america." >> funding for this presentation is made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, shell, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news

america." >> bolivian military commander sues for allegedly authorizing his rendition. syria's president, assad's aid. plans to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years. welcome to bbc world news. with just 100 days to go, london celebrates with eight floral spectacular. >> the bolivian military

commander is taking legal action baby bearded he returned to bolivia in 2004. his lawyer said it is for some illegal actions being taken. >> the former secretary is the latest and most senior official to be accused of involvement in the alleged role of the illegal rendition of terrorist subjects to be adopted. it is alleged he signed off on a secret operation to deliver the libyan secret opposition. after last year's bombing in libya, victorville's letters sent by mi6. one referred to this man.

back in two dozen for, mi6 believed he was an al qaeda operative. he was then tortured by -- his british lawyers believe they know who ordered his condition. >> tighten the view that rendition would have been sanctioned at the highest level. following the fall of gaddafi. >> this is now the subject of the metropolitan police inquiry. his not commenting for now. he's expected to speak to detectives. bbc news. >> day three of the trial of the extremists is under way. he said -- i hope you'll try to

ridicule be less. -- me less. his links to militant nationalism. he refused to the demands identity or answer direct questions about specific details. it is the second day. he is accused of the massacre of people in norway last summer. he carried out the most sophisticated and spectacular attack in europe since the second world war. countryplace in the must operate within syrian sovereignty -- monitor's placed in the country must opera within syrian sovereignty. the british ambassador to the united nations released a video urging to end the bloodshed in

her country. the video posted on youtube is their attempt to probe -- crush the anti-government protests. >> for the sake of your people. stop your husband and his supporters. stop being a bystander. with thisust begin video. quite surprisingly at this time. >> i think it is quite surprising is recounted in the time. it is against protocol for the ambassador's wife to make political statements. i doubt it will bring the region crashing to its knees.

-- regime crashing to its knees. so, and so on. wrapping a syrian flag around his neck. >> of course, all of these by the president assad comes amid a report that the cease-fire is not holding. >> no. the rebel-held scorchers, they have been there and elsewhere. the regime, frankly, the armed forces announced they would be taking action against what they called armed terrorist groups. so, they seem to be shelving it

wherever it suits them. before the cease-fire, did not obvious -- for that reason. the ground rules for its operation. >> let's talk abut the chinese foreign ministers meeting. china in an interesting position, considering it was quite resistant to impose sanctions, to impose a cease- fire. >> that is right. anything that looks like a one- sided intervention in syria, they wanted something balance. they and the russians have fallen in line with it. now the rental is over what would be the rules -- wrangle is

over what would be the rules. what would be the differences? nationality. the degree of independence in cooperating. cooperating with the syrians. there to send planes and helicopters so they can move around quickly -- they want to send planes and helicopters of the can move around quickly. we can provide them with that if they need to evacuate. he wants another resolution to build. but for the moment, that is looking like -- >> i may will follow events closely. thank you. -- i know you will follow events closely. thank you.

the disqualified presidential candidate. the old paris are still in charge in egypt. spoke about what this means for the presidential race. >> is completely changes the shape of the presidential race. we need to rethink our ideas about who might become the next president of egypt. it is not the former regime pulling the strings here. that slightly and the gates that argument. -- negates that argument. he is outside with thousands of supporters outside of his quarters. he is also out. they have a back up canned it.

it looks like -- back up candidate. the former head of the arab league who is not been disqualified is just watching his presidential campaign now. he surely moves to the front of the standings to be favored. >> north korea says that its deal with the u.s. to avoid nuclear tests is now or avoid after watching a long-range rocket last week. in response, north korea said that nuclear inspectors will not be allowed in. he says that there is speculation that north korea may be preparing for a nuclear attack. >> north korea's speaking today. reaction to its rocket launch. the u.s. response. the u.s. says that north korea

broke its agreement by setting off this launch. north korea says, no, it did not. they say it is a completely separate issue and the u.s. broke its agreement. where this leaves us is that north korea considers itself free to take measures. it did not spot with those were but that the u.s. will be to blame for anything it carries out. debt -- south korea says the may be preparing. >> i am interested, also, in the opinion of where you are. there was much calmer than the missile test is being launched. was seen as a celebration. now, south koreans must be worried. i do not -- >> i cannot think it was seen as a peaceful called celebration.

but, you are right, in terms that they were very calm in south korea. partly because they have seen it before. it has conducted nuclear tests in the past. there is concern here about the third nuclear test. it may well turn out, if it happens, a new kind of nuclear tests. perhaps a uranium based test. nothing is really known at this stage. it is as rumor mills coming out of the south korean agency. it is not confirmed at all. at the moment, is is really a case of north korea saying is is now free to take whatever action it feels necessary. >> nato is meeting in brussels later. the security will be handed over to afghan forces with senior

officials stressing that afghan officials are able to cope. the need to keep funding afghan forces after its withdrawal. you are watching bbc world news. still to come, 100 days until the olympic games. withdraw its forces from the region after today's heavy fighting. >> in a disputed desert region, an army advances. the spla, acting on orders, tried to push back. the orders come from the fourth division of the spla. if they say we go, we go.

