ballots in local elections designed to begin the process of picking a successor to president raul castro castro says he'll step down in february the next president will become the first person outside the castro family to lead cuba in sixty years. here in germany there are signs of the country's two biggest parties could form a government to end the political deadlock left by september's election chancellor angela merkel's conservative alliance now says a renewed coalition with the center left social democrats is the best option for the country that's after talks to form a government with the greens and the pro-business free democrats collapsed merkel spoke just a short while ago about the importance of delivering stability for germany as quickly as possible let's have a listen. db you don't i don't my opinion forming a stable government after elections is an intrinsic value in and of itself and maybe all parties are considering the fact that this is important for the people for our capacity to act on the european playing field when it comes to foreign policy and when it comes to solving proble

ballots in local elections designed to begin the process of picking a successor to present raul castro castro says he stepped down in february the next president will become the first person outside of a cast of family to lead cuba in sixty years chinese authorities say a septic tank was at the center of a huge explosion that rocked the port city of an ng bo on sunday the blast killed two people and injured at least nineteen two more are still missing highly flammable gases such as meat in can build up in septic tanks. turning now to pakistan where a right wing religious group says it will end its long running sudan protests after the government agreed to its demand calling for the resignation of the law ministers demonstrators have blocked the main road into the capital islamabad claiming an ode by election candidates amounted to blasphemy at least six people died on saturday when police tried to break up protests in the capital islamabad less i will live to islamabad and for the very latest i have on the line journalists are so high us of how could a small fringe group of the religious righ

castro. —— cubans. the event was led by cuba's vice president, tipped as a possible successor to president raul castro. his brother, said castro year's un campaign to end violence against women. —— leave no—one behind is the theme for this year's un campaign to end violence against women. thousands have been taking to the streets around the world to mark the international day. france have vowed to introduce new measures protecting women, while in italy hundreds were invited to the lower house of parliament to speak out. virginia langeberg has more. united and unsilenced. more than 2,000 women on the streets of istanbul in a show of solidarity. this demonstration was initially barred by turkish police. the women openly denouncing the government's gender policies, saying they will remain on the streets for as long as they can. around the world, anti—violence campaigners were making their voices heard. with marches on the streets of paris... in lisbon, to remember the a70 women who've died as a result of domestic violence in portugal since 2003. and in italian parliament, a historicalfirst, 1,300 female victims given the floor to

assembly or congress if you like chooses the president that one who will succeed president raul castro the last of the castros after nearly six decades to govern this country but at this level when people will be choosing for some twelve thousand five hundred municipal delegates among more than twenty seven thousand candidates it sounds like a lot but not a single one of them belongs to the opposition this year for the first time an unprecedented number of dissidents attempted to take part in these when a civil elections but they were not allowed to do so as in babo newspaper is reporting robert mugabe was granted full immunity and the payment of ten million dollars to convince him to step down president zimbabwe independent also says he's been promised he can keep all these properties to be paid his salary for the rest of his life but the ruling party. was a special deal. has more from harare. officials in zanu p.f. say that robert mugabe got the usual standard normal retirement package given to any former head of state we're told that he wants to stay in zimbabwe he plans to do that but he is able to leave

castro. and then the era of of raul castro you've seen a gradual change i mean all of these private businesses that have been committed over the last couple of years are based upon changes that were made by raul castro and we're confident that these changes are going to not only continue but increase to allow more private businesses to operate more licenses issued and it's going to be a billion dollar business it's already seven hundred fifty million dollars per year so you know depending on the type of volume that business is looking at as far as we're concerned that's a very interesting market indeed and especially considering that there is they don't have any method right now to charge credit cards or charge for anything at distance and anybody who is visiting cuba would like to pay those those things in advance of course. ok steve marshall c.e.o. of cuba ventures corp thanks so much for your time thank you very much. it's been well over a year since the u.k. voted to leave the e.u. but the british economy is still adjusting to the pending changes in fact it wasn't too long ago that analysts cut the region's growth estimates for the next five years to help combat the resulting challenges the gove

