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lulu will lead when when when when when. the on the journal of detail beyond kerry bartlett headlines this hour. thousands of israelis pay their last respects to former prime minister ariel sharon. eighteen marks four years since a massive earthquake devastated country austria's must of hit show storms to victory in switzerland to get off the overall standings
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although he was the hero for openers war criminal ariel sharon was a controversial figure. and today israel is hanging on to the former prime minister sharon died saturday in a hospital near term of the praline the illness he was eighty four a state memorial is planned for monday. to be ariel sharon's final journey began on sunday morning when his coffin a riot engine reason. thousands of people attend on to pay their respects to the former prime minister. yet that weekly cabinet meeting minutes to suggest a minute silence in memory of that lately guess the new. i believe he is really the cool weather remember him in the hawks as one of the most outstanding leaders and daring come on this. mauresmo has a bum. but
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other israelis described his legacy in less favorable terms. what a sad sad so to those of time instead of the style of the broadband abdomen. because we don't mend. with a non while we do and some budget. iran was found responsible for failing to prevent classic is in the nineteen eighties when christian militia allied with israel sold to hundreds of palestinians at the sabra and checking of refugee camps and ever known. his death his coolest little sorrow in the arab world. and she doesn't find sharon made a surprise concession to the palestinians. when he boarded the withdrawal of israeli settlers from the gaza strip. the self described the scene afterwards. sharon will be buried and his family's ranch in and make it a desert in southern israel. monday is expected to attend his funeral. us vice president joe biden and german foreign minister moses steinmeier sharon will be laid to rest
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next to his wife lady the lines of the syrian national coalition of urge the opposition group to join peace talks with the regime of president by sha allah saw the so called friends in syria have been meeting in paris. among them are france germany usa and britain group said he planned to meet the two peas conference was the only political solution to the civil war. it's due to start on january twenty seconds. still not clear exactly which representatives from the fractured opposition will be taking part. well for someone else's now we're joined by middle east analyst me tell you this week now what a forest some syrian opposition groups refusing to take part in the peace talks this emergence of a christian the main reason really is that this opposition group that has been backed by the west since its inception has really lost the political and military war against the syrian regime it is an update to the sun was going on the battlefield
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it's known the islamist movements and it's the troops of the regime of bashar a loss of the regime has been very successful military militarily also because of that so far through russia and iran. where is this so called moderate opposition has not received any support for the americans at least on no known for a fee and because i know they were not able to really beat the system and now they tried to make the best of their miserable situation but trying to move negotiate their presence in the forthcoming associations and this is a very weak from that point to make when you are the one to negotiate with their partners. of course the show also sees the winner of this present situation is a winner of the end of the last year and probably also this from coming here because his troops to winning the war in at the same time the west is now getting ready to accommodate itself with the troops a bunch of us because it needed to fight islamist rebels. on the ground in syria itself we
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do have in fighting between the various rebel groups business playing into the hands of present us sophie that is indeed the case knowing of the war going on between the opposition and the regime on the one hand and then secondly within the opposition. we have contractions that apple each other mainly rival islamist for fractions and sometimes the so called free syrian army which is linked to those who know are not negotiating in geneva. they also tried to make in all their part unknown there but then very very weak position military speaking it's really the tide oriented links courses in syria that of the most important military says there is also present the show us up for the americans. this is really a predicament whom to support this war. we come to stay with us for a moment because we also have some news coming in about the iran he rents in for a nuclear deal with six world powers is set to come into force on january twentieth. eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton
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confirmed implementation of the agreement on sunday under the deal struck in november. iran agreed to curb its uranium enrichment and other parts of its nuclear program. in exchange for economic sanctions with the east for six months during that time the world powers britain china france germany russia and the us would continue negotiations with iran with two grass on a permanent deal. the current sanctions have weighed heavily on the reading and commenting. ok will make out what you make of this news that an interim deal has been reached for soul is good news that means that the americans in the rain in some european spot mentor had agreed on practical steps that need to be put into practice all the next six months should that be working for the iranians really halt enrichment process and should they be willing to overall controls of their military and nuclear installations mainly than the deal might be struck off the year from now
