bo xilai admitted to failing his company in how he handled his police chief after telling bo xilai of his wife's actions. it's expected in the coming days bo xilai will appeal the decision from sunday and a higher court will hear the case, taking a few months - giving bo xilai more time in the spotlight. >> the philippine president promised to bring criminal charges against a rebel leader for a 2-week siege in the south of the country. is a standoff is going on in zamboagna. the attackers highlighted religious divisions in the city. catholic priest says his first public mass after being released by separatist rebels. the special congregation is made up of others like him - people held hostage and used as shields by members of the moro national liberation front. >> i can't say i'm good or fine. i'm trying to cope. >> but despite the ordeal, he says he harbours no resentment and hopes to get the message across that the rebel fight is not a religious war, but a political one. >> today this is a christian city. it was the seat of power of the moro or muslim province. people here have prid

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many here believe this is really as a eliminating bo xilai political force. bases building a power among the 30 million people. famous porters like the way he was tackling crime and corruption. he appealed to those disillusioned by the country's huge inequalities. chinese who feel most communist officials don't care for the poor. he must have done something wrong to be arrested, but he was a talented politician. he was cleaning up crime. >> he was good at his job. we need more officials like him. he made the city safer. i hope he comes back. o's rivals fear the way he could whip up support. other leaders are so genuinely popular or have such charisma. bo ander was corrupting his family. while foreign politicians flocked to toast his achievements, his son was flaunting wealth, partying at oxford university, his wife entangled in murky money deals, poisoning a business harder in britain, a crime that was bo's undoing. his enemies closed in. rivals in china's top leadership for whom his growing popularity was dangerous. >> most of the chinese leaders are very gl

he said bo xilai was perceived as a threat. he was a celebrity, really, of sorts in china. >> well he was a western-style politician who people really liked and you don't do that in this party. this is a party of gray men who kind of hide behind the party, not their own personality. >> reporter: prosecutors charged that around $3.5 million in bribes, mostly from a wealthy businessman, were funneled through bo's wife and son. bo's political life started to come apart after the 2011 murder of a british businessman. his wife, gu kailai, was found guilt of killing him, and bo was charged with using his position to try to cover up the murder. bo's wife testified against her husband. she told stories of safes filled with cash hidden in the couple's homes. bo called his wife crazy and mounted a vigorous defense. he acknowledged mistakes in leadership, but did not admit guilt. the communist party, which runs china, also runs its courts. and while it's not nobody yet how much jail time bo might serve, it is almost certain he'll be found

not bo xilai. his downfall was set in motion by his wife's murder of a british businessman. she testified against him. he called her a mad woman. he admitted failure to the county. it is expected that bo xilai will appeal the decision, and a higher court will hear the case, a process taking a few months, giving bo xilai more time in the spotlight. >> >> german chancellor angela merkel has cast her vote. opinion polls suggest she'll be returned to power. she may struggle to keep the coalition's government numbers. >> nick spicer joins us live. the voting is underway. what is the turn out like, the german's interest? >> to be frank, a poll conducted recently suggested 70% of germans were bored with the election. they have a strong sense of their civic duty. that doesn't mean they'll necessarily stay at home. participation rates in the last election in 2009 was over 70%, a number many would be proud of. it's expected that angela merkel will continue in hor role. however, the big question is who will she govern with. >> they are deciding germany's future, and maybe that of europ

many here believe this is really as a eliminating bo xilai political force. bases building a power among the 30 million people. famous porters like the way he was tackling crime and corruption. he appealed to those disillusioned by the country's huge inequalities. chinese who feel most communist officials don't care for the poor. he must have done something wrong to be arrested, but he was a talented politician. he was cleaning up crime. >> he was good at his job. we need more officials like him. he made the city safer. i hope he comes back. o's rivals fear the way he could whip up support. other leaders are so genuinely popular or have such charisma. bo ander was corrupting his family. while foreign politicians flocked to toast his achievements, his son was flaunting wealth, partying at oxford university, his wife entangled in murky money deals, poisoning a business harder in britain, a crime that was bo's undoing. his enemies closed in. rivals in china's top leadership for whom his growing popularity was dangerous. >> most of the chinese leaders are very gl

a verdict in the trial of former chinese official bo xilai is do you. >> each day bo xilai gave up anew sensational allegation, gu kailai, knew of of corruption. and another man's secret love for gu was behind his actions. but will it damage party authority or was it all part of a plan? >> bo xilai's trial was basically open and fair. even if in what happened was outside of the patriot's expectation it was still to the party's advantage. >> the charge were limiteed. amounts of money were small. no alleged human rights violation when in change of the city of chongching. authorities were lining up people accused of spreading rumors about government officials. >> some rumors have been vicious. others first denied have been about dou the rumors. such decisions are first discussed and negotiated among the powerful. if the party is really serious about getting rid of corruption, why not list assets publicly? there are more than a hundred countries who have already done so. the party always said that china's not mature enough, but it doesn't take maturity for that. >> the trial has containe

