Plus tonight i am suspending my campaign bowing out by jeb bush from the u. S. Presidency were closer to a ceasefire than we have been. That was the message from the u. S. Secretary of state john kerry and jordans foreign minister as they spoke earlier about syria. Kerry said that the u. S. And russia have reached a provincial agreement about a pause in fighting which could begin in the coming days. What we have agreed on provisionally, i wont go into the details of it, because it needs to be consulted fully with the other parties and, as i said, our hope is that the two president s will talk as soon as that is appropriate and then we proceed forward to the implementation. Why is it important to do this . Somebody asked me the other day. Why not have the ceasefire tomorrow morning . You know, why wait a week . Because a ceasefire requires an understanding of obligations. You have to be specific about who is doing what, about what is required of each, and if you want to have a ceasefire
Votes. Also, a lament for crimeastartars. An unlikely entry to the euro vision contest. In sport, chelsea are into the quarter finals. Manchester city sides 51 as the manage are maintains unbeat be runs in the competition. The syrian cities of homms and damascus have been hit by multiple bomb blasts. At least 75 people are killed and more than 100 others injured in the area of homm. Home to many members of the assads allowhite sect. A southern suburb was hit by a number of explosions killing 30 people. The socalled Islamic State of the iraq in the levant has claimed responsibility for that attack. Those governments,thy 31 villages. This as u. S. Secretary of state john kerry said he reached a professional grooment with russia in terms of a ceasefire. Zeina has more on the turkish border. You may find some images in her report upsetting. Two separate attacks, both involving multiple explosions and just hours apart in two government controlled districts in syria. The other, the other all
Fiji islands. Two bombs have hit the syrian city of homs. The explosions hit and at least 25 people have been killed. The area is predominantly home to a sect that the president bashar alassad. Bashar alassad says a ceasefire is possible but rebels have to have a genuine offer. He singled out turkey saying that it should not exploit any potential break in hostilities. From the opposition sides, the High Commission Committee Says it is ready for a ceasefire but any troops must come with guarantees from the Syrian Regimes allies, russia and iran, to hold fire. On the ground Syrian Forces are pushing forward towards aleppo. Troops have taken control of a major power plant supplying electricity to aleppo. What is going on, the latest information, visavis homs, what do we know . Reporter you did mention that state media is reporting 25 killed and many injured. We understand that these were twin explosions near simultaneous explosions in a government mf controlled district incontrolled distr
Economic crisis in greece is reviving an old tradition our stop story, voting in nigers election is about to begin. Nearly 7 Million People are registered to vote. The outgoing president is hoping to secure a second fiveyear term. He has been widely condemned for clamping down on political descent and failing to deal with security threats from neighboring countries. Lets look at some of the front runners. Issoufou is seeking a new term. He is up against the main Opposition Leader oumarou. The former president is also in the running. He was the first democratically elected president of niger. The most controversial is the former Prime Minister who is currently in prison of allegations of trialled trafficking. Our correspondent is in the capital joining us live this hour. Can a prisoner, somebody who is behind bars, really beat the president . Reporter it depends on who you ask. His supporters tell you that he has gained more popularity just because he is behind bars. They say he was alr
He was the youngest of the brothers. Hed been involved in some scandal, Bobo Rockefeller in the 50s id been reading about, but a great fellow. And that was my first introduction to the rockefellers in that campaign. You can watch this and other programs online at booktv. Org. Mary Frances Berry, in your book, long memories, the black experience in america, you write most black americans always been more american than White Americans. Guest sort of like being more catholic than the pope, be leaving more in the values and principles that are laid out in the declaration of independence and the preamble to the constitution and which are part of the american ethos. And believing fundamentally, using those principles as a way to ask for the progress on equality for them. That is what i mean. Host what is the proof . Guest every time theres a protest movement organized, civil disobedience, other kinds of movements on the part of africanamericans, people who are in coalition with them, always