ritual the mourning unresolved. .hey had no one to mourn they had to have a body to mourn . made life difficult for those who missed their loved ones. occasionally someone would come to the battlefield and try to find their son or husband to no avail. we have so many unknown grades in the national seminary here and in other parts of the country. ok? ok, the art of grieving. is of theoto here original stonewall jackson grave , which is in that cemetery, but he was moved to a different spot. there are women and everybody surrounding his grave. he was such an icon of the time. his death made him more popular. they would take photos like this around the grave. womane where there is a grieving at a grave of a loved one, yet in the background there are two ghostly figures, north and south, shaking hands, making amends. and, of course, my favorite is called -- it is george washington welcoming abraham lincoln into heaven. these were sold in mass lawyer after lincoln's assassination -- volume after lincoln's assassination, as well as cards,ts, mourning ribbons. there was a lot of mo

country of birth gone on has a declared a week of mourning. italy has held a state funeral in the city of genoa for the victims of tuesday's motorway bridge collapse the country is also observing a national day of mourning italian news media say the death toll has risen to forty two after more bodies were found. you're watching news coming to you from berlin and i'll be back again to the top of the hour for an update for you in the meantime you can always get the latest news and information on our website just go to dot com i'm hearing everything from all of us in the newsroom thanks for watching. the i. think your smart t.v. more listening to w. bush want to. know what you want what you want it. to do extraordinary. what sold some dope more to john holmes more to. the museums to the lungs of. the so-called changed.

mourning mccain. tributes pour in, funeral services are being planned for former senator john mccain. president trump is not invited and only under enormous pressure and after a scolding from the american legion does he issue a proclamation and order the white house flag lowered to half staff. replacing a maverick. the loss of senator mccain means arizona's governor will pick someone to fill the seat. who will be picked to hold it through 2020? >>> understanding. president trump invited the world to watch him on a clumsy conference call with the president of mexico to announce a new trade deal. mexico calls it an understanding and so far, canada is not in the mix. will congress sign off on a new deal? >>> video game killing. a video game competition in florida turns deadly when a competitor opens fire, killing two and wounding dozens of others before killing himself. it's captured on live stream. i'm wolf blitzer, you are in the "situation room." >>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking

franklins fans mourn her death.he body of the queen of soul who died nearly two weeks ago lying in state in detroit woman whose powerful music and powerful message meant so much especially to many african-american women. i. knew. that. this is the fourth right everything franklin setting things straight that fans are remembering. from the steps of her father's church in detroit. to the apollo theater in new york. to hollywood. an outpouring of love and admiration for a music icon. she was our queen. brave oh yes p.c.t. . detroit mourns the queen of so her fans patiently waiting to pay their last respects. when you're up to date with the news we leave you now with more images of the thousands of a wreath of franklin fans who have come to bid farewell to the legendary queen of soul. think fun beethoven. his works goddess fortuna. the maestro. beethoven twenty.

mary moloney shows us how some are mourning john mccain. senator john mccain left a hole in the heart of a country of he loved.dan rivera / mourning mccain: "he fought for the military. no matter what he did, you respected him for that." throughout his life -- the maverick conservative fought fiercely -- first as a third generation naval officer -- then as prisoner of warhe took on members of his own party in the senate -- and ran for presidentbut the final fight for the long-term statesman was battling cancer.steve duprey / fmr. senior adviser to john mccain: "he had some wonderful times with his family, got to see a lot of friends, did really important work right up until the very end that's just so john mccain."at the funeral home in phoenix where his body is held -- people pay tribute -- lighting candles and laying flowers.amid the memorial -- a group of vietnam war veterans and other members of the military stand watch.david carrasco / vietnam veteran: "it's an honor to stand and to honor senator john mccain."to commemorate his more th

