at the baghdad for resid institute am a bodies arrive by the dozen -- the baghdad institute, bodies arrive by the dozens. >> [indiscernible] >> he was lucky to escape with his life. the taxi driver was carrying passengers with gunmen tried to assassinate him and baghdad. >> i am shiite. i cannot a little more work in sunni neighborhoods. i cannot even go there. a few weeks ago, something happened to me and i did not know what i was meant to do. i was stopped and asked for my id card. he saw i was shiite. he went straight for his gun. i let the engine running and i fled. >> that was an excerpt and you go watch it four reports on our website. let's go straight to abdelrahman dara suleiman, what is it like in baghdad? we got to the sense of what it can be like. is it the war of shiites against sunnis? >> i would not say the war against -- it is not a civil war. not to the usual definition that is given. it is being waged by an insurgent groups. of course, the state of iraq which has been active since 2006 and it never stopped carrying out attacks. it targets both the institutions and in the a

at the baghdad forensic institute the team led by the doctor tries to identify the victims. >> it is unknown. most of them had bullets in their heads. >> he was lucky to escape with his life. carrying passengers when gunmen tried to assassinate him in baghdad. >> i cannot live or work in these neighborhoods. i cannot even go there. a few weeks ago something happened to me and i did not know what i was meant to do. i was stopped and asked for my id card. he went straight for his gun. i left the engine running and i fled. >> the ongoing civil war in neighboring syria has helped to inflame positions in iraq. some are worried the conflict could lead to another. omar returned home for a few days of rest and was abducted. >> the militias targeted three of us. they did not have time to kill me. soldiers arrived before they could. >> they say that the militia only wants to kill. >> many have been killed by shiites because of the weapons and the support from the rainy and's. >> the government is attempting to combat the rise in terrorist attacks by increasing military and police roadblock. the

we don't have anything in the baghdad territories that you have a secure area. only the green zone for sure is secured. until now, we don't - we didn't see any security as successful to make progress in the security situation in baghdad. >> that was a local journalist in baghdad giving us the latest on the breaking story. at least 35 people killed in a cafe explosion. >> now, can talks to resolve the continuing conflict in syria prove fruitful? if some of the key players refuse to attend - that's the question on the mind of the syrian envoy. he has less than five weeks to convince stakeholders to go to the conference. he is touring the region in an effort to convene the conference. the clock started to tick on sunday when the head of the arab league confirmed that the long-awaited talks will happen in late november. >> translation: it has been decided that the geneva conference will be held on 23 november. preparations are taking place. there are a lot of preparations and obstacles that we should overcome. >> the main obstacle is the attendance of stakeholders. t

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but to reference the baghdad bomb syndrome, this -- i think the republicans will try to relitigate theseights about administrative decisions that were made by the white house with respect to immigration enforcement, not only deferred action, but decisions that had to be made with respect to sequestration and the release of some undocumenteds because of sequestration policy brought to us by the republicans. so there will be some litigation of these fights. but all of these immigration fights that they will attempt to use against johnson, they have been litigated already and the republicans have lost this fight. so the question is, how -- you know, how much -- glutton for punishment are these guys? >> i'm sorry, but i have to take you back to things like benghazi, the irs. look -- to know that the administration officials are often paraded before these house committees to answer question after question about a range of conspiracy theories that republicans have, and they just enjoy going through that process, don't they? >> and this is the process that i think is doing severe damage to the

the baghdad museum, it was severe pr-b there in iraq. >> there was. i they is faculty planning on the part of our military not recognizing that these -- not only should the sites be avoided in direct military conflict which they were all prepared to do by avoiding bombing in important and so forth but they really have to be protected in the after math of the conflict. >> it's just a conflict. we saw bastien in cairo during the arab spring during the protest of tahrir square. that's where king tuts's tomb are and people broke in in to that incredible museum. this is hurting all these countries and their tourism in the future. >> exactly. it's been almost entirely looted looted. i think we might be talking about a different type of destruction. in each case, it's a market that they are providing for and for the international community can come to i think. >> if the market is dead or tightened maybe there will be less of an incentive for people to do this thing. syria's economy used to be 12% tourism. we appreciate you joining us tonight and bringing atte

