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>> and now bbc world news. >> a retrial in bahrain for 21 opposition activists, including the an instructor. his wife demands his immediate release. >> this does not mean anything. you know the -- if you know of the judicial system in bahrain, you know it is the same judges and the military court and a civilian court, but with different clothes. >> the un secretary the general becomes the first foreigner to address the country's parliament. the english organization makes its move. in talks today, but -- in talks to the for the vacant manager's job for the team.

the court and bahrain has ordered a retrial in the case of the 21 activists. the activists were convicted in a military court of leading last year's pro-democracy uprising. he was sentenced to life imprisonment pin his wife and daughter said on sunday that he has been forced fed. >> i expect a lot of people around this -- the government was very quick to deny this. they're not usually that quick off the mark.

within an hour of the report coming out that he was being force fed, and they put out a very strong denial. he is not being drugged or force fed because his shirt level dropped dangerously low yesterday. with his consent, they gave him a nasal gastric feed. that is still in perfect thing. it is not much fun. it has pretty much been a horrible fight for his wife when she came in. they are adamant that he is not be force fed. >> what is the legal process know? what do the opposition protest -- to the opposition protesters trust the legal system? >> no, they do not. this is a very qualified victory for his legal team and supporters.

they have not really one because he remains in custody. no one will be given bail. the others will remain in custody while their cases reviewed. technically speaking, their cases been transferred to a civil court to be reviewed. quarks and the wife is adamant that her husband is being forced fed. >> we visited deshea. he is ok. -- we visited him yesterday. he is ok. he was forced said. he was restrained. the two was taken out of his nose on friday night when the tube was blocked. after my husband said that he will agree to take ivied only -- iv only.

he says he will be in grave danger and especially since he is on the second day of his hunger strike. >> but he does not want to lose his life over this, does he? >> he is ready to lose it over this. he cannot live in a cage. >> it is that something that you and your family support? >> i support his decisions fully. >> you do not think that the legal process has gone far enough? the government says it will review the case. >> this does not mean anything. as you know, the judicial system in bahrain, you know that it is the same judges and the military court and the civilian court, but with different closeclothes. nothing else changed. there will also be egyptians paid by the government. they want to tell the media that they're doing something positive

now. if they wanted to decide this, they should have decided on the first session of the court, not the third one. secondly, they should let them free as they said they would do by the report and not keep them in jail and retry them again. they cannot go through this again. they have been through a lot. they have been tortured. there have been spent on. they have been denied all their rights. so they have to be freed. >> the government says the opposition is basically controlled by iran. what do you say about that? >> iran has nothing to do with bahrain. bahrain has been fighting for rights since the 1920's and the 1930's and the 1940's and 1950's. iran has nothing to do with this.

we do not want anything from iran. we just want our rights, more rights, and to be first class citizens, not second class and the foreigners are the first class citizens in bahrain. >> syrian state television says at least eight people have been killed and dozens were wounded in a northwest city. more than 20 people were killed and the majority were personal -- were security personnel. >> very big explosions in the center of it live -- of idlib.

you can see pictures of partially or almost totally demolished buildings. some very severe damage there. obviously, some very big bombs needed to create that kind of damage. so far, the preliminary casualty count of eight to 12 security personnel and civilians. many dozens wounded. you can see the devastation and the people around. there would certainly have been casualties. state television does not flinch from showing very gruesome images. >> this comes just after the arrival of the commander. where does this leave that mission? >> it makes the truth looked even more passive than it already was. although, in some places, the level of violence has come down

in casualty's, especially in places like this where there have been two observers permanently stationed. they will now be able to stop this kind of sneaky and very big bomb attacks which is more like the intelligence sphere rather than the confrontation between the opposition and the government. >> the and secretary general has addressed parliament in burma. he said burma has the potential to become the 21st century model for peace and democracy and prosperity. >> its decision, leadership and courage for the path of change. i salute the league for democracy and others for joining the political forces and participating in the recent elections.

