south african present jacob zuma says that he is sorry. >> i am sorry that i never deliberately set outo deliberately violate the constitution. >> he is not sorry enough to step down after a court ruled that he finally to the constitution for his own gain. also coming up, we take a look at the life and the work of hans dietrich can check, who helped end the cold war. he was west germany's german minister for two decades. and archaeologists are salivating over a tomb in the valley of the kings, the resting place of one of history's classic beauties. ♪ sarah: south africa's president, jacob zuma, has told the country that he did not deliver early violate the constitution, this after being found guilty -- he respects the course findings and will pay back some of the money, but that is not enough for the opposition. they have launched impeachment proceedings. >> a day after the ruling against them, jacob zuma's first reaction. resignation was possible, but instead, he defended his actions. president zuma: i did not act dishonestly or with any personal knowledge of the irregularities. >> the

a court reviews a seven-year-old decision to drop corruption charges against jacob zuma. time now for a check of the top business stories. let's start by talking about oil prices. >> we saw some big gains for u.s. oil over the month. for the course of april, it is set to gain about 20%, though today, it ended down in the red. you can see a look at the oil prices. u.s. oil ending down just below the four -- the flat line. brent crude unchanged from yesterday. that international benchmark is brent crude, and it was earlier set for its biggest gain in seven years before dropping down. the international monetary fund says losses for major oil combined could reach a half trillion dollars. the figure includes 2015 and 2016. earlier, i spoke to the imf chief for the region about the prices.f lower oil >> last year, the oil exporting countries lost $400 billion in terms of oil export revenues. this year, they will lose andeen another $100 billion $150 billion, depending where oil prices settled. these are large sums for these countries. these countries have swung from having comf

very much standing by the president, jacob zuma. tania page in johannesburg was listening to you it. the real surprise is what the secretary-general of the anc has been saying? >> reporter: no, not at all. i think president zuma set the tone for the rhetoric we were going to hear tonight with his address, which came across according to the opposition democratic alliance leader as being very defensive, and he thought with a tone of arrogance. the anc secretary-general saying that it was very important that president zuma humbled himself in front of the nation and emphasizing their position that no member of the anc -- he's referring to the national assembly there in particular -- deliberately broke the constitution. he said, we will set about educating all our members on this judgment, the importance of adhering to the constitution and also made a dig at the constitution but the economic freedom fighters who are so vociferous in their calls for zuma to pay back the money. he said they're overreacting and using this call impeachment as

reporter: jacob zuma's sprawling home side. -- homestead. the public money he spent on it will have to be paid back. the paper found that he failed to uphold and defend the cost edition when he failed to repay $60 million of public funds he spent. -- defend the constitution when he failed to repay $60 million of public funds he spent. >> by the department of public works, and the president's homestead, the [indiscernible] and the swimming pool only. reporter: it also blamed the anc for failing to hold the president accountable. the opposition party was quick to react, saying it would immediately take punitive action. >> this undermines the constitution. this violates the public sector. president zuma must be impeached from office. reporter: jacob zuma is fending off multiple accusations of misconduct. this latest ruling could significantly weaken him. brent: in india, the confirmed death toll has risen to 21 after a traffic overpass collapsed. dozens were injured and many remain buried in the mass of twisted metal and concrete. reporter: res

an >> south africa's president jacob zuma has apologized for what he calls confusion and frustrationver the millions of public money he spent upgrading his private residence. in a sell vied address zuma claims he did not act dishonestly and >> zuma spent $16 million on his private mansion. >> the intention was not. >> once a determination is made. >> the ruling anc parties says it accepts jacob zuma's explanation. >> there was no intention on the part of the president as he himself have said, and they deliberately act. the president apologized to the nation. >> well, for more on this, let's go to taunya paige in johannesburg. quite surprising and defiant in histone, he's not going down without a fight, is he? >> no, absolutely not. i don't think anyone at least in south africa really thought he was going to resign because this has been the tone, the rhetoric from the president all along. this came off the back of an emergency meeting in the africa congress top six. including the leader of the secretary general of the party, treasury. the six most powerful people in government, if you

