Dividing his country along sectarian lines. South sudans president signed a peace deal aimed at ending two years of violence. He signed the agreement in the capital. But hes expressed reservations whether it will end his countrys civil war. The u. N. Security council threatened immediate action if he failed to agree to the deal. The peace accord includes a new powersharing agreement. And it opens the way for rebel fighters to be reintegrated into the army. Both sides agreed to a cease fire and eventually leading to the creation of a demilitarized zone. They are to take responsibility for the war unconditionally apologizing for the tens of thousands of people killed. Reporter now 20 months later, more than 200,000 people are still living under the protection of the u. N. What began as a site between soldiers killed and injured thousands of people, the violence didnt stop in the capital. It spread from town to town destroying neighborhoods and leaving tens of thousands of dead in its wak
The Anniversary Edition of the records book which itself is breaking records. Police in china have arrested 12 people over massive explosions in tianjin two weeks ago. 139 people died when a warehouse exploded. Government officials ares are being prosecuted over negligence. Adriane brown is in bee ching with the details. The News Agency Says among those arrested are the chairman, vote chairman and three deputy managers where the explosions happened two weeks ago. We dont know the identity of the rest. On wednesday we learn the man who headed the safety regulator was sacked. He was a former deputy mayor, a position he held for some 12 years. The investigation is ongoing. We now know that 139 people are confirmed dead, but 34 are still missing. Most the dead and the missing are firefighters. And, of course, the one question that people in tianjin still want answered, why is it the chemicals were store in a warehouse less than 800 meters from where people were living. How did this company
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