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in terms of easing sanctions against iran. this will work on the top is another crash is a very difficult without question. this whole business of of iran is not only because of the nuclear program so it's not on the rainy nuclear program that skipping people nervous in the west show the sanctions ever be. he's here on will be the most important political and economic player in the region needs of the saudi is not the israelis who wished to see this happen. so there is no quiet some rough tough road ahead to next months of negotiations. thank you very much for your insights. at least eighteen people have been killed in separate bombings in iraqi capital baghdad. the deadliest attack came in a bus station in the center the city for new recruits for the army worked out that it's the second time recruits are being targeted by bombers in the past four days. iraqi forces are currently preparing for an offensive against al qaeda linked militants who have seized control in two cities
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west of baghdad. well no progress is being reported in efforts to broker a ceasefire for the conflict in south sudan. mediators from neighboring countries in the us have been meeting this weekend with representatives of cell sudanese rebels have been battling government troops since december. more than a thousand civilians have reportedly been killed since the conflict began and tens of thousands have been made homeless. many of the refugees are living in dire conditions. the best place he said they could find for stanley was next to this day in st. when fighting in the south sudanese capital to the principal and teacher decided to leave. you win under the scheme was off to like what he gets a d i it seemed that the next awesome nice meeting you. there are no seventeen thousand
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refugees need to include refugee camp. and due to arrive each day the letters in short supply. illnesses of scraping. anything new this year being the tent zipper presents. most people in it for a nice new community of believers and former vice president pretty much gone he sent me feels that being persecuted by other ethnic groups. eastlake it good right bonnie came to get a td on a side d c in the states or to dig up the inside tiny due to retire. the un says there's been instances of ethnic killing. the south sudanese army says that any responsible officers will face justice. i'm in limbo about me that is involved in killing would be investigated them being investigated to undo the chicken. we drove down the side to improve this team so that we do that and then the defendant the society if it's inside to
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pull reform. but many refugees and tom paine had almost given up that hole and families like the segments are preparing for a long stay. marks forty years since a powerful earthquake devastated the caribbean nation of pt the scale of destruction was massive. the pace of recovery has been slow. well many new houses have been built there are concerns that their safety standards may be inadequate building sites everywhere in haiti's capital for new settlements is a creamy non conformist on areas that many of the home's falls short of safety standards. they wouldn't survive another earthquake the doc was there some people just don't have the money to build the way they should. god is that it is not coming. they go back to building that we use to before the quake live there with me. above the bar
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warriors center of port au prince was the senior prom hundreds of thousands of homes were destroyed the damage was estimated at around five point nine billion euros more than hades in thai economic output today the city center showed signs of recovery international investment has helped them like small scale developments. many love to construction projects adhere to a new building code. i think you've gone. very well enormously well. considering the enormous challenges and enormous lack of resources that we had when we stand barrett's crippling poverty remains for his off the earthquake hundred and seventy thousand people are still living in temporary camps. scorsese island in world cup slalom are selling issue of austria came out on top in switzerland. fisher had seen a toilet a halt on the scale the german couldn't keep up his excellent form in twenty fourteen the helix
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knowing what the can but to put a bump in the slalom. his victory in the giant slalom yesterday was the first time a gem and had recorded the win in that discipline for over fourteen years. but knowing what to cook and build on that success. he posted a competitive time in his first run but then in the second he straddled a gate. it cost him his undefeated record the cia and the chance to win three world cup events back to back instead those plates winter months the unhinged the austrian produced a seaman second round to see kill his twenty second korea was cup victory. it was the perfect day for him to his win took him to the top of the standings. doctors say ski jumper thomas morgan stanley is recovering well after his shocking crush on friday. born in santa still in intensive care at the trauma center in softball the three time it would be champion is suffering from head injuries and a bruised
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along for the hospital says his condition has improved women's tennis training for a world cup event when he lost balance in mid air smash. so he's expected to miss the winter games in sochi. three main olympic champion fenech school remains the man to be an allusion to german won his fourth world cup events this season. it will behold. and the long and hard and chewy and fun shrine its competed in old complete an all german podium. when quit school. another step closer to a third world cup title the company of those so cool of the czech republic came in first at the women's pursuit event at the triathlon world cup meet in bavaria to go but claimed victory in front of seventeen thousand spectators at taking down a reno the wind strengthened or leave it to call the overall financial stuff. both boys
