we have seen a surprise visit by omar al bashir yesterday.hat came after that visit the declaration that the two sides will discuss the need of a joint force to protect the oil wells. the proposal came from the south, showing readiness to accept it, and they have declared that they are ready to send 900 oil technicians to the south. no idea, no details about the nature of those technicians and what kind of help they can provide there. i think omar al bashir has calculated his steps for three weeks and decided to throwize lot with his counterparty in the south. a delicate situation. the tribe was supporting riek machar and his militias situated up the border with the north. we don't know what the reaction will be. until now there is an eerie silence, we don't hear from riek machar, even though he has been in contact with media outlets around the world, talking to them over the phone. it's a situation of wait and see to see the reaction of the rebels, and whether the north and south, juba and carr tomb will implement what they decide with regar

south sudan now, where the -- omar al-bashir is meeting with salva kiir to discuss efforts to stop the africa'shas driven newest state to the brink of civil war. these are the latest pictures coming to us from juba of omar al-bashir meeting there with salva kiir. it has been 3 weeks of violence it talks are due to start today about ending them. juba experience more sporadic gunfire. government forces are believed to be messing to recapture rebel-held towns. we can speak to our reporter in juba. thank you very much indeed for being with us. tell us about this meeting between the 2 men, omar al-bashir, represented khartoum, and salva kiir, representing juba. is it clear whether this will help at all? >> the president of sudan, omar al-bashir, mentioned that sudan was in a very long war and what ended it in that country was negotiation. on aiations are ongoing end.o and -- that was a positive message. day for salvad member of the regional group has come out in support of the president of south sudan. as far as the talks go -- are underwayalks in juba, the talks are due to start again. wha

sudan's president omar al bashir is due to meet his south sudan as talks between salva kiir's government and the rebels stalled again. gerald tan explains. >> april 2013, sudanese president omar al bashir on his first visit to juba since south sudan's independence. it marked a stunning turn of events, following two years of frosty relations with the neighbours newly engaging in all of out war over the disputed border. omar al bashir is returning to the south, to address internal fighting that has killed 1,000 people since december. >> this is a surprise of the crisis that the government in juba appears to be mortgaging national credentials, so serious is the challenge to authority. for the past three weeks fighting has been raging across south sudan. the national army as rebels loyal to the deputy sacked in july. it says it began as a coup attempt. the warring factions are sending negotiation teams to neighbouring ethiopia. the ceasefire talks can't get off the ground. the rebels demanded the leaders be free. >> we came to talk peace without conditions, and come and release the people so

down at the bargaining table china which buys most of june was oil to go with sudan's president omar al bashir in a surprise visit this month. reaching out to its war torn southern neighbor sudanese president omar al bashir met with his counterparts of the keirin cuba and called for an immediate ceasefire. the two countries remain bound together by their shared a winning streak south sudan has most of the region screwed that meets against plans to export its the two presidents said they were considering setting up a joint force to protect the vital oil fields. a similar call for peace came from china the biggest investor in south sudan's oil industry. three when the topic on its position regarding the current situation insulted on is very clear that if we call on the immediate and to post updates coming over or nordic established very soon the chinese foreign minister was speaking during the visiting ethiopia or talks aimed at securing a peace deal picked up on monday after being repeatedly delayed. finding a quick solution to the conflict between government and rebel representatives will be h

. >> sudanese president omar al bashir on his first visit, a stunning turn of events, following two years of frosty relations with the neighbours nearly engaging in an all-out war in relation to oil. omar al bashir is returning to the south to address internal fighting that killed more than 1,000 people since december. >> this is one of the surprises of this crisis that the government in juba appears to be mortgaging its nationalist credentials, so serious is the challenge to it authority. for the past three weeks fighting has raged across south sudan. the army loyal to president salva kiir is battling rebels loyal to the deputy he sacked in july. the violence began as a coup attempt. the warring factions are sending negotiating teams to ethiopia. the ceasefire talks are not off the ground. the rebels demanding captured leaders be freed. >> we came to talk peace without conditions. to come and tell us release these people so that we talk is a condition that we are not ready to accept. >> the political struggle has another dimension, the president is from the dinka community, his opponent

