>> in the headlines this afternoon, oscar pistorius is now in jail after being sentenced to five years in the killing of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp on valentine's day last year. both families say they accept the sentence. after more than three weeks of protests, hong kong demonstrators are sitting down for talks with the government for the first time. the demonstrators said they will continue their umbrella revolution to keep up the pressure on authorities. and the chief executive of a company died when his private

jet collided with a snowplow at an airport in moscow. investigators say that airport authorities are guilty of criminal negligence. those are the headlines at this time from paris. ♪ oscar pistorius has arrived at prison in pretoria after being sentenced earlier today to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. the judge had earlier convicted the olympic runner of culpable homicide rather than murder. mr. pistorius killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp on valentine's day last year. he shot her through a closed toilet your -- a closed toilet

door. he was sentenced to five years in prison for the culpable homicide. >> the following is what i considered should be a sentence that is fair and just to both society and the accused. towns one, culpable homicide -- count one, culpable homicide. the sentence imposed is five years. on count two the sentence imposed is three years imprisonment, suspended for five years. the sentence in count one an accountant on count -- and the sentence on count two shall run concurrently. >> the judge delivered her sentence for oscar pistorius

earlier at pretorius high court. two counts, the first to do with the culpable homicide of reeva steenkamp on valentine's day last year, that one gave oscar pistorius five years in jail. the other one was to do with his use of a firearm in a restaurant a few weeks before. he got a three-year suspended sentence for that. speaking since that sentence was delivered, reeva steenkamp's family has said that the family accept the verdict. oscar pistorius's uncle has also been reacting this morning saying that gay -- that the family also except that sentence. thank you, jane, for being with us. you have been covering the trial for a wild. acceptance on both sides that the sentence is right, and no

doubt, a desire for closure to all of this. >> yes absolutely. i really got the impression today that those families were united in a sense of relief today that this matter as far as the court is concerned is finally behind him. i think they will both now retreat to their respective family homes and begin recovering from this ordeal. it has taken a toll on both families. today, i sent a definite sense of relief -- i sense a definite feeling of relief. oscar pistorius repaired himself to go to jail. he did not look surprised or panic. he looked measured. we did not see a lot of the emotion that we've seen throughout this trial. he really did seem to expect this would be his fate. >> some of that relief that you talk about comes from the fact

that this has been such an incredibly closely watched trial and has attracted so much attention worldwide. first and foremost in south africa. give us an idea of how profile it's been over the course of the last few months. >> the level of interest in this trial is not only confined to south africa where people talk about it but internationally as well. and what is clear is no one can really agree. no one could agree on the verdict, and i'm sure people will have lots of opinions about the sentence he's facing. even though oscar pistorius is jailed for five years, it is now being revealed that he will probably only do 10 months of that in jail because if he proves to be a compliant inmate he may negotiate release to correctional supervision at home after just 10 months behind bars. that'll also caused some controversy.

but the fact that he's serving any jail time at all will bring some relief and closure to a lot of people in south africa who saw him walking away would simply not have gone down well in society. >> it is those fears when you listen to what the judge had to say, that careful wording of the need to strike a balance between the desire for justice, but the requirement of mercy and the needs of society over -- versus those of oscar pistorius himself. you get a sense of what tremendous pressure she must have been under over these months. and to come up with a sentence that would be accepted by everyone. >> absolutely. and i think she was very clever in coming up with a five-year sentence. it seems it was exactly the right length of time which wouldn't prompt either side to make an appeal. the sting camps are satisfied.

the defense lawyer -- the steenkamps are satisfied. the defense lawyer does not want to appeal and get potentially an even longer sentence. she made it quite clear that his disability had been overstated by the defense, and she made the point that he had fought very hard to race against able-bodied athletes. and yet when he came to his defense hearing, his sentencing hearing, his defense team were very keen that it should be front and center when she was considering punishment. >> defendants announced earlier today, accepted by both families in their reactions today. the family of reeva steenkamp and the family of oscar pistorius. there have been, however, other questions this morning about

what is deemed the leniency of the sentence, handed down to oscar pistorius today, five years in jail of which only 10 months are likely to be spent actually in jail rather than house arrest. the women's league said it would competing against his initial kabul bull homicide conviction. -- culpable homicide conviction. we will be speaking to our next guest about this. thank you for joining us. there are some in south african society who believe this sentence was too soft on oscar pistorius. >> yes, you are correct. and as you made mention of the anc women's league, the reference around this sentence. as an organization, we respect

