embassy in baghdad. the demonstrations turned violent with protesters hurling stones and setting fires which you can see there. while security forces and embassy guards fought back with stun grenades and tear gas. a group of demonstrators shouting "death to america" have broken down the gate leading into the u.s. compound. president trump responded on twitter, writing, "iran killed an american contractor, wounding many. we strongly responded and always will. now iran is orchestrating an attack on the u.s. embassy in iraq. they will be held fully responsible. in addition we expect iraq to use its forces to protect the embassy, and so notified." nbc's hans nichols is in florida traveling with the president, and ali arouzy. ali, what's the latest? >> geoff, the ambassador apparently was on leave for holiday when this attack happened, it makes sense, it's the holiday season. but we're told he's now on the way back to the embassy. we're hearing the staff is on lockdown at the embassy. they are in a secure par

murphy went on to baghdad. he met with them and discovered iraqi nationals, had no interest in being a part of either egypt over the soviet union, was mostly interested in in running his own country. there are several things to learn on this episode and i would just focus on one. the middle east is a very unpredictable place. anybody who tells you they know it's going to happen in the middle east tomorrow doesn't know what they're talking about. all kinds of surprises come up all the time. and many of the time they are very, very unpleasant surprises for the united states of america. the lesson is don't panic. let it play out, give it some time, , see what happens. don't necessarily reach the worst conclusion overnight. don't jump to the worst possible outcome. give it a little bit of time to play out. i have one more thing to say about all this before i take your questions. one of the reasons i wrote "beirut 1958" is i was a bear. i was -- i was there. i was five years old. that's me in the really cute cowboy

the us puts on a show of force over its embassy in baghdad — and sends in reinforcements — after the compound is besieged by anti—airstrike protestors. lebanon says it had no warning that the fugitive car boss carlos ghosn was intending to skip bail injapan, for beirut. thick smoke darkens the skies as australia's bushfires push thousands of people to seek refuge on the coast. and, moscow welcomes the new year with fireworks over red square. hello and welcome to world news today. we've been seeing in the new year here — following the celebrations around the world. let's bring you some live pictures now from moscow, where it'sjust turned midnight. the fireworks are being staged over red square and the kremlin. russia is of course celebrating the new decade over several time zones with the east of the country already into 2020. president putin is making his new year's address around now too — an address which will mark exactly 20 years since he came to power in russia. he will call on the rusisan nation to show unity and rally behind his efforts, leading the country. let's keep a

in baghdad, u.s. officials are hoping new year's eve celebrations are a reason for the mob to disper disperse. >> we are obviously concerned by the activities of the iranian regime pursued around the world and in the middle east and we think the trump administration spoke to the iranian regime in a way in which they will understand. >> earlier today, iraq's prime minister issued the following tweet in english. "while we condemn the u.s. air strikes, they acknowledge that the symbolic funeral marches are an act of remembrance. iraqi security forces will respond to any act of aggression or harassment against foreign embassies in iraq and those were responsible will face the full force of the law. militias in iraq were photographed outside the u.s. embassy in baghdad earlier today. responsible for killing hundreds of u.s. troops during the iraq war. right now there is no plans for the 5,000 u.s. troops currently deployed to iraq to leave but we are monitoring the situation, molly. >> molly: a tremendous

baghdad, where there were some fires burning. a 10—year—old girl who was hit by an ambulance on an emergency call—out days before christmas has died. she has been named as shaniqua loftman—smith. shanqiua was on foot at the time of the crash, which happened in nottingham at around 6.30 in the evening on the 22nd of december. the chief executive of east midlands ambulance service offered his "deepest condolences" to herfamily. nottinghamshire police are looking for any witnesses to come forward. thousands of mixed—sex couples in england and wales are expected to enter into civil partnerships from today. it comes after a long legal battle against the law that had previously only permitted same—sex couples to become civil partners. daniela relph's report contains flash photography. cheering. finally, civil partners — something they'd always wanted but, until today, had been legally impossible. rebecca steinfeld, charles keidan and their two young children marked the occasion at chelsea registry office in london. i love

escalation of violence in iraq since thousands on the streets to protest what they call the slaughter in baghdad. keeping the beat a live were in burundi where one community is determined not to lose its culture and he's using music to do that. yes president donald trump has thanked iran for very fair negotiations that led to a prisoner swap between both countries terrine release the chinese american issue a wang who face spying charges after being detained in iran in 2016 in exchange the u.s. release to rein in scientist massud solomonic who flew back to iran with the foreign minister zarif saw the man he was arrested at chicago airport last year for violating u.s. sanctions on iran in yet a really stupid if you want to do it because. the americans are so inferior and small minded that when they were taking me to the jail they told the other might he's a terrorist that came to bomb america and we've captured him so that the other. prisoners would not go near me after a while i was told by others if you do not look like a terrorist what are they saying i said i had no idea what they were saying