let's immediately cross to khartoum and president omar hasan al bashir. >> before usualing into this new era, simply because the congress and its government last been closely considering and planning for the future. evaluating the conditions as we have a pledge with the southern people, respecting their free will whether they will respect it or choose to have their own independent state. the south of sudan has separated, and the southern people have voted. voted in favor of the secession. this cause us to wait for more 9 years as the negotiator will not engage in productive talks and negotiations following the secession. it was necessary for us to wait, ponder and consider, so that the country would not derail or steer away from the peace process, stability that are necessary for the paradigm shift, land, and hoped by our party and our people. it was necessary for us to walk cautiously before taking a giant leap. both 2006 and 2010 were time limits set for this leap to take place. however, members of the national congress prepared to continue to wait and consider. the current state o

the president omar al bashir was sudan salva kiir.ith south th they discussed joining troops, and also present was china. >> one of three detained journalists has been interviewed in prosecutors. mohamed fadel fahmy has been detained for eight days. peter greste and baher mohamed also detained, accused of spreading lies and joining a terrorist group. johannesburg maintains they are fabricated. >> congress is returning from vacation with a big to-do list. one of the first things on the table is unemployment benefits. >> the senate returned to work in washington on monday, or at least most of it. some members were sent home because of cancelled or delayed flights due to the bad weather. enough was stuck away from the capital. the senate agreed to postpone the vote until tuesday morn morning on whether to extend long-term unemployment benefits. it left 1.3 americans without a safety net. harry reid spoke on the senate floor on monday. >> celebrating the new year on january 1st, more than a million americans, including 20,000 veterans wer

sudan's president omar al bashir has arrived in the capital of south sudan for talks with his counterpart on ending the bloodshed in the country meanwhile fierce fighting continues across south sudan as peace negotiations between rebels and the government micio pierre are making no progress reports say an army general has been killed during intense battles in the town of bor over a thousand people have lost their lives in the violence in south sudan. northeastern america is in the grip of a heavy snow storm and braced for the coldest temperatures in twenty years forecasters say the freeze could hit minus fifty celsius in the in some parts of the country and are warning people to avoid traveling extreme weather has claimed the lives of sixteen people and grounded thousands of flights. fourteen people have been killed during a stampede at a muslim religious ceremony in northern china many others have been injured was for reported to be in critical condition incident happened when people surged forward as food was being handed out. in the midst of a financial storm italians are turning their

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thus president omar al bashir has arrived in the capital of south sudan for talks with his counterpart in ending the bloodshed in the country meanwhile fierce fighting continues across south sudan is peace negotiations between rebels and government in ethiopia are making no progress reports say an army general has been killed during intense battles in the town for over a thousand people have lost their lives and violence in south sudan a csa should a state of emergency as best parts of the united states is in the grip of a heavy snowstorm the while masses of frigid air. put the midwest of the country in deep freeze with temperatures forecast to hit minus fifty celsius in some areas schools in chicago and drop minnesota have been closed and people are advice to stay at home. extreme weather has claimed sixteen lives so far. fourteen people have been killed during a stampede and moslem religious ceremony in northern china many others have been injured with four reported to be in critical condition the incident happened one people surged forward as food was being handed down the last part

to counter balance as at the palau would tend to talk to to omar al bashir the president of sudan with every show has in the cost at tony's open to mystic he aligns himself with khartoum he would not at that stage yet but analysts have been warning all possible trips the wall. if this whole situation sense than escalates and the international community has also been trying to weigh in trying to prevent the crisis from escalating into full blown civil war the us has been particularly active. which yes because the us is the key spots on set up south sudanese independence and it is actually the key ally of the uk which is hosting these talks. the us worked for many years. to promote the course of sounds it's achieved that basically twenty ten the country became an internationally recognized nation and a cone afford to see this nation which helps so much now descend into civil war. our intrusion they are. twin suicide attacks in somalia have left eleven people dead. the bomb blasts targeted one of the main hotels in mogadishu has been no claim of responsibility so far that the attacks bear

