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>> if i can lead them in the right way, yes. >> aung san suu kyi, thank you. >> aung san suu kyi.t is hard to imagine any circumstance in which a parent will hold over there own child to be shot by a firearm. in northern ireland, a group called republican action against drugs are dishing out punishment against those they say are dealing drugs. said to be responsible for the murder of one in the shooting of but least 40, they have persuaded parents to bring there children to be shot to spare them years before jury. >> on the western edge of the united kingdom, this will be center stage next year as the national city of culture, of break with its divided past. but we have heard of a divided present in which some families are forced a two-part 11 of them is ordered to move away or even when a parent is required to present there job to be shot in the leg. -- their child to be shot in the leg. >> is probably the hardest thing i have done in my life. >> it's barbaric. it's a young man dying. >> the violence is centered on the nationalist areas. those responsible used to be those of the
>> if i can lead them in the right way, yes. >> aung san suu kyi, thank you. >> aung san suu kyi.t is hard to imagine any circumstance in which a parent will hold over there own child to be shot by a firearm. in northern ireland, a group called republican action against drugs are dishing out punishment against those they say are dealing drugs. said to be responsible for the murder of one in the shooting of but least 40, they have persuaded parents to bring there children to be...
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. >>> aung san suu kyi has received an honorary doctorate. she is on her first visit to britain in 24 years. patchari raksawong is in bangkok and has an update on the visit. >> in her speech at oxford university, aung san suu kyi hoped democratization would lead to greater opportunities for her country's people. >> i have lived a happy life, and this made me understand so much better the young people of burma who wanted to live a happy life and who had never been given an opportunity to lead one. >> wearing a traditional black hat and red gown, aung san suu kyi accepted her honorary doctorate on wednesday. she said myanmar needs support to develop its democracy and economy and establish human rights. the nobel laureate studied philosophy, politics and economics at oxford in the 1960s. aung san suu kyi's european tour has given encouragement to people who fled myanmar to live abroad. her long-delayed acceptance speech for the nobel peace prize in oslo last weekend was a landmark moment. exisland from myanmar, living in norway, say it made them
. >>> aung san suu kyi has received an honorary doctorate. she is on her first visit to britain in 24 years. patchari raksawong is in bangkok and has an update on the visit. >> in her speech at oxford university, aung san suu kyi hoped democratization would lead to greater opportunities for her country's people. >> i have lived a happy life, and this made me understand so much better the young people of burma who wanted to live a happy life and who had never been given an...
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the headlines -- derby is opposition leader aung san suu kyi is set to -- burmese opposition leader aung san suu kyi is set to address both houses of parliament. and enders breivik is back in court in norway. spanish and that our actions. they have to -- spanish debt auctions. they ought to pay high interest rates, but a lot of people want to get into it. >> it does beg the question why. i found out the reason being investors strongly believe that spain will get some form of a bailout. it is inevitable, they are telling us. which means buying spanish current debt is less risky than we previously thought. it is not a large amount, but they paid over 6% interest for that. that is still exceptionally high, and in the long term it is unsustainable. but what is important for spain today is we will get the first report from these independent auditors that were commissioned by the spanish government to take a look at the entire banking system and then look at each bank's individually. this is the system that is needed to fill those so-called situation. -- the civil situation. this is how import
the headlines -- derby is opposition leader aung san suu kyi is set to -- burmese opposition leader aung san suu kyi is set to address both houses of parliament. and enders breivik is back in court in norway. spanish and that our actions. they have to -- spanish debt auctions. they ought to pay high interest rates, but a lot of people want to get into it. >> it does beg the question why. i found out the reason being investors strongly believe that spain will get some form of a bailout. it...
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in damascus, 6:00 in the evening in thailand's capital bangkok, where aung san suu kyi is reemerging on the international stage. the pro-democracy opposition leader from burma has embarked on a tour of countries, along afraid that she might never be allowed back into burma. that is, it's things have changed for her and her supporters. as her freedom grows, she is still prepared to put a brake on some of the enthusiasm being expressed about democratic change in burma. she is in bangkok where she cautioned against reckless optimism, preferring what she calls healthy skepticism. >> after 24 years in burma, this was a first appearance on global stage four aung san suu kyi. there will soon be many more. it was our chance to remind the world that it is still early days in burma's reform process. >> these days i am coming across a lot of what i would call reckless optimism. that is not going to help you. it's not going to help us. so we need a balanced approach. a little bit of help the skepticism is in order. >> she told the world economic forum that she was still not convinced the burmese
in damascus, 6:00 in the evening in thailand's capital bangkok, where aung san suu kyi is reemerging on the international stage. the pro-democracy opposition leader from burma has embarked on a tour of countries, along afraid that she might never be allowed back into burma. that is, it's things have changed for her and her supporters. as her freedom grows, she is still prepared to put a brake on some of the enthusiasm being expressed about democratic change in burma. she is in bangkok where she...
