Damascus as the Syrian Government pummels rebel held Eastern Ghouta. Killed there is risen to more than two hundred plus its one thing to promise a million jobs but its another to actually say how hes going to do that south africas new president to tell the country how hell repair the struggling economy also. We have to do more to protect our children. The u. S. President proposing a ban on devices that some weapons into machine guns. In bangkok or the buddhist. Monks. Going around the system and theyre gaining support their story coming up. From the winter games chang. Braun in the womens downhill and. Likely her last to lead. So we begin this in syria and the two most important battles being fought in this latest chapter in the countrys near seven year war rebels holed up in eastern near the capital damascus are refusing to bend after more heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Forces the rebels possess a heavy arsenal including tanks machine guns and anti aircraft weaponry thousand
In this is al jazeera live from coming up a warning from the u. N. Democratic republic of congo faces a crisis of extraordinary proportions of Ethnic Violence in the east survivors of the High School Shooting in florida take their demands for gun reform to the State Capitol plus. Im scott hardware in bangkok where the buddhist leadership some nine decades ago and female monks theres now a movement going around the system and theyre gaining support their story coming up. We begin in syria where the rebel held on klav of east and go to continues to come under heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Forces more than two hundred fifty people have been killed in intense bombing since sunday its the highest casualty figure in the area since a chemical attack in twenty thirteen the bombing has damaged or destroyed six medical facilities has moved from beirut. The targeting of civilians is a military tactic their aim is to bomb people into submission to force them to surrender more than two hu
Anc party are meeting to decide the future of president jacob zuma. This is where its happening in pretoria and its likely theyre asking him to step down. Mr zuma faces a number of corruption charges and anc president Cyril Ramaphosa says the issue is causing disunity and discord. The leaders have been locked in talks for hours now, but as South African radio host points out, these are tricky waters to navigate. Milton nkosi has this update from pretoria on where things stand now. Iamjust standing i am just standing outside the hotel where the National League executive committee is to meet to decide president zumas fate. All we know is they are deliberating on what decision to take on president zumas future. We know that yesterday the president of the anc Cyril Ramaposa said that the matter will be finalised today. We are waiting and we know that inside the meeting there are many anc leaders who have called for president zuma to be recalled from his position. There is a proportional re
Democratic republic of congo faces a disaster of extraordinary proportions of Ethnic Violence in the east. Survivors of the High School Shooting in florida take their demand for gun reform to the State Capitol as chum proposes banning some modified guns plus. Im scott hardliner in bangkok where the buddhist leadership some nine decades ago and female monks theres now a movement going around the system and theyre getting support their story coming up. We begin in syria where the rebel held enclave of east and go to continues to come of the heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Forces more than two hundred fifty people have been killed in intense bombing since sunday its the highest death toll in the area since a chemical attack in twenty thirty in the bombing has damaged or destroyed. Six medical facilities activists are describing the death toll as a massacre and there are fears the bombardment could lead to a larger ground operation eastern good has been besieged by the government s
A full of the latest on that and look at how the children of that just as we saw in aleppo before trying to make their voices heard over the noise of the war also on the grid the anger after the shooting students in florida have been left dumbfounded by their lawmakers decision not to ban Assault Rifles and so they are continuing their protest meanwhile donald trump will host a listening session later on to hear directly from survivors of mass. And many of the students survivors are being targeted online some right wing activists even saying theyre paid actors we have your reaction and rebuttals from the students themselves im leah harding tank thats the hash tag james and india man says to canada thats what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said as he makes his state visit to the subcontinent but there is talk that relations arent great some in india refuse members of trudeaus cabinet of supporting sikh separatists. You get the news great to live on air and streaming online through you tu