>> well, nigeria matters to us. nigeria is the fifth-largest oil producer for the united states. and so instability in nigeria, it matters to us. >> and about these groups, these muslim extremists, are there links between them and the taliban in afghanistan?>> we ha suggests that there is. what we do know is that a group of the similar -- of a similar name was responsible for some violence in 2007 during the general elections in nigeria. they called themselves the taliban. and they were basically a copycat organization that was using e name in order to get attention. >> and their anger is at western education? at just western ideals? >> well, it's not really clear what their core grievances are. but what we do know is the area where the violence has broken out is the fault line between muslims and christians in nigeria. and there has been -- lately, we do know that christians have been very active in the area proselytizing and this could be a factor that's aggravating tensions between the two groups. >> you already pointed out but nigeria is a very important international oil pro

she was in nigeria last month. a joins us from washington. thanks very much for bei with us. >> happy to be here. why does this story matter to us? >> well, niria matters tous. nigeria is the fifth-largest l producer f the united states. and soinstability in nigeria, itatters tous. >> and about these these muslimextremists, are there links between them and the taliban in afghanista >> we have no idence that suggests tt there is. what we do know is that aroup of the similar -- of a simila nameas responsibl for some violence in 2007 during the general elections in nigeria. they calledhemselves the talin. and they we basical a copycat ganization that was using the name in order to get attention >> and their ager is at western ducation? at jus western ideals? >> well, it's noteally clear what their core grievaes are. but what w do know is the area wher the vionce has broken out is the fought line between muslims and chriians in nigeria many the has been, lately we do know that christians have been ve active in t area broth letizing and this could

nigeria's interior minister tells us there will be an investigation into the controversial killing of an islamist military leader. >> what is important is that we have acted swiftly, have succeeded. >> a british man loses his latest bid to avoid extradition to the united states. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcasting to our viewers in the united states on pbs and around the globe. coming up, the photographers behind the most iconic shots of the century, who are fighting a losing battle against technology. and baseball on valium or a chance to build bridges in new york? the story of cricket, the nypd, and the big apple's muslims. >> it may be the game's most hallowed ground, but it was right here in manhattan that cricket's first international match was played way back in 1844. >> there has been a violent end to a friday prayer is in baghdad. the iraqi interior ministry says at least 30 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in a series of bomb explosions. the six blasts at five separate mosques across the capital came within a short space of time as worshipers were leaving

northern nigeria has a long history of ethnic and religious differences.his time the violence is blamed on groups of islamic militants. the security forces are said to be looking for mohammed yusuf. in a climate of suspicion and fear, the authorities have now stepped up security across the north of the country with road blocks and occur fuse. the areas affected by the unrest have been several. but some of the worst violence has been in the city of maiduguri, although mill tans is said to be declining. >> they are anti-government and anti-people. we don't know what they are planning yet. we are out to identify and arrest their leader and also to destroy their enclave. >> this has been the deadliest second taryne violence in nigeria since late last year when several hundred people were killed in direct clashes between christians and muslims. nigeria's return to civilian rule in 1999 ushered in a period of political liberalization, but it has allowed militants from religious and ethnic groups to express their frustration more freely. the introduction of shari

it is not how islam is practiced in northern nigeria. >> thank you. the trial of the burmese opposition leader aung san suu kyi is expected to end on friday. the nobel peace prize winner faces five years in jail if convicted of violating the terms of her house arrest. in american man swam to her lakeside home uninvited. more than 100 migrants from haiti have been recovered. 113 survivors have been found. the swedish government has asked venezuela to explain how swedish made rocket launchers ended up in the hands of marxist rebels in colombia. the officials say the anti-tank weapons were sold to venezuela in the 1980's. as george mitchell visits israel, the u.s. defense secretary robert gates has moved on to iraq. he is said to discuss security and arms sales. the two nations look for the full withdrawal of all u.s. forces by the end of 2011. meanwhile, a stark reminder if ever one was needed of the continuing dangers of life in iraq. we have pictures here of a bank heist carried out overnight in the center of baghdad. iraqi police say gunman killed ei

