Alexis arieff and elizabeth list. And mark schneider. I am grateful to have recently spoken with Central African officials for a firsthand account. I regret that no car leaders could join us, but i would enter into a record a joint statement from the bishop and the reverend, who are pictured here. I would also enter the statements from catholic release Services Based on recent statements. Car has a long history of instability and conflict and has been the focus of efforts to support peace and stability, sadly with lasting little lasting effect in the Current Crisis is different in terms of its scope. Followed by a coup by a loose coalition of rebels, a little more than a facade of a Transitional Government now exists in c. A. R. , and week Security Forces have disentigrated. Opportunists, many from chad and sudan, and seemingly motivated by green, and swelled the ranks of factions from 4000 to nearly 20,000 engaging in horrific violence. In response to horrific attacks, local groups ha
Quick cooking class on how to make Perfect French christmas logs. Thanks for joining us here on france 24. A car bomb has gone off at a police a quarters in egypt leaving at least 12 dead and more than 100 hurt. The explosion hit a security compound in the city of mansoura. Many of the victims were Police Officers. The armybacked government was quick to blame the Muslim Brotherhood for the attack, what it calls a terrorist operation. On tuesday morning, crowds gathered to see the devastation in broad daylight. Among them, the interior minister. The bombing hit the Police Headquarters and brought down parts of a neighboring building. The interim government accused the Muslim Brotherhood of orchestrating the attack. The group then condemned the bombing. Still, many of those gathered in the neighborhood called for revenge. Raise your voice, mansoura. We will crush the brotherhood. According to investigators, the perpetrators used a car bomb for the blast. Residents here say the explosion
And it is 50 years since a u. S. Doctor revealed that smoking kills. People living in syrias largest Palestinian Refugee camp are in a desperate state. Theres not enough food, clean water or medical supplies. The government and rebels blame each other for blocking access. The United Nations has called on both sides to let aid workers help. Caroline miller reports, a warning you might find some of these images disturbing. The face of a starving child in a refugee camp in syria, acute suffering in yarmuk, some people have taken to eating grass to ward off hunger but increasingly the most vulnerable are dying. Aid agencies have appealed to all parties in the syrian conflict to allow aid workers in to do their work. Yarmuk is a place of profound civilian suffering. We are receiving reports that because of the lack of medical care women are dying in childbirth, there are reports of widespread malnew transition, l feed, spices mixed in unsafe water. Before the war yarmuk was home to about 16
To get into the mind of a great white shark. A imhander from the African Union has told al jazeera that peace keepers, it comes after entering president michelle disoajt was convinced to step down. Its thought his resignation would help the christian and muslim armed groups. Some clashes and thousands of foreign nationals are now being air lifted out of the capital. Most of them are believed to be from the corresponding nations. Barnaby, a lot of tension still on the streets of bangui, despite the resignation of michelle disoajt, and djotodia. Im speaking to you on the hangar of the bangui airport, which contains what remains of the air force. Night the hangar are hundreds and hundreds of muslims, rather your nationality is a rather fluid concept in this part of the world. Most people would say they were born in the Central African republic. But they consider themselves chad, they dont feel safe. There is some sort of escape route for them today organized by the iom, International Orga
Shields and dave brooks are here to analyze the weeks news, those are and its friday, mark shields and david brooks are here to analyze the weeks news. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. The u. S. Economy turned in the weakest jobs growth in three years, last month. Todays Labor Department report showed a net gain of just 74,000 jobs in december. The Unemployment Rate did fall from 7, to 6. 7 , largely because many people gave up looking for a job. Paul solman will break down the numbers, right after the news summary. Wall street had a muted reaction to the jobs report. Dow jones industrial avg. Down the Dow Jones Industrial average was down slightly, losing 7 points to cl