Refugee camp for syrians another five years in office jacob zuma declared the winner of south africas election. First polling stations in parts of Eastern Ukraine are open as separatists hold a referendum on self rule. Those in areas under separatist control will be able to vote, in donetsk and luhansk. Lets cross to dooun esque. Tell us what is the wording. What is asked on the ballot paper . What is being asked here at the polling station in donetsk and the region and lugansk is whether the people favour selfrule. But think about it. That word, selfrule, is home to different interpretations. The feeling is the posing of the question, the wording has been made coy in order to allow for the theres a widespread variety of opinion, hard liners that would like to rush into the control of russia and others thinking it should remain the east of ukraine, with greater autoon omy. So the wording of the question has been left deliberately vague, if you like, to catch as many people as possible,
Germany. First, prorussian separatists in Eastern Ukraine are claiming a massive victory after sundays referendum on autonomy, selfrule. They say an overwhelming majority of those that turned out voted in favour of the move. Final results are expected in the coming hours, and will come as e. U. Foreign ministers meet in prus else to talk brussels to talk about the crisis. Spiritists in donetsk will discuss the vote. 89 voted in favour of creating a peoples republic. Threequarters of the public turned out to vote. There are no international monitors and no official electoral role. Its impossible to know how many did vote, let alone how they voted. Organizers are planning ahead wanting to block the donetsk reason. Translation we know, of course, this vote will not be recognised internationally by europe each organizations and the whole world. We wanted our voices held. Thats why we held the vote. Ukranian elections will not take place in the donetsk region, because it is illogical and co
Exchange for the release of a prisoner in ayman. Past the point of no return scientists warn of an irreversible antarctic thaw. First, the u. S. Says it started surveillance flights over northern nigeria, as part of the International Rescue effort to try to find more than 200 kidnapped school girls. Boko haram, the group that took them, operates across a swathe of states in the north. A state of emergency was declared a year ago. The girls were taken on april 14th, a month ago. If the girls are in the county, its thought theyd be held in that area. The u. S. Started to fly manned Surveillance Missions across the region, and sent a team of 30 experts and the fbi, the defense and state departments to help with the search. On monday boko haram released a video of the girls. U. S. Experts studied the pictures closely for clues that might help find them. Human Rights Groups say nigerias government is to glam for the growing blame for the instability in the country. Last week it was said the
Elections. And im in the valeric islands, where prospects for oil, Economic Future of these islands. But first, were getting reports of an explosion in the kenyan capital nairobi, at least five people have been reportedly killed, others injured. Lets go to tanya page, she is on the phone from the nairobi capitol. What can you tell us . Reporter they fear five people ared the and at least one explosion. There have been reports of multiple commotions however that we know of at least one that happened near a restaurant. Now this has been an area of increasing tension over the past week or so. This is really a stronghold the center if you like, socially, for the kennians in the election and Somali Refugees and it was about a week ago now in fact that the government in kenya said that it wanted all refugees most of them somali to go back to some of the two designated camps. Happens in an increasingly insecure context, al shabaab, absolutely no indication at this stage exactly what the motiv
Poll pope francis takes on calabria a stronghold. First, to the turmoil in iraq, where sunni fighters have taken more territory, said to have seized the baiji oil refinery. The most power of the groups are promising or are promising to fight back. One held a show of power against its enemies. Supporters of the Muqtada Alsadr rallied across the country. Others are involved too. The biggest event was in sadder city in northern baghdad. Men turned out, including the northern town of kirkuk, under kurdish control. They are getting ready for a long battle. We urge you to be ready to sacrifice yourselves and befriend the beloved country. Imran khan is in baghdad for us. Tell us what happened in sadder city. Well, there was what you call a show of force. I was down there and saw thousands of volunteers rallying in support of Muqtada Alsadr. It was a military show of force. A lot of people with ak47s, automatic machineguns, rocket propelled grenades and knives on show. This was the biggest mil