abdul quader mollah was due to be executed tuesday. he was given a reprieve hours before he was put to death. this is how the prosecutor made the announcement. >> the defense counsel for the accused abdul quader mollah has filed for the review position under article 105, and that has been dismissed by the honourable appellate court of bangladesh supreme court. now the execution can be proceeded. >> let's find out who he is. abdul quader mollah is the assistant secretary general. the government accuses him of being behind a series of killings in 1971. in 2010 the president set up trials for the war criminals. abdul quader mollah could be the first person executed as a result of that process. abdul quader mollah and his followers dismissed the trial saying it is politically motivated. abdul quader mollah's party is an ally of the nationalist party, led by his bitter rival. tell us, what has been the reaction that this development tanvir chowdhury? >> the streets are tense because of the last three weeks of violence and clashes - more to d

bangladesh's supreme court rejected an appeal against a death sentence given to abdul quader mollah, one of a number of people from the jamat-e-islami to be convicted of war crimes. >> protesters are rallying outside the thai prime minister's office in an attempt to pressure her to resign. >> it comes as security forces have been called in to support the opposition movement. >> vladimir putin is delivering his state of union address and is expected to outline the government's position on domestic and foreign affairs. >>> south africans continue to pay their respects to nelson mandela. his body has been delivered to the union building in pretoria so people can pay their respects one last time. he'll be buried in the ancestral home of the eastern cape. >> the party that nelson mandela led has received criticism for not doing enough. one of the biggest critics is winnie mandela. mike hannah went to meet her. >> winnie mandela is a potent force, a member of the a.n.c. executive committee and a member of parliament. her voice is deeply influential. she insists the struggle to which she de

abdul quader mollah was the first person executed for crimes dating back to the 1971 war of independence. >> united nations inspectors say it appears chemical weapons have been used five times during the syria war. the final report has been handed to u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon and will be send to the members of the security council. james bays has more on the report from the united nations in new york. some of the images in this report may be disturbing. >> it is a detailed report, some 82 payments here of scientific evidence gathered by the team on the ground in syria, gathering forensic evidence, samples taken from the sites where it was claimed that chemical weapons were used. there were seven different instances of a possible use of chemical weapons that this team examined. they went through all the details, and they have confirmed that they believe that there is clear and convincing evidence in one case that chemical weapons were used. in another case there is credible information. in another case there was a problemible use, but they can't confirm it. there was evidence in