Are trying to put the pieces together basically the story is a plane with sixty five passengers on board including three children and six crew has crashed just outside moscow this afternoon just minutes after taking off the hear the first pictures that came through from that crash site you can see the yellow livery of the surat off airlines there on part of the plane that video was apparently shot by a local than it than the village where the plane came down is located about sixty kilometers southeast of moscow and it was heading southeast at the time towards the urals area in the city of all Risk Emergency Services reportedly are struggling to reach the area they have got there now but its been a real slog because of the heavy snowfall in that area and theyve many only been able to get there by foot we hear hundred fifty rescuers have been dispatched there we hear is to still to be confirmed officially only two bodies have been found but there are reports of fifty bodies have been fou
Viewers eyes and bring you the rest of the news from john chiang. Kai my ash waiter its good to have you with us a russian passenger plane has crashed outside moscow killing all seventy one people on board the sato Airlines Regional jet disappeared from radar screens shortly after takeoff from a moscow airport the cause of the crash remains unclear the russian president Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to set up a special commission to investigate. The Saratov Airlines jet was carrying sixty five passengers and six crew their craft came down on snow covered ground just outside moscow Emergency Services rushed to the scene but the authorities later confirmed there were no survivors. The plane crash just a few minutes after takeoff from moscows dome a good of an airport the flight was heading for the city of all six some fifteen hundred kilometers to the southeast near russias border with kazakstan most of the passengers are thought to have lived in the region People Living n
Pressure on turkish citizens to back the countrys offensive in syria. And out of frame and rediscover their fighting form against full spurgeon managed to pull off an important when will have the highlights from that. Im brian thomas a warm welcome to the show on the macro has vowed to remain both chancellor and conservative party leader for another full term she was her first interview since clinching a deal for a new government to quash rumors that shed step down early to make way for a new generation of leaders many in her party are not satisfied with her will talk about that after this report. The german chancellor stepping up to defend the Coalition Deal specifically the key foreign and finance ministries going to the social democrats it was the only way to stop the talks collapsing she says. So even from our us i also find it painful. I would like to have kept the finance ministry but its what we decide is politically and in the Coalition Agreement and the finance minister cannot
South Africa Jacob Zuma his party meets today in another bid to oust him from the presidency it could be the end of his political career the new leader post a sixteen and pushing him out. Knitting for the war effort most turks support the countrys offensive against kurds in syria those who dont are being targeted by the government. And in football vertebrae in rebounding will have the highlights from that point of the match. Almost comical to have you with us in her first interview since clinching a deal for a new government has a question for him or said she would step down early to make way for a new generation of leaders the german chancellor has faced growing dissent from within her own party as just to put together a new Coalition Government well talk about that in a moment but first this report. Angela merkel hits back critics she has vowed to stay on. The for years what a help promised and i am one of those people who keeps their promises matterless come under criticism from wit
As pressure continues to grow on president jacob zuma. The party wants him to stand down, following allegations of corruption. The ancs leader, Cyril Ramaphosa, said a final decision on president zumas future will be decided on monday afternoon. For the last week, the two men have been holding talks on the transition of power. Sarah corker reports. Atan at an event marking 100 years since that earth of Nelson Mandela was the clearest signal yet that the end of the trouble presidency of jacob zuma is near. Addressing the crowds, the president in waiting promised a resolution on zumas future. We are currently engaged in discussions around the transition to a new administration and specifically to resolve the issues of the position of the president of the republic of south africa. For the last week, there have been negotiating the president s exit strategy. But with a country in limbo, the Ancs National executive committee is holding a special meeting later in it is thought the pa rtys me