it is mourning the victims of the bridge disaster in genoa which killed at least thirty eight people while rescue a search for any potential survivors families of victims of paid respects to their loved ones ahead of a state funeral tomorrow both italy's president. and prime minister just said because they will attend the ceremony the country has declared saturday a day of national mourning meanwhile italy's transport ministry has opened an investigation into the bridge collapse views charlotte spoke with italians wired about the condition of the country's other bridges. this is a scene replicated across this region. nestled in mountains in the shadow of towering concrete structures living in one such home as retired construction worker johnny has been here for thirty years for him the branch had long just been part of the scenery but now he's looking at it very differently. than. i am a little more worried but first i thought they would have closed temporarily after the miranda bridge collapsed and that they would have checked it properly this hasn't happened and i believe this was

special envoy for syria and country of birth gonna have a week of mourning. is may have held a state funeral in the face you have genelec in the city of general but the victims of choose dates motorway bridge collapse country is also observing a national day of mourning telling news media say the death toll has risen to forty two after more bodies were found. in iraq today so you're watching daily news coming to you from bahrain and more news again at the top of the air and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information on our website that's on d w dot com say we. hope. the full legal. and.

denied a city in mourning. there was i saw. the collapse of them around the bridge slashed the heart of genoa. the deep wound is caused above all by the immense pain for those who lost their lives and for the missing. he spit. out a started the company responsible for the bridge in a press conference held only hours after the state funeral said it would give five hundred million euros to the city of genoa for rebuilding many of pointing the finger at altus that are dead but they stopped short of taking responsibility. for your. vision and said we strongly feel our compassion our closeness our torment toward the victims and the relatives of the victims and their friends. and towards the society and local communities. afford it but we don't believe that under the current circumstances we should take responsibility for an event that is still being investigated in depth look at that i mean. that's bringing hands won't quell locals anger. so moved by you can you imagine these are mistakes that keep on being repeated and now for the

so we mourn with those who mourn and we grieve with those who grieve, but we do not grieve like those who have no hope, because john mccain, like millions of americans, held firm to that hope from an old hymn that became the title of a book he wrote some 20 years ago, "faith of our fathers." the full stanza of that hymn reads, "faith of our fathers living still in spite of dungeon, fire, and sword. o, how our hearts beat high with joy whenever we hear that glorious word." john mccain held firm to that faith, the faith of his fathers, through dungeons, fire, and sword. and he held fast to his faith in america, through six decades of service. we gather here today to honor an american patriot, served a cause greater than himself, and we gather here remembering a man who knew how he wanted to be remembered. and so let me say to all those gathered and his beloved family, on behalf of a grateful nation, we will ever remember that john mccain served his country and john mccain served his country and john mccain served his country honorably. may god bless the memory of john mccain. may god co

mourning over democracy. it isa mourning. mourning over democracy.are seeing a repeat of what we saw during the regime. very late last night, the electoral commission declared the result. therefore, emerson mnangagwa of zanu-pf is therefore, emerson mnangagwa of zanu—pf is therefore duly declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe. this legitimises his position following a military coup that ousted former strong man robert mug by last november. the ruling zanu—pf has dismissed allegations of vote—rigging and president emerson mnangagwa has extented an olive branch. to nelson chamisa. i want to say you have a crucial role to play in zimba bwe's present say you have a crucial role to play in zimbabwe's present and in its future, and its unfolding future. let us both call for peace and unity, in ourland. call for both louder. the opposition is yet to provide solid evidence to prove that the vote has been stolen. it will also be hard—pressed to persuade the international community to turn its back against president emerson mnangagwa. with the

god, as we mourn, as scripture says, we mourn differently with those who have hope because senator johnarth and live a sinless life, to die on the cross for our sins for the things we deserve. he believed jesus christ was put in the tomb and he rose again and he defeated death. that is a reason to celebrate and that is a reason for us to have comfort. it's in jesus name we pray, amen. i want to thank you all, again, on the behalf of the mccain family for being here and supporting them. at this moment, we are going to ask you to stay seated until the family, the entire family has exited the building. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'll say my case of which i'm certain ♪ ♪ i've lived a life that's full ♪ ♪ i've traveled each and every highway ♪ ♪ and more, much more than this ♪ ♪ i did it my way ♪ regrets, i've had a few ♪ but then again, too few to mention ♪ ♪ i did what i had to do and saw it through without exemption ♪ ♪ i planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway ♪ ♪ and more, much more than this, i did it my way ♪ ♪ yes, there were times, i'm sure you knew -- >> what a beautiful, beautif

