With. The old new york. City give. Thanks for joining us liberia is poised for its first peaceful transition of power decades. Victory in the west african countries president ial runoff liberia is africas oldest modern republic but its last transfer of power from one democratically elected leader to another came back in one thousand nine hundred forty four the country was devastated by a fourteen year civil war that ended in two thousand and three. To the cheers of jubilant supporters liberias new president weeps tears of joy. George weah has waited a long time for this moment after past election defeats this time hes won a landslide victory. Supporters on the streets celebrate the triumph of the rags to riches candidate at. The equator certainly the korean is not a kitten. But it is the mandate to open such a chance to reality present the era. Has long been a familiar face to liberians born in a slum he shot to soccer stardom in the one nine hundred ninety s. Playing for europes top c
Syria. The number of refugees in lebanon is now over one million. We would hear more later from our beirut correspondent we will hear more later from our beirut correspondent. Also coming up for you this hour, the incredible story of ae in the kitchen, priceless painting stolen over 40 years ago is recovered after hanging for decades in the home of an artloving autoworker in italy. And a former partner and mother of the french president s four children makes a political comeback just weeks after his a woman who replaced her. It all for the french, it is business as usual. More on the new environment minister, coming up. Ukraine. Ts start in the prosecutor general says the death of someone hundred protesters during the maidan under then kiev were direct leadership of ousted viktornt Viktor Yanukovych. The charges were made during a News Conference by the prosecutor general and the head of the interior ministry and state security. They are planing the shooting deaths of more than 100 on
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