president zuma has gotten himself into another bind. >> in south africa the country's president jacob zumaighest court determined zuma broke the law in using public funds to renovate his proif at homes. the constitutional court ruled mr. zuma improperly used 15 million dollars in state funds for home upgrades. (laughter). >> trevor: you know why i love this? people looking at this going which one is his home? all of it. what are you looking at, all of it, yeah, president zuma spent $50 million to renovate his house, not build it, renovate. which is an amazing figure. partly because he tnt even count that high. no this is not like a mean joke. president zuma cannot count that high. this is president gleuma attempting to say 769,870. >> our membership figures stood at $759-- 800 and-- 700, listen properly. 769,8 to-- . >> trevor: you know what, my favorite part, my favorite part is when he tries to blame the audience for the fact that he can't say the number. 7-- listen properly, listen. listen. it's almost like he's saying hey, guys, this only sounds wrong because your ears are [bleep] up,

what did you name of jacob zuma's words. >> i think i completely agree with you.e's been at pain over what sa lengthy address for the president. at short notice for the public, broadcast live to south africans. at pains to emphasise his defensiveness on the case, which it has to be said over the last couch of years in which the reports came out, in which findings were that the president was liable for a portion of millions of dollars spent on non-security upgrades. he'd been dismiss if of that and was accused of using the african congress massive major city in parliament as a womb, having to abide buy her rulings, things like a report that what looks like a swimming pool was a fire reservoir in case there was a flame. excuses upon excuses. a parliamentary committee exonerated him. these are things that the constitutional court was damning of. richard found the president and the national assembly was guilty of violating the constitution. briefly, if you can, are we to hear a reaction to president zouma's words. >> there has been a lot of reaction since the court ru

tom: south african president jacob zuma speaking there. more than 100 girls and women have come forward in the central african republic claiming they were abused by international peacekeepers there. the u.n. team has been interviewing the women, whose testimony they describe as shocking to the core it all countries with peacekeepers and soldiers deployed to the country , amongst them france, have been formally notified. reporter: the international peacekeeping forces faced fresh child sex abuse allegations on thursday. the ngo-run campaign claimed in a 2014 from a member of the peacekeeping force tied up and forceded 4 victims and them into performing be still asked. havenconfirmed allegations sickened the international community and prompted the u.n. to expand its investigations. >> allegations concerning some you runre -- sometimes out of words. shocking to the core. but at this point we are not thatto confirm the reports we have seen. reporter: the u.n. has interviewed 108 victims of alleged sexual abuse between 2013 at 2015, the majori

what did you name of jacob zuma's words. >> i think i completely agree with you. he's been at pain over what sa lengthy address for the president. at short notice for the public, broadcast live to south africans. at pains to emphasise his defensiveness on the case, which it has to be said over the last couch of years in which the reports came out, in which findings were that the president was liable for a portion of millions of dollars spent on non-security upgrades. he'd been dismiss if of that and was accused of using the african congress massive major city in parliament as a womb, having to abide buy her rulings, things like a report that what looks like a swimming pool was a fire reservoir in case there was a flame. excuses upon excuses. a parliamentary committee exonerated him. these are things that the constitutional court was damning of. richard found the president and the national assembly was guilty of violating the constitution. briefly, if you can, are we to hear a reaction to president zouma's words. >> there has been a lot of reaction since the court

south african present jacob zuma says that he is sorry. >> i am sorry that i never deliberately set outto deliberately violate the constitution. >> he is not sorry enough

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at an all-time low >>> one of nelson mandela's former cell mates added his voice for calls for jacob zuma to step down. saying he should go so the government can recover from a crisis of confidence. the call came after the court ruled to uphold the constitution. zouma apologised and said he'd pay back money paid on his private residence >>> three dozen have been killed after demonstrations against farmer turned violent. the farmers are angry over a lack of help in one of the worst droughts in years. >> the fields are dray. crops failed. five months of dry brought farmers to their needs. unable to feed their families, they tried to get their voices heard. rocks were thrown at the police, police broke the lines of the protesters, shots can be heard. eduardo's brother was a farmer killed. he blames the police for the death. >> when i came here, it was to demand from the government. the reason it was troubled is the police tried to step up the demonstration. this is the city highway, and it's a busy road on most days. earlier this week farmers were given a permit to demonstrate and not block

