is normal for kazakhstan, kazakhstan, extremely cold, but that is normalfor kazakhstan, they kazakhstan, extremely cold, but that is normal for kazakhstan, they deal with it all the time. we understand it was foggy, said the weather conditions will be one of the things the investigation looks into. the official information suggests they will be looking at pilot error and possible technical problems with the aircraft, which is standard in something like this. certainly, the president of kazakhstan has announced a day of mourning. there are big questions over what has happened. the airport authorities have released this list of 60 passengers who have received medical help and we believe, a couple of dozen people, potentially have walked away from this almost entirely unscathed. 0k, sarah ra i nsfo rd , entirely unscathed. 0k, sarah rainsford, thank you very much indeed. tributes are being paid to a british man and his two children who drowned in a hotel swimming pool in spain. gabriel diya, who was 52, died along with his nine—year—old daughter comfort and 16—year—old son praiseâ€

this is coming to you live from a deadly plane crash in kazakhstan at least 14 people were killed when a passenger jet came down shortly after takeoff from the city of. their own they're . also coming up. more rage in india over a controversial citizenship law the death toll reaches $25.00 in clashes between protesters and police hundreds of thousands of people continue to rally across the country against the law which they say discriminates against muslims. plus turkish president. says he'll spend he'll send more troops to support the embattled u.n. back the libyan government the plan puts turkey with russia and others backing a rival libyan. russian security forces raid the offices of a prominent kremlin critic. he says it's part of a negative campaign against soon coming just days after one of his close allies was conscripted to a remote arctic base. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program some breaking news just coming in a passenger jet with 100 people on board has crashed in kazakhstan authorities say at least 14 people have been killed. the beck air plane came down shortly

i mean, it is winter, of course, in kazakhstan. it was extremely cold, but that's normal for kazakhstan, that's normal for planes and for the airport, they deal with that all the time. we do understand it was foggy, so the weather conditions will be obviously one of the things the investigation looks into. the official information on the investigation suggests they will also be looking at pilot error and possible technical problems with the aircraft, which of course, is utterly standard in something like this. certainly, the president of kazakhstan has announced a day of mourning. there are big questions over what has happened, but the airport authorities have released this list of some 60 passengers who have received medical help and we believe a couple of dozen people have potentially walked away from this almost entirely unscathed. i've been discussing more details about the crash with the independent‘s travel editor, simon calder. this is the third jet passenger airline to crash this year after very sadly, the loss of the boe

this accident is of course you know a dramatic event for kazakhstan the president. excuse me cousin joe might have has declared that tomorrow will be a day of mourning for the country has expressed his condolences for the families of the dead so certainly a tragic event for the country. what about the safety record of this plane and of the airlines that operate it what do we know. well the airline is back air a rather small cars. kind of budget airline that has around 10 planes in operation they fly regularly both internationally and nationally within kazakhstan and when it comes to the plane that is a so-called fucker $100.00 that's the name of the the plane model and the plane itself was 23 years old but those models are used around the world kazakhstan has said has said that they will halt flights of both the airline and of that plane model for now until it's clear what the cause of the accident was really sure what in moscow thanks very much for your reporting. india is simmering in fresh protests over a new immigration law that critics call anti muslim it grant

a plane carrying 98 people has crashed in kazakhstan, shortly after takeoff. it's killed at least 12 people. you're looking at the aftermath on your screen right now. authorities say the bek airflight hit a concrete fence and slammed into a two-story building when it went down. now, dozens of survivors have been taken to the local hospitals, including at least eight children. kazakhstan is grounding all aircraft of the same model as they investigate the cause of this is searching for seven people who were on a tour helicopter. live in london. >> the plane went down shortly after takeoff. we know very little about what happened other than the airline involved, beck air, has been around since about 1999, started as a business charter, and it flew only this particular model of the fokker 100 plane. the plane was 23 years and 9 months old, so on the older side, but certainly not too old, if you like. overall, all we know is that the plane was taking off in icy conditions. it barely got more that 50 to 100 feet