assembly or congress if you like chooses the president that one who will succeed president raul castro the last of the castros after nearly six decades to govern this country but at this level with the people will be choosing for some twelve thousand five hundred municipal delegates among more than twenty seven thousand candidates it sounds like a lot but not a single one of them belongs to the opposition this year for the first time an unprecedented number of dissidents attempted to take part in these when a civil elections but they were not allowed to do so south korea's launch a review into its anti abortion law after a major public campaign when two hundred thirty thousand people have signed a petition calling for the north to be abolished but there's also strong opposition to changing the legislation in a nation with one of asia's largest percentages of christians so criminalized abortion in one nine hundred fifty three during the korean war. cambodia's prime minister has called for the closure of one of the country's main human rights groups the cambodian center for human rights was founded by oppositio

castro the new national assembly is expected to pick a success of eighty six year old raul castro who says he will step down in february after serving two five year terms in america and italy seeing human explains what it means for the communist country after six decades of castro. this is cuban style democracy from seven a.m. people voted in the only election in which ordinary citizens have direct participation or several this enthusiastically explains that unlike in other countries municipal council candidates are not allowed to campaign. their biographies and qualities are posted everywhere so you can read about them and make your choice. the choice begins in town halls where each neighborhood proposes someone to represent them cubans are electing twelve and a half thousand delegates out of more than twenty seven thousand candidates but not a single one of them belongs to the opposition even though this year for the first time an unprecedented number of dissidents attempted to run but without success. a longtime opponent says it's impossible not. don't have to be a member of the communist party to run but if the party doesn't approve it you can't be a candidate in this system nothing is as it seems it's a system designed to perpetuate a one party socialist s

castro the new national assembly is expected to choose a successor to eighty six year old raul castro who says he'll step down and february after seven to five year terms on latin america editor lucien newman explains what it means for the communist country off the six decades of cost for all. this is cuban style democracy from seven a.m. people voted in the only election in which ordinary citizens have direct participation. this enthusiastically explains that unlike in other countries municipal council candidates are not allowed to campaign. their biographies and qualities are posted everywhere so you can read about them and make your choice. the choice begins in town halls where each neighborhood proposes someone to represent them cubans are electing twelve and a half thousand delegates out of more than twenty seven thousand candidates but not a single one of them belongs to the opposition even though this year for the first time an unprecedented number of dissidents attempted to run but without success. a longtime opponent says it's impossible not. don't have to be a member of the communist party to run but if the party doesn't approve it you can't be a candidate in this system nothing is as it seems it's a system designed to perpetuate a one party socialist state or as they say here the revolution. and it will be put to the test in february when in directly elected national assembly chooses the successor to president raul castro marking the end of the sixty year castro era. well known musician says opposes the election process. no system is perfect but in other countries you have the right to vote for a political project and next time say no this doesn't work i want to bid on another project or modify it in cuba you can't. three years ago was temporarily blacklisted after this performance but he's saying that he wanted to choose his president by direct vote. it's widely presume that this man first vice president. with a place for all gastro but as congress says points out it's not up to him. i have no way of knowing since we don't choose or decide that's why people feel that those at the top decide for you. a decision that is supposed to begin here at the municipal level where those who disagree can only protest by casting a black vote we see in human i'll just see how that. today paul our voters are taking part in elections that mark the final stage of a peace process that started eleven years ago their aim

