U. S. Soldier bo berg dal is released in afghanistan. The discovery of two planets one of which may be able to sustain life. Prorussia separatists have now seized two government bases in the eastern city of luhansk which were abandoned by Ukrainian Government forces. Intense fighting there has forced many people to flee from the city and there is continued violence in and around the eastern city o. Here is our correspond effort david chater. Reporter after another night of intense clashes in the city, some of the girls and boys ended up on this school bus without their mothers. Translator who is going to look after them, one woman demanded . Reporter they have been driven across the russian border and will be found a safe half then crimea. A last look at the streets in the country where they were born. Anxiety etched on their faces, not knowing the dangers they will face to the road ahead but leaving behind a city now engulfed in a war. The bright sunshine belied the somber mood. It wa
In exchange, the u. S. Is sending five senior taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay to qatar which helped broker this deal. These are some images obtained by wikileaks which match the names released by the u. S. Department of defense. The department of defense would neither confirm nor deny their accuracy. The fact bergdahl was released in exchange for five suspects detained at guantanamo does raise concerns for some. Reporter it really is no surprise that the taliban have wanted to get and have been able to get some of their own Prisoners Released in exchange for Bowe Bergdahl. This has been one of their key demands. Five people being held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay. They wanted them released. Theyve done this with the afghan government. Theyve done it with the pakistan government. Capturing officials, demanding then that their own fighters be released. These five men formerly held in Guantanamo Bay. One was a former interior minister. One was a former Deputy Defense minis
Thanks for watching us. Im rosemary church. Im john vause. The Obama Administration is defending the weekend Prisoner Exchange that freed a u. S. Soldier. And the spiritual leader of the Afghan Taliban is praising that controversial deal, calling the swap a great victory for having secured the release from Guantanamo Bay of what he says were five important members of the taliban. Needless to say, the deal that freed Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is opening quite a debate. The details now from joe johns. A good day. Reporter a day after the president s emotional celebration with Bowe Bergdahls parents in the rose garden, tough questions for his National Security adviser, susan rice on, cnns state of the union with candy crowley. Did the United States negotiate with terrorists for his release . What we did was ensure that the United States doesnt leave a man or woman on the battlefield. Reporter rice said bergdahls Failing Health justified not telling 30 days beforehand as the law requires
Theyll be there im happy im here and not in those lines. Me too. Thanks for join beiing us in th u. S. And around the world. Im natalie allen. And im errol barnett. In just a few hours pope francis arrives in turkey for a threeday trip. It is only the fourth time a pope has visited the predominantly muslim country. You watched live as he boarded a plane ahead of this trip. The pontiff will meet with turkeys president , and hes also expected to denounce violence by islamic extremists targeting christians. Cnns arwa damon shows us how a Small Community of Christian Refugees in turkey is trying to hold on to its culture and faith. Reporter in istanbul a generation of turkish assyrians has something their parents did not. A school focusing on ensuring their language, dating back to the early years of christianity, is not forgotten. Its the first of its kind in this predominantly muslim country, a rare positive development for christians in the region. Juxtaposed against that of a generatio
Hours now for a rare visit to a muslim country. A welcome ceremony awaits him in the capital. Then he will head to the president ial palace. For more, we have arwa damon with more. What are the issues he will address there, arwa . Reporter max, there are a key number of issues when it comes to speaking to the Christian Community in the region. There are two key purposes in this visit by pope francis. The first of which, although it perhaps takes a backseat to the other one. The first is continuing to build and solidify the bridges with sister churches. He will be over the weekend meeting with the turkish president and Prime Minister and also the minister for religious affairs. One of the main issues in all of this is going to be trying to somehow build that deep, deep divide between christians and muslims in the region. Christianity is facing a threat unlike any it has faced in the last few decades when it comes to its existence in the region. The emergence of al qaeda in iraq, then th