Later. The polls closed in afghanistan where the country held its first democratic election today. In a few days well know who will succeed current President Hamid karzai. There has been an increase in deadly violence as the deadline loms for n. A. T. O. Looms for n. A. T. O. Troop withdrawal. Bernard smith has more. The queues formed before the polling stations open. Despite the taliban threats to target the election, people wanted to vote. In afghanistans 5,000 year history, it marks the first democratic transfer of power. The people here have been eager to seize the chance. We dont care about the taliban. You can see everyone coming here. I dont have a threat from the taliban, for me. 12 million were eligible to vote. In parts of the country polling stations are closed. This is repeated at polling sessions. People dip their finger in indelible ink to stop them voting twice, pick up their papers and cast their ballots in the boxes here. Blue for president ial, green for provincial. T
How volunteers helping where the government is not. Traditional healers from nigeria. We are in lagos and more and more people are finding better results. We go to ukraine where an exercise has been said to be launched. Gunmen seized hundreds of weapons when they took over a Police Station in slough. Our correspondent Hoda Abdelhamid sees no visible sign of the authorities getting tough at all when you arrived. Absolutely, and theres no visible sign. The building to my right there are people standing there, they have the barricade of rubber tyres manned by me who are not carries weapons. Presumably the ones that stormed the building are in the building. You dont see them. We are in the city center, there was a warning from the government for the resident to evacuate. I think few have heeded that call. Families are Walking Around, shops are open. This there is an antiterror operation carried on. I think we are at the early stages of it, or it has not started. What we did see is a 45 che
In the United States. The head of Central African republic transitional governing body is calling for calm. There are continuing clashes between members of the christian majority and the muslim minority. On friday president Michel Djotobia resigned in an attempt to cool tensions. The head of the Transitional Government will do his best to restore peace translation i promise to work with all the forces of the nation without distinction, in order to achieve that goal i ask each Central African to remain calm and trust the action launched today to carry out the transition. Barnaby phillips is live in bangui. What are the moves under way to put a Transitional Government in place . Well, that Transitional National council, which alex and der leads, begins deliberations later. It had 14 days to choose a transitional head of state. There is not a single figure who is emerging in any sense who would be an obvious choice to unite this country. There are a few names floating around, but they are
Cars. Under fire Albuquerque Police departments investigation. We talk to former new mexico governor gary johnson. Border blessings Roman Catholic leaders celebrate mass at the offense separating United States and mexico. We begin with the breaking news out of chile. An 8. 2 magnitude earthquake triggered the evacuation of half a Million People. Entire towns packed up and moved into the mountains because of tsunami warnings in effect for the next six hours. The earthquake hit 6 46 local time after the navy reported tsunami activity with waves of 6 feet high. Tsunami warnings and watchers are in effect for the Pacific Coast of south america and central america. Those are live pictures we are looking at. Airports in the cities of antoforgoska, ar. Ka and akika are off and planes grounded. Nine aftershocks have been recorded greater than magnitude five. Jacob ward, science and Technology Correspondent and pat abbott, Professor Emeritus of geelongy. We have been listening to television in
Big one, following the rise in seismic activity. After missing for 45 years, two pieces of art are back where they belong. Welcome to al jazeera america. Im thomas drayton. The nation is mourning the three victims shot and killed at fort hood on wednesday. Flags were lowered to half mast at the capital building. A memorial is planned for next week. A time and date will be released later. The Community Next to fort hood, two men, bob butler and bob gordon painting crosses for the three killed, placing them in front of the three flags, one for each victim. He was an honourable individual, like i say, i dont think he knew strangers. Everybody that he met, i believe, that tim got along with him. You see it happen you never know it will come to you. Investigators are trying to peace together the events of the shoot k. Heidi zhoucastro shows us that they are starting with the Mental Health of the shooter. Three killed, 16 wounded and the shooter, according to the army, 34yearold ivan lopez,