Other government buildings saying its move is stronger think criminal elements within the government well go live to harare also coming up a resoundingly yes in australia to same sex marriage in a nonbinding post a referendum the Prime Minister paid just to make it you know by christmas really succeed. I dont welcome im with touchy my good to have your company. Dramatic developments overnight in zimbabwe returns on the streets of the capital harare the army says this is not a coup it describes a move as a corrective measure targeting criminals around president Robert Mugabe explosions were reported in some parts of harare overnight the army has sealed off government in Parliament Buildings and taken control of the state broadcaster own. This week the army chief had threatened to step in to calm political tensions prompting accusations of treason from the ruling party this amid brewing tensions of a possible successor to president mugabe. In a statement on National Television the army denied that the ongoing military operation was a coup what this my wood fence force is doing is to pacify a degenerate impolitic all social and Economic Situation in our country which if not addressed may result in your own it come. To members of this and what would friends forces or leave is cancelled and you are all pretend to have barracks with the middle if and let it be clear that we intend to address the Human Security threats in our country therefore any provocation will be met with an appropriate response. Lets go live to harare and we are joined by tendai biti is a constitutional lawyer and a former finance minister in a government of National Unity and hes long been very active in the z. Bomb be an opposition or welcome to attend a whats going on in zimbabwe is what we are seeing a military coup if. Its like it. Was like a dark and fluffs like a duck its a duck so this is a cool but i think the lead boat is not important something you have to give you know political discourse the the the extent of the amount of pull crises facing our country we have many men we have had by prison happy hes willing patsy and of course his wife demanded that something it had to give so what is important what is it in the right now is understandable to protect the constitution of zimbabwe to protect our democracy cannot at midday say is that president obama mugabe and his family im safe custody but ive been reports coming from south africa the president jacob zuma says that a robot mugabe is under house arrest what information do you have. Theres no question that ca the exit conceive is existed. On monday. The twelfth of november. Is not in control ive just come from the i could do some. Or possibly i could with that but as their assets down completely and thats more peaceful road is blocked by an attack against so thats why i see this month with time about labels it is what its in extralegal i get is this since executive and thats why because it is. Something. We need to consult which is what is the waiting for and the way forward you have to. Make an easy one in that. Becomes easy to not only. To craft a program in their own. Writing that we had the underlying causes of this military exit so that it doesnt happen again and in this regards did all of this of the African Development corporation did all of the African Union did all of that you in iraq of the u. N. Security council when to keep it turned out we get a little bit ahead of fall says if this is a military coup or minute extralegal action as hell suggesting what is the guy didnt do that the minute you would give up power to a democratic government i dont think i dont think that. This is a. Defense mechanism. Situation that was not tenable if you had four lines above with the kind of remarks that this is in that it was mickey when beyond. Making said see. I think its a sound in sound. Sake so i think that this was a very carefully planned activity thats when these id been in the loss of life and i think i mean those that this was a move to sides in this not to handle and in the level of. Among republicans and that was that they dont its. Within about sort of enthusing we can exclude them from that and be able to succeed what is required is a road that debate how does an. Absolute sense this is a kindly we this is going sixty years is willing to lead theres even douglas and robots a couple of things about strengths transition and im going to show up. That is right and thank you again diabetes a leading figure in the zimbabwe opposition thank you very much for talking to us and. Turning now to australia over sixty percent off strains have given their support to same sex marriage in a nonbinding post of polling they show four out of five registered voters cast a ballot on the issue the government says it will make same sex unions legal by the end of the year campaigners celebrated the result across the country. She is of jubilation in australia. And some spontaneous proposals as its announced that the majority of australians voted for gay and lesbian people to be able to marry. I mean everything to hear that a strike is over sixty one percent of the o. G. T. T. Were just going to love and were just so thrilled and happy thank you strike thank you so much yeah. In mice and so high as thousands gathered in parks around the country to celebrate the results of the National Postal service. It marks a watershed moment for gay rights in australia where it was illegal in some states to engage in homosexual activity up until nine hundred ninety seven its been a really special moment its and its a similar with my mom and i think. Its the point in our