the leader of the opposition in zimbabwe, morgan tsvangirai, has died of cancer at the age of 65. announcement was made by the vice president of his political party, the movement for democratic change. tsvangirai was his party's candidate in the controversial 2002 presidential election, losing to robert mugabe. he later contested the first round of the 2008 election, winning almost half of the vote. he claimed to have won a majority, but mugabe held onto office until deposed last november. for more, we are joined by privilege from harare. thank you so much for being with us. we know that tsvangirai died in a clinic in johannesburg, apparently. he had reportedly been suffering from colon cancer. his death will be an enormous blow to the opposition in zimbabwe, won't it? privilege: definitely. his death is a big blow to the opposition party in zimbabwe. since 1999, he's the man who has given the former president robert mugabe the run for his money. and he contested the 2000 election, 2005, subsequently up to 2013. he was the strongest opposition leader in zimbabwe. and contesting ele

i, morgan richard tsvangirai... in that time. i, morgan richard tsvangirai. .. serve under disappointed when he agreed to serve undeer disappointed when he agreed to serve under mr mugabe disappointed when he agreed to serve undeermugabe ina disappointed when he agreed to serve under mr mugabe in a power—sharing agreement. in the following elections, he lost heavily. he blamed rigging. his critics said he had lost credibility, abandoned his working class lifestyle. it was: cancer that ended his career. he failed to unseat mr mugabe, but many here will remember morgan tsvangirai as the working class hero, whose fight for democracy triggered the end of the mugabe era. we can speak to a former adviser to morgan tsvangirai, who joins we can speak to a former adviser to morgan tsvangirai, whojoins us we can speak to a former adviser to morgan tsvangirai, who joins us via webcam from canterbury. thank you for being with us. how will he be remembered, do you think, morgan tsvangirai? i suppose in a sense he was the nearly man of zimbabwean politics. he nearly became pr

thousands turn out to show their respects as the body of opposition leader morgan tsvangirai arrives in zimbabwe. and tough words for president trump as students from the school targeted in a mass shooting aren't tighter gun control. if all our government and president can do is send thoughts and prayers, then it's time for victims to be the change we need to see. hello and welcome to world news today. president trump's national security adviser has called on world leaders to hold the syrian government to account for its continued use of chemical weapons. speaking at the munich security conference, h.r. mcmaster says it is clear that such weapons are still being deployed by the assad regime. it is time for all nations to hold the syrian regime and its sponsors accountable for their actions. and support the efforts of the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons. the nonproliferation regime is under tremendous pressure, not only from the use of chemical weapons but also from the development and proliferation of nuclear weapons. it needs our unequivocal support. tensions be

i, morgan tsvangirai...d when he agreed to serve under mugabe in a power—sharing agreement. in the following elections, he lost heavily. he blamed rigging. his critics said he lost that ability, abandoning his working roots. it was not mugabe or the endless party splits that ended his career, it was colon cancer. he failed to unseat mugabe, but many will remember him as the working class heroes whose fight for democracy ended the mugabe era. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a staggering number. globally, 1a million girls marry as children each year. we'll discuss how the problem can be combated. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the final soviet troops were going home, their withdrawal in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered, and that has a terrible effect on the morality of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under

and another major story from southern africa zimbabwe's opposition leader morgan tsvangirai has died at the age of sixty five the movement for democratic change his party its vice president says he died in south africa after a long battle with colon cancer and the nine hundred ninety nine. trade union leader for the opposition party in the years that followed organized protests to try and force robert mugabe out of office. is in the zimbabwean capital for us give us a sense of how well respected how well thought of morgan chiang rai was and therefore how people are likely to respond to his death well people have been reacting many saying that they sad they saw but many more saying that they want to remember his bravery more than saying that i was a man who did challenge all of mugabe the former president he was arrested several times he was badly beaten several times he was called a puppet of the west by the ruling party zanu p.f. so waiting to hear from family members particularly when the bodies coming back to zimbabwe from south africa where he died they want to know about the fun

