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the justice officers as the biggest threat to power-sharing is international sanctions. -- a justice officer says the biggest threat to power-sharing is international sanctions. coming later for you, fighting his grandfather, the grandson of joseph stalin takes action against a russian newspaper. and the nobel prize for literature is won. the letter to you. the taliban are claiming they were behind a massive car bomb that exploded in the afghan capital of kabul. the blast between the interior ministry and another ministry injured dozens and killed some. they say the embassy was the target. from kabul, we have this.

it was morning rush-hour, but it came to a deadly stop. a car bomb packed full of explosives ripped through. the victims were local afghans on their way to work. the shopkeeper says there was an enormous blast. >> all i saw were dead bodies and injured people all around me. >> the scene it is becoming relatively common in kabul. one area has been hit four times by a bomb attacks recently, and insurgents seem to be sending a clear message, "we can get anywhere in this country." the blast hit a busy shopping spretreet.

security has been increased. some officials were killed. these types of attacks are designed to destabilize the government, and despite increased security, the insurgents are still getting through. bbc news, kabul. >> kai eide has denied accusations that he has been involved in fraud. he has been silencet until now, and his deputy, peter galbraith, says investigations were blocked into the fraud. the arab-israeli conflict will not be resolved in the coming years. there will be fresh talks with

avigdor liberman saying people have learned to live with the situations. the french culture minister has rejected demands for his resignation. this is of great book in which g-8 describes characters pena and meant for sex -- in which he describes a young man paying -- in which she describes meant paying for sex in thailand. he says he is not involved in pedophilia -- men paying for sex. david cameron has made his last speech before the elections next year. painting a grim picture face in the next government, he insisted he and his party were willing to take over from the ruling labor party, as opinion polls at the moment suggeste will. our political correspondent. >> david cameron and his wife

samantha have spent the last week mixing with activists from their own party. this speech was really addressing the public. they will be given the chance to vote in a british general election sometime in the next few months. the within seconds of getting to the podium, david cameron noticed the challenges that they faced with a huge budget deficit. >> we will be tested. i will be tested. i am ready for that, and so, i believe, are the british people, so, yes, there is a steep climb ahead, but i tell you this, the view from the summit will be worth it. >> the economy was not the only challenge. he said if elected, the war in afghanistan will become his first responsibility. >> and frankly, time is short. we cannot spend another eight years making inroads only to

give them back again, so our message should be clear. we send more soldiers to train more afghans to give us the security that we need, and then we bring the troops back home. [applause] >> they have ron message from the conservatives in this week has been a tough one. there has been talk of pay freezes and a belt-tightening for the middle class is bit -- they have given messages from the conservatives this week that it has been a tough one. -- a belt-tightening for the middle class is -- classes. >> two leaders say a move will help bring stability to lebanon. the polish president says he will sign the lisbon treaty, streamlining some items.

that leaves only a the czech president vaclav klaus to sign it. he once a modifications. a court of appeal rejected the attempt of a magazine and editor to have their convictions overturned -- he wants some modifications. zimbabwe's minister has said the west is seeking to undermine the unity government formed in his country last year, and he insists the main threat to press is international sanctions. he is a leading member of the party blamed by many for the economic predicament of zimbabwe, is political violence, and its human rights abuses -- its political violence.

>> it must understand. the issue about reform. you must understand that the british renée on policies. you must understand that our people were set -- the british failed on some policies. >> what i am asking, you are the justice minister. you, therefore, have to uphold the law, and there were many, many who broke the law in an extremely violent way, killing large numbers of people. >> no, no, no, it is barely -- very exaggerated. nothing to write home about. propaganda to justify this.

>> but are you prepared now as justice minister to order that those who committed acts of violence and murder are brought to justice now within this new power-sharing government? >> the responsibility to prosecute is not mine. it is the minister of justice. a lot of them have been political. i am sure but the relative authorities will be involved. >> the zimbabwe justice minister speaking. it seemed to echo the worst days of the troubles of northern ireland. a shot was fired over the coffin of a distant republican. john brady had died at a police station.

several hundred mourners clapped and cheered after the shots were fired be in this report from our bbc ireland correspondent. -- were fired. this report from our correspondent. >> it was the funeral of a dissident republican. he took his own life while in police custody over the weekend. he used to be in the ira, but after bcts -- switch fire switched his allegiance to dissident groups, -- they're trying to wreck the peace process. they do not have much support, but they're determined to kill. six months ago, they shot dead two officers and the police

officer. they have caused rioting in north belfast, and last month, the planted a huge land mine on the border. it was discovered before it was exploded. at the situation has gotten worse in northern ireland, so as the politics. they are trying to ensure that the assembly does not collapse. he has been to belfast to try to heal the rift between the two large parties. the disagreement over when policing and justice powers should be transferred. some say now, and the others as a not yet. >> we're dealing with a life- and-death issue. we're dealing with an issue that affects every single citizen in northern ireland. we have to get it right. >> the pressure is building for a deal by next week, when the american secretary of state hillary clinton is coming to belfast. northern ireland is seen around the world as the peace process

that is working, and by and large, it is, but recent events show that political stability here is some way off. bbc news, belfast. >> stay with us on "bbc world news" if you can. we will see how is land is getting back on its feet just one year after a collapse -- we will see how iceland is getting back on its feet. a thai food has killed people and injured -- a typhoon as skilled people and injured others. we have this report from tokyo -- has killed people and injured others. >> the typhoon crashed into the main islands, bringing high winds and heavy rain. streets were flooded. several thousand people abandoned their homes for drier

ground. some had to be evacuated by boat in the wind was strong enough to blow over trucks, and across -- evacuated by boat, and the wind was strong enough to blow over trucks. trees fell onto houses, and sections were torn from walls and roofs. several deaths were reported as well as dozens of injuries. north of tokyo, what people described as tornado-like winds twisted and electrical poles -- twisted electrical poles. >> it was like an earthquake without the shaking. >> as well as the damage, there was d of flights were canceled. train services were canceled. the-began to blow itself out as it moved towards the northeast -- the typhoon and began to blow

itself out -- the typhoon began to blow itself out. >> triple in production at an oil field in the south, $20 billion -- tripling production.