crisis when raul castro publicly gives an interview, he had his favorite journal is give him a planted question, what is the greatest threat to cuban national security today? and raul castronswered -- beings. cubans have to eat and it is only after that that you have fidel castro authorizing policy changes to the private sector. -- beans. so the interesting question is today raul castro is used, always his views which he had suppressed them just as other people are known to suppress their sincere views at a moment in time. i don't think so. and that's why i mention the 1958 decision to kidnap a bunch of u.s. citizens. i think that this is a man who generally learns, learning meaning he changes substantive views on important questions. he changes substantive views not just from degrading but because the world has changed and he, unlike his brother, was prepared to adjust to these changes. and that might not get him into heaven but at least into purgatory. [laughing] >> what i've heard so far is what the u.s. reaction to trump is going to be, have u.s. may or may not perform what kind of relationship. they cubans have a role in this, i presume. they have to make choices abo

assembly or congress if you like chooses the president that one who will succeed president raul castro the last of the castros after nearly six decades to govern this country but at this level when people will be choosing for some twelve thousand five hundred municipal delegates among more than twenty seven thousand candidates it sounds like a lot but not a single one of them belongs to the opposition this year for the first time an unprecedented number of dissidents attempted to take part in these when a civil elections but they were not allowed to do so. protesters in pakistan are calling for a nationwide strike on monday after another day of escalating demonstrations they're angry about the wording of a parliamentary bill place of been ordered to show restraint although six people were killed on saturday in efforts to break up the protests marianna hong reports. that a call to shut down pakistan issued by cleric and political party leader who stands in opposition to the government for three weeks protesters have choked the streets of islamabad when there was violence on saturday as police tried to disperse

raul castro's legacy? much so.ry -- s i a great question and biographies,n many rauldel castro, but not on castro. ain in the communist party after the presidential transition remains to think about it. the contrast, is if one takes a long time span of raul castro's life. public appears in the arena in 1958, when troops under command rebel troops under kidnapped u.s. citizens and subsequently available archival information at the time that his prother fidel castro thought was extreme and nearly crazy. there was a real difference of opinion between the two brothers. jump forward to the mid-1960s, is s his ministry that responsible for and it is him as endingr who most resists omap.rogram, known as the military units for production were in effect of course labor camps, where a variety of were sent, most notably thousands of those accused to be homosexual. castro, who havana.-- to his daut ser principal public is cate affirming being gay not a crime under the laws of the republic of cuba and of practical ber policies, including police retraining to make sure that affirmed n. 1968, cuba's cultural on o

castro the new national assembly is expected to pick a successor for eighty six year old raul castro who says he'll step down in february after serving two five year terms a latin america editor and explains what it means for the communist country after six decades of castro rule. this is cuban style democracy from seven am people voted in the only election in which ordinary citizens have direct participation several this enthusiastically explains that unlike in other countries municipal council candidates are not allowed to campaign. their biographies and qualities are posted everywhere so you can read about them and make your choice. the choice begins in town halls where each neighborhood proposes someone to represent them cubans are electing twelve and a half thousand delegates out of more than twenty seven thousand candidates but not a single one of them belongs to the opposition even though this year for the first time an unprecedented number of dissidents attempted to run but without success. medium labor a long time opponent says it's impossible not. don't have to be a member of the communist party to run but if the party doesn't approve it you can't be a candidate in this system nothing is as it seems it's a system designed to perpetuate a one par

when in directly elected national assembly chooses the successor to president raul castro marking the end of the sixty year castro era. well known musician says opposes the election process. no system is perfect but in other countries you have the right to vote for a political project and next time say no this doesn't work i want to bid on another project or modify it in cuba you can't. three years ago was temporarily blacklisted after this performance but he's saying that he wanted to choose his president by direct vote. it's widely presume that this man first vice president. with the placement of castro but as kind of access points out it's not up to him. i have no way of knowing since we don't choose or decide that's why people feel that those at the top decide for you. a decision that is supposed to begin here at the municipal level where those who disagree can only protest by casting a blanket. you see in human i'll just see down. at least eleven people have been killed after a bus overturned in southern chile on saturday it was carrying healers from a health center who worked with the indigenous men people