desire on live from doha also coming up at least 9 people are shot dead in iraq near a protest site and baghdad's kalani square. greece expelled libya's ambassador the fallout stems from a maritime deal between turkey and tripoli has raised tensions. and they're calling it a mega fire several australian bushfires are so big authorities say they now cannot be contained. 4 people have been killed in pensacola florida after a gunman opened fire on a naval base inside a classroom the gunman is among the dead u.s. officials say the suspect is a saudi national who was in the country for training at least 8 others were injured at the naval air station in pensacola florida military officials say the suspect was unhappy with commanders and was receiving counseling u.s. president donald trump says he's been contacted by the saudi leader who has condemned the shooting. thinking he said that the saudi people are greatly angered by the blood work actions of the shooter and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the saudi people who love the american people. so much so what there w

embassy in the iraqi capital baghdad in response to recent u.s. astronauts targeting iran backed iraqi militia u.s. president donald trump has accused iran of orchestrating the protests washington says all u.s. personnel of the embassy are safe and this additional forces will be sent to got the compound. hezbollah brigade supporters crossed the. river tigris in the morning and marched toward the u.s. embassy to demonstrate. their protests began after a funeral service for fighters killed in u.s. airstrikes on sunday. the militia officers had previously killed a u.s. citizen. the demonstrators broke through the embassies external security barriers and made it as far as the last security wall of the embassy building in baghdad among the demonstrators shiite clergy and a radical militia leader. the other look on the road this is the command center for the destructive operations it was from here that iraq's sovereignty was violated. by the demonstrators managed to force their way into the compound in the afternoon they remained there until security pe

in iraq antigovernment protesters have returned to the streets of baghdad and cities in the south of the country despite fears of more attacks on friday 2 dozen demonstrators were killed more than 100 wounded when gunmen stormed protest sites some lawmakers are calling for an emergency session of parliament to address the violence against protesters. this is. the aftermath of one of the bloodiest nights since the beginning of anti-government demonstrations in iraq protestors returned to a car park block they had occupied and the bridge they had blockaded for weeks up until friday night police over to the injuries that we saw were mostly people shot in the head the chest and the upper body. but we were not able to save the very badly injured as they were already judged the house by the difficult cases they were transferred to the hospitals i worked on the streets in the south the. i was told this video circulating on social media allegedly shows protesters being attacked by unidentified gunmen it's not clear who the gunmen were and whether they were backed by the government iran or ot

air strikes in iraq and syria on sunday simona fulton reports from the green zone in baghdad. oh that's right angry and determined they marched across the river tigris through unmanned checkpoints into the heart of the fortified green zone thousands of members of the iranian backed popular mobilization forces and their supporters surrounded the compound of the u.s. embassy to deliver a stern warning to get out of santa ana this is a message to trump and to the american embassy and consulate in baghdad. watch out you have touched our soldiers and our brothers they set fires at the outer gates as they tried to get inside the embassy grounds the situation appears to be escalating now with hundreds perhaps thousands of members of the popular mobilization forces having the means to the close of the u.s. embassy there filming stones there burning ceased the trying to climb the wall to reach the u.s. embassy compound and they're chanting anti-american slogans they're demanding the we've told all american troops from iraq. the action is in response to u.s. airstrikes that killed dozen

it was a dramatic day in the heart of baghdad. it began with funerals of iraqi military men who had been killed on sunday in us air strikes who had been killed on sunday in us airstrikes —— iraqi militia men. after the funerals, they went over the bridge to the tigris, to the us embassy which is in the green zone in the heart of the city. normally difficult to penetrate this small army of militiamen seems to be able to walk through the checkpoint, suggesting official blessing for this. as the militiamen gathered at the gates, you can imagine the scene, chancing anti—american slogans, throwing stones. eventually two thick columns of black smoke rising above the compound. the guard post had been set on fire. it seems that dozens of protesters had managed to scale one of the outer walls, getting into a reception area before forces defending the compound fired tear gas, apparently dispersing them and then there seem to bea dispersing them and then there seem to be a winding down of this. as we speak i think there are some protes

embassy in baghdad after last week's deadly american airstrikes on iraq diplomatic staff including the ambassador have reportedly been evacuated from the compound. from moscow where it's just past 2 in the morning you're watching international happy new year from all of us here. now a new decade has indeed begun here in moscow we enter 2028 just 2 hours ago the celebration is in full swing mass let's take a look at how it was done in other parts of the world. i. well then to see how moscow brought in the new decade his correspondence saskia taylor right in the heart of the russian capital. i'm quite literally standing underneath the fire i'm in the ferry center i've got boswell's right behind you can hear the crowds going wild and then to my boy i've got this tower and just a couple of moments ago we had the much anticipated 12 midnight chimes from the tower that's the most famous clock tower within the kremlin's walls and it's really become the face of the symbol of new year here in russia so 2025 is officially upon us just now you saw on your screens of course the spectacular firewor