. >>> south africa's president, jacob zuma, is expected to address the nation over up graze to his private residence. the highest court ruled that the president flatted the constitution using government muffin. zuma has denied any wrongdoing. the top leaders of his party have been meeting over response to the ruling. zimbabwe, holding discussions for landowners. the government says that it might raise funds by taxing the black farmers who benefited from the land seizures. over the past years, 5,000 white farmers were evicted. more than a dozen were killed with the violence that came with the land grabs. >>> a woman in liberia has died from ebola months after the west african nation declared that it was free from the virus. more than 11,000 people in new guinea and liberia and sierra leone have died from it since 2013. the world health organization said that while ebola is no longer a health emergency, it's expecting some cases to occasionally appear. >>> now, japan's prime minister, shi is going ahead toy to reduce debt. but reporting from tokyo, the move could do more harm than good. >> r

south africa's highest court has ordered president jacob zuma to pay back part of the $15 million thate used to renovate his private residence. after an investigation in 2014, the president was ordered to reimburse the government for upgrades not related to the security of the home, like the swimming pool and the amphitheater. >> but mr. zuma never paid the money back. on thursday, the court said his failure to do so violated the constitution. >> all the president was required to do was to comply. arguably, he did, but only without reporting to the national assembly. the president has thus failed to uphold, defend and respect the constitution as the supreme law of the land. >> president zuma says he will now cooperate with the ruling. >>> in the u.s. state of alabama, governor robert bentley is refusing to resign in the face of a deepening scandal over an alleged extramarital affair. >> his top aide, the other woman named in that alleged affair has now resigned from her position in the governor's office. here is cnn's alina machado. >> today i want to apologize to the people of the sta

apparently not enough to oust jacob zuma, as members of his party begin to turn. the question is what will it take to move the political story? we will go to johannesburg, next. ♪ guyhans: welcome back to "on the move." a beautiful morning in berlin. let's get to the first word news. kumutha: thank you. shares and fast retailing have plunged, falling the most since 2013 after a second cut to full-year forecasts. the boehner slowed its operating profit forecast by 1/3. the company says it was hurt by the strong yen and an unexpectedly warm winter. the fbi says it paid for the tools used to break into an iphone last month, and is considering whether to tell apple how it was done. u.s. authorities dropped the suit against the tech giant after help from a third party to access data on the iphone 5c. the fbi has said it is not providing a hacking tool, and considering whether to provide the solution to local law enforcement agencies. verizon plans to make a first-round bid for yahoo!'s web business next week, and is willing to inquire it to sweetened the deal, accordin

. >>> south african president jacob zuma said that he'll respect the court judgment ordering him to pay back public money used to upgrade his private home. >>> the u.n. has criticized the e.u. plan to deport refugees back to turkey. it wants safeguards in place before refugees return. >>> a soldier accused of killing an injured palestinian man can be key takenned in a military camp for now. a man was shot in the head in hebron in the occupied west bank. he allegedly attacked an israeli. charges against the soldier has been reduced from murder to manslaughter. we have more from west jerusalem. >> israel's chief military prosecutor appeared in court to try to fight the decision by the judge that was to release the soldier in arrest. he'll go to a military base unconfined and unarmed. just to read you some of the quotes we heard from him inside the session, the chief prosecutor said that the videos and testimony indicate the neutralized terrorists pose nod threat. these are military words. however many movement, none of the people including the commanders who were standing next to him were

president jacob zuma of south africa says he will abide by the ruling of the countries highest court that he should pay back some of the public money spent on his home. the court said he had failed to uphold the constitution by ignoring the findings of an official anticorruption watchdog. mr. zuma apologize for the confusion caused by his actions but insisted he had not behaved dishonestly. the u.s. military says it ofrted training dozens opposition fighters. this appears to be a revival of a program that ended in failure last year. the pentagon says training for the new recruits in the revived program will include instruction in how to identify target for airstrikes. in the battle against islamic state, one of the biggest fears is that fighters or other militant groups will get their hands on nuclear material. that was the main topic at a security summit in washington today where president obama issued this stark warning. nosident obama: there's doubt that if these madmen ever got their hands on a nuclear bomb or nuclear material, they most certainly would use it to kill as many inn