the sentence by the judge, but we do take into account the high rate of death in the country. one of the highest rates of intimate homicide. i think it was at tough decision on her part. a lot of the disappointment comes from especially survivors. the sentence may have been slightly lenient, because he may serve much less than the five-year sentence. >> you mentioned that context of the high rate of killing a woman by spouses -- when you mention

intimate, i assume that's what you mean. give us a sense of the scale in south africa. how bad is it? >> let me start by saying that we have one of the highest rates of violence in the world. 40% of the women that are killed is at the hands of their partners. you can imagine the rates are quite high. in addition, the reports offer very low conviction rates. this case was very important. the outcome of the case was quite important for civil society. because of the high rates of intimate homicide in the country. >> thank you very much for having joined us today.

we head now to hong kong and these live pictures coming to us from home -- hong kong. the first talks between protesters and government officials are being held. it is the first time since the start of the protest over three weeks ago that they have sat down with one another. these talks have been planned and canceled twice before today. they have gone ahead and have been going on for just over an hour and 10 minutes now. we hope that this face-to-face talk between protesters and hong kong authorities will help find a way out of the crisis that has seen much of hong kong paralyzed for more than three weeks now. it is believed that the talks began, though it will be difficult to bridge the gaps

that continue to exist between the two sides. you are looking at these talks between hong kong officials and protesters, the first of their kind, since the start of the umbrella revolution just over three weeks ago. the chief executive of a french company was killed in a plane crash overnight when his jet collided with a snow plow at an airport in moscow. it has emerged short while ago that according to investigators, the airport officials are guilty of criminal negligence. we will be hearing much more about that over the course of the morning. more details will emerge over what happened overnight at the airport in moscow. tributes have been pouring into a man that has been described as one of the great captains of french industry. >> it was just after midnight

local time when the private jet carrying totals president crashed in moscow. the plane had struck up -- struck a snow plow on the runway as it prepared to take off. despite the scores are paramedics and rescue vehicles that raced to the scene, there was no hope for any on board. >> the three crew members and the passenger all died in the crash. >> with five centimeters of snow on the ground, heavy fog, and visibility reduced to 350 meters , the take off from moscow was perilous. but investigators believe errors were still made. >> the investigation is looking at whether air-traffic control made a mistake, or whether the actions of the snowplow driver were to blame. at the moment, it has already been established that the driver of the snowplow was under the influence of alcohol. >> at the company's headquarters in paris toto -- totale's

staff was in shock. >> all of us will be very sad today. >> he frequently traveled to russia for business and was a critic of european sanctions against moscow. on monday afternoon he took part in a meeting with government officials and international business leaders. in a bid to ask understand exactly what happened and how a plane was cleared for takeoff with a snowplow position on the runway, the prosecutor's office has opened an inquiry. francois hollande has expressed his stupor and sadness at the news. >> for more on that, we are joined by will hildebrandt, our business editor. give us an idea of the state of total today. >> they are involved in a number of projects, including development of an oilfield in context on, the largest outside

of the middle east. -- in kazakhstan, the largest outside of middle east. there is a venture with russia's luke oil, developing for shale gas in siberia. but that project came to a halt last month after sanctions over the ukrainian crisis. the seo of total was a staunch critic. he said that a standoff between europe and moscow was 10 to mont -- was tantamount to building a new berlin wall. >> what do you think is next for the company? >> like other companies, it is under pressure to lower its costs and increased dividends for shareholders. at the company's meeting in august, the company announced it would decrease production, sell

assets, and cut costs. that strategy is expected to remain in place as total moves forward. as for possible successors the board plans to make a decision as soon as possible. the ceo had said his replacement would come from within the company. many think it is the man who led the company's new energy division. as he takes the reins, it would be to widen the base of total in terms of renewable energy and such. or it could be the head of the refining division. no official word yet for either of those men, but we can say we spoke to some former employees of total and they all said that despite total cost cutting its costs, what they had praised the ceo four was his way of running the company with a humane touch. >> thank you very much for that

look at total in the wake of the death of the ceo, killed in a plane crash in moscow at the airport overnight. islamic state organization fighters have launched a new attack after kurds inside kobani had received a first airdrop of american weapons. there were reports of heavy fighting in kobani yesterday evening. the latest is following to suicide attacks yesterday that were believed to be organized in order to seek to cut off the town from the turkish border. in all, eight crossings have been opened by ankara since the start of the process -- crisis in kobani. five weeks on, passages limited to a lucky few, as our correspondents have been finding out. >> a turkish's's -- a turkish

soldier patrolling the border nearest kobani. behind the barbed wire, the stranded. because for these refugees, crossing over would mean abandoning the last of their belongings. >> my uncle and his wife are there. she is sick. they cannot cross the border. >> can you tell us why echo -- tell us why? >> no. every for five days they prevent people from crossing over. but there are many airstrikes, some people want to leave. >> only 24 hours after safe passage, the displaced found themselves stuck in no man's land once again. >> i want to go back home to my country. i don't want to stay in turkey. >> they don't let you back in? >> no, they won't let me in. i've been here with my bags since yesterday. >> amidst this uncertainty tensions continue to grow.