castro the new national assembly is expected to choose a successor for eighty six year old raul castro who says he will step down in february after the two five year terms merica editor lucien human explains what it means for the communist country off to six decades of cost or evil. this is cuban style democracy from seven a.m. people voted in the only election in which ordinary citizens have direct participation. this enthusiastically explains that unlike in other countries municipal council candidates are not allowed to campaign. their biographies and qualities are posted everywhere so you can read about them and make your choice. the choice begins in town halls where each neighborhood proposes someone to represent them cubans are electing twelve and a half thousand delegates out of more than twenty seven thousand candidates but not a single one of them belongs to the opposition even though this year for the first time an unprecedented number of dissidents attempted to run but without success. a longtime opponent says it's impossible. i don't have to be a member of the communist party to run but if the party doesn't approve it you can't be a candidate in this system nothing is as it seems it's a system designed to perpetuate a one party socialist state or as they say here the revolution. and it will be put to the test in february when in directly elected national assembly chooses the successor to president raul castro marking the end of the sixty year castro era. well known musician says opposes the election process. no system is perfect but in other countries you have the right to vote for a political project and next time say no this doesn't work i want to bid on another project or modify it in cuba you can't. three years ago was temporarily blacklisted after this performance but he's saying that he wanted to choose his president by direct vote. it's widely presume that this man first vice president. with a place for all. but as congress says points out it's not up to him. i have no way of knowing since we don't decide that's why people feel that those at the top decide for you. the decision that is supposed to begin here at the municipal level with those who disagree can only protest by casting a black vote you see in human i'll just see done that. i think the leaven people have been killed after a boss overturned in southern chile on saturday was carrying healers from a health center to work wi

assembly or congress if you like to says the president that one who will succeed president raul castro the last of the castrosafter nearly six decades to govern this country but at this level with the people will be choosing for some twelve thousand five hundred municipal delegates among more than twenty seven thousand candidates it sounds like a lot but not a single one of them belongs to the opposition this year for the first time an unprecedented number of dissidents attempted to take part in these when a civil elections but they were not allowed to do so. with. their still ahead. displaced by living in fear we meet the kenyan villages who say they're too scared to return to their homes. as island wrestles its place bricks and future meet the gaelic's because battling to save the country's native tongue. and sport will have the latest news you just can't find any. whether remains in the forecast for parts of the middle east over the next couple of days you still get a fair amount of cloud around the black sea the caspian sea and at times that cloud has been taken out to produce some rather lively mania nin

process of picking a successor to president raul castro who says he will step down in february the next president will be the first person outside the castro family to leave cuba for sixteen years. authorities in china say septic tank was at the center of a huge explosion that rocked the port city of new on sunday killing two people and injuring at least ninety two more still missing septic tanks are susceptible to the buildup of highly flammable gases so much as move. germany's chancellor angela merkel is stepping up pressure on the center left social democrats to start talks on forming a new coalition government talks with other parties collapsed last week social democrats are valid to govern to opposition to september's election but now says the best option for germany and europe is to reform the grand coalition of her conservatives and the social democrats to build on god in my opinion forming a stable government after elections is an intrinsic value in and of itself and maybe all parties are considering the fact that this is important for the people for our capacity to act on the european playing field when it comes to foreign policy

and in directly elected national assembly chooses the successor to president raul castro marking the end of the sixty year castro era. well known musician says opposes the election process. no system is perfect but in other countries you have the right to vote for a political project and next time say no this doesn't work i want to bid on another project or modify it in cuba you can't. three years ago was temporarily blacklisted after this performance where he sang that he wanted to choose his president by direct vote. it's widely presume that this man first vice president. would replace an old castro but as points out. it's not up to him. i have no way of knowing since we don't choose or decide that's why people feel that those at the top decide for you. the decision that is supposed to begin here at the municipal level where those who disagree can only protest by casting a black vote. you see in human i'll just see done. right to zimbabwe now and there are reports of looting and illegal occupation of houses and farms the military and the police have released a joint statement saying there is behind what they'r

