Pressure is growing on president Robert Mugabe with his own party zanu pf calling on him to go. Thats been echoed by the veterans of the war against white rule in zimbabwe, who until now have long been the president s most ardent supporters. Their leaders have called for a mass demonstration in the capital harare on saturday. Heres how zanu pfs uk representative, nick mangwa na, explained what was happening to his partys long time leader. President mugabe has been recalled by zanu pf from being leader of the party and country. What has started today, he still the president , but what has started within the party is to effect that recall. So all ten provinces have voted to say ok, we think the president should take a rest, and they have directed the central committee, which is the highest policy making body outside congress, to recall the president. Zanu pfs nick mangwana. Well, mr mugabe made his first appearance in public on friday, despite being placed under house arrest by the zimba
Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Jane this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am jane obrien. Violent protests follow President Trumps announcement recognizing jerusalem as israels capital. The Palestinian Group hamas has called for a third intifada. Senator al franken announces he is stepping down after allegations of Sexual Misconduct and pressure from democratic colleagues to quit. Senator franken today i am announcing that in the coming weeks, i will be resigning as member of the United States senate. Jane and we all know it is a culinary treasure. Now it is a cultural one as well. The pizza makers of naples are celebrating tonight. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. The leader of hamas has called for a popular uprising, or intifada, following President Trumps recognition of jerusalem as capital of isr
Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Jane this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am jane obrien. Violent protests follow President Trumps announcement recognizing jerusalem as israels capital. The Palestinian Group hamas has called for a third intifada. Senator al franken announces he is stepping down after allegations of Sexual Misconduct and pressure from democratic colleagues to quit. Senator franken today i am announcing that in the coming weeks, i will be resigning as member of the United States senate. Jane and we all know it is a culinary treasure. Now it is a cultural one as well. The pizza makers of naples are celebrating tonight. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. The leader of hamas has called for a popular uprising, or intifada, following President Trumps recognition of jerusalem as capital of isr
In tehran on saturday. Theyve restricted access to the popular social media messaging app telegram, which Officials Say has been used to foment violence. In his first comments on the unrest, president Hassan Rouhani said iranians have the right to protest and criticise the government, but their actions shouldnt lead to violence or damage public property. Alan johnston has more. On the protests go. Water cannon, deployed in the heart of tehran late on this fourth day of unrest in the streets. As they marched down one of the capitals avenues, they made their feelings known. Death to the dictator, they chanted. On saturday night, gunshots rang out in a western city. A casualty is carried away. Two people died. But officials insist the police didnt open fire. They blame the deaths on provocateurs in the crowd. Translation in these clashes, traces of groups and anti regime media and western Intelligence Services are visible. In these clashes, no bullets were fired by the police, military or
We were there. 13 hours, i think, overall. 13, 1a hours. On a fire, even on a big job, you can get relieved, like, four or five hours later. Another crew will come and relieve you from another station, but we didnt want to go anyway. We wouldnt have left anyway. The enormity of it only hit us, well hit me personally after, when i was sort of. A few days later when id seen what had happened. I didnt come to terms with it, i suppose just in shock initially. Its affected everyone. I mean, its a major disaster in the centre of london in 2017. Its going to affect a large amount of people. You wouldnt be human if it didnt affect you in any way. What kind of response did you get from the community afterwards . It was quite overwhelming, the thanks and applause we got was quite Something Else really. So the fact that they did appreciate us was sort of difficult to deal with because we dont really get that day to day. What happened that night affected them all so deeply that nine of the Grenfel