. >> a malaysian opposition leader, anwar ibrahim, is acquitted at a trial in kuala lumpur. >> i thank fwod -- god for this. i am finally vindicated. the last two years were hard. >> a general strike is underway in nigeria over the removal of government fuel subsidies that led to soaring pump prices. new year, same problem. nicolas sarkozy and angela merkel meet to discuss efforts to kick start the eurozone rescue plan. welcome to "bbc world news." i'm geeta guru-murthy. also in this program -- sentenced to death by iran for spying. the u.s. resident is found guilty of being a c.i.a. operative. months after the fall of gaddafi, a report of african migrants languishing in jail after being caught up in the civil war. >> ma labor's opposition leader, anwar ibrahim, has been acquitted of a charge of sod after a court ruled the d.n.a. evidence in the case is unreliable. he's been accused of having sex with a former male aide, but he always said the charge was politically motivated. the verdict was cheered by thousands of his supporters outside the court in kuala lumpur. he said justice has

. >> malaysian prosecutors say they filed an appeal friday against the acquittal of anwar ibrahim on charges of sodomy. anwar was found not guilty earlier this month after a long trial that had threatened to derail his political career. malasia faces elections expected to take place within months in which anwar will challenge the ruling coalition of the prime minister. the opposition seems to have good momentum ahead of the poll amid frustration within the business community about policies that favor ethnic malaise. the appeal process in malasia takes a long time. observers say it's unlike toy to prevent anwar from taking part in the elections. thai prime minister has announced new flood control measures she hopes will repair the nation's tarnished image as a regional, industrial hub. but some observers are already expressing doubts. >> at a news conference attended by both local and international media, the prime minister outlined plans to control future floods along the river, the main source of last year's disaster. the measures include planting trees along the upper stretches of t

now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim was greeted by hundreds of supporters after being found guilty of sodomy following a to hear a trial it for him faced a possible twenty year jail sentence after being accused of having sex with a former male a politician maintained his innocence and seven charges were politically motivated the verdict is expected to have major consequences on elections expected later this year. following a wave of deadly attacks and i derian president has said there may be sympathizers of terrorists. within his government over the way to. and sectarian violence targeting christians killed dozens and forced hundreds from their homes a state of emergency has been declared in several regions at least fifty people have been killed in the last few days by boko haram who have warned christians to flee the muslim dominated north. and i've addressed to his supporters from london pakistan's former president pervez musharraf's has said he will return to pakistan to run in the forthcoming elections he faces arre

now sick with some other stories from around the world malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim was greeted by hundreds of supporters after being found guilty of sodomy following a two year trial over him faced a possible twenty year jail sentence after being accused of having sex with a foreign male a politician maintained his innocence and said the charges were politically motivated the verdict is expected to major consequences on elections expected later this year. following a wave of deadly attacks the nigerian president has said there are may be sympathizers of terrorist sect. within his government. over the weekend sectarian violence targeting christians killed dozens and forced hundreds from their homes a state of emergency has been declared in several regions at least fifty people have been killed in the last few days by boko haram have warned christians to flee the muslim dominated north. the u.s. is prepared to use force against iran if it blocks the key oil route in the persian gulf according to pentagon chief leon panetta so iran has been threatening to close the strait

headlines for you now from around the globe this hour i will start with a malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim being created by hundreds of supporters after being found not guilty of sodomy following. two year trial he put a human face to a possible twenty year jail sentence after being accused of having sex with a former male aide the politician maintained his innocence and said the charges were politically motivated the verdict is expected to have major consequences on elections expected later this year. nigerians angered by corruption and high petrol prices have started a nationwide strike millions are expected to stay away from work leaving africa's largest oil exporter paralyzed fuel prices have doubled since january the first when that was when the government ended subsidies which the president described as unsustainable the country is also dealing with the aftermath of weeks of sectarian violence which is left over fifty dead in the last few days. the u.s. is prepared to use force against iran if it blocks a key oil route in the persian gulf this according to pentagon chief leon panetta

malaysia's high court has found opposition leader anwar ibrahim not guilty of sodomy charges after a two year long trial facing accusations of having sex with a former male aide in june of two thousand and eight this year on more always has denied the charges and claimed the case was politically motivated this verdict comes ahead of elections whitely expected later this year. now in order to help an enterprise grow you need the right facilities and the right man well chris thinks that it is him he shares his experience of adapting to the russian way of life and to doing business and explains his part in raising a modern moscow skyline. we have a vision which is we want to bring global business to the russian marketplace so we're extremely motivated by this and what that means is you know taking away the grand ideas you know we want to help global business to be more effective in achieving their business objectives in russia and we do that by providing them with financial capital in the form of real estate so we build factories distribution centers and production plants for global bus

the acquittal of malaysian opposition leader ibrahim on monday has raised the political stakes ahead of elections expected to take place this year. anwar's victory gives his supporters a critical morale boost as their attempt to topple the administration of the prime minister. the vote will take place asthma lay sha tries to tackle a series of new challenges including the growing regional presence of the united states and china. we have a report from kuala lumpur. >> reporter: anwar was once a star in the ruling party who served as deputy to the former prime minister. but he was dismissed after falling out over economic policy and he became leader of the opposition. since then, anwar has twice faced trial and charges including sodomy. charges that he ae news conference announced as politically motivated. the first time he was found guilty and went to jail for six years before his conviction was overturned. the most recent verdict handed down on monday was not guilty. the court said evidence needed by prosecutors was unreliable. after full roog, anwar addressed thousands of supporters outside a courthouse and demonstrated his resolve to m