he says the restriction in the constitution would block aung san suu kyi from leading her country. politicians a foreign national as a family member are prohibited from becoming president. aung san suu kyi's two sons are british citizens. p she would be ineligible even if she won the next election by a large margin. he shwee mann says making an amendment isn't easy. it requires the support of at least 75% of members of parliament. >>> the people of airbus have completed the first test flight of their next generation passenger jet. they say the midsized plane will help set new environmental and performance standards. the a-350-xwb took off from a french airport in the city of toulouse. the jet is made from lightweight carbon products including the fuselage and main wing. an advanced engine designed for improved fuel efficiency powers the plane. and the cabins are more spacious. airbus has already received more than 600 orders from carriers all over the world. >> translator: we're going to set new standards, not just for comfort, not just for performance, but for environmental friendl

aung san suu kyi attended a summit on cultivation of human resources. she is calling on countries to sponsor myanmar following decades of military rule in the country. they want to see if -- religious and ethnic conflicts continue in the country. today we focus on how to tackle myanmar's major challenges. long running issues on the ethnic minorities and erupting religious violent should be handled immediately. the situation of the sown in central myanmar where severe violence erupted recently. >> just 130 kilometers, the city looks like any other in myanmar. a calm, ordinary place, home to some 100,000 people. back in march, the city made headlines around the world. it was a sight of religious unrest that killed more than 40 people. the president declared a state of emergency in the area sending in the army to restore order. satellite images show the extent of destruction. reports say more than 800 houses were destroyed. >> this is a city center where religious violence erupted in march. most of the homes here were burnt down. it was apparently triggere

aung san suu kyi's two sons hold u.k. citizenship, so she would not be able to take the top office even if she won the next election by a large margin. but a constitutional amendment would be far from easy. it would require support from at least 75% of parliamentary members. >>> nepal's interim government announced on thursday that the national elections scheduled for this month is postponed until november. the election has been delayed several times. political discourse has continued in the himalayan country since the end of a decade-long civil war over six years ago. nepal abolished its monarchy in 2006 to become a republic. an assembly was elected in 2008 and tasked with creating a constitution for the himalayan nation. the assembly disagreed on issues such as how much power to grant the president was dissolved in may of last year before it drafted a constitution. the main political parties agreed to establish an interim government headed by supreme court chief justice. he set this month as a schedule for election to d

saysar's aung san suu kyi she hopes to run for high office. will begin this newshour with the spillover of syria's war into neighboring lebanon. this just a day after syria's military retook the town of qusayr with help from hezbollah fighters. syrian rebels are suspected of firing rockets that landed in the region controlled by hezbollah. opposition rebels from syria also crossed into lebanon to attack hezbollah. in the lebanese city of tripoli, the lebanese army is deployed to keep opposing communities apart. pushing closer to israel in the golan heights, syrian troops and rebels are fighting. these are the latest pictures from theire. there are reports that syrian rebels have captured the only border crossing. it is not clear who is in control now. what is the latest word from the golan heights? >> as you said, confusion. there are fierce battles going on around that border crossing between the government forces and rebels. the u.n. peacekeepers have pulled out from that area. they are in a safe area now. fromsraelis are watching their own

. >> aung san suu kyi says she wants to run for president. but the constitution will have to be changed if she wants to. the stuart:, written by military to be forbids her president because her husband nd sons were british the she appealed also for more help for the poor. >> the russian. , vladimir putin and his wife lyudmila have gone on television to say they have separated. the couple would have been married 30 years and have two daughters. there were rumors that the couple had separated. >> all my activities, all my work is connected with publicity. total publicity. some people like it, some don't. but there are people who are absolutely incompatible with that. lyudmila has been on guard for the last eight or nine years oar -- already so it's a mutual decision. >> a degree. this is really our mutual decision. offer you -- our marriage is over because we barely see each other. he is completely engaged with his work. our children have grown up. they're living their own lives. so it just happened that we both have our own lives and i am inde

