Candidate in the race for the u. S. Presidency. Also has been member is found guilty over the 2005 killing of lebanons former leader of the korea in the 1st terrorism trial by an international court. Welcome to the program alis president Ibrahim Boubacar catarrh has resigned after being detained by soldiers in a coup he said he had no choice but to step down as he didnt want any bloodshed speaking on National Television the coup leaders said they would oversee a political transition leading to fresh elections mali and 1000000 people of mali we are not holding on to power but we are holding on to the stability of the country which will allow us to organize within an agreed reasonable timeframe general elections to equip mali with strong institutions which are able to better manage our everyday lives and restore confidence between the government and the government. The west African Economic bloc echo us has closed borders with mali suspended financial flows and called for sanctions shelo
Speaking in exile a plea from baton rouge an opposition candidate for the e. U. To act as a way of antigovernment protest builds. The man to take on trump joe biden is formally confirmed as the democratic candidate in the race to the white house. The painstakingly slow cleanup continues more teams arrive and to help contain an environmental catastrophe. And in school the latest from the European Champions League as. Advanced to the final plus a miserable start to the postseason for the l. A. Lakers the n. B. A. Favorites go down to portland and their playoff opener. Will begin in mali where soldiers have forced president Abraham Boubacar catered to resign military leaders say the elf. Im a transitional civilian government and organized what they call Credible Elections the west African Regional bloc ecowas has condemned the coup and is sending a delegation to the capital bamako and the coming also the u. N. Security council will also be meeting to discuss the crisis child strength that
Russias arctic north and far east are being ravaged by huge wildfires, with up to four million hectares ablaze and vast areas engulfed by smoke. The Prime Minister, dmitri medvedev, has ordered police to investigate whether the fires were started deliberately to hide evidence of illegal logging. Russian militaryjets are providing back up to firefighters battling the blazes, which have been burning in some cases for weeks. Fires are common at this time of year, but record breaking summer temperatures and strong winds have made this year particularly bad. Our moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg has travelled to the remote irkutsk region of siberia and he sent this report. For weeks now, siberia has been smouldering. Vast swathes of forest shrouded in smoke and many ravaged by fire. Wildfires are common here, but not on this scale. In siberia, an area the size of belgium is burning. The kremlin has sent in the army, military planes doing what they can to extinguish the blaze. The fires a
In siberia, an area the size of belgium is burning. The kremlin has sent in the army, by pedro pierluisi. Military planes doing what they can to extinguish the blaze. The fires are sparked by hot weather and dry thunderstorms. Theyre mainly in remote areas, the governor of the bank of england, but could the effects mark carney, has warned be more widespread . Theres concern that Carbon Emissions from here may be melting ice in the arctic and speeding up global warming. So black carbon is black, small particles, which falls down on ice and turns them from the white to black, so the ice cannot reflect sun radiation and sun starts to heat the ice in the arctic and it melts faster. And as if fire wasnt bad enough, there have been floods too. In this town, injune, a dam burst, following torrential rain, 23 people died. Now, the town has flooded again. From forest fires, to flooding, so far this has been a summer of hell for people in siberia. And its because of wild fires and the floods tha
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Russias arctic north and far east are being ravaged by huge wildfires, with up to four million hectares ablaze, and vast areas engulfed by smoke. The Prime Minister, dmitri medvedev, has ordered police to investigate whether the fires were started deliberately to hide evidence of illegal logging. Russian militaryjets are providing back up to firefighters battling the blazes, which have been burning in some cases for weeks. Fires are common at this time of year, but record breaking summer temperatures and strong winds have made this year particularly bad. Our moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg has travelled to the remote irkurtsk region of siberia, and he sent this report. For weeks now, siberia has been smouldering. Vast swathes of forest shrouded in smoke and many ravaged by fire. Wildfires are common here, but not on this scale. In siberia, an area the size of belgium is burning. The kremlin has sent in the army, military planes doing what they can to