Women trying to escape domestic abuse. We talk to two who succeeded it is election day for many around the world. Polls closed in ukraine where people cast their ballots in parliamentary elections. Exit polls show support for petro porashenkos prowestern policies much todays vote taking place as protests begin in the east. Tunisians vote in parliamentary elections, this vote in the country that sparked the arab spring revolution, seen as a step in the transition to democracy. Its the first vote under a new constitution, and a second since the uprising in 2011. In brazil its a tightly contested run off. Dilma rousseff, the incumbent seeking a four year turn, facing aecio neves to ukraine, polls are expected to close soon. Reporter on the street where dozens were shot dead in the uprising today they came to vote. The young and the old. Everyone nose that this sa crucial time in knows that this is a crucial time in ukraines history. They disappear on many other things. We hope many things
We begin in lebanon where there has been another day of fierce fighting in the northern town of tripoli. The fighting started on friday and so far, at least 10 soldiers and six civilians have been killed in the violence which is related to the conflict in syria. Stefanie dekker is in tripoli not far from where the battles are being fought. There remains an incredibly tension standoff between the army and fighters holed up in an area that is a sunni neighborhood. The road where we are, you can hear it there. This has been ongoing throughout the day. Sometimes more intention. Thinks being used like artillery, rpgs, small arms fire. It certainly does sound incredibly intention from what we have been hearing throughout the day. Now, when you talk to people here, many people who have been here waiting have relatives inside. They are calling for a ceasefire. They say give us time to get our women and children out of there. The civilians who are not fighting. So we can at least bring them to
Great to have you with us. The official results in brazils he elections are in. The incumbent president narrowly defeated her opponent in one of the toughest races in brazils history. She called on all to come together and be unified. Instead of broadening differences and creating a cliff between us, i have this hope that all this energy that mobilized the country has prepared the ground for us to build bridges. We saw speaking moments ago, the woman at the helm of one of the largest emerging economies. No one would ever accuse her of being charismatic. Charm is not her forte, but the newly reelected president is and has always been a fighter. As a member of a leftwing guerilla group, she was torture and empress no oned in the 1970s. Five years ago, she fought to overcome cancer and became the successor of brazils immensely leftwing president. It was as his Energy Minister and then chief of staff that she was nicknamed brazils iron lady, a techno he contract who took most of the credit
Held. Hello i am robin adams with the days big store sports stories. Didier drogba gets a big goal but was it enough to hold man which of ther united at bay . Details later. So we begin in lebanon where there has been another day of fierce fighting in the northern town of tripoli. The fighting started on friday and so far at least 10 soldiers and six civilians have been killed in the violence, which is related to the conflict in syria. StefaniStefanie Dekker is in tri not far from where the battles are being bought. Reporter there remains able credibly tense standoff between the army and fighters hold up in an area which is a sunni neighborhood. The road where we are, you can hear it there, this has been ongoing throughout the day. Sometimes more intense, things being used like artillery. Rpgs, small arms fire. It certainly does sound incredibly intense from what we have been hearing throughout the day. Now, when you talk to people here, many people who have been here waiting have rela
Prlandscape in two countries each of them struggling to mend deep dichingsz. In ukraine, parliamentary elections are employing closely watched. We will have more on that in a moment. First, to nazir. An uprising inspired krooths world. Sundays vote could set the country well on the path toward peaceful democratic transition. We begin this report with hasham al abaya. A country casting an historic vote. Security forces track a group of people with explosived in the house in the suburb was capitol. Killing most of the fighters, including five Women Police Officials say were armed and planning to disrupt the elections. This is the leader of the secular tun easeians call a party thats likely to major make significant gains. Members of the former government and the president are also taking part in these elections. One of them is kamal mazan. My priority is security given the rise of terrorism here in tunisia here and in the region. I am determined to fix the economy and build strong ties w