Pope francis warns the European Parliament not to let the mediterranean become a vast graveyard. Final results are in tunisias president ial election is going to a runoff late next month. Im Andrew Simmonds on the tram line linking occupied East Jerusalem with the west of the city. Ill assess the mood of fear amongst palestinians and israelis alike but first two bomb explosions killed at least 60 people in a crowded marketplace in northeastern nigeria. Now, the blast targeted shoppers in the town of my doggery maiduguri. Well go live to our correspondent. This particular attack seems to be a well issuingest rated a issuingest rated attack with a report suggesting that teenage girls were involved. Indeed. We understand the explosion took place at the heard of may duingery city in the market, a may duingery city, and when people rushed to the scene the second explosion took off, targetting the first responders. We indicate from earlier indications, the second attack, was perpetrated by a
12 dead, more than 100 missing. Plus. Im on a stretch of high tech bike path in the netherlands, with scientists developed a surface that they say could power the future. First iraq fighters from the Islamic State of iraq and levant are making gains in anbar province. I. S. I. L. Forces captured a village 12km west of ramadi. It is crucial for iraqi forces, the biggest province, sharing borders with syria, jordan, saudi arabia. Lets go to jane arraf, joining us from the capital baghdad. What can you tell us about i. S. I. L. s advance in anbar . Well, elizabeth, its an indication of how crucial anbar is, not some because its iraqs biggest province, but because that is where theres a key fight going on within iraq and with iraqs allies, to get iraqi tribes on board. What we are seeing is fighting and i. S. I. L. Gains in places where tribes turned against i. S. I. L. , and they are fighting to throw them out of territory there. That was the case in the village to the west of ramadi, and
Bombardment still. And ill have your sport. Including special tribute to Philip Hughes who died on thursday, as kraus cricket australia announces an investigation. Into player safety there has been fierce fighting in iraq. The oil city of kirkuk is in the middle. Kurdish peshawar have been involved in a fiercele fierce battle for three days. I. S. I. L. Holds thousands of kilometres of territory shown here in yellow. In the shaded area, most backs the sunni armed group. In the past few days there has been heavy fighting. Lets cross live to imran khan. Lets begin with the fight for kirkuk. Who has the upper hand now. What is the latest there . At the moment what we are seeing, and this is typical of the tactics that we see from i. S. I. L. , is when they are pushed out of an area, they take refuge in a country side, and that is problematic for iraqi forces. The fight at the moment is for the town. You take the major towns, you deny i. S. I. L. Cover. They then go into the countryside an
Brutality. Plus, in Central Kenya where for some people the only way to Health Clinics is by motorcycle. We begin this news hour in iraq where the army says it has killed 112 fighters in the past 24 hours. There has been heavy fighting in Anbar Province over the last couple of days, and isil fighters have been making gains there. The provincial governo government said it will be one or loss for anbar. Anbar is crucial for the army. It covers a third of its land mass. It is surrounded by syria, jordan and saudi arabia. Anbars internal bound whic boundaries extent all the way to baghdad. We have more on the fight of Anbar Province. Reporter here in anbar fight something in close range and almost personal. Firing a mortar across the country road on the eastern outskirts of ramadi. Hes aiming at where isil are hold up in palm groves. They are part of a Group Trained by American Special forces. Sniper Mohammed Jabar i says hes fighting for his family and his country. He has his daughters na
Also this hour the world of cricket mourns of loss of Philip Hughes. Im Andrew Thomas in sydney. Cricket is Australia National sport. Ill have the latest from a country in mourning Foreign Ministers from across europe are meeting in rome for a summit on the growing humanitarian crisis caused by a rise in undocumented migrants. Its the latest image of a problem dominating the debate from london to athens. 700] wouldbe migrants towed to safety by the greek navy after this lost power and was found adraft. The migrants from from all over west africa and the middle east. The main points are morocco, tunisia and libya. They are trying to reach spain, malta, italy and the island of lampedusa. 165,000 migrants made it to europe. 300 wouldbe migrants are known to have drowned to make the crossing. That number may be higher. The Foreign Ministers are wheating. Phil lavelle is in the capital for us. Another meeting on migration, what is difficult about this one. What are they hoping to achieve. T