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. >>> aung san suu kyi has called on the international community to support myanmar in a way that support des mockeracy. patchari raksawong has more details. >> aung san suu kyi has made the first keynote speech of her european tour. her audience was the u.n.'s labor organization in geneva. she praised the resilience of workers in myanmar. >> despite many years of isolation and repression, our people can still boast a social, political and economic awareness that given sufficient latitude would bring our country in line with positive developments in the rest of the world. >> aung san suu kyi spent years under house arrest before she was elected to parliament this year. she spoke about her experience running for office, saying it filled her with hope. >> during the campaign for the bi-elections of april, i had the opportunity to meet young people from all parts of the country. we were trying to raise political awareness in our country. and it was amazing with what intelligence our young people responded to this campaign. our people are our on the way to creating a society that is worthy of
. >>> aung san suu kyi has called on the international community to support myanmar in a way that support des mockeracy. patchari raksawong has more details. >> aung san suu kyi has made the first keynote speech of her european tour. her audience was the u.n.'s labor organization in geneva. she praised the resilience of workers in myanmar. >> despite many years of isolation and repression, our people can still boast a social, political and economic awareness that given...
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but the country's pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi is urging a different approach. cholaphansa narula joins us with the details from bangkok. >>> as aung san suu kyi travels abroad, she is seeing people who are waiting to hear from her, sharing her own view on the direction myanmar and its economy should take in the future. nhk world's toshiyuki terazawa has more. >> reporter: aung san suu kyi speech will begin here and many audience from all over the world is gathering. after years spent under house arrest the pro-democracy leader is now a member of myanmar's parliament. she spoke at the world economic forum on east asia in bangkok on friday. as myanmar's democratic icon, she's appearing for the creation of an economy that benefits ordinary people. >> we do not want investment to mean greater inequality. we do not want corruption to mean greater privileges for the already privileged. we want investment to mean quite simply jobs, as many jobs as possible. it's as simple as that. job creation is extremely important in burma. >> reporter: government offshore and busine
but the country's pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi is urging a different approach. cholaphansa narula joins us with the details from bangkok. >>> as aung san suu kyi travels abroad, she is seeing people who are waiting to hear from her, sharing her own view on the direction myanmar and its economy should take in the future. nhk world's toshiyuki terazawa has more. >> reporter: aung san suu kyi speech will begin here and many audience from all over the world is gathering....
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parliamentary democracies elsewhere so that we might deepen our own democratic standards over time. >> aung san suu kyi was sworn in as a member of myanmar's own parliment in may. the country has made reforms to improve democracy, but a quarter of seats are still reserved for the military. aung san suu kyi is on an 18-day visit to europe. on tuesday, she'll head to france for the final leg of her five-nation trip. >>> and that's going to wrap up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> egyptians are waiting anxiously to find out who will be their next leader. and israel also remains watchful. the two neighbors went to war four times before a peace treaty in 1979 began several decades of stability. now the rise of the muslim brotherhood threatens to turn back the clock. nhk world's kohei tsuji reports from jerusalem. >> reporter: along the border with egypt, israel hurries to construct a barbed wire fence. the 240-kilometer long barrier should be complete within a year. israel and egypt have maintained peace for more than 30 years, but israel is increasingly alarmed at events taking place ac
parliamentary democracies elsewhere so that we might deepen our own democratic standards over time. >> aung san suu kyi was sworn in as a member of myanmar's own parliment in may. the country has made reforms to improve democracy, but a quarter of seats are still reserved for the military. aung san suu kyi is on an 18-day visit to europe. on tuesday, she'll head to france for the final leg of her five-nation trip. >>> and that's going to wrap up our bulletin. i'm patchari...
