>> crossing the finish line -- mali's former prime minister ibrahim boubacar keita looks certain to capture the presidency after his opponent visited his home to concede defeat. settlement homes in the spotlight -- an israeli announcement of construction on contested land as the size prepare for renewed peace talks. a dark past catches up with him. after over 16 years on the run, james "whitey" bulger, one of notoriousmost underworld bosses has been convicted of 11 murders.

thank you for joining us on "france 24." former prime minister off mali ibrahim boubacar keita looks certain to be declared the winner. it removes the specter of a legal battle. they have until friday to officially announce the result of the runoff, a with everything indicating that ibrahim boubacar keita was surging ahead, soumaila cisse gave his concession in person. >> i paid him a visit because it eldersadition to see the to congratulate them and reassure them. i went with my wife and my children. he gave me a warm welcome. it was a moment of great congeniality. moreover, i wanted to show i was republican, recognizing

my defeat. i recognize my defeat and take responsibility. right now, we need to focus on the future and i sincerely wish president ibrahim boubacar keita all the best. >> the words of soumaila cisse on his concession. the french president francois hollande has extended his congratulations to ibrahim boubacar keita, saying parents will always stand by mali's side. ibrahim boubacar keita, known locally as ibrahim boubacar ibk, will haveas to try to put the people of mali back together. >> national reconciliation top the list of the challenges facing the future president. in the northern part of the country, ethnic tensions run high. in june, the government signed a peace deal with rebels that

paves the way to sunday's elections, including a promise that the new president would negotiate with the rebels within two months. these talks will determine whether the rebels will be integrated into the army. another threat to the stability of mali, the army. it was the soldiers inability to deal with a rebellion that led to the crisis. the future president will have to rebuild the army's reputation and remind the soldiers of their duty to protect mali's sovereignty. the eu will train 3000 soldiers over 15 months. last, but not least, the future president will inherit a country festering with corruption and an economy that reached a virtual standstill in the last year. while mali remains the third

gold producer on the continent, the economy attracted in 2012 and youth unemployment is soaring. the challenges are huge, but the country can count on foreign national assistance -- financial assistance. more than 3 billion euros in aid have been promised from international donors. >> the u.s. has urged palestinians not to react adversely to the israeli approval of 1200 new settlement homes, announced just days before the scheduled resumption of peace talks, and it has been reported that israel has approved another 942 homes. secretary of state john kerry said the original announcement was to some degree expected but stressed that washington considered the settlement illegitimate. he had this to say. >> we had known there would be a continuation of some building in certain places and i think the

palestinians understand that. one of the announcement was outside of that level of expectation and that is being discussed right now. i do not believe it will become, what you call, a speed bump in that sense. >> palestinians have accused israel of trying to sabotage talks and the israeli government rejects the criticism, releasing 26 palestinian prisoners ahead of the talks, but news of the settlements are said to exacerbate tensions further. inflame thee to situation, and perhaps that is the intention. there was the announcement of -- new homes in jerusalem east jerusalem, on contested land. this announcement was made by a source inside the jerusalem minas appellate he. it is -- municipality.

it is apparent that as soon as there are talks or a visit from high-ranking american officials, there is an announcement from an official from the israeli administration, not necessarily speaking for the government, and it is a sign of conflict about the renewed peace talks and about digging up land and particularly in jerusalem. it is not a neck said that of the homes being currently announced, of the first -- an accident that of the homes being announced, the first tranche of 1200 are in jerusalem, and the second trench of 900 are in jerusalem. theyis also interesting is may never be built. to divertaying it is talks. >> could the negativity succeed in derailing the talks?

