A ceasefire by the un recognized government and fraudsters fugitives and convicted criminals analogise their investigation identifies some of the foreigners buy citizenship in cyprus. And arpita stamps with the countdown to a football showdown between europes elites was. A mixed reception for paris and german brian munich as the teams arrived a short time ago for the Champions League final. Thank you very much for joining us tens of thousands of demonstrators have defied warnings rallying against the russian president alexander look at shank oh its the latest wave of protests against his disputed reelection protesters gathered in Independence Square in the capital minsk calling for look a resignation has refused to step down turning up to the president ial Office Wearing a bulletproof vest. And carrying a rifle meanwhile demonstrators have staged an act of solidarity with opposition candidates for atlanta taken off. To lithuania more than 35000. 00 people including the lithuanian presi
Postal Service Changes are put on hold after accusations they would sabotage the president ial election. So a coup attempt is unfolding in mali and just as we go here where president abraham has arrived on television we believe he is resigning well listen and we have a translation. By by. Both in this country. By i had. All but we never know what can happen in. Because of the bad. The worst if today. That the elements of. That intervention assess. Do i really have a choice. Its me i do know which any blood to be shed. I went to the bridge. In thanking the money and if so. Yes. Sanctions. Could save me that might a session to give up my job. From now on. And with all the legal places he should be the session of the National Assembly and last of the government. Being a human. Body. We have no hatreds. Because anyone from my country. Thank god for service. Apologies 1st of all i know the sound quality wasnt great they were having a foreign translation over the. French translation over the
The president to step down. Down,power plant shuts leaving 2 Million People with only four hours of electricity a day. What appears to be a coup is unfolding in one of west africas largest countries. Soldiers have staged a mutiny at isilitary base near mal capital and have detained the president and Prime Minister. The head of the United Nations has demanded their release. Mali has been in crisis with demonstrators demanding that president Ibrahim Boubacar keita step down. Hundreds of antigovernment protesters poured onto the streets of the capital , some co. Bamako ransacking and burning government offices, responding to reports of army intervention. They arrested president Ibrahim Boubacar keita and the Prime Minister. Armed troops were seen escorting a vehicle believed to be carrying the president. Couldhave come out today today to call for the resignation of the president because we heard there were shots fired by the military and have, to help the military get rid of the president
Dissolution of the assembly and the government well the coup had sparked Widespread International reaction the west African Regional bloc ico also ordered the closure of borders with Mali African Union European Union both condemning the action and the Un Security Council has called for an emergency meeting has some thoughts from a. Journalist in bamako who told us people are waiting to hear now from the. This right now i think the army is in charge the president just resigned now i wasnt in the restaurant who was saying that and everybody was happy to go but everybody will be sad because you know the situation people like to happen so this afternoon the confusion between people here because some people being detained the president for his own security and other people think hes been really arrested. Just been confirmed right now and you think that so many talk to say the reason he will i was so resigned the National Assembly which he was the source of the problem is the big new world o
Cause they gathered in the streets and in the squares of the belo recent capital minsk since the disputed president ial vote on august 9th protesters have defied the authorities and have been gathering every day calling for an end to president look ashamed because 26 year old despite the continued threats of a violent crackdown opposition supporters say they wont give up ahead of sundays rally the bellary saw me rolled into the central city streets a warning to those marching any unrest and statues would not be tolerated and they not the police would see to that. Arriving back at the president ial palace in minsk the man at the center of this wave of discontent alex on the look. He has the backing of russia whos the moment has condemned the protest movement on saturday railed against the opposition supporters and accused nato of deliberately positioning its bosses by the countrys western border and ordered the army to defend its territory. Nato forces are approaching we understood this