morgan tsvangirai, zimbabwe's main 0pposition leader, has died. ancer. mr tsvangirai's career was marked by a long political struggle against the former president robert mugabe and he was beaten and imprisoned many times. 0ur correspondent shingai nyoka sent this report from harare. as a rookie challenging one of africa's ruthless and shrewdest leaders, the odds were always against morgan tsvangirai. what he lacked in formal education and liberation war history, he made up for in boldness, and his popularity soared. as leader of the trade unions, he led the largest anti—government protests since independence, cutting the unions' traditional ties with government. disillusioned with the de facto one—party state and a biting economy, zimbabweans were ready for an alternative — the mdc was born. in contrast to mr mugabe's exclusionary politics, mr tsvangirai welcomed everybody. president tsvangirai managed to bring together the students, the workers, commercial farmers, traditional leaders, war veterans and business people. stunned by his popularity, z

thousands turn out to show their respects in zimbabwe, as the body of opposition leader morgan tsvangirai returns home. i was the best figure skate in the world at one point in time. she was famously linked to an attack on a fellow skater, now the story of tonya harding gets the hollywood treatment. we speak to the film's stars. hello and welcome to bbc news. survivors of wednesday's mass school shooting in florida have taken part in a rally to demand tighter gun controls in the united states. the event took place in a short distance from the school where a former student, nikolas cruz, killed 17 people. there was strong criticism of president trump and other politicians for taking campaign contributions from the powerful national rifle association. if the president wants to come up to me and tell me to my face that it was a terrible tragedy and how it should never have happened and maintain telling us how nothing is going to be done about it, i would happily asked him how much money he received from the national rifle association. to every politician who is taking politicians from the nr

and the crowds pay their respects to zimbabwe's opposition leader morgan tsvangirai as a body returns home. and i will begin with a developing story is ready jets have struck the gaza strip are to force soldiers were wounded in a blast along the border with the enclave an explosion which left two of the israeli soldiers severely injured is one of the most serious incidents on the border the hamas ruled gaza strip since the twenty fourteen war minister benjamin netanyahu promised to respond appropriately understand an official said the israeli attacks included air strikes against three have training camps. today's incident on the gaza strip border was severe we were responding appropriately i send my wishes for a quick recovery to the wounded this week to hurry for sit in west jerusalem so i guess a bit more of the information that this incident. as you say it is a serious incidents it's a considerable escalation from what happened earlier today with that that explosion which which damaged z.g. and wounded seriously two israeli soldiers and moderately two others what we've had since th

when morgan tsvangirai body arrived at the place opposition parties called freedom square his supporters called him a hero for defending human rights and always calling for free and fair elections this is their last chance to say goodbye mania won't be able to attend the burial and choose the employer. home two hundred kilometers from the capital they say they'll continue his work and prepare for the election in a few months. this. president. hasn't brought the entire leadership of the main opposition party showed up for monday's rally but there is speculation the movement for democratic change could split if some key officials decide to walk away from opposition. at the rally there were calls for the party to stick together. the months. months . this is a bit soon. for now opposition supporters say they are united and will deal with whatever problems lie ahead after morgan tsvangirai has been buried. algis or had any. talks have begun between togo's government and the opposition to try to end a six month political standoff for months thousands of people have been protesting against pres

i, morgan richard tsvangirai...mugabe ina powersharing agreement. in the following elections, he lost heavily. he blamed rigging. his critics said he'd lost credibility, abandoned his working—class roots for the lavish lifestyle common among zanu—pf. but many here will remember morgan tsvangirai as the working—class hero, whose fight for democracy triggered the end of the mugabe era. thank you for watching. thanks forjoining me. time we updated you on the weather prospects for the whole of the british isles for the next few days or so. wednesday started in a pretty wild and woolly way across the north—western quarter of scotland. as ever, our weather watchers were there to capture the evidence for us, but things improved dramatically. come a little further south, not far really, troon beach and ayrshire. the difference, you had to get rid of this big old weather front which really made a difference. started dry enough across the eastern side of the british isles but, as that moved in from the west, it brought quite

and the crowds pay their respects to zimbabwe's opposition leader morgan tsvangirai as his body returns home. a man convicted of the rape and murder of six year old zainab ansari whose killing triggered nationwide protests is sentenced to death. and we meet the kenyan indigenous forest community that's being forced out of its and chester lands by the government. there begin with a war of words that sit up to between the u.s. and russia of the indictment of thirteen russian nationals for election meddling russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has dismissed the indictments as just blather saying there. no facts to back them up but yes national security adviser. said the evidence of espionage and subversion was undeniable on friday special counsel robert miller charged thirteen russians with running a huge social media trolling campaign against democrat hillary clinton. mr foreign minister i just wanted more your reaction is to the indictments the published yesterday the united states that show us one point two five million dollars a month of russian taxpayers' money being spent in tryin

