The president of ukraine calls with talks after violent clashes against kiev with protesters and police. We are willing and must be willing to go to the jail from the powers of alabama. Reporter how Martin Luther king juniors legacy is still being felt across the country today. Good morning and welcome to al Jazeera America, im stephanie sy and this weeks peace talks are in danger of ending before they even get started, on sunday the United Nations invited iran to a conference after wednesday in Geneva Switzerland and that up set syria opposition groups who are now threatening to pull out, the u. S. Also wants irans into vacation rescinded unless the syrian president steps down and signs that may not happen any time soon and syrian president bashir alasaid says he may seek reelections in june and says its totally unreese lisic for Coalition Members to be ministers of the Syrian Government and the primary objective of the the up coming talks is the fight against terrorism and we have mo
After much stalling and intense pressure from the United States, syrias main rebel group has agreed to attend next weeks peace conference in switzerland. 75 coalition managers voted inestanbul. The majority favored attending the talks. It will be the first face to face meeting between the assad regime and the Coalition Since the civil war began in 2011. The talks are scheduled to begin on wednesday. Nina mcnaught has the latest reporter it was supposed to be conducted by a show of hands. In the end, they opted for secret battles, so devisive, so con tentious has this become. When the votes were counted, we have an overwhelming vote yes in support of the coalition d delegation to participate in discussions with the assad. Regime 58 saying yes, 14 saying no. One white paper and two refusal, but this wasnt an easy process. There was a withdrawal block of 44 members who refused to participate in discussions in the leadup to the vote because they simply felt the preconditions have not been
Good morning to you, welcome to al Jazeera America. More allegations of political corruption dogging new jersey governor Chris Christie, and his chances for higher office. It began in the fall when two access leaps, a key artery between new york and new jersey were shut down, clogging the streets. The controversy stayed quiet until january, when emails and texts revealed that Chris Christies staff ordered the process. Then just a day later a contrite Chris Christie took to the airwaves for over an hour denying any personal involvement and apologising for the actions of his staff. Jersey city mayor was next to climb in saying the governors staff blocked a request to the Port Authority and cancelled meetings because he refused to support the governor. And dawn zimmer says Chris Christies administration is withholding sandy money because she didnt support a development backed by a company politically connected to Chris Christie. As new jersey governor Chris Christie visited the Sunshine S
And hampered by the inferno and freezing temperatures. And we will go inside an environmentally friendly factory that makes less garbage in a year than a normal home makes in a day. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America, im stephanie sy and we have breaking news out of egypt and there has been a series of deadly explosions in and around cairo, the first happened this morning outside of a Police Station in downtown cairo and four people were killed and dozens were injured there. State television says witnesses saw a gunman opening fire on surrounding buildings. A second explosion near a metro station left at least one person dead and a third blast targeted a Police Station near the pyramids in giza and no casualties there and this weekend is the third anniversary of the massive up rising of the American Spring that toppled the president mubarak. Peace talks are underway in Geneva Switzerland and no facetoface meetings will take place today between the Syrian Government and oppo
The Syrian Civil War has killed more than 130,000 people and displaced millions. The leading rebel group today finally agreed to sit down and talk peace. It will be the first face to face meeting between the assad regime and the Syrian National Coalition Since the war broke out. We have the latest from istanbul. It was a vote that ripped the Syrian National coalition apart. Members pulled out, more committed to resign after it. After days of discussion the umbrella government voted yes to going to switzerland to take part in talks with a delegation from the assad regime. After the vote the president of the coalition addressed the syrian people. We have travelled a hard road and you made sacrifices for your freedom and we have reached a critical point that well cross together. We are termed to end the suffering that the Syrian Regime imposed on you. Because a decision was so divisive discussions and consultation ran overnight, including members of moderate rebel groups fighting inside s