Minister heads to south africa hours before he was due to be charged in connection with the murder of his 2nd wife. And im he said with your support the u. S. Womens Football Team on 66000000. 00 in damages in a discrimination case plus a 16 year old gives india a flying start in the opening match of the womens team to win the world cup the games champions australia. Ok lets get going to afghanistan where an agreement thats supposed to usher in peace is to take effect in just a few hours time the taliban and the u. S. Will begin what theyre calling a quote reduction of violence as of midnight if the 7 day deal proves a success both sides will sign an accord at the end of the month paving the way for talks between the taliban and other afghan groups and the u. S. Has said it wants to pull it strips out of afghanistan live now to washington and my colleague our current correspondent she has she have just take us through the choreography of the next week in theory. So we have the 7 days o
I am the happiest man to run under two hours. In order to inspire many people. To tell people you can do it. Kurds, who are under attack from turkey in Northern Syria, say they will no longer prioritise guarding detainees from the Islamic State group, if the offensive continues. Since hostilities began on wednesday, nearly 50 civilians are thought to have died on both sides of the frontier, and more than a 100,000 people have fled their homes. Much of the latest fighting has been in ras al ain. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin is on the turkish side of the border. Her report contains flashing images. The front line in a conflict that is spreading fast. Turning Northern Syria into a battle ground. Alarming washington and europe. The smoke is rising from the key town of ras al ain. And inside the town, this pro turkish fighter says weve just arrived. And give thanks to god. Then ducks to avoid incoming fire. But Kurdish Forces cant offer much resistance. Ras al ain has all but fallen and ot
Already say the final death toll will be staggering the top of. The monthly. Terms and dark drama joker takes the golden lion award for best movie at the Venice Film Festival find out more about the title role performances got all the critics excited to. Play. American evanston its good to have you with us. A long awaited exchange of prisoners between russia and ukraine has taken place the swap is being viewed as a step towards easing tensions between the neighboring countries and could also increase the chances of resolving the conflict in Eastern Ukraine 5 years of fighting between troops and russian backed separative has left more than 13000 people dead. I their 1st steps of freedom back on home soil 35 former prisoners arriving in kiev. A handshake from the president is nothing compared to the embrace of a loved one. Some had been separated for months others years never knowing what would come next. For most of the Knowledge Status kept on changing we heard that the prisoner swap w
Berlin as the city celebrates its annual private parade and this year its marking and special anniversary. Im rebecca riches welcome to the Program Police in moscow have arrested more than a 1000 people as they attempted to rally outside the Mayors Office the protestors were demanding free and fair local elections after a raft of opposition and independent candidates were barred from running in the citys upcoming polls the demonstration was declared illegal and police began to detain people before it even started. This is our city the protesters defiant chant. But most goes police see things differently arresting one demonstrator after another for the people here a sign of thirtys in Vladimir Putins russia are afraid. They counting how many of us there are and thats why we need to come. Up with me you cant be indifferent if we dont start with these local moscow elections when will ever begin russia is a big country and i hope people will see us and understand we cant go on living like
Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A 12 year old boy is among five people who died when a stolen car collided with a tree in leeds last night. Officers were called to stonegate road in the meanwood area of the cityjust before 10pm yesterday. Alison freeman joins us from leeds. Yes, when officers arrived here last night they said they faced a scene of company to carnage. You can still see some of the debris from the crash in the road behind me. It was, officers say, a stolen renault clio that crashed into a tree, leaving five people dead. As you say, the youngest was a 12 year old boy, two 15 year old boys also died, as did two men aged 2a and 28. inaudible whether all of them were passengers in the caror whether all of them were passengers in the car or some words walking along the road at the time the car crashed into the tree. Officers are on the scene trying to establish what happened, there is an appealfor establish what happened, there is an appeal for witnesses to come forwa