thousands of people in zimbabwe have paid tribute to morgan tsvangirai at a rally in the capital city of former opposition leader died from cancer last week and will be laid to rest on tuesday opposition members say they'll try to keep the party united despite divisions over the leadership. has more from harare. when morgan tsvangirai body arrived at the place opposition parties called freedom square his supporters called him a hero for defending human rights and always calling for free and fair elections this is their last chance to say goodbye mania won't be able to attend the burial and choose to embroider. home two hundred kilometers from the capital they say they'll continue his work and prepare for the election in a few months. they make sure that in this. regard to the residents that. live somewhere you know doesn't hurt the entire leadership of the main opposition party showed up for monday's rally but there is speculation the movement for democratic change could split if some key officials decide to walk away the opposition is one of the party to hold a race to elect. preside

morgan tsvangirai the man who was the face of the opposition is buried next to us first wife susan in bulgaria his rural home his family and friends say he was more than just an opposition leader he was a democrat who wanted a better zimbabwe where people can challenge leaders without fear of persecution i have. a moral. friend of mine. in this very near. record. was saying it i was the glue that held the movement for democratic change together not that burden falls on nelson chamisa the party's and acting president those who don't want him to lead are insisting on a special congress to elect a uniter first things first you don't just wake up in an x. that worked at a congress that was huge and it's very clear that they're like the red cross is a way to follow. was people who are doing people of course just not as. big do you want to close out you will only what you want to do it is your leadership. jimmie's i was appointed leader by the party's national council there is speculation the m.d.c. tea party could split if some key officials decide to walk away some supporters are disappoi

they say they are struggling to accept the man who led them for nearly twenty years morgan tsvangirai is dead. i was defeated. three days notice. so we are. ready to. resist. the m.d.c. is national council has appointed nelson chamisa as acting president for twelve months which is likely means he will be the party's presidential candidate when elections take place later this year chamisa is forty years old and popular with the youth we are just four months away from an election and we have lost a commander but i can tell you is that we do not have a crisis. the generals on the field of those who are going to be left jennings to make sure that the battle in the war again and then comes in a win this election. but two senior party officials talk with investments already did not attend thursday's party meeting there is speculation they may split the biggest opposition party because they don't want to be their boss. i want. to get me. to follow leaders in the opposition have to give me manage the transition if they want to keep the party tonight. he was the face of zimbabwe's opposition t

moved on morgan tsvangirai lived to see the end of robert mugabe in power he lived to see. take his place as the new president also zanu p.f. man who stood beside mugabe for all of his thirty eight years in power and there will be elections were promised by july what happens to the opposition in zimbabwe now the party that you've just described of morgan chang or i bitterly divided is there any credible opposition to emerson and zanu p.f. in the elections to come. that's going to be one big thing to watch how quickly can they do knight and form a united front to challenge the rulings on a party and create an image than mega westmead happening these last few weeks some supporters of the state is very very sad while he was in hospital there were unconfirmed reports that some family members weren't allowed to see him some people in the party weren't allowed to see him there were unconfirmed reports that people were claiming that he was saying certain things about who should take over then it was revealed that he wasn't and the big problem now is he appointed to be vice preside

you know that there has been disputes about who the rightful successor is to morgan tsvangirai amongstents and so the speakers are saying that they should use his death to unite. ethiopian is without a prime minister, who resigned after two years of opposition protest. a state of emergency was declared on friday, banning protests and imposing restrictions on freedom of expression. we are joined imposing restrictions on freedom of expression. we arejoined by imposing restrictions on freedom of expression. we are joined by muhamed fatta h, expression. we are joined by muhamed fattah, a former senior analyst. what happens next for ethiopian? —— what happens next for ethiopia? the ruling party has to select another prime minister over the next couple of weeks, there has been discussion about who would take the lead. i think the change that happened, especially the resignation of the prime minister and the institution of a state of emergency is something that could put the country to recover or put it in more chaos. what happens next will depend on if the next prime minister follows in the

