Local media and syria reporting at least 9 people have died in a car bomb in the countrys west of happen in a fleeing in the aleppo countryside they have been several bombings in the region since turkey began its offensive in Northern Syria earlier this month. Now the Iraqi Military says one person has been killed after 2 rockets were fired into baghdads heavily fortified green zone it happened shortly after another incident at a nearby bridge during a weeklong protest what nessus a Security Forces shot at least one protester dead and injured many more norbert unmanly reports. Defying clouds of tear gas and reports of live ammunition these protesters a tearing down concrete barriers their aim to reach the highly secured green zone government offices in embassies. Iraqi Human Rights Commission says many protesters were injured after being hit with tear gas canisters as they face Government Forces in the synoptic bridge in central baghdad. Its the 3rd night since a curfew was imposed by the Iraqi Military but the lockdown is largely ignored by protesters. Hours before the curfew these are the scenes in Tahrir Square and. Area that has become the symbol of an uprising that began in early october. Still when will we stay like this we are a nation that loves life our country is rich you steal from us we will remain steadfast men and women together. These protesters are angry about high unemployment for meddling in Domestic Affairs from the u. S. And iran and what they call top level corruption the was the clear in Tahrir Square supporting our sons brothers and friends who are protesting to show a civilized image to the world. We come to Tahrir Square every morning to treat injured protesters we mix water and east and distribute it to people here. Thousands of people are demonstrating in major cities in iraq including karbala and basra the government should make a real serious reform in the political system in the electoral system also earned you know iraqi wire real democracy ideal democracy as protesters call for Prime Minister up to mahdi to step down his position is becoming increasingly more fragile share character of saga who leads parliaments largest bloc is also working towards removing him in the. Over the past months schools of people have been killed and thousands injured and despite the violence some protest has created a festival atmosphere with some people playing dominoes of this dance and some offered free haircuts to the crowd the on the protests have become increasingly more diverse with women and students joining the crowds about a manly aljazeera. And even mr kushner it has been formally a split into 2 New Territories under the control of the Central Government and follows indias controversial decision to strip the disputed region of its autonomy in august cutting off as hard a on his law. In the end Prime MinisterNarendra Modis move to strip indian administered kashmir of his special status on august 5th was celebrated by his supporters but it sparked a fall out with pakistan and led to some International Condemnation both india and pakistan claim kashmir and for all but only rule part of it here is a state of play 3 months later india administers part of the disputed region and pakistan the other these parts are separated by an internationally recognized line of control china also administers part of the territory in a dispute that dates back to 1962 but indias version of the map is somewhat different this area shows what india considers to be its sovereign territory in kashmir it plans to converge jehmu in kashmir from a self administered region into a Union Territory this means indias government will gain more control over its Political Affairs india also plans to split the area into 2 the new indian proclaim state of Jammu And Kashmir which will gain as a legislator and the remote region of le duc which will not and on to avoid a visit of the valley to see whats happening on the ground. Laws have started flying on the roads in the capital of india not distant but commercial vehicles have not. Both speed borne connections have been restored but internet is still cut off shops have reopened but only for a few hours. Almost 3 months after the Indian Government stripped indian administered Kashmir Office autonomy and imposed severe restrictions some have been east but the people of Kashmir Valley are in limbo they are caught between the indian army and the rebels between the need to register their protest and for survival. 16 year old. Student is doing last minute preparations for his social Sciences Exam even when the School Officially reopened his parents thought it was unsafe for him to. They feared clashes between the indian army and the rebels and worried about him getting caught in the middle. And boys belted stornes my parents were afraid i may get caught in the protests so they didnt send me to school. Riaz am a shopkeeper and a father of 2 says he is forced to open his shop in the mornings but he keeps the chop the rest of the day to protest new delhis decision reopen the shop because it is a livelihood because we have to support our family but i shut it down now in protest to abrogation of the 70. Businesses across the Kashmir Valley are following us of the bull strike the people hope that one day the world may take notice their silent protest. The could not all