Not forgotten. An egyptian judge hasas police shoot tear gas to disperse protesters. Court threw out charges against Hosni Mubarak. The judge said that the president should not have been standing trial for them. Corruption charges against mubarak and his two sons were also thrown out on a technicality. And mubarak and coaccused were cleared of corruption charges for selling cheap gas to israel. We have reports. Reporter it was called the trial of the century in egypt. And it ended with a controversial verdict. One that supporters of the deposed president celebrated. Three years after thrown out of office, mubarak saw the case against him thrown out by the presiding judge. He was charged of conspiracy to kill protesters in january 2011. To consider the things did he wrong within his political responsibilities even those crimes mentioned in the acclamation lists. Reporter the court also cleared mubarak ace interior minister and six of his top aides. The judge said that there was not enou
Pope francis give praise i in the famous blue mosqu. Plus, a relic of colonialism. We exact the importance of the francophonie submit taking place in senegal. Lets begin in egypt where a court has thrown out the murder charge against former president Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak was accused of conspiring to kill protesters in 2011. More than 800 people died in the violence. We have the report. [applause] reporter it was called the trial of the century, and it ended with a controversial verdict, one that supporters of the deposed president celebrated. Three years after he was forced out of office, mubarak saw the case against him thrown out by the presiding judge. Mubarak had been judged with conspiring to kill protesters in january 2011. It is not suitable for a former president to be taken to a criminal court according to the terms and conditions of the criminal law or to consider the things within his political responsibilities even those crimes mentioned in the accusation lists. The court
Italys coast have now been rescued. We begin with a continuing search for missing air asia plane. It was on its way to singapore from the indonesia with 162 people on board. It is likely that the aircraft is at the bottom of the sea. We have the latest where the plane took off. Reporter another day of anxious waiting for relatives of the people on the missing air asia aircraft. Early in the morning they had a private briefing where the plane took off with 162 people on board. But there is no evidence of what happened to the plane nor where it might be. More aircraft and more ships were sent to the kilometer stretch of the java sea looking for any sign of the airplane. Australia has now joined malaysia and singapore in the operation headed to indonesia. Our coordinates that that we received suggest that its undersea. Reporter theyre looking at the profile of the passengers on board this aircraft, and looking at xrays of the baggage and cargo before this plane took off and the maintenanc
Now covered in pollution. Hello, we start with breaking news out of a where the taliban has carried out a brazen attack. It began with an explosion outside of a heavily guarded complex in the socalled Green Village, which is known for housing foreign contractors. The deputy interior minister said that four attackers are dead. The taliban launched a similar Suicide Attack in kabul on tuesday. The bomber struck at an entrance killing two afghan guards. Lets go to a journalist over at the l. A. Times based in can ball. You were there at the time of the attack. What more can you tell us . Reporter i wasnt nearby, but i heard the explosion. The attacks began with a lowbaring truck full of explosives, and then the attackers basically went in and traded gunfire with the guards at the greenage. And then they updated that there were three suicidebombers and others were involved in gunfire at the village. What is the significance of attacking this place in particular . This is the third time in
And bracing for the storm. Typhoon weakens in the philippines, but still forces millions in manila to take cover. We begin with breaking news from lebanon. Thats where there has been an explosion on the board with syria. Lets get more details from jane ferguson, who is joining us on the line from beirut to tell whats youre hearing about this blast, jane . Reporter it would appear that a bomb inside the car, and it was an assassination attempt on a resident. Not clear yet who that resident is other than a resident, not a military figure at this point. Of course, just to give you background on the other side of the border, it there has been violence from syria ever since al nusra and isil came inside. Ever since its been very divided, and there has been a presence from the Lebanese Army as well as rebel groups inside syria. There are over 60,000 refugees. The residents who normally live there. It is a tense at times 37 and such explosions and bombings have been heard over the last year.