market. >> translation: there was three of us in the bazar, i was in front, my friends behind. there was a blast, flames were everywhere, people were running. >> in the chaos dozens died, many wounded. >> translation: i talked with a rick shaw driver, i heard the blast. i was on one side of the road, family on the other. shrapnel hit me, i looked where the fire was. several bodies were on the ground. >> no group said it carried out the blast, but it is the third fatal attack in peshawar in season days. on friday 17 were killed in the bombing of a bus carrying government employees. last sunday the city's christians were targeted by suicide bombers. 18 were killed at a church. it pro

and other stories from around the globe an explosion in the pakistani city of peshawar has killed thirty three and left at least seventy wounded a car bomb last place near a police station and historic market area a blast as the latest in a series of deadly attacks targeting christians and government officials in the city taken together they have killed at least one hundred twenty people and injured scores more. prisoners enjoying the luxury conditions behind bars have left these prisoners seeing the red in chile the cordillera facility in santiago holds agents of the former military dictatorship for crimes against humanity the president has ordered the president to be closed and the mit inmates moved to another jail that news apparently triggered the suicide of a former intelligence chief of the disgraced dictator of coastal pinochet according to his lawyer the ex general was upset at being moved to a regular facility. a suicide attacker has struck a shia mosque in baghdad killing at least forty people the blast caused the mosque roof to collapse onto the congregation which was mourning

there have been two other major bomb attacks in peshawar.he first was at a church claiming more than 80 lives, and the other targeted a bus with civil servants killing 19. it's unclear if the three attacks are linked, but the fact the city has been the site of such violence in recent days comes as little surprise to some security analysts. >> it's the main center where the government is ruling. the militants want to target it to create an impact. the second thing is it's surrounded by tribal leaders from three sides, and the militants have easy access to carry out their activities in five minutes, and even they're not caught up. that is another good reason why the city of peshawar is always on the hit list. >> reporter: the series of attacks has called into question prime minister's peace talks with the taliban. they have criticized the criticism for being too vague. the recent wave of bombings puts into question whether the armed groups have any interest in dialogue at all. >>> millions of people in india live in dangerous buildings. many a

the attack took place in peshawar, near tribal areas. more than 100 were injured in the attack. christians make up 4% of pakistan's population. a group affiliated with the taliban claimed responsibility. >> theme park - check. huge film studio - check. china's richest man is opening an $8 billion megaentertainment complex. the area may be home to hollywood 2.0. >> it's seldom to have military at a red carpet movie event - but this is hollywood chinese style. the star power alone suggests that the coastal city may be the future of cinema. . >> vi travelled here. it's good. >> this vision that you have in your home-town, it's great to be an ak tore to see the dream. >> the dream of china's richest man - to build a city, a sprawling entertainment complex that would host 20 sound stages, the world's first underwater studio and a chain of resort hotels among others - all to the tune of $8 billion. the biggest single investment in the film business. >> the cultural industry, called the entertainment industry is a higher level industrial model. in the west development slowed down. in c

attack in pakistan gathered to bury the dead after two bombers detonated their explosives outside a peshawar church. hundreds were injured. hundreds of pakistani christians took to the streets in protest against the violence. >> this is a country which has seen numerous attacks in mosques, on funeral - at funeral prayers. no one is spared - the muslims, shi'as, christian communities have been torghted. it's not -- targeted. it's not come as a surprise. there is confusion as to who conducted the attack. it appears whoever did so wanted to se, with the seeds of dis -- so, with the seeds of discord. the christian community is angry because they say there was no security at the church, there were only two police men. it was now that the interior minister is saying he's going to revisit the security plans for places of worship. >> we are getting conflicting reports about the fate of teachers and students caught up in the fighting in the southern philippines. there were reports from a school had been taken hostage by separatist fighters from the islamic freedom fighters, but they may just be trapp