at the baghdad we go at least thirty nine people killed over fifty injured in three bomb attacks across the iraqi capital on sunday morning the worst came when a car full of explosives was driven into a cafe that was in a mainly shia district killing thirty seven a roadside bombs then claimed the other two lives there has been a significant increase in violence in recent months more than six thousand deaths in just the last year. and program protesters spilled onto the streets of grain or right out of the capital there i should say after the death of an opposition activist there queues regime forces are killing hussein to mark the beeb he had already been sentenced in absentia to fifteen years in prison for speaking out against the government and the gulf country has witnessed regular demonstrations for more than two years your position accuses the monarchy of refusing to talk. and to egypt where police arrested fifty five students after security forces fired tear gas at crowds of young supporters of the ousted president mohamed morsy. ended up a seat in a prestigious islamic university

they happen to have tanks and they went through with this kind of threat. >> you mention the baghdad eum and the iraq war, it was a severe problem in iraq. >> there was, and i think that was faulty planning on the part of our military, not recognizing that not only should the sites be avoided in direct military conflict, which they were all prepared to do by avoiding bombing important heritage areas and so forth that they have to protected in the aftermath of the conflict. >> it's not just conflict. we saw in cairo during the arab spring at the tahrir square, and cairo just off of tahrir square, all the glorious of king tut's tomb, and people with incredible museums. this is hurting all these countries and their tourism in the future. >> yes, exactly. it is caused by unrest, and we might be talking about a different type of destruction. in this case, always a mark that those people are providing for. this is awareness for the international community. >> if the market is dead or at least tightened maybe there is less of an incentive for people to do this type of thing. syria's economy

the risks. here's our baghdad correspondent nhk world's takashi ichinose reports. >> reporter: products such as cars and washing machines caught the attention amid the rising number of consumers. >> translator: iraq does have security issues, but we see huge potential here. >> reporter: terrorist attacks have increased. influenced by the civil war in neighboring syria. the consulate has given sectarian division in europe. still, the economy is steadily expanding. gdp is expected to grow by 14% this year. forecasts say the population will be a 50% increase. that's why despi violence, companies are vying for a place in this market. asian firms are among the most prominent. chinese companies also. those from south korea are following closely behind, overtaking u.s. businesses in the total amount of investments. this south korean company is developing a new residential complex in baghdad. complete with roads, water supply, and electricity. >> this project is first and biggest city development project in history of iraq. >> reporter: japanese business managers are trying to catch up. and they are hop

least sixty six people dead dozens more wounded most of the blast targeted districts around the capital baghdad the iraqi government blames the daily attacks on sunni islam is linked to al qaeda that's now than take a look at how the terrorist network became so powerful on the news all here base in afghanistan from one thousand nine hundred six to two thousand and one al qaeda was under the protection of the taliban it was also present in pakistan to the jihadist group began a rapid expansion then after washington launched its war on terror in response to those attacks of nine eleven prompted by the u.s. invasion in iraq the country's radical islamists are in two thousand and four there by two thousand and seven a powerful terror network united under the name either in the islamic maghreb started expanding through north africa. the yemeni and saudi branches merged two years later in two thousand and nine to form al qaeda in the arabian peninsula the network's been gaining ground in fact ever since across the region as the arab spring unfolded with new calls emerging for new cells emerging in th

people dead and dozens more wounded most of the blast targeted shiite muslim districts around the capital baghdad the iraqi government blames the daily attacks on sunni islamists linked to al qaeda let's take a look at how this terrorist network then became so powerful in the news war based in afghanistan from one thousand nine hundred six to two thousand and one al qaeda was under the protection then of the taliban it was also present in pakistan to the jihadist group began a rapid expansion after washington launched its war on terror in response to those awful attacks of nine eleven prompted by the u.s. invasion in iraq the country's radicalism is then turned to al qaeda by two thousand and four moving on a couple of years two thousand and seven now powerful terror network to become by then. united under the name al qaeda in the islamic magreb started expanding through north africa the yemeni and saudi branches merged two years later in two thousand and nine to form al qaeda in the arabian peninsula the network's been gaining ground since the across the region since then as the arab spring is o

. >> reporter: but in the capital baghdad, those sites are unimaginable. it is only a five-hour drive. here, car bombs are almost aocc. it is keeping away investment and economic development. the kurdish autonomous region is heavily guarded by local armed forces. they take every vehicle arriving at baghdad at road blocks. one car bomb attack occurred last month that killed six people. an al qaeda affiliated group has claimed responsibility. so far, this has been the only major incident to hit the region since 2007. the kurdish people are a minority. making up about 20% of the iraqi population. they have a long history of fighting against the iraqi government. during the 1991 gulf war, and 2003 iraqi war, the kurds collaborated with the united states which in, turn, supported an autonomous kurdistan. the region is blessed with large oil reserves which provides capital for economic development. the autonomous government has relaxed border restrictions with syria. refugees, mostly kurdish syrians, to flood in. >> translator: i am relieved. it's peaceful here.

