Im adrian from again this is the live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes a choice to define the future liberians votes in a president ial runoff. Russian Opposition Leader alexina valmy calls for an election boy cause after his bid to run in next years president ial vote is blocked. Perus president defends his controversial decision to pardon a jailed. And im far as small have all the days sporting including defending n. B. A. Champions the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in a Christmas Day showdown. Both candidates have cast their votes in liberias Runoff Election thats expected to mark the countrys first democratic transfer of power in seventy three years creating jobs and fighting corruption have been the Major Campaign issues liberia is one of the worlds poorest countries and many of its four point seven million citizens live with. Basic Services Like clean water and electricity george weah has crafted his image as the candidate for the poor drawing on
And live from studio fourteen he had aljazeera headquarters in doha and jane dutton well come to the news good because the first female president in africa and one of these men will be in charge one of former football or the other the current Vice President if it all goes well liberia will have its first democratic transition of power in seventy three years weve got a live update from the capital and the vote and what it means for the countrys future also in the news good more unrest in peru after a decision to pardon a former president about to forge a mori had been serving a twenty five year sentence for crimes against humanity and corruption president pedro public a chance he calls the pardon the most difficult decision obvious live so why did he do it examine that we look at chinas expanding footprint in afghanistan this time as a peacemaker between pakistan and the Afghan Government up for discussion economic and Security Cooperation we explore these developments with a regional s
Hello im Barbara Sarah and this is the news hour live from london thank you for joining us coming up in the next sixty minutes polls close in liberias president ial runoff with voters choosing between a former football superstar and a Vice President the roots of former president. Pleads for forgiveness as thousands of protesters rallied against his release from prison the kremlin says it wants a russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny investigated for calling for a boycott of next years president ial election and driving to a new future we examine the rise in vehicles and ask what it means for the humans who drive from the thing. And im fan of commerce with all the days sport including defending champions qatar staring at Group Stage Elimination from the gulf cup but off the new zing against iraq. Lets start the program in liberia were polls have officially closed in the president ial runoff its the first democratic transition of power in the west. In nation in seventy three years how
And im right matheson this is the news our live from coming up in the next sixty minutes. Im not associated the loser were going to be a because of the curse of democracy the ballots are being counted in the race to see if its going to be a former football great to or liberias Vice President who will lead the nation for the next six years plus. In three to five being its all the houses were wiped out. The family escapes only seconds before Tropical Storm tembin destroys entire communities in the philippines. And arrest has been made after a Crime Reporter is gunned down in front of one of her children in mexico also. Everyday. Its called the strong. Campaign its a push to keep Plastic Waste out of the worlds oceans. And we start in liberia where votes are being counted in this president ial Runoff Election workers say the turnout wasnt as high as it was in the first round in october but polling was peaceful in a race that will see the west african nations first democratic transition of
Im not associated the loser you are going to do because israel tested democracy. The ballots are being counted in the race to see if it will be a former football great or liberias Vice President who will lead the nation for the next six years. Im about this and this is all just here a lie from doha also coming up the kremlin wants a new investigation into alexina volley over his call to boycott next years president ial election after he was barred from running against Vladimir Putin. Mosul slowly comes back to life five months after the end of a brutal operation to retake the city for myself. I shouted on top of my posts sometimes have the key to the police and with that well look back on the Political Violence that took the life of this couples six month old child in kenya. And we start in liberia votes are being counted in the president ial Runoff Election workers say the turnout hasnt been as high as a top of his first round but polling has been peaceful in the west african nations