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one. >> the bbc uncovers evidence fraud and corruption befe the election. another blow to thtaliban in pakistan its chief spokesman is arrted. welcome "bbc world news," broadcason pbs i america an aroundhe globe. coming up later 40 -- farewell sunshine. soh korea morn's kim dajung, at the president who champiod reconciliation. and binews on breakfast tv. meet a celebrity chef from the rock. -- from inraq. hello to you. the taliban campaign threateng to weaken t afghan elections hasulminated in a bombinghat

killed 10 people and left at dozens injured on soler fom the internional force was injured. the bbc has uncovered w evidence of electoralfraud in the afgh elections. first, on the violence. >> the cnfusion afr the bomb wentff -- ilooked as ough a number of western troopmight have been killed, stead of jusline. -- 1. there is a british army se down the road. british soldiers were quily on the scen >> it happened in front o my shop. i saw four bodies in front of my shop. my son was injured. >> was inside my shop and it collapsed on me. i wald away. there were lots odead boes. >> gradually, it became clea at had happened. a convo of the internationa forcewas heading dwn the road to the big american airbase at

baa's russia, and it had just ssed win -- air base at basra, and ihad just passed. o afghans working for the nine nationwere killed. there's a lot of nvousness as ofhursday's election com cler, and there ithe suggestion that members of the aliban had infiltrad kabuin order t carry attacks ke these. today, the dams were afgha civilians going abouttheir daily business. -- today, the victims we afghan civians going about their daily business. ts man was hing a meal nearby when the bomwent off. he is slightly injured. e foreign sldiers had just gone pt, he said. on the gund, we saw the window from an armorevehicle, perhaps e unitedations one. the were bits bodies still lyg around thecrowds gathered

ok at them. it is depressgly easy to stage a bombing like this. there are watchers stion all alonghe roads, especially this road, which is a particularly dgerous one. when they see arm vecles from the international rceoming, then they get on their mobiles and they go dn the road. as extraordiny as it may seem, there are a suicide bombers waiting, ready forhis moment. this was anotherevastating bl inhat is essenally a propaganda campaign by t taliban in the run-up to the election. once agai as so often, ordiry afghans bore thrunt of it. bbc ns, kabul >> questions are being asked about how credible thursday's polcan be. the bbc has uncovered what seems o be evidence of fraud and corruption. thousands of ving cards r

sa. thousands ofollars offered in brib. election officials are denyi the cas are for sale. they insist they can onl be ed by the intended voters. we have this report. >> the city is full of dark rumors about this election -- full of corruption and backom dls with notorious war lords. we were given a p off these voting cards were being sold in kabul. and afghan worki for the bbc travel to a ller's house. th is an example of what the ller has on offer. these are real voti cards used by ople on election day cast their choice f the next president of afgnistan. we were told that they were asking $10 or $15 for each card. the seller had 1000 on offer and e were plenty more where the ca from.

thes votes -- these cards will be apped for votes on election day. we havenow returned them, and no money has changed hands. thesepictures were pssed to us by an election monitoring group. the ow multiple votingards being giveout to the same person. d they show how children were able to gethem. the group ys the officials who did this will be in charge on election day. >> ths the card distribution kn about. i am surthere is dtribution we do t know about. we had enough cards to contact authorities, t not to prevent this. >> there may be more than one. butf you can prove that [unintelligible] no one can move this in two or

three days. >> it is a timely test of rural afghanistan. most peopleive in places like this. this ishere the ection will be deced. the tribal leaders here are highly respected d can influence largelocs of votes. they told us howhey have been approached by teams from the two leading candidates and offered money. >> if one candidateives and $10,000, then the other one gets $20,000, and the third one offers even more. itas become such a lrative and compitive business. i do t know wherthey get the monefrom. >> western officis concede th electn will be flawed, but think it will not change the outcome. asroops to ght and die to allow thielection to ahead, it raises question about the sacrifice and the ward. bbc news, kbul. >> from pakistan, iis reported the main taliban spokesman in the count has been arrested

and he has cfirmed the death the talan a leader, baitullah mehsud, an airstrike eaier this month. officials say the grp is in disarray. we ha more. >> another prize catch r pakistan security foes. troops ting him away for questionin the second high- profile caive in 24 hour he wasublic face of the taliban, the official spokesn whoften claimedesponsibility fo atrocities. t he wa more than just a front man. he was also a close aide of the talin chief, baitullah mehsud. w, crucially, he is repted to have confirmed that baitullah mehsud dead, kille in a u.s. drone a strike. that is what officials in washington he been ciming