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and the current president of kazakhstan said that saturday will be a day of official mourning in kazakhstan. so, certainly, all eyes on this, as the scene moves forward. of course, hoping for the best for all of those who have been taken to the hospital. alison? >> absolutely. it's amazing so many survived that horrific crash. nathan hodge from moscow, thanks. >>> the coast guard is searching for seven people on a missing tour helicopter off of the hawaiian coast. the owner of the helicopter company reaching out to officials in honolulu, 40 minutes after the chopper was due to return from a tour of the coast. one pilot and six passengers were onboard. weather conditions are said to be challenging. we'll have more on this story, as the information becomes available. >>> china, russia and iran, will hold joint naval exercises in the gulf of oman today. the indian ocean and the gulf of oman are leading trade routes. the gulf is where two oil tankers were attacked in june and the u.s. blamed iran for that. it is also just a short distance from the strait of hormuz, a major site of contention be

at least 15 people i know to have died after a passenger plane crashed into a building in kazakhstan. obstacle raman you're watching al-jazeera life my headquarters here in the heart coming up in the next 30 minutes israel's prime minister survives a leadership challenge ahead of the 3rd election in less than a year. also turkey outlines plans to send troops to libya next month to shield tripoli against khalifa haftar forces also. calling for change we meet the georgian banking magnitude decided to take on his country's government. back into the program an airliner has crashed on takeoff in kazakhstan killing at least 15 people the back as jet came down there marty airport's mashing through a wall before hitting a house rescuers have worked in freezing temperatures to reach the 95 passengers and 5 crew in the wreckage many are seriously injured in hospital those cars that government ordered the immediate grounding of the airlines fleet of dutch jets built in the 19 ninety's alexandra gold froid joins me now from moscow and of course we wait to hear about the death toll of the injury t

you are obviously in kazakhstan. what is it like travelling by air in the country and what more can you tells about the airline as well? first of all, the airline as well? first of all, the airline is what you might call a budget no—frills airline. because exa m budget no—frills airline. because exam has its own national carrier which has a very good safety record but it also has a number of budget carriers which don't have such good safety records and you can certainly see the difference when you are flying on them. we can also say that people in kazakhstan rely very heavily on air travel because it is an enormous country, the ninth largest country in the world. the claimant was, that unfortunately —— the plane that unfortunately travelled travel from almaty to the capital nur—sultan, a well trodden route because people often have to get between the two main cities. and today of course undoubtedly people travelling for the new year holiday to be with their families so the tragedy is really compounded by th

12 people are killed and dozens are injured after a passenger plane crashes just after take off in kazakhstan. i. talked to her robyn you're watching officer along for headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes iraqis are expected back on the streets after the president pledged to resign over a candidate for prime minister. pulling together while communities in lebanon say they rely on each other instead of the government to survive and. we look at the human cost of 5 years of war in yemen. welcome to the program an airliner has crashed on takeoff in kazakhstan killing 12 people and injuring dozens of others on board the back jet came down there are battery apple smashing through a wall before hitting a house now rescuers have been working in freezing temperatures to reach survivors alexy o'brien as the latest. emergency crews calmed the wreckage of the airliner torn in half the main body of the becket barely recognizable its ria resting in a field the flight had just taken off from the airport bound for the capital now so tom survivors say passengers screamed as the plane sta

this is news coming to you live from a deadly plane crash in kazakhstan at least 15 were killed when a jet came down shortly after takeoff from the city of. dozens of passengers survived the crash also coming up more raids in india over a controversial citizenship along the death toll reaches 25 in clashes between protesters and police hundreds of thousands of people continue to rally the country against the law which they say discriminates against. fellow i'm terry martin welcome to the program some breaking news coming in hey passenger jet with 98 people on board has crashed in kazakhstan authorities say at least 15 people have been killed the back air plane came down shortly after takeoff from the city of amati on route to the capital times at least 30 pine people on board survived with injuries. well joining me now is our moscow correspondent emily shore when emily what more do we know at this point. well because the constituents have said that over 60 injured people have been taken to hospital several of them are in serious condition so it does seem that there are quite a lot of

