detained on bribery charges. we begin in israel where the government has approved the building of a new settlement in occupied west bank. this is the first such official sanctioning in more than 20 years. the new settlement was given unanimous backing on thursday. let s cross to giordano miller, who joins us now. walk us through what is this announcement we saw? dano: basically, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, convened his cabinet last night, and they confirmed they will set up this new jewish settlement in the west bank. the prime minister had promised to set up the settlement, from the illegal hilltop outposts, called the mona. whatis interesting here is is going on with the united states because netanyahu has been in marathon talks with the white house about what to do with settlement activity. they had not come to an agreement yet, yet netanyahu move forward, announcing the settlement. basically, he refused to renig on the project, and on the same day,
destroyed evidence had she not been detained. park was transported to a jail on the outskirts of seoul. she s the third former south korean president to be arrested and the first in 22 years. prosecutors can keep park in custody until april 19th. but local media are reporting she may be indicted before april 17th when the presidential election campaign officially begins. prosecutors are concerned if she s still being held that could influence the election on may 9th. nhk world reports on people s reaction to the arrest of the former president and how she s faring behind bars. reporter: park geun-hye is being held inside a detention facility behind me, the same facility that s holding at least two other people at the center of the corruption scandal. her longtime friend, choi soon-sil and the vice chairman of samsung electronics. the arrest, of course, is what everyone is talking about. it s the lead item on newscasts and on the front page of every newspaper. among the publi
during a referendum meant to bring stability bad habits have to be broken, those are the words of the u.s. secretary of state john kerry as his country and other world powers were in rome to push factions to form a unity government. they are expected to meet in morocco on wednesday. the country had two parliament when armed fighters overran the capital, forcing the internationally recognised government to take refuge in the east. diplomacy reflects fears, that instability in libya will allow i.s.i.l.-led groups to expand around the si of cert. zeina khodr reports from rome. rome is where a united voice was expressed to bring about a government of national accord in libya, it was in rome where some of libya s rival factions showed support for the international community s plan. they are expected to sign the deal an wednesday, but there is opposition to the plan. there s some inside and outside of libya. for their own selfish purposes, who are uninterested in reconciliati
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