in both iraq and syria kurds found themselves on the front lines in the war against ins. it called attention to the plight of an ancient people with its own history culture and language arabic nor turkish the. kurds are scattered across modern day iraq syria and turkey the people without a state forgotten during the division of the ottoman empire. until the nineteenth century the kurds didn't have a national identity they merely saw themselves as subjects of the ottoman empire as part of ultimate society any illusion an empire identity who is defined by religious rather than national terms there was limbs and no muslims since the kurds were muslims they were treated like the majority of muslims or that they had semi autonomous status they too had to pay taxes and do military service that prevented the development of a national consciousness until the end of the nineteenth century only when the autumn an era came to an end did this consciousness arise in reaction to the empires task if occasion. tells us that when they realized they were different they were oppressed they

much kind of thank you for joining us rescuers are scrambling to help earthquake victims on the iran iraq border at least three hundred forty eight people are. dead in iran alone that is according to state television thousands more have been injured or left homeless the seven point three magnitude quake struck around thirty kilometers from the iraqi town of how late on sunday in iraq at least seven people have been killed and hundreds more injured it came out of nowhere and sent people fleeing into the night. in a matter of minutes their lives reduced to rubble the quake could be felt across iraq from here in the eastern city of karbala and over four hundred kilometers away

the quake could be felt across iraq from here in the eastern city. and over four hundred kilometers away in north an iraq the quake could be seen unfolding on live t.v. . looks like there's an earthquake happening where you are. yes there's an earthquake i'm going to go outside i'm sorry. the interview cut short by the tremors as people tried to get to safety. but it was iran the was the worst hit this mosque in diyala province remarkably left standing. thank god there were no casualties only the top part of the minaret was damaged and fell on the ceiling damaging it. but not everyone was as lucky elsewhere building after building collapsed leaving huge swaths of destruction some of the hospitals were also left in ruins the injured at this facility had to be treated outside and more patients kept coming they raney and government has since called on people to donate blood. the focus is now on search and rescue operations but the death toll is expected to continue rising for the families affected. more agony after an already horrific day. for france is

in north than iraq the quake was literally broadcast on live t.v. . it looks like there's an earthquake happening where you are. yes there's an earthquake i'm going to go outside i'm sorry. the interview cut short by the tremors as people try to get to safety. the focus has now shifted to search and rescue operations turkish rescue personnel are in the affected areas distributing supplies to victims. let's talk to months who are about gary she's the director of the iran red crescent societies international operations on the line from tehran to spec gary thank you for joining us you have deployed response teams what more can you tell us about the situation on the ground. i feel have. a seven point three earthquake hit with that called off iran along the border with iraq and maybe p.t.s. accidents i'm thinking about maybe religious. have been affected by the quick and. at the first hours of. all kinds of quick. because i think the fire is a really fun rescue team. but. it's the sort of dog teams that breeze holding in there didn't see a chance heading t

in north than iraq the quake was literally broadcast on live t.v. . i think it looks like there's an earthquake happening where you are before you know yes there's an earthquake i'm going to go outside i'm sorry. the interview cut short by the traumas as people try to get to safety. but. the focus has now shifted to search and rescue operations. rescue personnel i mean the affected areas distributing supplies to victims. now u.s. president donald trump has met with philippines leader audrey go to territory on his tour of asia after turkey has launched a brutal war on drugs including extra judicial killings and critics wanted trying to bring up a human rights violations with their territory but it appears the issue was not discussed in detail. at a gathering swirling with controversy an unexpected moment of tenderness. the filipino president pulled out all the stops at a gala to open the summit on sunday. i mean. good news for you thank the orders of the. united states. but some say detectives not the only one hitting the wrong notes ahead of the summi

this is deja vu news live from berlin a deadly quake on the border between iran and iraq at least two hundred people are dead in iran alone with some one thousand injured relief efforts are now underway after the powerful tremor hit near the iraqi town of hello john also coming up. u.s. president donald trump needs his philippians counterpart as we go on terror today but outside the summit of asian leaders in manila hundreds of protesters demonstrate against their policies. and france marks two years since the islamist attack on the bought a clause and not the city's night we meet a survivor of the shooting that killed ninety people inside the paris concert but. i'm brian thomas welcome to the show rescuers are scrambling at this hour to help the earthquake victims on the around iraq border now that after a seven point three magnitude quake struck about thirty kilometers from the iraqi town of a log in late sunday arabian officials say the tremor killed at least two hundred people in iran alone baghdad has yet to report an official death toll but hundreds of iraqis are known to have b