this is deja vu news live from berlin a deadly plane crash in kazakhstan at least 12 people were killed when a passenger jet came down shortly after takeoff from the city of el monte but doesn't survive. also coming up. as called in the army to help battle brush fires raging in much of the country conditions are expected to worsen this weekend as an extreme heat wave and stronger winds are rock. and more rage in india over a new controversial citizenship law the death toll from weeks of clashes between demonstrators and police surpasses $25.00 that's huge crowds around the country protest the law which they say discriminates against muslims. welcome to the program. authorities in kazakhstan are trying to determine what caused an airliner to crash shortly after takeoff from the city of all bhatti the back air jet was bound for kazakhstan's capital or so tom was 98 passengers and crew on board 12 were killed in the crash more than 50 have been hospitalized searching for signs of life in subfreezing temperatures the plane was ripped into pieces after losing altitude during takeoff it crash

news live from berlin a plane crash in kazakhstan kills 12 people. at a faster jet came down shortly after takeoff from the city of almost a dozen is made out a lot. also coming up australia has called on the army to help battle brush fires raging in much of the country conditions are expected to worsen this weekend as an extreme heat wave and stronger winds arrive. and passengers on germany's biggest airline lose tons of could face delays and cancellations in the coming days the flight attendants are planning to go watch strikes before the end of the year. welcome to the program authorities in kazakhstan are trying to determine what caused an airliner to crash shortly after takeoff from the city of el monte the back air jet was bound for kazakhstan's capital north with 98 passengers and crew on board 12 were killed in the crash more than 50 have been hospitalized searching for signs of life in subfreezing temperatures the plane was ripped into pieces after losing altitude during takeoff it crashed into this house which was vacant due to construction

kazakhstan's government says the plane's tail hit the runway twice during take—off. the flight had barely got off the ground before it came crashing back down with terrible consequences that could have been even worse. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. firefighters in australia are bracing themselves for more extreme heat as they continue to tackle uncontrolled bushfires. temperatures above a0 degrees celsius are expected in the coming days in several states including new south wales, south australia and victoria. deadly bushfires have destroyed more than four million hectares in five australian states since september. courtney bembridge reports. almost 3,000 firefighters have been working around the clock since the bushfire crisis started in september. many of them are volunteers who've given up their christmas break to try to contain the fires and to save homes. sporadic rain over parts of eastern australia has done little to help extinguish the flames but firefighters have taken advantage of cooler temperatures in recent days to try and contain fire fronts. but t

this is due to a news line from berlin a passenger jet went down in kazakhstan killing at least 12 people shortly after take off the back airplane crashed in the city of almighty slamming into a building miraculously dozens made it out alive also coming up no let out of australia continues to battle wildfires raging much of the country the people are bracing for an extreme heat wave and strong winds this weekend of floridians are calling in the army to help contain the flames and nelson preserves its newest mars probe the undermanned vehicle is scheduled to blast off of the red planet next summer we will find out what's so special about this mission. and why our thank you so much for your company everyone well we start in kazakhstan where authorities are trying to determine what caused an airliner to crash shortly after takeoff from the city of almighty the backer jet was bound for kazakhstan's capital more soltani with $98.00 passengers and crew on board 12 were killed in the crash more than 50 have been hospitalized the aircraft's black box has been found and is being analyzed. searchin

the president of kazakhstan has tweeted his condolences to the families and relatives. he says a special government commission has been set up to determine the cause of the accident. that's it for now. thank you so much for watching. hello there. after the dry and often bright weather of christmas day, boxing day brought a return to something wetter for many of us. this was the scene for a weather watcher at southport on merseyside, quite a lot of rain here. but it wasn't like that everywhere, parts of northern scotland had the lion's share of the bright and dry weather. and i think more of us will get to see some dry weather over the next few days. a lot of cloud around, and with that it is going to feel milder. this is what's going on as we start friday. this warm front moving its way north eastwards, taking a bit of rain with it, but also as the name suggests, introducing some warmer, or at least milder air, which will be wafting its way up from the south. particularly, i think, western areas feeling the effect of that as we go through the day ahead. so, we start the

welcome to the program an airliner has crashed on takeoff in kazakhstan killing at least 15 people the back as a jet came down. port smashing through a wall before hitting a house rescuers have worked in freezing temperatures to reach the 93 passengers and 5 crew trapped in the wreckage and exam drug god freud joins us now from moscow let's just start with what we know so far about the timeline in terms of the accident itself. recent our diary some more details that came out about how the x.'s and happened there coming from the. prime minister of stan was a member of the government commission rahman's that he said that they've seen the traces of the plane hitting twice run away with its tail while it was taking off and then trying to take off losing the altitude hitting the concrete fence and then actually ending up in a small building a 2 story building which fortunately the moment was not populated so what he's saying is that they have evidence seen on the runway that the plane had problems from the very start when it started taking trying to to take off he also said that the x. boxe

