Days. The election. Pope francis celebrates mass in the countrys poorest estate. Berlin film festival, iranian moirs showing how life is like amovies showing how life is lik. And Michel Platini shows injustice. Hello there, a warm welcome to this hour of news. We begin of course in syria. Where the civil war appears to be entering a potentially more dangerous phase. A wave of air strikes on schools and hospitals has left at least 50 civilians dead. The strikes hit four hospitals, two in azaz, on the Turkish Border an of and two in the idlib problem province, blamed russia. Doctors without borders says a hogs it supports was, quote, deliberately hit by air strikes in idlib province. These strikes come despite an agreement last week by russia and other world powers to a pause in hostilities. That deal has been further weakened in comments made by president assad in the last hour. He said a truce doesnt mean each side had to stop using weapons. More on that statement in just a moment but
Ugandas main Opposition Leader is head after disputed elections. Also in step with the president , the 106yearold who got to have a dance with the obamas the at the white house. Al jazeera has learned a draft deal has been reached between the United States and russia which sets a date for a cessation of the fighting in syria. At the moment its not clear if the warring parties will agree to lay down their weapons. In the last hour the u. S. Secretary of state john kerry has released the following statement on the draft deem. He says if complemented and adhered to, the cessation will not only lead to a decline in violence but also continue the expansion of delivery of urgently needed humanitarian supplies. He will work on commitment of the parties to lead to cessation of activities. Our diplomatic editor james bays is in the United Nations now. Take through the terms of the agreement. Reporter well, there is a time line set out now for start of the cessation of hostilities. By friday mid
This carnage has to end. A new United Nations report exposes how all sides play a role in the suffering. Holding out hope. Some people think my time has ended. Theyre mistaken. Life goes on. Bolivian president evo morales. Organ trafficking. The doctor told me to ask a lot of money for my kid think so i can open my own business and someone else can do heavy work for me. Al jazeera uncovers illegal trade in human organs in indonesia. Good morning, thanks for joining us, im adam may in for antonio mora. Lot of ground, starting off with u. S. And russia have agreed on terms for a cessation of fighting in syria. If Opposition Forces can debt on board. But some Syrian Rebels are voicing objections, because this new agreement allows for owner attacks to continue on i. S. I. L. And al nusra. There is a new u. N. Human rights report, cites widespread attacks on civilians by groups such as i. S. I. L. It also describes a country where few have access to Running Water or electricity. Al jazeeras
Fiji and why thousands of afghan refugees are trapped along greeces border with macedonia. Im farah with all the sports, Manchester United look to salvage some pride in the fa cup quarter finals. On the one side russia, on the other side, the United States. They have reached an agreement on what they hoped would be a cessation of hostilities inside syria. They have set thi this saturdays the day that hostilities should stop. They have on the ground until noontime on friday. By that time they need to commit to a deal and then 12 hours later at midnight the cessation is supposed to begin. The guns are supposed to go quiet. Because the United Nations classes i. S. I. L. And el nusra front as terrorist, a political way to end what has been a fiveyear very, very bloody civil war. Diplomatic editor james bays is at the United Nations, james you were one of the first to get wind of this. The devils in the detail. What do we need to see in place before this can happen . Reporter well, we need
Representatives in the government. Hotel. Emergency workers in india are still trying to to rescue those, 100 meter section collapsed on a busy road in north calcutta. Rescue teams believe many more are still trapped beneath the rubble. They are using sniffer dogs and special cameras to see if there are any trapped. Divya gopalan is there. Tell us what you know. Reporter thats right, femmfelicity. There is a huge slab of the runway thats fallen on the ground and part of it hang over the fly over. So whacell. What this equipment is trying to do pulling the iron girders and owner debris, they believe a mini bus was under that debris, trapped around midday, quite a few hours ago when that part of the bridge collapsed. It is very, very slow going. The efforts are chaotic mainly because the area is very congested. They close to the flyover. As far as maneuvering these machines they have to be very careful. They dont have to just go at it. Its a lot slower than it should be. Horrific scenes