in north in iraq the quake was literally broadcast on live t.v. . it looks like there's an earthquake happening where you are. yes there's an earthquake i'm going to go outside i'm sorry. the interview short by the tremors as people try to get to safety. the night dragged on makeshift camps mushrooms across the affected areas as many were forced to sleep in the streets. many no longer have a home and even those who do likely won't be able to return anytime soon. and for the villages i'm joined now by congressman van begin by he joins me from being the regional capital of the kurdistan region in northern iraq now we've been huge casualties on the iranian side over three hundred what do you hearing about the situation on your side of the region well i talked to a character spokesperson who said at least seven people were killed and also there are hundreds injured and also there are worries that. could be damaged so that's why the guard for international there are ok what the risky operation is for us to put our apologies well but to deal with the diss

in north in iraq the quake was literally broadcast on live t.v. . it looks like there's an earthquake happening where you are. yes there's an earthquake i'm going to go outside i'm sorry. the interview cut short by the tremors as people try to get to safety. that's the night dragged on makeshift camps mushrooms across the affected areas as many were forced to sleep in the streets. many no longer have a home and even those who do likely won't be able to return anytime soon. earlier we asked professor mark allen deputy head of the department of earth sciences a durham university about the dimensions of this quake. well you know since the earthquake was usually large in this part of the world as quakes are common. and around me this will reduce estimated map and shoot maybe seven point three is much larger than way for cooling the last few decades and it is possible quakes through. two tectonic plates pushing against each other in the arabian places trying to go sliding underneath the eurasian continent so you have many quakes in this part of the world

in north in iraq the quake was literally broadcast on live t.v. . looks like there's an earthquake happening where you are. yes there's an earthquake i'm going to go outside i'm sorry. the interview short by the tremors as people try to get to safety. the night tracked on makeshift camps mushrooms across the affected areas as many were forced to sleep in the streets. many no longer have a home and even those who do likely won't be able to return anytime soon. and for more on that ok i'm joined by professor mark allen he's from the earth sciences department adult university in the u.k. welcome professor what is your assessment of the scale and dimension of this earthquake. well from what we know so far the earthquake was usually large in this part of the world earthquakes are common in iraq and around sadly this will release estimated magnitude of maybe seven point three is much larger than we've recorded over the last few decades so what kind of an earthquake was this professor alan because you have earthquakes which i shall know which aponte a much

and ended their presence in the land of iraq. all that was iraq's prime minister declaring the end of the so-called islamic state in his country for mr harder you've watched as iraqi soldiers raised the country's flag near the border with syria last friday iraqi troops three took the last significant patch of territory. under islamic state control in two thousand and fourteen swept through a third of iraq declaring a self styled caliphate and terrorizing the local populations for the minority in northern iraq the invasion however has not ended as executed large numbers of men in two thousand and fourteen children were abducted women were sold into sex slavery and many have not come home my next guest interviewed some of the women who did escape as well as the people who smuggled them out of the clutches of islamic states their stories of courage and desperation in the face of unimaginable inhumanity are the subject of kathy autons new book with ash on their faces using women and the islamic state. ok and joins me here at the big

in north in iraq the quake was literally broadcast on live t.v. . it looks like there's an earthquake happening where you are. yes there's an earthquake i'm going to go outside i'm sorry. the interview short by the tremors as people try to get to safety. the night dragged on makeshift camps mushrooms across the affected areas as many were forced to sleep in the streets. many no longer have a home and even those who do likely won't be able to return any time soon. it's not to look at some other stories making news around the. south korea's ministry says a north korean soldier has been shot and wounded while defecting to the south across the demilitarized zone north korean troops reportedly fired on the soldier as he attempted to pass through a border village the defector has been taken to a south korean hospital. hundreds of protesters have marched on the hollywood boulevard in los angeles to protest against sexual harassment in the entertainment industry the event was inspired by the online need to campaign that saw victims share their stories of ab