this is t w news live from berlin a deadly plane crash in kazakhstan at least 12 people were killed when a passenger jet came down shortly after takeoff from the city of el monte and dozens of passengers survived the crash also coming up more raids in india over a controversial citizenship law the death toll reaches $25.00 in clashes between protesters and police hundreds of thousands of people continue to rally across the country against the law which they say discriminates against muslims. and australia has called in the army to help battle brush fires raging in much of the country conditions are expected to worsen this weekend as an extreme heat wave and stronger winds are i. welcome to the program authorities in kazakhstan are investigating the cause of a plane crash that killed at least 12 the back air jet with 98 people on board came down shortly after takeoff from the city of ramadi and route to the capital. more than 60 others on board have survived some with serious injuries searching for signs of life in subfreezing temperatures the plane was ripped into pieces after losing alt

although most kazakhstan airlines we re although most kazakhstan airlines were taken from the european blacklist of airlines which were not allowed to fly in the eu three years ago, the american state department still will not allow its diplomats to fly on any airlines in kazakhstan, apart from the flag carrier, and that will include bek air. they are concerned about the degree of safety oversight by the civil aviation authority in kazakhstan. simon, the aircraft itself, this fokker 100, the same aircraft is used by other airlines? yes, you see them rarely in the uk and the rest of europe these days, because they were built in the 20th century. but they are perfectly good aircraft and of course, there is no reason why age should be a problem. these are small jets, reason why age should be a problem. these are smalljets, a couple of rolls—royce engines which are rear mounted and they were a familiar site about 20 years or so ago. now they are mostly flying in the developing world. even though this aircraft was 23 years old, there is aircraft was 23 years old, there is aircraft much ol

a passenger plane with 100 people on board crashes in kazakhstan at least 9 people are known to have died. there i missed and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up turkey outlines plans to send troops to libya next month tripoli against warlord khalifa haftar. iraq's president says he'll resign rather than approve of candidate for prime minister backed by the biggest block and parliament. and brazil's indigenous tribes faced tough decisions as they cashed in on business opportunities in the amazon rainforest. we begin with breaking news from kazakhstan where a passenger plane with 100 people on board has crashed shortly after takeoff civil aviation authorities say now at least 9 people have died rescuers are trying to reach of the passengers the jet lost altitude while taking off from airport well alexander gone for he joins us now on the phone from moscow so i xandra it seems this crash happened less than 3 hours ago what do we know at this stage now. what is known at this stage in the plane belonging to a company back here along down the tubes almost immediately after ta

at least 12 people are killed, after a plane crashes in kazakhstan. dozens of people, including babies and children, are being treated in hospital. the cause of the crash is still unclear. the whole plane started, like, vibrating. everyone started screaming, the kids were crying. the head of the uk supreme court, lady hale, has criticised the impact of funding cuts on the justice system especially in family cases. a single dad from preston is celebrating after winning £1 million on the national lottery, but he still went to work on christmas day. after winning the hearts of fans all over the world — fallon sherrock‘s fairy tale bid to become darts‘ first female world champion ends in the third round. doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finney — just a few of those whose lives are celebrated in review 2019: we remember. in half an hour's time. hello, good evening, and welcome to bbc news. dozens of passengers have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan, in which at least 12 people lost their lives. the cause of the crash, which took

whilst dozens day mourning in kazakhstan. whilst d oze ns of day mourning in kazakhstan. whilst dozens of people almost miraculously, it seems, survived this crash, we know that 12 people did lose their lives. sara, many thanks again. sarah rainsford, with the latest in moscow. the president of the uk supreme court, lady hale, who retires next month, has warned that the lack of access to legal services for those people who most need them is a serious problem. she expressed particular concern for people going through the early stages of a divorce. lady hale has been talking to our legal correspondent, clive coleman, during which she reflected on the momentous day in september when the court ruled that the prime minister had acted unlawfully when he advised the queen to suspend parliament. it was a case of massive legal, constitutional and political significance. the prime minister's advice to her majesty was unlawful, void and of no effect. the supreme court ruling that the prime minister's advice to the queen to suspend parliament in the weeks leading up to the brexit dea