a pair of suicide bombers targeted a church in peshawar.least 81 people were killed against the country's christian minority. they say they would continue to attack non-muslims until the united states stops drone attacks in pakistan's tribal region. >>> victims of the washington naval yard shooting were remembering during an emotional memorial service. president obama and the first lady attended. the president made an impassioned plea for americans to fight for stricter gun laws. thousands attended yesterday's service, most of them navy families. >> martin john bodrog. >> reporter: 12 bells were rung in honor of the 12 people who were killed. >> we cannot begin to comprehend your loss. >> reporter: the president noted this is the third time he's grieved with people. no one should endure this kind of violence. >> we don't do enough. we don't take the basic commonsense actions to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and dangerous people. what's different in america is it's easy to get your hands on a gun. >> reporter: aaron alexis, a forme

thousands of gathered for a funeral service for the dozens killed in a devastating blast in the city of peshawar the mourners were joined by the relatives of one family that lost sixteen of its members in the attack they died when a car bomb went off near a police station in a market area destroying nearby shops and buildings it's only a week since suicide bombers killed outside a christian church in the same city. and i show you some of the footage from the london duck there it is in the thames and it's on fire no explanation as to how it caught on fire though all the twenty eight passengers and crew were rescued by passing ships and no one seriously hurt several people had to be treated in hospital due to a suspected smoke inhalation. now cars are becoming increasingly a luxury for europeans growing petrol prices along with the general recession are forcing more and more to say farewell to their four wheeled friends but with public transport being expensive and crowded people are choosing pedal power as artie's laura smith reports. to some it's a trend to others it's a hopi and to many more it

bombers striking people leaving church in the northwestern city of peshawar. officials saying the death toll there will could rise. they say as many as 600 people were packed inside the all saints church when that explosion took place. >>> extreme weather is headed towards hong kong. the powerful typhoon usagi making landfall in china and could cause major flooding and coastal damage. and it's a move for education and equality taking to the streets for trans gender rights. on inside story, we bring together unexpected voices closest to the story, invite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. >> demonstrators in miami say it is a move for equal rights. they want lawmakers to make an order fiancÉes . natasha spoke to one person fighting for her community. >> araya lessor says inside her heart beats the heart of a motion. she began transitioning to become a woman 15 years ago after years of struggling with depression. >> i thought i was an abomination. you know, what's wrong with me? i felt alienated from society and my

the car was packed with explosives and parked in front of a police station in the city of peshawar. many people were shopping in the area at the time. security personnel say islamist extremists are responsible. the attack follows a series of bombings in the city that left more than 100 people dead. prime minister sharif has called for the restoration of security through dialogue with the pakistani taliban and other islamist extremists but there's been no letup in attacks more than three months since he took office. >>> another powerful earthquake has shaken residents of a remote part of southwestern pakistan. the magnitude 6.8 quake killed at least 15 people. it happened on saturday in the province of bluuchistan. seismologists consider it as aftershock of the 7.7 quake that hit the same region on tuesday and killed at least 515 people. local officials say the aftershock deployed many houses left standing following that quake. the aid effort in response to the larger tremor has been slowed because emergency teams have come under attack. separatists in the province are being blamed.

. >> reporter: last week's suicide bombing that killed at least 78 in a peshawar church compound was the worst ever but not the first attack against christians even this year. in march two churches and 100 christian homes were destroyed in the eastern city of lahore. >> we see an increasing form of islam which is much more militant, which is much narrower and even quite extremist. even islamic sects that are not considered orthodox are also being targeted, which is not the islam of the majority, which is a very moderate, open-minded islam. >> reporter: he says a moderate islam shaped early pakistan, created in 1947 by the departing british to be a home for muslims. but that moderation began to erode with growing fundamentalism. christians, long subject to social and economic discrimination, became constitutionally second-cls. non-muslims are ineligible to be president or prime minister, for example. in the late '70s a militant resistance, today's taliban, grew to the soviet occupation of neighboring afghanistan, with strong u.s. support, coutts adds. >> so the policy was "stop the da

