Twoparty system. Forecasting tough negotiations ahead. And the father of a student who died after being gang raped in new delhi three years ago says ,ustice has failed his family this after a Court Sets Free the youngest of her attackers. Hour, sharesp this spains cost of borrowing rises as the country faces an uncertain political future. We will look at the economic challenges ahead in our business update. A dramatic miss up that a dramatic mix up as a host gives the wrong name for the winner of the Miss Universe pageant on live tv. First, our top stories. Committee has banned sepp blatter and Michel Platini from all football related activities for eight years each. That ruling looks to put a certain end to platinis did to tter. Ed bla fifa a suspension for the president himself, who says he will appeal the bland. Appeal the band. He feelster says betrayed and apologize for the effect on football. Sepp blatter as president of fifa, the fact that i am this punching ball, i am sorry for
Violations blast a plan to open doors with cuba and a twist in the mysterious death of a prosecutor in argentina. New revelations the prosecutor drafted an arrest warrant for the countrys president. Good evening, welcome to the International Hour of Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im antonio mora. We begin with the latest in the fight against i. S. I. L. Video and photos show the captive jordanian pilot moaz alkasasbeh trapped in a cage and set on fire reportedly a month ago. Hed been held since his fighter jet crashed in syria on november 24th. The jordanian government vowed tonight Jordans King Abdullah met with president obama in the oval office added to the schedule at the last minute of the the king was in washington for talks on increasing assistance to jordan. Jordan and the u. S. Condemned the killing, reporter grief and anger after i. S. I. L. Reportedly released a killing of moaz alkasasbeh. The 26yearolds father was attending a tribal meeting in jordans capital amman. S
Critique of the vatican itself. His new biography is the great reformer or co. Connect with the concerns and feelings of ordinary people. But he also is a great helper because he understands what is reform. We will speak with the biographer, Austen Ivereigh about the popes views on Climate Change, capitalism cuba, war and peace. Then we will hear author and activist Bill Mckibben was announced he is stepping down from the daily leadership of 350. Org, which he cofounded in 2007 and where he is been the leading voice against Climate Change. We will play an excerpt from his recent acceptance speech for the right livelihood award known as the alternative nobel. Global warming is a test for all of us, the test in our time honored. It is a test in a sense of whether the big rain was a good adaptation after all. Clearly, that rain think it is in a good deal of trouble, but maybe, just maybe, it is a tax to begin of hard to get us out of some of the trouble. All that and more, coming up. Welc
It is now 100 years since drugs were first banned in the United States, and i went on a journey to figure out why they were banned in the first place what caused this addiction and what are the alternatives, and what i discovered is almost everything we need we think we know about the subject is wrong. Johann hari on the first and last days of the war on drugs from the governments targeting of Billie Holiday to new efforts to decriminalize all drugs. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Islamic State has released a video showing a captured jordanian Fighter Pilot being burned alive inside a cage. First lieutenant moa alkasasbeh was captured in december when his f16 crashed in Northern Syria during an airstrike as part of the u. S. Led campaign against the Islamic State. Speaking before the video was confirmed, obama said it would only increase u. S. Efforts against the Islamic State. I do not know the de
Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. Amid ongoing tensions in ferguson, missouri, faith leaders continued to pray for peace and call for justice. Local clergy have tried to maintain calm after the Fatal Shooting of an unarmed africanamerican teenager, michael brown. The shooting sparked two weeks of protests and sometimes violent confrontations with police. Interfaith groups have sponsored peaceful marches and prayer vigils in ferguson urging an expedited grand jury hearing as well as longterm changes in police procedures. Several churches hosted town Hall Meetings for Community Members to air their frustrations. Across the nation, many faith groups are holding special services to show their solidarity with ferguson. Well have more on some of the broader moral issues highlighted by the events there in a few minutes. Meanwhile, religious leaders in new york continued to raise concerns about the case of eric garner, a black man, who died last month after having been p