that included the release of human rights leader aung san suu kyi. just last month, myanmar's president became the first leader from his country to visit the white house in 47 years. but the transforming nation has been marred by a surge in violence against one of its religious minorities. newshour special correspondent kira kay reports. >> reporter: across the rice fields of central myanmar, you can hear the noise of hammers and saws, the rebuilding of an entire community. >> i was born and raised in this village. i got married here. we have an attachment to this place. we cannot give it up. >> reporter: this muslim enclave of farmers and cattle dealers sits on the outskirts of okkan town, where, on april 30, another flare-up of increasingly frequent religious violence broke out. it started here in town, when a muslim woman bumped into a young buddhist monk in the crowded marketplace, causing an argument. within hours, angry buddhists were attacking their muslim neighbors and a mob marched on the small enclave. village chief tin win says 64 houses b

morning after those festivities too far away in the, which would lead to much writing about aung san suu kyi. they would take me to thailand for a lovely trip of a long river where i could wait happily at the people who smiled back and smiled upon. they would take me to gaza, yes, and much writing about the palestine israel in past. to the west bank, to india it to all kinds of amazing places. ike, for instance, petra in jordan. who knew? i would find myself raising a nation of chickens in between travels and visits to holy people in oakland, whitaker and dharamsala. my cushion, the fountain, the peace, because in my attention to some of the deep suffering in the world, sometimes seemed far away. i felt torn. a condition i do not like and do not recommend. and then, in a dream come it came to me. there was a long asphalt highway, like the one that passed by my grandparents place when i lived with them as an eight and nine year old. my grandfather and i was sit on the porch in the steel georgia heat and count the cars as they whiz to buy. he'd choose red cars, i would choose blue or black. it

any transition is when we think that success is -- >> nobel prizewinning democracy champion, aung san suu kyi5 years under house arrest, was released and is now taking an active role in politics. just as the door's opening, my cree and i are among the first to record what has been unseen for decades by most of the world. meanwhile, this southeast asian country of 80 million people is collectively holding its breath, waiting to see what's next, and will this loosening of government grip last? of course, morning in yangon has always been about tea. it's black indian-style tea, usually with a thick dollop of sweetened condensed milk. you want it sweet, less sweet, very sweet, strong, less strong? everybody's got a preference. everybody's got a preferred tea shop, where they know presumably how you like yours. >> i said less sweet. >> journalist and publisher thiha saw. we meet at the seit taing kya tea shop. >> this place means a lot of things. not just a place for breakfast and snacks. >> for 50 years of paranoia and repression, teahouses were also the main forum for guarded and not so guarded

place that's really close to our family's heart, too, i mean given my mom's relationship with aung san suu kyi, it is very much a family commitment that we are making to burma. >> i would like to suggest that you take an extra large rolly bag that i can stuff myself into. if you are looking to adopt older people, i would like to volunteer. if not, we'll just wait for cgi earth and i will continue to be a global citizen following your moves. thank you so much, chelsea clinton. cgi. congrats on all the work. >>> coming up, more from my conversation with chelsea's father, president bill clinton, his thoughts on poverty, education and urban re revitalizati revitalization. that's next on "now." [ male announcer ] you know what happens when we take away the late fees and penalty rate? no one misses them. the citi simplicity card is the only card that never has late fees, a penalty rate, or an annual fee. ever. go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. man: the charcoal went out already? ... forget it. vo: there's more barbeque time in every bag of kingsford original charcoal. kingsford. slow down and gril

aung san suu kyi is another but nelson man lel todaydela stands way that's unparalleled in terms of how to survive 27 years in jail and then come out and be somebody that can lead a nation and change a country, but also change the world. his aspect of reconciliation is something that i think we should all learn and study from. you asked me difficult questions about egypt and syria. reconciliation is a very important part of those stories also. >> madelyn albright, madam secretary, lot of pin, lady liberty. >> thanks very much. good to be with you. >>> we want a firsthand look at the first family's travels in africa. we'll follow the first lady on instagram. michelle obama join the photo sharing social network yesterday posting pictures and a video from sen gal, their first stop on this week-long tour. some of the most remarkable snapshots the first lady has post sod far from their visit to the slave prison yesterday. in this photo, the door of no return. a former entrance to slave ships. it was profound trip for the first family. the stunning shot from the ap shows the president looking