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aung san suu kyi made her return to the international stage when she visited thailand earlier this month on her european tour she's expected to seek support for the ongoing democratization of myanmar, one of aung san suu kyi's most significant engagements will be in the norwegian capital oslo to give a belated acceptance speech for the nobel peace prize she won in 2001. -- 1991. she avoided the ceremony at the time concerning the military government wouldn't allow her to return. the newly elected lawmaker will also visit england where she lived until 1988. there she'll be reunited with her sons and celebrate her 67th birthday. aung san suu kyi leaves myanmar at a delicate time for the country following clashes between buddhists and muslims. some have attempted to flee by boat to bangladesh but many were refused permission to land. reuters reports hundreds have tried to flee myanmar since the violence erupted. many headed by boat for bangladesh but they are apparently being turned away. >> translator: yesterday we sent them back, they were saying please kill us and throw our bodies into t
aung san suu kyi made her return to the international stage when she visited thailand earlier this month on her european tour she's expected to seek support for the ongoing democratization of myanmar, one of aung san suu kyi's most significant engagements will be in the norwegian capital oslo to give a belated acceptance speech for the nobel peace prize she won in 2001. -- 1991. she avoided the ceremony at the time concerning the military government wouldn't allow her to return. the newly...
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aung san suu kyi of burma is finally honored at a ceremony in norway. scott pelley talks to the nobel peace prize winner about her long years of struggle for democracy. >> pelley: were there times when you thought of giving it up, thought of leaving burma? >> no, never. >> pelley: never. >> never. >> axelrod: under increasing fire, u.n. observers suspend their mission in syria. >> go get them, governor. >> axelrod: day two of the mitt romney road trip through six crucial swing states. bob schieffer tells us about his interview with the candidate. and silver star, david martin has the final chapter of the complicated story of cold war spy plane pilot francis gary powers. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> axelrod: good evening, i'm jim axelrod. we begin tonight in oslo, norway, and a remarkable nobel peace prize ceremony for burma's aung san suu kyi, a ceremony delayed 21 years as the military dictatorship kept its human rights campaigner under arrest. she's won the prize in 1991, but chose not to go to oslo to accept, fearing
aung san suu kyi of burma is finally honored at a ceremony in norway. scott pelley talks to the nobel peace prize winner about her long years of struggle for democracy. >> pelley: were there times when you thought of giving it up, thought of leaving burma? >> no, never. >> pelley: never. >> never. >> axelrod: under increasing fire, u.n. observers suspend their mission in syria. >> go get them, governor. >> axelrod: day two of the mitt romney road trip...
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after almost a quarter of a century, aung san suu kyi has returned to the international stage. she addressed the world economic forum in bangkok on her first trip outside burma since 1988. she said burma needed to take its place in a more prosperous and peaceful world, but warned there were still many problems to overcome. >> to try to eradicate corruption and inequality as we proceed towards greater investment. we do not want more investment to mean more possibilities for corruption. we do not want investment to mean greater inequality. we do not want corruption to mean greater privileges for the already privileged. we want investment to mean, quite simply, jobs, as many jobs as possible. it'ses as simple as that. >> jonah fisher is our correspondent in bangkok. he's been listening to her speech. he also pointed out she was warning against reckless optimism. after >> after the excitement, euphoria, even, that marked the start of this visit, the first trip abroad in almost a quarter century by aung san suu kyi, today she sounded a note of caution, several notes of caution, real
after almost a quarter of a century, aung san suu kyi has returned to the international stage. she addressed the world economic forum in bangkok on her first trip outside burma since 1988. she said burma needed to take its place in a more prosperous and peaceful world, but warned there were still many problems to overcome. >> to try to eradicate corruption and inequality as we proceed towards greater investment. we do not want more investment to mean more possibilities for corruption. we...
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for aung san suu kyi, the moment was greater because she is not an elected leader. not yet, anyway. like nelson mandela, she suffered greatly over the years. now, she seems to be triumphing but she still has a warning to give. >> if we do not use this opportunity, if we do not get things right this time around, it may be several decades more before similar opportunities arises again. >> for all of her long years under house arrest, not able to see her british husband before he died, aung san suu kyi has never lost her lightness of touch. by contrast with westminster, she remarked, burma's parliament is still informal. >> they still have no heckling. i wish over time that we will reflect the liveliness and relatives in formality of westerners. burma has their own satisfactory equivalent of prime minister questions that we will be able to say that parliamentary democracy has it to become of age. "she spoke of her father's visit to downing street in 1947 to negotiate a burmese independence -- >> she spoke of her father's visit to downing street in 1947 to negotiate a burmese independen
for aung san suu kyi, the moment was greater because she is not an elected leader. not yet, anyway. like nelson mandela, she suffered greatly over the years. now, she seems to be triumphing but she still has a warning to give. >> if we do not use this opportunity, if we do not get things right this time around, it may be several decades more before similar opportunities arises again. >> for all of her long years under house arrest, not able to see her british husband before he died,...
