Why theres yet again no winner for a major african award for leadership. Three foreign aid workers remain in captivity somewhere in Northern Syria tonight. Three were released after they were all abducted by an unoccupied group. Colleagues and friends at icrc headquarters in geneva had been waiting ally. When it came, it was bittersweet. Because some are still being held. Despite the abduction, the red cross insists its business as usual. This will not see us suspending our operations in syria. Even yesterday we were helping displaced people, in rural damascus. Despite this unfortunate incident were still going to work for the syrian people. Numerous armed groups are fighting the government as well as each other. Aid workers can unwittingly get caught up in the daily violence. Like this car bomb so powerful at least 12 of the victims were burned beyond recognition. The attack happened beyond the turkish border, field hospitals are swamped with the survivors many with serious injuries.
Discuss options. And dozens dead, thousands more homeless after ten days of floods and mud slides in brazil. We begin in beirut, the former finance minister has been killed in the blast in the capitol. The red cross says four other people died in the attack in downtown beirut and the convoy neighborhood in the city and Dominick Cain has more. Reporter this shows the immediate aftermath of the explosion and a car bomb detonated in the beirut Downtown Business district. The blast killed the former finance minister, the close aid to the Prime Minister and one of the leaders of the future movements and the body guards were also killed and dozens of people nearby were wounded. The force of the blast blew out windows across a wide area and one retired general told al jazeera that all the leaders of the march 14th antisyria group were due to be in the area for a meeting when the bomb went off. We were waiting for very important target and go to the meeting. But when you talk about terrorism,
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In italy is about to change. Campaigners say they want stricter rules, but Scientists Say that can hamper lifesaving research. Ill be reporting on this divisive issue. And why the views in rio are taking the breath away for all of the wrong reasons. The pollution causing a stink ahead of the olympics. The interim president of the Central African republic has resigned. She had been under regional and International Pressure to step down. Months of fighting have killed a number of people and forced many from their homes. But now the fear is a power vacuum could make things worst. Reporter this man seized power last march, becoming the countrys first muslim leader, but in the months since the commandinger came to office, violence between christians and muslims have driven almost a quarter of the people from their homes. News of his departure announced at a summit in chad was welcomed in the streets, but there are now fears that a power vacuum could make a desperate situation even worse. It
Striking lecturers to get back to work of pay dispute means universities have been closed for most of the year and theres a little sign of any solution. Ah, im golf as well. Come to the program. Italys new right bring leaders are on course to win a clear majority in both houses of parliament. The alliance of parties from the right is led by georgia, maloney whos likely to become italys 1st woman Prime Minister and its 1st fall right leader. Since the 2nd world war, shes promising to restore National Pride and says shell work to bring unity rather than division. The french president am unaware of my court says he respects the democratic choice of the italian people. The repeal Commission Says it hopes for constructive cooperation with a new government George Maloney takes the stage in a historic election when hes now set to become italys 1st female Prime Minister and the 1st leader of a far right italian government. Since world war 2, her right tween coalitions to 44 percent of the vote