but it is the third fatal bomb attack in peshawar in seven days. on friday, at least seventeen people were killed in the bombing of a bus carrying government employees while last sunday, the city's christians were started by suicide bombers. more than 80 people were killed at the all saints anglican church. that attack countered angry protests against many pakistani cities. these attacks are part of an upsurge in violence in receipt months. prime minister nar was share n narwaz sharif. more than 130 people killed in just the last week. dominic cain, al jazeera. >> a gunman walked into a church and opened fire on a pastor who was giving his sermon in front of the entire cog againgation. israeli benjamin netanyahu prepares to deliver his counter point to the recent iranian overtoursures. scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. >> obama administration officials said they need to enrol 2.7 u.s. redents between the ages of 18 and 35 in exchange plans to balance risks and hold down costs. will they enrol come 1 october - should t

pakistan of gathered for a funeral service for the dozens killed in a devastating blast in the city of peshawar the mourners were joined by the relatives of one family who lost sixteen members in the attack they died when a car bomb went off near a police station in a market area destroying nearby shops and buildings it's been only a week now since suicide bombers killed eight people outside a christian church at the same city. have a look at this dramatic footage here this is coming to you from london showing people from a tourist boat ultimately trying not to jump into the thames though they do so after the vessel called fire twenty eight passengers all of them and the two crew members had to be rescued by passing ships at this point nobody was seriously injured one mother and her child were taken to hospital due to suspected smoke inhalation still that we don't know what caused the fire. however i website dot com right now in the path of the olympic flame that says thousands make their way by plane and even slate bring the torch to sort of dot com right now we've got the footage from the lig

take a look at some other news from around the world in brief an explosion in the pakistani city of peshawar has killed thirty three and left at least seventy wounded a car bomb was placed near a police station in the historic market area the blast is the latest in a series of deadly attacks targeting christians and government officials in the city taken together they have killed at least one hundred twenty people and injured scores more. prisoners enjoying luxury conditions behind bars have left these protesters seeing red and she lay there at the core deal area facility in santiago holds agents of the former military dictatorship for crimes against humanity got access to the internet cable t.v. tennis courts and even a barbecue area but the president ordered the prison to be closed and the inmates moved to another jail in nigeria some fifty students were mask you're massacred while sleeping in their dorms when militants assaulted the college in a rural area of the country witnesses say the attackers went room to room gunning down young men and those who tried to flee the terror group boko

brief now starting with pakistan where a suicide bombing at a church in the northwestern city of peshawar has killed twenty five people including women and children thirty more were injured in the explosion that happened while people were leaving after a sunday service no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. kenya's security forces are searching in nairobi shopping mall for al shabaab militants and civilians after the al-qaeda linked islamists took over the building on saturday the death toll from the attack has meanwhile risen to forty three with over one hundred fifty injured and the number of hostages remain in the center as the standoff with the gunman continues two of the attackers were killed during the clash with police somalia based al-shabaab says the assault was in response to the presence of kenyan troops in somalia. china's former top politician bo xilai has been sentenced to life in prison it was found guilty of bribe taking embezzlement and abuse of power the downfall of the once rising star of the communist party began in february last year seelye is was accused o

near the afghan border, there has been a terrible series of bombings in peshawar, pakistan. three bombs in a week. the latest killed 42 civilians. to us, this picture seemed to capture the terror. this man carrying a girl is running from a blast on saturday. a few days before this, 85 people were killed by a suicide bomber in a christian church. we haven't been able to learn this man's name or find out whether the little girl survived. this is the same region where american drones hunt taliban fighters and pakistan says two drone strikes in recent days have killed seven militants. the "new york times" reported today that a leak of classified information to reporters appears to have cost the united states a key source of information about al qaeda. the leak concerned a recent -- the leak concerned, i should say, how the u.s. learned of a recent plot to attack u.s. embassies. today, the attorney general said these leaks do serious damage and bob orr has a look at the consequences. >> reporter: 19 u.s. diplomatic offices were quickly closed across the arab world in early august

