The news with Jerry Smit
The French president Francois Hollande has met Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on the visit to Havana. The meeting came shortly after President Hollande
called for an end to the US’s embargo on Cuba, saying it badly damage the island’s development. Will Grant reports from Havana.
"I had in front of me a man who made history with reported president Hollande’s reaction to meeting Fidel Castro. It is the first French head of state to visit Cuba
over a century. Francois Hollande had made a little history of himself during this visit to Havana. Now, 88 years old, Fidel Castro only receives a very selected
handful of dignitary every year. Given the France never broke the relationship with Cuba, even in the height of the Cold War, the French leader was always likely to
meet the man who shaped the modern Cuba for almost 6 decades."
Egypt’s Justice Minister has resigned after provoking public outrage by saying that the sons of rubbish collectors can not become judges. Mahfouz Saber said in a
television interview that the prospective member of Judiciary has to come from a respectable background. Mr.Saber prompted further condemnation when he tend to clarify
his remarks by saying the same thing applied to senior jobs in the army and police.
President Obama has spoken to King Salman of Saudi Arabia, following his decision to put off the US-Gulf Arab summit in Camp David this week. Mr.Obama called the
meeting to reassure Gulf Arab allies who are unease about potential nuclear deal with Iran. The White House spokesmen Josh Earnest said the King Salman’s decision was
not a sign of his displeasure with the offer.
“There’s been no concern raised by our Saudi partners, either before the change of travel plans or after related to the agenda of Camp David. So I know there have
been some speculation that this change of travel plan was an attempt to send message to US. If so, that message is not received because all the feedback that we have
received from Saudis has been positive.
The Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has described his country's financial situation as terribly urgent. Speaking after a meeting at the Euro zone finance
ministers in Brussels, he said the crisis could come to ahead in a couple of weeks. Chris Morris reports from Brussels.
“A statement from the Euro group suggested that the talk between Greece and international creditors are at long last going well. But EU official said that there was
still considerable distance from reaching any kind of agreement to release further funding. The basic division between creditors who wanted more economic reforms and
radical left-wing government that promised the end of austerity has yet to be bridged. Differences of opinions remain on labor market reform and possible pension cuts
in particular.
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There have been protest in Paraguay capital Asunción over the rape of 10-year-old girl who is five-month pregnant but has been denied to abortion. A group of mothers
held up banners outside government buildings demanding longer sentences for rapist. Police have jailed the girl's stepfather who's under investigation for the rape.
Columbia's arm forces have arrested nearly 60 people in what Defense Ministry describes as a major crackdown on the illegal mining in the Amazon rainforest. The
Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon said the raids near the borders with Brazil and Venezuela has dismantled an illegal financing network used by FARC rebels. He said
the operation have prevented the group from getting hold of around 8 million dollars.
Police in Florida say George Zimmerman, the white man who shot dead of an unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin 3 years ago has been involved in another shooting
incident. Gerald is the spokeswoman for the Lake Mary police department.
“At this time the investigation has proved that George Zimmerman was not the shooter. He was transported to a local hospital for minor injuries and has been released.
Lake Mary’s Police Department is waiting council in order to interview both parties and at this time we are not determined how or why the incident and outpatient
began.”
The US National Football League has suspended the new England Patriot's star quarterback Tom Brady 4 games for his part in controversy involving the use of under-
inflated balls. The club has been fined one million dollars. And an investigation found that Brady and two members of the Patriots’s staff were awared of plans to
under-inflated balls to make them easier for Brady to throw catch. The Patriots won the 2015 NFL season at Superbowl. Brady has three days to appeal.