a stiff sentence handed down to former leader bo xilai. >> on sunday president obama led a memorial service in washington to honour those killed in the navy yard shooting a week ago. 12 died in the mass shooting in the nation's capital. we have this report from washington. >> michael wells arnold. >> the names of the dead, not gunshots, rang out in south-east washington. president and mrs obama were among those paying respects to the 12 victims of last monday's shooting. aaron alexis's motive for killing so many is not known, but the president said it was another argument for stricter gun control. >> i do not accept that we cannot find a commonsense way to preserve our tradition, including basic second amendment freed oms and the rights of law-abiding gun owners, and at the same time reducing gun violence that unleashes so much mayhem. >> the president said the change won't come from washington, but the american people. the head of the influential national rifle association says gun control is not the answer, and blames the killings at the navy yard on poor security. and criminal justice an

. >>> bo xilai found guilty of bribery and corruption. thal jazeera has reports from china. >> it was the verdict that all of china was waiting for. bo xilai is sentenced to life imprisonment and seizure of all his personal assets for commi committing bribery crimes. >> the fate sealed for once rising star of the communist party, bo xilai. he was found guilty of bribely, corruption and abuse of power. he has been ordered to pay the government $4 million, the figure accused of taking. he'll lose his seaside villa in france. >> it is also to set an example. the government is cracking down on corruption, and he has made it one of his administration's most important tasks, to support those many chinese angered by corrupt politicians. >> many admit guilt and quickly fade away serving their time in prison. not bo. his down fall was set in motion of his wife's murder of a businessman. but he was asked of how he handled the police chief when told of his wife's action. the higher court will hear the process, giving bo yet more time in the spotligh

it is life in prison for disgraced chinesed politician bo xilai found guilty of corruption. he is the most high profile communist party member to be convicted under china, anti-corruption campaign. scott hidel reports. >> it was the verdict all of china was waiting for. >> bo xilai is sentenced to life i am prisonment and seizure foreof all of his assets. >> the pafate sealed for bo xil he was formed guilty of bribery, corruption and abuse of power on sunday. he has been ordered to pay the government $4 million. the figure he was accused of taking. he will lose his seaside villa in france. many fem feel it's due to his did he have fangs during the 5-day trial and because he pled not guilty. >> the government led by the president is cracking down on corruption. he has made it one of his administration's most important tasks, looking to tap the support of those many chinese who are angered by corrupt politicians. >> most high-level political figures accused of corruption admit guilt and fade away serving their time in prison. not bo. his downfall was set in motion by his wife'

on 22 september the disgraced politician bo xilai was sentenced to life for embezzlement abusive power. the court posted updates and edited transcripts on a twitter-like blog. it was inpress dented. reports have emerged a 16-year-old blogger was arrested for causing trouble after posting comments about police conduct on his microblog which were reposted elsewhere. it is the first such arrest since china's top court ruled this month that bloggers can't be prosecuted for posting rumours seen by more than 5,000 people or seen more than 500 times, a conviction means three years in gaol. beijing says it will stop the spread of rumours that could trigger demonstrations and religious unrest. critics say it could have an affect on online community for bloggers who use the sites to speak out against political corruption. >> the footage is shaky, image is blurred. more of the news that you see is provided by citizen journalists, amateurs in the right place at the right time. >> what happened this week in nairobi was an example of a phenomenon that affected news coverage from the arab spring to t

. >>> a verdict in the case of deposed chinese communist bo xilai is expected on sunday. osecutors accuse him of corruption and abuse of power and have demanded he be handed a tough sentence. but the former political heavyweight denies all charges. bo is the former party chief of chongqing city. he is accused of accepting $3.5 million in bribes, embezzling public funds and blocking an investigation into the murder of a british businessman by his wife. the case against bo is china's biggest political scandal in decades. the court took the unprecedented step last month of uploading partial transcripts from the trial on the chinese social network website sina weibo. but bo has strong support of some. >> ab income gap provided people. disputed seas strain relations with its neighbors. on newsline. >>> japanese researchers are getting a better picture of what happens to people with alzheimer's disease. they develop technology to take images of proteins that accumulate in patients' brains. they say the pictures will help doctors tee ticket the disease in early stages. researcher

