what angry iraqi protestors were shouting as they set fire to the iranian consulate in the city of najaf a significant anti test run escalation but how much influence does iran wield in iraq is it a force for good or is it holding back the country and its people this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm adrian finnegan after months of violent antigovernment protests in iraq anger has turned towards neighboring iran demonstrators stormed the iranian consulate in the holy city of najaf before setting fire to it on wednesday a number of people were killed in the crackdown which followed adding to the hundreds who died in the last 2 months of protests it's the strongest expression of anti iranian sentiment in recent months for demonstrates as accusing to iran of supporting the government that they're trying to fight it comes off to similar attacks on iranian properties in karbala earlier this month and in basra last year where baghdad has condemned the attack sending army reinforcements to try to suppress the violence a curfew has been put in place and so-called crisis cells

ofthe symbolic importance the attack on the iranian najaf cannot be understated. it is considered to be the heart of the shiite muslim world -- shia muslim world. iraq thought it had the shia muslim world on its side. clearly that is not the case. >> it is difficult to see how they can respond. -- naturall constituency of supporters iran andlight upon has been in among shiite communities -- shia communities. it responds with brutal force as it has recently, to crush similar protests, that runs the losing tehran's support in iraq and throughout the broader region. it's unclear what options the government in iran has in response to these protests. i don't think they have good options. there is panic and paranoia in tehran over what happened today. in najaf. twoonald trump has signed bills backing pro-democracy activists in hong kong. placed oncan now be individuals responsible for human rights abuses. the hong kong government has called the legislation unnecessary and unwarranted, saying it will harm relations with the u.s.. washington, president trump's team had vo

iraqi protesters set fire to the ukrainian constitution this southern city of najaf after another day of deadly demonstrations. there and live from london also coming up as purchase spread in the east and d.l.c. demanding better protection for civilians a brutal rebel attack kills another 19 people. more positive signs from yemen their saudi led coalition says it will allow some flights out of port people who need medical treatment. and mexico demands urgent talks after president trump says he's working to designate mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups. i know a curfew has been imposed in the iraqi city of najaf off to anti government protests as the iranian consulate and set fire to the building was believed stuff at the consulate were evacuated before the incident meanwhile iraqi security forces have denied reports that 2 protests as were killed in baghdad often live ammunition was used to disperse demonstrations there. joins us on the phone from baghdad so why would why would protest us target to the iranian comes consternation this way. we learned there is a great anger here i

'd protests in iraq storm iran's consulate in najaf and set is a plain stare on demands tough action against those responsible. we meet families in western kenya desperate for news of relatives still missing after a landslide plowed through their community. thousands of colombians refused to bow down as a national strike against corruption and economic inequality. that china has accused donald trump of sinister intentions after the president signed a hong kong human rights bill beijing has summoned the u.s. ambassador under the law washington can impose sanctions on chinese and hong kong officials deemed responsible for human rights abuses it also bans the sale of tear gas rubber bullets and other equipment used by security forces china has threatened to respond with firm counter measures well the leading pro-democracy activist joshua ones says the u.s. has shown it will prioritize human rights over business. for you as president sign on the hong kong human rights and democracy act that's the remarkable achievement of all the hong kong is no matter a democrat or republican is the new

coming up in the next 60 minutes iraqi protesters set fire to the iranian consulate in the city of najaf blaming tehran for propping up a government they want to remove. another rebel attack in eastern democratic republic of congo fuels anger against un peacekeepers accused of failing to provide protection a grim task for flood survivors in kenya digging to find the remains of missing loved ones and we are in a remote corner of the pacific where 75 years after world war 2 the search for fallen soldiers goes on. thank you for joining us in a dramatic escalation of iraq's anti-government protests crowds have torched the rainy and consulates in the holy city of najaf 100 surrounded the building lighting tires blankets and anything else they could find while chanting iran out they accuse tehran of propping up iraq's government which have been railing against for 2 months. not earlier we spoke to our reporter mommy job until an on the phone from baghdad he explained more about how suspicion and i'm sure about iran has played into the post. there's a good old eric here in the by by the thousan

