hariri had just been assassinated and march 14th, 2005 more than a million people took to the streets all at the same time in a country of almost 4 million demanded the immediate evacuation of serious the five military occupation. i've been wanting to visit lebanon for years and this was the perfect time, the biggest story to come out the least since the invasion of iraq so we went there right away. >> host: did you have any idea you were getting into such a scene of destruction, distillation, wild accusations? >> guest: i did not. no, i was not expecting anything like destruction or desolation. in 2005, de groot looked and felt like a middle eastern version of berlin in 1989. that's what i thought it was and that's what a lot of people thought it was. but, as we know now, in

connection that would be a murder in two thousand and five of lebanon's former prime minister rafik hariri official savior warrants named for senior members of hezbollah are members of the group denouncing the tribunals one hundred vowed action against it rafik hariri was killed along with twenty two others in february two thousand and five in central beirut when a bomb exploded as his part passed by. a rival forces in sudan have agreed to withdraw from its border areas ahead of southern independence next week the agreement follows two separate deals to end the fighting which forced some one hundred seventy thousand people to flee or the two sides still have to agree on how sudan's oil wealth will be divided once the separation takes place the region has seen a more than two decades of civil war which claimed over two million lives. two french journalists are back at home after eighteen along parts of captivity in afghanistan the man had been held hostage by the taliban but are said to be in good health and good spirits of the t.v. reporter and his cameraman were taken along with afghan co

prosecutor general has received a sealed indictment in the case of the assassinated former prime minister hariri killed in a planned explosion in the lebanese capital, beirut, six years ago. february 14th, 2005. a u.n.-backed court known as the special tribunal for lebanon was set up specifically to investigate the assassination. we'll bring you plenty more on that developing story as it develops throughout the course of the day here on cnn. >>> in the meantime, that's it for this edition of "world business today." i'm nina dos santos. i'll see you again in four hours from now for the second edition of "world business today." stay with us on cnn. ard, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some of the medical expenses... not paid by medicare part

miserable civil war that they have been had been through in the late 70s right through the 80's, and hariri had organized a cleanup and reconstruction at least at the center of the city. new roads etc.. but that wasn't enough to get the syrians out of the country. the fact that the lebanese were finding new pride and a new sense of nationalism and. how do you explain what was called the cedar revolution with all those millions in the streets? >> guest: well, the syrian occupation in lebanon have been in place since 1990 at the end of the civil war and the civil war basically ended when syria conquered the country and disarmed all of the lebanese militias with the exception of hezbollah. but the syrian occupation was never -- it was not supposed to last 15 years. it was supposed to be according to the agreement, temporary. the syrians were supposed to be there to make the piece and then slowly withdraw that the syrians didn't leave so more and more companies people began to chafe against this and the assassination of the fairly popular former sunni prime minister was the last straw. >> host:

-backed tribunal issued indictments today in the assassination of former prime minister rafik hariri. he was one of 23 people killed in a massive truck bombing in beirut, six years ago. he was a prominent sunni leader, and supporters demanded justice. lebanese officials said one of the indicted was a senior member of hezbollah. the shi-ite militant group backed by iran has threatened violence if anyone tries to arrest one of its members. german lawmakers have approved plans to shutter all nuclear plants by 2022. the vote today endorsed the government's decision to move to other forms of energy, after the nuclear plant disaster in japan. the german environment minister called the vote a technological and economic revolution. >> ( translated ): i believe this is a real turning point for our country, with which our country is agreeing on a common project. ladies and gentlemen, it is a national community project that we are approving today. >> sreenivasan: german industry and neighboring countries have warned the shift from nuclear will make electricity more expensive and less available.