offshore companies were linked to two of nawaz sharif's children. there were questions about where the money came to buy them. the judges today did not reach a definitive decision on nawaz sharif's future. their ruling does mean that in the next few months, the build up to next year's general election will be dominated by the discussion of the issue of corruption. bbc news islam upon. -- islamabad. tim: riot police in the venezuelan capital of caracas have been firing more tear gas at demonstrators wallowing a second day of protest the -- protests against the government. people were killed in marches on wednesday. they support early presidential elections and the release of politicians that were taken into custody for years ago. residents of the old city are reported to have a urged government forces to stop shelling their areas. this is due to the civilian losses and the destruction of all of the housing there. arkansas is facing delays in executions. one of the drugs it uses for execution expires. condemnedurt gave the prisoner more time use -- to

declared a day of mourning for the victims of the taliban attack on a military base close to mazar—i—sharif were killed when the militants fired on them in a canteen, and as they left a mosque. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: ice, ice, maybe. we take a look at the ski resorts rolling out new technology to prevent a snow no—show. disagreements over tax policy have deepened, as leading politicians hit the 2017 general election trail on the first weekend of the campaign. the prime minister, theresa may, refused to say whether she would raise income tax, vat or national insurance. meanwhile, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, promised if he wins on eightjune the tax burden will fall on those with the broadest shoulders. here is our political correspondent ben wright. get ready for the knock at your door. today, the prime minister took her campaign message to dudley, and one voter may have spoken for many. i couldn't understand why you called an election, you know, with three years to go. well, ithink we need — ineed... i want a stronger negotiating hand, the strongest possible negotiati

the women from mazar-i-sharif have made it - despite all the obstacles. now it's time for some rest before they train again next wednesday morning. they're not sure how long it will last. in afghanistan you can never take your freedom for granted. >> there's a new episode of global 3000 every week. but there's more to us than that! on our global society facebook page, you can see us out and about and catch our regular video uploads and radio reports. follow us on dw global society. that's all for you this week! but do get in touch - post on our facebook page or send us an email global3000@dw.com. see you soon! [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] - this program is made possible in part by, the town of marion, historic marion, virginia, home of the wayne henderson school of appalachian arts. celebrating 21 years as a certified virginia main street community. the ellis family foundation, general francis marion hotel. the historic general francis marion hotel

two of the attackers blew themselves up and seven were killed in the assault near mazar—i—sharif cityn has gone a whole working day without using coal to generate electricity. national grid said the news was a "watershed moment" in attempts to phase out coal by 2025.

100 soldiers were killed or wounded when ten militants stormed the base near the city of mazar—e—sharifeports. it was during afternoon prayers that two suicide bombers blasted open the entrance to this army base in the north of afghanistan. at least eight other fighters dressed in afghan army uniforms used heavy machine—guns to attack the dining area of the base and the mosque. the taliban has claimed responsibility and issued this picture of the men it claims were behind it. one was captured, the rest are now dead. afghan troops have been pouring in to secure the area today. the afghan president, ashraf ghani, visited dozens of the injured in a local hospital. the attack took the troops by surprise and the battle that followed lasted for five hours. translation: when i came out of the mosque after prayers, three people with army uniforms and an army vehicle started shooting at us. islamic tradition requires that burials take place as soon as possible and the bodies of many of the victims have already been placed in coffins. the assault on the army base is a shocking reminder ofjust how

two of the attackers blew themselves up and seven were killed in the assault near mazar—i—sharif citych lasted several hours. for the first time in more than 100 years, britain has gone a whole working day without using coal to generate electricity. national grid said the news was a "watershed moment" in attempts to phase out coal by 2025. sport now...and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. there was an incredible start to the first of today's cup matches. it's the holders hibernian against aberdeen in the semifinals of the scottish cup — and adam rooney put aberdeen ahead after just 1a seconds. it's still 1—nil, with around 15 minutes gone. celtic face old rivals rangers in the second semi tomorrow. it's also fa cup semifinal weekend, with arsenal against manchester city tomorrow evening — and the the two best teams in the premier league, chelsea and tottenham, meeting at wembley this afternoon. we will play one of the best teams in europe, great manager, great players. going to play one of the best teams in europe. players. going to play one of the best teams in europeli play

the afghan president has visited a military base near the city of mazar—i—sharif where a taliban attackmic teaching. hundreds of thousands of venezuelans are marching in silence to remember those killed in the three weeks of protests against the government. opposition leaders blame the deaths on a heavy—handed response by the security forces. now on bbc news its time for hardtalk.

