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I will be doing a book signing upstairs. If you have a copy of the book there is time to get one. If you do not have a copy, there is still time to get one. Richmond was captured april 3, 1865. What antzel understatement that is, to capture the historic event that happened 150 years ago today. I got interested in this project 12 years ago when i was going through my grandfathers Family Archive and memoirs and came across this entry. My fathers uncle was a general in the civil war. My grandfather...

Hello. Today, december 1st marks the u. N. s selfimposed deadline for tackling ebola in west africa. But the head of the mission has suggested it has missed its target for controlling the virus. Theres still a huge danger the disease could spread around the world. The aim was to isolate 70 of those who have been infected with the disease, then to safely bury 70 of the victims in the three worst hit countries. Liberia and sierra leone are falling well short of the targets in some areas. The numbe...

Regime. Inside one of the cars that is just completed the world longest race. Hello there. At least 64 people have been killed in india during a hindu pig grim imagine, thousands have gathered for a religious festival. Another 100 people were injured in the crash. Some of these pill games have been fasting for the past nine days on the 10th day, they went to pay their respects to the hindu goddess. But the festive move turns as thousands tries to cross a bridge, rumors spread that it was collaps...

European waters close to africa are turning into a cemetery, that is the reaction of malta us try maltas Prime Minister. Onleast 30 people have died a ship after a boat sank. The boat went down 100 kilometers south of lampedusa and 110 kilometers off the coast of malta. Said to be refugees fleeing the civil war in syria. The overloaded vessel had been carrying more than 230 people desperate to reach european shores. A search is underway still for victims of the disaster. About 150 people from th...

European waters close to africa are turning into a cemetery. That is the reaction of malta was Prime Minister to the latest tragedy. On friday, at least 34 people died after the boat sank between the italian island lampedosa and malta, the latest in a spate of accidents involving refugees trying to reach european shores. A search is still underway for victims of fridays disaster. For those who have survived, the future is still uncertain. At least these people are alive. They have reached europe...

Protests against austerity brings the italian city of rome to a standstill for a second consecutive day. Nine lebanese men are to return home, freed by syrian rebels. The group will cross Southern Turkey from syria. Rebels captured the men in may, who said they were returning from a religious trip to iran. Theres hope two Turkish Airline pilots abducted in bair ute in august will be released. We have correspondents in both countries. Well hear from turkey in a moment. First, Andrew Simmons is li...

How much work they are doing. And these charities are doing sort of, you know, they are really the unsung hero of the humanitarian crisis in syria. Over and over again the kuwaitis are the only theyre the ones that are first donor in every case for humanitarian work. I think theres an aspect of this, too, that is sort of i think i mentioned one example that where do you exactly draw the line on this . So, you know, if youre supporting a hospital that is run by a particular brigade is it humanita...

It was yours and korea and woe to those of you were watching from around the world its first eight marks thirteen here in seoul and you can hang them from him thanks so much for joining us. There were no surprises in the final rate setting session for outgoing think of korea gov kean kim soo whose four year term ends at the end of this month the central bank has left its key Interest Rate unchanged at two and a half percent for his tenth straight month in march following its monthly Monetary Pol...

Junk scavenging with disabled relatives how some you are forced to survive. Im kath turner in new york. The new York City Marathon after two events hurricane sandy, and the Boston Marathon. Welcome to al jazeera. A bangladeshy Court Sentenced to death a leader based in the u. K. Al jazeera spoke to Chowdhury Mueenuddin, and he denied any involvement in the killings in 1971. Hes been sentenced to death in his absence, by a court in the capital dakar, alongside Ashrafuz Zaman khan, who lives in th...

Close to the local elections in kosovo the first in which serbia urge minority serbs to bow. Surfers education and cousin us political life is a key element of the European Union brokered deal to end the dispute there and unlocks eu funds. But today is noting was marred by reports of masked men storming the main Polling Center in each of the except throwing tear gas and smashing ballot boxes the worldly local elections but for kosovos leaders they were approved moniker of relations between Ethni...