liberia's ex president ellen johnson sirleaf has won the most him prize for african leadership the five million dollar award recognizes her efforts to rebuild liberia following two civil wars a confidence first elected female leader left office last month after serving two terms. by russian investigators searching for clues about the cause of an airplane crash on sunday outside moscow killing all seventy one people on board the subtleties of airlines regional jet disappeared from radar screens about four minutes after takeoff russian president vladimir putin has ordered a special commission to lead the investigation. they're battling the biting call to find answers to want to brush his worst ever plane crashes but what the site covered in six no is like looking for a needle in a haystack. nearly one thousand people as well as drones and snowmobiles have been deployed to comb through the icy fields. we plan to continue the main stage of search and rescue operations fist seven days. the wreckage is scattered across a very large area the snow is heavy and the terrain is difficult it was ve

said their latest airstrikes have destroyed dozens of militant targets liberia's ex president ellen johnson sirleaf has won the mo ibrahim prize for african leadership the five million dollar award is a recognition of her efforts to rebuild the country following two civil wars the continent's first elected female leader left office last month after serving two terms. in the us the state of new york has launched a lawsuit against hollywood mogul harvey weinstein and his company that alleges that he has a brother robert broke the law by failing to and protect employees from pervasive sexual harassment intimidation and discrimination harvey weinstein is facing accusations of sexual misconduct from dozens of women and the travel frenzy is well underway in beijing and other parts of china as people head home for the chinese new year most will be taking the train to join their families for celebrations nearly three billion trips are expected this year alone it is the world's largest movement of people within a short time span. to south africa in our top leaders of the ruling a.n.c. party a meeting to dec

now to some of the other stories making news around the world liberia's ex president ellen johnson sirleaf has won the abraham prize for african leadership a five million dollars award recognizes her efforts to rebuild the country following two civil wars the continent's first elected female leader left office last month after serving two terms. in the russian investigators have recovered the flight data recorder from the wreckage of the plane that crashed near moscow on sunday it may offer clues as to why the satava airlines jet came down after disappearing from radar screens about four minutes after takeoff all seventy one people on board died. egypt's army says it has killed twelve islamist militants and detained about ninety others after gun battles in the northern sinai region the operation was part of a government campaign against insurgents blamed for a string of attacks in the area security forces said the latest airstrikes destroyed dozens of militant targets. a top executive of the british charity oxfam has resigned over allegations of sexual misconduct by some of its staff in ei

of some other stories that have been making news around the world liberia's next president ellen johnson sirleaf has won the most ybor heene prize for african leadership a five million dollar award recognizes her efforts to rebuild the country following two civil wars the continent's first elected female leader left office last month after serving two terms. egypt's army says it has killed twelve islamist militants and detained about ninety others after gun battles in the northern sinai region the operation was part of a government campaign against insurgents blamed for a string of attacks in the area security forces say that their latest air strikes just story dozens of militant targets. a train crash in the central austrian town of nicholas stores has killed one person and injured more than twenty others police say that one train hit the side of another in the train station the cause is being investigated. in her first interview since clinching a deal for a new government germany's chancellor has quashed rumors that she will step down early to make way for a new generation of leaders angela me

liberia's ex president ellen johnson sirleaf has won the most abraham prize for african leadership the five million dollars award recognizes her efforts to rebuild the country following two civil wars continents first elected female leaders left office last month after serving two terms. london city airport has been closed after the discovery of a world war two bomb in the nearby river thames parts of east london area have also been cordoned off as the navy and police deal with the unexploded device and police are being asked to stay away from the area. for a very turbulent week on the markets so how are they doing today back and pretty much call it a roller coaster ride hasn't stopped it's going up and down like nothing on earth unless you're investor of course roller coaster rides aren't that much fun the last couple weeks or new york stocks down ten percent and officially entering a correction amidst wild volatility this week trading got underway with the dow jones on wall street leading by three hundred points at the start this is all back slightly to about three thirty points and

president ellen johnson sirleaf has won the most ybor him prize for african leadership the five million dollar award recognizes her efforts to rebuild the country following two civil wars the continent first elected female leader left office last month after serving two terms. and a train crash in the central austrian town of nicolas storm has killed one person and injured more than twenty others police say that one train hit the side of the other near the station the cause is being investigated. a top executive of the british charity oxfam has resigned over allegations of sexual misconduct by some of its staff in haiti deputy chief executive penny lawrence said that she was taking responsibility for the organization's failure to react to internally raised concerns the allegations center on seven oxfam employees said to have used prostitutes including some who are under age while working in haiti after the twenty ten earthquake concerns about some of the staff members were raised even before they started working in haiti oxfam has denied covering up the allegations. the fact that these

energy firm has orcus as this formation will be able to keep up liberia's former president ellen johnson sirleaf has become the first woman to win the mo ibrahim prize for african leadership so he has recognized for her efforts to rebuild her country after two civil wars africa's first elected female head of state became president of liberia in two thousand and six and served two terms a coveted five million dollar prize only had a doubt if there's deemed to be a worthy candidate the british foreign secretary says he thinks myanmar's leader isn't fully aware of what he called the horror in northern rakhine state first johnson visited muslim villages there as well as refugee camps in bangladesh the housing some of the seven hundred thousand people who fled the military crackdown the u.n. says maybe a genocide portrait of jan reports. the u.k.'s foreign secretary came to see the situation with his own eyes boris johnson to door hinge a refugee camps and bangladesh and met with villagers who remain in me and marjorie kind statement he thinks myanmar leader aung san suu kyi does not fully understand