africa are calling an emergency meeting of the african congress to discuss the future of president jacob zumaas apologized for his handling of a spending scandal but that is not stopped calls for him to resign. global news 24 hours a day howard by our 2400 journalists in more than 150 news bureaus around the world. david: commodity markets are closing in new york. let's look at gold -- continuing its gains today following the fed minutes out yesterday. officials are remain cautious about raising rates. coffee dropping to a four-week low. supplies out of brazil falling, and in -- news of an unexpected crude declined. lisa: the drop in oil prices massive layoffs in north dakota off massive oil industry. but what would a rally in prices mean for uncompleted wells? question. close the -- opposed the question. guest: with the number of i'm prettympanies, sure they will not be able to complete a well in less than 12 months because you have to bring and people in the state from the ethanol industry. or 50.ay between 45 productionart on moree 2017 and if there is stress on the market, they may need m

jacob zuma and dilma rousseff accused of violating fiscal laws. markets like this impeachment talk. receiptsling in head of emerging markets, danny tenengauzer. indian, yes, we have steen a bit of a pause in the emerging market stock rally, but do you buy the impeachment rally and enthusiasm we have seen in brazil and south africa? >> the first question is what happens after impeachment? >> for both countries? >> for both countries. in brazil, it is very complicated because the corruption charges are wides spread. you have many leaders that could be have had video. when it comes to south africa, t could be very good news. i would go for south africa. >> we have been talking to people about emerging marks, and one of the words we heard a lot was differentiation. they are not all the same. but it kind of looks like they have all been the same. look at malaysia, look at the turkish lira, they have all rallied. this suggests that the talk of impeachment is a distraction and the fact that they are all going up suggests these politics stories don't have as much impact on the market as we

. >> we've always maintained that the decision to drop charges against jacob zuma was irrational andcome that both sides must be continued and jacob zuma must get what he always wanted, his day in court. >> they'll have to decide whether they should reinstate the charges. that is just one of the many scandals mr. zuma has been weathered. there have been other corruption charges but all dismissed. in 2006 he was tried and adwited of raping a young family friend. he said he showered after the encounter to, quote, minimize contracting the disease. recently, south africa's highest court said zuma used funs update his private home. he's been ordered to pay $15 million. >>> the head of mexico's criminal investigation agency is under investigation himself now. an independent human rights panel wants to know why he did not initially disclose that he had been to the site where a charred bone fragment was found. as cnn's rafael romo reports, the fragment belongs to one of 43 students who went missing more than a year ago. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> reporter: this is a video at the c

we have seen the problems jacob zuma has. argue the chaotic nature of brazilian democracy.looks like there is this impeachment mechanism that you can use to get rid of a president if the parliament and congress so decides. you can look at it both ways. john: speaking to people on the ground, is there optimism in the air? our people aware of the structural fiscal economic challenges that face the country? is.: i think there each part oracy faction of society says it is not up to us to make the sacrifices. supporters of rousseff argue the workers party in their 12 or 13 years in power have done more than anyone else in recent resilient history to lift millions of people out of poverty. they would say it is not up to them to make sacrifices. middle-classe members of society would say the same. there is deep-rooted cynicism within brazil about the ability of politicians to fix their problems. as i said, with any democracy, perhaps a reluctance to tighten belts to make sacrifices needed. mark: great to see you. thank you for filling us in on the big day of impeachment. proceedin

of nelson mandela's former cell mates has added his voice to calling for south african president jacob zuma to step down. he said that the president should go so the government can recover from what he calls a crisis of confidence. zuma failed to up hold the constitution. zuma has apologized and said he would pay back some of the $16 million state funds that he spent on his private residence. >>> a formal service has been held in kenya for the 148 people killed in the ago on garissa university. al-shabab fighters stormed the university starting a 15-hour seen. [singing] >> the victims came to learn that their lives were bra tally cut short but authorities did nothing to prevent the attack despite being repeatedly warned, and that changes came too late. now the local government has paid fo for a me me motherral. >> we will make sure that all those who come here to study will be safe. >> dozens were injured when gunmen from al-shabab attacked the campus. at this memorial event survivors struggled. >> officials have gathered to commemorate those who were killed. but most of the runs of student

south africa's parliament is expected to debate a motion to remove president jacob zuma from office comeer the country's highest court says he violated the constitution. the motion is unlikely to pass because it requires a two thirds majority for approval. the ruling african national congress party has supported zuma and enjoys a comfortable majority. the mayor of atlanta is banning taxpayer-funded travel to north carolina, following a preventing -- new law preventing antidiscrimination laws for gay and transgender people. and theon city council governess washington, new york, connecticut, and minnesota. global news 24 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalists in more than hundred 50 news bureaus around the world. i am vonnie quinn. betty: time to get you caught up on all the action around the world. let's bring in -- let's start in has seenre the nikkei a rise in the japanese yen with the risk off trade, meaning the nikkei stocks fell 2.5%. pity much all the indexes in asia dropped except for those in china, which rose 1.4%. the dance and ferment is cutting its key interest rate to a

