A vote thats been marred by violence and an Opposition Boycott about a dozen others were injured in one of several areas where election materials have not been delivered. For Opposition Strongholds for voting will now be held on saturday the government says its because of security challenges for me to miller has more now from nairobi. Protesters lighting fires and throwing rocks leaving some polling stations empty and Police Responding with tear gas or whats characterized voting day in nairobis Opposition Strongholds other polling stations have not opened a toll officials too frightened to report for duty really explaining ourselves very clearly. There is no reason for anybody to take any violent action against i b c officials a. B. C. Officials should be allowed to conduct their duty. And as they conduct their duties it is the right of a kenyan. In any particular part of the country to either decide to vote or not. The opposition called for its supporters to boycott the polls after a
A motion with the original parliament to proclaim and dependents from spain the move comes as the senate in the trade to pay its whether to grant Prime Minister special powers to sack the catalan president and his Regional Government catalonia president refused to hold early elections unless the Central Government agree to certain conditions so speaking in the senate said that he planned elections in catalonia so. They feel that i mean. If the Senate Approves this the president of the Spanish Government will dissolve parliament and call elections within six months my aim is to call elections as soon as possible we also ask you to authorize the following decisions to remove from office of the president the Deputy President and the cabinet members of the Catalan Government. So whats happening right now in the parliament they are speaking on a vote thats coming up soon on this motion for independence cattle on leaders have been warned that a declaration of independence could see them char
Ordered slap Regional Elections it came within an hour of the parliament assuring a declaration of independence. Well this was the scene in Catalonia Regional Parliament when the motion was passed and a pen supporter celebrated outside the Assembly Building and after the vote. Martin addressed parliament about the challenge ahead. The citizens of catalonia in the coming hours we will have to maintain our countrys polls most of all to maintain the public spirit and our dignity as we have always done with no doubt it will continue to be that way. Kenyas Electoral Commission has called off the president ial repayed election and for Opposition Strongholds violent confrontations between police and protesters have made it impossible for voting materials to get to a number of polling stations Catherine Sawyer reports from the opposition stronghold of. At and informally set up road block in kisumu this men are using an electricity pole to make sure no vehicle carrying ballot boxes passes throu
This is the target of the first explosion. To tell a story through away from the president ial palace a car was driven up to the gates of the hotel before exploding causing a blast that was hard across the city. At least three heavily armed fighters then stormed into the hotel shooting anyone in sight and im going to rely on you i was driving a took to the front of the hotel and i saw a car exploding at the gate of the hotel i dont know where two of my clients have gone i dont know if theyre dead or alive but i saw four dead bodies. And two hes popular with somali members of parliament and other government officials the hotel was also the venue of a meeting between the somali president mohammed of the life of the module and leaders of somalias five regional states. The second car bomb exploded at a busy intersection in the heart of the city and the security. Few expected. To cut out such brazen out talks in mogadishu so soon after the recent mustve truck the money is history residents
The special investigation looking into any links between russia and the Trump Campaign committee how he has more in our washington d. C. Donald trump do solemnly swear donald trump has been in office less than a year but this is perhaps the most significant day of his presidency so far on monday two of his former associates turned themselves into authorities paul mann a ford is the former chair of Donald Trumps president ial Election Campaign rick gates is a longtime business associate of matta forte and worked with the white house until march both man have been indicted on a dozen charges by a federal grand jury the charges include conspiracy against the United States also to launder money acting as an agent for a foreign principal providing false statements to investigators and failure to report Foreign Bank Accounts it has also emerged a third person tied to the Truck Campaign George Papadopoulos has pled guilty to lying to federal investigators over his relationship with russia but