Researchers claim a stack of bones found in south africa come from a previously undiscovered form of human. Primitivet shows characteristics. Not all scientists are convinced by that argument. We can speak to a paleo anthropologist at the college of france. Men who discovered lucy. What is your reaction . It is an important discovery. So manyazing there are in the cave. It is not just a piece of one, but a lot of them. Was a natural trap for them. With the status. He is talking about homo, and homo is somebody very special. Guy born 3 million years ago with a big head and and a long kind of them. Long hind limb, which is ok, but a very small brain. It is probably a new prehuman. It is very important. Are in south africa and east africa and central africa. It is always a very interesting to have new information about the original man, the diversity of the hominid family. We just have some disagreement about the interpretation. The discovery of lucy, the last high profile discovery in th
A deadlock over its frozen Bailout Program . Kate moody has more. Millions of sure in the year of the goat as the Lunar New Year is underway. Our top story. First, leaders of france germany, ukraine and russia spoke on the phone this morning. They agreed to make a push to impose a ceasefire decided last week for Eastern Ukraine. The conversation came after a massive assault ride a prorussian rebels on the Railway Junction of debeltseve that pushed kiev to pull thousands of troops out of the town. Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko is now calling for International Peacekeepers to help. Petro poroshenko we think the best option would be a Police Auction from the european union. We are sure this would be the most effective and the best guarantee for security in a situation where the promise of peace is not kepyt not kept by russia. Genie lets bring in christina in kiev. The ukrainian president had a phone conversation with leaders of france, germany and russia. What more do we know abou
First on the long road to democratic reform, burmas said her countrys political change is going through a bumpy patch. Well the Opposition Leader made the comment as she met with barack obama, the u. S. President is currently on his second trip to the country, in as many years. The talks come four years after she was released from house arrest. This as burma slowly began democratic reforms. A healthy balance between optimism and pessimism. Thats what Opposition Leader said burma needed during a joint press conference with the u. S. President. The pair met at the family home where she spent must of her two decade long house arrest. Our reform process is going through a bumpy patch but this bumpy patch is that something we can negotiate with commitment and with the help and understanding of our friends from all over the world. So let use not exaggerate the differences, the difficulties, but at the same time let us not exaggerate the picture either. After nearly half a senty of army rule,
The debate in france over shops opening on sundays as lawmakers loosen the rules that banned most retailers from opening their doors. We will look at the effects of the kyoto protocol. Lets start this hour in denmark where police have charged two men arrested sunday in the wake of the attacks in copenhagen. They are thought to have helped the man suspected of shooting dead two people at a freespeech event and a synagogue. The perpetrator was killed in a shootout with police in the early hours sunday morning. A look back at the events of the past two days. It was in this cafe on saturday afternoon at 3 30 that a seminar on free speech was suddenly and brutally interrupted. A gunman opened fire, killing a 55yearold filmmaker and wounding three Police Officers. The shooters target may have been this man, lars vilks. Under police protection, he has received numerous Death Threats for depicting the prophet mohammed in a cartoon in 2007. Also inside, the french ambassador to denmark. He twee
19 people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a group of tourists. Police killed two attackers at the scene, but tunisian authorities are still hunting for possible suspects. Oliver farry reports. Oliver visiting some of the victims in hospital, calling on citizens to stand together against terrorism, something he says is a foreign imposition in tunisia. It does not exist in tunisia. We do not have terrorism. It is allimportant. Oliver the attacks occurred wednesday in the National Museum and parliament building. Two or three armed men opened fire on a tour bus. Some of the gunmen were allegedly wearing military uniforms. There was instant panic. Other visitors were tracked inside for almost four hours. We were visiting the museum, and then all of a sudden we heard a big noise. We thought summing had fallen, but then we realized it was gunfire. Oliver the bardo museum is located in the same facility as the tunisia general simply wherein antiterrorism bill was being debated. Parliame