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Is not overfor some parts of the state, as torrential rain continues to fall in the wake of Tropical Storm harvey. The flooding has forced a number of oil and gas refineries to shut down, affecting almost a quarter of americas fuel output. At least 20 people are known to have died. The storm has now moved on to neighbouring louisiana. From houston, james cook reports. This is what Hurricane Harvey did to houston. Believe it or not, the water has gone down and still swathes of the city look like this. Lives have been lost, homes have been ruined and people are still trapped. From the air, we sp...

Party during one of the countrys worst droughts activists in syria say the fighting has mostly stopped after the start of a conditional truce. Russias military says it has halted air strikes on Syrian Rebels who have agreed to the ceasefire. The temporary truce was approved in a vote of the u. N. Security council. Diplomatic james bays reports. Reporter just over 40 minutes before the cessation of hostilities was due to come into effect, a vote abouts i u. N. Security council to endorse it. It was in answer. Ambassadors were addressed by video link by the special envoy for ser i cant who said ...

Welcome everyone to Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im tony harris. We begin with breaking news out of mali where a siege in the capitol, bombco, finally is over. The countrys security minister says all of the hostages are now free, but at least 18 people are dead. Witnesses say gunmen stormed the hotel more than seven hours ago, with guns and grenades, and a group linked to alqaeda is claiming responsibility. Yvonne ndege joins us. How did this siege to the best of our knowledge come to an end . Reporter we know the various security sees involved in trying to diffuse the siege at ...

A group linked to alqaeda has claimed responsibility for a hostage stand off at an upmarket hotel in malis capital which left 27 people dead. Gunmen burst through the entrance to the Radisson Blu Hotel and took 170 people host inning. Troops assisted by French Special forces entered the hotel. All the remaining hostages were freed but its unclear whether gunmen were remaining on the top floors. The u. N. Peace keeping commission are also on the ground. Forces were going room to room. Reporter soldiers help an employee of the radisson blu out of the build after a hostage situation that lasted m...

The caspian sea. And the convicted israeli spy, jonathan pallard is freed in the u. S. Im Andy Richardson in doha, with todays sport as the president of the International Olympic Committee Proposes big changes to the way drug cheats are identified worldwide. Hello, the u. N. Secretary general has condemned an attack on a hotel in malis capitol, bamako. Ban kimoon has described the siege as a horrific terrorist attack. 22 bodies have so far been recovered from the hotel. Malian special forces are still trying to dislodge gunmen from the upper floors, according to Reuters News Agency. Nadim baba...