embassy in baghdad. these demonstrators are supporters of the iranian-backed iraqi she a militia group hezbollah that was attacked by the united states on sunday in both iraq and syria. that group says that at least 25 of its fighters were killed in this response by the united states to rocket fire on friday that left one american contractor dead and four u.s. service members injured. what we know right now about the embassy that is being stormed, there are hundreds outside. and according to reports, u.s. security guards are currently on the roof, firing tear gas, rubber bullets and sound grenades in an effort to push back protesters. other reports from on the ground in baghdad indicate that iraqi security forces are being used right now to try to separate the crowds of people from the u.s. embassy compound. we have also seen video of fires being lit. glass being smashed. and also, people outside in military uniforms. it's unclear right now what military groups these demonstrators are from. likely agains

smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area thousands of people have been rallying in baghdad's green zone angry at the u.s. airstrikes that targeted a powerful the rainy unbacked group on iraqi soil the u.s. says it was only responding to the iranian aggression and has also blamed iran for tuesday's unrest but denies it had anything to do with it well the pentagon now says it's deploring deploying more troops to secure the embassy will be live in washington in just a moment but 1st this report from simona fulton. oh that's right angry and determined they marched across the river tigris through unmanned checkpoints into the heart of the fortified green zone thousands of members of the iranian backed popular mobilization forces and their supporters surrounded the compound of the u.s. embassy to deliver a stern warning notice on a night out there this is a message to trump and to the american embassy and consulate in baghdad. watch out you have touched our soldiers and our brothers they said fires at the outer gates as they try to get inside the embassy grounds the situation appea

ambassador in baghdad meanwhile protests against the u.s. operation have been held in the cities of kirkuk and basra demonstrators call the airstrikes a violation of their sovereignty and held up pictures of those killed some one of 14 reports from iraq's anbar province where some u.s. troops are based. and unprecedented confrontation between the u.s. and iran on iraqi soil for the 1st time u.s. airstrikes targeting the bases of an iranian backed armed group killing and injuring dozens the operation in response to a series of rockets that struck military bases where u.s. personnel are stationed a u.s. contractor was killed in the most recent attack in care cook what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what president trump has said for months and months and months which is that we will not stand for the garage to take actions to put american men and women in jeopardy that type hezbollah is part of the popular mobilization forces a paramilitary group set up to fight eisel it's integrated into iraq's armed forces the u.s. has a

embassy in baghdad. could this latest escalation lead us down the path to war? we're going to be asking lieutenant commander jasser coming up next. let's look at australia, which is ringing in the new year. that's sydney. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ everything your trip needs for everyone you love. expedia. by consolidating your credit card debt into one monthly payment. and get your interest rate right so you can save big. get a no-fee personal loan up to $100k. get a no-fee personal loan most people think as a reliable phone company. but to businesses, we're a reliable partner. we keep companies ready for what's next. (man) we weave security into their business. (second man) virtualize their operations. (woman) and build ai customer experiences. (second woman) we also keep them ready for the next big opportunity. like 5g. almost all of the fortune 500 partner with us. (woman) when it comes to digital transformation... verizon keeps business ready. david: president trump is blaming iranr dozens of militia members stormed the u.s. embassy in iraq. the president tweeting thi

we're following breaking news out of baghdad. we'll keep you posted. lauren: iraqi military supporters are now in the em bay yoembassy there. gunshots and sirens are being heard. this is a breaking news story. we'll keep you updated throughout the hour. another dramatic development in the case of carlos ghosn. he's been charged with financial wrong-doing by japanese officials and arrested just over a year ago. he has fled house arrest in tokyo, flying to lebanon on a private jet. he denied any wrong-doing in the case and said, quote, he would no longer be held hostage by what he calls a rigged japanese justice system. one of his attorneys says his client's he behavior is inexcusable and his three passports are in possession of his lawyers. it's unlikely that he will be forced to return to japan because lebanon has no extradition agreement with japan. cheryl: he's reportedly at a home in beirut right now. now to what is happen happening again overseas. more pro-democracy protests are going to mark the end to a very turbulent year in hong kong. there's a

protesters in iraq return to the streets of baghdad and other cities despite fears they could come under attack the u.n. calls the killing off and on demonstrators by gunmen and control city. searching for motives u.s. authorities launch an investigation after a deadly shooting by a saudi and man at a u.s. naval base in florida. and the stars take to the stage here in berlin at the european film awards introduce you to the winners. i'm told me a lot of both thanks for joining us well have more on those stories in a moment but 1st some breaking news at least 30 people have been killed in a fire in the center of the indian capital delhi and to get more on the story our correspondent michelle walsh joins us now from delhi and michelle what do we know so far about the fire. you know what that the 1st call to the fire to end the fire services was made at very early over here at and t. at the off to 5 am and about cody fired and those were rushed to the spot immediately but you're talking about an area that's quite congested it's actually residential and bottom has a lot of smaller factories a

