And as istanbul goes through its latest transformation ancient history is being lost some say. The arab league says air strikes will continue against houthis in yemen until their withdraw and lay down their weapons. They have been bombing houthi rebel targets for four days now. Dozens of houthi fighters are said to have been killed. Houthi is said to be marching towards the Southern City of aden. At least 40 houthi fighters are said to have been killed. Heres more. Reporter air strikes hit targets across the country including in the capital. Jets from the Saudiled Coalition have bombed ammunition depots airports and longrange rocket launchers. This is the aftermath of an attack on an air base in the capital. It destroyed helicopters, fighter jets and a fuel facility. The saudis have also deployed thousands of soldiers along the border they share with yemen. The houthis are a group of militias that staged a coupe behind the backing of saleh. Reporter air strikes seem to be weakening fig
Born free in south africa on the eve of the election. We hear from the post apartheid generation. Thailands Prime Minister denies all accusations that she abused her powers. Yingluck shinawatra testified before a constitution court. A group of senators filed a case. If found guilty shell have to stand down. Yingluck shinawatra has been sued in a separate case by the anticorruption party. Six months of protests have so far failed to force her out of office. And well get from from our correspondent in bangkok. What is the case against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra . Reporter all right, this case stems from an action in 2011, transferring her National Security chief out of the post to become the Prime Minister of advisor, which effectively is a powerless inactive position. She accused of using that transfer and manoeuvring a relative by marriage to the position of police chief. In a testimony on tuesday, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said that her actions, whatever she did, was
But i think we also feel like we should be custodians of their happiness. That is a very recent development. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill fresh fighting erupted in ukra
That is a very recent development. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill fresh fighting erupted in ukraine today, in a key city seized by separatists who want to join russia. Th
Uprising. The word is that the one of ukraines largest cities could mark the disintegration of the entire state. Its that crisis as well as the ongoing ones in the middle east that are fueling a debate over whether president obama, the president who can take credit for the capture of Osama Bin Laden and an increase in drone strikes in the war on terror and who will preside over the end of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, whether that president obama is projecting american weakness around the world. Just a short time ago john mccain made that case to nbcs casey hunt regarding ukraines fight against the separatists. They dont have night goggles. They dont have light weapons, and to not give them the ability to defend themselves as this continues to go on is incredibly shameful. Okay. So the fact that a republican who really wanted president obamas job would attack him is not exactly a surprise. What is surprising to some, however, are editorials like this one in sundays new york times.