this is due to be a news live from berlin a deadly quake on the border between iran and iraq at least two hundred people are dead in iran alone with more than a thousand injured relief efforts are underway after the powerful trying or hit near the iraqi town of kolob also coming out. u.s. president donald trump meets his philippines counterpart but we go to terence a outside the summit of asian leaders in manila hundreds of protesters demonstrating against their policy. i'm brian thomas thanks for being with us rescuers are scrambling at this hour to help the earthquake victims on the iran iraq border now that after a seven point three magnitude quake struck about thirty kilometers from the iraqi town of law late sunday a rainy and fishel say the tremor killed at least three hundred people in iran alone a baghdad has yet to report an official death toll but hundreds of iraqis are known to have been injured. when the earth began to shake the shoppers began to run. other states. this reporter escaped injury as the tremor shook his studio. and baghdad these residents knew all too well ho

syria now of islamic state at the same time have been ousted from some of the citizen was occupying iraq or health fallen recently by example and the next game is important for iran and russia what happens i was isis the islamic state you know is pushed out of syria and iraq what is the next stage in syria is. going to continue to dominate the country is it going to stand for this bill is position or not russia next month is holding talks in sochi for example to trying to find a diplomatic push but the problem is that iran and russia are one side but in the region for example turkey and a lot of arab states on the other side and washington as well they are supporting the opposition in syria so. it's difficult to see at the moment what that the dramatic solution would look like. a journalist saeed kamali de gun with the guardian in london thank you very much for joining us on our program a version now excitement is starting to build in south korea ahead of next year's chuang winter games the olympic torch arrived in india on today from greece the flame is set to tour the country on a one

damning new report by amnesty international accuses me on mars military of crimes against humanity in iraq i'm staked out of this is now calling on the u.n. to hold a special session on the rope into crisis. plus washington is threatening to scupper a mega merger between eighteen t. and time warner but with president trump the outspoken dislike for the time warner news channel c.n.n. critics say that the move could be politically motivated. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program it is great to have you with us. germany has been thrust into political uncertainty talks to form a new coalition government collapsed late on sunday after four weeks of marathon negotiations the german president says that he will meet with the leaders of all parties and press them to try once again to cut a deal meanwhile the german chancellor angela merkel is weighing her options she says that she is ready to run for chancellor again in a new election if necessary. the german chancellor would have gladly spared herself and germany from this walk of shame but after the collapse of coalition talks it's up to the ge

troops in iraq. confront pyongyang's provocations. north korea is a worldwide threat that requires worldwide action and do some deals. trouble to bed to shore up the pacific alliance began in japan where traits of subtlety and nuance were in short supply. not his host prime minister shinzo one that very much. the reception was always going to be frosty here in south korea trump has accused all of weakness in the face of the north. yet trump speech to parliament confounded his critics. if you want peace you must stand strong at all times the world. at a big banquet the commander in chief had a diplomatic trick up his sleeve. videos of his granddaughter singing in mandarin a surefire way to please his hosts trump had cause to celebrate as he later claimed president xi would up the sanctions against north korea and move to ally foreign companies access to the country. it was a casual some see cozy encounter with vladimir putin at his next summit that threatened to derail the grand. trump was again dogged by questions of russian meddling

so-called islamic state has lost control of two of the last major towns in its grip any in syria and iraq the militants are now left fighting for a final patch of territory inside syria and in desert regions along the iraq syria border at its height as controlled about eight million people living in what it called its caliphate. these images show units of the iraqi army's counterterrorism forces securing one of the country's last remaining hell tons according to government forces was liberated in record time. situated on the iraqi border where the euphrates river spilled into some one hundred forty kilometers northwest of all came the syrian town of data was also liberated from militants. syrian military sources are calling the victory the last phase and they're counted paints a completely annihilates. that units of our armed forces in cooperation with allied forces finish their duties in reestablishing security and stability to darrell's our city completely. the syrian army's advances come on the heels of russian bombing raids on meso strikes russia has carried out eighteen such attacks