a passenger plane has crashed in kazakhstan, killing 12 people. most of the 100 people on board survived. the un says parts of idlib province in syria are almost deserted, where nearly a quarter of a million people have fled from a government offensive. iran, china and russia are "the new triangle of power in the sea" according to tehran, as the three countries start four days of naval drills in the indian ocean and the gulf of oman. the joint exercises come at a time of heightened tensions following a us decision to withdraw from a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with iran last year. washington has itself built up its military presence in the gulf. valeriy akimenko is an expert on the russian armed forces. he says this exercise is more about politics than military preparedness. the political significance is in the fa ct the political significance is in the fact that we will have three nations that are fundamentally the rivals of the united states. iran, china, and the united states. iran, china, and the russian federation. this kind of joining of forc

a passenger plane has crashed in kazakhstan, killing 12theople. most o100 people on board have survived. a province in syria is almost deserted. nearly a quarter of a million people have fled. a man has survived for five hours after being buried by an avalanche in the austrian mountains. the people who saved him are calling it a christmas miracle. police were contacted in the earl evening on christmas day when he did not return from skiing. they were able to locate hisnc emer beacon. he was buried under a meter of snow but had access to air pockets. we sent small groups to search. we found the avalanche and started to search. we quickly found him. it seems he had a large hole f breathing. otherwise, he would not have been able to >> in india, protests are continuing over the country's citizenship law, which grants amnesty to citizens migrants from three countries. the police have been accused of fiing excessive force. that is something als deny. we report from the area. >>ncumber -- a policeman g fires a at protester throwing stones. elsewhere, th

safety in kazakhstan. we didn't hear any anything about plane crashes in kazakhstan in recent years and there is regular flights it's a very big country they have regular flights also with russia for instance but there was no reports of. any incidents with the plays 'd in kazakhstan or with this company that i know of. that's alexander god forward speaking to us on the phone there from moscow we'll be bringing you much more on that as we get it thank you alexandra. moving on briefly now and mexico says it's taking a diplomatic dispute with bolivia's new government to the international court of justice is accuses bolivia of intimidating diplomatic staff and spying on its embassy in the past as last month mexico gave former bolivian president evo morales as asylum when he resigned after nationwide protests. now competing forces in brazil all want to exploit the amazon rain forest presidential i am also now has already unlocked more land for farming and development and indigenous groups want a slice of that n

on this wall in the in kazakhstan are the faces of people who were held in china relative say they're being held in internment camps but beijing called reeducation camps to counter what it calls extremism goes here was held in such a camp she didn't talk about her experience until after she'd been awarded citizenship in kazakhstan she says abuse she suffered has scarred her for life and she frequently suffers headaches. when i was crossing the border they saw i am using whatsapp i was detained and sent for thera medical test they found i am pregnant and forced me to abort after the abortion they isolated me in a clinic they gave me some medicine which they said was for tuberculosis i don't know what it was members of the turkey community accuse chinese authorities of using abortions as a weapon against muslims either women afraid to reveal their identities have also told al jazeera about abuse at the camps the relative safe haven in kazakhstan is only for its nationals and does not apply to ethnic conflicts or chinese nationals and that's among the causes creating empty china sentimen

kazakhstan isn't taking any chances they grounded all the fokker 100s and all of bek air's flights. kate >> matt bradley, thank you. >>> a retired navy s.e.a.l. who has been celebrated by president trump is under new scrutiny tonight after "the weekly"'s documentary series from "the new york times" obtained videotaped interviews from the navy investigation of gallagher's conduct. we'll warn you what you're about to see and hear is disturbing. >> the guy got crazier and crazier. >> reporter: in 2018 one after another navy s.e.a.l.s expressed grav concerns about their platoon leader eddie gallagher. >> you can tell he was perfectly okay with killing anybody. >> they are going against this unwritten rule of not taking dirty laundry outside of the s.e.a.l.s. >>reporter: in navy tapes obtained by "the weekly," they accuse gallagher of targeting civilians, women and children. >> i saw eddie take a shot at probably a 12-year-old kid. >> it turned into the platoon being eddie's personal sniper escort to get him from place to place so he could try to do sniper ops >> reporter: team members s