for tw weeks, they have n been able to prove it. these latest delopments will be welcom news for washington'envoy richard horooke, who is in the regn. he s been highlighti pakistan and's ined against the liban, that he admits is too soon to know whether they have been destroyed or dispersed. the authorities believe the militas are seriously weakened, leader of less -- leaderle, andn disarray. ey hope that internal cflict will dmore damage. thtalibanould regrp, as they have done before. bbc ws,s all about. >> nigerian police are sying they want to interview 19former ban executives aut a $6 billion bailout. last week, the ctralank saed the bosses of several bank cludingntercontinental bank, oceanic bank, union bank,

and others. shes have been suspendedn the nigerian sck exchange. more than 600 children develod lead poisoning in a village. it is promis the facto nearbyill not reop uil late mee standards. ed they have been forcedo relocate famils. there a concern new homes will not be far enough away from the plant. chael jackson wl be buried on wt would he been his 51st birthday. the singer who died in june, ich will bburied at forest lawn grn -- for as ng glendale. >> russ has arrested eit peopleuspected of hijacking e merchantessel the arctic sea. officials sa those arresd include nationals from esnia, russia, and latvia. we ha this rert from moscow. >> according theefense

ministry, the arctic sea was seized on july 24 swedish wate. t boat came alongside t ship, asking forhelp, but once on board,they threatened the crew with guns. t sp sailtowards africa with navigational equipment turned off. the journey began in finland on july 23 carrying load repted to be worth 1 million pounds on july 24, the alleged hijackers boarded the vessel. it was not heard from again until she contacted the coast guard in the english chnel. the last sighting was off the coast of france. th ship was due to arve in algeriaugust 4, but no more s heard until a russian navy vessel discovered the vessel off the coast of west africa.

the russian defense ministry says not a shot was fired in the operationnd the crew of 15 sailors are alive and well here in the russn capital, there was reef the 15 sailor were in good health. there are ma questions sll unanswer. who we the alleged hijackers? what did they want? what was the reas behind the two-week disappearce? as more dails erge, the stery deepens. bbc news, imoscow. >> officials nw fear of 2 people diein the explosion of russian guns bigge hydroelectric power ation. 64 have been missingince the blast destroyed theain turbine hall it i unlikely ere will be any rvivors according to officials. >> captured a mobile phone. the terrib moment the blast ripped through te turbine hall.

the sayano-shushenska plant. nd then runs tthe scene. en the sound of an explosion. the water bursts through the concrete. tuesdayorning, the damage wrought was clear to see. the main transformer explosion brought thealls of the turbine ll crashing down. for manyvictims, they ar likely to have be killed by falling concre or to have drowned in theflooding that foowed. many remain in hospital. other managed to wk away. >> you know, there was a crow of people trying to get out. it was so horble. nything, anybody -- i could not se io not remember how i t out. >> officials are quick to downplay fears that any damage has been done to te walls of this, russia's largest hydroelectric dam. the defense minister said that

the dam is a firm and an unrwater robot has been ployed to assess the damage. theexplosion at shuown the plant and brought blkouts to the entire region. repairs could ke years. oil has spilled into the arby river, with a spill 26 kimeters si. but it is the human cost th will survive t longest. " still to come for you -- th only a female governor in afgh history. it thais in former taliban territory. first, the tal iver in little wing of forn irish citizen cused of tryingto buy weaponsor a militan organization, the real ira. he was accused of tryingo buy weapon fromn intligence

officer posing as an international as dealer. our correspondent reports on the ginning of the trial. >>ichael campbell, talking wh h lawyers inside court today. his appearanceere coming with -- after a long wait. he was arrested in januaryast year. now, after months i detention, therial of michael campbell is filly underway. what all the lawyer are saying is that this wi be a very long and colex trial that could la many months, if not several years. that is becaus lithuians has ver dealt with a case like this before. -- lithuania s never dealt with a case like this befe. he is not just charge with tryin to b illegal weapons. he has so been charged with trying to suort a terrorist

ganization. if found guilty he will fce up to 20 years in prison. it is allegedhat the arms mr. campbellas trying to buy were destined for is group -- the al ira. a dissident rpublican organation, still prepared to use violce t force the british governmentut of northern iland. they hve carried outeveral jor attacks. but at thend o this first sessn in court, mr.ampbell know his lawyers wl argue theris not enough evidenceo convict him, and there'll be qutions about the way the intelligencegency secured his arrest. bbc ne. >> hello and welcome. >> 7 on your side. the news unfold. go to bbc.com/newto experiend the reporting of the bbc news online. click here to wat the one-

minute world news summary. you can read the latest headline get the top stories fromround the globe, and click to play video rerts. discover more about subjects that interest you and finout what t world is talking about right now. go to bbc.com/ws and tch the news unfold. >> oneemaining headlineor you this hour -- abc investigation has found evidence suggesting aud and corruption in afghanistan u.s. psidential electi. mu o the world's attention and aid is focused on the most unstable area of afghanistan, but that is frustrating afghans in mor peaceful princes inuding the central highlands. our correspondent has been to the visit. -- has been to visit. >> roads are t bgest

complaint. onlya few kilometers areaved across t entire province. that is starting change. >> weere talking about the road. >> here, in the mile nowhere -- an ent. our road oning with afghastan your ranks only female governor. -- with afghanistan'snly female governor. the roads always art with good intentions. but oer roads to kabl has been inaugurated three times and are still not built. now theu.s. military, with more money and troops, is weighing in. the mon is all going tohe province >> iave hear that. what iell th eldersn the communities, talk aut having patits. pience. it is impornt for them to know that. this wl take time.