the nice like previous times because anyone who could leave was apprehended by the Indian Government. The incidence of attacks and Security Officials are on the rise in recent attacks officials said 5 truckers and 5 laborers from india were gunned down by suspected rebels resolve their resistance will yield results eventually the Indian Government is hoping to dial them out in a battle of wills do you believe this Indian Government will gain progress really protesters in general continuing their opposition just because they taking their kids to school or going to work does not mean they have accepted decision also more on aljazeera srinagar do not mean. Now nearly 5 months of protests have pushed hong kongs economy into recession the city is now recorded negative growth in 2 consecutive quarters is the 1st time hong kong has slid into recession since the 2008 Global Financial crisis and the us china trade war has also slowed the economy. China will rollout the Worlds Largest 5 g. Mobile phone network on friday and launches a key step and beijings ambitions to become a Global Technology superpower at a time when it remains locked in a trade war with the us france louis has more from beijing. China is not the 1st country to roll out 5 g. Network to the public the u. S. And south korea have already done so for the launch on friday means china will have the Worlds Largest commercial operating 5 g. Network and this is expected to boost not just Digital Technology in the country but also chinas inventions to become a Technology Superpower officials have said there are plans to build another 30005 g. Base stations in as many as 50 cities across the country by the end of the year and the Chinese Government has made building a 5 g. Network a priority and its expected to have a huge economic potential 5 g. Or 5th Generation Cellular technology is vast it has huge capacity it can be up to a 100 times faster than the current 4 g. Network and this means its well placed to support new technologies ranging from remote surgeries to Driverless Cars the fact that china has accelerated the rollout of 5 g. Networks is a boost for Companies Like rahWay Technologies now this Company Makes smartphones as well as hardware thats used by telecoms its one of the worlds biggest seller a 5 g. Equipment and the u. S. Has been trying to blacklist far Way Technologies around the world on fears that its equipment could be used for spying now with the it celebrates a rollout of 5 g. Networks across china on friday that means theres going to be a huge and Ready Customer base for Huawei Technologies to develop and to improve 5 g. And other technologies the technological arms race between china and the u. S. Is heating up. South koreas military says north korea has fired 2 unidentified projectiles towards the sea of japan as believe the objects were launched from a central area of north korea japans coast guard says they landed at the city 11370 kilometers from its line. Now at least 10 people have been killed after an earthquake in mindanao in the southern philippines the magnitude 6. 5 tremor sent panicked residents running from their homes Shopping Centers and hospital several buildings collapsed a 3rd earthquake to strike the same area in the past 2 weeks german and though god has more from manila Emergency Operations are well on their way and both national and regional resources are being put together to ensure that those who are believed to be trapped in many devastated structures across mindanao in many parts of mindanao are rescued immediately now the information is slow to come in that is because these areas who have experienced devastation from the earthquake early thursday morning are the same areas that have been devastated by the last 2 earthquakes this month an earthquake 2 days ago left at least 8 people dead 16000 people displaced and according to the Philippine Government that number is expected to rise in many areas of the southern philippines dabbles city. Or province in north about the province a lot of the areas remain cut off the power lines are dalat it is believed also that communication lines are inconsistent but the Philippine Government assures that all resources are being put together to ensure that that basic needs are given immediately. Now hundreds of koalas have believed to have been killed by bushfires in the east and a strain in state of New South Wales the loss of the hives and like kathy spans areas about the size of 2000 football fields about 45 homes are being destroyed there are no reports of injuries. And. California trying to save hundreds of homes threatened by wildfires on the outskirts of los angeles the flames are being whipped up by strong winds Utility Companies have cut power in several areas to help prevent tricity cables from sparking more 5 as well lets go to jay gray hes joining us live now from the semi valley in california sounds like a varying situation across the state jay whats the latest. Elizabeth here were at the Ronald Reagan president ial library where the flames got within 300 yards of this facility the burn scars circle all of the buildings here it was a very intense firefight and in fact there are still firefighters here on the property waiting watching to see if any new fire pops up through wednesday and now into the Early Morning here on thursday weve had no