Weve got some breaking news out of afghanistan now. Gunmen and suicide bombers have attacked a Police Station south of kabul. Witnesses say the fighters were sent by the taliban. The provincial governor says the bombers managed to detonate themselves inside the compound. This follows an earlier blast in kabul. I believe we can now go to Nicole Johnson who is there for us. What more can you tell us about this attack . Reporter the information that we are getting is from the spokesman for the provincial governor. This attacks happened around lunchtime. It happened as you said in the provincial Police Headquarters inside their kitchen and dining room. At least four attackers entered two of them are were wearing suicide vests they detonated those, we dont have a casualty figure yet. Because the for its is still going on. All of this happened in a province right next to kabul. It goes to show at the moment, at least, you know, that the taliban to believe able to breach a secure place like a
And the red carpet is waiting for hollywoods biggest stars. Well be live in los angeles for the latest on the buildup to the academy awards. Hello there. Thank you for joining us. Egyptian president abdul fatah alsisi defended his division to launch air strikes in libya. The attacks targeted fighters linked to the Islamic State of iraq and levant, who killed 21 egyptian coptic christians. In a keynote address broadcast on state tv abdul fatah alsisi said the operation was planned meticulously to avoid civilian casualties. He thanked gulf neighbours saudi arabia United Arab Emirates bahrain and kuwait wore their support and accepted that innocent young people may be locked in the egyptian prisons, a matter he urged the interior ministry to look into. Lets hear what else he had to say about the egyptian strikes. We launched an offensive against targets. These targets were subjected to strict and accurate surveillance. Intelligence information was gathered in security. Why i mention all t
Today on christian world news our best stories of 2012, including the shake up in the middle east and how the revolution in egypt is affecting the countrys 2000yearold christian community. In nigeria, the deadly terrorist group waging war on the church. And our visit with gracea burnham, 10 years after the rescue that freed her from muslim rebels and took her husbands life. Welcome to our year in review edition of christian world news i am wendy griffith. Elections brought the mouslim brotherhood into power. Thousands are fleeing the country. As this wave of unprecedented immigration grows, they maybe on the verge of an awakening. You have an emboldened local islamist, that one of their brethren is in power to what they see is gods message on the grounds without a government. Creeping islamization has the Coptic Christian Community nervous. Many have left the country. It is an exodus. David alton is with the human rights campaign. A lot of killings. Churches bombed. Christian women rap
For the families of israeli victims, the release opens up old wounds. He was abducted by palestinians when he was 18, tied up, and then stabbed to death. He says his killers should be freed only for a peace deal, not just for the start of peace talks. , they havemy parents family, they have children and grandchildren, but inside the second it happened, they are dead. Do not let them go out. Do not let them educate another generation of terrorists. Please, im begging for our government. Do not let them out. In disputed territories like jerusalem, it is easier to see the problems than the opportunities. Wall here is israels barrier that separates it from the palestinians. Willks talk willis establish if the two sides have the will to overcome the issues that divide them. Kevin connolly, bbc news, jerusalem. One of the oslo Peace Process initiators and former israeli justice minister. He joins me from jerusalem. Thank you very much for joining us on gmt today. The announcement of more set
Is so he the United States is showing its military force now in north korea in the hopes of stopping pyongyangs nuclear threats. And American Carrier strike group is currently head towards the Korean Peninsula, a strike group is a formation of navy as sets. Its into the usual for the u. S. To send an Aircraft Carrier to the region, but defense Officials Say this is in response to recent north Korean Nuclear provocations. Alexander field is live in south korea, but first lets go to north korea where will ripley is the only american correspondent currently in pyongyang. We understand that the u. S. Is doing this in order to try to stop pyongyangs nuclear threat. What are the chances of that being successful . Reporter the north korean officials who were talking to on the ground here say that it is having the opposite effect. They view this as yet another provocative act by the United States after several weeks of joint military exercises with the United States in south korea, these exerc