and a brief look now at some of the other stories making news around the world reporters in iraq have found what they believe to be a mass grave used by so-called islamic state to dispose of their victims according to witnesses the militants forced people to line up at the edge of the sinkhole near mosul before killing them if confirmed it would be the largest mass grave in syria and iraq. voting is underway in the second round of slovenia's presidential election opinion polls put incumbent on course to secure a second five year term his nearest rival is mario and share it's an anti-establishment candidate and local mayor the president's role is largely ceremonial but they do have the power to nominate top officials. britain is paying tribute to its war dead with traditional remembrance day services london paused for two minutes of silence sparked by the chime in of big ben the service was led for the first time by prince charles who laid a wreath at the center tough on behalf of queen elizabeth. a tense day in catalonia spanish prime minister mariano rajoy visited the volatile region

this is the deputy news live from berlin a deadly quake on the border between iran and iraq at least two hundred people are dead in iran alone with more than a thousand injured relief efforts are underway after that powerful drama hit near the iraqi town of whole object also coming up. just president donald trump meets his philippines counterpart barbara go to terror tape but outside the summit of asian leaders in manila under the protesters demonstrate against their pulse and. and lebanon's former prime minister speaks out saying he will come home soon song or e rejects claims that he's being held against his will by saudi arabia. i'm brian thomas a warm welcome to the show while rescuers at this hour are scrambling to help the quake victims on the iran iraq border that's after a seven point three magnitude quake struck around thirty kilometers from the iraqi town of labia late on sunday a rainy and state media saying the tremor killed at least two hundred people in iran alone while baghdad has yet to report an official death toll but hundreds of iraqis are known to have been injure

my last trip to a war zone in iraq was two months ago. i went back with the woman who had been captured by us we went to the terrible place where they had carried out a massacre which she had lost two relatives. i was impressed by the strength she began through catharsis. she looked into the camera and said in german i am stronger than i as a boy. that was very moving and when we came back a friend told us that the iraqi woman had become a different person but that i had also changed and i looked exhausted of course something like this changes i'm very easygoing a very warm open is i still am but now i can't forget everything at night it all stays with me but it also drives my work. the anger the grief the resilience everything i brought back from this hell these are the foundations of my work. this is also my task for society here for my homeland germany to report from hell to raise awareness about why it's so important to campaign for peace. with people who came from the gulf and i'm you've written a book about migration called germany

in pakistan far less iraq's in the sum about as police move and on hundreds of islam's protest has that been blocking access to the nation's capital for the last two weeks. and after a failed coalition talks seem to shatter their chances of being in chancellor angela merkel's new government the greens on the eating to decide what comes next our correspondent brings you an exclusive interview with the pot is according to. q money it's good to have you with us egyptian warplanes have hit back at militants suspected of carrying out friday's attack on a mosque in north of sinai the jets struck vehicles and hideouts said to be used by the militants in mountains nearby now the death toll from yesterday's attack has gone up to three hundred five so far no one has claimed responsibility but prosecutors say the militants were carrying flags of the so-called islamic state. their images which are intended to reassure our shaken nation the military says it shows egyptian fighter planes bombing those responsible for yesterday's attack officials say they also struck a number of the militants vehicles

across the border in iraq people are trying to return to normal darbhanga khan bore the brunt of the damage here. the building was flattened by the earthquake the rubble collapsed on a family of seven we only managed to rescue five of them the other two were killed . the disaster has left an estimated seventy thousand people homeless. neighboring countries have been answering the call for help turkey has sent humanitarian assistance along with three thousand tents and ten thousand beds. and joining us now is dr helen is odd she heads the u.k. based iran's children charity dr thanks so much for being with us this morning your charity is working in the worst affected town of suppose in western iran can you tell us what's the situation on the ground as far as you know. yes we have at the moment three off our colleagues. working on the ground supporting other local n.g.o.s and organization in helping people for lack of food providing. trying to isis which organizing various activities that the government and other n.g.o.s are carrying out unfortunately the this it tradition is beginning