our top stories: 12 people are killed as a passengerjet crashes into a building in kazakhstan. dozens of people have survived. they all started screaming, kids we re they all started screaming, kids were crying and the lights were on in the plane but there was no sound, no instructions from the crew. the un says parts of idlib province in syria are almost deserted, as nearly a quarter of a milion people flee from a government offensive. as chile's president gives in to one of the key demands of anti—government protesters, we have a special report on how months of unrest have changed what was once one of latin america's most stable nations. ben stokes, hero of the cricket world cup, is among those named in the new year's honours list. hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of passengers have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan in which 12 people lost their lives. the crash took place in heavy fog, although the cause isn't yet known. the khazak company, bek air, operated the plane, and it crashed shortly after taking off from kazakhstan‘s largest city, almaty. it was en route

at least 12 people are killed after a plance crashes in kazakhstan. around 100 were on board when it came down shortly after take off. dozens of survivors, including children, are being treated in hospital. the whole plane started to, how would you say, vibrating. especially the front end, started vibrating very vigorously, very badly. people started screaming and kids were crying. also in the programme: free hospital parking in england for some — but questions are raised over how it will be funded. the national trust says climate change has led to an increase in wildlife migrating to the uk. and england's batsmen struggle on the second day of their first test against south africa. good afternoon. a passenger plane has crashed in kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people. the aircraft from bek air, a kazakh airline, crashed into a building shortly after take—off from almaty airport early this morning. survivors described walking from the wreckage into the dark and snow. at least 60 people have been injured and taken to hospital. our correspondent sar

dozens are injured after a passenger plane crashes just after takeoff in kazakhstan 15 people are confirmed dead. clubs a whole raman this is al jazeera life maher doha headquarters coming up in the next 30 minutes then even that mia who fans of a challenge to his party's leadership ahead of another general election. also turkey outlines plans to send troops to libya next month to shield tripoli against the warlord khalifa haftar. and we'll tell you why japan is sending warships and planes to the gulf region. welcome to the program an airliner has crashed on takeoff in kazakhstan killing at least 15 people the back as a jet came down the almaty airport's mashing through a wall before hitting a house rescuers have worked in freezing temperatures to reach the 93 passengers and 5 crew in the wreckage alexandra god for ojt joins us now from moscow let's just begin with the situation as we know it so far the crash happened what nearly 7 hours ago rescuers are still at the scene. yes exactly rescuers are still at the scene and they are about now joined also by the investigative team because a pre

a passenger plane has crashed in kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people. the aircraft from bek air — a kazakh airline — crashed into a building shortly after take—off from almaty airport early this morning. survivors described walking from the wreckage into the dark and snow. at least 60 people have been injured. our correspondent, sarah rainsford, reports. this is all that's left of flight 2100 from almaty. moments after take—off, the plane crash landed, slamming first through a concrete barrier and then into a house. much of the plane disintegrated on impact. but amazingly, there were survivors, and some even walked out of this wreckage unharmed. hi, how are you? i am very well, how are you? better. just hours later, aslam managed to tell me what happened. he posted this photo on social media, showing his seat on the flight. he thinks most in front of him were badly hurt or killed. the plane starts swaying like a boat, very intensively. people started screaming and kids were crying and the lights were on in the plane but there was no sound, there

a passenger plane with 100 people on board crashes in kazakhstan at least 14 people are now known to have died. hello there i'm just saying this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up turkey outlines plans to send troops to libya next month to tripoli against world police i have to force it. iraq's president says he'll resign rather than approve a candidate for prime minister backed by the biggest block in parliament. and israel's prime minister survives a leadership challenge ahead of the that election and less than a year. we begin with breaking news from kazakhstan where a passenger plane with 100 people on board has crashed shortly after takeoff civil aviation authorities now say at least 14 people have died rescuers trying to reach the other passengers the jet lost altitude while taking off from force well alexandra godfrey joins us now live from moscow so alexandra it's now been less than 4 hours since the crash talk us through. less than 4 hours after the crash as we know the 4 rowse to 14 there is almost 30 people confirmed injured there in the hospitals in the city of a

