The Winter Olympics in south korea. And in sport, fans at stadiums across the country remember Cyrille Regis the former england player described as a trailblazer for black footballers. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Us National Government has officially shut down, a year to the day after Donald Trump Took Office as president. Senators failed to agree a stop gap budget amid a bitter dispute between President Trumps republicans and the opposition democrats over immigration and border security. David willis reports from washington. The ayes 50 and the noes 49. With a midnight deadline looming, they came up short of the 60 votes needed, and without a Funding Agreement in place, the government of the largest economy in a world was now only minutes away from shutdown. Three fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. That after the democrat leader in the senate, chuck schumer, had an hour long meeting with Presiden
There nor cal this is al sara live from doha also coming up he says it started as an offensive against kurdish positions inside syria. Would go shading with this white house is like negotiating with jello. The blame game in washington as the senate fails to pass a spending bill forcing a Government Shutdown. Under the finishing line of the Worlds Toughest off road and tour and threats. Afghan special forces are battling gunmen who stormed a five star hotel and kabul and took hostages. These are the first days time pictures were seeing of the hotel after the attack a man appears to be trying to escape the burning building from a balcony the Afghan Interior Ministry says one of the gunman has been shot dead before writing is continuing from floor to floor u. S. Embassy recently warned of possible strikes against high profile targets. Joins us on the line from kabul abdullah says almost twelve hours after the first attack on this hotel late saturday night seeing these dramatic pictures at
Times up campaign, saying they have had enough of harassment and abuse. In sport, good news for british sportsman down under. Englands cricketers win the one day series. The british tennis number to it through to the quarterfinals of the australian open. Kyle edmund beat italian Andreas Seppi to reach his first grand slam quarterfinal. And how Predictive Analytics can help in emergencies. Thats all in click in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Afghan Security Forces have seized control of a luxury hotel in kabul, 12 hours after it was stormed by militants. Fierce battles raged through the night as special forces fought the gunmen as they moved around the six storey Intercontinental Hotel. Six civilians were killed, as were all the militants. 160 guests and staff were rescued, including 41 foreigners. The taliban has now claimed responsibility for the attack. Andrew plant reports. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul at dawn on sunday morning, blacke
A five star hotel in kabul at least fifteen people are reported to have been killed or injured. Turkey says it started an offensive against kurdish positions inside syria. Deep political divisions in the u. S. Where a stalemate between republicans and democrats forces a Government Shutdown plus. As women take to the streets to mock President Trumps first year in office we take a detailed look at his turbulent twelve months. Gunmen have stormed a five star hotel in afghanistans capital and taken hostages the Afghan Interior Ministry says special forces are battling attackers at the Intercontinental Hotel it comes just days after the u. S. Embassy warned of possible strikes against high profile targets jennifer glass has this update from cup. Afghan special forces have been clearing the hotel floor by floor trying to find the gunman and get and evacuate staff and guests from the Intercontinental Hotel the siege started about nine oclock on saturday night when at least four gunmen attacke
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