for many years, you display the resilience and fortitude that, for generations, have distinguished and the me and mark -- the myanmar people. >> rachel is in the burmese capital. >> it was a very respectful mood in parliament. it was a very formal session. of course, everyone was in their national dress. the military was also in their uniforms. 25% of the seats are reserved for serving military officers. they listened attentively. many of them had copies of the speech in burmese and were following it through, turning pages of the script. there was respectful and warm applause at the end. he gave out to the parliament before he left.

it was a speech that many people said there were looking forward to pick it was broadcast live on television. it was a big moment for burma to have a u.n. secretary-general address parliament that has a lead and running for a year or so. >> what about the position of the opposition leader? she is taking her place in parliament. did the impasse have anything to do with his presence there? >> we ask him that can he smiled enigmatically it and said that the president and i talked about many issues. the impression he got was a he did not know about the breakthrough when he went in to deliver that address. there was a line with in his speech which refers to this route over the parliamentary of hand: the leaders to find the political will to overcome it. he did not know about it going

into the speech. whether he had been told on the way out, whether he is hearing the same news that we were, which is entirely likely, the use at a rangoon, in effect, she and her policy are backing down. seeing her in parliament will be good. >> it may feel like groundhog day because we announced a that spain had gone into recession if you days ago. but it is not confirmed. >> yes. spain, more pain in spain. the spanish economy is just getting deeper. we saw on friday that spain reported once again rocketing unemployment pair of 24.4% continues to be the highest in the industrialized world. within half of spaniards and a 25 to not have jobs. we heard from standard and poor's at the end of last week

which downgraded stains that appeared now we're talking about the eurozone's fourth largest economy -- downgraded spain. now we're talking about the eurozone's fourth largest economy. spain is back in recession. it continues in the property market in spain. that persists. and foreclosures continue to rise. the chairman deficit continues to reach were some levels. it is a matter of when they will need a bailout. >> the budget date deadline is here. >> yes. i will be talking about that in the world business report. labor organizations have released a report it as is, look, the employment picture around the world is very alarming. i will have more in the world business report in about 20 minutes. >> on the hunt for joseph kony.

many struggle to get medical treatment properly. but in the u.k., a new specialist is about to begin work. ♪ >> leaping, stretching, pushing their muscles and bones to their limits, maintain the flexibility and fitness they need, this new class is part of the daily routine at the dance company. if these dancers are injured, they get help from the company. for this, and injury could mean the end of their working life. >> lean back as far as you can.

>> this doctor specializes in her dance injuries. he is stepping up to the new international institute in dance medicine. treatment puts the injuries under demands of their job. >> there are some injuries that are unique to dancers. those is where the specialist clinic can pick up those injuries very quickly and get them back to full fitness in the shortest possible time. >> he has spent his life dancing. on dress was on stage when he was forced off. -- andreas was on stage when he was forced off by an injury. >> is helping me get that process, just with less than a year, within less than half the year, i was walking again.

you see me standing right here. >> the hope is that in the network of and it just dance clinics -- of any chess -- of nhs dance clinics. >> the wife of the hunger striker has said that the court's decision to review his case does not mean anything. she calls for his immediate release. eight people have been killed by a bomb attacks in the city of idlib. they will interview roy hodgson for a job that everyone has been watching here in the u.k., the job of england's football manager. he is the only candidate to have been approached about it.

even nine know that kerrey read this a snap was the man being talked about. -- even on know that gary renap was the man being talked about. >> you're quite right. the speculation was that harry rednap would be chosen. but they have now selected roy hodgson. it is a matter of weeks away. england is starting their campaign. of course, longer term, they want somebody who can come in and steer them on to success and give them momentum. he has all of that experience from all those years of managing throughout europe. >> does he have the energy to

get people excited in this country? >> there has been a bit of a mixed reaction to that this morning. hahns then has the technical merits and the efficiency could be the overriding factor for the football association. but the players themselves will have to buy into that philosophy. they will have to believe that this man can take them to those successes. he has managed some of the biggest in the world like milan and switzerland. he took them at one point to the third best team in the world. he played with the biggest players and he has taken the monti successes. what he lacks any public profile, he makes it up in technical and recommend. >> thank you very much.