iraqi protesters set fire to the ring in consulate in the city of najaf blaming tehran for propping up a government they want to remove. him fully back to boil watching al jazeera live from doha also coming up after initial reluctance president donald trump signs 2 bills aimed at supporting human rights and pro-democracy activists in hong kong will be live in washington another rebel attack in eastern democratic republic of congo fueled anger against u.n. peacekeepers accused of failing to provide protection and colombian union to hold their 2nd general strike in a week accusing the president of failing to come up with concrete proposals to meet their demands. in a dramatic escalation of iraq's anti-government protests crowds have torched the rainy and consummate he not java holy city for shia muslims hundreds surrounded the building lighting taia than anything else they could find while chanting iran out they accused tehran of propping iraq's government which they want replaced this is a 2nd time this month anyway and consulates has been targeted by protesters 3 weeks ago security for

what angry iraqi protestors were shouting as they set fire to the iranian consulate in the city of najaf a significant and run escalation but how much influence does iran wield in iraq is it a force for good or is it holding back the country and its people this is inside story . hello and welcome to the program i'm adrian finnigan after months of violent antigovernment protests in iraq anger has turned towards neighboring iran demonstrators stormed the iranian consulate in the holy city of najaf before setting fire to it on wednesday a number of people were killed in the crackdown which followed adding to the hundreds who died in the last.

iraq's employs army commanders to restore order after protesters stormed their rounds consulate in najaf and set it on fire. hello welcome to our jazeera live from doha i'm martin dennis also coming up south korea accuses north korea of launching what appear to be missiles we're live in seoul with the latest. china accuses the u.s. of interference and warns of consequences after president trump signs a law supporting hong kong's human rights amid ongoing protests. we meet families in western kenya desperate for news of relatives still missing after a landslide plowed 3 their community. the iraqi army says it's sending its commanders to provinces to restore order it's setting up what it calls crisis cells to quell the mass armrests at least 8 people were killed in the city of nasiriyah when security forces opened fire to disperse a demonstration for the past 2 months iraq has have been demanding job spaces services and an overhaul of the political system meanwhile iran has demanded firm action from the iraqi government after an attack on its consulate in the city of najaf on wednesday ant

you 1st about the latest we're hearing about what happened in the southern shiite majority city of najaf so the we are hearing from medical sources there that at least 8 protesters were killed and at least 45 wounded in clashes that took place between protesters and security forces close to government buildings in the around 3 am local time that's about 10 hours 10 hours ago that's one thing and we're also hearing from people on the ground that they expect the casualty figure will rise then of course you have what happened in of course it's the seat of the authority here in the it is a holy city the fact that you had these protesters. despite their fear of reprisals going to the compound of the iranian consulate attacking it torching that building that is extremely significant in a majority shia city and it also echoes another attack that happened against the iranian consulate in the shiite holy city of najaf that happened in early november there are protesters here that again and again whether they be in shiite majority cities or other parts of the country that have decried the outsized

al-jazeera in a dramatic escalation of iraq's anti-government protests crowds of toshi iranian consulate in najaf a holy city for shia muslims 100 surrounded the building lighting tires blankets and anything else they could find while chanting iran out they accuse tehran of propping up iraq's government which they want replaced this is a 2nd time this month any radian consulate has been targeted by protesters 3 weeks ago security forces defending the site in karbala killed 4 demonstrators earlier we spoke to our reporter mama job in baghdad he explained how suspicion and anger about iran have played into the protests. there is a great boulder here in the. bodies of thousands and our government demonstrators that that. is far too beholden to store in powers and that among those foreign powers that are exerting too much influence in this country is the country which is their neighbor and that they will work extraordinary about what happened this evening is that the iranian consulate is the one just want to see. shiite religious authority was attacked this is shia majority city and they didn't like