from our small societies and another story around the globe an explosion in the pakistani city of peshawar has killed thirty three and left at least seventy wounded a car bomb this place near a police station in the historic market area the blast is the latest in a series of deadly attacks targeting christians and government officials in the city taken together they have killed at least one hundred twenty people and injuring scores more. prisoners enjoying luxury conditions behind bars have left these protesters seeing red in chile recorder lera facility in santiago holds the agents of the former military dictatorship for crimes against humanity the president ordered the prison to be closed and the inmates moved to another jail that's news apparently triggered the suicide of a former intelligence chief under pinochet according to his lawyer the ex general was upset at being moved to a regular facility. as suicide attackers struck a shia mosque in baghdad killing at least forty people the blast caused the mosque roof to collapse onto the congregation which was mourning a man killed by milit

for now though let's take a look at some other stories from around the world in pakistan city of peshawar at least seventeen people have been killed and dozens injured by a bomb attack on a bus carrying government employees police believe the blast was caused by a remotely controlled device and no one has claimed responsibility for the incident so far just last sunday over eighty people were killed by a suicide bomber at a christian church in the same city. more than twenty five people are feared trapped under a collapsed five story building in mumbai rescuers are trying to reach those still thought to be inside at least seven people have already been pulled from the rubble in june at least five people were killed when a three story building fell down such incidents are not uncommon in india often due to poor standards of construction. blasts have rocked a busy street in yemen's capital sanaa wounding at least twenty people no one was hurt in the first explosion but after at. crowd began to gather a second bomb went off injuring bystanders it comes just days after the nation's president v

thousands of gathered for a funeral service for the dozens killed in a devastating blast in the city of peshawar and the mourners were joined by the relatives of one family who lost sixteen of its members in the attack they died when a car bomb went off near a police station in a market area destroying nearby shops and buildings and it happened only about a week after a suicide bombers killed eighteen people outside a christian church in the same city. to iraq now where a wave of car bombings has ripped through shiite areas in iraq's capital killing at least forty wounding well over one hundred police said the blasts targeted crowded markets and car parks this point no one's claimed responsibility but similar attacks have been conducted by the insurgents on a regular basis the sectarian violence continues to spiral the incident follows yesterday's assault on a shia mosque in baghdad and a town in the kurdish region that left dozens dead. have a look at this by the footage of the london duck right there in the tourists are jumping off the boat as you can see it's on fire the vessel catching fire

others were wounded when the device exploded at the back of a vehicle which was taking employees home peshawar is still reeling from sunday's christian church massacre the rise in violence in recent months is being attributed to unsuccessful peace talks between pakistan's president and the taliban. human rights groups say security forces have killed at least fifty protesters during demonstrate. cross today and they see lanny died by gunshots to having chest reports are now emerging that authorities are shooting at demonstrators in the east of the capital hard to the rallies began earlier this week against fuel subsidy cuts but have since widened with angry citizens calling for an end to corruption and the sudan's president to quit. kantians are mourning there more than sixty victims of the horrific terrorist attack at a shopping mall in nairobi in the next hour t's crossed on discusses how such a deadly assault could have happened i think we have to look at this in two ways first told as a somali issue going on here and then there's an international issue if you look at the statement made by a

brief now starting with pakistan where a suicide bombing at a church in the northwestern city of peshawar has killed fifty two people including women and children thirty more were injured in the explosion that happened while people were leaving after a sunday service no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. yet. kenyan security forces and militants are locked in a hostage standoff at an upmarket nairobi shopping mall around thirty people are reportedly being held by the al qaeda linked gunmen the death toll from the attack has meanwhile risen to fifty nine with one hundred seventy five injured two attackers were killed during the assault on the shopping center which started on saturday somalia based al-shabaab says the attack was in response to the presence of kenyan troops in their country. china's former top politician bo xilai has been sentenced to life in prison he was found guilty of bribe taking embezzlement and abuse of power the downfall of the once rising star of the communist party began in february last year she'd lie was accused of interfering in the investigation int

