News / News Bulletin

Syrian govt., opposition groups negotiating ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta

Thursday, 19 November 2015 5:31 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 19 November 2015 5:31 AM ]

1. The Paris public prosecutor says a terrorist cell that was neutralized in a Paris suburb on Wednesday was ready to launch another attack in the country.

2. Opposition sources say a local 15-day ceasefire between foreign-backed militants fighting in Syria and the army in the Ghouta area is being negotiated.

3. The Human Rights Watch says Washington should not sell aerial bombs to Saudi Arabia in the absence of investigations into alleged laws-of-war violations in Yemen.

4. The Council of Europe commissioner for human rights condemns Turkey’s recent crackdown in the country’s predominantly Kurdish region.

5. The US city of Los Angeles declares a shelter crisis as the city is overwhelmed by the growing homeless population which has increased 12 percent in just two years.

Press TV’s website can also be accessed at the following alternate addresses:

www.presstv.co.uk

top5