Yingluck shinawatra has overcome an action in parliament. A coup in mali is arrested and charged with kidnapping. We describe the path back to democracy. Welcome to the show. Human Rights Groups criticised the sentences given to 14 young egyptian women for protesting against the government. The women were sentenced to more than 11 years in prison on wednesday. Seven others were arrested and held in a juvenile detention facility because they are under the age of 16. The government announced it will stop anyone defying new protest laws, saying it protect the rights of society. The girls were convicted on charges relating to holding a protest in alexandria on october the 31st, calling for Claude Moraes Mohamed Morsi reinstatement. They are charged with destruction of public and private property amongst others. I was told about the reaction to the gaol sentences. There is has been an uproar. I have to say uproar is across the board. Many egyptians looked at the girls, dressed in white, sit
A film of life in wartorn africa. China moved 3,000 of its citizens out of vietnam, followi following riots in which at least two have been killed. Police broke up an antichina riot. Chinas decision to drill for oil in disputed waters caused widespread anger in vietnam. Adrian brown is in beijing. Reporter i think the fact that china is sending in warships to evacuate nationals is a measure of how serious this crisis has become. The first of the warships is due to arrive in vietnam in the early hours of monday morning. The other vessels will follow. Each vessel, we understand, can accommodate 2,000 people. Potentially we are looking at the evacuation of around about 10,000 chinese nationals. The last time we would have seep an evacuation of foreign nationals would have been when the United States began a speedy withdrawal from vietnam before the fall of psychoon in april saigon in 1979. 3,000 foreign nationals have been evacuated, after chinese businesses in fact, any symbols of china
Weve got some pretty big changes on the way for sunday. All right, moderate changes. Stay tuned. Ill have that for you with the sevenday forecast in a few. Thank you, lisa. Breaking news this morning. A desperate search is on for a boeing 777 that disappeared from air Traffic Control streams over waters between malaysia and vietnam. Just within the past 30 minutes a report that Vietnam Air Force planes have spotted two oil slicks in the water. The slicks were spotted off the southern tip of vietnam stretching between six and nine miles long. Air Traffic Controllers lost contact with the Malaysia Airlines flight over the South China Sea last night leaving the fate of 239 people in doubt. Reporter Malaysia Airlines flight mh 370 with 239 aboard broke radar contact in midair bound from kwa a la lamb purr to beijing. The airline says it lost touch with the boeing 777 200 aircraft about two hours after takeoff reportedly over vietnamese airspace. The ceo of Malaysia Airlines made the grim a
I just want to repeat something you just said because its important for everyone to know that the officer will be fine. The chief with the San Francisco Police Department is at San Francisco general right now. We have crews at general and a crew on scene and a crew in daly city. First, i want you to look over my shoulder. We have more than two dozen officers on the scene here on florida street. This where is our shooting happened. In the 1300 block of florida street. It started with a traffic stop. Sometime just before 3 00 this afternoon, shots were fired and at least one officer was hit. We understand he was struck in his arm. It was a needless to say nonfatal injury. That immediately started a pursuit. But when we arrived on the scene we had an opportunity to speak to witnesses who heard the shots. We were in the house, heard probably five or six shots. Some of my friends and i said, and i went on the scanner, heard theres a police chase and then we heard a cop had been shot. Right
Careful. In the afternoon, upper 60s to low 70s with clouds around the bay. Inland, mid 60s to near 70. It is above average. We are looking at a pretty dry week ahead except for tomorrow when rain comes our way. Ill time it out for you in a few minutes. Breaking news this morning. A desperate search is on for a boeing 777 that disappeared from air Traffic Control streams over waters between malaysia and vietnam. Now Officials Say Vietnam Air Force planes have spotted two oil slicks in the water. A vietnamese dpoft statement says the slicks were spotted off the southern tip of vietnam stretching between six and nine miles long. Air Traffic Controllers lost contact with the Malaysia Airlines flight over the South China Sea last night leaving the fate of 239 people in doubt. Reporter Malaysia Airlines flight mh 370 with 239 aboard broke radar contact in midair bound from kuala lampur to beijing. The airline says it lost touch with the boeing 777 200 aircraft about two hours after takeoff