In bolivia a city in dispute over government investment. And the cheap gold still lacking the midas touch in about aindia india. We begin with the news hour. 37 people have been killed. A busy market killing at least 18 people at double bombing killed eight others including four soldiers and a fourth explosion has killed another 11 people. Hi there, four bombs. Were seeing these car bombs attacks more and more. There have been a number of them this week. The attacks have not been claimed but they do follow a pattern, and it looks to be the work of Islamic State in iraq and the levant, who has taken responsibility in the back for bombs like these. There is a real tactic that these guys use all the time. They developed humvees and Iraqi Security check points. Here they use ordinary saloon cars. Its difficult to protect yourself from these types of attacks. Its very there is an atmosphere rear that they simple arent cant protect themselves. But given there were two suicidebombings against
Of the sixday war the breaking of the middle east by doctor guy laron. To my right, its a great pleasure to welcome him and welcome all of you to this event. Im christian and i direct the history and Public Policy program at the Woodrow Wilson center. Its a program that tries to provide to bring Historical Context to current Public Policy issues. The discussion of Public Policy issues in washington. Many of you are familiar with the subprojects of the history and Public Policy program, the program weve run here for 25 years almost more than 25 years. A project thats devoted to uncovering, collecting, disseminating, making accessible and discussing new evidence fror communist world archives but the mission has sort of crept to now include really all hard to access archives around the world. We are delighted to launch with this event today a series of activities, discussing on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the sixday war. We will have today the launch of perhaps the most import
British bookshop is flooded with orders after a desperate tweet saw it go from no sales to global sales. In some of his strongest warnings yet, Sir David Attenborough has said the moment of crisis has arrived for the world over Climate Change. In a week when it has been confirmed that the past decade was the hottest on record, sir david said countries had been dodging their commitments for too long, and every year that passed made them more and more difficult to achieve. It was nonsense, he said, to suggest the bushfires in australia were nothing to do with Climate Change. More from there in a moment. First, heres our science editor david shukman. A stunning view of our fragile planet, the blaze of lights evidence of the many impacts were having on the globe. Whole forests in madagascar cut down to create farmland. In germany, huge mines gouging out coal for power stations. Cities sprawling into natural habitats. And all this on a scale so large, its even changing the climate, and the
Todays threat of litigation from you guessed it, donald trump, who was in tampa, florida tonight at a rally. On twitter today, trump issued an you will may tum to ted cruz. Jim acosta is now live. What is the mood like there so far . Trump promising a shift in tone to be more positive and more attacks including a lawsuit threat. Well, thats right, jim. A few moments ago, donald trump on stage at this rally said his campaign is a message about love and hes the messenger. Not a lot of love on the campaign trail. As you mentioned theres the tweet that trump sent out earlier this afternoon in which he threatens to take ted cruz to court if the texas senator does not cease negative attack ads and other sorts of dirty tricks hes accusing ted cruz of carrying out in South Carolina. He has been retweeting his supporters questioning the texas senators canadian birth. So far at this point, jim, donald trump has not mentioned ted cruz yet. He has gone after jeb bush at one point saying hes asleep
In front and behind the lens. Prince harry posts his own footage of his first Public Engagement since stepping back from royal duties. And seeking sanctuary from the bushfires. The rescue centre caring for australias koalas. Hello. Its 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 8 00pm in washington, where Donald Trumps impeachment trial has formally begun with the charges being read out in the us senate and the presiding judge being sworn in. The lead prosecutor, adam schiff, said no president had ever sought to impede an impeachment investigation so thoroughly. The president , meanwhile, predicted his trial wouldnt take long and dismissed the abuse of powers charges against him as a hoax. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has more. Across the marbled floors of congress, the statues from a bygone age looking down on the team that will lead the prosecution of donald] trump. They carry under their arms the files contain the articles of impeachment. The sergeant at arms will make the proc