authorities there try to tamp iown the violence following the surprise resignof prime minister hailemariam desalegn on thur. al protests, and any publications that the cvernment beliould incite more violence, are ba for six onths in an effort to stop almost three yearsanti- government protests demanding expanded democ rcy. desalegnignation marks the first time in modern ethiopian history th a sitting prime nister has quit. he said he was stepping aside for the sake of reform. pope francis has revived an advisory commission on the church sex abuse scandal, after criticism that he had allowed the commission to lapse. omthe vatican es to give survivors of sexual abuse more say in the commission's work. the popre-appointed u.s. cardinal sean o'malley of boston as the group's leader. pope francis came under fire last month for his support of a chilean bishop accused of covering up sex cres committed a priest under his supervision. the pope later ordered an investigation. >> sreenivasan: tomorrow on pbs newshour weekend, five moongz after hurricane maria, displaced puerto ricoians are still living i limb

of emergency has been declared in ethiopia, a day after the resignation of prime minister hailemariam desalegnule is vital to "safeguarding the constitutional order". ethiopia only fully lifted its last state of emergency in august, which was imposed after years of anti—government protests. hundreds died in the unrest. a court in turkey has ordered the release on bail of the german—turkish journalist deniz yucel, whose detention in istanbul has been a major source of diplomatic tension. the order came as prosecutors filed an indictment on charges that carry an eighteen—year jail sentence. mr yucel was accused of terrorist propaganda and spying after writing articles about turkey's kurdish minority. germany's chancellor, angela merkel, says she's "not frustrated" by the brexit process, but is "curious" to know more about the uk's aims, after meeting britain's prime minister theresa may in berlin earlier. mrs may reiterated her desire to maintain the closest possible economic ties with germany and the eu, but said there would have to be a "new balance of rights and obligations". the brazilian ar

of emergency has been declared in ethiopia, a day after the resignation of prime minister hailemariam desalegnys emergency rule is vital to ‘safeguarding the constitutional order‘. ethiopia only fully lifted its last state of emergency in august. germany's chancellor, angela merkel, says she's "not frustrated" by the brexit process, but is "curious" to know more about the uk's aims, after meeting britain's prime minister theresa may in berlin earlier on friday. mrs may reiterated her desire to maintain the closest possible economic ties with germany and the eu, but said there would have to be a "new balance of rights and obligations". a court in turkey has ordered the release of a german journalist. the order came as prosecutors filed an indictment and penalties can carry —— carry an18 indictment and penalties can carry —— carry an 18 year prison sentence. he was accused of spying after writing articles about the kurdish minority. 0xfam has agreed to stop eating for government funds in the wa ke eating for government funds in the wake of a sexual misconduct scandal. the news comes after a woma

the surprise resignation of hailemariam desalegn came just days after ethiopia released senior oromo opposition leader bekele gerba from prison, and just weeks after ethiopia's government said it would release political prisoners and close an infamous prison in the capital, addis ababa. in el salvador, a court has releasased a woman who was sentenced to 30 years in prison after she gave birth to a stillborn baby. in 2008, teodora del carmen vasquez was convicted on aggravated homicide after she went into labor while at work, tried unsuccessfully to summon an ambulance, and passed out on the floor of a bathroom after miscarrying. this is teodora vasquez speaking just after her release thursday. >> i know my effort has been worth it, and now i'm happy to go back to my family again. for 10eparated for them years, seven months. and now we're back together again. amy: international welcomed the -- a representative with amnesty international welcomed the ruling, but said at least 27 other women remain behind bars in el salvador due to obstetric consultations. back i in the united states, a

hailemariam desalegn has resigned unexpectedly.e peace and democracy in our country. peace and democracy in our country. the party has welcomed my decision to resign. festival in 2016 when more than 50 people died. to state corruption. two largest regions, oromia and amhara. prisoners as a gesture of national reconciliation. many were released but the protests continue. leader to step down. they die or are kicked out in a civil war. civil war. it is a pretty astonishing thing to happen. astonishing thing to happen. can we read into his reasoning for his departure? his departure? part of moves to try to bring about reforms he had to resign. reforms he had to resign. the big question is whether his departure will make any difference? departure will make any difference? delighted, they are seeing it depends on who replaces him. depends on who replaces him. going to select to replace hailemariam desalegn. levels of violence. compton, in california, is synonymous with gang violence. crime have been falling in recent years. images from t