justin rowlatt, bbc news, mazar—e—sharif, afghanistan.am parties to qualify for the final run—off in a fortnight‘s time to become the next french president. and still to come: we catch up with the two runners who created that defining image of yesterday's london marathon. coming up in sport at 1:30pm: manchester united striker zlatan ibrahimovic says he will "come back even stronger" after suffering cruciate knee—ligament damage. he's expected to be out for up to nine months but says "giving up is not an option." four drivers have admitted falling asleep while operating trams in croydon in south london, where seven people were killed after a tram derailed in november last year. a bbc investigation has also discovered a failure with a safety device that was not reported to the regulator and three incidents of speeding. the tram operators said they were satisfied the controls were safe and driver fatigue was monitored. our special correspondent ed thomas reports. a speeding tram. no emergency braking. the sandylands disaster — here, seven p

amy: sharif, thank you f for beg with us. be safe. sharif abdel kouddous is democracy now!'s correspondent in cairo and a nation institute fellow. we will be back in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: we turn now to look at how attornrney general jeff sesessis is attempting to shake up policing in the country by limiting federal oversight of troubled police departments with the history of civil rights violations while calling for an escalation of the war on drugs. last week, sessions ordered a wide-ranging review of the federal consent decrees with local law-enforcement agencies that have been accused of brutality and violating civil rights laws. the review signals the justice department intends to shift away from monitoring and forcing changes within police departments such as the police department of ferguson, missouri, where systematic racial discrimination by the police and the police killing of unararmed 18-year-old african american michael brown sparked an uprising

the taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred up in mazzary sharif. we don't see the connections between the two groups but in terms of what they did during these attacks there is very .uch a connection as the secretary talked about in his comments, the level of bar barretty and cruelty shooting patients in their beds, shooting yung students at the mosque in prayer, they are reaching new lows in terms of their behavior. this is why the majority of the afghan people, something like 87%, reject the taliban and do of want to see a return this regime. as the secretary said we are open to and our afghan partners are opening to having the taliban rejoin peaceful life here in afghanistan. thank you. >> and the part of my question on whether or not you -- did you assess -- [question inaudible] we'll let you know as we develop more details. the taliban claimed credit for the attack but as you know the taliban and haqqani are linked. as one o look at them quite often. the level of sophistication and the way this was conducted it is quite possible the haqqanis w

officials said insurgents targeted people leaving friday prayers at a mosque in the base in mazar—e—sharifthe afghan government said its fighters had set off an explosion allowing suicide bombers to reach the base. what do we know about the details, justin? the details of those dead stand at 140. the details of those dead stand at 1110. most the afghan troops, as you said. eyewitnesses have said the figure could be higher. there is a large number of injured. 0ne figure could be higher. there is a large number of injured. one man told the bbc he counted 165 bodies. this is a major attack. it has been described as the biggest attack ever on an afghan military base. very significant. ten taliban fighters appear to have entered the base. two of them plastered their weigh in, two suicide bombers, the others went in dressed in afghan uniforms. —— plastered their way, two suicide bombers, the others went in dressed as afghan soldiers. i have seen images of the mosque. it really is riddled with bullets. they also attacked soldiers who were in the dining area. this is a significant attack. it empha

two of the attackers blew themselves up and seven were killed in the assault near mazar—i—sharif cityd several hours. for the first time in more than 100 years, britain has gone a whole working day without using coal to generate electricity. national grid said the news was a "watershed moment" in attempts to phase out coal by 2025. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. on this week's travel show, we are exploring a secret corner of spain full of places that time forgot. really beautiful round here. it's really quiet. we are tackling the great wall of china, one step at a time. and we're tracking down a wild and secretive creature that's learned to steer well clear of humans. we're looking out at the bottom of the valley here. and that's where the wolves are most likely to get a good breakfast. hello and welcome to the travel show with me, christa larwood, coming this week from palencia in spain. now, this country is one of the world's biggest tourism destinations. each year over 60 million people arrive on these shores. but they often head for the mediterranean coast and cit