>> i would have to say that that is an open question, but at this time it does not seem that announcement has achieved that. we have seen the plans for the release of 26 palestinian prisoners as a prelude to the talks that start tomorrow. the prisoners are scheduled to be released early tomorrow morning and they will be received in ramallah by the palestinian president. that would be a great celebration for the palestinians, and then the talks will begin in jerusalem. despite the announcement of opposition within israel, it seems the talks are on track to begin tomorrow. >> to tunisia now, where national women's day is expected to be used by the opposition as an opportunity to stage large- scale antigovernment rallies. supporters of the opposition and of the ruling party are expected

to take to the streets. deep divisions polarize the country following the assassinations of opposing politicians. let's get more on the situation. today's rallies are being seen as a show of strength. what is going on in the background? the -- this marks the laws thaty of our were protective of women. the opposition is taking women's day as an opportunity to show it has large-scale support for what it would see as a more progressive, forward-looking tunisia, rather than one dominated by islamic prodigy -- ideology. the ruling party has staged its

own demonstration and argues that it is behind women's rights and that for several years women's rights have been clear and it is the moderate islamic party. in the background is the ongoing negotiations which will likely, this week or extra, lead to a negotiated settlement in terms of the opposition's demand that the government should be resigning. >> that is all because of the recent assassinations. assassination, and the most recent death caused consternation, that we think is realistic they will find a similar settlement? >> this crisis has been more severe. fact is anxiety about the that tunisia has a general rebels.of islamic

there is a sense of national crisis. meeting there was a and an emerging federation, the political class doesn't seem to get a deal at the end of the day. >> thank you very much for the tunis.from in egypt, supporters of mohamed morsi are out in force. the army is looking to avoid violent clashes after leaked information led to thousands of promo, morsi protesters piling into sid and sites. have beenters

demanding that the ousted instated -- reinstated. islamic militants have down inn -- gunned a slew ofhe latest in violence blamed on radical group boko haram. tois not immediately clear either group would have targeted worshiping muslims but in the mosquesy have attacked whose clerics have spoken out against extremism. a river flowing along the border between china and russia has burst banks, leading to the worst flooding in decades. cityater level near the reached its highest double in almost 30 years on monday. the river also known as the ar

to take twoced some rowboats. now to the u.s. and james "whitey" bulger, one of america's most notorious underworld bosses, who has been convicted of nearly one dozen murders, racketeering and conspiracy. he terrorized an irish catholic neighborhood in boston as a leader of the winter hill gang. 16ugitive on the run for years, his story even inspired hollywood. 10 mosts on the fbi's wanted list for 16 years. james "whitey" bulger terrorize and irish cap but the motherhood in boston -- irish-catholic andhborhood in the 1970's 1980's. he would pull teeth from victims so that they could not be identified.

onh murder and racketeering his rap sheet, even james bulger new the trial was a foregone conclusion. >> he knew as soon as he was arrested he would die behind the walls of a prison or on a gurney getting injected with a chemical -- chemical that would kill him. xp went on the run in 1994. he was captured in 2011 living with his girlfriend. >> what does this have to do with me? >> he was said to be the motivation for a gangster played by jack nicholson. gang was left to his own devices by corrupt agents. >> 31 years after fbi coverups, the seat and lies, we finally have somebody guilty in the murder of my father. >> when they said he was guilty,

i could not hold in my emotions. >> james bulger refused to testify, saying he had been doublecrossed by the fbi who promised him immunity. james "whitey" bulger is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison. his brother, the president of the massachusetts senate, did not attend the trial. more news on "france 24. we are reacting to the election in mali. >> this is the first election after 18 months of conflict, and really, the whole country was holding its breath until one of the front runners, soumaila congratulatedy the future president, ibrahim .oubacar keita, known as ibk he even went to his house to congratulate him even before they official results were in.

this processed by this was proof a new molly was on -- new mali was on its way. a rapper was interviewed. this was before the official results came out, but he wrote a song calling on people to come out and vote, and he said even though the election was very successful in the way it was handled, it is not the only worry that mali and the priority should be to stabilize the country, turned the page to stop insecurity, and in the long run, politicians need to restore trust. he says there is no more trust toward the political class and that is what mali needs, more trust. >> international papers are

reacting. >> that is right. "the guardian" applauds the election which was quite peaceful but says it is really the only first step. there are a lot of challenges that will face the president, chief among them to ensure foreign aid is distributed around the country, and also, stabilizing the north. >> "the international herald tribune those quote is focusing on the plight of illegal tribune" isn -- focusing on the plight of illegal immigrants in russia. >> it started two weeks ago with the arrest of a rape suspect in an open air market in moscow. it got out of hand and one police officer was injured. this has snowballed into a sweeping campaign against illegal immigrants, even though the suspect was not an immigrant. herald tribune looks closely and says at least