collins: madam president, the united states senate -- indeed, our entire nation -- is mourning the loss of a great leader and american patriot, our colleague and friend, senator john mccain. madam president, i first met john mccain when i was a young staffer in senator bill cohen's office, and john was serving as the

and, god, as we mourn, as your scripture says, we mourn differently with those who have hope.ou sent your only son to walk this earth and live a sinless life, to die on the cross for our since, for the things that we deserved. we believe that jesus christ was put in the tomb and rose again, and he defeated death. that is the reason to celebrate and that is a reason for us to have comfort. in jesus name we pray, amen. >> amen. >> i want to thank you all, again, on behalf of the mccain family for being here and supporting them. at this moment we'll ask you to stay seated until the family, the entire family has exited the building. [no audio] [no audio] ♪ [ "my way"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that's the end of the ceremony in arizona. the first of remembrances for john mccain, the favorite son of arizona. there in the capitol in arizona, john mccain being given such lovely tributes from people such as vice president joe biden, and arizona cardinal larry fitzgerald, moving tributes, lovely and amazing stories as well. the entire service designed by john mccain in the months before his pass

america mourned mccain's death and now the world mourns him, too.the world mourns him, too. he was seen as a now the world mourns him, too. he was seen as a defiant believer in the valleys of american leadership. and in this year of isolation and uncertain dolan uncertainty, this grumpy senator from arizona will be missed more than ever. just a short time ago rick davis — who wasjohn mccain's campaign manager — read out a letter from the late senator. do not despair in our present difficulties. we believe always in the greatness of america because nothing is inevitable here. americans never quit, we never surrender, we americans never quit, we never surrender, we never americans never quit, we never surrender, we never hide from history. we make history. farewell, fellow americans. god bless you. and god bless america. the words there ofjohn mccain being read by his former campaign manager, saying goodbye. with us now is former us defense secretary william cohen, who knewjohn mccain well — so well, in fact, that he was best man for his wedding to ci

mourn.rieve, we will we will do so with a different hope because of the faith he has placed in jesus christ. we can in confidence grieve with hope to know this very moment he is spending eternity with jesus christ, his lord and savior. what a comfort. is in jesus' name we pray, amen. amazing grace, how sweet the that saved a wretch like me. lost, but now am found. .blind, but now i see taught my heart fearsr, and grace my relieved. precious did that grace hour i first believed. we have been there 10,000 ,bright shining as the sun singve no less days to when we firsthen begun ♪ >> chapter three, versus one and two. for everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heavens. a time to be born in a time to die. a time to plant and a time to pluck. >> i was 28 years old and i had only been a p i was 28 years old and had only been a public defender a few years out of law school, and for some reason, john mccain asked me to be his chief of staff when he got elected. on my first

and we will grieve, we will mourn, father.nd we will do so with a different hope because of the faith he has placed in jesus christ. that we can, with confidence, grieve with the hope to know that this very moment, he is spending eternity with jesus christ as lord and savior. what a comfort. that is in jesus name we pray, amen. amazing grace, house sleet weet thed -- how s ch likethat saved a wret me. i once was lost, but now i am found. ♪ blind, but now, i see twas grace that my fears , how precious did that hour i first the believed. years, bright00 , -- hining as the sun ♪ we first become >> ephesians, chapter three, to andything there is a season a purpose under the heavens, a time to be born in a time to die. and a time tot pluck. >> i was 20 years old -- i was 28 years old and had only been a public defender a few years out of law school, and for some reason, john mccain asked me to be his chief of staff when he got elected. on my first day at 7:00 a.m., john mccain picked me up at my house. i went to the car and said, d