thousands of gathered for a funeral service for the dozens killed in a devastating blast in the city of peshawar the mourners were joined by the relatives of one family that lost sixteen of its members in the attack they died when a car bomb went off near a police station in a market area destroying nearby shops and buildings third comes at a time and it's only been a week since suicide bombers killed eighty people outside of christians church in the same city. into iraq where a wave of car bombings has ripped through shiite areas in baghdad reportedly killing more than forty and no one so far is claimed responsibility but similar attacks have been conducted by sunni insurgents on a regular basis sectarian violence spirals the incident follows yesterday's assault on a shia mosque in baghdad and a town in the kurdistan region six thousand have been killed in the country in just this year alone. and have a look at this is dramatic footage here from london now showing the london dark as people are jumping from the tourist boat in the thames on fire all twenty eight passengers and two crew members r

but more deadly terrorism in pakistan's peshawar city this time a car bomb near a police station in a historic market has killed at least thirty seven people and injured dozens the force of explosion destroyed shops vehicles and left a crater at the blast site it's only a week since suicide bombers killed eighty people outside a christian church in the same city while on friday a bus explosion killed seventeen government employees. next we continue to look at how one tom obey and changes lives. i bet anyone who lives in the united states knows a few people or just dismal geography a certain small percentage of the country just can't get it that canada is above us but how important is knowing geography anyways what one author on the washington post blogs recently wrote that no one geography really doesn't matter that much he was writing in response to the game where is damascus which challenges people to find syria's capital on a blank map he said that whether americans can find syrian a map doesn't affect the wisdom of a punitive strike meant to uphold international norms against the

pakistan city of peshawar has been the target of yet another devastating blast following a bomb attack on a bus on friday at least thirty three people including children are reported killed in the latest explosion near a police station more than seventy others were taken to hospital security forces say a remote control car bomb was the likely cause this all happened next to the site of an attack on a church last week that killed over eighty people. at the rain court sentenced fifty shia muslims including a prominent iraqi cleric to up to fifty years in prison for forming an opposition group that authorities claim is involved in terrorism it comes after protests yesterday saw thousands come out in support of another prominent opposition figure arrested for allegedly inciting violence the minority sunni moderate has been severely cracking down on rest for several years now. as one of the last outposts of. the british empire ascension island in the south atlantic is still said to be suffering the effects of colonialism well the u.k. stands accused of victim families that have lived there

that church in peshawar is thousands of years old. are historic and it need to be talked about. bill: many are calling it the snub heard round the world. iran's new leader saying no thanks to a handshake with president obama. what in the world is going on here? how is that going over? martha: ted cruz is 9 hours -- can you imagine standing and talking for 19 hours? he continues that marathon discussion and his attack on obama-care. is there a payoff for the senator on his fellow republicans in that's the big question this morning. >> ashton kutcher can reach young people in a way i never can and no member of the senate can and i though it was important about a principle that's imperiled from obama-care. let me read from the relevant portions of mr. kutcher's speech. so ally bank really has no hidden fees on savings accounts? no hidden fees. it's just that i'm worried about you know "hidden things." ok, why's that? well uhhh... hey daddy, what's your job? daddy's a uhh florist. are you really a florist? dad, why are there shovels in th

the bomber struck as people left a church in peshawar. the death cole could rise. as many as 600 were inside the all saints church when the explosion took place. >> a stand off at a shopping center in kenya shows no signs of finishing soon. >> politics of a budget battle and a potential government shut down. >>> >> welcome back to al jazeera, here are your headlines. the red cross reports 68 people were killed and 30 hostages are reportedly still inside on day two of a siege on an upscale mall in kenya. 52 have been killed. al-shabab has claimed responsibility and recently a member spoke with al jazeera by phone saying there'll be no surrender or negotiations. >> the victims of a shooting a the the washington navy yard will have a special memorial. chuck hagel, and president barack obama will speak. al jazeera will bring that live. friday the house passed a measure to fund government programs beyond the 30 september deadline. without founding for the president's health care reform law. >> joining us to talk about a possible shutdown is a professor of political scie