reuters and other news agency says bo xilai wants to have his sentence for corruption overturned. on sunday, the court found bo guilty of accepting bribes, embezzlement, and abuse of power. he had risen to power as a mayor and as a member of the communist party's politburo and he had been tipped to go even higher. bo still enjoys strong support among members of the public, and within the party. party leaders have responded to complaints from chinese citizens by cracking down on corruption. they're thought to have a hand in sentencing former senior party members. legal experts say the high court is unlikely to overturn bo's sentence. >>> japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. around 30,000 people take their own lives each year. for one irishman in japan, that statistic became personal when a friend killed herself. so he decided to take action. >> i dream of a war, a war on suicide. but i don't even know who is the enemy. >> saving 10,000 people from suicide each year reducing the total number of deaths by a third, that is the goal and the message of an award-winnin

the court found bo xilai guilty of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. he denies the charges and does have the right to appeal. he was removed from office last year during a scandal in which his wife was convicted of murdering a british businessman. >>> food recycling, a follow-up on a story we told you about yesterday and why a former supermarket president believes he has the answer on wasted food. >>> i am john henry smooth, fans in ann harbor want to know what's wrong with the wolverines. a lot surprisingly close finish coming up in sports. >> heavy rains have caused flash flooding in houston this weekend. about six inches of rain fell and two teenagers are reported missing after their truck was reportedly completely swept off of the road there are reports of damage including these cars that you see right here . >>> a follow-up to the story of the billions of pounds of food being thrown away every year because of food lunules. confusion of those la bles is causing americans to toss out perfectly good food. now, a new approach to stop the waste. gustav

china's former top politician bo xilai has been sentenced to life in prison he was found guilty of bribe taking embezzlement and abuse of power the downfall of the once rising star of the communist party began in february last year she'd lie was accused of interfering in the investigation into his wife's killing of a british businessman. coming up in r t team heads to the harsh continent of antarctica to find out what the lives of explorers are like there. i got some angry but polite messages after i came out in favor of the foreign adoption ban of russian children by people in the usa this is not a dig on america i think russia or any country that respects itself should export any children to anywhere at all people tell me that i'm paranoid that the decision to stop the foreign adoptions punishes the children were a massive reuters investigation called the child exchange has exposed some dark secrets about adoption of foreign children they expose it often by using the term re homing which is normally about finding new homes for animals people are basically advertising adopted children t

china's former top politician bo xilai has been sentenced to life in prison he was found guilty of bribe taking embezzlement and abuse of power at the downfall of the once rising star of the communist party began in february last year he was accused of interfering in the investigation into his wife's killing of a british businessman. the referendum on scottish independence is now just a year away from the date was marked by a thousand strong rally in edinburgh despite the optimism the yes campaign faces an uphill struggle recent polls put support for keeping the country in the u.k. in the lead or london insists scotland will struggle on its own the independence movement says potential oil revenues and fiscal independent will ensure prosperity should the nation separate artists or fourth reports from edinburgh. well let's see a flag here the scottish independence rally underway in as a burst thousands of people turning out in this procession going through the streets earlier on i was talking to the head of the campaign jenkins he said that there is still a long way to go well in fact wedn

china's former top politician bo xilai has been sentenced to life in prison it was found guilty of bribe taking embezzlement and abuse of power the downfall of the once rising star of the communist party began in february last year seelye is was accused of interfering in the investigation into his wife's killing of a british businessman. the referendum on scottish independence is now just to give away and the date was marked by a thousand strong protests strong rally in edinburgh despite the optimism the yes campaign faces an uphill struggle recent polls put support for keeping the country in the u.k. in the lead while london insists scotland will struggle on its own independence movement says potential oil and revenues oil revenues and fiscal independence will ensure prosperity should the nation separate surf earth reports from edinburgh. well let's see a flag here. in the pendants rally underway in as a burst thousands of people turning out in this procession going through the streets earlier on i was talking to the head of the campaign jenkins he said that there is still a long way to

the biggest so far is bo xilai, and taken to an abuse and corruption trial. he was convicted on thursday of taking 10s of thousands of dollars in bribes. he has millions in the bank, small figures compared to others in the country, but it was the way he was caught. he worked for the road safety administration and was caught on camera grinning at the scene of a fatal bus accident while wearing a luxury watch. the president has vowed to eliminate corruption from the lower to the top. that even includes the seasonal giving of moon cakes. it's the principle of using officials funds for gifts. but it's not effected that such moves large and small will bring corruption to an end. >> making a few high profile cases against senior officials is not enough to rule out corruption in china. corruption has been rooted for thousands of years. it's a systemi systemic and strl flaw. >> they're hoping that these corruption trials will boast their popularity with the people of china and thei strength their power. >> thousands of garment factory workers in cambodia have been ho

