Being submerged teams battle to protect an ancient archaeological site from floods in sudan. India and china have reached an agreement on deescalating tensions along that disputed border really 3 months after the biggest military confrontation between the 2 sides in the last 45 years Foreign Ministers from both countries have been holding talks in moscow the 5 point plan is centered around honoring existing border agreements 20 indian troops were killed in hand to hand combat in june in the border area of the northern which china also claims both sides are prohibited from using arms under a treaty well lets bring in schmidt ganguli hes a professor of Political Science at Indiana University in bloomington. Weve seen a number of serious clashes recently along the line of control between both sides how significant is this deal and how much pressure was there on both india and china to deescalate tensions. Well i think this deal is significant but on the other hand i am still cautious beca
A michael glad you could join me a Major International conference aimed at reaching a peace deal for libya will begin here in berlin in the next hour to libyas main warring parties and their International Backers will seek to thrash out a deal to end years of conflict germany has expressed confidence that an agreement can be reached in the german capital but tensions remain high in libya and the country remains deeply divided. A quiet day in libyas capital tripoli. Libyans awaiting news of sundays berlin peace conference but expectations are low. That regarding the berlin conference if it favors the libyan people libya will of course welcome it but it pavers other matters that we wont be happy if. The truth is the conference of playing a trap to libya i dont think that any benefits will come out of it. There are currently 2 sides to libya the internationally recognized government and the opposition spearheaded by this man general Khalifa Haftar he wants to take power and hes raised the
The conflict could the summit help and International Interference stem the flow of foreign weapons and bring about a lasting cease fire. Michael oconnor appreciate your joining us World Leaders are gathering here in berlin to try to stop the war in libya and sketch out a plan for the countrys future leaders from the u. S. Russia and turkey as well as from the 2 warring factions in libya or at the german chancellor right now anger merkel and United Nations secretary general and. Welcome the politicians to what some describe as a fast and possibly last hope for peace in libya the presence of russia turkey and the u. S. And italy reflects those. Countrys interest in libya which has been bloody chaos since 2011 when dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown. A quiet day in libyas capital tripoli. Libyans awaiting news of sundays berlin peace conference but expectations are low. Regarding the berlin conference if it favors the libyan people libya will of course welcome it but it pavers other
Glad you could join us World Leaders are gathered here in berlin to try to secure a cease fire in libya and sketch out a plan for their countrys future leaders from russia and turkey as well as from the 2 warring factions of libya or at the german chancellor right now Angela Merkel and United Nations secretary general and. Welcome politicians to what some describe as the best and possibly last hope for peace in libya. Chief Political Editor michelle is standing by for us at the chancellor michelle i have to ask you how significant are todays International Peace talks in berlin for the future of libya. Theyre very significant because we will at the very least learn by the end of the day with all the major powers most of whom have the very highest level represented in the chancery behind me whether there can at least be some kind of recognition that a ceasefire is needed and whether those powers will have the will to apply the pressure that they have on. The strong man on the ground to n
Aboard the plane were killed when it went down shortly after takeoff already suspect mechanical problems calls the crowd. Well im terry Martin Thanks for joining us iran claims it has killed more than 80 americans after firing Ballistic Missiles at u. S. Military targets in iraq the missiles reportedly hit 2 bases the Assad Air Base in western iraq and another near the city of deal in the north the u. S. Defense Department Says its still assessing the full extent of the damage around revolutionary guard says the attack was in retaliation for the u. S. Assassination of general money on friday. For the very latest now lets cross over to baghdad where journalists maggot has been following this story what are you hearing there about possible casualties in these attacks. I mean the news is still developing thats where to get anything concert in the u. S. Sources who have spoken to within the military say that they are still looking into their possible casualties and people in the Iraqi Mili