the ordeal began hours earlier at the ethiopian capital, addis ababa, enroute to rome. but it never made it. instead it was hijacked by the co-pilot, a 31-year-old ethiopian. the hijacker redirected the plane over italy, which scrambled fighter jets after the plane signalled a hijacking in progress. over switzerland, the hijacker radioed that he wanted to refuel and said he feared for his life. >> we need asylum assurance that we will not be transferred. >> reporter: he circled geneva repeatedly, a scene on this flight-tracking map before finally being allowed to land. the pilot, still locked out, reassured the passengers and asked them to be patient. the plane is safe, he said, the co-pilot is locked inside. he is not armed so there are no risks. the hijacker then climbed out of the cockpit window down a rope and turned himself in. swiss police say he now faces hijacking charges, ethiopian officials say there was no justification for what the co-pilot did and request his extradition. while passengers who lived through the ordeal finally made it to rome, relieved to be

the plane had taken off from addis ababa heading for rome with 193 passengers on board including 11 americansbut when the pilot left the cockpit to use the bathroom the ethiopian copilot locked him out and hi jacked the plane. he hit a dispress signal over the sedan and directed the plane toward geneva, switzerland, where the plane began circling as he demanded asylum. not all passengers knew what was happening. but they say the plane seemed to be falling from the sky. and they were told to put on their oxygen masks. once the plane landed -- >> video released by the italian newspaper la republica, police ordered passengers to put their hands on their heads. by then the hijacker had climbed down the rope into the hands of investigators. robert deillon runs the geneva airport. >> and the police was there and then he went to the police and said that he was the hijacker. >> the copilot is being charged with hijacking. seymour likely to get jail time rather than asylum. he face up to 20iers in jail. james, no one was hurt. >> that's good news. jeff pegues in washington. today the u.n. human rights

you we've justgs like seen in bor and whatever the politicians might be saying to mymselves in addis ababa, family has been killed, i want to take revenge. the shockinge nature of the atrocities committed by forces on both sides so that's one of the big things to overcome is to be able to say, well, we're going to have a system of accountability for some of these crimes, we know that. now let's get down to the brass tacks, the political disputes and try to address those but that accountability question is theylly key one, usually sweep these crimes under the rug and total impunity reigns but time we'll have to have accountability. >> it was so recently the world itsbrated the creation of youngest member state. looking back, were there ways, things that could have been done over the past couple of years to that we areituation in now? >> that's a great question. countrieshalf the that go to war and have a peace deal fall back into war so this norm as opposed to the believe strong diplomacy that pressed the toernment of south sudan open up political space for disagreement and opposition, cons

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ethiopian airlines flight 702 departed from addis ababa in the country's capital and was scheduled to arrive in rome. police in geneva say the co-pilot took over control of the cockpit when the pilot was in the bathroom. they say he looked the door from the inside and changed the destination without permission. he is asking for political asylum in the country. airport officials say all 200 passengers and crew members are safe and that the situation is under control. >>> authorities in northwestern china have released more details about an attack in the xinjiang uighur autonomous region. they say terrorists were targeting police when they carried out the assault on friday. they say 11 of the attackers were killed. china's state-run news agency reported on friday that terrorists carried out an assault targeting police vehicles. xinhua said police killed eight of the attackers, and three suicide bombers also died. agency said investigators have learned more details about the people responsible. he quoted police as saying a man believed to be an ethnic uighur headed the group of 13. they

the plane had taken off from addis ababa when the pilot left the cockpit to use the bathroom.he ethiopian co-pilot locked him out and hijacked the plane. he hit a distress signal over the sedan and began circling as he demanded asylum. not all passengers knew what was happening, but they say the plane seemed to be falling from the sky and they were put to put on their oxygen masks. once the plane landed police ordered passengers to put their hands on their heads. by then, the hijacker had climbed down the rope into the hands of investigators. >> the police went there and he went to the police and said he was the hijacker. >> the co-pilot is charged with hijacking more likely to get jail time rather than asylum. he faces 20 years in jail. no one was hurt. jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >>> ten people are dead in south korea after the roof of an auditorium collapsed. more than 500 people were inside the prefabricated building at the time. many were trapped under the debris for several hours. about 100 people were injured. officials blamed the heavy snow. the bad weather hamp

