Michel aoun named him his name is house and he is a former Education Minister and currently a University Professor he is also a sunni muslim and he is the new Prime Minister as part of the sectarian political system in lebanon now we have seen a huge amount of widespread political unrest there and we have heard from our correspondent that wolf that a number of sunni parties a sunni bloc actually looked out of parliament and theyre very unhappy the fact that hes been nominated the new Prime Minister he has he was initially nominated by the hezbollah led alliance and this comes often months and months of political upheaval protests began back in october. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of beirut and various cities across the country demanding an end to this sectarian political system asking for and a complete overhaul of the political system now there has been a political stalemate and. The former Prime Minister did resign after weeks and weeks of of demonstrations and after th
Countrys last rebel stronghold. And romania marks a grisly anniversary 3 decades ago its last communist dictator met his and bringing the countrys bloody revolution to a close. A mary in evanston its good to have you with us. Christians around the world are celebrating christmas marking the birth of jesus more than 2000 years ago at the Vatican Pope Francis led the Midnight Mass at st peters basilica his blessing emphasized forgiveness not just for sinners but for the church itself after a difficult year in which sexual abuse scandals continue to rock the Catholic Church francis urged christians to keep the faith. Forward i he does a ritual that dates back to the 1st centuries of the Catholic Church the Midnight Mass at some pages is a spiritual gathering there the pope is said to confide the would of god to the faithful of. Course all of that he may call who by the incarnation brought together the earth and the heavenly realm fill you with the gift of his peace and favor and may you s
Refuses to say when the articles to the senate for trial. Well theres been a shooting attack in moscow near the headquarters of the f. S. B. Security service lets go straight now to moscow and our correspondent step vasant step what more do we know at this stage 3 people dead. Its still unclear how many many people have died there was indeed a shooting incident at the lubyanka the headquarters of the secret Service Agency here in moscow its not clear exactly where these attackers were there are some media reports that they actually went inside the building but others say they were outside of the building there has been reports also also confirmed by police that it were using machine guns kalashnikovs has been mentioned and also those streets now have completely been cordoned off in that area around lubyanka area to make sure that the people who are still in their side and the police is doing this ongoing operation is also saw some unconfirmed reports that some of the attackers might ha
At least 3 people die and hundreds arrested in india as protests rage over a punch of actual citizenship for all. I know theres been a shooting in the heart of moscow near the headquarters of russias National Security service the f. S. B. At least one person has been killed and several others wounded the f. S. B. Says there was only one attacker whos now been killed and hes back in reports. The sound of gunfire echoes through the streets of the russian capital. Sending people running to safety and initiating a major security operation by special forces to get position on street corners. According to Russian Media reports a man attacked the reception of this building on Lubyanka Square in the center of my. Sco is the home of russias federal Security Service the f. S. B. And its communist era predisaster the k. G. B. But the attacker then reportedly fled to a neighboring building barricaded himself inside Security Services then shot him dead a 1000000 says were on scene to help several c
A mommy and hes of good to have you with us across countries and cultures christians around the world have begun celebrating christmas at the Vatican Pope Francis led the Midnight Mass at st peters basilica as one of the most important ceremonies on the catholic calendar people from around the globe descend on rome to witness the ritual. Pope francis is busting emphasize love and forgiveness after a difficult year for the church and. Gone to buy the nomination we want together the heavenly realm fills you with a gift of his peace and. You share us with the chechen happens. To. Its he he she. Now christmas celebrations are also taking place in bethlehem revered by christians as the birthplace of jesus more than 2000 years ago mass was held in the church of the nativities which is one of the worlds oldest places of continuous christian worship outside thousands of visitors conversion around the Christmas Tree and manger square Record Numbers of tourists are expected to visit bethlehem ov