like former presidents. >> america is mourning the loss of one of the truly great men. >> reporter: to preserve mccain's legacy for future generation, senator chuck schumer is urging lawmakers to rename a building in his honor. >> it's the most majestic building and i think there would be widespread support. i can't believe there wouldn't be for naming that building after senator mccain. >> reporter: his commitment to troops around the world and veterans at home inspired gratitude. >> no one had the backs of the new generation more than he did. >> reporter: loyalty was the backbone of friendships in politics. >> his legacy is one of civility, dignity, and honor. >> it's tough. i'm going to miss him. >> reporter: defeats, however painful, did not diminish mccain's stature. former presidents and campaign rivals remember. from barack obama, few of us have been tested the way john once was or required to show the kind of courage that he did. but all of us can aspire to the courage to put the greater good above our own. and george w. bush, some lives are so vivid it is difficult to imagine

god, as we mourn, as your scripture says, we mourn differently for those that have hope because senatorves you sent your only son to walk this earth and live a sinless life. to die on the cross for our sins for the things we deserved. he believed that jesus christ was put in the tomb and he rose again. he defeated death. that is the reason to celebrate and that is the reason for us to have comfort. it's in jesus' name we pray. amen. i want to thank you, all, again, on behalf of the mccain family for being here and supporting them. at this moment we're going to ask you to stay seated until the family, the entire family has exited the building. ♪ ♪ ♪ "my way"]atra's ♪ ♪ >> that memorial service took place in phoenix this afternoon. casket is being flown to joint base andrews in maryland, and we expect a ceremony when the plane lands. a reporter in baltimore tweeted this picture with flags at the base at half staff. the plane is expected in a short , and around 7:40 eastern we will take you there for the arrival when it happens on c-span.

and god, as we mourn, as the scripture says, we mourn differently with those who have hope because senatorearth and live a sinless life, to die on the cross for our sins, for the things that we deserved. he believed that jesus christ was put in the tomb and he rose again. and he defeated death. that is the reason to celebrate and that is the reason for us to have comfort. it's in jesus' name we pray, amen. i want to thank you all again on behalf of the mccain family for being here and supporting them. at this moment we will ask you to stay seated until the family, the entire family, has exited the building. ♪ ♪ and now the end is near ♪ so i pitch the final curtain ♪ my friends i'll say adieu ♪ i'll state my case for which i'm certain ♪ ♪ i lived a life that's full ♪ i traveled east and every highway ♪ ♪ and much more than this i did it my way ♪ ♪ regrets, i've had a few ♪ but then again too few to mention ♪ ♪ i did what i had to do ♪ and saw it through without exemption ♪ ♪ i planned each charted course ♪ ♪ each careful step upon the byway ♪ ♪ and more, much more than this ♪ ♪ i did it my

they mourn the man, but they mourn what his message was to this country. and that was that we ought to strive to be better. and no one could deliver that message with more authenticity than a great american war hero that dedicated his life on behalf of his country. he articulated a message of values and you knew they were not platitudes to john mccain. they were heart faelelt. that is what people connected to. they knew he spoke from a place of integrity. he didn't -- i served on the armed services committee with him, and we had members that wanted to beat their exist about being tough on vietnam 40 years after the fact, and john mccain was like no, we need reconciliation. he was not looking for quick popularity. he was really in it for the real essenti essential. on that issue, it was campaign finance reform. he understood that money was destroying democracy. he focused on the issues that were really under mining what made this country great. and that is why americans so mourn this man, and why we will always remember him for who he was. >> your far was a

mary moloney shows us how some are mourning mccain.nator john mccain left a hole in the heart of a country of he loved.dan rivera / mourning mccain: "he fought for the military. no matter what he did, you respected him for that." throughout his life -- the maverick conservative fought fiercely -- first as a third generation naval officer -- then as prisoner of warhe took on members of his own party in the senate -- and ran for presidentbut the final fight for the long-term statesman was battling cancer.steve duprey / fmr. senior adviser to john mccain: "he had some wonderful times with his family, got to see a lot of friends, did really important work right up until the very end that's just so john mccain."at the funeral home in phoenix where his body is held -- people pay tribute -- lighting candles and laying flowers.amid the memorial -- a group of vietnam war veterans and other members of the military stand watch.david carrasco / vietnam veteran: "it's an honor to stand and to honor senator john mccain."to commemorate his more than