zimbabwe's opposition says to embrace a before the worst report said opposition leader morgan tsvangirai is critically ill look at what this means for the country's political future. also coming up kenya's secret chain dozens of bodies arrived at nairobi's morgues every day many of them young men killed by police in a culture of impunity hears from one officer willing to speak out. i'm sunni so much gonna thank you for joining us and let's get right to what's been happening on the markets and i care how the us is here with us to tell us more about the scare hard how bad are these numbers well many are calling it already a black man and that might be a bit premature because it's a term reserved in financial circles only for the most severe of shocks but after a rally that has been going on for many months monday was a busy day of reckoning on the u.s. markets the dow jones industrial average tom. bulled four point six percent is the biggest loss for six years and marks the largest intra day decline of all times in asian markets picked up the sentiment in tokyo the nikkei is four point sev

and you have used christine money recently returned from zimbabwe where she spoke with morgan tsvangirai christine thanks for joining us what did you learn about his condition when you saw him simply when i walked into morgan trying you guys office in november last year it was an interview about the politics at the time and this was actually on the day robert mugabe was also from office he is not the man that i had to watch to give speeches adrenaline as he was a diminished morgan trying to get i both in posture and he's voice is so i struggle to hear him have to leave him very closely he whispered he's voice would sort of wither away he was so frail i got up close and personal him i was trying to put the mike on to use should could feel his office and i could feel you know it was just the weakness that he had in these arms and i remember making a remark seeing him and say to mr president i wish you well when we left but fast forward to two last week and we got reports that his family had wanted to bring him over to europe to see specialists but that's of african doctors who've been trea

the body of zimbabwe's opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, has arrived back in the country followingrom cancer in south africa earlier this week. he was 65. hundreds of his supporters were at the airport in harare to pay their respects. our correspondent in harare is shingai nyoka. he arrived at the airport where hundreds of supporters were there to meet him. his body was then escorted to the military barracks where it will lie in state until tomorrow. what we understand is that there will be a church service at about 12 gmt tomorrow, followed by a public service, a memorial service on monday, and then finally his body will be taken to his village, which is about four hours outside the capital. he will be laid to rest there. this is a state assisted funeral, not a state funeral, in that case he would have been buried at the national heroes acre. the supporters were obviously very excited to have his body back. they almost broke down the hangar trying to get his body. but zimbabweans have been in a very sombre mood, remembering the legacy that he had. he has been in politics here in z

you'll know that thre have been disputes over who the rightful successor is to morgan tsvangirai amongst. so the speakers are saying they should use his death to unite. shingai nyoka, bbc news, harare. rescue teams in western iran searching for a passenger plane that disappeared with more than 60 people on board have called off their search for the night because of heavy snow. families have been gathering at a mosque close to the airport to get information about their loved ones. it is feared there are no sui’vivoi’s. their loved ones. it is feared there are no survivors. the plane went down in the mountains during a flight down in the mountains during a flight from the capital tehran to the south—western city. flight from the capital tehran to the south-western city. according to iranian state tv, they have called off the rescue operation. it is night there, very cold. the weather conditions are very severe. the teams that tried earlier on to go to the crash site were unable to do so and they were sent back halfway through, because the blizzard is so severe that they couldn't reach anywh

when i mentioned morgan tsvangirai who died recently, you nodded in recognition.e in politics and he leaves a huge void and huge shoes to fill in terms of the kind of man that he was and the unprecedented courage. i see that he has raised a lot of people that are powerful. in the last couple of days we have seen the young nelson has stood up and wanted to fill those shoes. it must be done constitutionally, but as a young person he has the popular vote, and it is my vote the mdc will allow the ascendancy of nelson to get the citizenry behind a new democratic movement. evan mawarire, so much we can discuss and i'm sure we will talk again. thank you forjoining us. you're watching bbc news. these are tonight's headlines. the government has been told that more must be done to recognise the extent of abuse suffered by vulnerable women in towns and cities across the uk. a mother who two young sons were killed in a suspected hit and run cash, crashing coventry described them as amazing and cheeky boys who will be deeply missed. and as european leaders meet in brussels, mi