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and has retained his title but the ball local champions to win the first tournament of the year. european tour costco is in the final round sixty eight. hunter finished twelve under par overall. it was enough to give him victory for the second year running in his home country style. former open champion takes home well. two million euros in prizemoney. most of the african branding grace is just one shelf to hold it in second the commercial cargo spacecraft sickness has successfully connected to the international space station space ship carrying nearly one a half tonnes of supplies and equipment was captured by the station's robot or an attached to and docking port. the payload includes materials for research purposes such as attempts to study their behavior in space. c has launched thursday after thirties and after thirty seven days it's due to fondle
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it. is it. ch. the german government announced on monday the chancellor and the man who had to cancel some of her appointments after she injured herself while skiing over christmas the next day she welcomed the charity group to office appearing on crutches for the first time the safest it is a constant in the will of course continue her work as chancellor to use the fully able to make decisions and communicate with the cartoons featured on the money will restrict or activities to do appointments in preventing
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the unusually the cabinet meeting present budget size of the two discovered that the visible light the chancellor was on holiday in the swiss alps where she goes every winter to relax away from the camera she was out cross country skiing when she fell and fractured her pelvis the sports injury forced nakedness osama for kenny wayne agents. but the government said its work would continue as planned the iraqi military continued its offensive on monday to retake western anbar province from insurgents linked to al qaeda. battles raged among the inclusions as government forces trying to stop militants from their goal of establishing a sunni islam the state anbar province the region is largely sunni and local tribesmen oppose the mainly shiite government in baghdad the administration received a boost in its efforts to win the upper hand with a pledge from the united states to
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increase its weapons deliveries to the iraqi government. south sudan's government held the first direct talks with rebels on monday. negotiators are meeting in ethiopia to try and broker a ceasefire two in three weeks of fighting. but talks stalled over the issue of whether the rebel leaders jailed by the government when violence broke out the conflict has claimed an estimated ten thousand lives and another two hundred thousand have fled their home the people in much of north america experienced one of the coldest weeks on record starting monday. temperatures in parts of the united states and canada plummeted to minus thirty degrees celsius which felt like minus fifteen with the windshield. the invasion of arctic air practically brought life to a standstill in many places. it is
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unbelievably cold. yet like other states. this is just ridiculous. don't get that off. not all catholics did like the moment you walk outside. it's good for us authorities warned people to take precautions can stay home if possible. cold temperatures we are expecting this coming week and are more than an inconvenience they are serious and dangerous the extreme cold and snow but the flight cancellations and delays leaving passengers stranded at airports. knock on effects were felt across the continent. drivers didn't care much better on the roads the polar chill was even enough to partially freeze over the famous niagara falls the us canadian border. a spectacular sight for terrorists willing to brave the cold. corruption is here in turkey keeping on tuesday as the government demoted hundreds of police officers including senior investigators. it follows a probe that is completely the key allies of the prime
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minister. days later the government announced plans to curb powers of the judicial branch to move the opposition called unconstitutional. ankara tried to allay the news concerns about. the and no one should miss understand our message on to these variations. and if he can build on the tomb of course we consult regularly with the european union along with an open ended and we are always ready to discuss things this has on the show to choose. the tug of war began in december when prosecutors announced a corruption investigation into the activities of high ranking government officials prime minister recep made anyone says it's a conspiracy aimed at bringing down his government. you used to its crackdown could jeopardize in the pending clarification of the corruption charges spain's royal family suffered a blow on tuesday when the daughter of king juan carlos says christina was the peanut over allegations of tax fraud and money laundering. it's
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the first time a member of the spanish royal family has been summoned to appear in court. she'll be questioned on her husband's business dealings. he's under investigation for allegedly embezzling life. police in berlin announced on tuesday that the seas to one hundred forty kilograms of cocaine hidden in banana crepes and delivered to supermarkets in the german capital. the drug street value around six million euro. the narcotics were discovered by school workers right before the bananas were to go on sale. also this somewhere out there someone has to fix the problem because the last one hundred and forty kilograms of cocaine was an adult is something obviously went wrong with logistics now we have to find out how that happens. the drugs came from colombia on a container ship to the port of hamburg apparently whoever was supposed to intercept the delivery failed to do so resulting in berlin supermarkets being supplied with more than just fresh