liberia's former president ellen johnson sirleaf has become the first woman to win the most abraham prize for african leadership sirleaf was recognized efforts to rebuild her country after two civil wars she was africa's first elected female head of state and served two terms as liberia's president. the us vice president says that washington and seoul have agreed terms for further diplomatic engagement with north korea mike pence told the washington post that could possibly lead to direct talks without preconditions between the u.s. and north korea and made the comments as he returned from south korea where he avoided direct contact with the north korean delegation attending the winter olympics. u.s. president donald trump has questioned israel's commitment to making peace with the palestinians he made the comments in an interview with an israeli newspaper owned by american billionaire trump baca sheldon adelson in a rare rebuke of the israeli leadership the u.s. president says he isn't necessarily sure that they're looking to make peace he warns israeli settlements are quote something th

liberia's former president ellen johnson sirleaf has become the first woman to win them over to whom prize for african leadership sirleaf was rich recognized for her efforts to rebuild her country after two civil wars she was africa's first elected female head of state and served two terms as liberia's president the coveted five million dollar prize is only handed out if there is deemed to be a worthy candidate oxfam is facing new allegations that its staff use prostitutes this time in the african nation of chad in two thousand and six a follows growing criticism for the way it handled accusations of sexual misconduct by its aid workers in haiti where the charity was working after the twenty ten earthquake its investigation led to the dismissal of four people and the resignation of three others the u.k. government is now threatening to withdraw funding from the organization. of human rights activists known as the iron lady of pakistan will be buried on tuesday usma john geer suffered a heart attack and died in lahore on saturday she was sixty six years old john geer faced death threa

be forced to fight again he will mourn al-jazeera young south sudan liberia's for president ellen johnson sirleaf has become the first woman to win the most abraham prize for african leadership sirleaf was recognized for efforts to rebuild her country after two years of the two civil wars africa's first elected female head of state sirleaf became president of liberia in two thousand and six and served for two terms coveted five million dollar prize is only handed out if there is deemed to be a worthy candid the us has denied claims by israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu that he has discussed an unexceptional plan for the west bank prime minister netanyahu told a faction meeting that he had been talking to the americans about sovereignty over settlements for some time now in the last few hours the israeli parliament has approved legislation that extends israeli law to academic institutions in the west bank. yes present all trump is questioned meanwhile israel's commitment to making peace with the palestinians he made the comments in an interview with an israeli newspaper owned by american b

that are some of the other stories making news around the world liberia's x president ellen johnson sirleaf abraham prize for african leadership the five million dollars award recognizes her efforts to rebuild the country following two civil wars continents first elected female left office last month after serving two terms. egypt's army says it has killed twelve islamist militants and detained about ninety others after gun battles in the northern sinai region the operation was part of a government campaign against insurgents for street attacks in the area security forces. strikes destroyed dozens. of militant targets. a train crash in the central austrian town of nicholas stuart has killed one person and injured more than twenty police say one train hit the side of another in the station the cause is being investigated. a top executive of the british charity oxfam past resigned over allegations of sexual misconduct by some of its staff in haiti deputy chief executive penny lawrence said she was taking responsibility for the organizations failure to react to internally you've raised concern

by bierria former president ellen johnson sirleaf has become the first woman to win the most ibrahim prize for african leadership sirleaf was recognized for efforts to rebuild her country not to civil wars she was africa's first elected female head of state and served two terms as liberia's president. forests across the world are under growing threat of destruction according to the world wildlife fund which says that an area equivalent to twenty seven football fields is lost every minute to logging and agriculture but in costa rica environmental asked activists are fighting back as andy gallagher reports. few places in the world can boast the kind of biodiversity found in costa rica's forests you'll find unique species and unique climates but deforestation is taking its toll over the last seventy years about eighty percent of costa rica's forest has been lost. the clough bridge nature reserve researches and volunteers of fighting back we've got to remember that in just a few short years they've replanted and we grown large parts of this rain forest and the result a promising when we

liberia's ex-president ellen johnson sirleaf has won the most ybor him prize for african leadership the five million dollar award is in recognition of her efforts to rebuild the country following two civil wars the continent's first elected female leader left office last month after serving two terms. in the u.s. the state of new york has launched a lawsuit against hollywood mogul harvey weinstein and his company and alleges that he and his brother robert broke the law by failing to protect employees from pervasive sexual harassment intimidation and discrimination harvey weinstein is facing accusations of sexual misconduct from dozens of women and london city airport has now been closed as a safety precaution after the discovery of a world war two bomb in the nearby river thames parts of east london have also been cordoned off as the navy and police still with the unexploded device officials have asked people to stay away from the area. russian investigators are searching for clues as to what brought down an airliner on sunday outside of moscow killing all seventy one people on board th

hour it's expected to make a direct hit as a category five storm by bear is former president ellen johnson sirleaf has become the first woman to win the move him prize for african leadership so leaf was recognized for half its to rebuild her country after two civil wars africa's first elected female head of state senate became president of liberia in two thousand and six and served two terms the coveted five million dollar prize is only handed out if is deemed to be a worthy candidate india's defense minister has warned that pakistan will pay following an attack on an indian army camp at least one paramilitary soldier was killed after a fight has opened fire near the camp in indian controlled kashmir the attack happened just hours after government troops ended a two day gun battle at a separate army camp where five soldiers and one civilian were killed imtiaz tayyab reports. smoke rises above a paramilitary camp in indian administered kashmir is largest city srinagar police say two fighters started shooting from a nearby location several buildings were evacuated and the area has been cleared of al