[00:37.77]It’s also a sacred place.
[00:39.47]It holds the remains of the Prophet Zakariya, the father of John the Baptist, a revered figure to Muslims and Christians alike.
[00:47.09]And it’s very sad and devastating to see something that was so special to our city gone.”
[00:54.19]Orthodox Church officials in Aleppo say two bishops who were kidnapped by gunmen on Monday are still missing.
[01:00.75]Yuhanna Ibrahim and Boulos Yaziji, who are from different branches of the Orthodox Church, are the most senior clerics to be caught up directly in the Syrian conflict.
[01:10.09]A French church organisation said on Tuesday that the bishops had been released.
[01:14.19]But church officials have confirmed to the BBC that until Wednesday evening, they’ve still had no contact with the men.
[01:19.94]Police in Bangladesh say the owners of a building that collapsed outside the capital Dhaka were alerted to a severe crack in the eight-storey construction the day before,
[01:30.56]but had brushed aside the concerns of employees.
[01:33.06]Officials say up to 100 people are believed to have died in the collapse.
[01:37.00]A senior official in charge of inspecting garment factories for safety said half of all premises were unsafe.
[01:43.55]The US Vice President Joe Biden has addressed thousands of mourners at a memorial service in Boston for the police officer killed during the manhunt for the two suspects in the marathon bombings.