we join her in a moment, because people are mourning the loss of this warrior politician who crossed a loving father, and a real jokester, a presidential hopeful times two, and he defines what it is to be a true american hero. mccain endured more challenges than most could imagine in his lifetime, and never let it break his spirit. he thrived on fighting for a cause larger than himself. mccain also was a fierce ch champion for dem a kra si in his decades in the u.s. senate, and he was unafraid to call out the colleagues and demand a higher standard of conduct from them. he was a courageous leader, loyal friend and inspiration to so many. he also had many brushes with death over the years, surviving plane crashes, several bouts of skin cancer, and more than five years as a prisoner of war in vietnam, including part of it in solitary confinement. but to no surprise, even while battling brain cancer, mccain embodied bravery in every sense of the word, wanting to the leave the world a better place. >> we need each other. we need friends in the world, and they need us. the bell tolls for

inside our first glimpse of a family in mourning. >> let these tears bring to the

and god, as we mourn, as the scripture says, we mourn differently with those who have hope because senatoralk this earth and live a sinless life, to die on the cross for our sins, for the things that we deserved. he believed that jesus christ was put in the tomb and he rose again and defeated death. that is the reason to celebrate and that is the reason for us to have comfort. it's in jesus' name we pray, amen. i want to thank you all again on behalf of the mccain family for being here and supporting them. at this moment, we will ask you to stay seated until the entire family has exited the building. >>> you have been watching live coverage on the fox business network as the state of arizona says its final good-byes to senator john mccain. celebration of his life as a warrior, maverick senator, husband and father will now move to washington as it continues throughout the week. welcome back to our regular programming. i'm connell mcshane filling in for trish regan on "the intelligence report." the funeral taking place in the north phoenix baptist church, this ceremony is just, as you see, w

involved italy is mourning the victims of the general bridge disaster that killed at least thirty eight people president sergio mataram prime minister just said because a team will attend a state funeral for many of the victims tomorrow a funeral was held today in naples for four friends in their twenty's who died as they drove to vacation in france and spain their families didn't want to take part in saturday's ceremony it's a transport minister has opened an investigation into the bridge collapse but that might not be enough to placate an angry public as the w.c. charlottes chelsea until reports from general. rescuers tell us that they won't give up the search until they convinced that all the missing have been found but hope of finding survivors is not lost now one of the things that's really struck me since we've arrived here is how nobody we've spoken to was surprised that something like this could happen one man told us he was so concerned about the bridges safety he would always try and drive across it as quickly as possible i'll just ride a the company that operates this stretch

the day the day of mourning mourning over democracy it is a great day because we are seeing every bit of both what we saw during the entire year again because both worlds will be going to do. you know what i'm doing. for the poor low down in the river. also coming up on the day it's been four year since the so-called islamic state launched a genocide campaign against the u.c.d. ethnic minority and northern iraq thousands of women and young girls are still in slaves and i as controlled zones coming up we'll introduce you to a woman who's working to will unite them with their families. that i'm getting shopping i saw how they killed my mother. it was awful. they tortured us and forced us to pray. they beat us and they put a price on us and sold us from one man to the next and there was. hopes were high for zimbabwe's first election and the post will go up there but now the leader of zimbabwe's main opposition party is refusing to accept the result saying he'll challenge it in court elson chamisa from the movement for democratic change also complained his party had been harassed and the

meanwhile opposition leader chamisa has called for a day of mourning for democracy. more let's cross to our correspondent melanie. and whoring melanie let's begin with those incredible scenes of the opposition press conference what does this incident tell us about the ties between the police and the ruling party in zimbabwe. well sara there is no clear cut answer to that it was a bit of a bizarre scene today the fifty police officers arriving in their riot gear hindering journalists from attending the press conference not wanting the press conference to happen and then they just disappeared to again the question that remains is who ordered them to come in the first place or was it the police who came on their own we know the military did intervene last year in november ousting the president so it could be that the police just decided to come on their own or it could have been the center of piaf party ordering them to go and then the question is why would they do so they have the official vote doesn't really make sense mangala has promised to be the president of all z

