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uganda s main opposition leader is head after disputed elections. also in step with the president, the 106-year-old who got to have a dance with the obamas the at the white house. al jazeera has learned a draft deal has been reached between the united states and russia which sets a date for a cessation of the fighting in syria. at the moment it s not clear if the warring parties will agree to lay down their weapons. in the last hour the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has released the following statement on the draft deem. he says if complemented and adhered to, the cessation will not only lead to a decline in violence but also continue the expansion of delivery of urgently needed humanitarian supplies. he will work on commitment of the parties to lead to cessation of activities. our diplomatic editor james bays is in the united nations now. take through the terms of the agreement. reporter: well, there is a time line set out now for start of the cessation of hosti ....
fiji and why thousands of afghan refugees are trapped along greece s border with macedonia. i m farah with all the sports, manchester united look to salvage some pride in the fa cup quarter finals. on the one side russia, on the other side, the united states. they have reached an agreement on what they hoped would be a cessation of hostilities inside syria. they have set thi this saturdays the day that hostilities should stop. they have on the ground until noontime on friday. by that time they need to commit to a deal and then 12 hours later at midnight the cessation is supposed to begin. the guns are supposed to go quiet. because the united nations classes i.s.i.l. and el nusra front as terrorist, a political way to end what has been a five-year very, very bloody civil war. diplomatic editor james bays is at the united nations, james you were one of the first to get wind of this. the devil s in the detail. what do we need to see in place before this can happen? r ....
people confirmed dead after cyclone winds of more man 300 kilometres per hour hit fiji russia and the u.s. reached an agreement on a cessation of hostility in syria. they have set saturday as a date fighting should stop. for it to work. both sides need to sign up to the agreement. deadtar james bays has more. reporter: for all the five years, the death toll mounted. every day there has been atrocities. now the latest, a document released by the u.s. and russia. they have been working on plans for a lull in the violence meeting in munich this month. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov wanted a ceasefire from the 1s. secretary of state john kerry wanted to challenge the situation on the ground. since that meeting there has been delay. in the end russia got its way. the deal done by the u.s. and russia calls on all the warring syrian parties, with the exception of i.s.i.l. and the al nusra front, both on the security council s terrorism list, to commit to a cessatio ....
this carnage has to end. a new united nations report exposes how all sides play a role in the suffering. holding out hope. some people think my time has ended. they re mistaken. life goes on. bolivian president evo morales. organ trafficking. the doctor told me to ask a lot of money for my kid think so i can open my own business and someone else can do heavy work for me. al jazeera uncovers illegal trade in human organs in indonesia. good morning, thanks for joining us, i m adam may in for antonio mora. lot of ground, starting off with u.s. and russia have agreed on terms for a cessation of fighting in syria. if opposition forces can debt on board. but some syrian rebels are voicing objections, because this new agreement allows for owner attacks to continue on i.s.i.l. and al nusra. there is a new u.n. human rights report, cites widespread attacks on civilians by groups such as i.s.i.l. it also describes a country where few have access to running water o ....
that s killed 28 people. plus. a lot of people here in west africa are talking about ebola at the moment. find out why shortly russia and the u.s. reached an agreement on the cessation of hostilities in syria. but for it to work all the warring sides need to sign up. the main syrian opposition block says it will honour the agreement. the polls in fighting is supposed to come in effect on saturday. here is diplomatic editor james bays. for almost five years the death toll mounts. this joint document released by the u.s. and russia, the two working on plans for a lull in the violence since a meeting in munich this month. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov wanted a ceasefire. u.s. secretary of state said that would allow russia more time for bombing, to change the situation on the ground. ever since the meeting there has been delays. in the end russia got its way. russia will work with damascus. the legitimate government of syria. we expect the united states wi ....