mr sharif and his family have denied any wrongdoing. stage a 2a—hour strike next month. it's to start at 10pm on may the 7th. the action is in a dispute over the sacking of a colleague. the american billionaire bill gates has used a speech in london to warn theresa may that reducing the government's commitment to foreign aid would cost lives. the prime minister has refused to say whether she will retain a pledge made by david cameron to spend at least 0.7% of national income on overseas development. so what is the money spent on, and how do we compare to other countries? chris morris of reality check reports. loading up. the uk is one of a handful of countries that meets the long—standing international target of spending 0.7% of gross national income on overseas aid. that translates to more than £12 billion a year. and there are those who argue that it's too much. the 0.7% figure was written into law in 2015. theresa may has refused to say whether she intends to keep it. prominent campaigners insist that she should. if you have less aid

mourning for the victims of the taliban attack on a military base close to the northern city of mazar—i—sharifzens of soldiers were killed when the militants fired on them in a canteen and as they left a mosque. emergency teams have been despatched to contain an oil spill on one of the canary islands after a ferry crashed into underwater fuel pipes. a three—kilometre long slick is threatening the coast around las palmas on gran canaria, and telde further to the south. 140 passengers and crew were on board at the time. for the first time since the industrial revolution, britain has gone an entire 2a hours without using coal to generate electricity. taxes on co2 emissions and the falling cost of renewable energy have made coal plants less economical in recent years. duncan burt from the national grid says it's a watershed moment. electricity is a really important pa rt electricity is a really important part of our day—to—day lives and we see that every day in the control room of the national grid but actually those appliances and our favourite gadgets are getting more energy—efficient so we actu

two of the attackers blew themselves up and seven were killed in the assault near mazar—i—sharif cityted several hours. for the first time in more than 100 years, britain has gone a whole working day without using coal to generate electricity. national grid said the news was a "watershed moment" in attempts to phase out coal by 2025. now on bbc news — benjamin zand takes our mobile bureau to lebanon. translation: hello and welcome to sunny lebanon. this is bbc pop up. bbc pop up is the bbc‘s mobile bureau. we travel to different cities for a month at a time and make documentaries out of your story ideas. this month it's beirut. lebanon is a very small country at the edge of the middle east. just bordering syria and israel. historically, these borders have meant that it's become a centre of many middle eastern conflicts, despite its small size. for centuries, it's acted as a refuge for minorities in the middle east. translation: we have christians, sunni muslims, shia moslems, jews. there's no place like it on earth. it has taken in more syrian refugees than any other country in the wo

remain over potential support for militant groups flowing out of pakistan, the us is backing the sharif government's counter insurgency efforts. - this is one of the most bizarre situations in international politics, between the united states and pakistan. where pakistan has, for some time been, what seems to be simultaneously an ally and an enemy. now part of the reason that the united states has turned a blind eye to the apparent collaboration between elements of pakistani military and the taliban, is that for a long time we needed pakistan's cooperation for logistical purposes to send supplies to our forces in afghanistan. - one of the most difficult strategic issues that we had during the war in afghanistan, and still have, in many respects, is that there are terrorist groups living, working, building support on the soil of pakistan, and attacking into afghanistan, attacking afghan government forces, attacking the united states military, attacking our nato allies. and ultimately the pakistani government bared responsibility for that. - [narrator] those concerns were underlined when