. >> nigeria is no stranger to ethnic andeligious tnsion.uthe violence that has flared up the past t days in t predomintly muslim north is some of th worth for a while nw. at least 150 people ha been lled as the militarywas ordered tose all necessary means end violence sparked by islamic militant the milints have attacked t police and gernment office protesting against the weste education and danding their law. nigerian presint said armed surrection will not be tolerated. we have more. >> the attac on pice buildings an government offis began onunday. but tension had been rise fog some tim northern niger has aong history of ethnic and religious differences. this time the violence is blamed on group of islamic militants. the security forcesre said to be looking for mohammed yusuf. in a clime of suspicion and fear, the autrities have now stped up security acrs the rth ofhe country with road blocks and occur fuse. thareas affected by the unrest he been seral. but so of the worstiolence has been in the citof maidugur although mill tans is said to

nigeria should be a rich country. it has huge reserves of oil in the niger delta. but this wealth has not been dispersed around the country and it simply adds to the rumbling discontent which sparked the current violence. bbc news. >> lead to join our correspondent now who is in lagos. it may be nearing a close -- but certainly has been a bloody events, hasn't it? >> it certainly has. just the last hour or so we have been speaking to the colonel in charge of military operations. he has been greeting the bbc the route the entire military operation. -- raising the bbc. he said there were 1000 men hold up inside the compound. we said, do you still believe there are 1000 in there? a lot seem to have disappeared. melt away into residents of the strips around. . he said there were sure there were 1000 at the beginning and said that many young men were dead and surely they will start sending teams to look on the rooftops of the rubble and search through the building to try to start picking up corpses and figure out how many died. i said, how many you think dodd, and his w

don battles in nigeria, -- gun battles in nigeria. progress on a military front, but with elections next month, can politics be effective? a car bomb in northern spain. seeing the good in global warming. the green land community celebrates every time an iceberg melts. not even the greatest olympics -- olympic swimmer of all time could beat this swimsuit. michael phelps comes in second at the world championship. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, 2:00 in the afternoon in baghdad, mid day in the u.k. where the families of two british security guards have waited and hoped against hope that their family members would be released from captivity in baghdad. the bbc has learned that there very likely to be dead. seized at gunpoint in 2007, the kidnappers, an obscure shiite militia that demanded the release of several members of the american military -- release of several held by the american military. >> they are believed to be two more victims in this long- running iraq hostage tragedy. they were shot dead and the bodies were recovered last mon

before we go, a whole other problem nigeria is facing, that's what's going on down here in the nigeriaou have the oil installations and we are hearing about a good deal and down there violence from the oil installations, as well. another kind of violence that is happening sometimes. a little video of one of the groups that are carrying out attacks on oil installations in that area. but all that together and what do you have, tony? one other great concern for the u.s. because niyearia is the fifth biggest foreign oil supplier to our country. yet another reason why we care about what goes on in that country, tony. >> josh, thank you. let's get back to the other international hot spots. afghanistan, ivan watson is in kabul, the capital. you just returned from being embedded with marines in southern afghanistan and it's been a really hard hit in that area and it's been a very difficult month for the marines and other international forces. >> absolutely. what you had on the ground there, tony. a major u.s. military offensive to try to push the taliban out of some of its safe havens in south

northern nigeria has a long history of ethnic and religious differences.his time, the violence is blamed on groups of islamic militants. the security forces are said to be looking for mohammed yusef, whose followers are known as boko harum, a sect that does not believe in western education. the authorities have not stepped up security across the north of the country with roadblocks and -- haveç now stepped up securiy across the north of the country with a vote -- with roadblocks. some of the worst violence has been in the city of my degree. support for the mill -- of my degree. -- my degremaiduguri. >> [unintelligible] and also [unintelligible] >> this has been the deadliest sectarian violence in nigeria since late last year when several hundred people were killed in the city of joss in direct clashes between nigerians and christians. they have allowed militants from a lifted -- religious and ethnic groups to express their frustrations more freely. the introduction of sharia law in several northern states has only exacerbated the differences in areas of p

