To be the countrys next president. Marshall law has been declared in thailand. The armys intervention follows months of protests and unrest. The military say they want to restore order and not seize power. This is the scene of the thai capital where soldiers are on the street. Veronica pedrosa, our correspondent, is in the thai capital, bangkok. Army is surrounding the protest camps. What is the atmosphere like . I think people are pretty relieved in some way, and in some sections of society, because this is a country thats been in a state of political turmoil since 2006, and most recently in a state of political deadlock. It feels as if the military is taking control in a kind of big brother kind of way. But it remains to be seen whether that is, indeed, the case. Because what they have done is theyve asked all the protesters to stay where they are, and to cope calm. Theyve asked people to go about their business as usual. At the same time they have issued a number of declarations tha
A surge of local anger. Ukraines richest man instigates rallies against prorussian separatists and demands an end to the violence. Im at the Cannes Film Festival where theres no shortage of female actors but where are the female directors . Thats a bit of a sore subject. Find out why later in the program. So dozens of people have been killed after two bombs exploded in nigerian city of joss. The blasts went off in a busy intersection next to a popular market. No claim of responsibility, but boko haram is suspected given the Current Situation there. The latest is live from abuja. Tell us what you know. Reporter well, the blast happened near the main market at the busy intersection that was full of people at that point. One of the bombs were put on a minivan and another one on a truck. Police could be seen on pictures in social media putting in pickup bodies. The police have confirmed more than six people have died. The tensions are rising over the town with the armed forces and police o
Lives at home. A dramatic catch caught on tape, a man grabs a baby falling from a window. Good morning and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im del walters. Day two of military control in thailand, the general declare a coup. He says the military intervention is needed to stabilize the country. This is the 12th coup in thailand since the early 1930s. The ousted Prime Minister and her family were summoned to a meeting with military leaders in bangkok, arriving to crowds of protestors and supporters. The effort to out of the her started last fall. Secretary of state john kerry calling that coup unjustified, demanding the government be restored immediately. We have the latest. Protestors left thursday night, most felt their goal of removing the current government had been reached. Going to work at normal friday, shes relieved the army is in control. Personally, i support coup day at a. If the army didnt do it, the country would turn into a real mess. This is one spot where i
Hello. Thanks very much for being with us. As rescue workers recover at least 118 bodies after bombings in the nigerian city of jos, there is news now of another deadly attack, this time in the northeast of the country. Its the village of alagarno. Its a village that was raised to the ground. 17 people at least have been killed there. All coming just a day after those two blasts in the city of jos. Now, the blast happened about 20 minutes apart from each other. The first was at the terminus market there. Then the university of jos teaching hospital. There are fears there may be more bodies still buried under the rubble. As for who did it, well, boko haram, of course, were responsible for the kidnapping of the schoolgirls. They are the main suspects for these latest attacks. Although weve had no word for them at this stage. Will ross reports. Reporter this area was packed with people. Many of the victims were traders selling from the market stalls and their customers. The aim was clearl
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