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aung san suu kyi's reemergence on the national -- international stage has taken another leap forward today. she received a standing ovation when she arrived for a speech in bangkok. she quickly shifted the focus away from herself and on to the needs of those in burma. she expressed a healthy skepticism about the changes taking place there. >> after 24 years in burma, this was a first appearance on the global stage for aung san suu kyi. there will still be many more. it was her chance to remind the world that it is still early days in burma's reform process. >> these days i am coming across what i would call reckless optimism. that is not going to help you. that is not going to help us. we need to balance it with a healthy skepticism. >> she told the world economic forum that she was still not convinced that the burmese army backed the changes, and said the goal of full democracy was still a distant one. for those in the audience considering investing in burma, she said their money was badly needed, but had this morning. >> we have to try to eradicate corruption and inequality as we p
aung san suu kyi's reemergence on the national -- international stage has taken another leap forward today. she received a standing ovation when she arrived for a speech in bangkok. she quickly shifted the focus away from herself and on to the needs of those in burma. she expressed a healthy skepticism about the changes taking place there. >> after 24 years in burma, this was a first appearance on the global stage for aung san suu kyi. there will still be many more. it was her chance to...
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that is why daw aung san suu kyi, a leader and a stateswoman, is here with us this afternoon.owever, there is room for cautious optimism. the recent election to parliament of our guest, accompanied by 42 of her colleagues, and the release of many political prisoners are welcome signs of reform. we earnestly hope that further, and fundamental, reform will ultimately lead to the freedom, democracy and rule of law which we have so long enjoyed and the people of burma have too long been denied. there is an asian saying that a journey of a thousand miles must start with a single step. we are proud that one such step will be taken in this parliament today. parliamentary colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege to welcome the conscience of a country and a heroine for humanity, daw aung san suu kyi. [applause] lord speaker, mr. speaker, mr. prime minister, my lords, and members of the house of commons. thank you for inviting me to speak to you here in this magnificent hall. i am very conscious of the extraordinary nature of this honour. i understand that there was some deb
that is why daw aung san suu kyi, a leader and a stateswoman, is here with us this afternoon.owever, there is room for cautious optimism. the recent election to parliament of our guest, accompanied by 42 of her colleagues, and the release of many political prisoners are welcome signs of reform. we earnestly hope that further, and fundamental, reform will ultimately lead to the freedom, democracy and rule of law which we have so long enjoyed and the people of burma have too long been denied....
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also coming up in the program -- it's been a long wait, but aung san suu kyi is back in europe and with something special to collect. also, you may be just 14 years old, but this chinese teenager is about to take part in the u.s. open. >> hello. thanks very much for being with us. david cameron's relations with some of the most powerful figures in the british -- perhaps also the international press -- are to be laid bare shortly as he appears before the leveson inquiry into media standards. the inquiry itself was mr. cameron's initiative, all following on from the phone hacking scandal at the now-defunct "news of the world" newspaper, a newspaper owned by rupert murdoch's news corporation. well, here is david cameron arriving for the leveson inquiry. he is the latest in a long line of very distinguished politicians in particular, not least three former prime ministers and numerous members of the british cabinet as well, and the bbc's political correspondent, naomi grimley, is with me now. naomi, you've been following it from the start. we've had some cracking days in terms of revelation
also coming up in the program -- it's been a long wait, but aung san suu kyi is back in europe and with something special to collect. also, you may be just 14 years old, but this chinese teenager is about to take part in the u.s. open. >> hello. thanks very much for being with us. david cameron's relations with some of the most powerful figures in the british -- perhaps also the international press -- are to be laid bare shortly as he appears before the leveson inquiry into media...
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then you look at the other side of burma, aung san suu kyi, who is all about and powering the people and sharing power. >> you make the point in the book that if you oppress women and do not bring them along, the country kind of stalls in iss progress. if you open it up to everyone, then you can move forward. you think sometimes it is government that plays the key role, but you make a real nice point of saying corporations play a big role. and you go coca-cola, walmart -- people who make huge commitments to bringing women forward. been a huge commitment. and they are making a commitment not for puerto rico reasons but making them because they realize they are smart -- and not for pr reasons, but making them because they realize they are smart. wal-mart, for example -- this is a multi-billion dollar investment being made. women-owned businesses represent less than 1% of the global supply chain. to multinational corporations. they basically said we are going to double our spending in terms of buying from women-owned businesses. they are the largest. they are the biggest private- sector
then you look at the other side of burma, aung san suu kyi, who is all about and powering the people and sharing power. >> you make the point in the book that if you oppress women and do not bring them along, the country kind of stalls in iss progress. if you open it up to everyone, then you can move forward. you think sometimes it is government that plays the key role, but you make a real nice point of saying corporations play a big role. and you go coca-cola, walmart -- people who make...