back at the heart of baghdad block at the capitol hill as of now there is no clear and in sight and with each day that passes as more economic uncertainty in washington is wall party now for more financial analysis i'm joined by mark rubenstein from investment finance company matches paul ma can you give me an idea as to how all of this is affecting the u.s. economy specifically of course overall it's negative the shutdown that shaves off growth from the economy on the average where it is to me that it could shave about . ten basis points off the growth for every week or shut down but again it's not such a catastrophic from the market standpoint what would be catastrophic is the next battle if it's lost the battle all that to raise their country's debt ceiling so what areas of the u.s. economy are particularly vulnerable than voc. area there is of course is one of the most important industries in the u.s. economy is the housing industry and housing is being adversely affected because. banks and craziness sure since they cannot effectively issue mortgages when they don't have access to th

and because it operates in iraq as well as in syria and not only the government in baghdadlso the government of damascus. so al-qaeda to some extent became the sector of the suni resurgance. >> reporter: that is maria from iraq. foreign ministers from the european union are arriving in luxenberg and discussing how they should act on the issue of chemical weapons and talk about the political developments and the humanitarian crisis. meanwhile in syria the government has accused turkey of supporting rebel fighters to advance interests and they deny the accusation. resent developments on the ground have seen groups linked to al-qaeda making gains on the border and we have this report from the turkish/syrian border. >> this is one of the smallest provinces and shares 110 kilometer border and half of them are syrian refugees but some turks are worried about the impact that is having on our lives. many are also nervous about al-qaeda-linked rebel groups in the area. >> translator: it's a danger, al-qaeda is a killer organization. . >> translator: we are worried, al-qaeda. >> repo

the blackwater incident took lace in 2007 in baghdad. tractor security detail was clearing the way for a convoy of u.s. state department vehicles. blackwater said the convoy was ambushed and that they fired at the attackers in self-defense. however, in a long investigation that followed the attack, the fbi and federal prosecutors determined that the shooting was an unprovoked attack on unarmed civilians. the killing outraged iraqis and significantly strained relations between baghdad and washington. this is not the first indictment against these blackwater guards. the justice department charges against the men were dismissed in 2000 nine. a judge said the investigation was improper because the guards who gave statements were threatened with dismissal. a sixth guard who pled guilty to manslaughter and attempted manslaughter in 2008 agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. still ahead, governing by crisis. is this the only way that washington can get anything done? and is the practice hurting the u.s. economy? we will tackle that next. it may

a suicide bomber targeted shia muslims in the capitol of baghdad. another bomber targeted a cafe north of the capitol in baghdad. we are getting are reports of two explosions in a iraqi city. a police station and a local school building were targeted. police say at least ten people were killed. >> commemorations are getting under way in egypt and the 1973 arab israeli border. it's been 40 o 40 years since ty launched a surprise attack on israel but anti-coup are organizing rival rallies and they warned against any demonstrations. let's go to our special correspondent on the line in cairo. things are shaping up. >> well, so far it's not shaping up at all certainly in the tahrir square. we expect to see a lot more coming in celebration of the anniversary of the war and the celebration but only a few have turned up so far. it doesn't make so sense. there will be prayers after 12:00 and we could see a lot more. it is not much of a celebration at all. i think it's at least for military it's much more than just another anniversary. for them they really wan

most of the deaths happened in the capital baghdad and other areas where many shiite muslims live. u.n. representatives are urging iraqi leaders to strengthen their efforts to promote national dialogue and reconciliation. >>> authorities in zimbabwe are investigating the worst case of ivory poaching many at least 90 elephants died after drinking from waterholes poisoned with cyanide. carcasses were found in national parks. the group hid ivory tusks in the park. poachers export much of the ivory they gather to asia about . >>> officials with the japanese environment ministry have started a trial decontamination operation surrounding the damaged nuclear plan the in fukushima. people have been forbidden to live in these areas since the accident because of high levels of radiation. crews are mowing grass and removing the vegetation along with soil to see if that brings down radiation levels. they'll keep at it until the end of the year. the government has designated parts of 7 municipalities near fukushima daiichi unsuitable for living. the exposure limit for the public is 50 times high

