Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera America. After three months of protests that brought ukraines capital to a halt, the opposition struck a deal with the government. President Viktor Yanukovych has agreed to early elections. A new constitution and unique government. As Nick Schifrin reports, tens of thousands of protesters are there camped out in the main square and want him to leaveml. The Opposition Leaders worked hard here inside the ukraine and the International Community to convince everyone that this deal is the solution to the problems. You talk to people inside independence square, the cradle where the uprising began, its hard to find anyone who would agree. For 50,000 people the handshake was a reason not to celebrate, but to mourn. For three months they filled the square, witnessed two resolutions, hoping for a third. Tonight their hopes were dashed. The Opposition Leaders appealed for support. The agreement was a First Step Towards a new government. When we start the process no
Reporter pope francis appoints 19 new cardinals and appoints them to shun the rivalries of the past. The president has abandoned the capitol. Kiev is under civilian control and the former Prime Minister has been field from jail. Some of the momentum events that have taken place in the ukraine in the past few hours. And while his regime seems to be crumbling Viktor Yanukovych is defined and adamant that he wont step down. We have this report from andrew simmons. Few would have predicted the pediatrician of events. 24 hours after e. U. Brokered a deal of peace, it was signed and the ukraine in tattered. Then came a prerecorded statement and he accused parliament of mounting a coup. All that is taking place is vandalism, crime and a staged reinvolvement. He spoke after protesters and thousands of site seers took over his president ial compound just outside of the capitol. None of the president ial security was in sight. The buildings were locked. The guards travel from independent square.
States taking up Recreational Marijuana use. Though some communities claim things are just going to pot. Its just not good for the brain. And good evening, thanks for being with us. Im joie chen. Again at this hour a hoafd for hoped for turning point in ukraines revolution, raising threats of new chaos, after weeks of battling with protesters, Viktor Yanukovych reached agreement with protesters, meeting some if not all of their demands. The country would revert to a previous constitution, hold president ial elections by the end of the year. A key opposition political leader, the form he Prime Minister would be freed from prison. But there is reason for some concern. The president is reported to have left the capitol city for his home turf. Also his political strong hold in eastern ukraine, close to the russian border. In maidan square, where protesters have been through so much are in no mood for celebration. A lot of people on this square feel that that deal doesnt go nearly far enoug
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A sign that tensions are still. The war in syria three years later thousands dead, millions misplaced and calls for Bashar Alassad to step down. Paleontologists have come upon a new species of dinosaur. We tell you how they came upon it and sorted it out 70 million years later. Good morning to you. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im Morgan Radford plif in new york city. Its been a week since Malaysia Airlines flight 307 went off radar with 239 people on board. Overnight the Prime Minister of malaysia gave his first News Conference suggesting foul play. We can say with a high degree of certainty that the Aircraft Communications addressing and reporting system for acar was disabled sources close to the investigation say someone may have purposely flown the aircraft off course. The search has been redirected to kads khazakhstan, and the south indian ocean. The data recorder, the little black book sends out signals for 30 days. Recovering the black box is imperative for seeing exactly what