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and an emotional return to britain for aung san suu kyi. a major shift in immigration. asians now make up the number one group coming to america. and a new face takes its place as the head of america's largest protestant denomination. when the cbs evening news continues. over forty-percent of adults don't meet the recommended daily intake for many vitamins and minerals through diet alone. that's why there's boost® nutritional drink. it provides complete nutrition to help fill in nutritional gaps each serving has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d. plus it's lactose-free and gluten-free. and available in three delicious flavors, get the nutrients you need to help you be your best. try boost nutritional drink today. helping you buy better. try boost nutritional drink today. very sore looking kinda blistery. it was like a red rash... like somebody had set a bag of hot charcoal on my neck. i was a firefighter for 24 years. but, i have never encountered such a burning sensation until i had the shingles. i remember it well. i was in the back y
and an emotional return to britain for aung san suu kyi. a major shift in immigration. asians now make up the number one group coming to america. and a new face takes its place as the head of america's largest protestant denomination. when the cbs evening news continues. over forty-percent of adults don't meet the recommended daily intake for many vitamins and minerals through diet alone. that's why there's boost® nutritional drink. it provides complete nutrition to help fill in nutritional...
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aung san suu kyi, who i met, is out. you have -- i met women who were in prison -- i remember one woman had been in prison for 17 years for handing out pamphlets. my question for you is, can you replicate the mechanisms that have -- what the state has done in burma in the past, however many months, i say it's 12 months because that's how long i've been tracking it, but can you replicate it? because those people in burma are moving forward as if they're free. i interviewed too many of them not to believe that. >> well, i think the pivot, the geographic pivot was from the dissidents of europe to the disi departments of asia. we just heard from tex and others about kim dae-jung who was a friend of my own father's. only a few years later i'm assistant secretary for human rights. president akino is here today at the state department. you have this development. and when i would go out as assistant secretary, i would meet with asian leaders who would say to me, asians don't believe in human rights. i found it a great moment, be
aung san suu kyi, who i met, is out. you have -- i met women who were in prison -- i remember one woman had been in prison for 17 years for handing out pamphlets. my question for you is, can you replicate the mechanisms that have -- what the state has done in burma in the past, however many months, i say it's 12 months because that's how long i've been tracking it, but can you replicate it? because those people in burma are moving forward as if they're free. i interviewed too many of them not...
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aung san suu kyi spent nearly 25 years under arrest for leading the democracy movement.suffered under brutal military dictatorships. but today, because of her movement, the military is allowing reform. they held elections, and they let suu go to norway this weekend to accept the nobel peace prize that she won 21 years ago. that's where we met for a rare interview. what does the burmese government need to do, in your estimation, next, to move this process toward democracy further? >> i think they should work for genuine inclusiveness. that is to say, they should give all political forces within the country a chance to take part equally, as far as their ability permits them, in the processes. >> pelley: can you forgive those who kept you imprisoned all this time? >> i don't really feel that there's anything for me to forgive. i don't think in terms of what was done to me. i only think in terms of what we need to do for the country together. >> pelley: she'll soon be headed back to burma, where she was recently elected a member of parliament herself. >> my country has not y
aung san suu kyi spent nearly 25 years under arrest for leading the democracy movement.suffered under brutal military dictatorships. but today, because of her movement, the military is allowing reform. they held elections, and they let suu go to norway this weekend to accept the nobel peace prize that she won 21 years ago. that's where we met for a rare interview. what does the burmese government need to do, in your estimation, next, to move this process toward democracy further? >> i...
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the burmese pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi visited norway over the weekend to collect the nobel peace prize she was awarded while leading the struggle against the military junta 21 years ago. aung san suu kyi spent 15 years under house arrest and never left burma when she could have out of fear of being barred from returning. she was recently elected to parliament and allowed to travel abroad as part of the ruling junta's efforts to ease its global isolation. in her remarks, aung san suu kyi said the nobel prize award had expanded global solidarity for the burmese people. >> as the days and months went by and news of reactions to the award came over the airwaves, i began to understand the significance of the nobel prize. it had made me real once again. it had drawn me back into the wider human community. and what is more important, the nobel prize had drawn the attention of the world to the struggle for democracy and human rights in burma. receiving the nobel peace prize means personally extending my concern for democracy and human rights beyond national borders. the nobel peace
the burmese pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi visited norway over the weekend to collect the nobel peace prize she was awarded while leading the struggle against the military junta 21 years ago. aung san suu kyi spent 15 years under house arrest and never left burma when she could have out of fear of being barred from returning. she was recently elected to parliament and allowed to travel abroad as part of the ruling junta's efforts to ease its global isolation. in her remarks, aung san suu...