time now for some of the other stories making news around the world reporters in iraq have found what they believe to be a mass grave used by so-called islamic state to dispose of their victims according to witnesses the militants forced people to line up at the edge of the sinkhole near mosul before killing them if confirmed it would be the largest mass grave in syria and iraq. u.s. and south korean warships are conducting naval drills in the western pacific the four day exercise is spearheaded by three american aircraft carriers the largest of their type in the world officials in seoul say the show of military might is intended as a deterrent to any provocation from north korea. voting is underway in the second round of slovenia's presidential election opinion polls puts incumbent forward on course to secure a second term his nearest rival is my own side which also seems voting and he is an anti-establishment candidate and local man the president is largely ceremonial but has the power to nominate top officials. a tense day in catalonia spanish prime minister mariano rajoy visited t

geological survey is reporting a powerful earthquake in northern iraq and iraq it says preliminary measurements suggest a strength of seven point two it places the epicenter on the mansion this border between the two countries we'll have more on the story as the other develops. united against climate change. big challenges for the twenty third u.n. climate come from.

backed forces in iraq say they've retaken the last time in the country held by islamic state iraqi troops forced the militants from the town of robber just after five hours of fighting this leaves i assume control of only patches of rural territory in iraq's western desert along the border with syria. supporters of kid an opposition leader and police have clashed outside the capital nairobi police fired tear gas onto the crowds of demonstrators they're angry about the rerun of the presidential election which saw the incumbent president kenyatta win with ninety eight percent of the vote that bill was marred by low turnout and claims of voter intimidation the trunk administration says allow elephant hunters to bring back trophies into the u.s. from zimbabwe and zambia and this lifts a ban by former president barack obama conservationists view this ruling as a big fat back which could lead to more elephant hunting the former head of the syrian mafia told to arena has died at the age of eighty seven he was in an italian prison hospital we'd been serving twenty six life sentences leader was on

geological survey is reporting a powerful earthquake in northern iraq and iraq preliminary measurements suggest a strength of seven point three and the epicenter was around thirty kilometers from the iraqi says. and wayne reports say at least fourteen provinces are affected including border cities sharon and come on shot at least six people are reported killed in iran and one in iraq as a result of terror. and football sets around have qualified for the world cup finals in russia next summer after holding northern ireland to a score and a strong base all the swiss had the advantage after scoring an away goal in their one nil win in the first leg lost her as a result was mired in controversy that's with tens goal coming after a highly questionable handball penalty northern ireland have not qualified for the world cup since one thousand nine hundred eighty six. that's all for now but he'd be sure to tune in for more news at the top of the air and in the meantime you can always knock on charlap site that's on top of the new doc com for more of this. code to find tens of thousands of fans f

in the areas hit by sunday's earthquake in iran and iraq thousands of people have lost everything they're now facing a difficult future and the people worst hit by climate change are often poor now wealthy nations are giving a boost to a scheme that aims to ease their plight. i bring golf it's good to have you with us i never lie that is watch us attorney general jeff sessions told members of congress today he rejected allegations that he deliberately misled lawmakers earlier this year about his knowledge of possible communications between russia and trump's presidential campaign but session. told the house judiciary committee that he does now recall a meeting with former trump campaign advisor george have adopted lists in which russian connections were discussed in previous testimony under oath sessions had denied knowledge of any such contacts here's part of what he had to say today finally i had no real recollection of this meeting until last all these news reports i do now recall that the march the twenty six team meeting at the trump hotel that mr operate out attended but i have no c

the kurdish callout family fled the so-called islamic state militia in iraq hoping to get to western europe but they got stranded in serbia now the family is back on the so-called balkan route this time not heading north but south. they've just crossed from serbia back into macedonia illegally. now my sons have no home that's the worst thing and. i don't know where the home is neither do my sons. from serbia we tried to get to romania there was no chance the police and us back then we tried to enter hungary also illegally it didn't work. back on macedonia is northern border to serbia it is possible to get through and that's why a red cross team patrols here to aid the estimated one hundred people who decide every week to turn back on the balkan route. this month is reaching almost three hundred people a month. versus almost two hundred people trying to that actually left and went on to greece that's what the callus are doing going back across the border again illegally the red cross helps the family by taking them two hundred kilometers to southern macedonia and the nearest container

