We have been in rome as pope francis celebrates his first Christmas Eve mass as the head of the Catholic Church. Hello and welcome. Peacekeeping troops are going to be sent to south sudan. Thousands of people are thought to have been killed in a week of fighting between rebel soldiers and government forces. Has spread across the country to several areas, including the capital of juba. President salva kiir and his forces have recaptured the town from the rebels. Bentiu and two in juba. Our correspondent in washington says despite the vote to send in more troops, it will take more time for the u. N. Peacekeepers to arrive on the ground. The United States was one of on thiswriters resolution and after the emergency meeting yesterday, held where the secretarygeneral requested these additional troops, the Security Council today unanimously supported that. These troops will take time to get on the ground in south sudan. The u. N. Secretarygeneral bank email and said it would not happen overn
He, i think, feels vindicated by the fact that there has been six months of very intensive attention to things he thought were worthy of attention. Ifill and in the forests of mexico, worries are growing about the shrinking number of monarch butterflies spending winter there. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill Christmas Eve was marked by festivities and preparations around the world today. The faithful prepared for Midnight Services in places both traditional and unusual. Some of 2013s first Christmas Eve celebrations occurred in china, where guards and volunteers held back hundreds crowding into a
Solutions for Small Businesses and major corporations. What can we do for you . And now, bbc world news america. Hello, our top story this hour. As the u. N. Goes to double the numbers of peacekeepers in south sudan, the numbers dead are in thousands. Express appreciation for the response with the secretary general and the Security Council are showing to the tragically unfolding situation in our country. Edward snowden says it is mission accomplished. He says he wanted society to have more of a say in being monitored. We have been in rome as pope francis celebrates his first Christmas Eve mass as the head of the Catholic Church. Hello and welcome. Peacekeeping troops are going to be sent to south sudan. Thousands of people are thought to have been killed in a week of fighting between rebel soldiers and government forces. Has spread across the country to several areas, including the capital of juba. President salva kiir and his forces have recaptured the town from the rebels. Bentiu and
Six months of very intensive attention to things he thought were worthy of attention. Ifill and in the forests of mexico, worries are growing about the shrinking number of monarch butterflies spending winter there. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill Christmas Eve was marked by festivities and preparations around the world today. The faithful prepared for Midnight Services in places both traditional and unusual. Some of 2013s first Christmas Eve celebrations occurred in china, where guards and volunteers held back hundreds crowding into a beijing cathedral for holiday services. translated so i say, c
First to russia, where the second member of pussy riot has been freed. New amnesty for prisoners convicted of nonviolent crimes. Both women were defiant as they left their prison. One crying russia without putin. The other saying the whole thing was a pr stunt. Yes, i was keen to reject this amnesty. The president gave an order. Thats why i was brought here. Now i would like to meet human rights activists. I would like to deal with the issue of prison. I would like to engage in human rights activity. Now im not afraid of anything anymore, believe me. Their release comes just three days after the release of mikhail khodorkovsky, who spent more than a decade in jail. Speaking after his surprise release, he said he now has to pay back those who worked so hard for his release. He dismissed any suggestion that he might take a lead role in russian politics, a move that himd have cut catapulted to being putins main opponent. I will bring in our International Affairs editor. Khodorkovsky said