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our guest tell us about that sure well i spent five years serving as international counsel to aung san suu kyi she was elected well her party and her its allies were elected in one thousand nine hundred two to actually more than eighty percent of the seats in their parliament after a series of uprisings in the country of that led to a massacre of ten thousand people and subsequently she spent. you know fifteen twenty one years under house arrest i served as her counsel for the latter five years of her house arrest term and we undertook through my ngo freedom now a range of activities on her behalf which included winning her case on numerous occasions before a body at the un that deals with arbitrary detention engaging substantial political support for the cause so for example working with many other human rights groups around the world we led an effort that resulted in one hundred twelve former presidents and prime ministers from fifty countries writing to bonn ki-moon urging him to go to burma to press for the release of aung san suu kyi and other political prisoners in the country which she
our guest tell us about that sure well i spent five years serving as international counsel to aung san suu kyi she was elected well her party and her its allies were elected in one thousand nine hundred two to actually more than eighty percent of the seats in their parliament after a series of uprisings in the country of that led to a massacre of ten thousand people and subsequently she spent. you know fifteen twenty one years under house arrest i served as her counsel for the latter five years...
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aung san suu kyi has attended a meeting in oslo. >> and the rock singer bono is also attending. he is due to present her with an amnesty international work in dublin on wednesday. >> and the games for the european soccer championship are under way. >> we have some other stories from around the world. >> chinese astronauts have entered the laboratory for the first time. the space ship docked with the lab earlier. this is another step toward china's first space station, which it expects to build by 2020. >> israeli soldiers have shot dead he dove militants in a change of fire -- to the militants in an exchange of fire. and israeli construction worker was killed building a fence near the border. >> hospital workers say at least 52 people have been killed and religious rioting in nigeria. violence spared by suicide bombings at churches in several cities. are radical group said it carried out the attacks. >> alright. as promised, the european soccer championship now, and tonight's matches in group c. kicked off -- spain is drawing 0-0. >> italy one up there. millions watched germany
aung san suu kyi has attended a meeting in oslo. >> and the rock singer bono is also attending. he is due to present her with an amnesty international work in dublin on wednesday. >> and the games for the european soccer championship are under way. >> we have some other stories from around the world. >> chinese astronauts have entered the laboratory for the first time. the space ship docked with the lab earlier. this is another step toward china's first space station,...
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aung san suu kyi has called for investments to help the democratic reforms in burma. she spoke in geneva of intensive attention on burma as it opens up to the outside world. on friday, she traveled to norway to collect the nobel peace prize in which she won more than 20 years ago. politicians and the press, this is a complicated relationship in many countries and today david cameron was called to defend his own actions. testifying before the inquiry into media ethics, he said he had never traded government policies for favorable press coverage. but, he said the relationship between the press and politicians had become too close and that an independent system of regulation was needed. our political correspondent has been following today's events and follow this -- and filed this report. >> do you regret setting up this prime minister? >> david cameron spent rehearsing with this moment. his appearance before the inquiry into press ethics which he himself set up. he came to the royal courts of justice with a mission, to dispel the idea that his government had done a deal
aung san suu kyi has called for investments to help the democratic reforms in burma. she spoke in geneva of intensive attention on burma as it opens up to the outside world. on friday, she traveled to norway to collect the nobel peace prize in which she won more than 20 years ago. politicians and the press, this is a complicated relationship in many countries and today david cameron was called to defend his own actions. testifying before the inquiry into media ethics, he said he had never...
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after 10 agonizing weeks, the trial of aung san suu kyi -- anders breivik is over. now the norwegian justice system has to decide what to do with him. we have this report. >> on the final day of this trial, breivik was brought into court, knowing it was the last chance to convince the judges he is sane and can be held accountable for what he did and be sent to prison. he feared being declared instead a paranoid schizophrenic and been forced to have treatment in a secure psychiatric ward. his lawyer spent more than two hours telling the court that what breivik did was the result of his extremist ideology, not because he was bill. to breivik those political enemies included teenagers attending a youth camp organized by the governing labor party. here, he methodically shot dead 67 people, simply because their party allows muslim migrants to settle in norway. breivik gave his final statement about the killings. the attacks on july 22, he said, or preventative a tax to protect the norwegian people. he said he committed a small barbarism to prevent a bigger barbarism. "i
after 10 agonizing weeks, the trial of aung san suu kyi -- anders breivik is over. now the norwegian justice system has to decide what to do with him. we have this report. >> on the final day of this trial, breivik was brought into court, knowing it was the last chance to convince the judges he is sane and can be held accountable for what he did and be sent to prison. he feared being declared instead a paranoid schizophrenic and been forced to have treatment in a secure psychiatric ward....
