Police. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im randall pinkston. The United Nations today is Holding Discussions on the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Government. The meeting comes on the heels of a Human Rights Watch report claiming president bashar alassads regime used toxic chemicals in barrel bomb attacks last month. In the last 36 hours there has been an increase in Syrian Government air strikes over aleppo in idlib province. Mohammed has the latest from beirut. Reporter over 220,000 People Killed in the past four years of fighting in syria, that number being provided by the syrian observatory for human rights who say that over 60,000 People Killed since the fighting began in syria were civilians, and over 11,000 of those killed were children. They also reported that clashes have intensified especially in idlib province, the second provincial capitol to have been overtaken by rebels. That happened at the end of march, and since then there have been m
Medication. Many say the drug was wasted. Voters are going to the pole in delhi and other part of the country today. Also on the program, violence and corruption on the agenda today. Absolutely george. In brazil, its political unrest for russia its political sanctions. India receiving political uphooefl. In china politicalle violence is on the rise. Weve got the latest risk map by businesses around the world. Were going to tell you why the brick nations are now feeling the heat. Hello. Its midday in london. 7 7 00 in washington. 1 00 p. M. In pretoria where oscar has faced the second day of crossexamination. The court witnessed the prosecuting trademark style. Nel didnt pull any punches. Lets go to karenle following the case for us. Reporter george, well the trial has broken for lunch and adjourned for an hour or so. Just before lunch, nel cross examining pistorius about the actual events that led to the death of reeva steenkamp, what was in his mind when pulling the trigger facing the
But threatening to burn down the bank. Security forces have not entered the by bank yet. Then a quarter reports from beirut. It is a 10th situation. An armed man is inside that bill during the federal a bank. He is Holding Hostages employees and citizens an unknown number. I must say there believe to be at least 6 a short while ago we saw an elderly man leave. The building, the government negotiator is trying to convince him to lay down his arms. In fact, even his brother has been brought in and we saw his brother tried to speak to him through the gates. Now, yes, this man is demanding his own money. Because for the past 3 years, lebanons commercial banks have imposed an informal capital controls, trapping people saving inside the banks. People are not able to access their money. And especially dollar accounts. When you would draw money, there is limits on withdrawals and they dispersed the money in the local currency, which has the valued and they dont even give it to the depositors a
Ah, hello, im emily angry. This is al jazeera alive from dough house and coming up, and his rally military chord extends the detention of Islamic Jihad later by some sadie, by at least 6 days a nationwide curfew in sierra leone as several people are killed in a wave of violence and protests against the rising cost of living, influential taliban cleric. Rec, and had connie has been killed in a Suicide Attack in afghanistan. Ah, to begin the program in the lebanon, where a man who held employees hostage at a bank in the capital bay route has surrendered peacefully to police. He walked out with a wave to thousands of people who had gathered to support him and voice their anger about a Banking System thats been accused of misusing funds. The man had entered the bank carrying a gun and demanded his own money. For more on this, lets bring in santa harder whos been covering development in bay road outside that bank. Certainly a relief is zayna that its been resolved without anyone getting hur
Hello, i am sammys a dan. This is the news, our life from dell ha, coming off in the next 60 minutes. A 10 situation unfolding in beirut, an armed man is taken Bank Employees hostage, demanding the withdrawal of his own money. And Israeli Military Court Extends the detention of his family to have the, the bazaar messiah de, by least 6 days a nationwide curfew in sierra leone. And several people are killed in a wave of violence and protests against the rising cost of living. Heavy rains, frigo flooding across sudan, affecting tens of thousands of people. Im joanna roscoe, at the sports. We had a 1st glimpse of cat on the biggest world cup stadium in action. The 80000 seater la salle stadium will host it 1st official game later, just over a 100 days to go until the main event. Ah. Now an armed man is holding employees hostage at a federal bank in lebanons capital. Hes demanding his own money threatening to burn down the bank. Security forces have not entered the building yet all these, a