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again, the fight against i.s.i.l. the battle of kobane is gaining momentum with the arrival of kurdish peshawar forces from iraq. people at a refugee camp on turkey s border watched and cheered as war planes flew over kobane. black smoke billowed over the besieged area. this report from the turkish side of the border. we are a few kilometres away from kobane, with the sound of sporadic fighting and shelling persisted throughout saturday. behind me is an entrance to the town. that is where the iraqi kurdish peshawar crossed over on friday, early hours of saturday, bringing reinforcements for the syrian kurdish fighters who have been combatting i.s.i.l. peshawar forces stationed themselves mainly in the west in the city. they brought with them pick-up trucks that were carrying heavy weaponry like anti-aircraft guns, rocket launches, bazooka, and the like. these are weaponries that the syrian, kurdish fighters belonging to the y.p.g. and their allies from the free syrian ....
first to nigeria where a string after tacks across the country is raising fears over the government s ability to deal with security. on monday a suicide bomber killed at least 29 shia muslims marking the holy day. more than 100 others were injured. in central state, gunmen have blown up a prison thought to hold many suspected boko haram fighters. it s believed more than 140 inmates were freed. while there a violent boko haram take over has forced more than 10,000 people to flee to camps in the state capital. bocboko haram appears to be grog and taking over more territory. and aid officials are warning of a humanitarian crisis. now a report that people are simply living in fear. reporter: they come seeking safety. the residents of the town of mobey arrive in the provincial capital less than a week after the town was overran by boko haram fighters. some on foot. some by car. hundreds have made the 150-kilometer journey. but hundreds are missing. lost in the invasion. ....
america goes to the polls america goes to the polls tuesday, and the economy remains tuesday, and the economy remains the overriding concern for the overriding concern for voters. voters. a poll finds job creation and a poll finds job creation and economic growth are the most economic growth are the most important factor for 41% of important factor for 41% of voters in congressional voters in congressional elections. elections. this is the highest of any this is the highest of any single issue out there. single issue out there. let s assume you just arrived on let s assume you just arrived on earth from mars, and i tell you earth from mars, and i tell you since the last election, the since the last election, the u.s. u.s. unemployment rate has unemployment rate has dropped to 5.9%. dropped to 5.9%. america has created a fairly america has created a fairly healthy 192,000 jobs every month healthy 192,000 jobs every month since then, but you the martian since then, but ....
says palestinian stone throwers could face 20 years in jail. first to mexico where a fugitive mayor and his wife have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 43 students. the pair had been on the run since the students went missing near the town in september. adam rainy joins us from there. adam what is the story? how were they captured? reporter: well, police clearly had a tip and they went to this apartment in the southern part of mexico city and arrested both the mayor and his wife around 4:00 a.m. they have been taken into custody for investigations into organized crime. they are probably giving some sort of deposition at this time, and we are expecting a news conference in the next hour or so. we don t know if there were anyone else with them, or if they had any weapons in the apartment. what will happen to them next now? are they going to face charges? reporter: well, they are going to probably face charges depending on the testimony they g ....
could cause long-term damage to mental health. the mayor of the southern mexican city of iguala and his wife have been arrested. they are accused of ordering the police attack that ended in the disappearance of 43 students. the case has caused outrage in mexico with protests across the country. more now from adam rainy in mexico city. reporter: police took the mayor and his wife into custody early on tuesday morning in mexico city. we don t know if they were accompanied by anyone else or if they were armed. they are being questioned and they have up to 48 hours before they have to announce charges. he is accused of giving the order to local police that lead to the attack on the students and their subsequent disappearance. we don t really know just exactly what his orders were, if he ordered it to be an attack with gunfire or if he just asked for them to be detained. his wife was hosting a political event of her own on that night. and according to the attorney gene ....