less than 10 fires that have started new fires they have been battling wildfires across the state for the last several days and the concern is the strong winds that we continue to experience here that are almost hurricane strength the times they are blowing embers blowing the flames and spreading the fire and unfortunately forecasters say it looks like those winds are going to continue at least for another full day here and such a how many people have been affected across the state in terms of you know evacuations in terms of having that at atrocity. More than 200000 people have been evacuated thats a number thats going up as we speak weve got numenta tory evacuations in place in Riverside County and others that are sure to follow the number of those without power varies because they are turning off power in some areas but worried that that could spark fires and restoring power in areas that have seen some of the conditions east so its a number that changes dramatically but thousands without power and at least 3 of the major wildfires that have been burning again for several days were sparked by either power lines that were hit by debris or Power Equipment that sparked and gutted to dry brush dry grounds that covered the area here so thats why you have some of these powers Power Companies turning off the power in certain areas worried about sparking new blazes its going to continue to be this way especially with these winds blowing that possibility is extreme joe thank you for that. Live in simi valley california thank you and if im honest when i have the weather returning. That Israeli Army Arrests a well known palestinian politician to write a. West bank and. Saves you went to the line to thank them. For the details and. Hello there was a go through thursday across the west coast United States there is some improvement with those weather conditions and its really across areas towards the north the winds are still very strong but they have eased across Northern California for the 1st time in many days there are no red flag warnings posted that is of course warning all these high winds however to the south weve got winds again they could be 120 kilometers an hour gusting to 130. 00 and the humidity is so low just between 3 and thomas and theres no moisture at all so what we have across the south a break extreme fire danger and this again is the extreme red flag warning some have not posted before but the numbers still here 17800000 people under a red flag warning but those numbers are coming down because the warnings have been lifted across Northern California theres such a difference on the weather conditions in United States to the east where all this cloud is we have rain and we have some snow but out towards the west we dont have any of that now its not just Southern California as you might expect these santa ana winds are actually further to the south and so this is just across the border into mexico about 20 kilometers south of the 2 you want to hear the firefighters are working with volunteers to actually put out some of these bases 3 people have died 150 homes have been lost through thursday it stays fine and dry out towards the west meanwhile thursday into friday that snow and that rain works its way up the eastern side into eastern canada. Sponsored town. Another day another explosion. From one of the thousands of i. E. D. Strewn through the landscape of this lawless tribal region in pakistan with only the most basic equipment phillis bomb Disposal Unit are determined to counter the horrors of the relentless taliban onslaught. With face a witness documentary. On aljazeera. Dealing with poverty unless you deal with the guy you just. Oh i disagree with that a lot this is going to be leaving the public become a treat for the. Well trained. Very easy to. Join me as i put the questions to my special guests and challenge them to some Straight Talk political debate. Aljazeera. Its good to have you with us on the aljazeera news hour these are our top stories aghast of has exploded on a train in pakistan sparking a huge fire and killing at least 70 people the train was on its way from karachi to rob appendage just outside the capital islamabad. Plans to reopen schools and universities in lebanon have been canceled as antigovernment demonstrations continue the problem is assad has resigned on tuesday but hes been asked by the president to stay on as a temporary caretaker until a new government is formed and only 5 months of protests have pushed hong kongs economy into recession for the 1st time in a decade the city has now recorded negative growth in 2 consecutive courses. It is a crucial day for the impeachment inquiry into u. S. President donald trump the house of representatives is due to vote on the rules that will govern hearings Going Forward when we involve former u. S. National security adviser john bolton has become the highest profile former official asked to testify but as lawyer says he will testify only if a subpoena is issued heidi show cost reports impeachment investigators are eager to question john. Bolton the former National Security advisor to President Trump was a central figure in the administrations policy toward ukraine and one who said to have used colorful language to describe efforts to compel ukraine to investigate trumps political opponents a drug deal is what b