Shweder welcome to the program a russian passenger plane has crashed outside of moscow killing all seventy one people on board the sato of Airlines Regional jet disappeared from radar screens shortly after taking off from my moscow airport the cause of the crash remains unclear but russian president Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to set up a special commission to investigate. The saratov lines jet was carrying sixty five passengers and six crew the aircraft came down on snow covered ground just outside moscow Emergency Services rushed to the scene but the authorities later confirmed there were no survivors the plane crashed just a few minutes after takeoff from moscows drama good of an airport the flight was heading for the city of some fifteen hundred kilometers to the southeast near russias border with kazakhstan most of the passengers are thought to have lived in the region People Living near the crash site spoke of a massive impact the explosion was so powerful they almost broke the windows but when you deal with them in fact we called the local power station when we saw it maybe it had exploded but then we got a call back saying that it was a plane crash. That will some. An investigation into the cause of the crash is underway. In the was built in the old new deal please look at the moscow Regional Transport Authority has opened a criminal case into the violation of safety both resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence but mr smith. As the salvage operation continues russian president Vladimir Putin has postponed travel plans to monitor the investigation. To some of the other stories making news around the world eight people have been killed in an explosion at a carnival for it in Bolivia Police say a Street Vendors gas canister exploded during carnival celebrations in the city of all rule at least forty people were injured. And at least nine people have died in a gun battle between the indian army and separatists in the disputed region of kashmir militants stormed an army camp there on saturday and no group has claimed responsibility but the Indian Army Says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. Israels Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu says his country has delivered quote severe blows to iran and syria with saturdays air strikes which israel carried out after Syrian Forces shot down an israeli jet on its way home from a Bombing Mission it was one of a group of planes targeting iran backed positions inside syria. Mourners have gathered outside the home of pakistani human rights campaigner. She died on saturday of a cardiac arrest in the whore at age sixty six to Hunger Campaign tirelessly for democracy and free speech and pakistan she faced many Death Threats for speaking out against the strict blasphemy laws of a conservative muslim majority country. South africa is preparing to mark the hundredth anniversary of Nelson Mandelas birth but at the governing African NationalCongress Party is in the midst of upheaval president jacob zuma has refused to resign amid corruption allegations and the a. N. C. His Decision Making committee is expected to call for zuma to step down when it meets on monday that could pave the way for his rival Deputy President zero ramaphosa to move into the top position. On our. Power. Was the anti apartheid rallying cry of the struggle led by Nelson Mandela born one hundred years ago. His resistance eventually delivered power into the hands of the a. N. C. But it is the transition of that power that is threatening to test south africas ruling party apart the birthday celebrations were launched by the a and sees new leaders who will run the posa hes the rival. Of embattled president jacob zuma. After attending a Church Service a day ahead of the meeting rama poso spoke of transition but avoided questions about seumas fate. Throws a commitment to people. Like thank you very much for taking time to get. To something. Funny just. Think its wrong to think you could be feeling pretty. Soon as nine year presidency has been beset by allegations of graft and economic mismanagement zuma denies wrongdoing that hes been involved in scandals including multimillion dollar upgrades to his private home using state funds a day ahead of mondays crunch decision rahm opposer recognize that people are frustrated at the uncertainty over the transition of power. Over you as you do want roosevelt or will be in the wings the rule can be no one. On what is in their interest although you can quote. All week or two new york ny. But uniting the nation or even the a. N. C. Polity is proving a difficult goal to achieve in south africa. Hes better. And hip young chang and the Winter Olympics now there was plenty of action on day two with mens slopestyle snowboarding proceeding producing two incredible stories the gold medal went to red girard to claim the u. S. A. s first medal of the games and gerard is just seventeen years old and still trains in his backyard in colorado impressive stuff but despite the teenagers stunning performance there was a nother man on the podium who could lay claim to an even greater achievement can as Mark Mcmorris managed to win bronze just eleven months after a crash left him fighting for his life. And in the bundesliga stuttgart move further away from the relegation zone after beating bosio one nil forward daniel guinn czech struck the only goal of the game after just five minutes are yet to lose a game under new coach typhon kaur cook the victory puts them four points clear of the relegation playoff spot and seven clear of the automatic drop zone. Unsatisfaction also sought shelter travel to buy and the royal blues are desperate for points but their chances looks like him fire had one of their last eight games and the bonus they get could they spring a surprise lets find out. A quick hello from laon gorecki to his future by and teammates hell be leaving shall cry in the summer coach to many her to death go set to stall out to defend with four men at the back instead of his usual three but it made no difference