. >> rosalind jordan has been following the story. >> the u.s. carria has been based in the middle east part of a deployment that could take up to a year. they moved much close to the borders. it's done to help enhance security in the region. they refused to say whether the crew are going to be involved? stopping iranian vessels, vessels that might be suspected of carrying weapons to the houthis, that's the group that has kicked out the sitting president and trying to basically run the country themselves. the pentagon says it's watching for efforts to smuggle sources from the houthis, inside yemen. >> the school u king called for an end to attacks against migrants. the king as han accused of fuelling violence leaving seven dead. >>> he's one of the most powerful men in south africa. respected and adored. many say he should have made the speech weeks ago. >> translation: i have come to declare the new war. this war is to protect every foreigner here. as your king i call for arm. >> reporter: he said the media should be vetted for misinterpreting a

rosalind jordan has more. >> the u.s. inspected delivery of certain military equipment to egypt in 2013, after the military's decision to obvious throw the president, mohamed mursi. even though the u.s. government is not considering what happened two years ago a coup. it's showing its disapproval for the way it happened and by doing so it is showing pressure as it were on the new government in cairo. what the u.s. is going is saying on national security ground the military can get its hands to 125 kids improve the capabilities of the tanker arsenal. the u.s. is cutting off open-ended spending of spigot where the egyptian military could buy equipment from u.s. contracts. the u.s. can have more say over what sorts of equipment the government can by equipment that will help the u.s. further its own national security aims. >>> former india's prime minister singh will not have to deal before a court. his summons has been suspended. labelling breach of trust, and criminal conspiracy in the coal licences whilst in office. he den

rosalind jordan has the details from washington, d.c. >> reporter: the u.s.craft carrier theodore roosevelt has been based in the middle east for the past two weeks part of a deployment that could take upwards of a year on, monday the aircraft carrier moved closer to waters off the coast of yemen where that country seems to be verging on all out civil war. the u.s. military says this is done to help enhance security in the regis but officials at the pentagon refuse to say whether the crew of the theodore roosevelt or other members of its carrier group are going to be involved in stopping any iranian vessels vessels that might be suspected of carrying weapons to the houthis. that's the group that has essentially kicked out the sitting president hadi and trying to basically run the country themselves. the pentagon also says that it is simple watching for any efforts to smuggle weapons from any particular source to the houthis inside yemen. >>> hundreds of australian and new zealand troops are on their way to iraq to help train local forces battling isil. in the

rosalind jordan has more >>> the u.s. suspended delivery of military equipment. after the military's decision to overthrow the president. they say they not considering what happened two years ago a coup. it is showing disapproval for the way the change happened. by doing so it's showing pressure as it were on the new government in cairo. what the u.s. is doing is saying on national security grounds the egyptian military can get its hand on 12 f-16 fighter jets, 20 harpoon missiles and 125 kid to basically improve the capabilities of the susan shaprio tanker arsenal. the u.s. is cutting off the open-ended spigot has it were where the egyptian military could by additional quupt. the u.s. is now going to have more say over what sort of quupt this government can buy. basically equipment that will help the u.s. further its own aims >>> a top story is nigeria, and the presidential election. voters decided the opposition leader and the former military ruler muhammadu buhari will be the next president. crossing to lioned. -- london bringing in an independent analyst on w

rosalind jordan has been following this at capitol hill. how significant is this? >> well, the significance is that if it basically removes one big obstacle between the white house and members of congress, both republicans and democrats on the wish of whether congress can actually have any say in the ongoing international negotiations with iran over its nuclear program. if the measure voted on tuesday makes it to the president's desk the white house indicates that the president will sign the bill. however, there are several members who don't think that this compromise is strong enough and you can expect to see in the next several weeks efforts to put more amendments as they call them lauren, to try to toughen some of the provisions in this measure. of course, that could simply up end what many in the senate are calling a grand compromise today, but it does remove for the moment a source of tension between the white house and congress. >> but in the end we're not talking necessarily about the whole deal with iran are being scuffle? >> there are some who do not exist