The city of flint. Maria cut ties with the highest world fame u. S. Star ahead of her doping ban. Hello there a warm welcome to the news hour, the u. N. Is questioning the legality of an agreement that would see refugees and migrants in europe sent back to turkey. The deal still in early stages was agreed between the eu and turkey and thrashed out in the coming weeks but it could see future migrants arrive from turkey sent back and for each syrian refugee returned a syrian in turkey would be resettled in the eu. Our diplomatic editor james base reports now from geneva. Reporter the European Union has had plans to deal with the refugee crisis before, they have all failed. This year alone more than 140,000 people have arrived by sea. So eu leaders have now come up with a new proposal that goes much further than anything tried before, for the first time they say those who arrive from turkey will be sent back. Its controversial, already the u. N. Refugee agency the unhcr expressed concern
And. We have link to. Military the project encouraging the insignes of the future. And in sport, english footballs fiercest rivals clashing at European Competition for the time. Manchester united and liverpool getting ready to meet in the last 16 of the Europea League. The u. N. Most senior human rights official has issued a scathing assessment of the refugee crisis and set plans to return refugees from the European Union to turkey may p illegal. The crisis gets immortalized, james pays has more. This is a very strong repuke to the European Union coming from the u. N. High commission for human rights the worlds top human rights official. And prince used his speech to the council his annual report on the state of human rights in the world, and the first thing he mentioned was the refugees in the e. U. I tend to discuss my concerns during my visit to brussells. Before the two day e. U. Summit which begins on is 2007 teen of march. Among my concerns is the potential for collective and arb
Translation theyre all full. What about america, canada and australia hopes dashed for Syrian Refugees after theyre told this Border Crossing is closed. Casting the nets across africa to find the next einstein Immigration Reform was the makeup point of contention in a debate between the two front runners to secure the Democratic Party nom nation in the race for the white house. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders exchanged political blows over a list of other areas, trade, wall street and climate change. Bernie sanders took michigan on tuesday and Hillary Clinton pointed to her win in mississippi. Reporter the issue of immigration dominated the debate between the democratic president ial candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders argued theyre the candidate that best represents the future for the millions of latinos already living in the u. S. Or trying to enter illegally i have been consistent and committed to comprehensive imdprags reform with a path to citizenship. I think our bes
In japan marks a moment five years ago when an earthquake triggered a devastating tsunai that killed thousands. Will find out if the doping ban will be lifted ahead of the games. The u. N. s human rights chief has described the conflict in south sudan as one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world, a damning u. N. Reports describes children and disabled burned alive and not being paid. Reporter the suffering in the worlds newest country defies belief, a report put together by the u. N. Human Rights Office goes into details of atrocities in south sudan since conflict began in december of 2013 and says both sides are responsible but Government Forces were most to blame last year. Between april and september the u. N. Recorded more than 1,300 ports of rape in just one of south sudans states. The oil rich unity state. The report says credible sources indicate that Government Forces are being allowed to rape women as a type of payment. One woman told the u. N. Team she h
Abdeslam. And in cuba the communist island nation prepares to welcome the first u. S. President in almost 90 years. So a suicidebomber has set off explosives on turkeys shopping street killing five people. It follows a bombing from just last weekend. First, we are brought uptodate with exactly what has happened. Another bomb goes off in turkey. This time in the heart of istanbul in the middle of the city wes busiest shopping district. It is an also a major tourist destination. Istanbuls governor was at the scene shortly after the blast. A suicidebomber blue himself up in front of the district governorship building and killed three people and wounded 21 others. Three of them were in critical condition. One of them has just decide in hospital. A detailed investigation is being carried out by our colleagues. Paramedics were quick to arrive and took people to nearby hospitals. Although no one has claimed responsibility government officials have launched it to the armed pkk, which has been