The Program Fresh clashes break out in peru over the pall being granted to former leader ill bet you a fool he modi protesters accusing the current president pedro public option scheme of issuing the policy to save his career. And cut off from the outside world in austria a massive rockslide has blocked access to over one hundred people in a remote valley. Hello and welcome my name is Christopher Spring a good to have you with us supporters of the russian president Vladimir Putin are expected to nominate him later today as president ial candidates unlike previous elections putin will be campaigning as an independent in next years ballot instead of running for his United Russia Party is nomination comes just a day off to his main critic Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny was barred from joining that president ial race not only says officials are trying to stifle any possible challenge to putin. The election commissions vote was a setback for know volumnia twelve of the thirteen members su
This is the news. Coming up in the next sixty minutes a choice to define the future of liberians votes in a president ial runoff. For the unrest in peru police fired tear gas and fights with protesters angry at a decision to pardon the former president. Barred from running against a Prominent Russian Opposition Leader is told hes not eligible to run in next years president ial election. Including defending champions. In Cleveland Cavaliers. So polls are open in liberias president ial runoff thats expected to lead to the first democratic transition of power in seventy years the former wild footballer of the year george weah is taking on the current Vice President joseph block i in an election thats focused on creating jobs and fighting corruption. Reports now from the capital monrovia. In the contest for the liberian presidency this month former International Footballer do it well and start saying he received thirty eight percent of the votes cast in the foster round held in october hes
Challenging president putin he is set to be nominated formally by supporters today for a fourth term also coming up. Clashes erupt for a second day in a row in perus capital after expresident ill bet a full team already has been pardoned for medical reasons the move causing an uproar protesters accuse perus current president of political opportunism issuing the part of to save his own career. And cut off from the outside world in australia massive rockslide has blocked access to over one hundred people in a remote valley. Thank you very much for spending your time with us im away a lot of iraq. Supporters of russian president Vladimir Putin are expected to nominate him as president ial candidate later today unlike in previous elections put in will be campaigning as an independent in next years ballot instead of running for his United Russia Party his nomination comes a day after his main critic Opposition Leader alexina vali was barred from joining the president ial president ial race
For a fourth term also coming up clashes erupt in perus capital after expresident ill bet a full team already has been pardoned for medical reasons the move causing an uproar protesters accused cruz current president of political opportunism issuing the pardon to save his own career. Thank you very much for your company. Supporters of russian president Vladimir Putin are expected to nominate him as their president ial candidate later today well unlike in previous elections putin will be campaigning as an independent in next years ballot instead of running for his United Russia Party his nomination comes a day after his main critic Opposition Leader alexina vali was barred from joining. The president ial race of ali says officials are trying to stifle any possible challenge to putin. The Election Commissions vote was a setback for know volumnia twelve of the thirteen members supported the motion to bar him from running in next years election with one member abstaining earlier the commis
To take wickets on the opening day of the fourth ashes test. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The family of a british woman accused of smuggling drugs into egypt says shes been sentenced to three years in jail. Laura plummer, whos 33 and from hull, was arrested in october with 290 tablets of the painkiller tramadol, which is banned in egypt. She says she was carrying them for her egyptian partners back pain, and didnt realise they were illegal. Ms plummer is to appeal. We will be live with our correspondent in egypt in the next little while. The universities minister, jojohnson, will use a speech today to warn that academic institutions must protect free speech. Hell say students must be able to both hear and challenge controversial views during their years of study. Some universities and student groups have refused entry to speakers, as Edward Curwen reports. Time spent at University Must open minds, not close them. Thats the view ofjojohnson, the universities minister, who wil