most of the deaths happened in the capital baghdad and other areas where many shia muslims live. sunni muslims are increasingly opposed to the shia-led government of prime minister nuri al maliki. u.n. representatives are urging iraqi leaders to strengthen their efforts to promote national dialogue and reconciliation. >>> now, authorities in china and taiwan are taking another step to improve relations. the two sides are arranging a meeting of cabinet-level officials. chinese authorities say the meeting will take place next week. wang yu-chi of the mainland affairs council will be in the same room as zhang zhijun, head of china's taiwan affairs office. the two men will join talks between chinese president xi jiping and a former taiwanese vice president. the meeting will happen on the sidelines of the apec summit in indones indonesia. >>> media reports in taiwan say the cabinet-level contact could pave the way for talks at the top level. he may meet the taiwan president at next year's apec summit. >>> japanese researchers are claims a new advance in organ regeneration. they say the

people dead and dozens more wounded most of the blast targeted shi'ite muslim districts around the capital baghdad they rockey government blames the daily attacks on sunni islam is linked to al qaida let's take a look at how the terrorist network became so powerful based in afghanistan from one thousand nine hundred sixty two thousand and one was under the protection of the taliban it was also present in pakistan and the jihad his group began a rapid expansion of to washington launched its war on terror in response to that september eleventh attacks prompted by the u.s. invasion in iraq the country's radical islam has turned to al qaeda in two thousand and four and by two thousand and seven apart. for united group under the name al qaeda in the islamist web started expanding through north africa now the yemeni and saudi branches merged two years later in two thousand and nine to former al qaeda in the arabian peninsula the network has been gaining ground across the region since the arab spring unfolded with new cells emerging in the countries group including syria where radicals are now fighting a

55 people have been killed, more than 100 wounded in a series of 11 car bombings across the iraqi capital, baghdad. most of the targets, shia- dominated neighborhoods. or has been a sharp rise in sectarian violence in recent months -- there has been a sharp rise in sectarian violence in recent months. >> unnamed intelligence officials say the strikes targeted militants in the north waziristan region. there has been no word on the identities of those killed. >> russian court has detained the eight remaining crew members of a greenpeace protest ship for two months while they are being investigated for piracy. the 30 activists on the arctic sunrise ship were arrested earlier this month during a protest against oil drilling in the arctic. thanks to a new hit film here, germans are rediscovering the contributions made by the many thousands of their ancestors who were immigrants in the new world, from argentina to america, a century ago. >> it is the fourth installment in the hugely popular "heimat" series. at the center of his work, a small, fictitious village. >> for many people, the concept of home i

six people did dozens more wounded most of the blast targeted shiite muslim districts around the capital baghdad iraq is seeing its worst sick turn violent since two thousand and eight and al qaida has been the main driving force now let's take a look at how the terrorist network became so powerful base in afghanistan from one thousand nine hundred to two thousand and one al qaida was under the protection of the taliban now it was also present in pakistan the jihad his group began a rapid expansion after washington launched its war on terror in response to the attacks of nine eleven prompted by the u.s. invasion in iraq the country's radical islam has turned to al qaida in two thousand and four by two thousand and seven a powerful terror network united under the name of al qaeda in the islamic magreb started expanding throughout the north of africa now the yemeni and saudi branches merged two years later in two thousand and nine to former al qaeda in arabian peninsula the network has been gaining ground across the region since the arab spring unfolded with new call cells emerging in the countrie

reportedly died as a result of 11 car bombs that exploded in a different areas in and around the capital baghdad. the obama administration is pursuing new charges against four former operatives of the private military firm blackwater for the 2007 nice or square massacre that killed 17 iraqi civilians, including women and children. an appeals court reinstated the case two years ago after a lower court dismissed it in 2009. now a federal grand jury has issued a new indictment charging the men with voluntary manslaughter and other crimes. in a statement, the chief government prosecutors said -- a hearing is set for next week. a panel of u.s. marine colonels has recommended a forcible discharge for an officer who oversaw group of snipers shown on video urinating on the corpses of afghans. captain james clement is the only officer to face criminal charges for the 2011 incident. plea marines accepted deals last year. a pair of lieutenant generals will now review the panel's recommendation on his fate. government official says international talks to resolve the conflict in syria could open in geneva in