>> they are making for lost time. we e on ouway to a second road opening,ttaching a li wi the u.s. military. closer to the border, more dangerst gets. the violence is spilling or from tubled neighbors. in recen month attacks have creased. the new zealand troops have stard driving aored humr vehicles. the taliban leer who calls himsf the sadow governor was arrested shortly after our visit. > ♪ >> to keep the pee, they nd more tn just roads ey also need help from their own government in kabul.

but the president is hre, at least spirit. [unintelligible] >> very impressive. >> this is not quite right. >> yes, this is not e right -- [lghter] [unintelligible] >> hereou go. >> these are the moments these militar commanders and the government cheshes. theyre having fun. the believe theyare making a difference in afghanian. th real point is to coince all the other pople gathered here that is will make a difference in peopl's lives. bbc news afghanisn. >> the north korean lead has paidribute to theormer leader of south korewho has died.

he sent notices to the grieng family. our corspondent looks back at m dae-ng. >> this was the definingoment of kim dae-jung's remarkable potical journey -- the injured-kirby and summit in 00 -- injuredkirby and summit in 2000. -- inter-korean summit. kim dae-jung survived several assassinatn attempts. s election as south korn president in 1997 marked the first democric transfer of por to an opposition party in e country's history. in office, he transcended national politics, achieving rld wide acclaim and the no -- nobepeace pze f brokering

peace with ighboring nort korea. he became the architect of what became known as the "sunshine licy." this evenin's newspapers porting his death say it all -- theormer president leaves a giant otprints. this headline reads that. ed recently, his reputation became somewhat tarnished by alletions his historicummit meeting in pyongyang took place onlyecause of secret paymes made to the north korn regime of up to half a billion u.s. dollars. today, with worseningelations with nrth korea at's miliry threat,the sunshine policy is noore. kim dae-jung's viewpoint is ing challengedy conrvative administtion that question e wisdom ounlimited engagement with e old enemy.

a few weeks ago,he former present gave me a bust defense of his legacy. >> some people sayhat all we have done is work and go nothing in rurn. but tt is a lie. s younow, nor korea in the past was always tnking about waysoestroy as. the funny moments of my summit meeting with the nth korean leader and our meeting r co- prospery, things began to chan. >> he spent six years in prin, three in exile,nd 10 in house arrestbefore rising to the ghest office in the land. the end, perhaps his democracy that he foht so hard for will be his mostnduring legacy bbc news. >> now do try for a moment to foet the violence, polital tension, and hardship.

every day in iraq, people turn the tv to do just th. they focusn wh they may he for dinn. we chef feraz spt a in -- we ent a day with cheraz in baghdad. >> this is the way many people start their day. with fund -- tuning in just for one reason. to learn the culinary secrets of the country's best known a shaft. best known chef. chef feraz gives me ts on being the perfect iraqi house what. we startith a declaraon with an orae. >> th is different from what you normally see on televisn in iraq, which is usually explosions,ar, politics. this is a bit of light touch. it is a difficult life for most

people here. >> it was not sy for chef feraz to accept the j. in the past, tv celebties have been kild and kidnapped, and o of his precessors have fl. but this ishat gets him. >> what i'o lift the mood. i make people a little hpier. inraq, and then do not ofn cook family meals mostly women are in chge of cooking here. well he mae the king of his own kihen --hile he may be the king of his own kitchen, at home he is just anoth man. >> men dnot gointo the kitchen. at home, i do not gng to th kitchen to make cup of tea. >> so you never help ur wif in the kiten? wh >> i do not know. >> for many, the show not

justbout cooking. it is also a lighter y t stt the day, which could be fled wh yet more news of violence and dea. bbc news, badad. >> ad the main ne again -- 10 people were kled by a suicide bomber in kabul and th bbcas uncovered what seems to be evidence of fraud and corruion in theun-up to the afghan ections. the electi officis denied voting cards are bng sold and can only be used byightful owners. thank you for beg withs on bc world news." >> fding was made possible by the frman foundation of new york, stowe, vernt, and honolulu the newman's owfoundation. the john d. and therine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank.

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