1500 foreigners have been rounded up in these detention centers and a large majority of the immigrants are read the means, and this has drawn outrage from -- vietnamese, and this has drawn outrage from human rights supporters, but the campaign has been cheered by a lot of the media and the public, and the mayor of moscow says -- seeingrmal, sane this as an emergency situation. he is probably trying to defend his job because there will be a race for mayor september 8 and immigration is a hot button issue. >> in the u.s., a federal judge 'ss ruled that new york police stop and search powers are racist. >> yes. it's as a federal judge that says the new york police

department's stop and frisk target unfairly target blacks and hispanics and this is a violation of constitutional rights. you can read about it in "the independent." she did not ban the policy but said the nypd had to change its ways, the mayor, michael bloomberg, as always defended these policies and says it is one of the reasons they have been able to cut back on crime. it is curious it was a judge on not the nypd that is starting to get rid of this racist policy. "slate" quotes the police commissioner ray kelly for often defending this, saying he would focus on young blacks and hispanics because he wanted to instill fear in them and he says

perhaps reform needs to start at the top. >> thank you with the international press review. olympic oval champion looked disgruntled -- polevault champion looked disgruntled. both men fell three attempts. [indiscernible] it was a devastating blow for the frenchman who dominated the event all season. germany.e went to there is a friendly against

belgium on wednesday. they had losses to uruguay and brazil. an outburst that a journalist earned him a three-match ban. >> the coach has confidence in me and i want to repay the confidence. as to whether he is taking a to say. is not for me everyone has the right to a second chance. i did not kill anyone. in 2010 there were incidents that were a lot more serious. players have the right to a second chance, and that is what the coach told me. up to me to not repeat the same kind of mistakes, which have kept me out of the french team for over a year. as he makes his return, the

frame defender is in the for the first time since february after undergoing a liver transplant. now, sensing and the final day of the world championships in budapest where italy claimed a comfortable victory over the united states of america. the same quartet that took 2012ic gold in london in out-fence their opponents, winning 45-53. it was a much more nailbiting finals of the ukraineteams, but the defeated russia. taken 9-5.eplay was

the 2008 olympic champions triumphed after a remarkable encounter. now, and there was a surprise victory of the first stage in belgium. into an early breakaway to build a huge lead only to be caught with 15 k to go. finish down to a sprint lead. was an attack to as theted the race leader, but after the dutchman dropped off, he was released from his shackles. the australian cross the line to claim his second big hurry of the year -- victory of the year. the 17 time grand slam champion, roger federer, will hope for a

return performance. he will be looking to secure his sixth title, putting an end to a recent slump only weeks before the start of the u.s. open. >> i am feeling good again. i have been working out a lot, trying to make sure that i feel good. i was not just sitting on the couch waiting for better days to come around. i was really working hard, trying to make sure that when i come back i am back in good shape. i have had good operation so far for cincinnati. is that going to reflect in the results question mark i hope it does. i am the defendant -- results? i hope it does. i am the defending champion. i hope to start well here in the first round and take it from there. pain-appy i am playing free and having a good time on the tennis court again. >> this was start lost -- the

star lost in the second round in london. roger federer is hoping to come out guns blazing in cincinnati. "australia -- today, australia's opposition accused of buying twitter followers. online campaigning to relocate or boycott the sochi olympics. and, a chihuahua and its owner engaging in a spot of yoga. with campaigning for the september 7 general lection in full swing, one of the questions

in australian is as the opposition leader bought fake followers and friends on social networks to boost his online popularity rating? according to a blogger, the number of fans has soared over the past few days. week ago, andone now has around 135,000. leader of the liberal party has been accused of lying -- buying likes. his twitter account has been studied, pointing out that he has drawn tens of dozens of followers over the weekend, and most of them are fake, automated robot account. party published a statement to client a -- denying a claim and said they launched an investigation to see who was

behind the recent inflation. the opposition's reputation remains intact. the current prime minister acknowledged that his twitter followers are

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