overseas record ask her claiming opposition leadership and probably meant could divide the opposition karen nanda of joining us from point us i have a sink you. time now for some of the other stories making news around the world russian opposition leader alexina vallone has held a rally in his hometown of to being released from jail he served a twenty day term in moscow for organizing what officials call an authorized protests that only has held numerous rallies across the country since announcing his intention to stand in next year's election against president vladimir putin. iraq and saudi arabia have founded a joint cooperation council in a move aimed at improving bilateral diplomatic relations tensions between the two has been high in the past iraq has a shia majority population and close ties to saudi arabia's regional rival iran. hundreds of hardline buddhists have marched in myanmar to protest against their government's plan to allow up to six hundred thousand refugees back into the country they fled after myanmar's military began raiding and burning their villages now many members of myan