this is from an old change in armenia as the prime minister steps down after days of protests this after soldiers join a demonstration demanding his resignation we'll take you live to amin his capital got to find out what is likely to happen next in this former soviet state also on the program. belgian court sentences the only surviving suspect in the twenty fifteen paris attacks. gets twenty years for his role in the police shootout that led to his arrest. and sold agrees

to switch off the giant speakers a broadcast music and news and propaganda to the north part of a change of tone ahead of friday's historic summit between the two koreas. until gail welcome to the program i mean his prime minister. has resigned following eleven days of mass protests against him and a statement posted online he referred to the opposition the day when he said he called pushing on was rights and that he was wrong protesters accused tried to stay in power for life and today they were joined by groups of soldiers in the capital over the weekend authorities arrested more than two hundred people including nick called passion young it was released today. a couple freelance journalist chad and yet i welcome joshua. couple questions when

will search sodje resignation take effect how are people reacting to the news. on the first question i believe it takes effect immediately as far as i understand they've already announced his replacement deputy prime minister. as for the reaction it's been complete jubilation thousands of tens of thousands of people have streamed into the center of the city republic square which is where they've had the nightly rallies people were dancing. hugging one another. you know people especially with many police officers who never cracked down on the protesters which a lot of people feared but mainly people were just shouting victory armine it was it was absolute jubilation so he's being replaced by

a deputy so does that signal any sort of change. well it's hard to say and it's not clear yet whether that is going to be a caretaker arrangement or if the cabinet the government believes that that's going to be a permanent. solution that the man they replaced him with karen carpenter on is the most popular member of the ruling party but at this point it's not clear. whether that would be enough to satisfy the protesters demand the the leader of the protests an equal question on is supposed to address and he rally tonight as he has done every night except last night when he was arrested but he's going to die tonight in republic square and we'll wait there for his determination of what he thinks about that does and where he sees this going forward phyllis and. why that the problem why did the people want the prime minister to go. well it's

been a resentment that's existed in armenia for a long time the country's been very stagnant economy is terrible here. but there's a perception correct first in that the country. behind the scenes in the sarkozy on his is their figurehead and that there's massive corruption and that's why people are poor. and so there's been a lot of resentment towards him and the specific catalyst this time was. armenia switched from a presidential form of government to a parliamentary form of government start see i had been the president under this new system the prime minister's more powerful and you know no one was surprised exactly exactly that he appointed himself effectively prime minister but nevertheless when it happened two weeks ago that seemed to be sort of the final straw for people. and that's when the process started and it.

seems to have just been too much i mean of course a soviet state how is russia likely to respond to these changes well that's a big question that we so far don't know. the you know our media as a close ally of russia starts young especially was was perceived as kind of russia's man although to be very current character john was a former executive with the state russian gas company so he you know in a lot of people's minds is also russia's man. so i mean a lot depends on what the government. of the future government looks like it's the people who are leading the protests were all are part of a political party as a little block that has a pro western orientation although they really didn't emphasize that and in fact they seem to deemphasize. deliberately deemphasize the during the protests so as

not and internationalize. the advance. so if if there were to be a sort of new protestor government come in you know russia will likely respond badly but the woman of russia's foreign minister today congratulated army i was interested in science so do not just who will leave it right just like a chair in your hand thank you. thank you take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world the iran war crimes tribunals here in heels against the twenty sixteen genocide conviction of bosnian serb wartime leader radovan cottage it he's asking for a new trial but prosecutors want his acquittal on a separate charge dismissed and his forty have prison term increased to life. health officials in yemen say at least twenty people were killed by a saudi led coalition and strike on sunday night the attack hit a wedding party in her job province north of the capital sanaa broad was amongst

the dead who was said to be women and children. police in the u.s. state of tennessee have warned nashville residents to be on the lookout for a gunman who shot and killed four people at a restaurant this custom stop the assault by wrestling the gun away authorities say the suspect fled on foot and could still be on. belgian courses sentenced. to twenty years in prison he is the last surviving suspect from the twenty fifteen paris attacks which killed one hundred thirty people he will also face trial in france on separate terrorism charges today sentence was for his part in the dramatic shootout with police that led to his arrest. at belgium's palace of justice to slum received the maximum twenty year jail sentence for his role in the police shootout just before his arrest in brussels two years ago and a complex was handed the same sentence but neither of them were present for the verdict the lawyer representing the police praised the judge's decision. because