a member of the baghdad security committee he says the u.s. is creating a war on iraq you saw which will affect the country's relations. what's iran got to do with this this iraqi soldiers iraqi personnel were killed the iraqi people walked into the international zone with anger. for the loss of their brothers loss of their soldiers so i don't know why the americans assisting to move the battlefield from iraq into iraq. creating a proxy war in iraq is soil which has no reason and no need for it if there is a problem between the united states of america between the united states and iran they might as well take between themselves why involving iraq and why attack iraq soldiers in retaliation to 2 iranian policy this is something that there is no need for it it will definitely lead to deterioration of diplomatic relationship between iraq and iran to states and would definitely effect the presence of american soldiers american fighting forces here in iraq. now to a story that started with tragedy but ascended with hope a year ago the baby was res

embassy in baghdad to protect the compound. the marine task force launched from an air base in kuwait about 400 miles away flying in the mv 22 off spray part helicopter part airplane. each can carrying 40 marines. these will join those holding the line at the embassy while the outer perimeter at the embassy was breached. the u.s. backed militia men did not get very far. the marine task force that just arrived in baghdad little smaller than a rifle company. the marines have been told to open fire if fired upon. so far the situation appears to have calmed down according to officials. earlier u.s. army apache gun ships dropped flares outside of the embassy. the attack helicopters continue to circle overhead. 11:30 in baghdad. many are hoping the crowd will disperse and go celebrate the new year elsewhere. the leaderboard of hezbollah bombed by u.s. photographed alongside other she a militia leaders outside of baghdad earlier today. these militias responsible for killing over 600 u.s. troops during the iraq war. planned the 1983 bo

embassy in the iraqi capital baghdad on good by recent u.s. airstrikes targeting an iranian backed iraqi militia u.s. president donald trump accused iran of orchestrates in the protests that washington says all u.s. personnel at the embassy are safe and additional sources would be sent to the compound. the hezbollah brigade supporters crossed the river tigris in the morning and marched toward the u.s. embassy to demonstrate. their protest began after a funeral service for fighters killed in u.s. airstrikes on sunday. the militia officers had previously killed a u.s. citizen. the demonstrators broke through the embassies external security barriers and made it as far as the last security wall of the embassy building in baghdad among the demonstrators shiite clergy and a radical militia leader. the other look on the this is the command center for the destructive operations it was from here that iraq's sovereignty was violated. the demonstrators managed to force their way into the compound in the afternoon they remained there until security person

rise will go live to our correspondent also coming up protesters in iraq returned to the streets of baghdad and other cities there demonstrating the spine's fears of attack by their own government u.n. calling the killing of unarmed demonstrators by gunmen and atrocities and the stars take to the stage here in berlin at the european film awards we'll introduce you to all the with 1st. time called aspen welcome to the program we start with some breaking news at least 43 people have been killed in a fire in the indian capital delhi the blaze broke out in a workshop building in the crowded old city center early this morning officials say the fire has now been put out and rescue efforts are ongoing most of the dead were workers who were sleeping inside the factory at least 15 people have been taken to the hospital to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation. let's bring in our correspondent michelle jase while she joins us now from delhi now 1st of all what more do we know about the fire so far. well called the 1st report of the fire the 1st call was made to very early local time shortly off t

protesters in iraq return to the streets of baghdad and other cities despite fears they could come under attack the u.n. calls the killing of unarmed demonstrators by gunmen and atrocity. searching for motives for its use launched an investigation after a deadly shooting by a saudi and man at a u.s. naval base in florida. and the stars take to the stage here in berlin at the european film awards we'll introduce you to the winners. i'm told me a lot of both thanks for joining us. firefighters in australia are battling hundreds of bushfires in the country's east that includes a massive one north of the largest city sydney it was formed when many smaller blazes combined and authorities say it is now too big to put out. grass fires bushfires. and even a fine a day a deadly swell of flames spinning out of control. these are just some of the dozens of blazes this is ripping across eastern australia several fires have come together in a mega fire in an area roughly 60 kilometers across leaving the nearby city of sydney swaped in toxic smoke. the speed and unpredictability of the fire leaves rur

with al-jazeera also coming up on the program gunmen in calls opened fire on protesters in central baghdad killing at least 10 people. police in india are showered with sweet flowers and praise after they shoot dead 4 men suspected of raping and killing a woman in hyderabad. and months after they ousted their longtime president why algerians of protesting against next week's election to replace him. welcome to the program our top story a shooting at a u.s. naval base in florida has a 4 people dead including the gunman u.s. officials say the suspect was a member of the saudi air force who was in the united states for military training at least 8 people were injured and injured at the naval base in pensacola the gunman's motive is not clear and base remains sealed off while investigators search for evidence u.s. president donald trump says the saudi king called him to send his condolences and said he's directed his security services to cooperate with the investigation into the attack. the king said that the saudi people are greatly angered by the but american actions of the shooter and that