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fruits former germany midfielder tomas it's a mega announced on wednesday that he is gay. although he's retired after having played in england is the most prominent soccer player to reveal his homosexuality it's the bega said he hoped his decision would help raise tolerance and encourage other athletes to be open. i was in a relationship with a woman and we stay together for eight years. anasta that time in over a pro on a small photo because this is what always wanted to do at the intersection of opel plant. the last two years i realized that i need to listen to my feeds this bag is coming out and won praise from both the sports world and political circles. greece formally took over the european union's rotating six month presidency on wednesday at a ceremony in athens european commission
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president jose manuel by those who praised and things for its progress on economic reforms we seek we take the fight speculation that it might have to exit the eurozone. the fact that the key here. lessons today celebrating the beginning of the big presents. although former member of european union and its sole member of euro area. he's the evidence the kiddos predictions were wrong. but in spite of painful cuts prime minister locally some honest still faces budget shortfalls when it is struggling to cope with a twenty seven percent unemployment rate when it's too soft a key test during greece's turn at the eu helm will be setting up a european banking unit the german chancellor uncle america lbs first cabinet meeting of the new year focused on immigration. her conservative allies from the bavarian csu have been sounding the alarm
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of a possible influx of migrants from bulgaria and romania who no longer need work of jesus. social democrats say the issue is being exaggerated but welcomed the decision to set up a commission to make recommendations. while the consistent based dividing that's the best way to handle the cc which easily stands tempers flaring. now we need to win the contest that starts with the placement who wouldn't eat. business leaders say germany needs immigrants to help europe's largest economy stays strong but some politicians claim the eu residents could move to germany to seek welfare benefits. a ruling from europe's top four they forced journey to grant immigrants better access to basic support. to use the french investigators said on wednesday that meets the ocean level was not skiing at a reckless the boy suffered severe head injuries in an accident last month they set a camera attached his helmet showed he was skiing nine meters off the marked trail. the german
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seven time formula one champion has been in a coma since the end of december germany said on thursday that it will assist the international effort to destroy serious chemical weapons stockpile. the first shipment of syrian chemical material left the country this week and is being utilized at sea by a united states. specialists in germany what they consider a hazardous waste. foreign minister funk but that steinmeier said it was white wine to the united nations request for the show ended he meant awesome i don't think anyone should use the help that they have the technical capacities to do and that's why the government has decided not to duck responsibility and since the end zone to make a contribution and queensland. but that's a nice thing gospel leone steinmeier has said destroying serious talks and arsenal is only a first step. he wants this month's international conference on syria to bring
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about greater humanitarian aid for the country suffering civilian population of republican politicians seen as a favourite for the twenty six two us presidential election he apologized on thursday for scandal that stupid his reputation on which of the new jersey governor chris christie fired a top aide after leaked e mail suggested that staffers purposely the range traffic tends to settle political score with the local mayor christie denied any knowledge of the plot prosecutors say they're examining possible criminal liability. as i sit with iq the interim president of central african republic may show to be out resigned on friday following months of sectarian violence. joe took the ins prime minister nicholas sometimes also stepped down made the announcement of a crisis summit in neighboring chad the duty of muslims stood accused of not doing enough to stop fighting between christians and muslims. news
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of his resignation triggered celebrations back home in the capital bumpy. weeks of fighting in central african republic has claimed at least a thousand winds that trip with a million people from their homes. an indian diplomat at the center of a major rift between tv in the united states was flown home on friday. steve young the cobra god was passed to leave the country after being indicted on fraud charges related to the employment of her housekeeper new york. her rest and strip searched by u s justice officials the car or what was seen bullying by the us the following are exposed in the league asked washington to withdraw a diplomat of equal rank. iran said on friday that talks on curbing its nuclear activities and results all remaining issues. deputy foreign minister of us are on she said the geneva agreement was already to be approved by iran and six world powers
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united states said reports of a final deal wherein accurate. washington affirmed that good progress had been made in his western countries have suspected iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons but tehran has insisted its activities are purely for civilian use. and that wraps up our look at the weekend review. today i am you can go to school. no baby yet the devil to get into a new design. tsk tsk tsk. nm. dvds
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