To human trafficking. And the effort to wipeout boko haram in africa may be a losing battle. How political corruption is working against the fight. Political leaders are preparing for a battle in washington. Take on the task of choosing an successor to the late court discuss Antonin Scalia. The request he is when that person would be confirmed. Justice scalia died of a heart attack at the age of 79. Mike viqueira joins us live now from washington, d. C. Good evening to you, mike, how soon will the president nominate someone you think . Reporter i think its going to happen relatively quickly. One of his spokes people, eric schultz, traveling with the president in california, as he prepares for a summit with asian leaders later this week. Has said its unlikely to happen this week, a president has a lot on his plate. Senate incidentally is in recess with this president s day week. He will consider it. I dont think it will be much longer after that, erica, that the president puts forward a
Melky way like its never been seen before. Armenia is accusing azerbaijan of continued fighting in the disputed region. Thats despite announcing a unilateral ceasefire earlier to end the worst flare up of violence in the ring none more than two decades. Al jazeeras robin reports. Reporter despite claims of a ceasefire biaser by john, Armenian Forces in the republic report that there have been more attacks biaser by johns military. Both sides are accusing each other of firing the first shots on saturday they blame each other for violating a 1994 ceasefire that ended a sixyear war. It was a clear violation of the ceasefire, the international law, International Humanitarian law and the geneva conventions. Reporter some have called it the frozen conflict. It began with a decision, soviet leader Joseph Stalin made in 1922. Stalin placed the mountain justice ethnically armenian an clayed inside the newlycreated azerbaijan, soviet social i was republic. Christian armenians and muslims lived i
Former or gun tin vinnie president ahead of a Court Appearance on Money Laundering charges. I will be here with all the days sport including real madrid and Manchester City of the English Premier League book their spots in the semifinals of the Champions League. There has been a surge in fighting in syria just a day before a new round of indirect talks gets underway in geneva. Syrian Government Forces and their allies have launched an offensive to retake the strategic down south of the city of aleppo. It lies along the highway between aleppo and the capital damascus. ProGovernment Forces say they have made advances but alnusra front has managed to remain in control of the area. Turkish government, meanwhile, says its forces have responded to a crossborder rocket attack. Turkey fired shells against isil targets after a rocket struck a town. The latest in the series of attacks against turkey from isilheld territory. Representatives from syria option opposition have now arrived in geneva
Israeli forces have shot dead at least three palestinians in yet another day of violence in the region. Israel has vowed to stop the wave of knife attacks after two israelis were critically injured in mondays unrest. In the latest incident a palestinian man was killed in west jerusalem. Andrew simmons has the details 67 now, the police have issued a further statement about that attack in west jerusalem. They say after the soldier was fighting with the palestinian and civilians became involved. Police got on the bus. They got involved as well. And that at one point a pistol came out of a holster of one of the officers and the palestinian went to grab the pistol. That point, the police say, an officer fired and shot the palestinian dead. Now the atmosphere really is did declining all the time in terms of fear and in terms of resolve amongst Security Forces to be quick witted in respond to go any potential attacks. That, in turn, is leading to a real climate of fear amongst palestinians w
A tagged outside his home. Hello. After a very contentious emergency summit e. U. And balkans leaders have finally agreed on new measures to help deal with europes refugees crisis. Here is what the agreement entails. 100,000 places in refugees Welcome Centers will be created. Within a week 400 Police Officers will be sent to slovenia which has struggled with arrival numbers. The e. U. Will discourage the movement of refugees and migrants without warning neighboring countries and appoint Contact Officers to monitor numbers of people and share that information with other authorities. David chater reports. Reporter every day count. Otherwise we will soon see families in the cold rivers of the balkans perish miserably. Chilling words from the president of the European Commission jean claude younger welcomed more for meetings about the crisis. A 17point action plan was approved. First and foremost the delivery of humanitarian aid and the building of new shelters for the people seeking sanct