the united states has renewed a special forces mission to hunt down juice of kony. -- cut down joseph kony. kony has waged war in central africa, for more than two decades, but fighting in remote areas between uganda, congo, south sudan. dan is one of the few journalists to visit. >> in the town of obo in any central a recon republic, dj and manual was abducted in 2008. he escaped. now he is calling on others to give themselves up. joseph kony was chased out of

uganda in 2006. he reached in this remote community two years later. >> they attacked several villages and took 76 people. most have escaped now, but there are still some of their. >> kony crosses on marked borders. the u.s. has sent 100 special forces soldiers to coordinate the facfight against the lra. >> communications, coordinating intelligence in the operations to improve them and make them more effective. >> what about the legendary american electronics surveillance? >> dad is really not what we're here to bring. we are here to advise and assist the forces on which give abilities they have, bring your expenses to the table, and combined with what they know about the region. >> in northern uganda, it is feared that the lra will be back

boosted with south sudan -- boosted with sudanese weapons. >> they may come back. >> there are dozens of conflicts with bender groups in this area. kony and lra are just a few in the fire. if they cannot help the local arm is catch kony, will listen more? >> the international red cross has given more details in its attempt to gain the release of -- there have been in touch with his abductors in number of times. negotiations have been difficult. the decapitated body was found on the outskirts of quetta with

a note saying that he had been killed by the pakistani taliban. would you give up your car if you were offered free public transport. estonia is offering its people free public transport. but not everyone is convinced by the idea. >> buses, trams and trolley buses help the population of about 400,000 people to get around this town in capital. the cost of making them free will be worth that according to the people in power in city hall, to help with tourists and to the the environment away. >> we hope that, and when your, it will be -- in one year, it will be -- >> one question is whether saving 1.60 will be enough to

get people out of their cars and on to these trams and buses, whether it will really change the way people get around the city. the referendum last month suggested there were 75% support for the play. but opponents say that people will always say yes to something that is free if they offer it. >> the obvious answer is to say they see people on the street that supported the. but the fact is that there's also need to explain first what will be the exact results and how it will turn out. >> the real move will be declining other public services and the lack of investment in an aging transport network. all the ticket sales only pay for a third of that network now, not even the greens are convinced that the move from state subsidy to the state paying the whole bill is the way forward. >> i will look to not pay for

the services i consume. but the quality of -- but knowing the quality of public transport needing improvement, bit will take -- it will take more than the cost of public transport. >> those that live there will be able to travel free, not visitors, starting next year. >> the russians have been to their tough fighting skills. they are on their way to london to show off their spectacular crossette writing skills at the queen's jubilee. >> it could be a circus. in fact, this is a rare chance to see the art of stunt riding invented by russian cossacks.

to do this, every strap needs to be in place. they have spent months getting ready for a very special performance. 12 horses with their riders are taking part in the queen's inmond jubilee passiopageant which. >> it is always difficult and requires a lot of practice. moreover, we will be representing all of russia. we must put on a good show. >> they will spend five days and provide transportation. the trip is a big challenge for the animals. but the writers say that such a big event is worth -- but the riders say that such a big event is worth it. for them, and horace has always

been much more than just a way of getting -- a horse has always been more than just a way of getting somewhere. the cossack warriors were able to shoot from any position, stand in a cell, and carry the wounded from the battlefield. >> first of all, it is our cultural heritage that we need to save and even develop. our main goal is not to show itself, but reviving russians were shredding traditions. >> the cavalry it and russian army ceased to exists after the second world war. but this remains the trademark of the cossacks virtuosity. >> that looks like a must see event if you can get to it. more on all learned is that

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