now the body of zimbabwe's opposition leader morgan tsvangirai has been repatriated from south africa he died on wednesday after battling colon cancer morgan shankar i have been a key figure in zimbabwe in politics his movement for democratic change party has appointed an interim leader sarma tasa joins us now live from harare and so first of all tell us a bit about the mood in the atmosphere particularly among m.d.c. members and supporters as audio arrives back in the country. well when the plane carrying over and over i believe people waiting at the first thing i seventy seven trying to get it going and i'm not even trying to go on to become advocating a. baby around the cargoes they should be able let it be a bank or the park been moving in a convoy of hardly ever courted by the police. brought to the building behind me at the military base government if they become good i was. going to get a date in iraq so it is normal and that's what will be happening body will live here until the burial but people were happy to see that you hold and if that is given a big thing or whatever and

also coming up zimbabwe's opposition says brace for the worst of the reports that the leader of morgan tsvangirai is critically ill we'll ask our correspondent what this means for the country's political future. and are we there yet talks drag on for a new german government the country's two bit biggest parties ensures a coalition deal the missed deadline after deadline and negotiators clash of the key issues. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us we'll get to those top stories in a moment but first our global markets are tumbling after the u.s. stock market takes a record nosedive the dow jones industrial average has seen its biggest loss in a single day since two thousand and eleven asian markets followed suit taking a plunge and european indices are also down in the wake of what's being called the flash crash and it will have a full analysis of the dow and business news with ben sizzling that's coming up a little bit later on the program but first to kenya and allegations of a conspiracy to kill in the slums of nairobi dead bodies of young poor men are turning up on the streets al

the body of morgan tsvangirai is juice be flown to his home in rural zimbabwe ahead of his burial on tuesday thousands of mourners took to the streets of harare on monday to pay tribute to the opposition leader the sixty five year old died on wednesday after a long battle with cancer. formed the movement for democratic change party and was a staunch critic of ousted president robert mugabe her much us a has more from harare. people said they want to celebrate the inside their eyes light they say he was a great man a great opposition leader and one way they say they want to preserve his legacy is to try and make sure that elections this year are free the credible morgan tsvangirai what it means really to hear of his rural home to be buried on cheers they didn't know much of the focus will shift to the position of the party what is going to happen next some party members are unhappy that nelson should be as has been appointed acting president by the national council basically a special congress should be held so people could vote their wives as their leader so lots of things up in the

and a final farewell to morgan tsvangirai zimbabwe's late opposition leader is laid to rest in his hometown. under the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas has called for a new international peace summit between israel and palestine within the next few months is a world powers at the u.n. security council to back the process and says any settlement reached must suspend america's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital our diplomatic editor james bays is there first sir james how much is the scenario that abbas has proposed. well he certainly needs to try and kick start the system the international system to make this happen and his way of doing things is not the way of the united states certainly clear that until now during the trumpet ministration the rest of the u.n. security council has been giving way to the u.s. to lead diplomatic efforts as they have done very much in recent years and jared cushion who is president trumps son in law and also his chief negotiator on this was actually at the u.n. for this meeting of the security council city wind the u.s. ambassador nikki haley but pre

also coming up at zimbabwe an opposition leader morgan tsvangirai has died after a long battle with illness we will look at his legacy. of seroquel and welcome to the program we have team coverage this hour with my colleague christine one south africa's president jacob zuma has announced his resignation he made the announcement in a televised address to the people of south africa a short while ago the move coming after an order by his a.n.c. party to resign by the end of today or face a no confidence vote in parliament let's listen to what he had to say. actually i've just been told by my producer we don't have that statement from zoom us to we're going to get straight to the analysis now christine when he was here with us on the set and you have been covering this from the very beginning christiane what a week it has been apparently now we can talk about a resignation of south african president jacob zuma and that literally came through in the last couple of seconds really i imagine was difficult for jesus to get to get that that that sound bite but it came down to the party essentially th