the assault, near mazar—e—sharif, killed more than 140 people. 0ur correspondent, justin rowlatt senttaliban attackers took. the guards waved them through, believing they were fellow afghan soldiers. we're the first journalists invited onto the army base, the first to see the horror unleashed here. a suicide bomber blew himself up in the dining hall, as hundreds of soldiers ate their lunch. others were mown down as they left friday prayers, the taliban shooting fellow muslims dead as they worshipped. once inside here, theyjust opened fire, and if you look around here, you can see the walls are pocked with gunshot fire. and outside, one of the vehicles the taliban used. there are suspicions the attackers had inside help, something the base commander denied. translation: investigators from kabul have been here. they confirmed there are no indication that there has been any infiltration of the base. butjust hours after our interview, he was suspended. eight army personnel are under investigation, and today, both the afghan defence minister and the army chief of staff resigned. there coul

the assault, near mazar—e sharif, killed more than 140 people. 0ur correspondentjustin rowlatt sent thisg they were fellow afghan soldiers. we're the first journalists invited onto the army base, the first to see the horror unleashed here. a suicide bomber blew himself up in the dining hall, as hundreds of soldiers ate their lunch. others were mown down as they left friday prayers, the taliban shooting fellow muslims dead as they worshipped. once inside here, theyjust opened fire, and if you look around here, you can see the walls are pocked with gunshot fire. and outside, one of the vehicles the taliban used. there are suspicions the attackers had inside help, something the base commander denied. translation: investigators from kabul have been here. they confirmed there are no indication that there has been any infiltration of the base. butjust hours after our interview, he was suspended. eight army personnel are under investigation, and today, both the afghan defence minister and the army chief of staff resigned. there could scarcely have been a worse day for the us defence secretary,

reporter: the visit comes after a sneak attack by the taliban on an afghan military base in mazar i sharif that killed at least 140 afghan soldiers. military vehicles drove taliban fighters dressed in afghan army uniforms past checkpoints into the base. survivors said the militants then opened fire on unarmed afghan soldiers returning from a mosque. mattis called the attack barbaric. the taliban also claimed responsibility for another attack today at camp chapman, a base that houses c.i.a. and u.s. special operations forces. in 2009, seven c.i.a. officers were killed here in a suicide bomb attack. there are no american casualties this time. the taliban now control about 40% of the country. the u.s. sent 300 marines to helmand province this month, and general nicholson has said he may need a few thousand more troops. despite a resurgent taliban, the u.s. military targeted isis militants two weeks ago, dropping a 22,000-pound bomb on a network of caves and tunnels near the border with pakistan. there's been no confirmation of isis deaths. defense secretary mattis said today the 2017 is going

in other news this hour: pakistan's prime minister, nawaz sharif, has condemned the killing of a studente been protests in several cities at the murder of mashal khan in the north—western town of mardan. 12 people have now been arrested, eight have been charged with murder. mashal khan was stripped, shot, and beaten to death. afghan officials now say at least 90 fighters from the so—called islamic state were killed when america used its largest non—nuclear bomb for the first time on thursday. the attack targeted a network of caves and tunnels in eastern afghanistan. is is denying that any of its fighters died. the french president, francois hollande, has granted citizenship to 28 africans who fought for the country in the second world war and other conflicts. he said they were part of the history of france, which owed them a debt of blood. the veterans, aged between 78 and 90, attended a ceremony at the elysee palace. tens of thousands of people across the united states have marched in more than 100 cities to demand that president trump releases his tax returns, something he has refused

reported to have been killed in an attack on a military base outside the northern town of mazar—i—sharifnmen disguised in army uniforms struck as soldiers were leaving friday prayers at a mosque on the base. they say at least ten taliban militants were killed in fighting, which lasted several hours. the us state of arkansas executed its first inmate in 12 years on thursday after a legal battle that lasted well into the night. the us supreme court rejected ledell lee's final appeal to stop the lethal injection. he was one of eight men that arkansas has originally planned to execute over an 11 day period. at least 11 people have been killed in another night of looting and violence in venezuela, at the end of two days of protests against the socialist government of nicolas maduro. tens of thousands have taken to the streets over the past three weeks to call for new presidential elections. police in germany have arrested a man accused of bombing the bus of german football team borussia dortmund last week. but as damien mcguiness reports, the attack may have been part of a complex financial s

