how might things change if michel djotobia did resign. >> i'm not sure that things would immediatelyrove, to be honest. this is not to give the president any credit. as has been pointed out, his spell had been nothing short of disaster. if he were to leave, the question is what next. there's a terrible power vacuum in this country. if the head of state. somewhat notional fills that vacuum that could passengers by be more dangerous. -- potentially be more dangerous. the regional powers know that. the french know that. and they must surely appreciate that if it does go, some sort of international matter needs to be beefed up quickly to prevent a dangerous situation in this country. the african peacekeeping force which has been taxed - well, it's not reached the target of 6,000 men. that's a drop in the ocean in a huge country where they support sectarian violence in bangui, but in many other towns and villages. >> barnaby phillips in the capital of central african republics at that camp where so many are trying to seek safety. >> for hospitals in south south sudan, struggling to cope,

on friday president michel djotobia resigned in an attempt to cool tensions. the head of the transitional government will do his best to restore peace >> translation: i promise to work with all the forces of the nation without distinction, in order to achieve that goal i ask each central african to remain calm and trust the action launched today to carry out the transition. >> barnaby phillips is live in bangui. what are the moves under way to put a transitional government in place? >> well, that transitional national council, which alex and der leads, begins deliberations later. it had 14 days to choose a transitional head of state. there is not a single figure who is emerging in any sense who would be an obvious choice to unite this country. there are a few names floating around, but they are all rather divisive. they may appeal to one faction, they don't necessarily appeal to another. they have a difficult task ahead of them. >> barnaby, obviously speed is of the essence. there's fear on the streets, there's fighting, looting everywhere. >> yes, that's righ

since michel djotobia was elected there is has been violence. >> 50 fighters from the south in sudan have been disarmed. the rest, refusing to turn over their weapons were expelled. 43,000 had been displaced. peace efforts continue in neighbouring ethiopia where a deal a trying to be brokered between warring factions. >> there are diplomatic efforts in ethiopia to find a solution to the fighting in south sudan. i'm joined by the secretary. unsecretary-general ban ki-moon urged all those to be released who had been planning a coup. what is the government's position? >> if the president come in releasing the perpetrators of the crime, that is punishable, it is treason. the president will be violating the constitution, and the members of the government expressed the fact that they will not accept these guys to be released without, you know, without trial. so they are to go - but they agreed that the process, the legal process should be expedited. these people are taking to the court of law, and they would be allowed to present themselves. if government sanctions could be imposed on the

michel djotobia is under pressure to resign. he is blamed for failing to stop the violence. a deal must be worked out. >> we have the duty, the obligation to find a solution to the central african crisis. for that reason we need the frank and sincere collaboration of the three leaders invited to the summit. any solution to the central african problem can only be provided by them themselves. >> nearly 2 million people left their homes to scope the violence. barnaby phillips reports from the airport in bangui where tens of thousands are forced out of their homes. >> it's a race against time to stop a killer disease sweeping through a camp. children are being fact sinated. this boy doesn't know it. for the first time in his short life, someone in authority is trying to help him. he came to the camp with his sisters because they are afraid of the shooting at home. they are not completely safe here. >> we had stray bullets into the camp, into the clinic and direct shooting towards one of the clinic. children were shot dead inside this camp. completely unacceptable ask and we cann

in christian areas, they are triumphant over the downfall of president michel djotobia.here's more than a hint of menace in the celebrations. >> priority on the flights is given to families, especially those with women and children. >> speaking of families, a family of a young boy and died stopping a suicide bomb in pakistan will receive the highest medal of honour. the 15-year-old chased a suicide bomber outside the school gates on monday. he was killed when the bomber detonated his desk. more than 200 of his classmates were inside. the prime minister's office said the boy's family will receive the star of bravery. >> bracing for a showdown. protesters in thailand hope to topple the government and paralyze the streets of bangkok. plus, on the front line in part two of our special series, "return to fukushima", we look at the workers tasked with cleaning up the disaster. >> i'm mark morgan, his bid to stay on the field has been dealt a crushing blow. what is the future for alex rodriguez. that story ahead. >> welcome back, i'm morgan radford, these are the top stories. t

ousted president michel djotobia reportedly living in exile. barnaby phillips reports joy over his departure gave way to violence. >> in the backstreets of bangui fires are smouldering. an armed mob came into this mosque in daylight, smashed it up, wounded several people and took whatever they wanted. they promised to come back to ransack it a second time. to the people that live here, they say they will not run away. >> translation: where would be go, we are staying because we have nothing else. we can't afford to build another place. we are from here, from the central african republic. >> around the corner christian youth destroy a car, saying it was driven by a general from the muslim led seleka militia, saying it's not over yet. >> we understand that on this occasion the people inside the car managed to get away safely, you can see yourself how the central african republic is caught in a vicious cycle of revenge sectarian violence >> these young men feel in the ascendency, the christian anti-balaka militia, some well armed, some relying on

the former president michel djotobia stepped down after international pressure. since taking office a million people have been displaced. >> more ahead from sport as the saints took on the sea hawks. >> and 50 years ago today an historical announcement about the dangers of smoking. that's ahead. def conversation gianna tobani teftobacco tef >> welcome back, it's been 50 years since the first surgeon-general report was released. the centres for disease control says cancer of the lung is the deadliest form, up to 90% of cases are connected to smoking and second-hand smoke. 50 years later lung cancer rate dropped 2.6% for men and 1% per year for women. 35-44-year-olds are the ones that listened to the surgeon general's advice, with the biggest drop of fighting induced lung cancer cases. we spoke to the acting u.s. surgeon general and he said smoking still killed millions. >> over the last 50 years we've lost 20 million lives through this preventible disease. smoking related diseases. ultimately we recently had reports saying that over that same time span, because of

how did michel djotobia come into power. a rebel group he led launched an offensive and took over large parts of the country. a failed peace deal happened and by march they overthrew the government and president francois bozize. seleka rebels were supposed to be dissolved. france warned that the central african republic was on the verge of gen site as christian groups took up arms. an explosion of violence forced tens of thousands to flee their home. >> the u.s. is thinking of sanctions against south sudan if a deal is not reached. the white house may target individuals. meanwhile the humanitarian crisis on the ground continued to worsen. the international crisis groups says close to 10,000 were killed in less than a month of fighting. the u.n. secretary-general expressed concern about the conflict and others taking place around the world. >> these are avoidable tragedies in which millions of civilians are paying an unconscionable price. especially by the spread of sectarian animosity and the dangerous, regional and global s