To choose prodemocracy candidates to run in septembers legislative elections. Millions of syrias displaced people will now have only one Turkish Border crossings through which to receive aid thats after several attempts to keep a 2nd crossing open failed to pass at the Un Security Council russia backed by china had been pushing to shut down one of 2 Border Crossings that was still open our diplomatic editor james bays reports from u. N. Headquarters in new york. A Security Council resolution on delivery of aid into syria is finally passed the result of the voting is as follows 12 votes in favor. No votes against. And 3 abstentions but this was not what 13 out of 15 Council Members wanted only one Border Crossing bubble how one can now be used to deliver aid off to china and russia use their veto power in recent days to block other options so this resolution is not what the United States and a majority of the council fought for and it is certainly far short of what the Syrian People nee
Hong kongs leader says she will listen to voters. Prodemocracy candidates make Massive Gains as the probating vote lapses in municipal elections. A merger brings together the worlds of fashion and jewelry. Louis vuitton Moet Hennessy buys stephanie for 60 billion. Is it a bling bling match made in heaven . I am phil gayle. Welcome to the program. It is a heist straight out of a hollywood movie here to here in germany, thieves broke into europes most renowned museums and made off with 18thcentury jewelry. Policed in the eastern city of dresden sending the rate of the green vote collection took place in the earlier hours of the morning. It is home to more than 4000 objects made of ivory, gold, silver, and jewels. Dresdens green vote museum home to one of europes greatest collections of treasures. Now, it is a crime scene after burglars snatched up to 95 pieces of 18thcentury jewelry including diamonds and rubies. This is one of the sets that was stolen. Exactly how many items were taken
A bowlers the smuggling to survive on how does iraq. Really airstrikes. Oh. Right right. Right. Hello im Richard Burton youre at the listening post here are some of the media stories were covering this week cause and effect there are high stakes electoral politics playing out in israel and palestinians are paying the price yet again do you to cling and powering the protests in algeria pulling the plug on the internet in iran the authorities there impose one of the biggest blackouts anywhere and americans living under donald trump. Are yearning for the sound of silence war as the saying goes is politics waged by other means in israel war usually waged on gaza can be a means of distraction a political weapon and that context is often missing in the News Coverage last week Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched airstrikes on the gas a strip what his government called a targeted killing of an Islamic Jihad commander 8 members of one gas and family were among the scores of innocent pale
The way the difficulties facing rescuers in northwestern kenya after dozens are killed in landslides and breathing new life into the worlds coral reefs how the Pacific Waters of palau have become a big can of hope. Im joined again with the sport as crowned asian champions and down to wilder defends his heavyweight boxing title with yet another devastating knockout to win as we match in the 14th enough they can. Become please welcome to the news hour a Record Number of voters have had their say in hong kongs district elections with less than an hour and a half before those polls close about 2 thirds of eligible voters have cast their ballot thats more than 2 and a half 1000000 people the elections follow months of violent protests against the pro beijing government well get an update from bride whos standing by in hong kong shortly but 1st this report from sarah clarke. As polls open to the people lined up around 4000000 who are registered to vote in hong kongs District Council election
Pacific waters of pullout are becoming a beacon of hope. And timely harding with sport saudi arabia. Football champions and while there defends his heavyweight boxing title with yet another devastating knockout to win his rematch with. Us. And we begin this hour in hong kong where polls have just closed in local elections the turnout has been the highest in the citys history more than 2800000 people thats nearly 70 percent of registered voters cast their ballots now more than 1000. 00 candidates are running for 452. 00 District Council seats of recorder of the councils are also part of a Large Committee that votes for hong kongs chief executive now this is the 1st election since the antigovernment protests began in june and is seen as a political tests for kerry lands government. In a moment well go live to rob a broad in hong kong 1st though hes got with this report. In a hong kong neighborhood hardest hit by battles between protesters and Police Voters in manchaca cast last minute ba