god, as we mourn, as your scripture says, we mourn differently for those that have hope because senatorieves you sent your only son to walk this earth and live a sinless life. to die on the cross for our sins for the things we deserved. he believed that jesus christ was put in the tomb and he rose again. he defeated death. that is the reason to celebrate and that is the reason for us to have comfort. it's in jesus' name we pray. amen. i want to thank you, all, again, on behalf of the mccain family for being here and supporting them. at this moment we're going to ask you to stay seated until the family, the entire family has exited the building. ♪ sinatra "my way"] ♪ ♪ senator john of mccain has arrived in washington, d.c. capitalbe taken to the at 10:30 a.m.. andtor mitch mcconnell, others will speak. the public will be allowed to pay their respects as the senator lies in state starting at 1 p.m. you can watch our live coverage here on the span. -- on c-span. senator mccain's casket leaves the u.s. capitol at 8:30 a.m. eastern and head to the vietnam war memorial where his wife will lay

celebrating the life of a friend and mourning the death of a friend. i am. peabo has known her a long time. they have stories and memories that i have no idea about. from my perspective, from the time that i have with her, she was one of the kindest, most generous people that you will ever meet. i can relate when he says playing phone tag. i would send her messages. sometimes she would get back immediately and sometimes it would be days. i remember texting during the inauguration. she felt how she felt about that. we won't go into that. she would tell me she was doing her thing. she said, i'm going to be in the city in early march, have lunch at the plaza and kick it, ha, ha, ha. that was one of her text messages. >> tell her about the phone calls. the phone calls never lasted longer than four minutes. >> you didn't know -- every time there was -- i won't say -- it was a 248 area code. because it was a detroit area. i would say, that must be aretha. sometimes it would show up as aretha franklin. >> sometimes not. >> sometimes the number i had for her b

has called for a day of mourning for democracy. is correspondent. joins me on the line from the capital city did start with emerson mungana what he described these elections as a celebration of democracy and speaking to us a short while ago had a conciliatory a words for his rival tell us more about his message and how it's likely to go down . well you need to understand that someone gag was sees himself as the reformer as somebody who's bringing democracy to the country although he has been part of the ruling elite for a very long time of the very party that has been running the country for forty years just last year he got into power when the military basically chased out gaba and since then he's trying to opening up things and he sees this election as another example of him opening up so according to him everything went free and fair there were no major problems and he once again said that even what international and national service said but this is not fully true because international observers have been saying that they weigh these problems in

chimney so was able to go ahead with his briefing here's part of what he said today is a day of mourning mourning over democracy it is a black day because we are seeing a repeat of what we saw during the years the year if you do prevention of people as we are reading of the will of the people minute the looting the results bastardizing the outcome of the election and in no way trying to negate what people fight for who are going to the will of the people and that was the leader of the movement of democratic change in zimbabwe speaking and describing the elections there as fraudulent and illegal to get a live update for you later in the program but first let me bring you up to date with some other stories making news around the world yemen may be on the brink of a new outbreak of cholera that warning comes from the world health organization of widespread malnutrition and conflict could push up the death rate the h o has called for a three day cease fire in the north of the country to carry out a vaccination program. at least twenty people have been killed in afghanistan after a suicide at

with a nation in mourning a state funeral will take place here for those who lost their lives in this tragedy it's a president and other high ranking officials are among the many expected head. missing from the mourners will be a number of relatives of the dead they say they feel like they've become pawns in a political fuss. we don't want to share i'm sorry moni my son is not a truly to be paraded before the public his funeral is for those who love him we're not blind both this government and its predecessors lack of interest in their citizens it's clear. and it's not just the victims' families who are angry this tragedy has raised serious concerns about aging infrastructure nationwide people here tell me that worried it's lee has neither the money nor the capacity to make some crucial changes and they're asking will this happen again. have taken a dip after c.e.o. a lot musk spoke about the stress of running the company and as american regulators are said to be widening an investigation into it mr mask told the new york times that he's working up to one hundred twenty hours a week t

