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custody. a second bomb in spain close to the site of today's earlier explosion. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, inside zimbabwe. andrew harding reports on the for signs of hope. is reconciliation still possible? >> we have come to meet a man who lost his life and property when his property was attacked. is he ready to forgive and forget? >> and he died at the age of 113, having survived world war i. the world's oldest man was honored today.

it was meant to be a memorial for those killed in the protests over iran's disputed presidential elections, but in an act of defiance, tension between opposition and the government spilled over today, leading to fresh clashes on the streets of tehran. of the violence erupted as several unpeople assembled at a cemetery to mark the 14th day of mourning for a woman whose death was taped on a mobile phone and transmitted around the world in minutes. >> at the karon cemetery, it was part memorial cemetery, part political protest -- at the cemetery in tehran. they chanted in support of the opposition leader, mousavi. and he made a brief appearance.

witnesses say the police broke up the gathering using batons and arrested a number of people. they came to mark the 14th day after the death of a woman who has become the symbol of the iranian opposition after video of her death flashed around the world on the internet. the opposition believes she was shot by a member of the government militia. according to our family, she was not even taken part -- was not even taking part in the demonstration, just watching from the sidelines when she was killed. >> it was all about being young and feeling passionate about freedom. she was not political. she did not belong to any party or group. she did not support any faction. every other young iranian was there in she was one of them. >> one and half months after the disputed elections, the death

toll of opposition leaders is increasing almost daily as the government finally releases the bodies to their families. depositions as many more of the opposition members who were arrested have been badly treated. many have emerged from prison battered or bruised. the treatment has outraged many public figures or supporters of the government. president ahmadinejad has been forced to release many of the detainees, but the government has tried to charge and bring to court at least 20 of them, a sign that the crackdown is not over yet. it has been a brutal fight leaving hundreds of people dead. however, nigeria's armed forces said have destroyed the headquarters of a radical islamic sect and captured and killed while in police custody the leader of the book of her ransacked. -- of the book haram sacked --

of the boko haram sect. >> what we are hearing tonight is coming from local people inside the town. we understand that the police have told them that the radical cleric has been killed while in police custody. local journalists will called to local government headquarters. he was captured late this afternoon and taken to government headquarters. he was to be paraded before state officials and journalists were expecting to meet him. the journalists a suddenly the atmosphere changed. the reporter there suddenly received a message from a tv news crew saying that they had been called to film something. it surely after that, bbc learn from the police that he was dead, killed in police custody, and he had been shot dead. the video has been made and we are expecting to see it on nigerian tv shortly.

>> did he have any sort of legal representation with him? >> we simply do not know that. what we know is it happened very fast, late in the afternoon, and this shooting took place shortly afterwards. we also know from people of seen the video muhammed yusuf is seen confessing to the siege and attacks on police stations, saying that it was all a mistake. it sounds very much like a confession, and then one person who heard about the video and another to solid discarnate -- who saw the video described it as an execution. the taliban has called on people in afghanistan to boycott next month's presidential elections. preparations are underway for the polls on august 20. a taliban website says instead of voting, people should attack enemy positions and blocked roads on the eve of the election. india is introducing

legislation to guarantee free and compulsory education for all children aged between six and 14. the bill would set up a new state run it neighborhood school and forced private ones to preserve at least a quarter of their space for poor children. a u.s. judge has ordered the release of one of the youngest detainees at the u.s. detention center, guantanamo bay. the u.s. district court judge said that mohammed to what would beat released by late august. -- that muhammed jawad would beat released by late august. spanish police say they have discovered a second bomb on the island of majorca. officials say the device was placed underneath a police vehicle in the same beach resort or the earlier a bomb exploded. the blast today took place near a police barracks, killing two

civil guards. airports and ports were closed after the explosion which took place in the popular holiday resort. the attack comes the day before the 50th anniversary of the founding of eta. >> a summer holiday senior yards away from what appears to of been a terrorist attack. the bomb exploded shortly before 2:00 local time outside of a police barracks. security sources believe the device was planted under the patrol car of the officers who died. it happened in the heart of a popular tourist resort. many what is it what happened. >> we saw a big plume of black smoke and a car on fire in the middle of the road. on the side of the street, there was a gentle man on the floor and there were two men standing above him administering cpr. am authorities blamed the separatist group eta, calling

