kamal haidar, al jazeera, islamabad. >>> in indonesia, authorities announced a big victory in their battleagainst islamic extremists -- the killing of a suspected terrorist connected to a long string of deadly bombings in that country. he was noordin mohammad top and he was on the run for seven years. indonesia's police chief held up pictures of his fingerprints to prove he'd been killed. he died in a gunfight during a raid on a hideout in central indonesia. most recently, noordin was tied to the july bombings of the jw marriott and tton hotels in jakarta. he was also implicated in the 2005 bombings in bali that killed more than 200 people on the island resort. >>> we want to return tonight to a story that hasn't gotten much attention lately, the situation in zimbabwe. over the last year, we have reported on the many problems facing that country in southern africa. economic collapse, food shortages, a cholera epidemic and a teachers' strike, just to cite some of the troubles. but in recent months, things have begun to take a turn for the better, under a unity government formed by zimbabwe'

senyour kids back to schooln recent weeks, consider what it is like for those in this report from kamal haidar al jazeera english. the children of swat valley are back at school. despit the damage and the twisted mel, four teachers and students are returning in large numbe numbers. re than 500 schools were destroyed in the clashes. some don't have any windows anymore, others are missing desks. but for thestudent, t ma thing is they're suming their edation. some are even heing to clear thrubble. most kids hope their schoolill be repd bore the onsetf winter. >> we e hoping we will be able to continue our edation. >> on the outskirts of the capital of minra, girls sit under the shad of a large tree for their lessons as their scol building is still unsafe. 150 schools in swat have been destroyebut the will of the people remains strong, alng wi their determinati to lea as normal a lifes possible. some hools cannot be used by its stunts. but even he, a boy flies kite. the rsh winter is aproaching andit will be to cold to use thtents. for now, the priority is to bud as fast as possible and hope tat p