the iran iraq earthquake goes up to at least five hundred thirty some eight thousand are injured and many more have lost everything. and u.s. president donald trump heads home from his tour of asia and he promises the fruits of his labor will be incredible and he tells the world to prepare for a major statement. with. i'm so me so much kind of good to have you with us reports have been coming in from zimbabwe that tanks are moving near the capital harare that comes amid heightened tensions in zimbabwe over an open rift between the army and the president robert mugabe a last night the head of the army threatened the military could step in after mugabe sacked the country's vice president and other officials now in a video posted online one man described what he claims to have seen today near the capital let's take a look. tanks. already past about. i think ten tanks. and seems like. a lot of. guys are not smiling at anyone. and. orders and. that's when i will tell form. let's bring in christine one who covers southern africa for us christine thank you for joining us so we have to stres

secretary of state rex tillerson meets me and muslim leaders in a bid to end violence against iraq ingo muslims million miles army denies persecute in the minority but it isn't says it's time for a thorough investigation. in the next thirty minutes we have the story of my judaism disappearing daughter as italian investigators a work to identify twenty six women dumped in the mediterranean we traveled to nigeria to meet anxious families who believed their children were victims of people traffickers. hello and welcome i'm with that she. zimbabwe is in the grip of political turmoil after the army took to the capital streets seize control of parliament and state television president robert mugabe has told a neighboring south africa that he is under house arrest but unharmed the army says this is not a takeover but a corrective measure the military intervention comes amid a power struggle to succeed ninety three year old mugabe the soldiers took over a national television station to say it wasn't a coup to both our people and the world beyond our borders we wish to make it abundantly clear t

anguish in the areas hit by sunday's earthquake in iran and iraq and thousands of people have lost everything and are now facing an impossible future and the u.s. attorney general jeff sessions says he did not lie but now he does recall a meeting linked to the probe into alleged russian election interference after all . i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us tonight witnesses in zimbabwe say tanks have been seen moving near the capital harare video posted on social media appears to show armored personnel carriers in a convoy heading towards an army barracks just outside the city now it comes amid heightened tensions in zimbabwe over and over. rift between the army and president robert mugabe who you see right there last night the head of the army threatened that the military could step in after mugabe sacked the country's vice president and other officials the ruling party has now accused the army chief of treasonable conduct. of a serious situation in the country for more now i'm joined by christina hoff who covers southern africa for us kristina's good to have you on the show so what a

around eight thousand people were also injured in the disaster which struck a mountain region bordering iraq president hassan rouhani visited the was to province off get a mosque at a mansion earlier today as the country observed a day of national mourning rouhani promised swift has for the seventy thousand people left homeless by the quake emergency teams have been searching through the rubble but hopes of finding for the survivors are receding. amid the rubble the noise of vicars is broken by house of sadness. as rescue workers retrieve the dead the brief they're left to grapple with homes and lives ruined. in remote support also have been the worst hit area buildings happiness joy with much of the town late waste. the frantic search for the living is now turning into a recovery effort. for the internet survivors the town's only hospital is not an option. with only makeshift aid facilities and a shortage of vital supplies hundreds happen ferried halfway across the country to the capital tehran. there was nothing where we came from no electricity no water. i'm in a bad way i was in a hospit

this is deja vu news live from berlin a deadly earthquake on the border between iran and iraq at least two hundred people are dead now in iran alone with more than a thousand injured relief efforts are underway after the powerful quake hit near the iraqi town of kolob job also coming up. president donald trump meets his philippines counterpart but we go to terror tape but outside the summit of asian leaders in manila hundreds of protesters are expressing their outrage at both men. and lebanon's former prime minister speaks out saying he will come home soon saw a very rejects claims that he's being held against his will by saudi arabia. plus it's all about who got the best start of the formula one brazilian comprehend the boston federal had it restoring ferrari pride with the victory of the auto dromo we have all the frills and the spells from sunday's rigs. worn. by brian thomas welcome to the show rescuers are scrambling to help earthquake victims on the around. iraq border now that's after a seven point three magnitude quake struck about thirty kilometers from the iraqi town of a lob