the bulletins as all of our demands have been met i think we can be satisfied here this sad to say. but after slums lawyer said he still had some doubts. i'm not convinced of anything in this verdict but i review it with my client it's a verdict so i respect it but i think there are things that need to be said it remains to be seen of disallowing wishes to appeal and if you appeals them will decide the next steps. for today's verdict was just the first step in what could be years of proceedings against up to slam the twenty eight year old french citizen is believed to be the only surviving suspect in the paris terror attacks that left one hundred thirty people dead in nov twenty fifth. after four months on the run of the slum was arrested in brussels in march twenty sixth seen following the shootout with police for which he's been

sentenced today i his role in planning and executing the paris attacks is not yet clear it's only at the much bigger trial set to take place in france at a later date that prosecutors will judge whether abt islam was one of the masterminds or just a low level follower. has been following the case and sent us this update from outside the courthouse in brussels. this conviction and twenty year prison sentence for attempted terrorist murder won't have much of an impact on sol up to songs life in the near term if ever because of course he's facing much more serious charges related to the paris attacks of november two thousand and fifteen where one hundred twenty nine people were killed but what this trial has done has given us more insight into who is and what he believes because he had an outburst here on the first day of the trial it was he said that he believes muslims are always discriminated against that he doesn't even recognize the mandate of the court and he said he put his he put his faith in all his hands not the judges and so while

the defense was trying to portray him as too stupid to have taken part in a complicated terror plots like the ones in paris and in brussels he proved himself to be both articulate and angry so we'll see if that plays any role in his defense's strategy heading into the paris trial. so the aftermath of. this two belgians molen back neighborhood this is where several of the men involved in the attack were from including disallowed from the four month manhunt was there . was arrested in twenty sixteen and a hideout near his family home the neighborhood on the western edge of brussels quickly gains notoriety as a supposed head of islamic radicalism some even called it the jihad as company of europe its reputation but many residents of the neighborhood still trying to shake . on it for bribery cylinders that soofi on his repairing but that's exactly what he wants to do on day ever since he was

a child he's dreamed of becoming a mechanic. i love everything to do with mechanics. the twenty nine year old will finish his training in a few months and he'll have to find a job soon fiann feels ready but he's concerned about his background. more and more i admit that i would say i'm from. i know what people would think i'm from tennessee not. all of the chinese here are doing a one year apprenticeship many of them a school dropout so have been unemployed and now want to learn a trade this is the barn a social project that teaches young adults one hundred on profession it's in the heart of moreland back the neighborhood has struggled with a bad reputation since the attacks in france and belgium. its young confident residents want things to return to normal this is

a place that invests in its young people josh really is the project leader as well as a social worker and hospital director he explains that his trainees learn to become mechanics bricklayers which have a trait they choose it will help them get employment and become independent. is angry that people look down on his boys just because of their postcode. because when we get it. i don't care where mechanics from long as he. does a good job. whether he's belgian rocker norah talley and. a mechanic is a mechanic. group has even won national trade competitions that makes them proud but they all wish they didn't always have to prove themselves just because they're from more than back. in britain the duchess of cambridge has given birth to a baby boy her third child with her husband prince william buckingham palace has

confirmed the news but not yet released the name of this latest member of the bowl family well wishers that gathered outside the palace at the hospital in central london where you know prince was a new baby boy will be fifth in line to the throne after his grandfather and his father and two siblings are george and charlotte. that appears to be so join us again at the top of the hour or of course you can have a look at our web site as well. i said it was it but i was that is in fact the case let's see if we can go to the hospital instead to london where they duchess of cambridge is about to take to the streets with the royal family's a bundle of joy. we're told that any minute now. father and children will appear.

yeah well it looks like. that so let me recap the top stories for you here the top of the prime minister of armenia has been forced to resign after the army joined in protests against his appointment opposition leaders have led protests for days in the country over a change of system which gave the prime minister more power. to belgian cause has found. guilty of attempted murder and sentenced him to twenty years in prison is the only surviving suspect in the twenty fifteen talked about was on trial because of a police shootout in brussels before his arrest being held in france awaiting trial of his role in the paris attacks. that's it you update we hope to bring you.

pictures of base latest addition to wrap britain's royal family at the top of me in the meantime i do your best to just hang in there check out the website the state of the. germany is a strong country. we have achieved so much we can do this and if something hinders us we must overcome it india. going where it's uncomfortable global news that matters w made for mines.