afghanistan for victims of the taliban attack on a military base close to the northern city of mazar—i—sharifeen and as they left a mosque. some reports put the number of dead as high as 140. emergency teams have been despatched to contain an oil spill — on one of the canary islands, after a ferry crashed into a pier. a three—kilometre—long slick is threatening the coast around las pal—mas, on gran canaria, and telde. sarah corker has more. the ferry had just left port when it suddenly lost power. adrift and at the mercy of the sea, it crashed through the harbour wall. 140 passengers were on board the friday night crossing from las palmas to tenerife. after the ordeal, one woman is helped off the ship, but suddenly drops to the floor. up to five people suffered minor injuries. in daylight, the scale of the damage became clear. the collision damaged fuel pipes, releasing oil into the sea. the nearly two—mile oil spill is focused around las palmas and stretches down the coast to telde, the two main towns on the spanish resort island of gran canaria. and this is what is left of the ship's bow af

in other news: pakistan's prime minister, nawaz sharif, has condemned thursday's killing of a studenttests in several cities at the murder of mashal khan in the north—western town of mardan. 12 people have now been arrested — eight have been charged with murder. mashal khan was stripped, shot and beaten to death. tens of thousands of people across the united states have marched in more than 100 cities to demand that president trump releases his tax returns, something he has refused to do. some protesters carried huge inflatable chickens, suggesting the president was scared to release the data. president trump's predcessors over the last a0 years have all released their tax returns in france, president francois hollande has granted citizenship to 28 africans who fought for france in the second world war and other conflicts. he said they were part of the history of france, which owed them a debt of blood. the veterans, aged between 78 and 90, attended a ceremony at the elysee palace. the collapse of a huge rubbish dump in sri lanka's capital colombo has claimed more lives. four children

mourning for the victims of the taliban attack on a military base close to the northern city of mazar—e—sharifzens of soldiers were killed when the militants fired on them in a canteen and as they left a mosque. emergency teams have been despatched to contain an oil spill on one of the canary islands after a ferry crashed into a pier and damaged underwaterfuel pipes. a 3km—long slick is threatening the coast around las palmas, on gran canaria, and telde, further to the south. 140 passengers and crew were on board at the time. now on bbc news, it's time for the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, when theresa may went public with the best kept secret in westminster. i have just chaired a meeting with the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. 0pposition parties say they welcome the fight, but... this is a prime minister who promised there wouldn't be one. a prime minister who cannot be trusted. meanwhile in holyrood, the snp and the conservatives square up over scotland's future. but it wasn't all ab

have reportedly been killed in an attack on a military base outside the northern city of mazar—i—sharifn gunmen, disguised in afghan army uniforms, targeted soldiers as they were leaving friday prayers. at least ten taliban militants were killed in the fighting, which lasted several hours. emergency services in south africa say at least 19 children were killed when their minibus collided with a truck. the accident happened near the capital, pretoria. it's not yet clear what caused the crash, and officials fear the death toll could rise. prison authorities in the us state of arkansas have carried out their first execution of an inmate in more than a decade. the death, by lethal injection, of ledell lee is the first of several imminent executions planned by the state authorities. supplies of one drug they use in the procedure apparently expire at the end of the month. don't forget you can get in touch with me and most of the team of the team on twitter. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: from takeaways to box sets — wills and kate take to the airwaves for some revealing regal radio.

as many as 200 people may have been killed in friday's taliban attack on an army base in mazar—e—sharif firm casualty figures, only saying more than 100 were killed or injured. sunday was a nationwide day of mourning for those who died. israel and china have reached a deal under which six,000 chinese —— 6,000 chinese construction workers will be brought in to help ease israel's housing shortage. media reports suggest israel has acceded to a chinese demand that the workers not be involved in the building ofjewish settlements in the occupied west bank. now take a look at this. despite being a famously lazy species, one giant panda in southwest china is shaping up to be quite the acrobat. sprightly panda meng meng was seen performing somersaults in her enclosure in sichuan province. meng meng's acrobatic feats even include a triple somersault! let's get more on those french elections. the far—right candidate marine le pen, who finished a close second to the centrist emmanuel macron in the first round, says the survival of france is at stake in the election. her front nationale party, has o