history or way of saying. Weve got resoundingly for a better. Country and that is so special. The voice is nonbinding been destroyed his Prime MinisterMalcolm Turnbull said parliament would now legislation on the bill. I voted yes for commitment. Voted yes for love and now it is up to us here in the parliament of a strike to get on with it. To get on with the job the australian people of task has to do and get this done this year before christmas. If the bill passes a stranger would be the twenty six country in the world to legalize same sex marriage. And many people are celebrating australias yes vote by sharing their love stories in social media like this couple and then this user says even if the official bill still has to be passed by parliament in his eyes this Marriage Equality map sure looks a lot better after today some are marking the results of the same Sex Marriage Survey in their own way the Sydney Opera House for example lit up the famous building in rainbow colors a symbol of gay rights but not everyone is celebrating we also have the no campaign posting this picture saying the yes campaign now is to ensure that proper protection for prayer rental rights freedom of speech and belief are in place let me bring you up to speed with saw the news from around the world lawmakers in russia but if passed measures that would force some International Media companies to register as foreign agents now the move comes after u. S. Pressure on russia state funded r. T. Channel to do the same american intelligence has alleged r. T. Was used to meddle in the two thousand and sixteen election a claim that russia denies u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson has called for a credible probe into abuses against me and mastering the muslims but advised against living sanctions on the countrys government to listen is a million mark for talks with the leader aung sang suu chee more than six hundred thousand rohingya have fled military operations in ne and ma into neighboring bangladesh. Italian prosecutors opened a criminal investigation after the bodies of twenty six Nigerian Women were recovered from the mediterranean earlier this month but the truth about their deaths may never be known for many families a tour in nigeria that means a painful wait for news from daughters who disappeared after leaving for europe our correspondent yon Phillip Shaath went to meet them. A faded picture is all that remains john im a coups daughter disappeared in february she was twenty three at the time a few weeks ago john received a call she had been abducted in libya on her way to europe and he would have to pay a ransom. The farmer raised six hundred euros but still has yet to see any sign of life from his daughter then last week john found out about the deaths of twenty six young Nigerian Women off the coast of libya since the. Rest of my have been so worried about it i dont know shes among. Us. Earlier this month a spanish agent rescued four hundred africans it see but twenty six Nigerian Women were found dead at the scene the bodies floating in the water italy launched an investigation and arrested two men on Human Trafficking charges authorities also contacted the Nigerian Government but their response was muted. Austin aramaic and his team deals with deaths like these on a daily basis the activist is upset that the Nigerian Government his government is not doing more people dying on a daily basis so no human being will be satisfied with the level more response that we are courting we get and that is why when you see that means. That the government season claims that the. Government needs to do more. There are many says its a lack of opportunities at home thats causing droves of young people to flee. Although nigeria has more of the strongest economies in africa over sixty percent of its population live in poverty. According to the United Nations more than two thousand six hundred people have died on the Mediterranean Sea this year one of the main countries of origin is nigeria the government has promised to fight Human Trafficking gangs and to give people a perspective but so far it hasnt lived up to the peoples expectations. The government of course has a different take on all this. The mass exodus of Nigerian Youth has less to do with the quality of life it says and more to do with the lies being told by human traffickers. Most of this that have. Made it through travel food is that most of that even graduates if not. More more green are. Over though not embark on such a dangerous journey its so poverty the way that i can outsource. John only coo isnt really interested in a political debate after his daughter disappeared he started working evenings as a taxi driver to make some extra money he may need it if he has to he will travel to libya himself to look for his daughter. Now for an item of Sports Center of the wilds football heavyweights faced off in a friendly on tuesday night as germany locked horns with france they opened the scoring in the thirty third minute when anthony mark fashion set up on xander their luck factor for an easy tap in and then in the second half mizzou disease perfect through boy found team obana who stayed cool to put the signs level like a truck again to put the french back on the lead in the foot and fifteen minutes but in the final seconds lost equalized once again for germany to all the final score. Coming up on the news caster of venezuela has signed a debt restructuring deal with a russia will this help the country avoid slipping father into its Current CrisisHelena Humphrey from our business says well have the story for you coming up shortly