alan turing was convicted of having sex with another man and was forced to give up his groundbreaking work. >> in the years of the cold war, his wife ended -- life ended in disgrace. we find it to be extraordinary and horrible. please stand by has granted him a pardon. >> when we come back, we celebrate german troops celebrating christmas in afghanistan. >> and everything you need to know about germany's football ambassador. ambassador. >> welcome back. nato's current mandate runs out next year and that means that its troops are sent to come home. lex germany says it is willing to keep forces in the country pass 2014 as part of a new mission. but nato is still working out details with the afghan government. >> most of the troops in afghanistan, this will be their last christmas there. soldiers are trying to make the best of the holiday season. >> more than 6000 kilometers away, german soldiers are celebrating. he has been in afghanistan since november. >> i miss my girlfriend back home, but what is important is that the soldiers get through this difficult time as well. and to keep the

two years later, alan turing died of cyanide poisoning, a verdict of suicide was recorded.t took more than half a century for the state to acknowledge the injustice of his conviction for homosexuality. he has been given a posthumous pardon. >> the injustice done to him is corrected today by this parliament. i think that is the end of that part of the story about the appalling treatment of gay men. >> the pardon was granted by the queen under the prerogative of mercy at the request of the government. she described it as a fitting tribute. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news

with the storyff of the world war ii code breaker alan turing. we will bring up a photograph right there. this is the result of a long campaign by thousands of people who thought it was appalling, this man who devoted his life to his country, and he killed himself after he received a criminal conviction for, sexuality. been sayingple have it is long overdue. however, there are commentators saying that this pardon is wrong. saying he they are should not have been given a dodon is because he did not anything wrong. >> he was accused of being a homosexual, which, back in those days, was a criminal offense. >> it was a criminal offense. savageryms like almost and almost completely medieval. >> it is. that is why people have been campaigning against it. but people are saying now that he should not have been pardoned, because he did not do anything wrong. >> i think i agree with that. author that says if they are pardoning him, why not pardon another 50,000 victims who were treated the same way? a reason for mercy. these people have been wronged. devel

alan turing's code-breaking skills helped win the world war ii. he was persecuted for being homosexual which was illegal in post-war britain. >> as christians celebrate the birth of jesus, people that live in that place are struggling. business owners in beth le ham say they are discouraging visitors. one that is do arrive are seeing the result of a $50 million makeover. >> bethlehem missed the spot where jesus was born. many have been arriving from around the world. it has not been repaired for 500 years. unesco, the european authority and others put together money for renovations. transtraps we hope the restoration of the church will help bring tourists to the city and it helps the people to stay foot and end the occupation of the homeland. >> many christians believe mary and joseph walked to bethlehem. just as ancient is the sale of souvenirs. business hasn't been good recently. >> 2 million tourists come ever ayear, but rarely stay for long. >> let me go back to jerusalem and we have hotel. and travel and go back. >> bethlehem lies withinside

his theories laid the foundation for much of the modern computing each bought a computer genius alan turing was gay and nineteen fifties britain he was punished for that with a criminal conviction when i nearly half a century after he committed suicide. the queen has shaken the pardon posthumously. here is that the continent and commentary held recently in the second world war cracking germany's commitment to its previously regarded as unbreakable. he was bringing the petition these theories laid the foundation for the computer age. but in nineteen fifty two. i'm tearing was convicted for having with another man was forced to give up his ground breaking work. because it done so much for the second world war in the use of the cold will be seen as the automobile use. yes his life ended in disgrace. in circumstances that a weak lungs. the extraordinary horrible. turing was chemically castrated and two years later he committed suicide. now comes the century up to his death britain's queen elizabeth has granted him a pardon. i wouldn't additional one minute break along we come back we visit germ

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alan turing was chemly castrated after being convicted of homosexual activity which was illegal at thentury, his supporters have fought for more acknowledgement of his role in the war. turing was considered a mathematical genius and british prime minister david cameron said his work saved countless lives. recognition there. greenpeace says russia has dropped the case against an activist detained in the arctic while protesting at an oil rig in september. he was on the greece peaceship arctic sunrise. most were released from jail last month but weren't allowed to leave the country because of these pending charges of holliganism. >>> and a former executive at tiffany's has been sentenced to a year in prison for stealing jewelry worth over $2 million. federal prosecutors say the haven't of product development would check out the jewelry, pretending she needed for a presentation and then she sold it. and she pocket the cash. apparently she didn't even need it. >>> these reunions with soldiers coming home from combat never get old, but a recent reunion. florida was truly touching. roberto va