. >> abdulla yamen is being sworn in in the maldives. he defeated mohamed nasheed, who resigned. he was the first democratically elected president. and abdulla yamen is the brother of the last president. >> and georgi margvelashvili was inaugusterated, and is expected to reconfirm georgia's commitment to nato and ties to the next. >> that's the latest. more news later on the tornados across the midwest. have a great sunday. >>> you're watching al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm jonathan betz with the headlines. intense moving storms and tornados left at least 19 injured, according to media reports. in illinois millions face potentially threatening weather across so midwestern states. there are multiple reports of damage from one tornado in the central part of illinois, emergency officials are determining the extent of the damage. >> chicago players and fans attending the chicago bears baltimore ravens game at soldier field were forced to take cover. >> in russia a b

. >> abdulla yamen has been elected as the new leader of the maldives. thee drew support from conservative muslim groups who accused his predecessor of growing too close to the west and israel. >> women in nepal made gains in the 2008 election, winning 33% of seats in congress. five years later nepal is voting again. women are losing ground. some say this woman is lucky. she's been nominated to be a candidate for the national assembly. she's one of a few women to be nominated by her party to run for office. >> translation: women have to express dissent to all political parties. for not nominating enough women. this is the second time nepali is electing a body to write the constitution. the family did not complete the draft. in the last assembly 33% of members were women. of 6,000 plus candidates nominated for application, over 600 are women. >> at this rally, female candidates in kathmandu gathered together to encourage other women to enter the arena. >> as long as women don't join politics the issue of freedom for women will never be taken up by the gov

he's now in jordan meeting with king abdulla, and he said that some clarity has been established. this despite public statements of frustration from benjamin netanyahu earlier in the week. >>> back at the negotiating table in switzerland, finding a way to end the long stand off over iran's nuclear program. phil is where the leaders have been meeting, and phil, we're already seeing developments there. >> yeah, that's right, del, everybody is keeping it close to their chest. but something is happening here. the foreign minister, the iranian foreign minister, the head of the delegation, has canceled the short jaunt that he was supposed to take today over to rome for talks, and he was staying here because they're holding a series of bilateral meetings with the europeans, the chinese, and the americans. the foreign minister sitting down with the secretary of state, and it does appear that some developments are happening in geneva. >> how are they going to get around the hard liners, which is israel, that says that military strikes may be needed if iran continues down it's current path?

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