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Public sector workers in New South Wales, Australia, are striking and rallying on 8 September against moves by newly-elected Liberal state premier Barry O'Farrell to cuts jobs, workers' rights, and wages. Click here to download the leaflet produced for 8 September by the Power to the People and the NSW Union Activist Network groups, and endorsed by the Activist Teachers' Network and Progressive PSA.

More than 260 christians now held hostage by isis after fighters swept through their villages, according to an activist network. women, children and the elderly among them. >> at 4:00 in the morning they attacked them. >> reporter: california residents got a terrifying message about some of their 12 family members. >> what we have heard, it was like a sea of black uniforms marching through all the villages burning down the churches desecrating the crosses and wreaking havoc. >> reporter: the coalition conducted air strikes in the region to back up peshmerga fighters. but there is great worry t...

Months. let's look how we got here. it began in mid-march. syrian state tv and rebel forces blamed each other for a poison attack that reportedly left more than 30 people dead. later an activist network claimed two people died from chemical warfare. internet footage of three people killed on april the 19th showed symptoms of nerve gas. at the end. month witnesses report ad helicopter dropped canisters full of poisonous gas on the town bee hoaxer that one person according to these reports, again the numbers are so difficult to nail down in syria because it is so hard to get in there to verify, ...

i'm ban ban. zoraida sambolin. it's 5 a.m. in the east. the accused ohio school shooter is due to appear in court today. later on in the program, you'll hear from a student grazed by a bullet in that attack as parents waited outside in desperation. more questions about warning signs. were they missed with this alleged shooter? the. >> the daytona 500 officially ended in the wee hours of morning. it was delayed ties by rain. then two hours by a horrific fire. you're looking at it there. the flaming wreck at the daytona 500 much the winner crossing the finish line a few hours ago...

hello and thanks for joining us. i'm frld fr i'm fredricka whitfield. first an update on some of the top stories of the day. ♪ bangkok, thailand, rings in 2012. we're bringing you new year's celebrations from around the world for new year's eve. bangkok holds out all the stops. it's a new year's eve tradition in thailand to set aside this night for total indulgence, they say. and quite the opposite in syria. huge protest crowds are turning out across the country again today. and the death toll has grown. earlier today an activist network reported nine deaths in clashes with secur...