Prime minister on corruption charges. A show of force at a time of apparent unity north korea stages a massive military parade on the eve of south koreas. And rescue workers continue to search for survivors amongst the rubble of taiwans earthquake. So we begin in syria where three major developments are pointing to an escalation in a conflict thats now been going on for almost seventy years in the Northern Province more than one hundred program fighters have been killed by the u. S. Led coalition and local forces of the u. S. Says it forces an attack against the Syrian Democratic forces that a Rebel Alliance supports. Meanwhile russian and Syrian Government forces have been bombarding the rebel held enclave of instant gusa killing twenty two people on thursday and the amount of deaths of past two hundred and the Northern Province in just four days and the u. N. Security council is planning to meet later at the request of kuwait and sweden discuss among other things the horrific situati
A day before the Winter Olympics. Jails former Prime Minister and Opposition Leader on corruption charges. The escalation of syrias war the death toll rises in socalled deescalation zones and u. S. Backed forces killed more than one hundred pro regime fighters. And rescue workers continue to search for survivors amongst the rubble of taiwans. North korea has made a show of strength with a military parade n. P. R. It comes on the eve of a display of unity at the Winter Olympics in south korea this play was announced shortly after an agreement was reached on the norths participation in the olympics on friday north korean athletes and jews to march in the Opening Ceremony alongside athletes from the self. Isnt political analyst and publisher of korea expose joins us now via skype from seoul good to have you with us so this military parades in north korea it was pretty low key but is it still likely to upset the south. I think in south korea this is the best thing to they could actually ha
Are but those killed since monday. Also for starvation abductions and looting Amnesty International blames me a mass military for ethnic cleansing of regular muslims. And israeli media is reporting that police will recommend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on corruption charges. Plus we travel to one of bulgarias most polluted towns and look at why the government there still loves coal. Welcome to the news hour almost two hundred people have been killed in the past three days in rebel held parts of syria after some of the most intense air strikes fighting and shelling in months thirty four people died on wednesday in eastern guta a rebel enclave on the outskirts of the capital damascus where four hundred thousand people are estimated to be besieged by Government Forces since twenty thirteen four others died in province which has been the target of recent Chemical Attacks a government offensive backed by russian air support has been underway there for weeks now russian bom
Held areas. Also Amnesty International says nothing has changed in myanmar starvation adoptions and ethnic cleansing of ripping of muslims continues unabated. And israeli media say the police will recommend the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on corruption charges plus. Why donald trump is facing a backlash over his desire for a military parade. Welcome to the news hour almost two hundred people have been killed in the past three days in rebel held parts of syria after some of the most intense airstrikes fighting and shelling in months thirty four people died on wednesday in eastern guta a rebel on klav on the outskirts of the capital damascus where four hundred thousand people estimated to be besieged by Government Forces since twenty thirteen four others died in italy a province which has been the target of recent Chemical Attacks and a government offensive backed by russian air support has been underway there for three weeks now russian bombing in the area has been ramped
And our intake of this is live from london also coming up dangerous but delicate work the rush to rescue survivors after a taiwan earthquake leaves buildings teetering on the brink of collapse. Israeli Prime Ministers threaten with corruption charges for alleged gifts from benefactors including a hollywood producer. And why this type of mass military parade could soon be coming to the streets of washington d. C. And over the death toll has been climbing by the hour in syria since monday by president assads forces and his ally russia have killed at least one hundred eighty two people in Eastern Province many of them were civilians and the majority died in eastern guta on the edge of damascus both areas supposed to be deescalation zones. But syria and russia have ramped up their attacks since a russian plane was shot down on saturday so i know how to report in neighboring lebanon. Civil defense while interiors look for survivors but instead theyre pulling out the dead from the rubble of