Welcome back a program out of the top stories here this hour sudan is one step closer to a joint civilian rule government after the military and protest leaders signed a landmark agreement creating a transitional power sharing body the deals the 1st step towards meeting protesters demands for a 70 government. And the Us Government is imposing its strongest sanctions to date on me in moscow top military leaders they target me and mas commander in chief and several other Senior Officers in response to the mass killing of bringing a musket and 2017. Now the European Parliament has now elected the lion as president of the European Commission the German Defense minister will become the 1st woman to hold the post when she replaces john called young. John hall has more now from strauss book. That daily approval from the European Parliament in a tight vote means alone becomes the 1st woman to hold the e. U. Use top job as Commission President shell set the policy agenda for the next 5 years. I
Of 5 military members and 5 representatives from the prodemocracy coalition known as the forces for freedom and change for the deals the 1st step towards meeting the demands for civilian government after months of protests and the near 30 year rule of the share. The Transitional Military Council has reach an agreement with the freedom and change forces you have witnessed the signing of the document it is a huge achievement representing a step towards an all inclusive agreement among all the forces in sudan in a new era and paves the way for the upcoming steps of the console the dacian and celebration and reinstatement of the constitutional document for the transitional period its a glorious moment so lets just take a quick look at how we got here after months of protests against his rule the military removed president Omar Al Bashir in a coup on april 11th the generals then set up a Transitional Council one a mass city and continued outside the Army Headquarters protest leader. Held ta
Sixty minutes in afghanistan after a taliban suicide bomber uses an ambulance to get through kabuls green zone killing at least ninety five people. A nation divided protesters in honduras clashed with police as the president is sworn in for a second time. Syrias Eastern Ghouta bombed just hours after a fragile cease fire comes into effect. Its not only the Financial Markets that are booming im rob the bride at the biggest market in traditional chinese medicine thats going through them with. The taliban says it was behind a bomb attack in afghanistans capital that killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred fifty others the explosives were hidden in an ambulance that allowed the bomber to get through security in the citys green zone its the most heavily protected area in couple it was the second successful Taliban Attack in a week on targets in the city despite high security jennifer glass reports. Another day of carnage on the streets of kabul this time the bom
Im Adrian Finnegan this is al jazeera life and also coming up Turkish Backed forces fight for strategic mountain in Northern Syria. One of hong kongs most prominent activists is barred from standing for election. Corruption and conflict high on the agenda as African Union leaders hold their annual summit. Yemens Prime Minister is accusing separatists of staging a coup this after several people were killed in fighting between armed groups in the city of aden been reports of heavy gunfire in the southern port city separatists allied with the United Arab Emirates but all of this with the saudi backed government of president a bribe a month so hadi groups want control of yemens Southern Region lets speak to some a humdinger whos a middle east analyst who joins us now live from london skype yemens Prime Minister that accusing separatists of staging a coup whats your impression of whats going on in a can of why what are you hearing. I think that. Oh. I think you get a little. More over the s
Turkish backed forces fight for a strategic mountain in Northern Syria. One of hong kongs most prominent activists barred from standing for election. After more than one hundred people are killed in a car bomb attack in kabul new questions about a long running war. And as russias opposition organizes antigovernment protests Police Strike back. U. S. President dolled trampas called for Decisive Action against the taliban after it claimed responsibility for saturdays suicide bomb attack in afghanistan at least one hundred and three people were killed in kabul. More than two hundred thirty others were wounded by explosives hidden inside an ambulance the bomber managed to get through security in the citys most heavily protected area jennifer glass has the latest from kabul prison ashraf ghani has declared several days of mourning here in afghanistan you can see the National Flag flying at half staff as all the flags will be across the country it is to allow at the Afghan People to mourn wi