northern nigeria has a history of violence between different communities. the year of yet more killing is preying on many minds here. -- the fear of yet more killing. >> the zimbabwean president is committed to a power-sharing deal, despite fears that hard- liners are trying to undermine it. eight years ago, the bbc was banned from reporting from zimbabwe, and since then, we have brought you a series of undercover reports. this week, the government of zimbabwe told the bbc there is no ban on its operations, and it can resume reporting legally and openly. we return to the capital to report on the healing process now taking place in the country. >> believe it or not, things are picking up here. hardly a boom town, but they are trying. on the streets, they are surrounded by a surge of optimism. >> good to be here. three zimbabwe -- free zimbabwe. >> schools are closed for a long time. >> a year ago, we filmed secretly this eerily empty supermarkets. today, the contrast is staggering. the shelves are packed with goods local and imported. and of course, we are n

. >> parts of northern nigeria are in a state of fear. violent attacks being blamed on a radical religious groups have caught the authorities off guard. police stations, government buildings, job centers, and churches have already been attacked and torch. many of the pictures are too graphic to show. hundreds of people thought to be members of the radical religious sect are under arrest. hundreds more are killed. it began here. over 70 men with machetes, crossbows, and guns attacked a police station. by the end of the day, dead were piled high in the streets, most of them always of the religious group. the sec responded, attacking three more police stations and government offices -- the sect responded. to the nigerian government, it is an uprising. we are a >> going to continue the security all over -- >> we are going to continue the security all over to fish out members of this element to deal with them severely. >> thousands of soldiers and paramilitary police have poured into the group's headquarters, where they are now surrounded and

the lawlessness isn't helped by nigeria's president who is on well and ineffective. last weekend's militants set fire to eight oil installation in lagos. at the two--- to an oil installation. >> china's relationship with islam has been put under particular scrutiny following the recent unrest in eds northwest province of xinjiang. they say elements of al qaeda work behind ethnic violence when 180 people were killed and 6000 wounded. now al qaeda is reported to be targeting chinese nationals and africa. beijing responded by warning citizens in algeria against possible attacks. our correspondent in beijing has more. >> the chinese embassy in algeria issued a warning. warning chinese nationals to be extra vigilant. it is especially calling on chinese-funded organization and personnel to raise security awareness and strengthen security measures. this heightened alert follows a warning from a london-based security consultant who says it has intercepted chatter from an al qaeda affiliated group that said it was going to target chinese nationals following the unrest in deny

vision into this nigeria. who are we the citizens of the state call the boy king because his contributions on his part and his wife for their support for this project and also in my home state were intellectuals like we can function and where academics and new ideas come together. we are grateful to the organization and for supporting our new publication "they lived before adam". i stand here today not just myself alone but from 2004, led the united nations of african culture is a program from the global secretariat of which i happen to be the nigerian representative and ambassador. and the specialists from the united nations arts and culture. and a specialist and a distinguished member of the college of new york york. i am a professor of linguistics of africa and study for the international studies at the manhattan college summit college of new rochelle, and all in new york state. this is the second in the serious from this project which a ratcheted -- originally began 19 years ago in 1990 on the campus of ma

and killed in questionable circumstances the leader of an islammist uprising in nigeria dies in police custody. also this hour, resurgent eta or an organization flexing its muscles amidst waning support? spain's high alert after two bombings. the world of football mourns bobby robson, the former england and barcelona manager who died at the age of 76. >> it's 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london, and 3:30 p.m. in kabul. that's where more civilians are being killed because the afghan battlefield is spreading to residential areas. that's the conclusion drawn by the united nations in a new report. it says that 1,013 died in the first half of this year. the figure is 24% higher than the same period in 2008. more than half lost their lives because of taliban car bombings and other attacks. international forces are also criticized, though, for carrying out air strikes. >> the sheer intensity of the fighting which this year did not make its customary break for the winter was the reason for the increase in civilian casualties, and the taliban foreign forces and the afghan army were all to

these inscriptions are located in cross river state nigeria. they discovered -- that discovery buoyed her research and creative access into the lost civilizations of ancient nigeria. as ground-breaking as this research -- as ground-breaking as the research at johns hopes frankland that came before columbus they lived before adam extends the conversation and controversy surrounding africa as the birthplace of human civilization. again, it is indeed my honor to introduce catherine archolonu, as she discusses and depth her work "they lived before adam." thank you. [applause] >> would you like to come to the podium? >> i would like to first of all address the significance of the work we have done, the research we have done. we believe that our findings have expanded the perils of knowledge, the belief that our findings call for another look at the history of mankind. we believe that is an important that history be written so that africa was place, black africa's please would be assured. the contributions of black africans towards the making of civi