mourning for the victims of the taliban attack on a military base close to the northern city of mazar—e—sharif of soldiers were killed when the militants fired on them in a canteen and as they left a mosque. emergency teams have been despatched to contain an oil spill on one of the canary islands after a ferry crashed into a pier and damaged underwaterfuel pipes. a 3km—long slick is threatening the coast around las palmas, on gran canaria, and telde, further to the south. 140 passengers and crew were on board at the time. those are the latest headlines. we'll have a full bulletin at the top of the hour but now on bbc news, it's time to click. this week: how to stare at your phone and change the world. strawberries in a massive box. and — fancy working in an enormous train station? i don't know if you have noticed, but there seems to have been a lot of election talk of late. this week, click is taking a trip to paris, where this weekend, the french take to the polls in the first round of their presidential election. and curiously, from a technology point of view, the way we vote seems, if anyth

the afghan president has visited a military base near the city of mazar—i—sharif where a taliban attackfriday is said to have killed or wounded more than 100 soldiers. he condemned it as against islamic teaching. hundreds of thousands of venezuelans are marching in silence to remember those killed in the three weeks of protests against the government. opposition leaders blame the deaths on a heavy—handed response by the security forces. now on bbc news its time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. in just a few days from now, pope francis will fly to egypt to offer his personal support to egypt's coptic christians. he'll find a community filled with apprehension, targeted byjihadist extremists, and subject to persistent discrimination and sectarian violence. elsewhere in the middle east, in syria and iraq, the plight of christians is even worse. my guest today is the general bishop of the coptic church in the uk, bishop angaelos. do christians have any future at all in the middle east? bishop angaelos, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. do you think there is something sub

reported to have been killed in an attack on a military base outside the northern city of mazar—i—sharifdisguised in army uniforms, struck as soldiers were leaving friday prayers at a mosque on the base. they say at least ten taliban militants were killed in fighting, which lasted several hours. emergency services in south africa say at least 19 children have been killed when their minibus collided with a truck. the accident happened near the capital, pretoria. it is not clear what caused the crash. the us state of arkansas executed its first inmate in 12 years on thursday, after a legal battle that lasted well into the night. the us supreme court rejected ledell lee's final appeal to stop the lethal injection. he was one of eight men that arkansas has originally planned to execute over an 11—day period. police in germany have arrested a man accused of bombing the bus of german football team borussia dortmund last week. but, as damien mcguiness reports, the attack may have been part of a complex financial scam. the bombing was potentially deadly, shattering the windows of the coach. poli

two of the attackers blew themselves up and seven were killed in the assault near mazar—i—sharif citych lasted several hours. for the first time in more than 100 years, britain has gone a whole working day without using coal to generate electricity. national grid said the news was a "watershed moment" in attempts to phase out coal by 2025. over 50 hedgehogs have been released back into the wilds of east yorkshire after being nursed back to health in animal sanctuaries. the village of burton fleming, near bridlington, has also declared itself a hedgehog—friendly zone in a bid to boost numbers of the animals. tim muffett reports. residents of burton fleming await new arrivals. they are a bit prickly, apparently, but in desperate need of a fresh start. are you excited? yes. it will keep the grubs down, hopefully. from an animal sanctuary a0 miles away, they finally arrived. 52 hedgehogs, all found sick or injured across the north of england. most of these have come in as babies, and we have hand—fed them, hand—reared them. this one... this one was in a really bad way when she came in. sh

officials said insurgents targeted people leaving friday prayers at a mosque in the base in mazar—e—sharifolonged war with the western—backed afghan government — said its fighters had set off an explosion, allowing suicide bombers to breach the base's defences. for the first time since the industrial revolution britain has gone an entire 2a hours without using coal to generate electricity. national grid said the news was a "watershed moment" in attempts to phase out coal by 2025. taxes on co2 emissions and the falling cost of renewable energy have made coal plants less economical in recent years. joining me now is our business correspondent joe lynam. it is quite a landmark moment, isn't it, and a lot of cultural significance, not just economic significance, not just economic significance for people to think we might be coming to the end of the coal industry, it fired the industrial revolution full stop it was the first country in the world to use coal to generate electricity and not far from this very building, holborn viaduct in 1880 something. and now we will be one of the first few cou

