In the postchavez era. A special report from caracas as the country prepares to go to the polls. Hello, and a very warm welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and also around the globe. In egypt, human rights campaigners have reacted angrily after a group of women and girls as young as 15 were sentenced to 11 years in prison for protesting about the coup against president mohammad morrissey. They were found guilty of multiple charges, including belonging to a terrorist group. An Opposition Group says the country is returning to the repression of the past. Our correspondent has been to alexandria and spoke to the family of one of the girls. Facing a long time behind bars. Women and girls with longer sentences than some convicted killers. Relatives say they are guilty of nothing more than joining a peaceful protest in support of the ousted islamist president. Or, in some cases, just passing by. Who is5yearold, studious and likes to play the guitar. Her father says she was
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
I dont want to talk about it right now. I dont want to have anything to do with this limerick slam, and i dont want to hear another limerick as long as i live ah, alright, hector. What is the deal with you and limericks . It was seven years ago. In this very room. In the days when the limerick slam was held in the diner. It was the Second Annual limerick slam. He started to sneeze and lost his cream cheese. And my opponent was manny spamboni. And never did finish his bagel. Ding ding that limerick is valid alright, manny thats my little boy. But as good as manny was i was better. I was the returning champion and about to win, again. Good luck, hector. Hector. This is for the championship. Make up a limerick about the beach. I started my limerick beautifully. I once took a trip to the ocean. But then, i started hearing this awful sound, like a bug but i didnt see one anywhere. buzzing it completely distracted me, i couldnt Pay Attention to my limerick. buzzing the sound distracted me so
Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. Hundreds of thousands of Syrian Refugees face another night of hard winter weather. Many have little more than tents for weather. They have chastised european leaders for not doing enough, saying they should head hang their heads in shame. We spent the day in lebanon with the refugees. No working taps, no wells, only snow. Collectn in this camp this to melted back into water. No matter how bart how bad it gets, their families have to drink. An extended family of 20 lives in this hot, in the northern valley. They have a small stove, but they dont have much wood, so they were burning pieces of a plastic mat. The area around this was quite warm, but the fumes of burning plastic hung heavily in the air. Child, no place to be a and a much worse place to be a baby. Two mothers, one who is 18 and one who is 19, both have one monthold sons and a tough choice. The stove keeps the babies warm, but they think that the fu