. >> now, nelson mandela's former aids has added his voice to jacob zuma to step down. he said he should go so the government can recover from a confidence crisis. he said zuma will failed to uphold the constitution and said he will pay back some of the $60 million the state funds he spent on his private residence. kenya's attack, a memorial has been unveiled to commemorate the victims of the attack. al shabaab stormed the area killing 148 people and injuring 79 more in a 15-hour siege targeting christian students. still ahead here on al jazeera: >> philippines drought, three people are killed by demonstrations by angry farmez get violent. seeking international attention as they show case their work actively seek fashion. >> all hell broke lose. >> people were saying that we were terrorists. >> how are you providing a cover for your brother to do this? >> we saw the evil side of the social media take off. >> a reminder our top stories here on al jazeera. heavy fighting between forces in armenia in the disputed region. both sides are reporting casualties. thet since 1990

tuesday, south african parliament will decide whether to impeach jacob zuma.nd on wednesday, dutch citizens will be voting on a referendum to strengthen ties with c.y. uk. thank you for joining us, i'm randall pinkston in new york. stay tuned. fault lines is next on al jazeera. good night. >> ...and on the streets. >> there's been another teenager shot and killed by the police. >> a fault lines special investigation. >> there's a general distrust of this prosecutor. >> this is a target you can't get rid of. >> the untold story of what's really going on in ferguson. >> they were so angry, because it could've been them. >> one hour special, only on al jazeera america. >> august 25, 2014. michae

jacob zuma has survived an impeachment attempt after holding on to support from the national african congress party. pressure has mounted amid the latest round of corruption scandals. they involve his relationship with a wealthy industrial family. the anc giving him its backing. what do we think about his long-term future? you have a number of prominent characters that have also come forward over the last couple days. they're asking him to step down too. >> well, again, the anc has 62% majority within the government. so the likelihood of impeachment happening before the leadership conference at the end of 2017 is very, very remote. so this is where south africa differs from brazil, where the impeachment process is well under way in brazil, and it's highly likely to move forward the next several weeks, whereas the anc has enough blocking votes. that's what we saw last night, where the motion was turned down. zuma will remain under pressure, but there's no real trigger to push him out of power before december 2017. >> and also, you could ask the question what it would solve if he were

. >> one of nell son-in-law mandela's former cell mates has called for south africa's president jacob zumao step down. he said president zuma can go so the wichita falls can frofr a crisis of confidence. the call came in an open letter published after a court rule that zuma had failed to uphold the constitution. he has since apologized and said he will pay back some of the $60 million of state funds he spent on his private residence. now, monarch butterflies are making a comeback in the mexican state of mochocan. for 20 years, their numbers have been falling. they are back on the rise. from mexico john hollmann reports. >> reporter: monarch butterflies in their winter home. every year, millions travel from canada in the northern u.s. to the forbests of central mexico. it's one of nature's longest mass migrations and one of the most precarious, but after years of serious decline, this season, numbers ofman monnays in mexico have more than tripled. biologist rendon saysnate and man have helped the insects out. >> the climate has been very benevolent this winter. this meant a lot more reprodu

in south africa, parliament voted down an attempt today to impeach president jacob zuma. his african national congress and the main opposition, engaged in fierce debate, but in the end, the impeachment motion was defeated, 233 to 143. zuma got into trouble for using $16 million in state funds to renovate his home. last week, south africa's top court ruled he'd ignored a court order to repay part of the money. the government of greece has temporarily halted deportations of migrants to turkey, after just one day. the european union plan hit a snag when 4,000 potential deportees applied for asylum. meanwhile, migrants protested at a holding center on the greek island of lesbos. they and others condemned the return deal. >> ( translated ): i don't want to go back to turkey. we prefer to die. i don't want to go to turkey. there are problems there, what should we do, die in pakistan? it's better that we die here, so that greece understands what's going on. >> ifill: also today, greece announced that pope francis and ecumenical patriarch bartholomew, leader of the world's orthod

