Is the country about to lunch to the right in reaction to the paris attacks . Libyas two rival governments have described a deal aimed as resolving the countrys political crisis as a huge leap forward. Its hoped the agreement will end violence and the chaos that split libya against Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown in 2011. The deem stipulates that an election will take place within two years. We have this report. A libyan initiative, for the first time in the countrys long running political crisis, an initial agreement to work together. These are representatives of the two rival parliaments. The deal calls for the two sides to form a 10 Member Committee to help choose a government of national reconciliation. This is a purely libyan meeting arranged by libyans. Now we call on the United Nations to endorse this move which will provide a swift, prompt solution to the libyan crisis. It was a national, sincere and constructive dialogue and each party accepts the other party with an open heart
Government to do more after devastating floods in chennai hello, we begin with the latest from venezuela, the polls close in about 30 minutes. Voters got an extra hour to cast their ballots. This is a key parliamentary election, changing the political make up of the National Assembly and have major repercussions for the ruling socialist movement. Lets go live to lucia newman who joins us from caracas. A huge turn out reported for the elections, and millions of venezuela awaiting the results. Reporter absolutely. As you say, the polls were supposed to have closed half an hour ago. A short while ago a member of the Electoral Council came to announce it would be extended by another hour. A couple of minutes ago the only opposition member of the Council Address said the newsroom saying he believed this was illegal. Political tension are are spiking a little bit. Before that the president of the Electoral Council came, looking angry, saying they had withdrawn the credentials of a former bol
We begin in yemen, where the governor of the yemeni port city of aden has been killed in an explosion. Majorgeneral saaeed was on his way to work when his convoy was targetted by a rocketpropelled grenade. The Islamic State of iraq and levant said it carried out this attack. We have this report. This is the aftermath of the attack that killed the Major General. The car he was travelling in was in flames. He was elected call nice two months ago and a close rival of muqtada alsadr. Who returned from exile in saudi arabia. The governor moved about in a convoy of about five cars. It was heavily secured. He knew he was going to be targeted. He knew an attempt was inevitable. So he moved cautiously over the past two weeks. Multiple militia groups blocked him entering his own office in aden, so he knew the situation was precarious. Reporter so the allies launched a campaign in march against the Houthi Rebels that had taken over sanaa, with the support of forces loyal to the former president a
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Portugal gets under way at the world cup i. S. I. L. Is a threat to all of the countries in the region. No country is safe from that kind of spread of terror. Secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east to address the growing crisis in iraq. It comes as sunni rebels from the Islamic State of iraq and levant or i. S. I. L. And their allies gain more territory on sunday. The territory takeover is significant. Fighters captured rutbar, giving them control of a highway to jordan. This as other cities in anbar, including alcrime on the border. They are a step home to haditha, which is home to a dam which if destroyed could learn to electrical flooding. Sunni rebels are in control of the secondlargest city mosul, tikrit, fallujah and tal afar. Thousands are fleeing the fighting and are in need of assistance. Many coming from baqubah, northeast of baghdad, where there has been fighting. Many have taken refuge in a camp outside of mosul. A city that is under i. S. I. L. Control. Lets g