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it s taken days of wrangling, but the un security council has finally tonight voted unanimously for an immediate 30 day ceasefire across syria. it s hoped the truce will allow medical help to reach areas that have seen intense bombing, with hundreds of civilians, including children, killed by government air strikes. rebel held eastern ghouta is the worst affected zone, and it s been impossible for aid convoys to get in to help. the vote had been delayed repeatedly. but the haggling meant that it avoided a veto from russia, an ally of the syrian government. this is how it finally got through, about two hours ago. translation: the results of the vote are as follows. the draft received 15 votes. the draft is hence adopted unanimously. as solution a01 for the year 2018. as resolution. so, that was the moment this ceasefire was approved. to some, it was unexpected. but it s been broadly welcomed by all sides. earlier, i spoke to panos moumtzis, the un regional humanitaria ....
five hundred syrians have been killed in a week because government forces attack opposition held eastern ghouta. nigeria s says it s deploying more troops to search for more than one hundred schoolgirls seized by boko haram in northern nigeria. because. of protests across italy as tensions rise in the run up to next weekend s election immigration is a key issue. and i m tatiana phantasm hall with the sport where history has been made to n.p.r. the czech republic and that cup becomes the fast athlete to win gold in both and snowboarding at a single until. the u.n. security council has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding a thirty day truce in syria to allow aid access it follows days of negotiations at un over the wording of the document five hundred people have been killed in seven days of syrian government attacks on rebel held east and thousands of people are trapped in on the ground shelters many of which are providing little protection against the syrian and r ....
a thirty day ceasefire across syria. as they dragged out the negotiation the bombs from assad s fighter jets continued to fall but that agreement was hard forth with fiery exchanges between the u.s. and russia also ahead. trumping trump democrats release their own memo regarding surveillance of a presidential aide during the twenty sixteen campaign. and nigeria s president calls the plight of missing schoolgirls a national disaster and sends more troops to search for them. so after days of heated to go. consul has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding a month long truce in syria and this comes after a week of government led strikes on the rebel held and place of east and which have killed more than five hundred civilians the resolution calls for an immediate end to hostilities for thirty days that s meant to allow window for much needed aid to be let into besieged areas including east and would also allow medical evacuations in just a moment we ll get the latest on ....
security council approves a resolution that calls for thirty days ceasefire across syria. they killed my father killed my mother i feel skeered i don t want to go back to me and my. tragedy we revisit ranger survivors who became the target of one of the world s most brutal crackdown six months ago. democrats in the us a finally allowed to release a member a republican. f.b.i. bias against election campaign. and will be able to march under their own flag in the closing ceremony of the winter olympics have a live report. after days of heated negotiations the u.n. security council has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding a month long truce in syria this comes after a week of government led strikes on the rebel held enclave of eastern which has killed more than five hundred civilians the resolution calls for an immediate end to hostilities for thirty days that s meant to allow a window for much needed aid to be let into besieged areas including east. it would also all ....
number of acid attacks. in sport. scotland record their first victory over england in a decade to win the calcutta cup and blow the six nations championship wide open. good morning. another chilly start to the day but what a day on offer across many parts of the british isles. plenty of sunshine to go around but it will stay cool throughout the day. more detail on the upcoming week for you in just a few minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the international olympic committee has decided not to lift russia s suspension for doping in time for today s closing ceremony at the winter games in south korea. but the ban could be lifted at a later date if no more of the country s athletes test positive at pyeongchang. our correspondent, stephen mcdonell, sent us this report from the olympic park. russian athletes will enter the main stadium here under the olympic flag, but for the closing ceremony, like the opening, they will be individuals, not technically representing ....