civilians that recklessly exceeded any possible justification the blackwater incident took place back in two thousand and seven in baghdad the contractors security detail had been clearing the way for a convoy of u.s. state department vehicles transporting diplomats to a meeting blackwater guards said that the convoy was ambushed and that they fired at the attackers in self defense however in a long investigation that followed the attack the f.b.i. and federal prosecutors determined that the shooting was a potent unprovoked illegal attack on civilian killings of course outraged iraqis and significantly strained relations between baghdad and washington now this isn't the first indictment against these blackwater guards justice department charges against these four men and another were dismissed at the end of two thousand and nine a judge said the investigation into the case was improper because the guards who gave statements were threatened with dismissal a sixth guard pled guilty to manslaughter and attempted manslaughter in two thousand and eight and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. and still ahead here on our t.v.

and wounded dozens more a suicide bomber crashed a car full of explosives into a busy cafe in the capital baghdad leaving at least thirty eight dead and forty wounded earlier in the day a wave of assaults on security forces and government buildings claimed the lives of at least twelve people in the country iraq experiencing some of its worst violence in years according to recent data more than six thousand have died since the start of the year and even more shocking reports suggest that almost half a million died as a result of war related violence and loss of infrastructure between two thousand and three and twenty a lot of the study thought to be the most rigorous today we asked one of the surveys authors why many still downplay the human cost of the war. clearly the public in both the u.s. and u.k. . under estimate the number of people who died in iraq as a result of that war and that's been true for a long time and i think it's the risk of a very specific deliberate strategy on the parts of the coalition forces to keep the public thinking that the death toll is low these forward fairly rapidl

of attacks in iraq a suicide bomber crashed his car full of explosives into a busy cafe in the capital baghdad leaving at least thirty eight dead and more than forty wounded earlier in the day a wave of assaults on security forces and government buildings claimed the lives of at least twelve people across the country iraq experienced some of the worst violence have seen in years a recent report found that more than six thousand people have died there since the beginning of the year with almost one thousand killed last month alone. in cairo police have arrested fifty five students this after security forces fired tear gas at crowds of young supporters of ousted egyptian president morsi the group ended up the siege in a prestigious muslim university after stone throwing protesters walked a road many of the schools students back to morsi and the muslim brotherhood it's the second day of unrest in the area university is close to where islam is how to protest camp that was. knowledge in a deadly raid in august. amid the an arrest a separate incident claimed the lives of at least two people and inju

one of the attacks took place at a cafe in southern baghdad on sunday night. security authorities say the blast killed at least 37 people and injured 42. the authorities say the cafe in the mainly shia district of the capital was led by a group leading to al qaeda. bombings in a town 300 kilometers northwest of baghdad and another north of the capital killed at least ten people and injured dozens. >>> gunmen have attacked wedding guests at a church near cairo, killing at least four people, including an 8-year-old girl. egyptian security authorities say two masked men on a motorcycle opened fire. 17 people were injured. they've been targets of attacks since the ouster of mohamed morsi in july. police say supporters of morsi and his islamist group the muslim brotherhood are responsible. >>> a human rights group is calling for international talks to address concerns about so-called killer robots, or weapons that can decide by themselves to attack. human rights watch made the appeal in a statement monday. representatives of the group urged the u.s. and other countr

. >> moving on to another wave of bombings in iraq, 22 people died this monday across the capital of baghdad. john kerry says the u.s. and russia are very pleased with the regime's compliance so far with the chemical weapons deal. after international monitors began the destruction of serious stock file. -- syria's stockpile. >> the long protest of -- process of ridding the government of their chemical weapons has been in the country for less than a week. >> i think it is also credit to the regime for complying as they are supposed to. we hope that will continue. i will not vouch today for what happens months down the road, but it is a good beginning. >> the disarmament steam has tons of nerve agents. the un security council once that work and pleaded by the middle of next year. despite the resistance, they say they have never used chemical weapons. they said what they handed over was very transparent. they can go to every site and will have all the data from our government. they paved the way for another round of peace talks. russia and the u.s. will push for discussions to start in mid- nov

