is all three leaders of the three main opposition parties. came absolutely at the last minute. the talks are supposed to be starting now and the announcement was only made half an hour ago that these opposition leaders had finally decided they would attend. earlier in the day they were saying they were not going to. they will transmit from the protesters and to the president. it will transmit their demands

and also appeal to the president for any kind of -- two avoid any forceful activity in the square. for thisare big plans weekend. what can you tell us echo >> those plans may change if these talks prove fruitful. the opposition has been calling , another of dignity absolutely massive demonstration to take place on sunday. they are saying it is the last chance to do this before the president meets with vladimir putin on tuesday. the fear is that there might be a deal with russia on tuesday. they are reportedly coming to and the droves supporters of the government are also voicing their views. there is a high level of of theon that many

-- pro- are meant government supporters that are coming to kiev are being paid to do so. theorth korea has announced execution of the uncle of the leader king jutland. pyongyang branding the veteran politician a traitor for all ages. was reportedly put to death on thursday immediately following a military trial. charlotte hawkins reports. >> a traitor to the nation, according to north korea's state news agency. was executedek after a military tribunal headed un.ing john and -- kim jong he had been seen as the second most powerful man in this secretive state. 's execution thaek

was carried out very swiftly and it is seen as a strategic decision to wrap the case up within this year in order to shore up the regime at the beginning of next year and to accelerate economic development. criminal accused of acts, including corruption, womanizing, and alcohol abuse. his uncle for the country's economic woes. this 64-year-old was vice chairman of the powerful national defense commission and had guided him as he consolidated power. only two years ago, there were .o visible signs of a rift the two were walking alongside each other behind the hearse of kim's father. >> for more, let's go to armor and george in our international

declares -- affairs. >> clearly, something had gone wrong. to his and marriage he was also a mayor -- in the inner circle. it has been suggested that he fell out with kim or what it kim's key backers. in any case, jang must have been seen as a threat. whether that is down to anything wedid or two kim's paranoia don't know because it is such a secretive state. this humiliation was unusually public. we saw that photo of jang being led away by for -- by military personnel. and then there was a long and flowery din annunciation of his supposed crimes in the state media. to indicate to do

messick and foreign audiences that kim is the boss. , is a message is that says fear me because of i can do this to my uncle, i can do this to anyone else. >> what does this say about the direction the leadership of north korea is taking? >> when the -- when kim took mumblings thatre he might try to soften the system. he had been partially educated in switzerland and he might have thatternationalist outlook might be different from his father and grandfather. and the state media has occasionally try to project an image of kim that was somewhat modern. but this execution really mocks the end of any illusions about kim jong un. iss is a state that sometimes called stalinist. the public outing and

humiliation and execution, this is straight out of stalin's russia in the 1930s. >> thank you very much for that analysis. islamist opposition leader has been executed in bangladesh. he was hanged for war crimes committed in 1971. it is likely to spark more tension in a country just ahead of elections there. executed in a dramatic week. you want a repeat on tuesday hours before he was to be sent it to the gallows. the supreme court then rejected his application for a review of his death sentence. >> he had filed for review and that has been dismissed by the honorable court. >> he was the assistant

secretary-general of the islamic party. he is the first person to be hanged for war crimes in bangladesh. he was found guilty of atrocities committed during the nation's war of independence in 1971. for amily visited him final meeting. at that point, they believed he had some days before a final judgment. however, he was executed shortly afterwards. ambulances took his body away. hundreds of people gathered to celebrate news of his execution, while bangladesh's war crimes has critics who say it weakeng this as a way to the government ahead of elections next month. a protest movement continues to push for the prime minister

to step down. there have been elections called in february in thailand, but that has done little to quiet protests there. he has rejected any idea of cutting a deal with the premier. france's defense ministers in the central african republic this friday. they are there for talks with the country's interim leaders. some 1600 french troops are currently deployed in the region, part of a you a mandate to restore order. -- part of a u.n. mandate to restore order. becoming increasingly violent . they have added security crisis to the start of the humanitarian crisis. today, 10% of people in the central african republic have left their homes and the majority of the population are running out of food. >> france's defense minister speaking there.

more than half a million africans have been displaces the crisis first began a year ago. recent fighting has pushed more from their homes. dozens of cans have sprung up around the capital. ongoing insecurity means struggling to reach those in need has become a dire humanitarian situation. >> people left their homes for this makeshift camp near the airport. food, water, beds, everything is in short supply. but it is safer than the streets of the capital. protected from weapons, but their lives may still be at risk. eight workers warned the situation could lead to an outbreak of deadly diseases. >> it is very severe. it is even catastrophic. there are almost 40,000 people in the scam.

more are coming every day. they have nothing. there is not enough food, not enough water. and there are no latrines at all. >> the recent wave of killings and reprisals have displaced more than 100,000 the capital alone. wrote anal charity open letter to the u.n., accusing it of failing to deal with the crisis. the u.n. aid agencies say they are scaling up their efforts, but they say the move is too little, too late. democratico the republic of congo. fighters willps now demobilize and transform into a political party after an agreement was signed. they will be granted amnesty for acts of war. the documents always -- also allow for the return of refugees from other countries.

the rebellion was the latest form of a tutsi rebel group dissatisfied with the congolese government. the third and final day nelson mandela's body will lie in state in the south african capital. for the past two days, thousands have waited in line in pretoria to pay their respects to the anti-apartheid icon. from pretoriawn to his childhood town and a public film -- ceremony will be held there, followed by his funeral, which will be a fight -- i did a fair for his family and friends. woodside is with us. tell us about the weekend planning. >> nelson mandela's body will actually arrive on saturday. it will be flown from just outside pretoria to test their air dates, about 30 kilometers.

