Pledge of allegiance from boko haram in nigeria and a car crash outside of the white house means more trouble for the u. S. Secret service. Your spot including formula one is back just like 2014 it was hamilton and rosburg and the grand prix and action from practice coming up. We begin this news hour in iraq where the government is confident that victory in tikrit is now just days away. The iraqi army backed by shia malitia and sunni tribesmen have been advancing on several fronts and on wednesday they recapture some western neighborhoods and fighting focuses on the president ial complex and city center and we report. Reporter pounding enemy targets on the outskirts of tikrit on the huge offensive and 3,000 soldiers and police have been attacking positions held by i. S. I. L. As they try to reach the city center. They are backed by 20,000 malitiamen known as the Popular Mobilization forces and a vast smaller number of sunni tribesmen and they are not lacking in military hardware they r
Made the difficult journey home after the earthquake. And why one of the Worlds Largest glaciers is retreating an at alarming rate. At least 40 people have been killed in yemen as they tried to leave aden. The civilians were killed when houthi shells hit the boat they were traveling in. Meanwhile houthi fighters are continuing to shell the saudi border town. Three civilians were killed there on tuesday. The latest now from mohamed vall in the saudi capitol riyadh. Reporter reports talk about death of 40 civilians when they were trying to escape the fighting between houthis and the prohadi militia. They took a boat trying to reach a safer area but they were attacked on their way by the sea, and 40 were killed, ten were able to escape. In other parts of yemen air strikes continued. At least 30 air strikes, but they are concentrated in the north. And that came after the houthis were able for the first time to strike inside saudi arabia particularly in the civilian areas in the last 24 hou
Was born. Now being brought back to life the u. S. Secretary of state john kerry is due in saudi arabia where he is expected to push for a pause in the fighting in yemen to allow aid into the country, 40 air strikes have been reported in the past 24 hours. The saudiled strikes landed in sadr and hajj ja near the border. Houthi fighters fired rockets. Its the first time they targeted a civilian area in the kingdom since the saudiled air campaign in yemen. The Civil Defense unit says three were killed. 22 aid agencies say theyll have to stop sending aid unless routes are opened. Therell be demonstrations south of sanaa with people calling for basic amenities and demanding that the houthi group leave the capital. Mohammed val joins us from the saudi capital riyadh. Lets start with the fighting in yemen. What do you hear about that . There is an escalation here across yemen, theres a new element. Attacking rebels inside saudi arabia. We have seen them attacking soldiers killing them. That
Across afghanistan. And 18 minutes to go to form israels next government. Where modern cinema was born and now being brought to life. We have all the sport and big night of champions ahead. Wave special report from jakarta coming up. More than 120 people most of them civilians have been reportedly killed across yemen. Among thousands trying to escape heavy fighting in. Saudi have responded with airstrikes after houthi fired mortars and rockets in the first crossboard attack of the conflict. The United States said its confirmed by the worsening humanitarian situation. And john kerry is now in saudi arabia where he said he would discuss a humanitarian pause in saudiled military operations. The houthies also have control of the president ial palace that was used by u. S. Forces as an operation center. We have more on the fighting. These people are fleeing for their lives. The latest wave of people trying to give leave aden. The boat was shelled as they tried to leave the port. This is not