this is news live from berlin declares a week of mourning after the country's most famous son. dies at the age of eighty the former united nations and nobel peace prize laureate served two terms as the world's top diplomat later he became the u.n. special envoy for syria we'll take a look at his legacy also coming up commemorating the day the stage for the victims of tuesday's bridge collapse in the northern city of genoa relatives and friends joined the country's leaders to say goodbye to their loved ones but some families refused to take part of the ceremony we'll have the latest from our correspondent. and thousands wait for a rescue of catastrophic floods batter southern india one minister calls a disaster the worst in the century it's already claimed more than three hundred lives. welcome to the program i'm married to haven't seen the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi annan has died anon was the first black african to take up the role of the world's top diplomat serving two terms from nine hundred ninety seven to two thousand and six he later

are closed in the indian capital on the government has announced a seven day mourning period bars pay he was among india's most popular politicians and a founding leader of the governing hindu nationalist party he served three times as foreign minister. here's a look back at a man who oversaw india's growth into a regional powerhouse. he was a poet journalist and a moderate face of hindu nationalism to some former indian prime minister x. how bihari vachss pai is an icon to others a contradiction as a founding father of the ruling bharatiya janata party that paey was a key figure in india's growth as both a nuclear and economic power he was a risk taker and peace maker. in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight he carried out a series of underground nuclear tests alarming pakistan and the international community islam a band responded in kind sparking a nuclear arms race between the two neighbors. but one year later a grand diplomatic gesture that paey rode on the first bus was service from delhi to lahore where he attended a summit with pakistan's president in an effort to mend ties

leader was able to go ahead with his briefing here's what he had to say today is a day of mourning mourning over democracy it is a black day because we are seeing a repeat of what we saw during the yesteryear regime deprivation of people reading of the will of the people minute relating the results bastardizing the outcome of the elections and in no way trying to negate what people fight for who are going is the will of the people so that was the views off the leader of the opposition in zimbabwe and within the past hour the man declared the winner by the election commission and mustn't mangano out the zanu p.f. party has also made a statement he said the election was free and fair and conducted under the eyes of the international community he also had a personal message for his rival nelson chamisa who knows and. i want to see. who saw a role in the but was present. unfolding. because both call for peace and unity you know a lot of. hope for both loud and ever. from zimbabwe we'll have more on those elections in zimbabwe later but first news from germany the majority of germans say racism

his home country, ghana, president nana akufo—addo said flags would fly at half—mast for a week in mourningour one of our greatest compatriots. james robbins looks back at his life. a warning that there are flashing images in his report. i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence. 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. applause. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair, without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think as secretary general i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be and, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors. but the die was cast, and nothing could stop it. kofi annan had much greater success in his hom

thousands mourn for the victims of the motorway bridge collapse in genoa.ters plan a new tax on disposable plastics, including takeaway boxes and coffee cups. former cricketer, imran khan, has been sworn—in as the new prime minister of pakistan, more than two decades after he entered politics. his opponents continue to claim last month's voting was rigged. and why would you run 500 miles round yorkshire's permitter at the rate of one marathon a day? —— around yorkshire's perimeter. we'll speak to the man who — in the last few minutes — has just finished doing just that. a very good evening to you. there have been tributes from around the world for the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, who's died at the age of 80. he spent his career with the organisation, leading it for 10 years, and won the nobel peace prize in 2001. the current secretary general described him today as a "guiding force for good". james robbins looks back at his life, and there are flashing images in his report. i, kofi annan. .. the softly—spoken lifelong diplomat

you saved us. >> ester is mourning her husband of 16 years.eart attack at 52. he leaves a large and loving family, two adult children and the couple's 14-year-old son. he leaves a legacy. >> honking on horn, pounding on the front door. he said you have to leave now. >> after he led his family the safety he went back and roamed the road banging on doors and windows, shouting, getting sleeping people up and out. alefting 20 households and going back to make sure they were leaving. for him to do that is amazing. we wouldn't be here right now if not for him. >> what casali did makes his family proud, but not surprised. it fits this man of faith. >> he was humble and he was real. he wasn't somebody when one person one way and another the next day. the thank you notes made him cry. as for his actions that night. >> what else can i do he said. i had to do that. if they didn't get out. how would i feel. >> now the family looks at life without him of the he was burdened with financial hassles of rebuilding. >> he has great karma going. i was shocked wh