embattled south african president jacob zuma is facing more legal trouble. the country's highest court ruled today he "failed to uphold" the constitution by using more than $20 million in state money to upgrade his private home. it's the latest in a string of claims zuma has abused his power. back in this country, the north korean nuclear threat dominated a meeting between president obama and his counterparts from japan and south korea. it was the first time they'd met since the north's latest nuclear and missile tests. afterward, the leaders warned their countries could take new action to counter any threats from the north. >> we recognize that our security is linked that we have to work together to meet this challenge, and we also recognize that it is important to the international community to vigilantly enforce the strong un security measures that were passed in light of some of the ballistic missile and nuclear activity that pyongyang has been engaging in. >> woodruff: mr. obama also met with chinese president xi jinping. we'll take a closer look at the

we're awaiting a live address to the nation from embattled south african president jacob zuma after theiling to repay a loan to upgrade his home. critics are calling for his impeachment, we will have any news from that. >>> also, monitoring a big nuke summit in washington. president obama said last hour terrorists are trying to obtain nuclear materials and bombs but that a new treaty will help keep nuclear material out of their hands. >>> and governor john kasich holding a rally and taking questions from the press in pennsylvania today. kasich attacked donald trump yesterday. today he hit ted cruz, saying his record is shutting down the government and making everyone he works with upset. oh x then there's hillary v. bernie. we'll get into it next hour, "happening now." andrea: all right, thanks. jon: thanks. melissa: so if you thought getting an a meant something special, well, think again. it's actually the most commonly-awarded grade in america right now. i can't believe that. that is according to a new study of 70 years' worth of college transcript records for more than 400 schools.

the crisis surrounding jacob zuma has deepened with several financial institutions distancing themselves. the family had withdrawn from the board of their holding company in order to insulate it from the scandal. we are joined by nazeem howa, the ceo of ok investment. the time tor taking talk with us today. when do you expect your banking relationships to be restored? nazeem: i hope as soon as possible. 7500 in this, and the immediate family, is very worried about their futures. i listened to some local radio stations over the weekend, imploring the banks to resume normal relations. i hope that i can get some appointments with the banks this morning and convince them. guy: are you talking to the same institutions that have walked possible you or new financial institutions that could work with you? give us some names. who has walked away from you and who do you expect to be establishing relationships with? major banksfour have walked away from us. we need one of them at least to offer some kind of service. banks talking to all four and assuring them the correctness of what we've done. we

up-to-date; a south african court has just ruled that dropping the graft charges against the president, jacob zumawrongfully made. it has started the legal process, which has had an impact on the south african rand, one of the currencies we have been talking about on the program. china, if we go back to given what you have said, that they can still fix it for the moment, you don't believe that there is a kind of secret shanghai accord between janet yellen and the pboc, that janet normalize.waiting to >> i think there was a fortuitous weighting of minds. certainly there was no formal agreement, but it suited china then and still does sue china to keep the exchange rate stable. of course, at the time, the federal reserve was having a it was -- should i say, going through its shortest flirtation with normalization of interest rates anyone can remember. the federal reserve was very happy to pull back from encouraging expectations about high interest rates, and they were worried about a strong economy. there was a fortuitous meeting of minds. whether that endures throughout the year is a moot point. re

. >>> in south africa, the country's president jacob zuma is facing calls to resign.his after south africa's highest court determined zuma broke the law in using public funds to renovate his private home. the constitutional court ruled mr. zuma improperly used $15 million in state funds for home upgrades. you see his home here. while some opposition party members are urging mr. zuma's impeachment, the ruling afternoon national congress is rallying around him inspect a televised address, mr. zuma apologized to south africans. >> has caused a lot of frustration and confusion for which i apologize on my behalf and on behalf of government. i urge all parties to respect the judgment and abide by it. let us use the judgment to build and further strengthen our democracy. >> president zuma has been ordered to repay state funds that were spent on any upgrades that are not related to security. >>> in kenya, a somber anniversary this day. it has been one year now since the garissa university massacre. that massacre that killed 148 people, all gunned down by al shabab militants.

president -- a south african court rules that a seven-year-old decision to drop charges against jacob zuma should be reviewed.