embassy in baghdad. these are live there where hundreds of protesters have been gathering surrounding at times attempting to climb the fences around the largest u.s. embassy in the world. we're going to bring you all the breaking details next. >>> congressman jeff van drew threw a big curve ball when he switched parties from democrat to republican because he said of house democrats move to impeach president trump. what does that mean for the republican candidates in the race? joining me is david richter, the republican challenger to c congressman drew. >> you've made the point that's consistent with cnn's reporting that this was less about the decision to impeach trump by dm democrats and more about his own election chances in 2020. >> yeah, no, absolutely. congressman van drew has a very liberal voting record during his first year in the house. he voted with nancy pelosi 91% of the time, voted against the president. if you take out the impeachment vote, he voted against the president's legislative agend

allan johnston on events in baghdad. the labour mp richard burgon has announced that he will be standing to be deputy leader of the labour party. the mp for east leeds and shadowjustice secretary made the announcement on twitter this afternoon. the third mp to confirm they are standing to replace tom watson, often on our screens, standing to replace tom watson, often on oui’ screens, very standing to replace tom watson, often on our screens, very loyal to jeremy corbyn when a lot of the shadow cabinet members leftjeremy corbyn. he stuck byjeremy corbyn. he has treated in the last two hours that after a break in discussions with mps and party members, i am announcing that i am standing to be the labour pa rty‘s announcing that i am standing to be the labour party's deputy leader. he goes on to say... well, in that article he refers to the air, he has said abandoning the labour party's transformational policies would be a mistake. jeremy corbyn should not shoulder the blame nor the recent election loss. he said that wa

embassy in the iraqi capital baghdad in response to recent u.s. astronauts targeting iran backed iraqi militia u.s. president donald trump has accused iran of orchestrating the protests washington says all u.s. personnel of the embassy are safe and this additional forces will be sent to got the compound. hezbollah brigade supporters crossed the. the river tigris in the morning and marched toward the u.s. embassy to demonstrate. their protest began after a funeral service for fighters killed in u.s. airstrikes on sunday. the militia officers had previously killed a u.s. citizen. the demonstrators broke through the embassies external security barriers and made it as far as the last security wall of the embassy building in baghdad among the demonstrators shiite clergy and a radical militia leader. the other look on the unit this is the command center for the destructive operations it was from here that iraq's sovereignty was violated. the demonstrators managed to force their way into the compound in the afternoon they remained there until security pe

protesters in iraq return to the streets of baghdad and other cities despite fears they could come under attack the u.n. calls the killing of unarmed demonstrators by gunmen and atrocity. searching for motives u.s. authorities launch an investigation after a deadly shooting by a saudi ambassador at a u.s. naval base in florida. and the stars take to the stage here in berlin i think european film awards introduce you to the winners. i'm told me a lot of people thanks for joining us. firefighters in australia are battling hundreds of bushfires in the country's east that includes a massive one north of the largest city sydney it was formed many smaller blazes combined and authorities say it is now too big to put out. grass fires bushfires. and even a fine a day a deadly swirl of flames spinning out of control. these are just some of the dozens of blazes this is ripping across eastern australia several fires have come together in a make a fire in an area roughly 60 kilometers across leaving the nearby city of sydney swaped in toxic smoke. the speed and unpredictability of the fire leaves rur

as we said earlier it's a very violent plot the brigade was moving through baghdad in the early morning and that ammunition which is very unusual instead of headed towards jordan but the defense ministry into line up the machine gun all of them in the and the de facto over the last 20 years found one day later and executed on the spot and a blow a series of events and the coup was led by this man nobody knew who this guy was. a complete unknown the americans didn't know and the russians didn't know. a complete unknown factor. the plotters may or may not have been egyptian but that those sympathies are with him. and that is filled with people holding up pictures of nasser. the tanks have his picture all over them. and then to come to the conclusion it was the egyptian sponsored coup. the lebanese at that point also this gentleman was the president of lebanon in the 19 fifties lebanon then and today highly sectarian government is based on the fiction even by ut58 was no longer true but the element was the colonial master of the twenties and thirties and then the speaker of parliament and

over in baghdad what is your reaction to president but home saw position. no i think it's not resigned he seemed afraid to say this is i think this is a politic movement he he want to leave you want to push out or put out all this bushing or from the wings and the political process now now he's sayed if you go on to. to force me to nominate a candidate of a big biggest block will the design he didn't say i will resign he said i will this is this is many many agendas and many wings and many denecke show their actions now serve out the iraqis seem and i think that mr he used that condition because he want to be soprano because he want to jump on the custom tuition question say for the president then he must follow that condition say he must accept the. whole nominated from the biggest block but he refused that i say that you this is right out of the constitution that they would use that but he i think there is and the conditions are there that actions forcing him to sit these the protestants and the. other followers and american edge and ok that all of us are

