Changed since south africas black majority since the end of aparthe apartheid. Antigovernment activists stormed the state Television Headquarters in eastern ukraine. They are demanding Russian Television charges be put back on air in the selfdeclared republic big of donetsk. Separatists say they will hold a refer endum on breaking away from ukraine on may the 11th. The leader of the group of the osc says they have they are being treated as guests. Eight International Monitor did are being held in the besieged city for two days, paul brennan reports reporter on saturday, he said they were prisoners of war. Now, the selfdeclared mayor of separatist slovyansk cant quite decide whether the International Observers are his prisoners or merely his guests. Either way, they will not be permitted to go home just yet. Speaking through their leader, the europeans said they had not been physically mistreated but were under no illusions as to their present status . Our presence here in slovyansk is
Risk they said basically i am a lying journalist and thats why i was there two of britains best known political cartoonists on the art of satire. A tribute to the video editor. Another pakistani journalist went to the hospital this past week with bull bennett wounds. Hamid mir was shot six times as he left the Karachi Airport in his car. The case has turned into a showdown between his employer, gotv and the pakistani Intelligence Service, the is isi. They have implicated the isi in the shooting. The agency has complained to pakistans broadcast regulator which has the power to shut geo down. Several other news outlets, rather than backing geo have criticized the channel for incriminating the Intelligence Service without providing proof. Mir, whom we have interviewed is one of the most prominent journalists in pakistan. This is not the first time that the isi has been accused of going after someone who has reported critically on it. The isi and the taliban are the rock and the hardplace
Thousands descend on the vatican as two former popes are declared saints. We have the latest sports as north americas top Basketball League investigates racist comments allegedly made by this team owner. Good to have you with us. Prorussia government has released someone after two days in the ukraine. The Swedish National was apparently released because he suffers from diabetes, but seven colleagues are held hostage as Barnaby Phillips reports. Reporter the European Military observers were paraded before cameras. They are in no position to complain about what has happened to them. We are not prisoners of war. We are the guests of the mayor. Well be treated as such. Reporter at least they could show their families their alive and well, and later one observer from sweden was released on grounds of ill health. Others have not been treated so kindly. These three men were captured by prorussian government near slovyansk, ukrainian intelligence officers. This is what they looked like after t
Returning from france, the netherlands and foul other countries after thousands rushed home to beat the deadline. Four other countries. President trumps younger brother, robert, has died in hospital in new york. He was 71. A missed opportunity once again. Manchester city are knocked out of the champions league, as a series of blunders sees them beaten by lyon. Hello and welcome. If youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Theres further confusion for School Leavers in england as the exams regulator, quual, withdraws its guidance on appealing against a level grades just hours after publishing it. The government is facing mounting criticism over its handling of a level results, with thousands of students left devastated. Grades were decided using an algorithm that looked at not only how individual students were ranked in ability but also how well their school or college performed in exams in recent year
Yes, my understanding was that there were two deceased but that was clarified for me, one of the individuals is in Critical Condition but was transported to the hospital. Can you tell us what happened when you got the call before 10 00 this morning . Thank you is correct. There was a last commotion in the background and reporting of fire. When we arrived on the scene there was heavy smoke and fire in this Public Housing building and crews went in and they were told there were possibly people trapped so they went in to execute a search and did locate two individuals. We also heard reported that some of the victims jumped out of ones to escape. That is what i understand. I believe there were five adults and one child living in this particular unit. Are there any other people injured . Not that i am aware of. We have contacted red red cross and they will assist the remaining residents. The cause is under investigation we can see the fire is under control or out of control at this point. I