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obviously nigeria's election was a disaster.what specifically does she one of those finish a producing countries and if you fitted dress that china potential rival in the countries as well if that's bring her to go there? >> no, the secretary is going there because we have serious political, economic and hydrocarbon interest in those countries pyridines in nigeria u.s. oil companies play a significant role both in investment and production. u.s. investments in nigeria in the oil production and service industry is well in excess of $50 billion. we are one of the leading purchasers of south african -- nigerian oil. and we think that is important to discuss with nigeria a range of issues. we are concerned about having a good energy relationship with them. we're interested in seeing them continue to play a positive regional role, including providing peace peter -- peacekeepers to keep conflict areas appear in who we are also believing it is important for them to deal with some of their domestic issues. we like to see greater improve

." >>> and there was more violence in nigeria today. thousands of people have now fled their homes in the muslim north of that country after police and soldiers attacked extremists groups in the region over the past few days. dozens of people have been represented and scores of militants were reportedly kiled. the country's president claims the situation's under control. 12 of nigeria's northern states are under islamic law. the southern part of that country ishristian. >>> in kenya, there is news that a fiber-optic cable may bring better access to the internet and that's key to boosting that country's economy. as we reported from nairobi last year, kenyans have struggled with outdated and very slow dial-up connections. only 3% of the population even uses the internet as i result. the new high-speed broadband connection could triple internet use over the next two years. >>> in dar es salaam, the capital city of tanzania, a brand-new bank designed to help women open up their first branch this week. the tanzanian women's bank will require

reports from nigeria say it the leader of a dissident sect blame for days of deadly fighting and more has been killed in police custody. a second bomb in spain close to the site of today's earlier explosion. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, inside zimbabwe. andrew harding reports on the for signs of hope. is reconciliation still possible? >> we have come to meet a man who lost his life and property when his property was attacked. is he ready to forgive and forget? >> and he died at the age of 113, having survived world war i. the world's oldest man was honored today. >>> it was meant to be a memorial for those killed in the protests over iran's disputed presidential elections, but in an act of defiance, tension between opposition and the government spilled over today, leading to fresh clashes on the streets of tehran. of the violence erupted as several unpeople assembled at a cemetery to mark the 14th day of mourning for a woman whose death was taped on a mobile phone and transmitted around the world in minutes. >> at the

>> zimbabwe, nigeria. especially zimbabwe. >> reporter: you'll hear the same story wherever you go, they are taking our jobs. and in south africa, it is a very big deal. this is a country of about 50 million people. official estimates put the unemployment rate at about 30%, but everyone knows it's really closer to 45%. add just over 5 million foreigners, many here illegally to the equation, all trying to make a living, too, and you've got a recipe for resentment and conflict. >> these are people who live in very poor neighborhoods who are competing for resources, and in situations like that, it's easy to scapegoat the foreigner, the stranger, the other. and that's precisely what happened. >> reporter: immigrants are prepared to work for less money. in many cases, they will get the job over a south african. shepherd, a teacher from zimbabwe, has seen it happen before. >> mostly foreigners are hard working, and also on the side of education. >> reporter: shepherd is living in an overcrowded room at the metho

and in their minds what is happening right now in nigeria will will be considerable for the president of the united states, you know, to confirm that. guest: well, i agree with you that the u.s. has interests in africa because of its mineral wealth and oil, and the chinese right now -- china right now is all about africa and using africa's resources and i don't see anyone complaining about this. and every foreign entity that goes to africa goes there to pursue their own interests and the russias do it, and the french do it, the americans do it, and the chinese do it, and until we africans stand up for our own interests, no one is going to come to solve our problems for us. >> nigeria smells a snub from the u.s., it inspires envy in the giant of africa and it says that obama is not visiting about 50 other african nations seems beside the point. obama's sojourned to small but stable ghana has called for an outpouring of soul-searching and self-flagellation about the visit. are you hearing that? guest: they are saying that it's really a conspiracy plot to destabilize nigeria, but, look i