but now in a significant shift turkey has pledged to help iraqi kurdish fighters to cross into syria to help this group. it is unprecedented, a move that the international community had been calling for since fighting escalated. but ankara will continue to do the wheel by controlling -- steer the wheel by controlling the flow across the border. >> the schoolgirls held by boko haram for more than six months they'll could soon be freed. the u.s. has confirmed that a deal has appeared to of been struck between the nigerian government and boko haram. those negotiations appear to be ongoing. on friday, the nigerian government said it secured a deal to free the girls however attacks since then have cast doubts on the credibility of that claim. the canadian policeman -- a

canadian policeman shot and killed a 25-year-old driver after a chasing incident. the man had become radicalized. it is the first such incident since the rise of the islamic state. but this is the result of a high-speed car chase in broad daylight. police hunted down the car after it hit two military officers outside a shopping mall. after losing control and flipping over, the driver reportedly had an eye. police shot and killed the suspect on the spot. >> all i can say is that the theory that this was a delivered act, it is very early right now. i don't want to speculate. >> the man was later identified as a 25-year-old local resident who converted to islam a year ago and became radicalized. he shared extremist views on his facebook page and was said to be on the canadian intelligence watchlist. a possible terrorist attack

raise concerns in parliament. >> we are aware of these reports and they are extremely troubling. we will make available all of the resources. but canada has joined the us-led coalition against the islamic state organization. earlier this month, parliament voted in favor of airstrikes against targets in iraq. it is onto a military base and training facility. one of the soldiers run over by the suspect is reported to be in critical condition. >> he was one of the most sought-after fashion designers of the last half-century and dressed american first ladies and hollywood stars alike. oscar de la renta has died. he's made his name in the 1980's before establishing his company in new york. his looks were popular for many decades. not only on hollywood's red

carpet, but seemed particularly well-suited to the tastes of the first ladies, many of the word pete clients. -- were repeat clients. let's have a look at what is making headlines in newspapers around the world. it is time for the international press review. florence joins me now. the oscar pistorius sentencing has only come in this morning so for now, lots of focus on -- of the press is on the death of the ceo of total. >> quite a bit of shock in the french press today. a lot of papers are paying tribute to him. one article calls him a strategic boss and a very colorful, larger than life character.

he had a very successful career and was the ceo of one of france's biggest and richest companies. he was a man of paradoxes. on the one hand, quite jovial and known as "big mustache" among his colleagues. and he was also known as being quite tough when it came to business. it is thanks to him that -- and his managerial style that total is among the top companies today . lots of celebration and indonesian papers today. on their front page, you can see a photo of the newly inaugurated being driven through the streets of jakarta in a horse drawn carriage.

and there is a similar photo in the jakarta post today. they talk about a sea of popular support. one highlighted the key to the country's progress being unity. the jakarta post talks about what critics are saying, that his honeymoon as president will be short-lived. but the jakarta post says, not at all. he has a very strong mandate and trust from the people, including those who did not vote for him. the jakarta post says that indonesians are ready for democracy and they see big hope in their new leader, someone who will fight to eradicate rampant corruption. >> the honeymoon continues, and not just inside indonesia's border, but outside. he will be on the cover of time

magazine. >> this issue will come out on october 27, but is already all over social media. this will be the front page of time this week. it calls him a force for democracy. it is buzzing all over especially indonesia. the magazine decided to put a stern faced photo of him even though he is known as a smiling and jovial man. a discussion happening here in france about punishment. >> this is quite a cultural thing. it might come as a surprise for anyone who is not french. on the front page they talk about how a little punishment has never hurt anybody. kind of an oxymoron here. basically, they have a poll and according to the poll, the majority of french people see punishment as a principle of

education. it differs to of people -- 80% of people admit to punishing their children. 40% say they do not hesitate to slap or spank their children. france is one of the rare countries in europe where corporal punishment for children is not a punishable offense. what is interesting, though, is that cruelty to animals is a punishable offense. but some applaud

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