. >> no group said it carried out the blast, but it is the third fatal bomb attack in peshawar in seven days. on friday 17 people were killed in the bombing of a bus carrying government employees. while last sunday the city's christians were targeted by christian bombers, more than 80 were killed at the all saints anglican church. it prompted protests across pakistani cities. these attacks are part of an upsurge in violence in recent months. prime minister nawaz sharif has condemned it as an attack on humanity. one which is now seen more than 130 people killed in just the last week. >> prime ministers of pakistan and india met at the u.n. gemly in new york. singh and nawaz sharif agreed they need to restore a ceasefire in the region of kashmir. the two countries fought two wars since independence in 1947. aid agencies are continuing to work to get much-needed relief to the areas struck by continuous earthquakes in pakistan. the areas are remote. the situation is complicated by the presence of rebel fighters. the second earthquake struck the balochistan province on saturday days after th

at least 40 people died in pakistan sunday when a car bomb hit a busy market in the city of peshawar. another 100 people were winded. it was the third major attack in freshwater over the past week following the church bombing that killed 80 and another blast on a broad bus -- on a bus. 50 students were killed when at rule college was attacked. gunmen believed to be from the islamic rebel group opened fire. the group attack on the highway attack killed at least 142 people. the latest disclosures from the leaks of edward snowden show the nsa is mapping out the social media connections of an unknown number of american targets. using phone metadata an online created, the nsa has intricate graphs showing individuals social networking an extensive personal information including whereabouts, religious or political activity, and private behavior. the mapping has been in effect when the nsa lifted restrictions that are the targeting of americans. the nsa says the aim is to uncover ties between americans and foreign terrorist suspects. the piece disclosing this was in "the new york times." depa

suicide bombers struck as hundreds of people were in church in peshawar. >> unbelievable. 81 people wereem children, women, even members of the choir, and dozens more were wounded. many of them horrifically. stunned people were mourning near the hospital where the wounded were taken. >> a taliban splinter group took -- they're saying u.s. drone strikes in remote pakistan. >> a they're terrified and outraged, demanding that their government do more to protect them. protests have broken out around the country. >> michael, protests have been breaking out throughout the country, not just by members of this christian community. but also the general pakistani public. they're demanding their right to protection from the state. they want to be able to go to their places of worship without fear of attacks. there have been attacks on mosques and now this hideous church bombing in which many people, including women and children, were killed. members of the church choir, the bishop tells us sunday school students as young as 4 years old have also been killed. he's calling for people not to go out in

this weekend 85 christians were killed in peshawar in pakistan when two suicide bombers attacked a christian search. the bishop emmer it us says it's not safe for christians in the country, everyone is ignoring dangers for christians in the islamic countries. what is the danger for christians in pakistan specifically and across the muslim world. >> hopefully this is something of an anomaly. this has happened elsewhere. >> we have seen the attacks on egypt against the koptic christians. >> it's worrisome indeed. i make the point that in terms of al-shabab killing non-muslims, if you look at the people they have killed inside somalia, the overwhelming majority are muslims. they carry out the suicide attacks in mogadishu. they rarely kill a non-muslim. i'm not sure that in the mind of most some articlies that this will track well. they know good and well that other fellow somali muslims die at the hands of al-shabab. not non-muslims. it's a strange development. it is a worrisome trend that you see in other parts of the world. >> thank you ambassador, david shipp and richard miniter. thank you f

the afghan capital is less than 200 miles away from peshawar where pakistan is and they sure could usep against the taliban as well. the correct answer to our gps challenge question was c, richard nixon. he may be better known for his historic first visit to china but he was also the first sitting president to visit russia in may of 1972. he had traveled there before as vice president in 1959 when he took part in the infamous kitchen debate with soviet premier krush shauf. i will see you next week. stay tuned for "reliable sources." >>> around the world this week, the news about syria raised questions about america. what are america's motives? is it a nation of war or the great defender of human rights? public perception may hinge on where the news comes from. >> the senate foreign relations committee gave the president the united states what he wanted. the authority to use military might against syria. >> president obama and secretary of state john kerry keep asserting over and over again that they believe they have the right to go on their own, even if congress says no. >> it seems t