people to defy the curfew to attend funerals for the torching of the iranian consulate in najaf. michael stands by his remark that nato is brain dead the french president met with the alliance secretary general jens stoltenberg. paris he said it was a wake up call. the members to face up to the new common enemy terrorism. china has reacted furiously this thursday to president donald trump signing up to build into supporting human rights inn hong kong one of the move would undermine cooperation with washington us ambassador has been summoned. to explain . thank you very much for being with the security forces in iraq have shot dead thirty anti government protests this. in the past twenty four hours some rest continues in the capital and in the country's south iraqis protest of a two months against government corruption. and against iran's's meddling in iraq's state offense. lilive ammunition fired again and now siri up here likee in other cities across southern rock and in baghdad. security forces of trying to disperse crowds of protesters blocking bridges and roads. no matter the

no more in tehran under the top stories on our 0 a curfew has been imposed in the iraqi city of najaf after anti-government protesters stormed the iranian consulate building meanwhile iraqi security forces have denied reports that 2 protest as were killed in baghdad often live ammunition was used to disperse demonstrators that. joins us so over the phone from baghdad mahmoud what do you have of what happened tonight jeff. well and what would be told by. protesters surrounded in iranian consulate in 'd measure and that they've been set fire to the building the fence that surrounds the building we're still awaiting more details about it. but clearly this is the. measure of the. country religious authority and to remember that also the iranian consulate in karbala which is also a majority shiite city. that was attacked just a few weeks ago you have going on in several cities but many of the cities are in the country south and they are majority shia and you have many. that are protesting against what they say is iranian influence. so it really adds fuel to this crisis here at a time when

to provincial areas with instructions to restore order we're also hearing of 3 deaths in the city of najaf where protesters set fire to the rain in concert on wednesday iraq's foreign minister has called his iranian counterpart to apologize over the incident. reports from baghdad. in a doc a dramatic escalation hundreds of anti-government protesters storming the compound of the iranian consulate late tuesday in the southern city of najaf set in parts of the diplomatic mission on fire replacing an iranian flag with the intent of how to go when the consulate was set on file all the broad police in the job and the security forces started firing and as if we were burning a rock as a whole the riot police fired tear gas canisters intensively on the security forces rained us heavily with live bullets the protesters say iran is exerting too much power in an office and they want their government to take action to limited. according to analysts it's not just this attack that significant but also the symbolism of where it took place this is the city where the ayatollah khomeini used to live it's con

instructions to restore order we're also hearing of 9 people killed and 800 injured in the city of najaf by protest to set fire to the rain and consulate on wednesday momentum drew reports from baghdad . in iraq a dramatic escalation hundreds of anti-government protesters storming the compound of the iranian consulate late tuesday in the southern city of najaf setting parts of the diplomatic mission on fire replacing an iranian flag with their.

iraqi protesters set fire to the iranian consulate in the southern city of najaf after another day of deadly demonstrations. more positive signs from yemen are sounding that coalition says it will allow some flights out of some airport people who need medical treatment. and mexico demands urgent talks after president trump says he's working to designate mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups. with sport i'll have the very latest for wednesday's champions league plus. another upset at the top here in doha qatar saudi arabia are beaten by kuwait a team runs 87 points. and he's 19 people have been killed in a brutal rebel attack in the volatile eastern democratic republic of congo is amid growing anger at u.n. peacekeepers for failing to protect civilians allied to democratic forces are believed to have carried out the door attack on a village near the city of they've been blamed for. string of recent massacres around benny which sparked days of violent protests against the un and the army the un now says one of its peacekeepers killed one of the 6 protesters in recent days from goma c