over in baghdad what is your reaction to president but hopes on f.'s position. no i think it's not resigned he seemed afraid to say this is i think this is a politic movement he he want to leave you want to push out or put out all this bushing you from the wings and the political process now now he say that if you go on to. to force me to nominate i can't do that of a big biggest block i will design he didn't say i will resign he said i will this is this is many many agendas and many wings and many danish their actions now serve out the iraqis seem and i think mr he used that condition because he want to be soprano because he want to jump on the custom tuition constitution say for the president then to you must follow that condition say he must accept the. whole nominated from the biggest block but he refused that i say that you this is right out of the constitution that they would use that but he i think there is and the conditions are there that actions forcing him to cities that brought us status and. to follow orders and and that we can edge and ok we're goi

among the crowds of protesters as gunfire echoes around central baghdad. moments earlier gunmen.

was hit by a drone strike dosage of bowery reports from baghdad. panic among the crowds of protesters as gunfire echoes around central baghdad. moments earlier gunmen pulled up in cars and trucks at the building where protesters have faced themselves since the latest series of anti-government rallies began in october. medics struggled to treat the dozens injured this is what is left behind after what survivors are describing as a massacre. they were wearing civilian clothes this is their bullets they stole to people i don't know what kind of islam this is these people believe in i don't even know where they took the dead bodies. the. 60 to 70 men came asking us to leave this area they showed us their knives and guns and walked us out i heard screams and saw them killing people throwing them over the building they told me they are gangs. sources tell al jazeera the call from these demonstrators for protection was answered by volunteers from soraya al salam which is part of the southern us party the shia muslim group is led by cleric father of other

so yes we're getting reports there of 12 'd people killed in baghdad's killarney square but of course this comes after there have been protests taking place in the country that have led of course the prime minister to submit his resignation though that has done nothing to actually stop those protests from taking place going to bring you much more on that shooting in baghdad meanwhile people across in years been celebrating after police shot dead 4 men suspected of raping and killing a 27 year old woman in hyderabad they've been taken back to the scene of the crime and police said they would they were killed when they tried to escape but while many of welcome these controversial killings human rights organizations say they are a dangerous precedent and her reports now from you daddy. flowers and messages to congratulate them it's the kind of welcome police in india rarely receive but in hyderabad police are being praised for shooting 4 men accused of gang raping and murdering a 27 year old veterinarian dr last week police commanders say the accused were taken to the alleged crime scene

embassy in baghdad and some have made it inside the compound. people there angry following a deadly u.s. strike last week that killed 25 fighters from an iran-backed shiite militia in iraq. the mourners held funerals for those killed in baghdad in a neighborhood earlier and marched on to the heavily fortified green zone and kept walking until they reached the embassy. sunday u.s. forces bombed the militia after accusing them of firing rockets on a u.s. base in iraq that killed one american. 6:02. >>> it is the end of a decade and even better, the start of a new one. can you actually believe that 2020 arrives at midnight tonight. >> no. >> a lot of people ask where has the time gone. >> exactly as people flock to bay area watering holes and new year's celebration, security is always a concern when you're in a big crowd like that. "today in the bay's" thom jensen is live from san francisco where police are expecting big crowds for the fireworks show. thom, we have no known threats at this point, right? >> reporter: right, nothing as far as we saw

they have managed to reach outside the american embassy in baghdad. many of them waving flags of kataeb hezbollah, the iran backed shia militia. the u.s. carried out air strikes against them on sunday and they have been heard shouting down, down usa. >> thank you. we will have much more on this developing situation in baghdad as soon as it becomes available. >>> preparations are under way from coast to coast for tonight's new year's eve celebration. >>> authorities here in new york are promising that times square will be just about the safest place on earth tonight. even at this early hour you can see the work being done there. soon traffic will be stopped and the side streets will be blocked off. security screening will begin 13 hours before the ball drops. >> it all comes just hours after heavy winds sent this wind turbine crashing down onto the street in another part of the city crushing a car. no one was injured. >> that storm is finally moving out to sea after causing problems across the northeast. but other parts of the country aren't so lucky w

my son's name is haifa he lives and he's a university student in baghdad and he came here to demonstrate and he's peaceful but he was taken in we don't know which side has the iraqi lawyers union has provided free legal counsel in dozens of protest related cases many have procedural violations the 1st challenge is finding the detainee. there are random arrests and there are multiple forces carrying out arrests we don't know which side is detaining people there's also a delay in sending the detainees to the judge other violations we observed include arrests without arrest warrants more than 2600 iraqis have been arbitrarily arrested since the demonstrations began more than 100 remain in detention al-jazeera spoke to over a dozen of previous the detained or abducted protesters and activists as well as the families of those still missing the government declined our request for an interview with the fault of arrests appear to be carried out by government forces with protesters eventually brought before a judge and many cases can be characterized as forced disappearances. carried out by armed

