That. Well take you to harare for more on this historic day for the people of zimbabwe also on the show whos to blame for germanys new Political Uncertainty chancellor Angela Merkel was at the center of a raucous a session in the bone this talk on tuesday plenty of accusations flying in the wake of collapse Coalition Talks and the big question will there be fresh elections plus well take you to israel for a story about a special Family Reunion at the age of one hundred into a holocaust survivor meets the nephew he never knew he had thanks to a one of a kind data base. Im bringing off its good to have you with us we begin with a. Boy minus mugabe and a bombshell announcement delivered today in zimbabwes parliament the countrys ruler Robert Mugabe resigned now weve follows a tumultuous week that saw a military take over mass demonstrations and a desperate mugabe clinging to power in the face of impeachment and now the ending that very few saw coming. Joy and relief on the streets of hara
Markets volatile and early trading a day after a steep nonces which sparked a selloff in asia and europe south Africas Parliament postpones president zuma state of the nation speeches pressure grows on him to step down. A u. K. Court goals against wiki leaks founder Julian Assange in his bid to have his u. K. Arrest warrant dismissed. Their warm welcome to the program while there are reports that a six point four magnitude earthquake is what east and taiwan according to the United States Geological Survey the quake struck near the northeastern port city of who are lame the taiwanese government reports the fourth film forced from the quake toppled hotel is the latest in a string of quakes that have hit the region in recent days and well bring you more on that story as we get. Uns calling for an immediate month long cease fire in syria to allow humanitarian aide medical help to reach civilians trapped by fighting Syrian Government and Russian Forces have stepped up their attacks on the r
Refugee family making the precarious crossing from turkey to the greek islands. Well have all the days sport including. [applause] the new president as the sports struggles in its wake of doping allegations. Hello, we start this news hour in yemen. A country described by the u. N. s Children Agency one of the most terrifying places in the world to be a child. In the latest alert unicef say that children are dying every day. Those who survive live in constant fear of being killed. Since the war escalated in march, 398 children have died, and 605 have been injured. Children are also being forced to fight in the war with unicef confirming that 377 have been recruited as child soldiers. Children are going hungry with 1. 8 million expected to suffer malnutrition. The worlds food program said that a fifth of yemens population is severely food insecure, and fending on urgent help to survive. Once their playground these streets are now a battleground. For the children of yemen, war means being
Life carrying for the ancient city of palmyra. Hello, our top story, United Nations Security Council members have just been briefed about the full scale of the horror in yemen. Speaking after visiting the country, emergency Stephen Obrien said the suffering there is almost incomprehensible. Thats as the u. N. Childrens Agency Unicef said that children are dying every day, and those who survive live in constant fear. It said that the war escalated in march when 398 children died and 605 were injured. Meanwhile, a report from Amnesty International said that the conflict has gone too far. All sides can be held responsible for war crimes. This is the update from the u. N. A short time ago. The needs of the people are massive. This is exacerbated by i a embedments of imports with the widespread scarcity of food and fuel. This is why airports and sea ports need to remain open and be used for commercial imports and humanitarian supplies without restrictions. Disregard for human life by all pa
A prisoner ends his horn strike after israel suspends his detention. The United Nations Security Council members have just been briefed about the full scale of the horror in yemen. Speaking after visiting the country emergency relief chief Stephen Obrien said that the suffering there is almost incomprehensivible. This is as unicef say that children are dying every day, and those who survive live in constant fear. It says since the war escalated in march, 398 children have died, and 605 have been injured. Meanwhile the report from Amnesty International said that the conflict has gone too far. All sides could be held responsible for war crimes. Gabriel elizondo has more for us from the United Nations. Stephen obrien back from yemen where he visited several cities to get a better sense of on the rebound. How bad the humanitarian situation is there. For the Security Council he briefed them and painted a dark and gloomy picture of a deteriorating situation in yemen. He gave example. He said