a rocky protesters set fire to the rain in costs mates in the city of najaf blaming tehran for propping up a government they want to remove another rebel attack in the east of the democratic republic of congo for oil fields anger against u.n. peacekeepers accused of failing to provide protection and a grim task for flood survivors in kenya digging to find the remains of missing loved ones. i am. thank you very much for joining us u.s. president donald trump assigned to bills into law that back hong kong's for democracy movement american sanctions can now be imposed on chinese and hong kong officials deemed responsible for human rights abuses and on kong special trade status will be reviewed every year the territory's leaders say it will damage relations with the u.s. while china has expressed extreme regret on the move saying it will respond with firm count and measures will get more reaction from beijing with andrew thomas very shortly for a sabbatical hane in washington d.c. patty president tom's team had voiced reservations about these bills why did he sign them. because he had no ch

and sad about the news of the dozens of protesters being killed yesterday in the southern cities of najaf and the city and then within just about 2 minutes you had firecrackers going off and you had music being played and literally dancing in the streets and then we started seeing families arriving in large numbers to try to really share in the history of this moment but despite the fact that the mood became jubilant and that the crowd started celebrating the fact that the that the prime minister had made this announcement despite the fact that the demonstrators we were speaking with saw this really as a win for their movement they said this doesn't go far enough number one they don't know when precisely the prime minister is going to resign if you look closely at his statement it does not give a date it says that he will be submitting his resignation to parliament as soon as possible but we don't know exactly when that is yet and we must remember that in the past few weeks there were a lot of reports emerging from various officials here in iraq high up in the government that the prime mi

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continues to grip the country on wednesday demonstrators set fire to the iranian consulate in the city of najaf outrage over unemployment government corruption and perceived iranian influence has been fueling widespread and government protests. in north korea has test fired 2 short range missiles that's according to south korea and japan observers say the move could be an attempt by pyongyang to pressure the u.s. over deadlocked nuclear talks the north has set an end of year deadline negotiations to restart. pressure on maltese government is increasing over the investigation into the murder of journalist daphne cairo and the. prime minister jos of muscat held an urgent cabinet meeting late on thursday to discuss the matter earlier this week his former chief of staff keefe scrambly was arrested by police over alleged links to the case he was later released without charge for weeks now protesters have called for most got to step down accusing him of accusing him of protecting his ally his allies. earlier we talked with daphne cairo and again it's your son matthew who is himself an investigative j

violent clashes continued on friday in the holy city of najaf just this news circulated that the prime minister was resigning the funerals continued to testament to the government's brutal response to this protest movement. where young climate activists have taken to the streets around the world for the 4th global fridays for a future strike they want governments to step up their efforts to cut carbon emissions here in berlin thousands of young activists protested in the city center . in berlin it might have been the consumer frenzy of black friday for some but on the streets here and around the world people were on strike for fridays for future a party atmosphere pervaded alongside the placards some took a dip in the city's river spray to draw attention to rising sea levels others simply felt compelled to demonstrate that it is and why are we here well there is a massive climate crisis and no one is doing anything it's crazy that this is all things look in the us washington to have the younger generation on the streets although perhaps not in such numbers. but the message was the same

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shot dead at least $35.00 people in ongoing protests much of the violence took place in the city of najaf after a crowd set fire to the iranian consulate outrage over perceived iranian influence has been fueling widespread anti-government unrest these protestors have a reason to celebrate the iranian embassy and not joffe is in flames last night demonstrators stormed the building and set it on fire their protests are a statement against the influence of their mighty neighbor on iraq a spokesperson for the iranian foreign ministry sharply criticized the attack demanding that the suspects be punished now an iraqi military crisis security team has been dispatched. when the concert of special not just police forces far. as if we had set fire to all of iraq. since the beginning of october tens of thousands have been demonstrating in baghdad and other cities against the country's ruling elite police used tear gas grenades and live ammunition against the demonstrators so far more than 350 people have been killed. many suspected tehran and its allied militias in iraq are behind these harsh police