if they say we stop, we stop. this area may look like a wasteland. on the map, as the oil field allies in northern sudan. the tension along the border is a rigid since last alive. the spla says it has been acting in self-defense as it comes under attack. the authorities said the forces must withdraw before there can be any talk of peace. >> i hope we will succeed in diffusing the crisis and open the way to a comprehensive and a just peace agreement. this cannot be achieved unless the spla forces pull out immediately. >> the conflict is already killing civilians. the detonations as exacting -- evacuating those iexpected in te

area. >> council member is reiterated their demands for a complete, immediate, and unconditional end to all fighting. the withdrawal of the spla and the forces of bombardment. as fighting continues, there is a danger the two sides will be dragged into all-out war. bbc news. >> you are watching bbc world news. here are the headlines. bolivian military commander sues the secretary for allegedly authorizing his rendition to the gaddafi regime. they call on syria's firstly to end the bloodshed in her country. reported to be planning her

first trip in two decades. a party it has confirmed that she will visit norway in june. she would not be allowed to return. joining me from bangkok is a jonah fisher. interesting that the visits come up now. >> this is a hugely symbolic moment. for more than two decades, her refusal to leave really symbolizes a distress the that she had for the military regime, the military general. it also came to symbolize the huge personal sacrifices she was willing to make in her struggle for democracy. her husband, a british academic

in 1999, she refused an offer from the generals to be with him at the time that he died, fearing she would not be allowed back in. this is a hugely symbolic moment, a sign of the growing confidence of what she has in the reform process and of the confidence she has in the military-backed government that she is doing without a military bases -- on a regular basis. >> anything you see about her plight is in norway? >> norway is the obvious first choice for her. in 1991, she was awarded the nobel peace prize. her son went to accept it and .earsr place she stood in the u.k., in oxford. david cameron extended the

invitation for her to come to britain. it is almost certain she will accept that invitation. >> thank you very much. there are 100 days to go into the opening of the 2012 olympic games. a floral spectacular is being unveiled in the gardens. david, tell us more. >> it is all very exciting over here. some of the volunteers will be at the game. some of them will be bearing the torch. he is telling us about his preparations. when he was in los angeles with 100 days to go, how much effort he still had to put in. something like $15 billion is being spent on the london olympics. that is an awful lot of money to

prove these games are worth it. i am joined now -- you put what? $500 million in? that is a heckuva lot of money. >> yes, we have. that is the most ever spent. i think we have two objectives. one obviously is the result in london. the other is to make sure we build a high-performance system in this country. >> that is the real challenge, keeping this going. time and time again we see them have great games, and then delete -- diddley squat. >> attempt to improve our medal haul in rio. six to eight years.

>> it becomes very assertive egotistical, the olympics. what are we doing? what is britain doing? the way in which these gains were one, what are we doing to justify it? >> if we won the olympics, murray would try to inspire young people all over the world. -- we would try to in spiraea people all over the world. they provide 50 million pounds in providing support. programs hour for that country. we have now reached well over 12 million children. we are very pleased with the progress that is made. our intention is to continue that work. >> good luck. thank you very much indeed. from the west of london, here. the olympics take place in the east.

what is it like out there? you a chance to give us a tour. >> the weather here is certainly no better in west london. it is inauspicious kind of weather for the 100 days to go. of course, this is only april, and july will be much better. the park is really quite amazing to look at. i'm coming in for the first time. i would just give you a little explanation of what is behind me and the scene you can see just over my shoulder. at the extreme edge of your picture is the magnificent being referred to as the pringle's crisp. just a little further on, the building that looks like a meringue at cape, that is the marina where basketball will be

played. those are the buildings of the olympic village. a 17,000 athletes and officials will be hosted there. it is has been built for this occasion. as we turn around to the star attraction of the olympics. 80,000 capacity. just the finishing touches being put here. all the construction sounds you can hear around me. that is what is happening here at the olympic stadium, the olympic park. >> and david, you have to out do her. if you can see would give has, you have to explain who that is. >> we are a bit wide eyed about the olympics here. the official mascot for the london games always getting in

on the air. >> you can never stop david turn trying to outshine you. we will see very soon. >> lets it back to one of our main stories this hour. the libyan military commander is taking legal action against ex- uk foreign secretary jack straw. this is an interesting legal situation. we've not seen anything like this. >> its elevates the whole rendition fiasco to a new level. if it is going to stop anywhere, it will stop here, if the lawyers can prove that jack straw personally signed off on the papers authorizing this illegal rendition of the olympian -- of the libyan terrorist suspect at the time. >> he was coming from china, is

that correct? >> he was living in beijing. abdel hakim belhadj. at the time. he says he was only ever involved in trying to oppose gaddafi's regime, which most people would consider a pretty good thing. the security service here in britain has called the domestic intelligence service police he was involved with al qaeda. -- to blow up a nightclub, to blow up the underground, a shopping center, and so on. they suspected he might be involved. the allegation is that the british intelligence eluded the intelligence and essentially provided the intelligence to have this man shipped off, or

grab. in fact, he was taken to thailand were he says he was badly beaten and then strapped to the floor of a plane. to libya, where he was subsequently tortured. he is a military commander. he is saying he wants accountability. his lawyers in britain have launched of this lawsuit, this civil action case. >> i think when you look jack reputation, he has stood a vehemently against torture. this will be quite embarrassing. >> i was able to get through, and he said, i would love to

talk about this. i love talking. he talks more than us journalists. but, i cannot talk about it because the whole issue in the condition is important and our elected involvement is subject to investigation. -- alleged involvement is subject to investigation. he is been given one month to say, yes, i signed off on these documents. if not, they're going to ask him to produce his diaries. eventually, they are saying, look. you're going to end of defending yourself in court. is your choice. >> thank you very much. i know we're going to have to watch this very closely. >> and just to tell you, there is plenty more coverage on "bbc world." tell us what you think of the

stories we're covering. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, union bank, and shell. >> this is kim, about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, we're developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. let's use energy more efficiently. let's go.

>> "bbc world news america" was presented by kcet los angeles.