Shasta because we re the right no means out of the woods fires are still threatens to all back you waited and we re really at the mercy of some of these winds right now a u.s. Backed Kurdish led alliance in Syria says it and the government in Damascus have agreed to set up committees to help negotiate an end to the war in the north of the country the announcement followed talks in the capital Middle East analyst Alan Johnston reports the talks in Damascus with the 1st between the Kurdish led alliance and the government the line said the new committees would aim to chart a route to a democratic and de centralized Syria during the Civil War the Kurdish minority has carved out considerable autonomy for itself in its northern heartlands with American military support the Kurds managed to rout the Islamic state group and they now hold sway over Syria s northeastern corner an area in significant economic importance to the country the winner in Pakistan s general election Imran Khan has star
1st round of talks have been held with Russian officers the area is currently the target of a major government offensive the B.B.C. s Jeremy Byrne is in Damascus the offensive is moving pretty quickly a number of towns appear to a fall into government forces and that is continuing and there are these negotiations going on and the name that s used for these negotiations is reconciliation but effectively it s a way of sorting out a surrender there s been a lot of firepower we re hearing talk of deals as well with tribes in the more rural areas so what it is is an all out onslaught by the government supported by the Russians to retake a crucial part of the country that they lost a long time ago the Austrian Chancellor as a bastion courts has said the motto of his country 6 month e.u. Presidency will be a Europe that protects he was speaking at a ceremony in the elves for the handover the presidency from Bulgaria Mr Cordes has made security and the fight against illegal migration among hi
War is so deeply into woven into human society that we have to try and understand it we have to try and assess its consequences and we have to ask ourselves why do societies go to war why do individuals go to war these are hugely important questions is war an essential part of being human are we destined to fight each other and that s the central question that Professor Macmillan series called The Mark of Cain will seek to onset so join me as we explore the tangled history of war and our complicated feelings towards aids and towards those who fight that s the b.b.c. Reflexion is coming up after the news. Hello I m Gerri Smits with the b.b.c. News the Syrian opposition has begun negotiations that might lead to the government taking back control of the rebel held southern province of Daraa an opposition spokesman said the 1st round of talks have been held with Russian officers the air is currently the target of a major government offensive the B.B.C. s Jeremy Byrne is in Damascus the of
On the world. Hello I m Gerri Smith with the baby scene news President Trump has promised to introduce strong background checks on people purchasing firearms following the recent deadly shooting at a school in Florida he was speaking during a televised listening session at the White House attended by young people who survived gun violence the risk that shapes the school. Is the. Money rather. Than coming from a very serious. School. Earlier demonstrators Iranis across the United States demanded tighter restrictions on gun sales one survivor of the Florida school shooting said the constitutional right to bear arms should not take precedence over the right to life. The u.n. Security Council is being urged to consider a resolution which calls for a 30 day cease fire in Syria The move comes as international concern grows ever intense bombardments by Syrian government forces in the reveling play the eastern Ghouta diplomats from Sweden and Kuwait are preparing a un resolution and aim to br
Getting Kate Carbondale community access radio Glenwood Springs Carbondale the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond I am will grand was from the sober sun here bringing you everything under the sun a little fledgling talk show we got here at 4 on Thursdays with me in the studio is Raleigh Burley who you know is the news director of Katie and Kate here hello hello hello and Meghan Tackett our reporter for the soap or Sun who may be having trouble with her microphone I can t tell I m working on it OK so we re going to chat with you for about a half hour here about what we have in the paper this week and answer any questions you might have and the number here at the Studio 963-2976 I get that right really that s right OK feel free to call in if you have any comments or questions otherwise I want to dive right in if if it s all right with Meghan too to the story she tackled this week about disaster preparation because I think it s an interesting one with some some local components that hopefull