one-third of nigeria's 36 states are already under so-called sharia law. >>> for a change today, north korea said it wants to talk, suggesting a new dialogue to reduce tensions over its nuclear program. the statement made by the foreign ministry was read on north korean television. in it the regime seem to be proposing direct negotiations with the united states and rejected a return to the six-nation talks that the united states maintains is the only appropriate way to engage north korea. >>> the united states and china are among the six countries that have participated in those talks, along with north korea, south korea, russia and japan. for their part, the u.s. and china began two days of high-level meetings in washington today with nuclear proliferation and the global economic crisis among the issues on the agenda. in an address to the diplomats from both countries, president obama said that he was under no illusion that the u.s. and china will agree on every issue while underscoring the value of the relationship. >> the relationship between the united states and china will shape t

now, the third nation on this list is nigeria. the nigerians had a series of disruptions just this year due to civil unrest. in february oil companies reported to roiter reuters thatf the oil was cut off because of militants. according to testimony given to our foreign relations committee in 2006, nigeria loses 135 barrel,000barrels a day due to . iraq has gone through enormous upheavals. saddam'saddam's infrastructure n subject to ongoing sabotage over the last six years. a significant share of iraqi oil, like its neighbors, moves through the straits of hormuz, an additional point of vulnerability. moreover, iraq has not succeeded yet in passing a national law to share oil wealth among the ethnic groups in the nation and the friction that comes from this continues to allow the possibility of factual conflict and disruptions in supply. now, iran isn't on this list. we have an embargo against iran. we don't import oil from there. but it is still worth mentioning. many of our allies get oil from iran, and their oil supplies are larg

zimbabwe, nigeria, sudan and somalia. there may be a focus in this administration on those country that are making progress. but like kenya, madagascar, even like ghana, are still fragile and need attention and support. pardon the voice. at the g8's, all of these founding countries, the new economic partnership for african development, who will be present, as well as the leadership of the african union, the new economic partnership founded in the early 2000's was moved by african leaders to take responsibility for governance and so forth. i think he'll use that opportunity to reinvigorate african leadership on the questions of governance which has been neglected over the last eight years or so. he'll have a strong emphasis on food security. i think steve morrison is going to talk about that major initiative that would probably be a large focus within the g8. and a refocus on agriculture. despite the expansion of u.s. engagement in africa over the last eight years agriculture and sustainable food security has been missing

. >> rough in nigeria, in the northern part of nigeria. all of this comes one day after nigerian troops allowed explosive shells at the militants' compound. we are told they killed at least 100 of them there. several other militants escaped and the fighting forced 1,000 people who lived in that area out of their homes. the militants are accused of attacking police stations, churches, prisons, and government buildings in a wave of violence that began last sunday. >>> still ahead on news4, someone launched concrete through a window and sent a maryland girl to the hospital with head injuries. >>> a ship completely destroyed by fire. >> bob is back with a check on our weather. there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... a

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in northern nigeria, radical islamic militants attacked police stations, churches and government buildings. they're the latest attacks in a wave of violence that reportedly killed 55 people. the group opposed to western education appears to be at the root of this current unrest. >>> in a sign of improving relations with cuba, the u.s. has turned off a giant electronic sign that's attached to the u.s. diplomatic mission in havana. for years, it displayed pro democracy and human rights messages to cubans that infuriated cuban leaders. >>> a california judge has appointed a guardian to monitor the money made by the octuplets of nadia suleman. a petition was filed by a former child actor. suleman's octuplets will star in a reality show this fall. >>> a camera capturing a time lapse every time cars cross on the brooklyn bridge. >>> here's an early look at how wall street will kick off. the dow opens at 9108. the s&p gained day and the nasdaq edged up one point. in tokyo, the nikkei closed down a point. in hong kong, the hang seng shot up 372 points. >>> wall street breathe a sigh of relief with

