. >>> early results in the elections that was called after president michael satta died in office. police fired tear gas at some opposition protesters >>> the european central bang is expected to launch a quantitative easing programme. it will create new money to by security. government bonds, for example. as explained, who may benefit. >> reporter: made in italy. all the artisans. she has been making pottery for all her life. she is one of 260 shop owners forced to close their businesses each and every day. >> people can't afford to buy anything other than basic necessities. they buy clothes and food but not su per flues products. >> he's one of several european countries. consumer confidence is at a record low. to stop the trend, the bank is expected to inject new money by buying government bonds. >> quantitative easing should have an effect on the economy. the stock market has been rallying for days. the fear is that banks, rather than consumers would reap the benefits. there's no guarantees. consumers can lend or invest it. they think that injecting new money is not enough. if

. >>> voting started in zambia for the president after the death of michael satta last year and a closefrom the patriotic front and the united party for national development and we report from a polling station in the capitol. >> reporter: this election wasn't meant to happen now but michael died last year while in office and people have to come out and vote for a new president and come out in big numbers, waiting in long lines and exhausted about casting their votes. when they get to the door the idea is to check and go in and cast their ballots and people are excited and saying they hope it will usher in new zambia and half the population live on less than a dollar a day. the mean thing they say is they want a better zambia especially for the for. >> we want good roads, schools and hospitals with medicine. >> we have waited enough. we don't want somebody sick we want somebody young and good looking. >> reporter: most people say the process is fast and simple and show the ids and registration book and come to the booth and cast their vote and it's secret and no one should know who you

they choose a new president following the death of michael satta and anger in argentina after the deathf a prosecutor who accused the president of being involved in a cover up. welcome to the program and breaking news out of central african republic where armed men have kidnapped a u.n. peace keeper in the capitol bongi from the reuters news agency and keep you updated as more comes in on that story. fighters from the rebel group are surrounding the prime minister and the palace and yemen capitol sl largely quiteet on monday when this broke out between fighters and the army and expected to hold an emergency meeting on the situation and we are live in the southern port city of aden and omar we understand the president is having a meeting with all parties following yesterday's dramatic events in the capitol sanaa, what are we expecting to come out of this latest meeting? >> well, let me tell you the latest update i have with regards to the meeting, the government's spokesperson told al jazeera that that meeting didn't happen instead a meeting between the president and his advisor advisors