>> the latest headlines for you from "bbc world news." another deadly attack in afghanistan, the indian embassy attack in kabul. people were killed. the man tapped to be the next british prime minister is saying he and his party are ready for power. a corps in moscow has agreed to hear the case brought by the grandson of joseph stalin to defend his father is -- grandfathers reputation -- a court in moscow. they say that he never ordered any killings, and they are suing the newspaper novaya gazeta -- defend his grandfather

'reputations . >> now, the grandson of stalin and his challenging and newspaper concern in the executions of thousands of people. >> stalling for many people is a symbol of an honest and fair leader. -- stalin for many people is a symbol. yeah, if we can do this, it will be good. -- yet, if we can do this, it will be good. >> they have been told that he was a dictator and that tens of llions of people were killed and that define him led people to be sent to concentration camps and to gulags. >> there are some want to see our history as an entirely in a glorious one -- inglorious. >> but the russian leadership has been quietly moving to reinvigorate the dictator.

a new educational guide suggested that school teachers emphasize that stalin was the person to lead to victory over nazi germany. outside the courtroom today, there is no doubt about the actions of the man who led them in their great patriotic war. the kremlin has so far made no comment about the case but will surely be keeping an eye on deliberations over the great dictator. bbc news. >> the prime minister of iceland has said their solution to their financial crisis is to join the european union and europe. the government took control of three major banks, -- join the european union and the euro. we have this report from iceland on the country undergoing rapid transformation. >> iceland is getting back to basics. the economy may be a mess, but

there is always fishing. the country's currency, the krone, is half the value, making things cheap for buyers from abroad. >>but there is a downside to the collapse of the currency. important goods in shops have soared in pre, even for those icelanders lucky enough to still get a job. -- to still have a job. this is their tiny parliament building. it was outside the popular protests earlier this year helped to topple the government during the banking crisis. some people up a return to more traditional icelandic values, like thrift and hard work, will help. the new government thinks

iceland needs to ditch its currency and joint europe and the euro. -- and join europe and the hero. >> most of the people are in the fishing industry -- and joine europe and the euro. >> they are building plants like this, and there is talk of a fit. there is the left greens -- there is talk of a fifth. >> there are some the believe this is the best solution, only the best solution, but having our own currency with the flexibility of the economy, that may turn out to be very helpfully. -- healthy.

>> and once stolid people were caught up in a get rich speculation -- a one starlet people were caught up. -- once stolid people. bbc news. >> they are still talking in honduras, trying to resolve the confrontation between the internal government that seized power in a coup in june and the ousted but returned president, manuel zelaya. some are in honduras to mediate. the french spiderman has climbed another building, again using only his bare hands. it was just 36 minutes to reach the top. he was entertained by police, as usual, but no formal charges were brought. every year, hundreds of children in new gone are adopted and

first to serve as trial sir -- hundreds of children in new gone the -- in uganda are kidnapped and forced to serve as child soldiers. some went there to try to do something about it. >> from there easy living in california to the jungles of africa. -- from their easy living in california. they wanted to tell a story they thought the mediat home was not covering enough, life and death in africa. >> we as did the rebels, where we saw thousands and thousands of children -- we saw the rebels. they were escaping from being

abducted and turned into a child soldiers. -- into child soldiers. >> sometimes the children are as young as 6. some 20,000 of them have been forced into a life of violence. for two decades, the brutality has terrorized the thousands of people in central africa, from congress to the sudan, and for six years now, the three from california have shown their film in schools and classrooms. more than anything, they understand the power of the media. >> if the media is not talking about this, then we will never be able to stop this, because we need political will, and the media is the key to that. >> it is an mtv approach to activism, a relentless campaign by young idealists.

some say there are a sensationalist -- they are sensationalist attention grabbers. what is different about your message? >> our message that you are powerful, i thinink that gives a sense of the empowerment. >> $23 million have been raised, $1 at a time from students across america to help fund education for the children of uganda, and the often reach their powerful parents. >> i learned about the invisible children because some work was being done at a high school. i became very aware of the issue. >> senator feingold and others in congress are now backing a

bill to bring the man to justice. >> we have lived there and have seen their faces, and these kids are invisible, and we will make them visible. >> the winner of this year's nobel prize for literature is a romanian-born novelist, essayist, and poet, herta muller. we look at her work and the award. >> the nobel prize for literature for 2009 is awarded to the german author herta muller. >> she was recognized for her ability to depict the landscape and the dispossessed. a few hours ago, she was accepting the prize.

>> i still do not believe it. i know it, but i still do not believe it. it still has not hit home. i did not expect it. i was sure it would not happen. >> born in romania in 1953, she refused to cooperate, lost her job as a teacher, and was the subject of repeated threats. prohibited from publishing or work, she emigrated to germany. her life -- prohibited from publishing her work, she emigrated to germany. one of grenoble's -- one of her novels is a story of people living under the government rolule and a stagnating dictatorship.

her father fought in the second world war iii and she is the third european in a row to win the prize -- her father fought in the second rod war. she is the third european in a row to win the prize. -- her father fought in the second world war. >> trying to maintain some semblance of normality in the palestinian territory. they suffered heavy losses in last year's war with israel, and the zoo no longer has as many animals. some visitors are none the wiser after the animals are being painted. thanks for being with us. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank.

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