. >> reporter: this is the lady reddening hospital, in the center of peshawar and the oldest medicalin pakistan and now also one of the busiest in the world when it comes to treating victims of road accidents and other contingencies. on this day, the casualties from a head on collision between a motorcycle and a truck. the lady reddening hospital is the only facility of its kind in the providence and every time there is a attack or bomb blast the victims are brought to this hospital. we declared an emergency which is also on the media, on the television and emergency has been declared which means that all the staff wherever they are they come and rush to the casualty. when we have these patients, the patients are triaged to different departments like ct, ultrasound or someone needs cardiovascular or neuro surgery and they are all activated. >> reporter: things can change in minutes of a deadly bomb or suicide attack as ambulances and even private people rush to victims to this facility. >> with time the hospital has developed incredible experience of these emergencies. >> reporter: t

two suicide bombers blew themselves up amid worshippers in the northwest city of peshawar. >>> bashar al assad says his government will allow international access access to chemical weapons sites, but assad tells a chinese television station rebels might block the inspectors from reaching some of the locations. syria has already met the first deadline under a u.s.-russia agreement by submitting what's supposed to be a complete list of chemical weapons and production facilities. >>> well, syria is just one of the hot button topics for president obama at the united nations this week. the president addresses the general assembly tomorrow, but chief white house correspondent ed henry tells us tonight the president's most important words may be spoken on the sidelines. >> with his plate already full of trouble spots like iran and syria, president obama began his stop in new york meeting with nigeria's president and quickly weighed in on yet another crisis, the ghastly attack in ken gentleman. >> we stand with them against this terrible operation. >> reporter: since a somali extremist group

. >> reporter: last week's suicide bombing that killed at least 78 people in a peshawar church compound was the worst ever, but not the first against christians this year. in march, two churches and 100 christian homes were attacked in the eastern city of lahore. >> we see an increasing form of islam which is much more militant, which is much narrower. even islamic sects that are not considered orthodox are also being targeted by those who have this extremist way of thinking. it is a form of islam which is not the islam of the majority, which is a very moderate open- minded islam. >> reporter: he says a moderate islam shaped early pakistan, created in 1947 by the departing british to be a home for muslims. but it began to erode in the with growing islamization. christians-- long subject to social and economic discrimination-- became constitutionally second class. non-muslims are ineligible to be president or prime minister. in the late '70s, a militant resistance-- today's taliban-- grew to the soviet occupation of neighboring afghanistan, with strong u.s. support, coutts adds. >> so th

his imam as an informant and surveilled the travel center he and his two friends used to fly to peshawarat the intelligence division was created to prevent, to stop somebody likenage i but azazi and they had no clue. >> there's a lot of things i did not realize in the book. matt and adam, thank you for being with us. we're back with a final thought after this. ♪ constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. humans. even when we cross our "ts" and dot our "i's", we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accident forgiveness with our auto policies. if you qualify, your rates won't go up due to your first accident. because making mistakes is only human, and so are we. we also offer new car replacement, so if you total your new car, we'll give you the money for a new one. call liberty mutual insurance at... and ask us all about our auto features, like guaranteed repairs, where if yo

it happened in peshawar, where a pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up as worshipers were leavinga sunday service. today christians across pakistan took to the streets to protest the attacks. demonstrators blocked roads and demanded better security for the country's christian minority. . >> we want an end to extremism, terrorism, and barbarism in pakistan. i appeal to the home my name i. minister to control the situation in the country and provide protection to religious minorities so churches are safe. >> ifill: the pakistani taliban vowed to continue targeting non- muslims until the u.s. halts drone strikes on militant leaders. a court in egypt today banned the muslim brotherhood and ordered its assets seized. it was the latest move in a crackdown by the military-backed government. about 2,000 brotherhood members have been arrested since islamist president mohammed morsi was ousted. the group was outlawed for decades, but reemerged in 2011, after president hosni mubarak was forced from power. the united nations is reporting "dramatic" progress in the global fight against aids an