Lantern festival illuminates south korea. We begin with some breaking news out of yemen where a new cabinet has just been announced there. A total of 36 ministerial pro forma s positions. Including five women. This comes about with discussion of sanctions that the u. N. Is about to discuss in a few hours against the former president. Well go to the yemeni capitol. Who is in the new cabinet . Reporter absolutely, quite defining moment here in yemen, very Interesting Times here. The president has Just Announced the new government. Now this is a government that many yemenese hope would put an end to weeks of instability and political bickering, but then we have to wait and see what will be the reaction of the houthis. The houthis made it quite clear from the beginning that they will only put an end to their protest movement pull out their fighters from here, from the capitol, once they are sure there is a government that is going to clamp down on corruption and work for the benefits of th
Sabotage. Those are harsh words from sri lanka. Israeli police have deployed extra forces in occupied East Jerusalem to prevent further violence. There have been daily scuffles between Security Forces and palestinians in the past few weeks. Palestinians say israel is looking to change the rules around who can worship around the alaqsa mosque. They are calling on palestinians to take to the streets after friday prayers. The increase in security comes after an israeli man died from an attack. A palestinian man had driven his mini van into a crowd at a train station on wednesday and was then shot dead by police. Reporter that huge Israeli Security presence right around the old city ahead of friday prayer, and during friday prayers has now filters away into palestinians neighborhoods. Security forces of course bracing themselves for another evening of protests in occupied East Jerusalem. The scene of mayor protests now for some time. However, in the backdrop of all of that, we are now hear
Minister. Welcome to the program, thousands of people in yemen has protested in support of former president , saleh. The u. N. Will meet later on friday to consider proposing sanctions because of the continuing unrest. But any sanctions would create more stability in the region. Reporter this is the biggest show of support for saleh since the Popular Uprising forced him to leave Office Almost three years ago. These people came here to protest against u. S. Proposed sanctions against their deposed president. If the sanctions come into effect, saleh wont be able to travel abroad, and his assets will be frozen. Translator we u. S. Sanctions are baseless, the u. S. Ambassador is a diplomat. Who is he to threaten our leader . Reporter the cleric who lead the friday prayers told the crowd the u. S. Is concluding the sunni party to destroy yemen. For this crowd, saleh remains yemens only legitimate leader. Translator i am here to show solidarity with our leader, and denounce western intervent
Bollywood. How french movies are trying to grab a slice of the mumbi Film Festival. Welcome to the program. Turkish air force jets have attacked kurdistan fighters near the border. The pkk say the actions violate a peace deal, but turkey says it launched the air strikes in retaliation of an attack by the pkk fighters. The pkk wants more autonomy for the kurdish minority in turkey. But a ceasefire was reached and the pkk withdrew its fighters to the kurdistan region in iraq. Bernard what more do we know about these air strikes on pkk positions on the border . Well in the last hour or so, the pkk issued a statement confirming it was on the receiving end of those air strikes. The pkk says that no one was killed in those attacks. Now the Turkish Military has also confirmed that it launched those air strikes. The pkk says that its acting leader has said that the campaign, the piece process with turkey is effectively over, the pkk has actively said that, because, a, turkey has built up his m
Nobel prize in literature warded to patrick moriano. The condition of a spanish nurse infected with ebola has worsened. Romero is the first person known to have contracted the virus outside of west africa. Shes currently being treated in a hospital in madrid. Paul brennan reports. Reporter west africa is the source of the current ebola health alert. But the impact is truly global. And now reaching australia too. In the town of cannes, a red cross volunteer returning from sierra leone on tuesday is the latest suspected ebola case. Woman has confined herself to her apartment. And Health Authorities have said theres no cause for alarm. She has a flat mate. But she hasnt been unwell at all until this morning, and she has a lowgrade fever. Now, the ebola virus is very difficult to transmit. Its not the flu, its not transmitted through the air. And you need to be exposed to secretions. That is vomit. Diarrhea, blood. You have to have actual secretions. She doesnt have any simms producing tho