taylor headed into what he hoped would be a temporary exile in nigeria.he was a wanted man, but even as he handed power over to a deputy, he remained defiant. >> god willing, i will be accurate -- i will be back. >> by 2006 he was in the custody of the u.n. he was flown first to sierra leone, but there were fears he might try to escape his west african property. he was transferred to the hague for the rest of his trial. it has already been running for your and may take another year before the judges reached -- for a year and may take another year before the judges reached a verdict. >> the tribunal backed by the united nations has found a man guilty of genocide, murder and rape. prosecutors said he played a key role in the massacres that led -- that left 800,000 stutsi and other -- and to hutus it. -- tsutsis and hutus dead. by any measure, it is a staggering profit. wall street's goldman sachs blue analyst members out of the water. nearly $6.6 billion has been set aside for compensation and benefits. for most people, compensation and benefits will transl

nigeria has been blessed with a large oil well. this has become an area of corruption and conflict. limbs from sierra leone civil war are just the most visible scars of the conflict fueled by competition into the country's diamond profit. of the mineral that is not mind it is sold on to make -- the mineral that is if mined is sold to companies to make mobile phone parts. global witness says that there and they leave many civilians devastated in their wake. western companies through intermediaries. >> these companies are not doing enough to see where these minerals are coming from. we are not saying they are doing anything illegal. they are not doing the necessary due diligence to make sure that they are not purchasing minerals that have come from warring parties. >> one of the companies featured in the report is the world's fifth largest producer of tin. they are owned by a british metals giant. they have recently enhanced their due diligence program to make the supply chain more transparent. the resource curse is man-made which means that it can be cured. there are also the challen

in nigeria, there will be a 60- day cease-fire. this is a response to the release of the leader as an amnesty deal. they want a fair distribution of all revenues. >> that is all horribly familiar. a prominent human rights activist kidnapped and found dead. the body of natalia estemirova has been discovered. she had recently been investigating public executions in the region. she was a campaigner and close friends of activist involved in similar work in similarly murder. this does again raised questions about russia's partners in chechnya. we have more from moscow. >> this is natalia estemirova, working with the bbc crew in chechnya last month. this 50-year-old single mother had a passion for one thing. justice. 10 years ago, moscow launched an incredibly brutal and discovered -- and destructive war to take control of chechnya. natalia estemirova documented the massive abuses committed by russian troops. >> i need met the members of the families whose relatives were kidnapped. i could see how they would weaken and die without news r

their target was the leader of a group w wants to improve and sharia law across nigeria -- who wantto impossharia law. it was successful. local officials announced his caure and said he waseing held in lice barracks. they told the media they would meet him. there re pictures of his body thatre merged, too graphic for us tohow. news of his death has ocked the country. they claim he died fighting. human-ights groups sayt is clr he was executed now, the colonel rested him as toldhe bbc that h was alive when he w handed to police. >> colleague died,e will finitely investigate it. --ow he died. it w said that the leader should be arrested. >>it is environment anto a bloody week in which bodies were led up the streets in two towns -- it is violent endo a bloody week. there are fears now. one group is thoughto be scattered and ohe run. it is unclear how many followers are still at large. they could strike again. there is massive oil and gas resees. that means it should be a wealthy country, but people see few of the benefs of ther. corruption and poverty have recruited many of themilitants i

. >> violence has been spreading in northern nigeria. eyewitnesses say that scores have been killed. there were clashes sunday. 33 have been arrested. robert gates to reiterate is really concerns about iran's nuclear program. he told mr. gates that israel believes all available means should be used. israelis have been feeling the heat lately over the continued building of israeli settlements. >> i told you to go. >> you go. israel, palestinians, and the u.s. commission. they have just taken over this house in occupied east jerusalem, and they want to renovate. palestinians are angry, they have no right. they say they should be the capital. there has been quite some resentment. the u.s., middle east envoy has tried to smooth the ruffled feathers during his talks with israeli leaders. to achieve regional peace, all parties have something to do. >> the arab states, meaningful steps towards normalization of relations. the palestinians, that means to expand and improve security forces and to refrain from words or deeds that make it more diffi

