Despite a furious response. Begin in sri lanka where the Opposition Party led by rajapaksa has declared victory in the president ial elections his rival subject conceded early results put rajapaksa over the 50 percent mark needed to avoid a 2nd recount rajapaksa is the brother of former president s my hindu rajapaksa and was also defense chief when the tamil tigers were defeated 10 years ago the election was dominated by rising religious tensions and a slowing economy the president says says he will stand down as the deputy leader of the United National party in a statement he said weve just witnessed the most peaceful president ial election in the history of our independent republic this was a result of the democratic gains and Institutional Reforms that have taken place over the last fire. The years that empowered an independent Elections Commission and restore the rule of law my appeal to the incoming president is that he take this process forward and strengthen and protect the Demo
5 is for the attack that killed 19 people plus. We will leave the e. U. On the 29th launch to. Another brics it battleground how rival parties are using the online world to get their election messages across and eyepieces them to the sport controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick prepares to showcase in skills in front of n. F. L. Teams 3 years since hes last game that and more later this news. It started as a protest against rising fuel prices in france year on people who are part of whats known as the yellow 1st movement are still showing their anger this is whats happening now in the capital paris theyve been demonstrations to mark the anniversary for more than 8 hours now police of 5 tear gas to try to break them up the movement turned into protests against the cost of living with and. Government violence across the country at its peak 300000 people took part in the saturday protest but that number has dwindled in recent months baka joins us live from paris and we can see behind
We will leave the e. U. On the 29th launch to. Another breaks at battleground how a rival parties a using the online world to get their election messages across. It started as a protest against rising fuel prices in france a year on people who are part of whats known as the Yellow Vest Movement still showing their anger at its just after 6 oclock at night in the capital paris where theyve been demonstrations for more than 10 hours to mark the anniversary at times police fired tear gas to try to break them up the movement to protest against the cost of living with the violence across the country theyve is in paris. The plaster italy in the center of paris its very much become the epicenter of clashes between demonstrators from the yellow press movement and lines of police many i take a couple of 1000 demonstrators amassed here earlier on they have permission to do that but the scenes quickly became violent you can see probably a tremendous amount of damage around whats left of some wood
Police and protesters face off with hong kong again as china confirms it all that it cleared up by its army. A car bombing near a busy bus station in northeastern syria turkey blinds what p. G. But as for the attack that killed 19 people im happy to simply go to sports controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick prepares to showcase the skills in front of n. F. L. Teams 3 years since his last game better and more later this news hour. We begin the news hour with violence scenes in the french capital where police and demonstrators have clashed on the 1st anniversary of the yellow vests protest movement for the some paris fire tear gas and water cannon that hundreds of them astray has after they built barricades across the city and set fire to cars and rubbish bins more than 100 people have been a rough. They yell a Vest Movement began last november over rising fuel prices and the high cost of living the weekly demonstrations soon grew into a broader revolt against president obama and acr
Get their election messages across. And our people stand in doha with all your support controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick prepares to showcase the skills in front of n. F. L. Teams 3 years since hes last game that in more later in the program. Riot police and Security Forces have clashed with demonstrators in dozens of cities across iran after an increase in fuel prices one person has been killed and several others injured as they tried to enter an oil refinery in the Southern City of syria john the government says the rise of at least 50 percent is needed to call but few will smuggling for such a bari reports. Anger frustration and growing concern in tehran as people protested against a 200 percent increase in fuel prices. Many simply turned off their engines on major highways across the city to show their disappointment at this sudden decision to raise petrol prices overnight. As heavy snow blanketed the capital people still lined up at the gas stations to fill up. The quota