president omar al bashir has arrived in the capital of south sudan for talks with these counterpart and ending the bloodshed in the country meanwhile fierce fighting continues across south sudan as peace negotiations between rebels and the government if you will be on making no progress reports say an army general has been killed during intense battles in the town of bor and over a thousand people have lost their lives in the violence in self sudan. two separate blast in pakistan have left eleven people dead the first explosion occurred in the northwest of the country at the home of a local tribal leader killing ten including children it is reported the house was used as a weapons distribution point for local militants the other person died in a suicide blast near scola the country's north reports say the taliban could be behind the assault. tennessee has issued a state of emergency as vast parts of the united states are in the grip of a heavy snowstorm meanwhile masses of frigid air have put the midwest of the country in deep freeze with temperatures forecast to hit minus fifty celsius

. >> you had this visit from president al bashir from sudan visiting its neighbor. is oil omar al bashir's many concern? >> it certainly would be one of his main concerns. they've had quite a checkered past, but over the last year they've managed to form an agreement and come to an agreement on transit fees and oil from sudan to south sudan. that money is vital to both country's economy. if that oil were to stop again like at the beginning of 2012 it would really be detrimental. there were months where the countries were not receiving oil and large percentage of its revenue comes from oil. i think it would be difficult for sudan to have troops permanently stationed in south sudan. speaking about the oil fields, that's something different. if they were in an agreement where they could provide a buffer in the short term i'm sure that's something that could be possible for both parties. but it is important for both toronto that the oil continues to flow and reik machar said that it is his aim. >> this is a huge concern to countries in the region. you've got tens of thousands of pe

. >> april 2013, omar al bashir.o years of frosty relations with the neighbors nearly engaging in all-out war over oil, along the disputed border. bashir is returning to the south, to fighting that has already killed more than a thousand people since december. >> the government in juba appears to be mortgaging its nationalist credentials. >> for the past three weeks fighting has been raging across south sudan. the national army loyal to president sa salva kiir, says te violence began as a coup attempt, an allegation the rebels deny. the warring factions have sent negotiating teams to neighboring ethiopia. but peace talks still can't get off the ground. the rebels are demanding the captured leaders be freed. >> we came here to talk peace without conditions. and to come and tell us release these people so the talk is a condition and we are not ready to accept any precondition. >> the political struggle has another dimension. the president is from the dinka community. his opponent is nuer. now the supporters are settlin

minnesota contrasts that with 40 in omar al bashir.emperatures will moderate was we go into the next couple of days. >> a texas man may bring closure to an emotional chapter in his life. a state judge ordered a hospital to take his brain dead pregnant wife off of life support. mark schnyder has the story. >> erick munoz says he and his wife marlise munoz made it clear neither wanted to be kept alive by a machine. doctors declared the wife and mother clinically dead. a district judge sided with munoz. a family's private tragedy couldn't be more public. marlise munoz, the mother of a 16-month-old was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband found her unconscious. doctors believe she suffered a pulmonary embollism, an artery blockage in the lung. she was rushed to hospital and been on life support in fort worth. her husband and parents went to court asking for her to die in dignity. >> the hospital argued that the law won't allow it since marlise munoz is pregnant. if a doctor declares a person to be brain dead the patient it legally dead. a ju

take part in the talks of infighting between al-qaeda linked extremists and other rebel groups of left dozens dead in eastern syria. so that president omar bashir is in the south sudan for talks with his counterpart in ending the bloodshed currently in the country this is fierce fighting continues across peace negotiations between rebels and the government of ethiopia are making no progress reports say an army general being killed during intense battles for the town of bor over a thousand people have lost their lives in the violence in south sudan so far. two separate blasts impact a start of left a leavened dead the first explosion happened in the northwest of the country at the home of a local tribal leader that killed ten including children it's reported the house was used as a weapons distribution point for local militants and the other person died in a suicide blast near a school in the country's north reports say the taliban could have been behind the assault. the coldest winter storm in twenty years still blasting the united states hundreds of flights have been canceled and schools in several states closed as temperatures near minus fift