in cuba president raul castro has voted in municipal elections that will begin the process of naming his successor castro says he will step down in february the next president will become the first person outside the castro family to lead cuba in sixty years. and a long serving member of the u.s. congress is giving up a key committee post while lawmakers investigate allegations of sexual harassment against him eighty eight year old john conyers was the senior democrat on the house judiciary committee conyers denies the claims germany's post-election deadlock may be nearing an end with signs that another grand coalition could be in the works after talks with the greens and the pro-business f.t.p. collapsed it looks increasingly possible that chancellor angela merkel's conservatives will again form a government with the center left social democrats the s.p.d. . germany's conservatives now say a renewed grand coalition with the social democrats is the best option the only alternatives are new elections or a minority government both options that party leaders want to avoid when there's a skeptic i am skeptic

castro. but most cubans are looking ahead to february of next year. that's when cuban president, raul castro, says he will step down as president and it's still an open question of whether the revolution for the castrorothers had so much to do with will endure without them. >> patrick oppmann, live for us. thank you. >>> american film maker, john alpert spent 45 years documenting the rise and fall of fidel castro with extraordinary access to the former cuban leader. his film, "cuba and the cameraman" is out on netflix today. here's a quick preview. >> in the early '70s, there was a revolution going on. so we took our cameras down to cuba. our equipment so heavy, we had to put it in a baby carriage. all of a sudden, we noticed fidel began watching us. because of his curiosity, we wouldn't up with our first interview. >> hello. >> good morning. >> fidel was 53 when we flew to new york together, and he always remembered me and was always excited to see me. what would you do if you were mayor of new york city, fidel? >> translator: the first thing i would do is to resign. >> john halpert joins us now. first thing i would do is resign. you developed this extraordinary relationship, thanks to what we saw

castro but not one good one of raul castro. but moreover, it is analytically important still today, given that he will remain in the head of the cuban communist party, after the transition, it remains pertinent to think about it. so first point is the contrast. if one takes a long time span of raul castro'sife, he first appears in the public arena, when troops under his command, rebel troops under his command kidnap a whole bunch of your -- u.s. citizens. and subsequently available archival information made it clear that at the time his brother fidel castro thought that raul was an extremist and nearly crazy. and so there was a real difference of opinion between the two brothers. and jump forward to the mid-1960's, it is his ministry that is responsible for, and it is him as minister who most resists ending the program known as the -- [speaking spanish] military units that were in effect, forced labor camps where a variety of people were sent, most notably thousands of those accused to be homosexuals. castro who is raul invites obama to his van a. -- havana. his daughter is the advocate of affirming that being gay is not a crime under the laws of the republic of cuba and adopting another a practical -- a number of practical policies, including police training, to make sure this is affirm

process of choosing a successor to president raul castro he says that he'll step down in february the next president will be the first person outside the castro family to leave cuba in sixty years one christmas markets opened across germany today with increased security concrete barriers have been erected around the berlin market that was the scene of a terrorist attack last december when an islam is militant drove a truck into the crowd killing twelve people on police will also be present at christmas markets this year. prince harry and his american girlfriend meghan marco have confirmed months of speculation and announce that they will marry next year you know harry is fifth in line to the british throne meghan marco is an actress best known for her role in the u.s. drama suits of the couple only met last july a bit harry told reporters in london it was love at first sight. finally after weeks of speculation the secret is out the prince and his fiance posing for the media and what will be their guardian. the couple began their relationship in twenty sixteen but kept it under wraps for months. markel is a thirty six year old american actress