continues to grip the country on wednesday demonstrators set fire to the iranian consulate in the city of najaf outrage over an employment government corruption and perceived iranian influence at the fueling widespread and government protests. north korea has test fired 2 short range missiles that's according to south korea and japan observers say the move could be an attempt by pyongyang to pressure the u.s. over deadlocked nuclear talks the north has set an end of year deadline deadline for negotiations to restart. yes the son of a former german diplomat has been imprisoned in the united states since 1990 yes sir and was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend's parents though he initially admitted his guilt he then retracted his confession and insisted he was innocent despite this he was given 2 life sentences 30 years later so in is back has been released and deported back to germany. this is the state prison in virginia where young serving has been held since 1990 when he was found guilty of 2 counts of 1st degree murder. this footage is from an interview searing repeatedly requested a p

with instructions to restore order but also hearing of 9 people killed and 800 injured in the city of najaf by protest to set fire to the iranian consulate on wednesday moment i'm jim reports from baghdad. in iraq a dramatic escalation hundreds of anti-government protesters storming the compound of the iranian consulate late tuesday in the southern city of najaf setting parts of the diplomatic mission on fire replacing an iranian flag with. instead of how to go when the consulate was set on file all the right police in their job and the security forces started firing and as if we were burning iraq as a whole the right police fired tear gas canisters intensively on the security forces rangers heavily with live bullets. protesters say iran is exerting too much power in iraq and they want their iraqi government to take action to limit it. according to analysts it's not just this attack that significant but also the symbolism of where it took place this is the city where the ayatollah khomeini used to live it's considered to be you know the heart of the shia muslim world and iran thought that i

'd protests as in iraq storm iran's consulate in najaf and set it ablaze terror on demands tough action against those responsible. we meet families in western kenya desperate for news of relatives still missing after a landslide plowed through their community.

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they just burned down the iranian consulate in the southern city of najaf. arwa damon is there for us. what's happening, arwa? >> reporter: we're in the epicenter of the demonstrations in baghdad. it has a bit of a festival atmosphere. but it's also, at the same time, a constant reminder of how serious the protesters' demands are and what they're willing to give up for them. we saw two funerals coming by with coffins. people told us they were protesters killed in baghdad in the last 24 hours. there is a man down below in a wheelchair. he says he was shot in the back about a week ago. now, he's paralyzed, it could seem. but he's still coming out here. there's another man standing up here. he also had an injury that he sustained a few days ago. they're all still here because they say they tried to demonstrate before. the government made promises. the promises haven't been fulfilled. we look to what's happening down south. in a city like najaf, like you were just saying there, the i n iranian consulate was burned down. this is the shia heartland. this is where

wednesday, demonstrators stormed the iranian consulate in najaf, burning one of its buildings, occupying the grounds and demanding that iran's influence in iraq be reduced. iranian generals have used the past five years of the anti-isis fight to arm iraqi shiite militias. >> we consider this as the first step. we demand the resignation of all lawmakers. we call them the judiciary to put them on trial immediately. >> prime minister abdel, the son of a shiite cleric was chosen as a compromise candidate 13 months ago. the 77-year-old economist served as finance minister and vice president after the u.s. invasion of iraq dabbled saddam hussein. vice president mike pence spoke with him by phone during his visit to iraq last week. >> we want to see an iraq that is free of the malign influence of iran and is also respecting the rights and the voices of all of its people. >> it's not clear how the prime minister's resignation and ongoing violent protests will affect the work of the 5,000 u.s. troops based in iraq to counter isis. mike? >> mike: jen griffin live at the pentagon tonight. jen, than

coming up in the next 60 minutes iraqi protesters set fire to the iranian consulate in the city of najaf blaming tehran for propping up a government they want to remove. another rebel attack in eastern democratic republic of congo fuels anger against u.n. peacekeepers accused of failing to provide protection agreed.

