Syria is forcing amputees to improvise. A 3day strike begins in bangladesh, pressuring the government step aside. Polls open in georgia. Three candidates fight after a decadelong brawl. The promise of water in kenya. Well look at what change if any an ak qidier will have ak qidier will have for his people. No one will forget the pictures of the hundreds of drowned migrants near the shores of cystly. Here a special on the refugee crisis. With our reporters around the world. We are focussing on indonesia, where thousands of Asylum Seekers head to mainly from afghanistan and the middle east in a voyage across the indian ocean to australia. Most are fleeing war, political unrest and poverty. They sail into more political problems because the indonesia hasnt signed up to the 1954 unconvention. Australia is a signatory. The Asylum Seekers pay thousands to people smugglers for a hazardous boat trip to Christmas Island in the australian territory near to indonesia. Andrew thomas is at the Vill
Legend velvet underground frontman lou reed dies, aged 71. Argentinas ruling party has kept copt of Congress Control of congress in elections. The opposition has made gains. Cristina fernangez de kirchners party has lost seats in four districts, ending her chances of changing the constitution to allow her to stand for a third term. Putting on a brave face. Sundays midterm elections confirmed they had lost, but they still celebrated. We will build the dream of a better argentina, said the Vice President defiantly. In buenos aires province, which accounts for 40 of votes, president cristina fernangez de kirchners former chief of staff, now a rival, comfortably beats the star candidate for congress. Sergio massa, more business friendly than the president is mentioned as a front runner for the 2015 president ial race. Transtran lets open trants trants lets translation lets open our arms and respect our differences. This election was clearly a litmus test of the public mood and a sign that
Special. Well bring you the story of a your group of arrivals. In the news from europe u. S. German relations as its alleged that Angela Merkels phone has been bugged for a decade. And in georgia, the ruling president set to win the election with twothirds of the vote. Welcome to the show. We begin in iraq where the rising number of deaths is becoming a daily okourns. A series occurrence, a series of bombing targetting shiite areas. In the latest wave of violence 54 people were killed and more than 150 injured. We have this report. Reporter clearing debris and washing away the blood. This is what it looked like after one in a series of coordinated car bombings and Suicide Attacks in a shia neighbourhood in baghdad. Translation what happened today is a kat as trophy. A child, woman and father. Three members of the same family killed. It was too similar in other areas. The number of attacks in iraq has grown steadily for months. People are demanding answers. Tran transcars were tran tran
Across the midwest. Dozens are hurt. A powerful system spawned several systems across illinois. Ashar quraishi joins us from chicago. It looks like it has calmed down. A different scene from what we saw earlier. Absolutely. As you see behind me the sun has peaked out. The tornado watches and warnings are no longer in effect. The bears game with the reavens was delayed. There was half hour into the game when people were sold to take cover at Soldier Field, preparing for a rainfall, downpour. The wind picked up. They were prepared. Moving tens of thousands to the lower concourse. We spoke to people coming out. A lot of people waited for a while. There was talk for the game to resume. There was a question was to whether it was safe. A lot of people left the area. They said it was chaotic some jumping over others to get out. Minor injuries cuts and bruises. It took 45 minutes for those in the upper levels to get to the lower levels. The storm passed through. We didnt see much, some heavy r
Emotional story. We begin with washingtons latest power play, and one party is flexing its muscles. Democrats control the senate. They took advantage of it with a rule change. Majority leader harry reid triggered the Nuclear Option eliminating the use of phil busters to block president ial nominee appointments. The senate likes to call it the worlds greatest deliberative body. After the Nuclear Option was detonated, changing a 100yearold rule the chamber is in danger of a meltdown. Free to have most of his nominees accepted. People should vote their conscience and on behalf of their constituents. Thats what they are there to do. The president accused republicans of abusing senate rules. A deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything, no matter what the merits, to refight the results of an election is not normal. In the last month there were three votes to the d. C. Court of appeals. The republicans blocked them all. Part of a trend. The change means a minority of 51 senators