And qatar changing controversial labor laws before the 2022 world cup. Fifa end a 50year wait in title. Grief and heart break in turkey. 245 people are now known to have been killed with hopes fading to find more survivors, that number is expected to rise. Lets go to Andrew Simmons who joins us live. Andrew, its really not looking hopeful in the chance of survivors being found. Certainly not at all. Were in the second night now, and the position to the pit had a short distance from here. One of a solemn atmosphere as rescue workers out of the mine, and in a presession to the crowd, and hoping that their loved one had survived. Rather ironic you see the blue lights there, and those evidences had 24 hours ago have been there to try to save beams lives, so many people were rescued. But no, theyre there to take the bodies to the mortuary. This has been a tragic day. Its the agonizing aftermath of every minors worst fear. An underground fire with poise thousanpoisonous fumes. So many miners
In the United States. The head of Central African republic transitional governing body is calling for calm. There are continuing clashes between members of the christian majority and the muslim minority. On friday president Michel Djotobia resigned in an attempt to cool tensions. The head of the Transitional Government will do his best to restore peace translation i promise to work with all the forces of the nation without distinction, in order to achieve that goal i ask each Central African to remain calm and trust the action launched today to carry out the transition. Barnaby phillips is live in bangui. What are the moves under way to put a Transitional Government in place . Well, that Transitional National council, which alex and der leads, begins deliberations later. It had 14 days to choose a transitional head of state. There is not a single figure who is emerging in any sense who would be an obvious choice to unite this country. There are a few names floating around, but they are
Meeting. Ukraine the stillman eighteen proceedings. Latest news regarding was the pianist is the residence of stocking up on food and wall to separate is to reinforce the positions that checkpoint leading into the top. Well be back later to hear what the Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has to say on the situation in ukraine. I think be buried their dead in a dance to the festivals of forty funerals of nice deep red Russian Support is killed in a building on last friday has been taking place. Laura plunder the next few days ago when the tourists to see many hidden in the kiev government of making a peep at the deseret news each other to live with me they dont give it one night so we must kill one another watch him but you can google that we try and support each other while we bury our dead countryman me feel like and then see friends. Hes a valuable beating family. From a toast hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of a young man was killed during the ukrainian epistle to the
Roads that are falling apart the but will Congress Respond to the multi billion price tag. Conditions that are making people sick. There is agony in turkey. 270 miners died in an explosion and fire. Violent protests broke out, demonstrators saying that the government is responsible for the disaster. Al jazeeras Andrew Simmons reports. Reporter what was a rescue operation has now become a long running procession. Carrying bodies to the surface. A flight of ambulances no longer waiting for the injured but driving away the dead. This, the somber aftermath of an underground fire, an explosion, point fumes. Every miners worst fear. Now for their families a stunned comprehension at the loss. Rescuers did their level best but most of the miners who died had no means of escape. Hour after hour families waited in grief. Hour after hour, hoping that theyll recognize their loved ones, hoping that theyll be alive but thats a fo a forlornd hope. Its as if people couldnt bring themselves to believe
Northwest tribal region as the army targets fighters there. Reporter the rivalry between brazil and argentina is as historic and undisputable and its based mainly on their competitiveness on football. Fans in argentina, not only for the big world cup match. Hello, and thank you for joining us. They came together to mourn the dead. 49 people who lost their lives when their plane was shot down in ukraine. They called on their government to do more, to bring stability to a country rocked by division and violence for months now. Meanwhile the Defense Ministry said more than 250 separatists have been killed in what it calls a Counter Terrorist operation over the weekend lets go to eastern ukraine. The 49 soldiers were shot down, and separatists have also suffered heavy loss. Thats right. They held a press conference today, and in the past 24 hours more than 100 people were killed as the Ukrainian Military moved in to take control of two towns just north of luhansk. Now, he didnt clarify whe