Days sport including suspended football boss Michelle Platini refuses to attend a hearing that will rule on allegations of corruption. And the muchawaited new Star Wars Film is released worldwide. Hello, hundreds of fighters have been released as part of a prisoner swap between Government Forces and rebels in yemen. It comes as peace talks are continuing in switzerland. Expectations for a deal, though, are low, as both sides accuse each other of failing to honor a ceasefire. Zana hoda is monitoring those talks in switzerland. Zana, what is the latest . Reporter well, despite the inis incidence of violence that you mentioned, a positive development, the exchange of hundreds of prisoners. This is being described as a goodwill gesture. This is not what the Yemeni Government has been demanding. What the government wants for the Houthi Rebels and their allies to release highprofile prisoners, including the defense minister. You mentioned the violence on the ground. The ceasefire is being vi
South africas zulu king denies hes to blame of the crisis. Despite the recent outbreak of violence in yoach. Ethiopia. Well the European Unions Foreign Policy chief says Member States must act on the mediterranean migrant crisis as ships responded to distress calls from two more boats which are carrying some 400 people. Maltese, are starting to bring board the survivors only ahandful of survivors there with one of them suggesting that as many as 950 people were actually on board. On monday, the sailboat carrying migrants ran aground off the greek island of rhodes before breaking up. The greek coast guard said three people are drown and 90 people were rescued. Europeans are meeting to produce what they call is a ten point action plan. Paul brennan reports from catania, Southern Island of sicily. Being battered by waves clinging to whats left of her boat a woman tries to protect a young child. Attention focused on migrants leaving north africa for italian waters this boat hit rocks off t
Off the road. Shanghai prepares to introduce new laws. Italian prosecutors say they have arrested the captain and first mate of a boat that capsized off the coast of libya. Survivors have asked in sicily its feared up to 900 others drowned. The Prime Minister says europe must Work Together to stop migrants being exploited by traffickers. Alexi obrien reports. Reporter of the hundreds on board the boat they hoped would take them to a new life these are the few who made it. 27 migrants out of as many as 950. Arriving in the sicilian port of catania and exhausted by their ordeal they were met by emergency workers. Among the survivors, the boats captain and first mate. Trrs say they have been charged over the sinking. Translation we carried out two arrest warrants, the captain and crew. The captain was charged with manslaughter. Reporter in malta 24 bodies arrived, bulled from the water since their overcrowded boat capsized and sank off the coast of libya. More information is being release
Blames the tax on foreigners tight security as thousands take part in the Boston Marathon. Two years after a bomb attack at. Race. The European Unions Foreign Policy chief says Member States must act on the mediterranean migrant crisis as ships responded to distress calls from two more boats carrying about 400 people. They started bringing ashore victims killed in this weeks capsize. Only a handful of survivors have been found. As many as 950 people were on board. On monday a sailboat carrying migrants ran aground off the islands of greece. Greek coast guard says three people have drowned. At least 90 were rescued. European Union Foreign and defense ministers discussed a series of measures aimed at discussing migrants being exploited by traffickers. More on that in a moment. First, heres a report from sicily. Reporter being battered by waves, clinging to whats left of their boat a woman trying to protect a young child. Recent attention has been focused on migrants leaving north africa
Kirschner. Italian prosecutors say they have arrested the captain and the first mate of a boat that capsized off the coast of libya. Survivors from saturdays accident have now arrived in sicily but its feared that after 900 that up to 900 others drowned. The italian Prime Minister says europe must Work Together to stop my grant from being exploited by traffickers on a journey that he calls death traps. Reporter of the hundreds on board the boat they had hoped would take them to a new life. These are the few who made it. Just 27 migrants out of as many asinine hundred 50. Arriving in the sicilian port late monday night and clearly exhausted by their ordeal, they were met by emergency workers. Among the survivors were the boats tunisia januari train and syrian first mate. Prosecutors say they have both been charged over the sinking. Translator we carried out two arrest war ends of suspected traffickers the captain of the ship that cap sides capsized ask a member of the crew. Charging wit