position in his government of minister of racial equality, did you have to think hard before accepting it? well, yes, because it s a position where we have to attend 58% of the population and we have a majority of black population in brazil. but even though we have that number, we have a lot of emergencies and problems and issues that we need to take care very carefully. even though i voted for lula since my first election, i was very happy but, at the same time, i had a conversation with my parents first just because, you know, my mum and my daddy had just lost another daughter in politics five years ago and, of course, it would be important to talk to them but at the same time, it was a great opportunity. i was very honoured to be invited and i knew that we had a lot of work to do and as i am compromised to everything that i do, i accepted. yeah. the clear majority of brazilians who are living in poverty are black. when we look at the number of homicides every year, 80%
in new zealand s largest city, auckland, after 3 people are killed in severe flooding. this is an unprecedented event in recent memory. in the aftermath, will have plenty of time to evaluate the response. police in israel say that a 13 year old palestinian has carried out a shooting attack outside the old city injerusalem in which two people, a father and son, were seriously wounded. the teenage attacker was shot and wounded. it comes a day after a palestinian gunman killed seven people near a synagogue in eastjerusalem. israeli police say they ve arrested 42 people in connection with friday s shooting the gunman was killed. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has urged israelis not to take matters into their own hands. on thursday, nine palestinians were killed during an israeli military raid in the west bank town ofjenin. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. another victim of a jerusalem shooting being treated by medics. an israeli father and son
been made redundant. a 15 year old girl has died after being stabbed in northumberland. police have arrested a 16 year old boy on suspicion of murder. a thirteen year old palestinian boy has shot and wounded a father and son in east jerusalem. it comes a day after a palestinian gunman killed 7 people near a synagogue. 42 people have been arrested in connection with friday s shooting; the gunman was killed. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports. another victim of a jerusalem shooting being treated by medics. an israeli father and son were injured in a new attack this morning. police saying they were shot by a palestinian boy aged just 13. meanwhile, this was the scene of last night s attack, the deadliest israelis have seen in years. here, a palestinian gunman opened fire after prayers in a packed synagogue at the start of the jewish sabbath. as people rushed to help the injured, one witness said they were shot too. translation: i went out and saw my neighbour-