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miss suu kyi has spent more than two decades before finally being released in november 2010. those are the pictures of aung san suu kyi. earlier today she spoke of the london school of economics and science. then this visit to the bbc and the usual photographs being taken outside the building. she is going to visit the bernese -- burmese people. >> time will not heal. there has to be acknowledgement. how is this acknowledgement going to make -- how is it going to be made? what sort of procedures will we follow? are we going to go for a commission of inquiry, the kind that perhaps will be started by an external body such that as the united nations commission for human rights, or something that will be internal? >> gorda me from the bbc broadcasting house is emily buchanan. just heard a little bit from her. before we get on to the substance of what she was talking about, this is going to be a trip in a sense of some poignancy for her. >> absolutely. an extraordinary story. almost unthinkable to think about what she is been true of the past 24 years. when she went back to visit her ailing mother. she thought it -
miss suu kyi has spent more than two decades before finally being released in november 2010. those are the pictures of aung san suu kyi. earlier today she spoke of the london school of economics and science. then this visit to the bbc and the usual photographs being taken outside the building. she is going to visit the bernese -- burmese people. >> time will not heal. there has to be acknowledgement. how is this acknowledgement going to make -- how is it going to be made? what sort of...
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. >> meanwhile, pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi is on a 17-day european tour. her first stop, geneva. restrictions have been lifted. she will visit five countries, including britain where she once lived. there has been communal unrest back home which has reportedly killed 28 people in western myanmar. >>> we're joined by a senior analyst for asia at the economist intelligence unit. thanks for joining us indeed. we have seen indications of lose losening up from the regime. are they on a process that will lead to inward investment? >> we don see myanmar achieving a escape velocity yet. we will very much take it at pretake upstage. smlt reforms can still be rolled back, the violence you describe happening in the western part of the country. that's one of the biggest challenges for the government. reforms will continue. the momentum for reform will continue as it has been but without real structural change. investment will still come in, foreign aid will come in and growth could be up to 7.5%, 7.7% in later half of the decade which would put myanmar as one of the f
. >> meanwhile, pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi is on a 17-day european tour. her first stop, geneva. restrictions have been lifted. she will visit five countries, including britain where she once lived. there has been communal unrest back home which has reportedly killed 28 people in western myanmar. >>> we're joined by a senior analyst for asia at the economist intelligence unit. thanks for joining us indeed. we have seen indications of lose losening up from the regime....
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. >>> >>> democracy movement, aung san suu kyi is in switzerland. she was kept under house arrest.on a seat on the parliament. two months ago. on saturday, she travels to norway to accept the nobel peace prize she won in 1991. >>> tropical storm carlotta is expected to become a hurricane. carlotta, currently 460 miles southwest of acapulco, sustained winds of 65 miles per hour, ten short of a hurricane. the storm is expected to dump a foot of rain on mexico's southwest coast causing floods and mudslides. >> crossing the pacific to america, debris from the tsunami in japan. a soccer ball, basketball, volleyball and yellow fishing buoy. that washed up in alaska were carried home by the crew of a fed ex cargo jet. they even got their own seat on the plane. unlike most tsunami debris, the four items were marked with the owner's names and addresses. >>> up next on a friday morning, your weather forecast. >>> in sports, lebron james and the heat try to even the nba final series with oklahoma city. series with oklahoma city. chili's lunch break combos start at just 6 bucks. so ditch the b
. >>> >>> democracy movement, aung san suu kyi is in switzerland. she was kept under house arrest.on a seat on the parliament. two months ago. on saturday, she travels to norway to accept the nobel peace prize she won in 1991. >>> tropical storm carlotta is expected to become a hurricane. carlotta, currently 460 miles southwest of acapulco, sustained winds of 65 miles per hour, ten short of a hurricane. the storm is expected to dump a foot of rain on mexico's...