that is will follow the body of zimbabwe's former opposition leader morgan tsvangirai is now lying in state in the capital harare large crowds of turned out in freedom square to pay their respects the sixty five year old died last week of colon cancer chang and i formed the movement for democratic change and was a staunch critic of former president robert mugabe he'll be buried at his rule home on tuesday morning from a serious out of a task in harare. people say they want to celebrate the inside eyes like they say he was a great man a great opposition leader and one way they say they want to preserve his legacy is to try and make sure that elections this year are three the credible morgan tsvangirai what it means to go to hear his rural home be buried on cheers they didn't know much of the focus will shift to the position of the party what is going to happen next some party members are unhappy that nelson should be as has been appointed acting president by the national council basically a special race should be held for people could vote they want as their leader so lots of things up

church services have been held for morgan tsvangirai a former opposition leader in zimbabwe who died earlier this week after a long battle with cancer now there are concerns that infighting within his party the government's main opposition could cause a split just a few months before elections are in which has more from harare. zimbabwe's president in a similar pays his respects to morgan tsvangirai family for years the main opposition leader was assaulted and arrested by police for demanding free and fair elections the ruling zanu p.f. party then led by robert mugabe charged him with treason and called him a puppet of the west the new president says it's time to end old rivalries it is fruitless. search. for man and woman as the elections in them are feeling all foreign partners in this scandal. here because i have to read the sadness in the sky and. leave this. clear view of reactions this year. when the election is held many believe the opposition must appear united it is to have any chance of winning the m.d.c. tea party has any leader nelson chamisa he will be president for twel

a memorial service for zimbabwe's opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, has been held in the capital four days after he died from cancer in south africa. politicians from across the political divide paid tribute to mrtsvangirai. the bbc‘s shingai nyoka has been watching events in harare. hundreds of opposition supporters, leaders from across the political divide, as well as diplomats and representatives from some african countries have gathered here to bid farewell to morgan tsvangirai. the speakers that were in this church service remembered his contribution to democracy in this country. some poignant pictures from syria, where children are returning to schools that have been partly destroyed by the war that's raged for seven years. more than 50% of schools have been affected and students often have to make do without windows, doors or heating. many of the teachers work without any salary. but as you can see, the children try to enjoy themselves when they can. russian officials have confirmed that one of their athletes at the winter olympics in south korea is suspected of failing a

morgan tsvangirai, zimbabwe's main opposition leader, has died.year—old former prime minister had been suffering from cancer. mr tsvangirai and the party he founded, the movement for democratic change, repeatedly challenged robert mugabe during his long grip on power. now on bbc news, click. this week — uber the top. old deckard meets new...who? and smile, we're in dubai. this is how a self—driving car sees the world. lidar sensors feed the car with a continuous 360—degree view of its surroundings, along with crucial depth information. it is the key technology for a successful autonomous drive. and this week in the us, a mighty court case has begun which may take this key away from uber, stalling its progress towards the self—driving revolution. it is now ended on friday as the two sides agreed to stop locking horns and work together. an out of court settle m e nt and work together. an out of court settlement seems to have sealed the deal with that roadblock removed, there was plans to taxi is a driver area there was plans to taxi is a driver are

thousands of people in zimbabwe have paid tribute to morgan tsvangirai at a rally in the capital harare a former opposition leader died from cancer on wednesday opposition members say they will try to keep the party united despite divisions over the leadership has more from harare. when morgan tsvangirai body arrived at the place opposition parties called freedom square his supporters called him a hero for defending human rights and always calling for free and fair elections this is their last chance to say goodbye mania won't be able to attend the burial and choose to head or. home two hundred kilometers from the capital they say they'll continue his work and prepare for the election in a few months. not sure that this. president is. really. the entire leadership of the main opposition party showed up for monday's rally but the is speculation the movement for democratic change could split if some key officials decide to walk away from opposition is what the party to congress. is they now say to be. president by the national council is illegitimate. at the rally there were calls for the

a memorial service for zimbabwe's opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai has been held in the capital harareans from across the political divide gathered at the church to pay tribute to mr tsvangirai, while outside hundreds of supporters wearing the red colours of the mdc party celebrated his life. his body was flown back to the country yesterday from south africa, where he had been receiving treatment. the bbc‘s shingai nyoka has been watching events in harare. 0n on this overcast day, hundreds of opposition supporters, leaders from across the political divide, as well as diplomats and representatives from some african countries have been here to bid farewell to morgan tsvangirai. the speakers that were in this service remember to its contribution to democracy in this country, and they say that he is an icon that should be honoured. but there was also a reference to the fa ct there was also a reference to the fact that in his death his supporters should now unite behind one leader. there have been disputes over hugh the rightful successor should be amongst the three vice presidents. this is

