Truce between the u. S. And the taliban comes into effect in afghanistan paving the way for a peace deal to be signed next week. Vote counting is underway in Irans Parliamentary election with conservatives expected to hold on to power after moderate a reformist candidates were excluded. Hello the theres been an increase in the number of new coronavirus cases outside of china italy has confirmed its 1st death from the virus and public spaces have been shut down in 10 towns in lombardy province after 15 new cases were found there south korea has the most cases outside of china and theyve had their largest spike in infections over half of the 346 patients there are members of a religious sect in the city of daegu meanwhile china. As reported a drop in new cases with 400 recorded on friday thats a fall of more than 50 percent from the previous day or as the number of deaths outside china continues to rise the World Health Organization chief has issued this warning about the corona Virus Ou
On break. The u. N. Human rights chief is calling on the Syrian Government and its allies to open humanitarian corridors for civilians so they can leave areas of fighting michelle says the government and Russian Forces are deliberately targeting civilians and hospitals nearly 900000. 00 people have been forced from their homes in northwest syria since the beginning of december the Syrian Government offensive to capture the last rebel held areas has created the biggest single civilian displacement during the 9 year civil war. The sheer quantity of attacks on these hospitals medical facilities schools. Which suggests to me the console the accident. At a minimum even if they were accidental it shows a lack of course notes he says that he cautions on. All of which can contribute to something going so it will create. Internationally sori intentionally directing attacks against hospitals and places containing the sick and the wounded and against medical units using the rick ross or red cresc
York mayor Michael Bloomberg comes under attack plus. On the. Northwest one story coming up. With your sports. Always i can say i support the. Going to their. Cities managed to stay at the club regardless of the outcome of an appeal against a 2 year ban from the Champions League. Ok we start this news hour in germany where the shooting death of at least 9 people is being investigated as a far right attack a lone gunman opened fire on 2 shisha cafes in the western city of or near frankfurt on wednesday night some of the victims are believed to be kurdish the 43 year old suspect was later found dead in his home the police say theyve also found the body of the suspects mother at the house lets go live now to berlin and our correspondent there dominic what else do we know. We know that this man the weapon that the man had was legally owned he was a a marksman or he had a sporting license to have the weapon concerned and that as was being said that he visited these 2 different she should ba
Sanders in the democratic debate. Egypt announces 3 days of National Mourning us Hosni Mubarak who ruled the country for 3 decades dies. Police in new delhi are accused of aiding attackers targeting muslims protesting against a controversial citizenship law. Now the World Health Organization is warning the coronavirus epidemic is escalating rapidly and action must be taken quickly to prevent it from becoming a pandemic chinese authorities working in the epicenter of the outbreak of just released new figures the rate of new infections still remains in the climb and cured patients began returning home. This is a rapidly escalating epidemic in different places that weve got to tackle super fast to prevent a pandemic i mean its actually what china demonstrates is where this goes is within the control of our decisions to apply this kind of rigor and approach to this disease now within the past hour south koreas Health Ministry has announced 169. 00 more infections most of them are in and ar
Been infected by the corona virus but a new study finds around 80 percent of all cases are mild. And spore of the Australian Open champion suffers a shock 1st round defeat american sophia cannon loses her 1st deputy tore a match following her triumph in melbourne. We begin in libya where medical sources say 3 civilians have been killed after a rocket attacks on aaa sports forces loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar say theyve been targeting weapons dept hose all fuel vessels have been ordered to leave for safer waters and libyas National Oil Company says they will be made into schools hospitals and power stations it comes as representatives from the countrys warring signs hold ceasefire talks in geneva on diplomatic editor jim spaced reports. The porch of the libyan capital tripoli under attack general have to say forces carried out the indiscriminate strikes about the same time that 5 of his representatives sat down at the u. N. In geneva for talks with 5 from the internationally recognize