at least 12 people are killed, after a plane crashes in kazakhstan. the head of the uk supreme court, lady hale, has criticised the impact of funding cuts on the justice system , especially in family cases. a man who was shot dead on christmas eve in front of his family may have had criminal links in sweden melanie panayiotou — the sister of george michael — has died at the age of 55, exactly three years after the singer's death. the family said that melanie had ‘passed away suddenly‘ at her north london home on christmas day. melanie had followed her brother around the world at the height of his fame and inherited much of his estate after the singer‘s death on christmas day in 2016. firefighters in australia are bracing themselves for more extreme heat as they continue to tackle raging bushfires. temperatures higher than a0 degrees celsius are expected in several states. since september, almost 3000 firefighters have been out nearly every day — battling blazes. 0ur correspondent phil mercer is in mount victoria in the blue mountains, new

this is you don't really use words on brylin a passenger jet went down in kazakhstan killing at least 12 people shortly after takeoff the back airplane crashed in the city of ahmadis slamming into a 2 story building and the lack of sleep dozens made it out alive also coming up putting the pedal to the mat only soon be a thing of the past on germany's motorways to the bottoms of a proposal that's balanced or cause road rage in some german drivers and the race to mars is heating up nasa has presented its newest group to the red planet it's just one of those for missions set to last dolphin 2022 to. the air. our viewers around the world it's great to have you along well we start in kazakhstan authorities in this central asian country are trying to determine what caused an airliner to crash shortly after takeoff from ahmadi that's kazakhstan's largest city while the back air jet was bound for the capital nor seoul todd with 98 passengers and crew on board 12 sadly were killed in the crash one in 50 have been hurt the aircraft's black box has been located and is being analyzed. it's amazin

the kazakhstan. so, certainly, we're watching for more developments and more news as it comes in from the ground in kazakhstan. natalie? >> thank you so much. nathan hodge, following it for us. we'll check in with you. >>> let's check in with jeffrey thomas, the editor in chief, joining me from perth, in western australia. jeffrey, we appreciate you coming on. want to ask you first up -- as nathan just pointed out. the death toll has risen to 15. 97 were on the flight. what do you make of so many surviving when you read about what happened? >> quite amazing, really, because the plane reached an altitude of 40 feet and slammed back down into the ground and smashed into a building. it's a big tick for the intekty of t integrity of the airframe. and very fortunate there was no fire. obviously, the fuel tanks remained intact and didn't rupture. the passengers there are very, very lucky there was no fire involved in this tragic crash. >> right. we don't know how they were evacuated. but you can see the re

some of a job with al-jazeera and marty kazakhstan. responsibility for a truck bomb attack in the somali capital that killed at least 80 people a spokesman for the armed group says saturday's attack targeted a convoy of somali and turkish forces the group is accusing of trying to control somalia fighters have regularly cherry's out bombings in their campaign to topple the government. the united nations recognized government in libya has denied allegations that turkish backed syrian rebels were fighting alongside its army warlord who leave a half does forces have accused turkey of sending what they call its stream ist terrorists into the country on monday the turkish government submitted a motion to parliament seeking approval to deploy troops to libya and choruses the conflict there threatens its interests. further to the largest exporter now in sana thank you for tests and always sign n.b.a. where the milwaukee bucks have ended the year on a high with a win over chicago bulls your welcome. nice and it was back in action on monday nigh

a passenger plane has crashed in kazakhstan, killing 12 people. most of the 100 people on board survived. in india, protests are continuing over the country's new citizenship law, which grants amnesty to illegal migrants from three countries, but only non—muslim ones. since it was passed, more than 20 people have died in clashes. most of them were from the northern state of uttar pradesh. the bbc‘s india correspondent yogita limaye reports from there. in kanpur, a policeman appears to fire a gun at protesters who were throwing stones. in muzaffarnagar, those demonstrating are beaten. even an older man. in meerut, police break cctv cameras mounted on shops in a muslim locality. nearly a week since clashes broke out in the state of uttar pradesh over india's new citizenship law, videos have been emerging that raise serious questions about police behaviour against muslim protesters. shouting gunshot 19 have died in the state — all civilians. most had bullet injuries, like mohammed mohsin. his mother says he wasn't part of the protests, but had

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