ever april day. hello, a very warm welcome. i m samantha simmonds. efforts are being stepped up in sudan to try and extend a fragile ceasefire between troops loyal to rival generals. the outbreak of violence in the country has left more than 500 people dead and forced thousands to flee. the current truce brokered by the us is due to expire later on thursday. both the un and south sudan are rapidly trying to organise a three day extension to it. the sudanese army says it s approved the idea of discussing the proposal but its rival, the rapid support forces, has not yet responded. here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, with the latest. there is an invitation from salva kiir, south sudan s president, to both the warring generals to try and get them to go to the south sudanese capital to sit down and talk about another three day ceasefire, to carry on when the current one expires later today. and also to talk about humanitarian corridors within khartoum and perhaps to t
he has at least 14 prior arrests on his record. that is that is not the only shocking crime. carley: ashley strohmier has more. ashley: carley, the niece of that victim actually said she was shocked that this happened because of the lengthy rap sheet that i will get to. they are upset and shocked. police charge 55-year-old [indistinct] with attempted murder and they evaluated and charged him based on evidence they had. a homeless man positive charges were downgraded to third-degree assault and second-degree harassment. the victim was sucker punched and hit his head on the concrete leaving him with a brain bleed and a broken cheek. on probation for sexually consulting a teen. nick adams questioned the bail reform laws which allowed the revolving door for criminals to get back on the streets. arrested 14 times including 1994 control assault on a minor. the suspect accused of beating a cabdriver is facing manslaughter charges. he allegedly fatally beat a 52-year-old after re
five judges unanimously ruled against his flagship policy to deal with illegal migration. they said rwanda has a poor record on human rights and also that if they go to rwanda, there would then be a a real risk of genuine refugees being sent back to the countries they d originally fled from. mr sunak said the ruling was not the outcome we wanted but he said he s now looking at a new agreement with rwanda in the form of a treaty. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. today was judgment day. does the government have the right to send some asylum seekers to rwanda? the verdict, no. the judges agreed there were substantial grounds to believe there was a real risk that genuine refugees could wrongly be sent back from rwanda to countries they fled from. the changes needed to eliminate the risk of fulfilment may be needed in the future but they have not been shown to be in place now. the home secretary s appeal is therefore dismissed. they also agreed there hadn t
In a move aimed at further restricting media activities within its borders, the clerical regime in Iran has recently implemented new regulations governing
No fewer than 115 new aides have been appointed by Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf to serve in his government. The new appointment takes the tally of his aides to 196. Sanusi Bature, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made this known in a statement on Saturday, noting that 14 of the new appointees would serve as Special Advisers. While 57 would serve as Senior Special Assistants, and the remaining 44, who are all social media activists, would serve as Senior Special Reporters and Special Reporters.