Kabul, where artists are not only trying to make the walls more beautiful, they are trying to raise social awareness. South sudans president signed a peace deal aimed at ending two years of violence in the country. Salva kiir signed the agreement in the presence of leaders, and he has express reservations over whether it will end his countrys civil war. The Security Council threatened action if salva kiir failed to agree to the deal the peace accord includes oo power sharing agreement between salva kiir and his rival riek machar, who will return to government as the new first Vice President. It also opens the way for rebel fighters to be reintegrated into the army. Both agreed to the ceasefire taking effect within 72 hours, and leading to the creation of a demilitarized zone, and saying nate ris are to take responsibility for the war, apologising for the tens of thousands killed. Our correspondent reports from juba. When the fighting started in december 2013, people fled to the safety
Dividing his country along sectarian lines. South sudans president signed a peace deal aimed at ending two years of violence. He signed the agreement in the capital. But hes expressed reservations whether it will end his countrys civil war. The u. N. Security council threatened immediate action if he failed to agree to the deal. The peace accord includes a new powersharing agreement. And it opens the way for rebel fighters to be reintegrated into the army. Both sides agreed to a cease fire and eventually leading to the creation of a demilitarized zone. They are to take responsibility for the war unconditionally apologizing for the tens of thousands of people killed. Reporter now 20 months later, more than 200,000 people are still living under the protection of the u. N. What began as a site between soldiers killed and injured thousands of people, the violence didnt stop in the capital. It spread from town to town destroying neighborhoods and leaving tens of thousands of dead in its wak
Struggling to save over 1500 years of christian heritage in the churches. Police in china have arrested 12 people over massive explosions in tianjin two weeks ago. 179 people died when a warehouse storing hazardous chemicals exploded. Government officials are also being prosecuted over negligence. Adriane brown joins us live from beijing. Whos been arrested . Well, jane, i think those that you would expect to be arrested have now been arrested. It includes the chairman, the vice chairman and three deputy managers of this Logistics Warehouse where we had those twin explosions two weeks ago. We also have to remember, the day before, the man who headed the countrys work safety regulator was also sacked. He incidentally was a former deputy mayor of tianjin, a position he held for 12 years. There is, amongst ordinary people in tianjin, remember, the lives of some 30,000 people have been disrupted, many are living in temporary housing. There is an impatience for this inquery to be open. In t
This is alJazeera America. Good morning, live from new york city, im randall pinkston. Friends and family are remembering two killed live on television and were learning what drove the alleged gunman to violence. The two were reporting live when a former colleague opened fire. Flanagan later shot himself after posting images of the attack on social media. Al jazeeras choosing not to show those images. Flanagans twitter and facebook pages were filled to outrage aimed at his former employer. Police say the gunman left behind a manifesto. In this bizarre manifesto that arrived by fax two hours after the shooting here at the Bridgewater Plaza, lee flanagan talks about himself as being a human powder keg, full of anger about things like the charlotte shootings in july in south carolina, after which he bought his weapons, he says, two days after that incident. He said hes also inspired by the columbine shooter back in 19. 99 in which 12 people died, including one teacher. Virginia tech shoot
To take in 8,000 migrants, but with millions fleeing is the u. S. Doing enough . This is al jazeera america, live from new york city. Im steph. Today, family and friends and the television station where they worked are remembering two virginia journalists killed on lye television. I want to share with you once again what made these two so special. Please join us now in a moment of silence. Reporter Allison Parker and cameraman adam ward were gunned down by a former colleague. Police say the shooter Vester Flanagan later killed himself. He recorded the entire incident then posted it on to social media. Al jazeera is choosing not to show those images but were learning more about what drove flanagan to violence. John, police say the gunman left behind a manifesto, what did it say . Reporter yeah, some call it a suicide note, some call it a manifesto. It arrived by fax at the headquarters of abc news two hours after the shootings. He talks about himself being a human powder keg, angry abou