Others wounded in a kabul suicide bombing. The Islamic State says it carried out the attack. Our reporter has been at the scene. This is the building where the explosion happened, and you can see the building has been almost completely destroyed. Sharanjit an easing of diplomatic tensions between turkey and the United States as both countries say they will restart Visa Services. Also on the program, the email scandal rocking the miss america contest. We hear from a former winner on where the organization is heading. Sharanjit hello, and welcome to bbc world news. We start with liberia, where it was announced a short time ago that former International Football star george weah has won the president ial election. His supporters celebrated as the Electoral Commission announced that with almost all the ballots counted, mr. Weah had won more than 60 of the vote. He made his name playing for ac milan. He was the first and only player from africa to win the coveted ballon dor award. Over the
The next president of liberia will be the former International Football star, george weah. He wept with joy as he waved to jubilant supporters in monrovia, after winning more than 60 of the vote. With him was his running mate, Jewel Howard Taylor, the ex wife of the disgraced former president , charles taylor. George weah was the first and only player from africa to win the coveted ballon dor award and he made his name playing for ac milan. For the last three years, hes served as a liberian senator. When he becomes president next month, it will be liberias first democratic transition in more than 70 years. The bbcs umaru fofana is in monrovia. It has been wild celebrations, literally just about two minutes after the Electoral Commission chairman announced the results, hundreds of people were in front of the elections building in jubilation. From then on, across the city, you could hear the reverberating sound of jubilation, the honking of car horns. It has been 12 years of waiting for
The former world footballer of the year, george weah, has won the liberian president ial election. Mr weah played for a string of football clubs, including ac milan, chelsea and manchester city. He entered politics after his retirement in 2002, and will succeed Ellen Johnson sirleaf africas first elected female president. From monrovia, umaru fofana reports. Hundreds of jubilant supporters hundreds ofjubilant supporters of george weah took to the streets minutes after the Electoral Commission announced the results. They charted, it was george weah we wa nted they charted, it was george weah we wanted an george weah we clocked. The capital reverberated with singing and deafening cough islands. It was never in doubt the former world footballer of the year would win. Election observers both domestic and foreign plays the conduct of the poll. This man was used a winning trophies but found it ha rd to used a winning trophies but found it hard to win this, the biggest award of his life. Libe
The former world footballer of the year, george weah, has won the liberian president ial election. Mr weah played for a string of high profile clubs, including ac milan, chelsea, and manchester city. He entered politics after his retirement in 2002, and will succeed Ellen Johnson sirleaf africas first elected female president. From monrovia, umaru fofana reports. Hundreds of jubilant supporters of george weah took to the streets minutes after the Electoral Commission had announced the results. They chanted, it was george weah we wanted and it is george weah we have got. The capital reverberated with singing and deafening cough islands. It was never in doubt the former world footballer of the year would win. Election observers, both domestic and foreign, have hailed the conduct of the poll. This man was used to winning trophies, but found it hard to win this, the biggest award of his life. Liberia has stabilised after a decade of a long and bloody civil war, but its still suffering with
President ial election. Mr weah played for a string of high profile clubs, including ac milan, chelsea and manchester city. He entered politics after his retirement in 2002, and will succeed ellenjohnson sirleaf, africas first elected female president. From monrovia, umaru fofana reports. Hundreds of jubilant supporters of george weah took to the streets minutes after the Electoral Commission had announced the results. They chanted, it was george weah we wanted. And it is george weah we have got. The capital reverberated with singing. It was never in doubt the former world footballer of the year would win. Election observers, both domestic and foreign, have hailed the conduct of the poll. This man was used to winning trophies but found it hard to win this, the biggest award of his life. Liberia has stabilised after a decade of a long and bloody civil war, but its still suffering with abject poverty and corruption. Isaac zawolo is the media and communication strategist for george weahs