he lives in care he's a university student in baghdad and he came here to demonstrate and he's peaceful but he was taken in we don't know which side has the iraqi lawyers union has provided free legal counsel in dozens of protest related cases many have procedural violations the 1st challenge is finding the detainee. there are random arrests and there are multiple forces carrying out arrests we don't know which side is detaining people there's also a delay in sending the detainees to the judge other violations we observed include arrests without arrest warrants more than 2600 iraqis have been arbitrarily arrested since the demonstrations began more than 100 remain in detention al-jazeera spoke to over a dozen of previous the detained or abducted protesters and activists as well as the families of those still missing the government declined our request for an interview above the rest appear to be carried out by government forces protesters eventually brought before a judge and in many cases can be characterized as. carried out by armed believed to be part of the popular most. part of a s

protesters across the country with another 3 people shot dead in baghdad. a prominent businessman has been charged with complicity in the murder of a journalist the charges against organ. put further pressure on the prime minister joseph muscat to step down. and more information is emerged about the man who killed 2 people in a knife attack in london on friday had been released from prison after serving half of a sentence for his role in a failed bomb plot. the rebels in yemen have released footage they say shows the shooting down of a saudi apache helicopter they group says it was behind the downing of the aircraft on friday and that 2 saudi pilots were killed. by a surface to air missile and crashed on the south side of the border. there been protests in israel demanding the resignation of prime minister benjamin netanyahu demonstrators gathered in tel aviv waving banners describing that know who as a corrupt leader last week he was charged with fraud bribery and breach of trust is rejected calls to step down in the queues prosecutors of staging an attemp

embassy in baghdad they are angry about u.s. airstrikes. and coddles going is gone before much less than going to sleaze japan where he faced trial as a financial in this context he says is a strange thing that's future. time menu foods mackinnon thanks so much for joining us. australians have welcomed in the new year in sydney with a massive fire at what splay marking the beginning of a new decade but despite the festivities that many in other parts of the country are not celebrating now they're off there are growing fears for residents and tourists trapped by raging fires in several coastal towns people have sought shelter on the waterfront and preparing for possible evacuation. it's an unprecedented situation across the country the areas was defective are australia's 2 most populous states in the south east new south wales and victoria and the town of malibu such a style that is west full of 1000 people have fled the saw it to the beach now the blazes have claimed 2 more victims a father and a son trying to protect their home and several

panic among the crowds of protesters as gunfire echoes from central baghdad. moments earlier gunmen pulled up in cars and trucks at the building where protesters have faced themselves since the latest series of anti-government rallies began in october. medics struggled to treat the dozens injured this is what is left behind after what survivors are describing as a massacre. they were wearing civilian clothes this is the bullets they stole to people i don't know what kind of islam this is these people believe in i don't even know where they took the dead bodies the. 60 to 70 men came asking us to leave this area they showed us their knives and guns and walked us out i heard screams and saw them killing people throwing them over the building they told me they are gangs. but sources tell al jazeera the call from these demonstrators for protection was answered by volunteers from soraya al salam which is part of the southern us party the shia muslim group is led by cleric my father also other hours before the shooting the united states imposed sanctions on 3 of the

over in baghdad what is your reaction to president but home saw position. no i think it's not resigned he seemed afraid to say this is i think this is a politic movement he he want to leave you want to push out or put out all this bushing or from the wings and the political process now now he say that if you go onto. to force me to nominate a candidate of a big biggest block i will design he didn't say i will resign he said i will this is this is many many agendas and many wings and many danish their actions now serve out the iraqi scene and i think that mr he used that condition because he want to be soprano because he want to jump of the constitution constitution say for the president he must follow that condition say he must accept the. whole nominated from the biggest block but he refused that i say that you this is right out of the constitution that they would use that but he i think there is and the conditions are there that actions forcing him to sit these the protestants and the. followers and american edge and ok that all of us are going to have a

embassy in baghdad after last week's deadly american airstrikes on iraq diplomatic staff including the ambassador have reportedly been evacuated from the compound. julian assange has claims that he is dying in a u.k. prison plied with sedatives and subjected to 23 hours of solitary confinement a day you hear from a sanjay's friend he was told the chilling details in a call from the wiki leaks co-founder on christmas eve. rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 while on bail what time it. will he said to me but i'm slowly dying. and as i review the key events that shake 2019 continues we should some light on the really great. giving thanks for joining us here on out into. hundreds of iraqis have attempted to storm the u.s. embassy in baghdad with some of the protesters starting a fire there reportedly demanding its closure and that american forces exit the country racks popular mobilisation forces say around 2 dozen people have been injured at rallies in and around the compound nation's prime minister as the assembled crowd leave the embassy warning of a tough r