were killed in the shooting and jordan has the story. >> reporter: september 2007, baghdad's square,. security contractors allegedly opened fire on the crowd without provocation and now the u.s. justice department is going to put on trial four of those guards for multiple counts of voluntary manslaughter and firearms violations. the guards used to work for the company known as black water worldwide, a company which had many close ties to the bush administration and for a time conducted nearly all of the security operations for the u.s. military and the state department in iraq. however, the justice department once it found out about the massacre decided to charge six of the guards with the manslaughter and firearms charges. however the case was thrown out in 2009 because the justice department allegedly concealed evidence from the defense. however, a judge recently decided that that was a mistake and so it gave the justice department a second chance to try to bring this case. now, four of the men are going to be standing trial on these charges including multiple counts of voluntary m

international headlines on a roadside bombs killed eight people in iraq the explosion hit a truck carrying workers south of baghdad the bloodshed in the country rocked by terrorist attacks there's no reached a level not seen since two thousand and eight more than two hundred iraqis have died from blasts and shootings this month alone. but his star supreme court granted bail to the embattled former military ruler general pervez musharraf even under house arrest for the last six months that follows an appeal in the murder case of baluchistan national leader can book teen who was killed in an explosion in two thousand and six during a military camp ordered by a sheriff who was president an army chief at the turn. six workers at the fukushima nuclear plant in japan have been exposed to radiation after one of the mistakenly removed a pipe connected to a water treatment system several tons of contaminated water spilled as a result of that but was contained within the treatment facility they say it's the latest though in a string of errors at the crippled plant which suffered triple after the earthquake and tsunami two y

a roadside bomb has killed eight people in iraq over the explosion had a truckload carrying workers south of baghdad the bloodshed in the country reacted by terrorist attacks has reached a level not seen since two thousand and eight with and two hundred iraqis have died from blas and shootings this month alone. voting stations of close in azerbaijan where people have been choosing their president exit polls for a long time leader. way ahead of him rivals all with a whooping eighty three percent of votes it's been a so confident of securing a third term that he didn't even run an election campaign the idea of a family has had virtually unbroken control in the country for over forty years. the burns that may be watching you and no it's not paranoia the spanish manufacturer has come up with a new surveillance drone disguised as a bird to which even mimics its flight pattern sorry for the reports and how several countries militaries are lining up for a further a force. is it a bird is it a plane well actually if you guessed. you'd be almost right this is one of the newest trains on the market is this ba

roadside bombs killed eight in iraq the explosion hit a truck carrying workers south of baghdad the bloodshed in the country's riches wracked by terrorist attacks has reached a level not seen no since two thousand and eight more than two hundred iraqis have died from blasts and shootings this month alone. but only stations are closed as a version where people have been choosing their president exit polls put the incumbent leader. way ahead of his rivals with a whopping eighty three percent of the votes he's being so confident of victory they didn't even run an election campaign if confirmed it will be his third term in office and lives families virtually unbroken control of the country now for forty years. the birds may be watching you and we're not talking paranoia here it seems a spanish manufacturer is now come up with a new surveillance drone disguised as a bird which even apparently mimics its flight path and sarah first reports on how several countries militaries alarming up for feathered air force may be. is it a bird is it a plane well actually if you guessed. you'd be almost right th

a roadside bombs killed eight people in iraq the explosion hit a truck carrying workers south of baghdad the bloodshed in the country wracked by terrorist attacks as reached a level not seen since two thousand and eight more than two hundred iraqis have died from blasts and shootings this month alone. like a stunned supreme courts granted bail to the embattled former military ruler general pervez musharraf leader of the house arrest for the last six months it follows an appeal in a murder case of nationalists leader can bug he was killed in the explosion in two thousand and six during a military crackdown that was ordered by the sheriff with the times president and army chief. in other world news feminist activists scaled spain's parliament in protest against plans to restrict the access to abortions three topless women from the group femen climb the lower house gallery of screen slogans of politicians who debating changes to the long term nations of time spent currently allows abortions without restrictions until the fourteenth week but the conservative government now wants them limited

iraq on tuesday and injured at least nineteen the first explosion targeted the dyno celebrations on a sunni leader in northern baghdad the second blast occurred in mosul so sign boma detonated his kind of a police checkpoint well that seven thousand people have been killed in violence this year alone in iraq. the second set of palestinian prisoners has been released by israel as part of a peace talk to the group of twenty six who are greeted in the west bank by around two thousand people for a final agreement to be reached one hundred four convicts are said to be released in the following month that's. up next on aussies khan's talk in which people of all discusses the possible diplomatic and economic effects of the you ask global surveillance inquiry. if we look at the history of the o.p.c. w.n. it's in danger men say in the past with the united states day there is a history of let's say intimidation or money collation whatever you call it if you indeed go we find that president assad is lying or cheating and i and doubtful if you'll do that because his life was really on the line in the life of the whole regime the