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the foreign minister met with thein sein and aung san suu kyi. he said the country should move even faster. he said the sanctions will be lifted within a few weeks. they include bans on financial transactions and travel restrictions on military personnel. he said australia will double its annual aid to almost 100 million u.s. dollars by 2015. it will be used for education, medicine, law and social services. >>> a nepalese man is together with his family for the first time in 15 years. the man was released from a japanese prison after the tokyo high court granted him a retrial based on new evidence. govinda mainali was convicted of murdering a woman in 1997. they gave him a life sentence. however, the high court on thursday granted him a retrial. it said a new dna test shows there is a possibility that someone other than mainali killed the woman. mainali's nepalese wife and their two daughters were visiting japan met the 45-yeerltd man in an immigration facility in yokohama on friday. the immigration bureau has started procedures to deport him to
the foreign minister met with thein sein and aung san suu kyi. he said the country should move even faster. he said the sanctions will be lifted within a few weeks. they include bans on financial transactions and travel restrictions on military personnel. he said australia will double its annual aid to almost 100 million u.s. dollars by 2015. it will be used for education, medicine, law and social services. >>> a nepalese man is together with his family for the first time in 15 years....
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made the announcement in myanmar after meeting with president thein sein and opposition leader aung san suu kyi. carr welcomed the democracy process under way in the country and stressed the need to speed it up. he said the government will lift sanctions against myanmar within a few weeks. this will remove bans on financial transactions and travel restrictions on military personnel. carr also said australia will double its annual aid to almost $100 million u.s. dollars by 2015. funds sent to myanmar will be used mainly in the areas of education, medicine, law, and social support systems. >>> afghan karzai is condemning an air strike carried out by nato on wednesday. he says innocent civilians became victims. karzai is devoting his full attention to the situation, cutting short an official visit to beijing. patchari raksawong at our ba bangkok bureau has the details. >> the afghan president says 18 civilians were killed in the attack. he announced an early departure from an official visit to china to return home and consider the appropriate response. officials in logar province out of kabul say
made the announcement in myanmar after meeting with president thein sein and opposition leader aung san suu kyi. carr welcomed the democracy process under way in the country and stressed the need to speed it up. he said the government will lift sanctions against myanmar within a few weeks. this will remove bans on financial transactions and travel restrictions on military personnel. carr also said australia will double its annual aid to almost $100 million u.s. dollars by 2015. funds sent to...
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. >>> it came 19 years late but today, aung san suu kyi finally received her degree from oxford universityap and gown to receive her civil law doctorate to wide applause. she was under house arrest for more than 15 years by myanmar's military government and is making her first round of visits outside her native country. since that detention was lifted. joining me now is peter popham, who has written an autobiography entitled "the lady and the peacock." this must be such an emotional moment, having her at oxford. this is really a moment to finally signify the end of this ordeal. >> yes, that's right. i think the last two days have been the most emotional so far, because she lived in oxford for more than 15 years all together, first as a student, later as a wife and mother bringing up her two sons there. so to come back after all this time, 24 years, has been clearly, it was in her face and in her speech that she gave this morning. it's clear that it was an amazing, amazing feeling for her. >> she spoke at the london school of economics yesterday but there have been other moments this week,
. >>> it came 19 years late but today, aung san suu kyi finally received her degree from oxford universityap and gown to receive her civil law doctorate to wide applause. she was under house arrest for more than 15 years by myanmar's military government and is making her first round of visits outside her native country. since that detention was lifted. joining me now is peter popham, who has written an autobiography entitled "the lady and the peacock." this must be such an...
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. >> after talks with burmese opposition leader aung san suu kyi, a french president francois hollandes his government will do everything possible to support the democratic transition under way in burma. hollande also said he was prepared to welcome burma's reformist president. >> foreign ministers from the european union have agreed to start accession talks with montenegro. they are warned that the former yugoslav state has stepped up its efforts to fight organized crime and corruption, but the decision still has to be endorsed by eu leaders at this week's summit. >> 30 people have been killed and more than 100 are missing after a landslide in eastern uganda. authorities say there's little hope of finding survivors. two villages on the slopes of the mountain were buried by the mudslide which was triggered by days of heavy rain. >> tropical storm debby continues to drench the u.s. state of florida. torrential downpours and high winds have triggered a flood warnings along the gulf coast. debby promises to bring more of the same in the coming days as it moves slowly on an expected path a
. >> after talks with burmese opposition leader aung san suu kyi, a french president francois hollandes his government will do everything possible to support the democratic transition under way in burma. hollande also said he was prepared to welcome burma's reformist president. >> foreign ministers from the european union have agreed to start accession talks with montenegro. they are warned that the former yugoslav state has stepped up its efforts to fight organized crime and...