to the leagues best attack thomas millers effort from distance provided the perfect assist for Robert Levin Duffy one nil by and with only six minutes on the clock the strikers dummy allowed him to go sit in the shelter box undetected keep it all famine left with little chance. The worst possible start for shall good but they remained a threat and off the hof an hour they forced an equaliser. The rest dismissed keep fooling into the path of franco to santo. Up the other end i and robin played in milan and the German International put the hosts back in front famine was anticipating a process but miller decided to go for glory. The game lost its edge after the break brazil and below tested by and spend. And right before the end of the mountaineers was denied by one of his own teammates. By and relatively untroubled in that two one win and all that without coach upon his who missed the game with flu. Dortmund took on hamburg with a fairy familiar face making a welcome return dortmund superstar marco reus was out for eight months after injuring his knee and last seasons german cup final on saturday in front of eighty thousand fans at the best father study and he made his comeback. Two hundred fifty nine days after he last played for dortmund marco royce made his comeback in a game that was also michibata to ease home debut. In a quiet first half dortmund struggled against relegation threatened hamburg. Burned hollaback side with disciplined they kept their opponents at arms length and even keep a christian man taney as somewhat underemployed even needed to warm up again during the break but then everything changed dorman came out firing in the second half in the forty ninth minute christine palisade set up much weight and found the net for the third time in a black and yellow shirt. Life in the bundesliga suits him well. Then in stoppage time dorman made the game safe and racial it played in mario guts and he beat montagne to make it two nil. The marker royce a successful comeback woods and eyes open is very emotional and exciting for im really pleased to get back on the pitch after a long time out with them to try to help the team as much as i could i think the win shows everythings fine and im happy. Its under synonomous for sale dortmund remain unbeaten in the league and a pay to show whats more this was their five hundredth home when. And football has returned to the egyptian city of port saeed six years after the countrys worst ever stadium disaster when more than seventy people died after fans invaded the pitch and a riot ensued supporters of the local side insists they were not to blame but it was a bittersweet homecoming nonetheless. Theyve been waiting so long for this moments they were even happy to q. During the six year ban these out mastery france had to watch their team play home games away from portside eat the stadium was banned from hosting matches after riots in two thousand and twelve left seventy two supporters dead three fans charged on to the pitch after toensing from rival alali fans from cairo many who died were crushed in panic an official inquiry blamed fans and poor security but al masri supporters continue to believe they werent set follow ups. Weve been wrong all this time this stadium has been shut down for the past six years all the supporters are good people who love football and love the club have been. Returning to the stadium to down as three well they beat sammy inside green buffaloes four nil proving this no place like home. Here in germany its kind of all season and thousands of revelers have been dressing up in a flashy costumes to celebrate many groups take part in the festivities by chick creating humorous floats first huge parades on rose monday this year the Jewish Community of just aadhaar is joining the fun i revelers in germanys carnival strongholds like here in cologne have been getting into party mode well in advance of mondays big parades. In neighboring this years possession will feature a novelty for the first time the Jewish Community is taking part in the parade with its own float. Right now were experiencing a sharp increase in anti semitism in germany. You can lament it you can argue about it or you can approach it with a sense of humor. And thats why the Jewish Community is contributing a satirical float on. The slow chose the one nine hundred century german writes a heinrich china with a kippa and prayer beats the native converted from judaism to christianity to get around precious ban on jews teaching at university. Today the Jewish Community still hoppus mixed emotions towards conifer. During the nazi era. Were used to stir up hatred against germanys jewish population. As a huge issue down not within our community there were two or three people who said why are you doing this have you lost your mind theyre still troubled by what happened in the past. Many carnival sounds of welcome to jewish communities decision to get involved. A lot of young people in particular didnt always have a sense of history or arent aware of all the things that happens in the past its good we are still being reminded of it. Not that a jewish law is needed that shouldnt be the case. He says is a muslim i think its ok the Jewish Community is a float party to get that out of. The float will also include a special guest the head of. Community hell be in costume as a persian poet. Kind of im not a carnival found president and its also hard for me personally because as you know alcohol is an issue for muslims within our Muslim Community our leadership board debated at length and considered the pros and cons but the pros one and we want to support sending a signal the mission had he says acknowledge. That you religious leaders want to underscore that germanys jews and muslims stand side by side and not only at carnival time. And thats a news update well be back at the top of the hour for now well leave you with all the samba you can handle as carneval mania sweeps brazil thanks for watching. The. Story people. Information. They want to express. You on facebook and twitter today in touch