them savages. they shut down airports and ports to prevent them from fleeing. island travel services ground to a halt. the attack is the second to be blamed on eta in 24 hours. yesterday, large part of a police barracks were destroyed by a massive car bomb. incredibly, there were no fatalities and only minor injuries. the renewed violence appears tied to mark to march 50 anniversary of eta's foundation. for half a century, they have killed and maimed in the name of an independent basque state. politically, it is as far away as ever from getting that wish the message today is that and still inflict deadly violence. the long-awaited british inquiry into the war in iraq has been launched today. it will cover from one before the war started up to the

handover of military control to iraqi forces. they want to make as much information as possible open to the public. a pregnant woman in the u.s. has been found murdered with her 8-month-old fetus removed. the body of the girls mother was found monday. the baby girl has been found alive. the police say they have arrested two people in the neighboring state of new hampshire. sales of beer in germany have fallen to their lowest level since 1991. burress -- poor resold less beer in the first months of the year, down from the same time last year. industry experts blame it bans on smoking, corridor portis of health issues, and -- greater awareness of health issues, and the wet weather. the unity government still has an uncomfortable coalition between robert mugabe.

despite this, there are tentative signs of hope. this week, the zimbabwe government told the bbc there is no ban on its operations and it can report legally and openly. our correspondent is there. >> protest of national -- a process of natural -- reconciliation has begun. it is likely to take some time, but the prime minister has told me it is possible nobody involved in the extreme political violence that crippled this country may end up the st. -- may not end up being sent to prison. in zimbabwe today, songs of peace, lots of talk about national reconciliation after years of political violence. the man who won least so much of that violence, president mugabe, is now urging the nation to

heal. i>> you cannot succeed through violence at all. you should succeed through the effectiveness of your theory. >> his former rivals have agreed to work together to bring justice and compensation. >> the new unity government is preaching reconciliation. what does that mean in practical terms? we have come to meet a man who lost his life and property when is home was attacked by the militia. is he ready to forgive and forget? he sifts through his wife's. clothing. she was about it one year ago, the day after her husband was elected deputy mayor. do you know the people responsible for your wife's death?

he has six names. supporters still live nearby and continue to threaten him. >> i find it very difficult to forgive people who are still moving around today and say, yes, we did it. >> politically, this remains an explosive issue. the prime minister, himself beaten, seems to be urging victims to tread carefully. >> people must take responsibility for their actions. however, it is foolish to say let's do a retributive process. we will end up with the same conditions we're trying to move away from. >> for now, zimbabwe it waits,

victims and killers walking the same streets. the situation here remains fluid and it has been a very interesting day in terms of the difficulty that the government is facing here. on the one hand this morning, we saw a senior official cope accord on with his party believes are trumped up charges of stealing a mobile phone. on the other hand, we have seen progress. there is a meeting being held this afternoon between the prime minister and senior military officials who have until now shunned the prime minister. there's been a lot of concern about the fact they were refusing to meet him. it is very much two steps forward, one step back, but there is progress here. you are watching "bbc world news." still to come, making legal history, a british woman was her battle to have the law on assisted suicide clarified.

we will look at what it means. a french rapper is at the heart of a political storm over censorship after 10 of his concerts were canceled because of his sexually explicit and violent lyrics the former presidential candidate dropped from the music festival where they had to cancel. the governing party of the french president brand it the actions as an attack -- branded actions as an attack on the freedom of expression. >> this rapper is from normandy, sometimes called french eminem. women's groups say his lyrics are sexist, homophobic, and violent. politicians can drop from the music festival this summer. there were outraged over a song.

roughly translated, it is called "dirty bitch," about a man who wants to beat up his unfaithful girlfriend. the rapper says it was never meant to be taken literally. >> this is a song about a man who sees his girlfriend cheating and then comes back home, drinks, and writes her an e-mail in which he insults her. but i mean, it is a fiction. it is nothing real. i did not write it on my ex- girlfriend or anything. >> it is young people like these to our fans. a they feel politicians and have it a different universe from theirs. it -- they feel that politicians inhabit a different universe than theirs. some of the lyrics are disturbing are reprehensible, but they are expressing feelings shared by many young people.

this is "bbc world news." these are the headlines -- iranian security forces have broken up a graveside ceremony to honor protesters killed after the presidential elections. reports suggest widespread arrests. in the last half-hour, nigerian security forces have said that -- have said that the leader of an islamic militant group has been killed while in police custody. in the u.k., a british woman with multiple sclerosis has won the battle to have the law on assisted suicide clarified. she wants to know whether her husband will be prosecuted if she accompanies her to switzerland so he can help her to die. but today, the highest court in britain demanded clearer guidance.