the assault near mazar—e—sharif killed more than 1a0 people, after militants disguised as soldiers stormedtjournalists invited onto the army base, the first to see the horror unleashed here. a suicide bomber blew himself up in the dining hall, as hundreds of soldiers ate their lunch. others were mown down as they left friday prayers, the taliban shooting fellow muslims dead as they worshipped. once inside here, theyjust opened fire, and if you look around here, you can see the walls are pocked with gunshot fire. and outside, one of the vehicles the taliban used. there are suspicions the attackers had inside help, something the base commander denied. translation: investigators from kabul have been here. they confirmed there are no indication that there has been any infiltration of the base. butjust hours after our interview, he was suspended. eight army personnel are under investigation, and today, both the afghan defence minister and the army chief of staff resigned. there could scarcely have been a worse day for the us defence secretary, james mattis, to visit the country. he met the afgh

two of the attackers blew themselves up and seven were killed in the assault near mazar—i—sharif cityhole working day without using coal to generate electricity. national grid said the news was a "watershed moment" in attempts to phase out coal by 2025. over 50 hedgehogs have been released back into the wilds of east yorkshire after being nursed back to health in animal sanctuaries. the village of burton fleming, near bridlington, has also declared itself a hedgehog—friendly zone in a bid to boost numbers of the animals. tim muffett reports. residents of burton fleming await new arrivals.

pakistani armed forces, came to power as the result of a military coup against then-prime minister sharif. as president, general musharraf supported the u.s.-led war on terror that followed the september 11 attacks. this, combined with his attempts to liberalize pakistani culture, earned the ire of fundamentalists islamic leaders and made him the target of numerous assassination attempts. his autobiography "in the line of fire" was published in 2007. under threat of imprisonment in pakistan, he currently lives in dubai and london. our guest has graciously agreed to take questions from the audience at the end of our conversation. those with questions should approach the microphone and those with speeches should not. ladies and gentlemen, it's an honor to welcome general pervez musharraf. [ applause ] >> thank you very much, indeed, for inviting me here for this very interesting gathering of -- especially a q & a, but before the questions, suggest -- i put it on. a modification to the team you decided that is countering terrorism, countering radical islamic terrorism. may i suggest not to a

ali sharif al emadi, thank you for joining us.check out tv and interact with us directly. go to tv on your terminal. you can even ask a guest a question. we did that. you send it in, and we asked. this is bloomberg. ♪ jonathan: high hopes for this earnings season, projecting double-digit growth for the first time since 2014. three of the top performers report results this week, amazon, microsoft, alphabet. the expectations for these guys, how high? >> pretty big. expectations are high for earnings, most in because we want to see continuation of strength we have seen, but specifically in tech, financial companies and technology, both according to bloomberg estimates racing for double-digit year-over-year earnings growth, 17% on financials, 16% for tech companies, so big expectations based off average analyst estimates. the. the financials with a poster child for the trump trade. what is tech all about, what is fueling the optimism? is ame would argue there cyclical shift in markets, whether or not the economy continues to

to hear our interview about her with sharif abdel kudos, go to democracynow.org. as many as 1500 palestinian prisoners are now on hunger strike and eight separate israeli jails. israeli prison officials have moved to retaliate againinst strike leader marwan barghouti, moving him to anotr prprisonnd placacing him in solitary confinement. in a "new york times" op-ed published monday, barghouti wrotote -- "israel has established a dual legal regime, a form of judicial apartheid, that provides virtual impunity for israelis who commit crimes against palestinians, while criminalizing palestinian presence and resistance. israel's courts are a charade of justice, clearly instruments of colonial, military occupation." on monday, p palestinians rallid inin support of the hungerer strikers in the west bank city of bethlehem. the prprotesters were attacked y isisraeli security f forces. among those to speak out in support of the hunger strikers was former palestinian prisoner khader adnan. >> when prisoners go on hunger strike, they feel the freedom. it is a way to resist the