Cup of nations will go ahead but no word yet whether morocco will be hosting. In about 45 minutes. So well begin from burkina fasso. The African Union have told military leaders to put a civilian government in charge or face the consequences. Lets take you live there to burkina fassos capitol. Whats been the reaction to the African Union ultimatum . Basically been telling them that i dont plan to stay on to power. I just came here because someone had to come and stabilize the situation. When things are stable then i will go. He did indicate if he did step down he was willing to hand over power to the speaker of parliament which is what the constitution actually says. The head of the opposition had a press conference a few minutes ago and he promised he would step down eventually and optimistic he will keep his word. But is it in a week two weeks a month, some say he will maybe try to stall, buy time and hang onto power. People are waiting to see what his reaction is going to be. Will h
People. Plus, good buy apec. Hello snog. We are in beijing, where pollution is back to extreme levels. Lets start first with some breaking news coming out of iraq. Five people have been killed by a Suicide Attack in erbil. Thats the capital of iraqs autonomous kurdish region. Lets go straight to imran khan. Hes joining us from baghdad. What more details do you know at this point about that blast. Well, the attack happened over an hour ago. A driver in a car bomb drove up to the gates of the erbil governor, tried to smash through the gates. Killed two police men and two civilians, and also nearly blowing himself up in the process. So this is a key governor building, is one of the biggest Civil Servant buildings in erbil. Its not a busy marketplace. We normally see this in marketplaces. This was remote, high secure, it has to be said. The question is of the timing of this bomb. This comes 24 hours after the taking of beigy oil refinery. I. S. I. L. Said erbil, the capital of the kurdish
And you also want to bring peace to that land torn apart by a spiral of violence and poverty. Where so many people are homeless, lacking water, food, and the Bare Necessities of life. We can join our correspondent who was with the tens of thousands who flocked to st. Peters square. Thanks for joining us. It was a message of hope. Pope francis left no stone unturned and made his way across the world, looking at its various conflicts and calling for peace, not just a message directed at catholics but far beyond the world of the believes. Very much so. He touched on some of the key conflicts around the world, starting off with syria. Now pope francis made syria really one of his top priorities, if you recall earlier this year he had a world day of prayer for peace and a world day of fasting for syria back in september and he continued that message earlier today, talking about how there was a need for the people in syria to have an end to the violence and access to humanitarian aid. He sai
Saying it is completely biased. Im molly hall in paris and i will be with you in the next hour. Also coming up, the Cannes Film Festival in full swing. Catching one of the screenings is no easy task. Some tips on how to make sure you get a seat. Outrage image prompting in turkey. An aide to the Prime Minister called lashing out at a protester in the wake of the Terrible Mine accident. William hildebrand has that story and more. But first, we begin with what is on track to be a resounding the three in the World Biggest election. After weeks of voting that saw a, indias opposition bjp party is heading for a commanding win. Official results are not yet in but the party that had been at the center of indian politics for decades has conceded defeat. Trends,ving the early toogress party and upa respectfully accept defeat. Lets get an update on the situation of for that we cross to the Natasha Butler who is in new delhi. Ministerrime congratulated the bjp party for the win which is yet to be
6 00 in just gone london on this friday morning. Bloomberg reporters are standing by across the world did Ryan Chilcote is on the ground in russian president Vladimir Putin is put on notice to end the standoff or face sanctions. David tweed is standing by in brussels with more on the diplomatic attempts to ease the crisis. About jobsrro is all friday and South African president jacob zuma is on a mission to empower black people. Caroline hyde has the details. The United States and the European Union will move forward with sanctions unless Vladimir Putin joins discussions for a diplomatic solution in ukraine. Ryan chilcote lines us from kiev. Putinent couldnt and president obama seemed to be moving in Different Directions for the time being. The Crimean Parliament has voted to secede from ukraine and to join russia and to hold a popular vote on the 16th of march, in nine days. They were already going to hold that referendum, they simply moved it up. Remember that crimea is a region of u