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i, morgan richard tsvangirai...inted when he agreed to serve undeermugabe ina power—sharing agreement. in the following elections, he lost heavily. he blamed rigging. his critics said he had lost credibility, abandoned his working—class lifestyle. ultimately it wasn't robert mugabe 01’ ultimately it wasn't robert mugabe or the numerous parties split that ended his career, but: cancer. he failed to unseat mr mugabe, but many here will remember morgan tsvangirai as the working class hero, whose fight for democracy triggered the end of the mugabe era. if you are just if you arejustjoining us, let's bring you the development from south africa just in the last 20 minutes 01’ africa just in the last 20 minutes orso, africa just in the last 20 minutes or so, jacob zuma, after weeks of pressure from his own party, has resigned. in a long half—hour speech he gave to the nation just about 11 o'clock local time, he resigned, saying he had come to the decision to resign. he will not now face that vote of no confidence in parlia

zimbabwe as president pays his respects to morgan tsvangirai family for years the main opposition leader was assaulted and arrested by police for demanding free and free elections the ruling zanu p.f. party then led by robert mugabe charged him with treason and called him a puppet of the west the new president says it's time to end old rivalries it is believed. that. time in some ways the elections. in them are appearing all. parties in this country. here hope. to leave their allies in the second. leaving. sleeve a clear view of the elections this year. when the election is held many believe the opposition must appear united it is to have any chance of winning the m.d.c. tea party has any leader nelson chamisa he will be accelerated. to either the man. party members talking. about is what they say they will make a big announcement after saying it as. this speculation the opposition could split if some key officials decide to walk away others hope that doesn't happen i must admit. i think our leadership. and focus. is. good i died inside africa on wednesday some of his supporters say now

still ahead on al-jazeera infighting within zimbabwe's opposition as it mourns the death of morgan tsvangirai. canada has a reputation as a haven for refugees but north korea seeking asylum ever save a cold welcome. hello has recently been quite a bit of flooding on the eastern side of the u.s. last the from melted an additional right into the rivers of come over the banks you still got a visible system here but it's more or less irrelevant this line is a bit more relevant going back to a lie somewhere around multiple sort of area at least don't feel that the real winter is not kept so chicago's that plus five denver plus sixty so this slice isn't really wintry toll but the cold has produced snow already in the northwest core it is heading south it's heading south with the lower lowering temperatures so with snow for all the desert states and i'm towards our result and beyond you'll funk tension in denver subzero by the time we get to tuesday's focus to be minus twelve there's a huge swing twenty degrees celsius at least on the stair than lines up through the dakotas and beyond this north of

movement for democratic change are holding an emergency meeting after the death of their leader morgan tsvangirai. the mourners are gathering outside the m.d.c. party headquarters and hadi the sixty five year old died on wednesday after a long battle with cancer he was a towering figure of the opposition and a symbol of resistance against former president robert mugabe. says the system was just starts to leave there's. just started and it says he went it's just leave he said the city's going to be it's easy. to tell you this it's going to be sides it's just so it's one step is this well how do we toss a has more from. love. mom was a. major economy to make ends meet i mean. that maybe some temptation or the. problem wasn't like that idea to me. continued the mother all seem to want the job one is. to get in the pile a lucky escape is now thirty one people tell me something a bit younger he doesn't always with the east london in charge of putting. them in chicago i know he tried but he does have a point in the area and of course the women that touch him and i make him a woman in the opposition par

crowds pay their respects to zimbabwe's opposition leader morgan tsvangirai as his body returns home. kosovo celebrates ten years of independence as leaders call for all countries to recognize its status. and poland get their first medal of the chuang a lympics joe will have the best of the action in sport. a court in pakistan has handed four death sentences to a man convicted of raping and murdering a six year old girl zainab and sorry's body was found in a rubbish dump after she had been sexually assaulted a death sparked protests across pakistan with claims of government inaction and police incompetence and reports. captured on security cameras walking hand in hand with the man who would kill her these are the last known moments of little zaineb and sari's life her body would later be found on a rubber stamp in kasuri the town where she lived with her family near the eastern city of lahore investigators say she was raped and strangled twenty four year old iran was convicted of her kidnap rape and murder and anti-terrorism court handed him four separate death sentences that are bias