and iran on iraqi soil say want a full teen al-jazeera baghdad. let's cross live to gabriel elizondo in washington where donald trump has been tweeting about the unrest as of tuesday gable how has the u.s. response shifted during the course of the day. yeah and it has shifted as we know the policy and statements that come out of washington in this particular administration can change on a dime very quick as we've seen in some other instances and we saw a lot of shifting in that a little bit of that on tuesday as well initially when these protests started the u.s. immediately focused on securing the embassy deployed what we think were about 100 rapid reef response marines from the region to the embassy to help buffer security there but the administration was pointing the finger directly at iran saying that iran was responsible for these protests without a doubt but then you saw as the day want to long administration officials and even u.s. congressmen and women also putting the pressure on iraq wondering questions were being why didn't iraq allow t

shock video out of baghdad today. shocking video, angry crowds, tripping alarms, and a chance for america out. protesters aligned with iran made it inside the outer perimeter of the most expensive and supposedly the most secure compound in the world, the american embassy in iraq. the u.s. military dispatching two apache helicopters to fly over the embassy in response. the u.s. defense chief says reinforcements are en route to the embassy. the embassy right now is on lockdown. the state department says there is no current plan to evacuate. the iraqi prime minister demanded the protesters leave. no evidence this hour that they have or that they will, and the protesters, they stormed the embassy in response to the u.s. airstrikes targeting iranian proxies and promised to stay until the u.s. leaves the country. the american president, donald trump, blaming iran for orchestrating the attack and vowing they will be held fully responsible. cnn's arwa damon is monitoring the situation from istanbul. arwa, is the iraqi governm

there've been violent clashes outside the american embassy in the iraqi capital, baghdad. tens of thousands of militiamen attacked the complex, in response to us airstrikes against its members on sunday. president trump has accused iran of orchestrating the violence, and criticised the iraqi government for failing to prevent it. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, paul adams reports. chanting. furious crowds and an american embassy, the largest in the world, under siege. protesters and pro—iranian militiamen inside baghdad's protected green zone, venting their anger. attempting to breach the embassy walls. 0ne entrance is pushed open, but the crowd is forced back by tear gas fired from inside. a sentry post is attacked. this is a heavily fortified compound. the soldiers inside seem alert, but not yet alarmed. fires are lit outside, the air thick with smoke and anti—american slogans. but the crowd is not huge. sources inside the compound say the situation appears to be under control. no one has been evacuated. directing the protests are some of the country's leading shi'ite m

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in baghdad, protestors attack the american embassy in response to us air strikes at the weekend. the former nissan boss carlos ghosn flees to lebanon from japan, where he faces trial over charges of financial misconduct. from today, mixed—sex couples in england and wales can finally enter into civil partnerships. new legislation comes into force tomorrow to make trains fully accessible for disabled users, but not all firms will make the deadline. celebrating the new year — many countries have seen in 2020 with spectacular fireworks displays, while here, there's a promise that tonight's london celebrations will surpass all previous years. well, i don't want to ruin the surprise, but i can say, hand on heart, they'll be the best fireworks london's ever seen. and in half an hour, click presents highlights of its live show in dundee from earlier in the year. good evening. thousands of people in south—eastern australia have been forced to seek refuge on beaches and boats after becoming trapped by advancing bush fires. in the state of victoria, 4000 people, including locals and t

over in baghdad what is your reaction to president but hopes on f.'s position. no i think it's not resigned he seemed afraid to say this is i think this is a politic movement he he want to leave you want to push out or put out all this bushing or from the wings and the political process no no he say that if you go on to. to force me to nominate i can't do that of a big biggest block i will design his that he didn't say i will resign he said i will this is this is many many agendas and many wings and many denecke show their actions now serve out the iraqis seem and i think mr he used that condition because he want to be soprano because he want to jump on the custom tuition constitution say for the brits and then he must follow that condition say he must accept the. whole nominated from the biggest block but he refused that i say that you this is right out of the constitution that they would use that but he i think there is and the conditions are there that actions forcing him to sit these the protestants and. followers and and then he can edge and ok i'm going to

embassy compound in baghdad. just a short while ago, president trump blamed iran for the attack and called on iraq to protect the embassy. their following all the developments from washington, d.c. doug. >> reporter: the deponents are happening very quickly out of baghdad. the associated press reports the protesters have in fact breached the outer walls of the u.s. embassy. the compound there, in baghdad. hundreds of protesters outside of the u.s. embassy in iraq. now reports some had stormed the compound. this after a series of u.s. lon iranian backed militia. killing a number of fighters. that was in respect to rocket attacks that killed a u.s. defense contractor. the group had promised to retaliate. >> where wanting the united states as we warned before, that their legal presence means they are standing against the iraqi people and the iraqi people have the right to confront them with all types of resistance. >> reporter: there been protest now around the country in iraq. burning flags and lashing out at the u