>> she is a prisoner of her own body, serving a sentence that will only and with her death. debbie purdy wants to die at a time of her choosing and he wants her husband -- and she wants her husband to helper, but only if he will not be prosecuted. today, they came to london hoping to find out. >> i will live longer and be involved in the campaign. >> this afternoon, they ruled about the criminal proceedings. >> a country not content is content with habit. >> within the last hour, she emerged to celebrate her victory. >> it is amazing. all sides it said direct prosecution has to be clear and that british law has to be observed. that is all we have been asking

for. >> debbie purdy was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1995. her condition had deteriorated to the point where she needed to use a wheelchair. last october, the high court rejected her attempt to have the law on assisted suicide clarified. in february, that decision was upheld at the court of appeals. today's ruling should make it easier for her and her husband to decide whether he will accompany her to assistant -- to switzerland, or assisted suicide is legal. since 2002, hundreds of people have been assisted. among them, daniel james who is paralyzed rugby training. and a renowned conductor and his wife. no friends or relatives have ever been prosecuted for traveling there with them. >> i will wish for a policy.

because of the position of mrs. purdy, i can issue in interim policy. >> opponents of assisted suicide are deeply concerned. >> if we look to places around the world where assisted suicide is legal, for example the netherlands, we see a culture where life begins to have less value if your a disabled person. >> debbie purdy and her husband are just relieve the economic and informed decision about how and when her life will end. it is an age-old story, a country descends into civil war, the fighting comes to an end, for aids portion, and much of it goes unseen. -- foreign aid pours in, and much of it goes on scene. britain helped intervene and conflict nine years ago. the money was earmarked to build a stable and democratic state. much of it disappeared.

humphrey huxley traveled to sierra leone and found ongoing poverty and a warning that war could return. >> meet dallas. she is seven. she has just been expelled from her primary school because her family cannot pay the fees. she is breaking rocks. it is dangerous work, trying to pay for her schooling. how much does she need? just 1 pound. neither my mother nor my aunt have enough money. the said if i did not have enough money i cannot go to school. -- they said if i did not have enough money i cannot go to school. under a raft of international rights, the government must give children liked alice a free education, but it does not. hers is one story of one child in britain's recent involvement

in sierra leone. this country remains one of the poorest and most corrupt in the world. >> i know that there has been maybe a misuse of funds, but there has to be agreement between the donors and ourselves. >> britain spent 50 million pounds last year. where is the taxpayers' money going? not much on the roads, it seems. medical supplies plunge through a makeshift bridge. britain admits crucial mistakes have been made in its aid mission, particularly with corruption and property. in a key district hospital, a brother and sister have malaria, the hospital pharmacy has no drugs to treat them. its shelves are bare. they have not been replaced or

have just vanished amid allegations of corruption. the impact, it is a flash point town. it was once a rebel stronghold. the gunmen here used to be child soldiers. one decade on, they are jobless and angry. >> it is the same thing happening, which led to war. but corruption. i>> we have appeared to improve people's lives and accountability. >> how long? >> 5, 10 years before the young people become disenfranchised. >> this is a test as to whether the attempt to fix a failed state will actually ever work. 1896, queen victoria still had five years on the throne, the world war had not started.

this was the year that henry was born. he died earlier this month, having lived to the age of 113. he became the world's oldest man and the only remaining survivor of the battle. >> the final farewell for one of the last veterans of the first world war, one of the last links to the chapter of history, a man who helped make sure the cost of that conflict would not be forgotten. in the hundreds, they have come to pay tribute, to honor his passing. >> we have come here today to remember before got our brother henry -- to remember before god or brother henry. to commend him to god, our redeemer and judge. >> he was born in june, 1996, and was a teenager at the opera of the first world war. -- he was born in june, 1896.

he witnessed a naval battle. henry made it his mission to ensure the sacrifices of others were never forgotten. >> i have always said millions of people suffered and millions of people won the war. >> his determination to make sure that later generations never forgot in toward. today, hundreds came to pay their respects and celebrate his life. >> he was generous and so many ways. he constantly deflected discussion about himself to others, always inquiring about members of our family and friends with the uncanny ability to remember names and faces. >> following the service, two buglers sound at the last post.

as five replica world war i airplanes took to the sky, the bell tolled once for every year of his life. finally, on sunday morning, police received a reckless driver who looked a little bit young. the car seemed to have trouble keeping to the right side of the road, and it drove through stop signs. back on the main road, it darts off to the left and it appears the police have their driver cornered. out comes the culprit. a seven-year-old boy who took off in his father's car. his reason? he did not want to go to church. >> funding for this presentation 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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