when the plane carrying morgan tsvangirai party landed hundreds of people one at the airport pushing and shoving to the trying to get a glimpse of the cost of some jumped the fence trying to get on to the tarmac and security told them to turn back even ran to the cargo section of the air force where they saw the coffin leave in a convoy is supported by police has been brought here to a military base in harare government officials say because morgan tsvangirai was a former prime minister it is the norm as was to be done the body will be brought here and so it's time for. today's on sunday the the several church services across the country family and friends are going to tell you guys have to pay their respects they are and they are going through a period grabbing a big public gathering without regard to retain that reading in ferrari where people are going to say they favor while i mean on sunday going to i'm going to. read here at his rural home village about two hundred and twenty kilometers from harare here very mixed with first white families and opposition that want to say they p

all this where morgan tsvangirai grew up some people here are people who knew him really well they went to work they watched him grow up in me maybe here they see a wild man to they that they gladly. the holmes and they also happy that it's been raining in this community that's a good sign whenever it rains it means that that's died now with bodies let's impeach the i.p.s. just need a. potties rulings on the p.f. officials and also the king of the city to rile odinga will say here and he spoke very movingly about woman like you lie about what a great man he was how we met him in two thousand and eight and he was trying to revive morgan tsvangirai what to do back then when a lot of violence and they were spoke of enjoying a need to government without mugabe the former president and he said morgan trying to i really love his people want a good zimbabwe and that he hopes that he's now resting in peace the barrios. hide behind me and as a human shield this has to be a good thing and who finally belatedly and where does this leave his car keys and i mean there is a lot of talk about the divi

zimbabwe's for the opposition leader has been laid to rest in his hometown of who had a morgan tsvangirai died of cancer last week politicians from the ruling zanu p.f. party attended the service alongside thousands of opposition supporters jagat i founded the main opposition movement for democratic change which challenge for the president rob. well gobby and his posse how does here is how to metastasize reports . this was the final farewell and lots of people were very sad the cost it was open briefly and a few friends and family got to see morgan tsvangirai one more time and it was taken to the family homestead where he was buried next to the first wife susan the question now is what happens next for the party nelson chamisa was named acting president by the national council of the m.d.c. tea party but some officials we know on happy with his appointment any talk with any could say an earlier judy nelson's new show saying that he's playing the same scene out across the country to talk to ordinary party supporters and find out what they feel about his appointment is the majority say offi

zimbabwe's main opposition leader morgan tsvangirai is reportedly critically ill in a south african hospital his supporters have been told to quote brace for the worst the sixty five year old disclosed two years ago that he had colon cancer. south african president jacob zuma has been forced to postpone his planned state of the nation address over concerns lawmakers could disrupt the speech well the move could herald a bid by members of his own party to remove him from office leaders of zuma as the ruling african national congress at the party's executive committee will hold a special meeting tomorrow to discuss his possible removal zuma has survived several attempts to oust him in the past but now faces a no confidence vote in the south african parlance parliament in just over two weeks. well with tensions are running high in south africa christine window is monitoring the situation for us hi christine there's a sense of deja vu here the a.n.c. basically pleading with this leader please step down yeah i mean zuma has survived a number of no motion and no confidence motion as impeachment mot

the body of zimbabwe's opposition leader morgan tsvangirai has been repatriated from south africa he died on wednesday after battling colon cancer. or i was a key figure in zimbabwe in politics and formed the movement for democratic change . has more from harare. when the plane carrying more than saying your party landed hundreds of people were at the airport pushing and shoving each other trying to get a glimpse of the cost of some jumps the fans tried to get on the tarmac and security told them to turn back even ran to the cargo section of the air force where they saw the coffin leave in a convoy is supported by police to be brought here to a military base in harare government authorities say because morgan tsvangirai was a former prime minister it is the norm as was today done the body will be brought here until it's time for the other. days on sunday the the several church services across the country family and friends are going to take their eyes house to pay their respects that honor and there's going to be a lot really grabbing a big public gathering without it and it's where