Why this violin is worth a titanic million dollars. Welcome to the program. 11 hostages are waiting to go home as part of a complex deal involving turkey, lebanon, Syrian Rebels and the syrian government. Among them two Turkish Airline pilots, kidnapped at gunpoint two months ago while at a stop over at beirut airport. Nine lebanese hostages have been released. They were freed on the continue that damascus would release 200 prisoners. Andrew simmons is live at beiruts international airport. There seems to be a delay to this very complex hostage exchange. Take us through what has been happening there now. Right now the mood is different to two hours ago. There was a lot of information suggesting that the whole process as under way. But there was a hold up. I have spoken to the foreign minister mansour and he told me definitively that the two turkish pilots are in the hands of turkish officials and are heading to the airport and will get on a plane which will take off to return to turkey
Two convicted killers on the run for weeks have been found . A florida motel. Charles walker and Joseph Jenkins went peacefully with police. Both serve life sentences when they escaped using forged documents. We are joined life from miami. Have the Police Revealed how they tracked down the men . They said that they had a tip from an informant or associate in the area, i believe, is how they termed it, to track down the two. All along the police said they werent sure if the two men whose escape from prison was 11 days apart, if they were in any way coordinated together. The fact that they were arrested together certainly gives credence to the notion that their escapes were coordinated. The taste of freedom ended around dinner time at a motel in panama city. Police say that they were arrested without incident, and their arrests come hours, literally, after the mother of one of the convicts stood before cameras and pleaded with him to turn himself in. Their escapes were an embarrassment t
In syria despite the presence of International Weapons inspectors. An explosion outside damascus left 16 soldiers dead and others wounded. It happened after a group freed hostages held captive for more than a year. Omar saleh is near the Syrian Border and has the latest on the attack. Tell us what you know. Has anyone claimed responsibility for the attack . Well, what we know from sources in syria at least five rebel groups launched a joint assault against a Government Army complex. One of the groups is linked to alqaeda. The offensive started with a suicide car bomb. That attack killed at least 16 syrian soldiers. Its followed by heavy clashes which left at least 15 fighters killed. So we are talking about at least 31 in total have been killed. We understand that clashes are ongoing around the complex. Its an important complex for the rebels. They have been trying to storm it for the last few months because it will give them a Vantage Point of looking at the Government Forces within t
Of International Weapons inspectors. Today an explosion outside damascus. It left 16 government soldiers dead and others wounded. It happened after a group of lebanese hostages had been freed, after being held captive for a year. Omar saleh is live. Tell us about what you know about who is claiming responsibility for this. What we know is that at least five rebel groups, including nusra and a group affiliated to al qaeda launched a joint operation against a Government Army complex. The attack the offensive started with a suicide car bombing at the entrance of the complex. It killed. And it appears as they we just lost omaral sala. Its difficult to keep connections. Well keep more information shortly. In the meantime chemical weapons inspectors report progress on the ground in syria. They say they have checked 14 of more than 20 sites on the list so far. Syrian state tv released a video of inspectors checking one such site. The organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons says s
Record fine for jpmorgan in relation to the Global Financial crisis damaged and dying children afflicted by lead poisoning in a rush for gold. Arse nists are braving the bullets and bombs take to the stage for a rare live concert in kabul. Hello. The final hot stage in a complex deal seeing the release of lebanese host ims and two turkish pilots is anticipated to take place in the next few hours. Dozens of women prisoners are expected to be released shortly. The first to be released were nine shia muslims from leb nom, captured in shirria by sunni rebels, suspected of being hezbollah fighters. They denied that. Two turkish pilots were abducted in beirut in retaliation of the lebanese men. They were the nest to be released. They were held because turkey backs the syrian rebels. The third elements is set to take place, more than 100 women held bit sirrian government. A concession to the rebels. Omar al saleh is in southern turby. More than 100 female prisoners expected to be released. Wh