these headlines in brief and roadside bombs killed eight people in iraq the explosion hit a truck carrying workers south of baghdad the bloodshed in a country racked by terrorist attacks has reached a level not seen since two thousand and eight more than two hundred iraqis have died from blasts and shootings just this month alone. six workers at the fukushima nuclear plant in japan are exposed to radiation after one of the mistakenly removed a pipe that was connected to a water treatment system there seems to several tons of contaminated water spilled out as a result but there were contained within the treatment facility the saudis are saying it's the latest in a string of errors that the crippled plant which suffered a triple melt off the earthquake and tsunami two years ago because she was operated tepco has been lambasted for failing to control radioactive water leaks. it increasingly crowded united kingdom it's rush hour for the country's symmetries graveyards are rapidly running out of space and are predicted to be full within the next few decades so the authority to come up with a controversial idea to simpl

john ferguson is executive director of american voices >> these guys, especially the two from baghdad, feel hiphop is a way to get a positive message to young people, and try to find ways to go beyond ethnicity and professional differences and find a way to unify an art form. >> i guess its kind of like inspiring to express myself more, because it's different here than in iraq. so just imagine, if they could do it, i could do it too. >> that's what hiphop is together. >> the step crew will spend the next week performing in both boston and new york. they hope that the day will come soon when they're able to share what they learned here with those back in iraq. aljazeera, detroit. >> i'm meteorologist, and temperatures getting cool across the northern plains. the cold air is moving down and pushing into the northeast. 30s in minneapolis and warmer in billings, montana, that's correct to the wind off of the rockies, and cooler in the pacific northwest. the cool air will continue to move east. and as it does, showers in pennsylvania. light rain in pennsylvania up to new england and it sto

a coordinated series of attacks hitting shiite neighborhoods in the capital baghdad. people dying. the country is unraveling. we lost more than 4,400 of our warriors in the iraq war. >>> japan. a major show of force in a military parade. more than 50 planes and thousands of soldiers taking part with the prime minister looking on. japan has been flexing its military muscle amid tensions with other countries especially china over who should control a group of disputed islands. >>> bangladesh. a power struggle leading to riot police and support es of the government fighting the political opposition. and running street battles. critics of the government are trying to enforce a nationwide general strike and they want the prime minister to resign. >>> australia. big bash down under for one of the world's most iconic buildings. sydney's opera house celebrating its 40th anniversary with an impressive display of fireworks. it officially opened in '73. and that's a wrap on around the world in 80 seconds. >>> president obama navigating some rough political waters these days. the website that

it looked like after one in a series of four car bombings and suicide attacks in the mostly shia neighbourhoods in baghdad. >> what happened here today is a kat as trough ni - a child, woman and a father. three members of the same family have been kill. >> it was too similar in other areas. the number of attacks in iraq grew steadily for months and people are demanding answers. >> cars were set on fire and shops damaged. why does this happen to us. where did they come from. it's not a human being that commits an act. it cannot be a european >> iraq's opposition says a corrupt and lock sided government -- lopsided government contributed to sectarianism. sunni politicians are accused of supporting terrorist groups like al qaeda. after this much death there seems no real move to bridge the divide between shia and sunni muslims. >> prime minister nouri al-maliki is heading to the u.s. and is hopeful of winning a third term in upcoming elections. a recent study estimated as many as half a million people died in iraq since the u.s. invasion. getting rid of a dictator made no difference in the lives of many peop

code twelve people in iraq and injured at least nineteen the fast explosion hit a sunni leader attending a celebration dinner in northern baghdad the second blast in muscles saw a suicide bomber detonated his conny a police checkpoint more than seven thousand people have been killed in violence inside iraq they say here. the british economy has grown slightly in recent months prompting the some politicians to insist the nation is on the road to recovery but the positive mood isn't being shared by everyone. visited one region that's far from back on its feet. once providing the life blood to the british economy now much of a person's industrial infrastructure lies in ruin but whilst full industrial hubs like leeds and manchester have risen from the ashes many smaller northern towns and cities have had a harder time reinventing themselves and a recent article in the economist magazine took it one step further suggesting that rather than further investment in places like middlesbrough or burnley and whole decaying towns and cities should be left behind it's true that economically britain remains a deeply divided country but with a