it will then be taken by road to the 30 kilometers to two new -- kunu, which lies just behind me here. there are 100,000 people who will join hands in an unbroken chain all the way to the final estimation for mandela's body. on sunday, the latest information we have is that between 8:00 and 10:00 in the morning there will be an official ceremony and then between 10:00 and 12:00 there will be a private family affair. flyby ofl be a military jets at the funeral on sunday. >> is a -- >> and we understand attendingill not be the sunday ceremony. why is this? >> that is right. the king is saying at the moment

that he does not intend to attend. as the local king. he may yet change his mind. but the complaints are that, first, the protocols for the area have not been observed. receivethe king would key guests for a funeral of this magnitude or any magnitude in this area. of mandela's grandsons who has been receiving the guests. also the king has been unhappy about the performance of the anc. they are playing a big role in this year -- this funeral. and there are allegations zuma's administration and the various corrupt scandals against his government. here's what the local branch said in response. >> nobody can complain about him.

it is his problem if he does not want to attend. >> we appear to have lost the end connection there. sunday's funeral for nelson mandela will take place. watching live from paris. here are the headlines. ukraine's opposition says they will sit down for roundtable talks. political leaders are looking for a compromise as the massive eu protested the capital. , theo death in north korea uncle of kim jong un has been

his actions.for the -- to endlay the latest sectarian violence to hit the central african republic. europe, dublin agreed to almost 60 billion euros of emergency loans three years ago. this after its banking sector collapsed. repairs tocan -- regain its financial sovereignty, our business editor has been looking back at how the country went from boom to bust. >> this was once the envy of europe. for a decade from the mid-1990s, the error should -- the irish economy was growing at nearly twice the average. when the credit crunch came,

ireland banks were hit hard. house prices collapsed. some lost up to half their value. dublin took the unprecedented step of issuing a blanket guarantee for all debts held by irish lenders in 2008. of the government had not been told the full story. public finances were soon swamped by the bank that debt. in november, 2010, the ireland bond market sort -- sword. theoared.d of -- s a bailout. as austerity measures began to bite, the banks remained the biggest hole in ireland's balance sheet. chief among them, anglo-irish, which had to be liquidated at a cost of 30 billion euros to the taxpayer.

>> every single bank in ireland practically failed, or came close to failing if the state had not stepped in. >> there is little trace left of anglo-irish bank. behindt the bank left will take decades for the taxpayer to repay. three senior executives are facing trial on fraud charges. those are set to begin next year. >> we are watching live from paris. it is time now for sports roundup. we begin with the euro league action. >> coming from behind in their final group. after a balanced second yellow for korea, victory. and they already eliminated the

portuguese hosts. leon overtake rails to secure a top spot in the group standings. but still to win in the last 32 after being held to a 0-0 draw. they decided their french captain would be sent off after a penalty. the other game saw bundesliga .truggle under the dominance the draw for the last 32 and last 16 is scheduled to take

place at 1 p.m. on monday. the game will be played in late february. they trembled with nine minutes left. they've secured an historic second spot in group d. both sides had a man sent up. brazil manager believes the world cup hosts are in good shape against -- ahead of next summer's tournament.

since returning to the role in november, 20 12, he has guided them to the federations cup victory at spain. speaking in a conference at 30, he said brazil could thrive next june. speaking at a conference in rio, he said brazil could thrive next june. >> regardless of when they played, we had some interesting results. and that particular moment when we succeeded in organizing our team woman played last year. the balance is good and we will continue to work on the project for 2014 as the world cup gets closer. no we are in excellent condition. -- we are in excellent condition. brazil will play the first match -- on world cup against june the 12th.

selena gave this with -- gave this was the lead in the opening leg, but germany caught up. laura delmar has taken the germans home. mistakes and it was the ukrainians that moved ahead. -- a bign a big bush push to try to close the gap. 23 seconds behind the germans. quite a try for the visitors after only 19 seconds in france.

max stalling and paul were could not stop the french. 30-25 and leapfrogs them over another side. out for at least two months after being forced to undergo surgery on a five muscle problem. the 30-year-old south african picked up the injury during a match on saturday. >> that was your sports roundup. as paris's described answer to the royal albert hall. announced it would friendly have its own philharmonic concert called for music. but six years later, the project is behind schedule and construction is not even close to being finished and the budget has skyrocketed. how is this happen and who is to blame?

>> welcome to the future french temple for classical music. it is not much more than a construction site at the moment. but in a little over a year, the din of jackhammers will be replaced with the symphony. it will be one of the biggest concert halls in the world with a 2400 seat auditorium. it is also one of the most infamous. >> the audience is very close to the stage, almost as close as a hall of 1000 seats, which is exceptional. >> and it has an exceptional price tag. construction costs are estimated at 118 million euros. that budget has long since been blown and spending is at about three times that figure. in times of economic crisis, building room to worry some.

last year, the senate released a damning report, criticizing the ask and going so far to whether the hall really needed to be that big. according to the senate, it is a case of fiscal mismanagement. he blames architects for charging more than they had planned. >> the architects have in many ways taken the reins away from them with the project. that is how i see things. the government did not give them proper financial direction and these very prestigious architects who don't have very much respect for the initial budget got carried away. >> an architect carried away by grandiose solutions. heis an accusation that categorically denies. he said everyone understood the too low.s

>> you have to lie to take on the budget. you have to accept the terms of the contract knowing full well they are not realistic. >> we put the question to the man in charge. thatcan guarantee you nobody thought it would cost so much more, not the state, and certainly not the city of paris. >> whoever is to blame, the 386l budget should exceed million euros. the paris