the chinese court hands down a life sentence to bo xilai. the opposition party is trying to woo voters ahead of the 2015 election. that's at 10:45 cet. the hostage crisis at a kenyan mall has spilled into a third day. we'll have the latest from nairobi on the terrorist attack after the break. >> announcer: you're watching "worldwide exchange." >>> a siege at a kenyan shopping mall has entered its third day amidst heavy gunfire a amongst explosions this morning. 68 people have been confirmed dead. nbc's ron allen is in nairobi with the latest. ron. >> reporter: good morning. yes. it's a very tense morning here outside this mall. we're several hundred yards away, but even at this distance we've been able to hear gunfire and explosions. it's been sporadic. not sustained, but it started last night. helicopters were seen flying overhead very low and slow. there were several explosions. we can also see the troops on the fringes of the mall here, on the edge of the safety corridor moving into more aggressive positions and the kenyan government has

. >> bo xilai is sentenced to life in prison for bribery crimes. the once rising star of the communist party, he was found guilty of bribery, corruption and abuse of power on sunday. he has been ordered to pay the government $4 million, the figure he was accused of taking. he will lose his seaside villa in france. they feel it's due to his did i have for instance in the 5 day trial and because he pled "not guilty" >> reporter: but it's to set an example. the president led by shigiping has made it one of his administration's most important task to tap those chinese angered by corrupt politicians. most admit guilt and quickly fade away serving their time in prison. not bo. his downfall was set in motion by his wife's murder of a british businessman she testified against bo at his trial. he called her a mad woman while professing his innocence. bo did admit to failing his country in how he handled his then police chief after he told bo of his wife's actions. so it's expected in the coming days that bo will appeal sunday's decision. then, a higher cour

disgraced chinese politician boesch eli -- bo xilai has appealed his verdict. he former politburo made his appeal on sunday as the verdict was delivered. he was sentenced to life in prison for embezzlement, bribery, and abuse of power. a ruling on his appeal is expected within two months. turning our attention now to the latest twist in a case involving lillian betancourt and nicolas sarkozy. the former french president and several others are accused of duping her to get funding for his 2007 campaign. the defense tried to get a key medical report thrown out but failed. >> the green light for a far- reaching court case. judges in bordeaux say the lillian betancourt investigation can continue. could prove a major headache for nicolas sarkozy and an obstacle to any return to the political spotlight. he was placed under formal investigation march of this year, accused of fixed loading the aging billionaire's mental frailty -- exploiting the aging billionaire's mental frailty. the former french president is one of 12 under or more investigation. alongside him, his a

everybody there is watching the trial of bo xilai.y call it china's trial of the century, and it's the politically most sensitive one. and now bo xilai has learned his fate, getting a life sentence. he was a high-flying communist party official, and because of the scandal that rocked china, he is being brought down by the law and politics. he can appeal in ten days, and the way he fought the charges, he probably will. >> david mckenzie, thank you so much. we appreciate it. >>> syria, as you know, has met its first deadline in turning over the list of chemical weapons. >> reporter: the syrian government appears to have met the first deadline. there was a report from damascus on saturday that is supposed to include an inventory of all of syria's massive arsenal of chemical weapons. a senior u.s. administration official tells cnn the white house is both surprised and encouraged by the level of detail there. there is still a great deal of diplomacy to be done before we can ever see the possibility of the united nations' inspectors down on

. >>> china politicians will hand down a verdict to bo xilai. bo is likely to appeal the decision delaying any former outcome. the disgraced politician is facing charges of bribery, abuse of power. >>> the fed may be the word of the day, but investors will be looking at fedex amid the economy. >>> the central bank extends to london. the bank of england is set to release its latest meeting minutes in about 13 minutes. 9:30 london time. we'll cross to berlin for the final stretch of germany's federal election campaign. is a grand coalition still in sight? we'll have the latest. >>> and japan's prime minister reports he's visiting canada and the u.s. at the end of the month. we'll have more from tokyo. >>> and usairway workers will get set to march on washington. we'll hear from one interview expert the who says the tie-up will eventually takeoff despite recent turbulence. >>> and we'll take a short break. when we come back, if that's not enough, the formula one team is paying one of its drivers less than 1% of the salary that fernando alonso receiv

a court has handed down a life sentence for bo xilai. he was found guilty on embezzlement and abuse of power. the court convicted him on three charges, including accepting

a court has handed down a life sentence for bo xilai. it found the 64-year-old guilty of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power.