with the syrian president, bashar al—assad, to try to broker a ceasefire during the festival of eid—al—adhaeid—al—adha, which starts on friday. syrian state television said president assad was open to finding a peaceful solution to the crisis, provided there was no foreign intervention. just a few miles from their meeting in the capital, damascus, at least ten people were killed by a car bomb. state media said a car bomb targeted a police station in a christian neighbourhood of the city. the authorities injordan say they've foiled a major terror plot to attack shopping centres, residential areas and western diplomatic missions in the country. state television says eleven people have been arrested — all of them jordanians. a wake—up call for the jordanians. a wake—up call for the jordanian government that troubles him and syria are spilling into the cd. ina him and syria are spilling into the c d. in a news conference, the information minister announced they intercepted a major al-qaeda attack. translation: there are 11 terrorist. they're all ofjordanian nationality. the pictures are availab

thcee-reooefct on friday, which marks the beginning of the muslim holiday of eid al adha. anti-government activists in the central city of homs say the li, kiinfo pplavfiti w ao poed t nte reports from daraa province in troops opened fire to disperse attempts by the rebels to attack or expand areas under their control. >>> in northern afghanistan, a suicide bomber targeted a mosque as people celebrated the eid al adhahoda th eloonilled at least 36 people and wounded many others. poceay a m detonated the explosives friday outside a mos income maymana.tnsesathatck w wearing a lice unifo. no one has claimed responsibility. afghan security forces are trying to stem the violence. they're looking to take control with the withdrawal of troops by the end of 2014. >>> a new opinion pl sges mitt romney has topped among 50% with voters. it's the first time he hit that pollsters for abc news and "the washington post" surveyed about 1,400 likely voters from sunday through wednesday. 50% of respondents said they wod teor romney, 47% for present barack obama. the pollsters asked who woul

it happened as muslims around the world marked the eid al adha holiday. police say a man detonated the explosives friday outside a mosque in maymana. witnesses say the attacker was wearing a police uniform. no one has claimed responsibility. afghan security forces are trying to stop the violence in their country which is a daily threat. they take full control when foreign troops withdraw by end of 2014. >>> barack obama has served as an example in hiss campaign's effort to get out the vote. the u.s. president stopped at a polling station near his home in chicago. campaign strategists for both obama and opponent mitt romney say early voting could be a decisive factor in the election. obama became the first president to vote early. e usualed his supporters to exercise their rights before election day, november 6th. obama made the same pitch in the 2008 presidential election. votes cast early accounted for about 30% of the total. >> all across the country we're seeing a lot of early voting. it means you don't have to figure out if the you need to take time o

muslims will also observe eid al adha or the feast of the sacrifice. it's a three-day period of prayer that commemorates the prophet abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to god. >>> at the vatican this weekend, pope benedict xvi is canonizing seven new catholic saints, two of them, american women -- marianne cope, a catholic nun worked in a leprosy colony in hawaii, and kateri tekakwitha, the first native american to become a saint. she converted to catholicism at an early age and left her home in new york to live in a christian native american village in canada, where she cared for the poor and was known for extreme acts of devotion. >>> finally, popes haven't always used a pope mobile, but they have always traveled in style. the vatican museums this week unveiled a new permanent exhibit on various modes of papal transportation. one of the most ornate was a golden carriage built in 1826 for pope leo xii. it was pulled by six horses. there's also the white fiat john paul ii was riding in when he was shot in st. peter's square in 1981

although the unmonitored five- day truce is expected to last through eid al-adha, clashes have broken out near a military base and the district of damascus and homs. >> this video posted online claims to show a suburb of damascus and attack after the truce started. we cannot verify it independently the. is their version of a cease- fire, the account says. opposition activists blame the government for breaking the truce. some protest to the army's promised to stop fighting by holding a demonstration. one banner reads, "our eid religious holiday will be when you, assad, or overthrown." he tried show that life goes on as normal. his army has promised to break the truce if it is attack or even if the rebels tried to resupply. in the province of homs, and women have used the promise of a cease-fire to visit the graves of their sons who were killed fighting government forces. >> we pray to god to avenge a desper -- avenge us. may god burn your heart, assad, like you have burned ours. >> they show how difficult it will be for all violence to stop even if it is just for four days. >> before w

mullah muhammad omar issued a statement on wednesday to mark the beginning of the muslim holy day eid al-adha. in his comments, he indicated the group's intention to resume dialogue with the u.s., saying the taliban would continue while also taking political measures. taliban representatives in qatar who handle this political issue, spoke with nhk in august. they said the taliban halted the negotiations after the u.s. demanded that afghan president hamid karzai's government be included. he added that the taliban is ready to discuss peace if key taliban members are freed. omar's statement this week is intended as a direct call to the u.s. to resume direct talks which keep out the karzai administration. the taliban is displaying a sense of urgency now that negotiations are not moving forward. the united states is trying to withdraw combat forces by the end of 2014 and hand security back to afghanistan. all are eager to put the long-running war to an end. the u.s. is in the middle of a presidential race and is not likely to respond to calls for dialogue at the moment. hideki yui, nhk world, isla

cease-fire between government and opposition forces starting on friday, the first day of aislamc eid al adha, a muslim holiday. deputy foreign minister mekdad attended the meeting. >> the president said in principle we welcome all these ideas, but we should discuss them with the relevant parties. two or three days there will be a very clear position by the syrian leadership on this issue. >> mekdad stressed the port-au-prince of a commitment by opposition forces to stop the violence. he also criticized saudi arabia and turkey for supporting anti-government forces. he called on these nations to stop funding and arming the opposition. >>> syrian's faced another flare-up of violence as those cease-fire talks went on. a car bomb exploded in damascus. it killed 13 people and it underscored how life in the syrian capital is getting harder. nhk world's bep bep reports. >> reporter: many consider this to be a relatively peaceful place, a christian area that had escaped the violence. that changed when a cab rigged with explosives blew up outside a police station. >> translator: i drove my taxi into t

on friday, muslims began observing the three days of eid-al-adha or the festival of sacrifice. some sacrifice animals such as sheep or cows to recall abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to god. >>> in a major speech on poverty, vice-presidential candidate paul ryan this week praised religious charities, while blasting federal anti-poverty programs, he charged they create what he called a "debilitating culture of dependency." sister simone campbell, leader of the nuns on the bus tour, criticized ryan, a fellow catholic, for wanting to slash federal funding for low-income families. she argued that contradicted church teachings. >>> meanwhile, in an interview with catholic news service, philadelphia archbishop charles chaput said catholics must be loyal to their church not their political party on the issue of abortion. >>> a poll released this week from the public religion research institute found that 60% of catholics think the church should focus more on social justice and the poor even if that means focusing less on issues like abortion. >>> we conclude tod

the truce between government forces and rebels was slated to last through the muslim holiday of eid al-adhawerful car bomb tore through a neighborhood in damascus, killing at least ten people and reducing nearby buildings to rubble. more than 30 people, including children, were wounded. witnesses also reported new shelling in the central city of homs. a suicide bomb outside a mosque in northern afghanistan killed 41 people today. plumes of smoke rose in front of the mosque as people gathered to celebrate eid. many of the dead were policemen and soldiers. 56 others, including civilians, were wounded. in kabul, afghan president hamid karzai condemned the attack and made this appeal.mi >> i call on the taliban and other government opposition to stop the destruction of their own country. stop the killing of their people, stop destruction of hospitals and schools, and stop, working for the aims of foreigners. >> sreenivasan: also today, the taliban claimed responsibility for the killing of two u.s. oops in an insider attack on thursday. a member of the afghan security forces shot the troops and