nigeria has had the bird flu and it's risky. the agents destroyed the bird's head and fined the traveler $300. >>> our area in the midst of a summer scorcher, taking a live look outside. the jefferson memorial. a beautiful day to look at and it's an oven out there. the hottest day of 2009 so far and perhaps, to cool us off, thunderstorms could pop up this evening. gary mcgrady is in the weather center with more. >> reporter: sometime when is you try as hard as you can, we can did not anticipate 95 or 96 degrees today. westerly winds kicked in. they're warming winds and the temperatures went straight up. let's get to it, though. we have a fairly strong thornd stthm. ishes thto tou s oouus on radar in to spotsylvania county there, to the southwest own of fredericksburg. we zoom in a bit tighter here and we're getting a couple of arrows. this one arrow is indicating this thunderstorm is rotating a little bit. not worried about a tornado and it's potentially going to drop hail out there. , ryvevery heavy rain. it will continue to mo

taken place, also because it had started to threaten some vital park is it any communications in nigeria and it is not -- not just in swat, in fact, swat was the last in the -- the division... the division, those were the areas which were tackled first to create a situation of strangulation, and, then, finally, swat had to be cleared, physically, resulting in a large number of displaced persons who we hope will go back eventually. after this sort of northern extremity of the tribal areas has been tackled, the other area, which was creating a threat, and which, again, was not a central area from the insurgent point of view, again on the periphery, this was a southern extremity of the federally administered tribal areas, where the taliban had created a really important thing by bombings and attacks in the areas of towns like karat and... particularly because there were a number of attacks there and that is the second phrase which the army went through and this time, they got the support of one of the major tribes in the area and was successful in the -- establishing themselves in the south

seen the video, where mohammed is seen confessing to have planned affect the attacks across northern nigeria. it sounds very much like a concession. one person heard about the video and another who had seen it described it as an execution. >> to the middle east. in iran, police and protesters clashed on the streets of tehran. they have been gathering to the capital to commemorate those killed in protests after the disputed presidential elections. several hundred assembled at a cemetery to mark the 40th day of mourning for the young woman, neda sultan, who died during the demonstrations. we report. >> just look at the defiance. a policeman is beating him. but this demonstrator refers is to get then -- refuses to give in. so the police opened fire. a few yards away, you see an officer taking game and shooting. once again today, opposition showed that they could stage a major protest, despite government threat and intimidation. they gathered at the huge cemetery outside tehran. the young woman was shot in a demonstration. >> it was all about being young and feeling passionate about freedom. she

he certainly is unlikely to visit nigeria, so there is a faction, including some officials who work for former president george w. bush who feel that president obama should be less selective about where he goes in africa and should do more to go to some of these places where the political situation may not be to our liking, but where they feel he might be able to make a difference. >> again, president obama, his wife michelle, their daughters sasha and malia. they have just stepped foot off of air force i and arrived in the african nation of ghana, the first time for president obama as president, although he has visited africa in the past. he was there as a senator. wendell goler at the white house. thanks very much. again, while in ghana, he will address that country's parliament. he will visit a hospital, and if the weather holds, as wendell mentioned, he is supposed to fly with his family by helicopter to the coast to tour a notorious slave embarkation point, obviously all overseas trips are full of symbolism, and this one more so than most. of course we will continue to follow it fo

headed into what he hed would be a tempary ele in nigeria. he was a wantedan. even as he handed power over to his deputy, he remained deant. >>got willing, i i will be back. >>by 2006, he ws in the custody of the un. he was flown first to sierra lee where he was briefly held and his protestations o innocence began. but there were ars he might try to escape his custody, so he was transferred to the hague for the rest of his trl. the case has been rningor a year a may take as long again befo the judges -- verdict. >> former mayor -- former mayor of rwanda has been sentenced to life jail for s role in the 1994 nocide. e tribunal backed by the u.n. found thean guilty of genocide, murder,nd rape. prosecutors say he played a key role in the massacres thated to 800,000 tutsisnd hutus dead. two french serity advisers in somalia hav been conducted i mogadishu. they were workin for the sali government, training sldiers when a group of armed men raided the tel. this was in an area controed by theransitional governnt raid in iran, authoritiesay theyave hanged 13 memrs of a