coming later for you, fighting his grandfather, the grandson of joseph stalin takes action against a russian newspaper. and the nobel prize for literature is won. the letter to you. the taliban are claiming they were behind a massive car bomb that exploded in the afghan capital of kabul. the blast between the interior ministry and another ministry injured dozens and killed some. they say the embassy was the target. from kabul, we have this. it was morning rush-hour, but it came to a deadly stop. a car bomb packed full of explosives ripped through. the victims were local afghans on their way to work. the shopkeeper says there was an enormous blast. >> all i saw were dead bodies and injured people all around me. >> the scene it is becoming relatively common in kabul. one area has been hit four times by a bomb attacks recently, and insurgents seem to be sending a clear message, "we can get anywhere in this country." the blast hit a busy shopping spretreet. security has been increased. some officials were killed. these types of attacks are designed to destabilize the government, and desp

a corps in moscow has agreed to hear the case brought byhe randson of joseph stalin to defend his fatheris -- grandfathers reputation -- a urt in moscow. they say that he never orred any killings, and ty are suing the newspaper novaya gaza -- defend his grandfather 'reputations . >> w, the grason of stalin and hi challenging and newspaper concern in the executions of thousands of people. >> stalling for many people is symbol of an hont and fair leader. stalin for many people a symbol. yeah, if we can do this, it will be good. -- yet, if can do this, it ll be good. >> they have been tol tt he was a dictator d that tens of millio of people were killed and that defe him led people toe sent to concentration camps and to gulags. >> there are some want to see r history as an entily in a glorious one -- inglorious. >> but the russian leadership has been quietly moving to reinvigorate the dictator a new edational guide suggested th school teachers phasize that stalin was the peon to lead to victoryover nazi germany. outside the courtom today, there isno doubt about the actions of thean who led t

the grandson of the soviet leader joseph stalin is in court in moscow today defending its grandfathers' reputation. millions of people died unr stall and through execution, torture, and starvation. but he says his grandfather never ordered any killing and he has taken a liberal newspaper to court for saying that he did. criticisis mounting against but french culture minister over a book in which he describes paying for boys and thailand. they are questioning whether frederic mitterand is fit for office. he denied being a pedophile. a typhoon killed at least two people and left a trail of destruction through central japan. it brought heavy rain and gusts up to 150 kilometers an hour. it flooded roads and blew roofs off of many houses. tokyo commuters were stranded in the rush hour. >> the typhoon crashed into japan's main island, bringing high winds and heavy rain. rivers were swollen by a torrential downpour, flooding streets. several thousand people abandoned their homes for drier ground. some had to be evacuated by boat. the wind was strong enough to blow over trucks on theirsides on