Wins the Nobel Peace Prize. And the Spanish Court decides to investigate chinas former president for againside in tibet. Welcome to al jazeera, lets go first to the developing story in the mediterranean. Where a boat capsized between the islands. Its the latest in a series of accidents in the area. Lets get more now. Karl, so reports of another migrant boat capsizing what more can you tell us . Reporter it is indeed another migrant tragedy in the mediterranean between the islands of lampedusa and malta which has become the front line for migrant arrival in the past month. And putting both islands in serious logistical problems to handle such migrants at about 1700 hours the boat was spotted, shortly afterwards the crew aboard the aircraft saw the boat lift and capsize sending all of the people on board into the water. A maltese navy boat reached the boat in about five minutes. These are migrants who have no experience with the water. Some had life vests on and others didnt. However, wh
Sreenivasan those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan on wall street today, the end of 2013 went much like the rest of this record setting year stocks kept rising. The s p 500 had its best year since 1997, up 29 . Other major indexes also scored big. The Dow Jones Industrial average added another 72 points today to close at 16,576. The nasdaq rose 22 points to close at 4,176. Well look at what drove the yearlong rally right after the news summary. Two new reports rounded out the year in economic news. Housing
Celebrated graham. It is necessary to provide support to each were better and will always honor the memory of those heroes who won the hearts were in the history of the world in the twenty First Century will put forward and implement global peace initiatives kazakhstan is the universal locomotive of Anti Nuclear Movement and this is highly valued worldwide. I appeal to you. The defenders the bottle and to perform on or holy or sacred duty. Your main task is to protect the peace of the mainland. Our portion of the more than twenty five hundred military officers marched on the square there were deficient of Defense Ministry interior Affairs Ministry the minister for emergency situations the National Security committee and the state Secretary Service after the march the demonstration of military equipment begin it is nowhere the bed this year missiles tanks multiple rocket launchers and other equipment which is collected and modernized by domestic manufacturers were demonstrated tor show
Syria with news that the United Nations high are presented for disarmament arrived in the country. The job facing angela kane is to gain access to the site close to damascus of the suspected chemical attack after opponents of Bashar Alassad claimed the Syrian Government forces used chemical weapons on wednesday in a tax said to have left hundreds dead, but the Bashar Alassad regime said it was the rebels who employed chemical weapons. The one thing that is clear is that theaters that have come in is fears that chemical weapons have been deployed to prompt the United States to move forces near the region. What really happened . Leaders want to know what took place and what action the World Community should take. Speaking to cnn, u. S. President barack obama called the accusations of a chemical weapons attack a major event of grave concern and Government Forces are considering all options including a military response. And its very troubling, starts getting to some Core National interest
The internet explodes when Warner Brothers announces ben affleck will be the new dark knight. That and much more on cbs this Morning Saturday, august 24, 2013. Viek. Captioning funded by cbs good morning. Welcome to the weekend. We have a great show. We dont disappoint. Stick around. Including the legendary Billy Jean King talking about a new documentary about her life. And the owner of dinosaur barbecue restaurant john stage. And a performance by the talented british singer and songwriter James Maddock. We begin with u. S. Naval forces in the mediterranean moving closer to syria. The pentagon dispatched a fourth ship armed with missiles capable of striking syrian targets. Amid evidence that the assad regime attacked civilians with chemical weapons, president obama is weighing military options this weekend with joint chiefs of staff chairman general Martin Dempsey and other officials. Holly williams is in the london bureau. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Syrian state tv said this