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the plane had taken off from addis ababa (ah-dees ah-ba-ba) in ethioa and was heading to rome... co-pilot took control or sudan's airspace and locked himself in the cockpit. he reportedly was seeking am in switzerland. >>> they took over control and locked himself inside the cockpit. he was seeking asylum. the co-pilot surrendered to police >>> a snake-handling preach survived bites but not this time he died from a bite to the hand during a church service >> he dropped the snake after he was pit and picked it up and moved on. his family says he was bitten several times before but never had a reaction like this. >> the pat tour lived by the snake and saturday he died by the snake. he was handling a rattlesnake during the service at the tabernacle when the serpent bit his right hand >> i seen him get bit >> reporter: he said his father refused medical treatment and died an hour later. he had been using snakes for religious services for 20 years and said he was obeying god's word. the pastor seemed to accept his fate >> i would rather die and leave this walks of life with people aro

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the plane took off from the ethiopian capital of addis ababa shortly after midnight local time. ethiopian airlines flight 702 was ordered to proceed to geneva. the hijacker was arrested, and the passengers are all safe. there's no word yet on his motive. venezuela is expelling three u- s diplomats from the country. the diplomats are being accused of conspiring against the government. this came after the state department expressed concern after three anti-government protesters were killed, and an arrest warrant was issued for an opposition leader. but the venezuelan government says that opposition leader is the one behind the violence. the search for a missing southern illinois university student from northwest suburban morton grove continues. now the family is offering 15 thousand dollars for information leading to his recovery. 19-year-old pravin varughese was last seen wednesday night leaving a party on the campus in carbondale. phone records show he called a friend in chicago almost two hours later. a short time after that, varughese sent out a tweet saying his knuckles were

. >> reporter: it began hours earlier in the middle of the night when ethiopian 702 left addis ababa, at 12:34 a.m. bound for rome. a 767 with 200 passengers and crew members on board. all was quiet for much of the flight until the captain went to the bathroom about an hour before landing and the copilot locked the cockpit door and took over the plane. within minutes, passengers were jolted awake as the plane started to careen and bounce in the air. the captain was trying to get back into the cockpit and the co-pilot, one passenger told italian media, came over the loud speaker and threatened to crash the airplane. another passenger said, oxygen masked fell as the plane seemed like it was falling from the sky. >> what we do, in the united states at least, is when a pilot goes out to use the facility, one of the flight attendants steps in so it is a no-lone zone. apparently they are not following that all around the world. >> reporter: the co-pilot flew past rome, demanding to land in geneva, to seek asylum there, he told authorities. italian and french fighter jets were scrambled. fin

the 767 with 200 people on board was on route from addis ababa to rome when police say the co-pilot divertedlot diverting it to geneva while the pilot was in the bathroom. once they were on the ground, the co-pilot apparently climbed out the cockpit window and out of the plane on a rope. passengers were taken off the plane, their hands up, but police say the passengers on board were not threatened. all are okay. we're going to continue to follow this developing story all day here on cnn. >>> this morning both the prosecution and defense in the so-called loud music trial are planning their next move after the jury delivered a partial verdict following 30 hours of deliberations. michael dunn was convicted of attempted murder in the shooting that left teenager jordan davis dead. this followed an argument, apparently, over loud music. but the jury was hung on the first-degree murder charge, also lesser included murder charges, leading to a mistrial. reaction from both sides, a mixture of relief and disbelief. >> it has not sunk in. even when he sat next to me, he basically said, how is this happ

we want to continue with that through the upcoming dialogue in addis ababa by inviting political leadersncluding david and other political parties, by inviting leaders, women's groups, youth and already stakeholders to participate. this has been clearly stated thurm of times -- number of times. so that is one way forward. we hope through mechanism that will be creating conditions of confidence building and cooperation amongst the south sudanese people to have stability and readiness for the next phase of elections. we hope until then the only method to create open space and democratic processes be given content is through elections. whether we need to wait for making a census so as to determine the populations and divide constituencies based on -- [inaudible] to us, it's immaterial for now. because if we do that, we are going to delay the elections, and some of the people who are competing for the top positions would feel that it is a deliberate method. so it is going to be a double-edged sword. we do not want to they the elections. we want to -- we do not want to delay the elections. we