We start with liberia, where it was announced a short time ago that the former International Football star george weah has won the president ial election. His supporters celebrated as the Electoral Commission announced that with almost all the ballots counted, mr weah had won more than 60 of the vote. George weah made his name playing for ac milan, he was the first and only player from africa to win the coveted ballon dor award. But for the last three years he has been a senator in liberia. When he becomes president next month, it will be liberias first democratic transition in more than 70 years. Umaru fofana is in the liberian capital monrovia. Obviously this has been a huge reaction. What is it like on the ground . Absolutely. Wild celebrations. Minutes after the Electoral Commission announced the result, hundreds of people celebrated in front of the building. And then, across the city, you could hear the sound of jubilation, honking horns. It has been 12 years of waiting. It is goi
The former world footballer of the year, george weah, has won the liberian president ial election. Mr weah played for a string of football clubs, including ac milan, chelsea and manchester city. He entered politics after his retirement in 2002, and will succeed Ellen Johnson sirleaf africas first elected female president. From monrovia, umaru fofana reports. Hundreds of jubilant supporters hundreds ofjubilant supporters of george weah took to the streets minutes after the Electoral Commission announced the results. They charted, it was george weah we wa nted they charted, it was george weah we wanted an george weah we clocked. The capital reverberated with singing and deafening cough islands. It was never in doubt the former world footballer of the year would win. Election observers both domestic and foreign plays the conduct of the poll. This man was used a winning trophies but found it ha rd to used a winning trophies but found it hard to win this, the biggest award of his life. Libe
New yorks mayor says the citys worst Apartment Building fire in decades has left 12 people dead. Four people are said to be critically ill and Emergency Services said at least 15 people were also injured after the fire in the bronx. Its believed to have started towards the northern end of prospect avenue, which stretches up near bronx zoo. Local media say the fire erupted shortly before 7pm in the evening, local time, on the third floor of the five story building. Five storey. A witness from a neighbouring building described the scene. The fire trucks wasnt even here yet, when all the smoke was coming out. They werent even here yet. There were people on the fire escapes already trying to get down on their own, thats how fast it was moving. People were screaming, thats how we could tell it was trouble, people were screaming, help, fire. That was the beginning and the end of it. I dont know whats going on right now, ifeel its too much right now, its overwhelming. Its overwhelming. The ci
After some light hearted baiting from the president s first wife. Get in touch with us using the hashtag, beyondioodays. Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. What are you in the independent and the thing will stop the process. But tonight the process has been suspended. He is calling for mediation. Sources from the Spanish Government they believe catalonia has declared unilateral independence and they are ready to take action. Here is a little of that speech that was delivered in barcelona a few minutes ago. The government and myself propose that this parliament suspend the independence declaration in orderto suspend the independence declaration in order to establish dialogue without which we cannot reach a solution. We want to de escalated tension in order to work put into practice the results of the referendum. We have correspondence in barcelona and madrid. First we will go to barcelona. The speech got applause in the catalan pilot willett
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