people to defy the curfew to attend funerals for the torching of the iranian consulate in najaf. michael stands by his remark that nato is brain dead the french president met with the alliance secretary general jens stoltenberg. paris he said it was a wake up call. the members to face up to the new common enemy terrorism. china has reacted furiously this thursday to president donald trump signing up to build into supporting human rights inn hong kong

in the southern city of najaf, protesters set the iranian consulate on fire. they blame iran for interfering in iraq's affairs.th protesters want a new iraq, want a new iraq, a country that that works for them. martin patience, bbc news, beirut. nuala: i goto speak to an iraqi specialist to have been following the grassroots protest movement in iraq f some years . i asked what the newrawould look like. the youth are leading the a new iraq in the sense that they want an iraq that is not ruled by kleptocratic and corrupt leaders who support foreign interests and not the 'raqi people's interests. nuala: so why a't they calling for elections, for example, instead of this push back against the iranian embassy, which we can talk about d a moment? woat be enough if there were another set of elections in the near future? >> those protesting have lost fah in the electoral syste they have voted eagerly in the past, but in the latest election, the participation rate was very low, 40% or lower, we're still not certain. the demonstrations are a clear rejection of the sysm

is demanding firm action from the iraqi government after an attack on its consulate in the city of najaf on wednesday anti-government protesters stormed the building and set it on fire demonstrators blame to run for propping up a government they've been rallying against so how do you mend been the consulate when it was set on fire old ripening within the job started firing going to we would be in iraq as a whole the right police by intensively on the security forces rangers heavily with live bullets. in baghdad within updates. the fact that you have now had 2 attacks on iranian consulates in shiite holy cities within a matter of weeks this month that really goes to show how much frustration there is even in shiite majority cities toward the government of iran because of the outsized role that they play in the politics of course you had this attack last night that was an attack in which the anti-government demonstrators they got into that compound in and they set. the iranian consulate ablaze they burned it before the attack happened the staff at the consulate they had escaped through a b

instructions to restore order we're also hearing of 11 people killed and 800 injured in the city of najaf a protest to set fire to the iranian consulate on wednesday iraq's foreign minister has called his iranian counterpart to apologize over the incident. reports from baghdad. in iraq a dramatic escalation hundreds of anti-government protesters storming the compound of the iranian consulate late wednesday in the southern city of measure setting parts of the diplomatic mission on fire replacing an iranian flag with their doctor and so when the. it was set on file all the broad police in the job and the security forces started firing innocent as if we were burning iraq as a whole the right police fired tear gas canisters intensively on the security forces rained as heavily with live bullets. protesters say iran is exerting too much power in and off and they want their government to take action to limit it according to analysts it's not just this attack that significant but also the symbolism of where it took place this is the city where the ayatollah khomeini used to live it's considered t

in the southern city of najaf, protesters set the iranian consulate on fire. they blame iran for interfering in iraq's affairs. young protesters want a new iraq, a country that works for them. martin patience, bbc news, beirut. a row has broken out between two key nato allies, france and turkey, over policy on syria. at a news conference in paris, president macron said turkey's invasion of syria, targeting kurdish fighters, was endangering nato's actions against the extremist group, the so—called islamic state. translation: i respect the security interests of our ally turkey, which has suffered any terrorist attacks on its soil, but one cannot on one and say that we are allies and, with respect to this demand, our solidarity, and on the other put its allies in the face of a military offensive done as fait accompli, which endangers the action of the coalition against islamic state, which nato is part of. the government in ankara has responded angrily to mr macron, accusing france of sponsoring terrorism by hosting representatives of kurdish militia in paris.

