it used to be called fateh al—sham.d negotiations and said they are not going to lead anywhere. the only way to continue the revolution, they said, is to continue the armed struggle against the regime and this is probably one of the most successful manifestations of their strategy. of course, this is a manifestation as well of al—nusra, there is fierce focus from the start of the syrian uprising till now, on fighting the regime and rejecting all the western backed and golf arab backed attempts to find a way —— gulf. to find a solution to the regime. still to come... lavish birthday celebrations that the zimbabwe president robert mugabe who turned 93 this week. benedict will in his own words be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. the latest headlines. a vigil is held for the victims of a shooting ina held for the victims of a shooting in a kansas bar in which an indian man was killed in what is believed to bea man was killed in what is believed to be a racially motivated attack. in an exodus of civilians from

abolfazl alaei scored the only goal of the game, as the iranian side, esteghlal khuzestan, beat al—fatehmuscat, in oman, because of the strained relations between iran and saudi arabia. neymar has lost his final appeal and will stand trial on corruption charges related to his transfer to barcelona four years ago. the spanish club, his brazilian club, santos, and the company run by his parents also lost their appeals, and will stand trial. it follows a complaint brought by a brazilian investment group, which said it received a smaller compensation than was due because part of the transfer fee was concealed. prosecutors are seeking a two—year prison sentence for neymar, and a fine of nearly $10 million. they're also seeking a fine of about $9 million from barcelona and $7 million from santos. now to cricket news. ben stokes has become the indian premier league's most expensive foreign player. the england all—rounder was sold to the rising pune supergiants for $2.16 million. stokes shattered the previous record held by england's kevin pietersen. sanjoy majumder reports. indians are mad abou