step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators in various cities — including najaf and nassariya. the energy supplier, npower, is to cut to up to a500 jobs in the uk, as part of restructuring plans to make it more profitable. three call centres, in sunderland, hull and worcester could be closed. our economics correspondent, andy verity has more details. sunderland, where workers used to be told that manufacturing was the past and call centres were the future. not any more. a few miles away, near the town of houghton—le—spring, 2500 call centre workers were among those told by npower today theirjobs were going. disappointment, but it's a shame, there's nothing else we can do. i'll take it one step at a time. i'm still going to do myjob, still going to do the best i can, and take it from there. it's a heavy blow for an area already reeling from bad economic news. the future does look bleak, to be honest. you've got tata, you've got british gas. for 2000 people to lose theirjob, what else is going to replace thatjob? where are they going to go? it's just another na

continues to grip the country on wednesday demonstrators set fire to the iranian consulate in the city of najaf outrage over perceived iranian influence has been fueling widespread anti-government protests. on gary and prosecutors have charged the captain of a cruise liner in connection with a deadly boat collision on the danube in may ukrainian national was charged with misconduct leading to mass casualties and $35.00 counts of failing to provide help 27 people died nearly all of them tourists from south korea. britain's prime minister boris johnson is heading for a big majority in next month's general election that's according to a major poll the use of polling analysis which accurately predicted the $27000.00 election suggests the pro brags that johnson would win a comfortable $68.00 seat majority the result would all but guarantee britain's departure from the european union by the end of january the gains would come at the expense of his opponents labor they are on course for the worst result in decades. and let's go right to london our correspondent is standing by for us hi burka so there

few days is you have anti-government demonstrators in the shiite majority city the shia holy city of najaf going out on tuesday evening storming the iranian onselen and setting parts of that compound on fire and that echoed an attack that took place by other demonstrators in another shiite majority city covered by the just a few weeks back when demonstrators attacked the iranian consulate in that shii holy city and in which they demanded that iran basically get out of it off the politics so that really goes to show you how this movement this time is different than movements in the past what we are seeing right now is a cross-section of iraq these coming out of various cities that are putting aside politics that are putting aside sectarianism that are uniting as you know hakim in demanding a better future and demanding an overhaul of the political system here which they say is too corrupt and doesn't provide them any opportunity ok mohamed we'll let you get back kid see the atmosphere there in central baghdad we will of course provides cross and i thank you very much. stay with this story a

reports the processes that have set fire to the iranian consulates in the southern shiite holy city of najaf it's the second time in iranian consulate has been targeted. the consulate in kaballah also in the south was torched lost months there's been two months of anti government unrest in iraq with more than three hundred and forty people killed in the unrest and in the crackdown by security forces. where frogs pharmacia gearing up for a fight with the e. u. over subsidies which could shrink if britain leaves the blog that's one of the grievances behind today's prices in paris and other citieies in the country. hundreds of tracks is repulsed on main rage bringing traffic to a standstill. tom is also angry about government restrictions on the ususe of pesticides naming lllloyd repor. they came in they troops up to a thousand farmers from across from. a tractor is converging on the capital determined to be seen and have their voices heard. these are the news first foremost we are single summer. the killing of we've rarely seen a profession and to begin with to get attacked this much more ever

step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators in various cities — including najaf and nassariya.

step down a day after the security forces killed dozens of demonstrators in various cities, including najaf and nassariya. the energy supplier npower is to cut to up to 4,500 jobs in the uk, as part of restructuring plans to make it more profitable. three call centres, in sunderland, hull and worcester, could be closed. unions have called it a "cruel blow" for the compa ny‘s workers in the run—up to christmas. our economics correspondent andy verity has more details. sunderland, where workers used to be told that manufacturing was the past and call centres were the future. not any more. a few miles away, near the town of houghton—le—spring, 2500 call centre workers were among those told by npower today theirjobs were going. disappointment, but it's a shame, there's nothing else we can do. i'll take it one step at a time. i'm still going to do myjob, still going to do the best i can, and take it from there. it's a heavy blow for an area already reeling from bad economic news. the future does look bleak, to be honest. you've got tata, you've got british gas. for 2000 people to lose th