castro's brother, raul, is already a self-proclaimed communist. his close associate che guevara had participated in guatemala. but a few cubans, even in the middle class, believe fidel castrot. at first he promises free elections, acknowledges the traditions of the rights of citizen and establishment of the government. the elections never take place, and the government would become an instrument of coercion. the takeover is a success. ♪ >> berlin, 1951. reached the almost present. russians built this wall? to are people not allowed move from place to place. berlin, westeast germany was an assault on people who wanted to enjoy the finer things in life. wanted to get away. from east to west. prior to the construction of the east anyone wanting to see berlin, you could walk right over. the free passage of people between east and west berlin was the only gap in the iron curtain. is solid.t and the wall remains. it stands in berlin today. it stand and will stand wherever the road to communism leads. someday, according to its builders, it will surround not merely the world but the moon, stars, outer space and the universe. soir objective is clear and is ours. world shall be free

castro and after two terms in power the late leader fidel brother raul castro says he will be stepping down an electoral cycle will start with a municipal vote on sunday and with the selection of a new president in february country is facing many challenges ahead including a decline in aid from venezuela we cure exports and the cas crunch meanwhile cuba's relationship with the u.s. has worsened due to the u.s. president donald trump taking a hostile stance and now we bring in our latin america editor of the seer newman she's joining us from heaven as a first set the scene for us on the municipal elections. well there even it sounds as though it's not a big deal in municipal election but it is the only time in the whole electoral cycle or process in cuba where citizens actually vote directly for their officials and they're doing so in large numbers all over the country they actually first of all elect them on the on the neighborhood level committees me to they choose the candidates and then people can go neighborhood by neighborhood and choose amongst them but that's it after this it's in the hands of the provincial minister the provincial org and then they choose the national assembly which as you mentioned will eventually in february choose the successor for many people are beginning to complain about that they say they want to have a right to choose their president directly but that is not the way the system works and probably one of the most interesting things about this year's election apart from the fact that it will determine in some way or other who will succeed the raul castro is the fact that darts a number of dissidents attempted to become candidates on the larger than ever amount to understand that several dozen did but they were filtered out and they will not be running for these elections as usual and how much and it's you know one of the things is that you don't have to be a member of the communist party but you do need the blessing god of emotion i wanted to just add that you don't have to become a member of the communist party but you have to be supported by god to see how much enthusiasm but with the whole is there than for these elections well that's going to be interesting to know how many people will cast blank ballots that's a sort of a way to cast a protest vote and the we won't know that until monday but there are long lines of people it's expected that cubans must vote into the consider their duty and they do have a very high turnout here in cuba how much enthusiasm it depends on whom you ask. ok let's see if we thank you for giving us that

president raul castro has voted in municipal elections that will begin the process of naming his successor says he will step down in february next president will become the first person outside the castro family to lead cuba in sixty years. germany's post-election deadlock may be nearing an end with signs that another grand coalition could be in the works after talks with the greens in the pro-business f.t.p. collapsed it looks increasingly possible that chancellor i'm going to michael's conservatism well again for government with the left of center social democrats the s.p.d. . germany's conservatives now say every new grand coalition with the social democrats is the best option the only alternatives are new elections or a minority government both options that party leaders want to avoid. i am skeptical about a minority government germany said big play in european politics we need to show stability. of the cd use parliamentary group leader for a counter called on the social democrats to live up to their political responsibility. if you have to partner up with one or even two of the parties whenever you want to posit new law in the bundestag that might turn out even more nerve wrecking

raul castro's legacy? >> at the very good question and you are quite right to focus. it is noteworthy that there are many and has long been many biographies of fidel castro, but not oneod one. moreover, it is analytically important still today given that it will remain as first after the february transition it remains pertinent to think about it. so, first point is the contrast if one takes a long time span. he first appears in the public arena in 1958 foreign troops under his command, rebel troops kidnap a whole bunch of u.s. systemsle and subsequently available archival information made it clear that the time has thought he was extremist and nearly crazy, so there was a real difference of opinion between the two brothers. jump forward to the mid-1960s, and it is his ministry that is responsible for and it is 10 as minister who most resist ending the program known as [speaking in spanish] military unit production that were in effect for labor camps where a variety of people were sent, most notably, thousands of those accused to be. homosexual. it is the daughter affirming that being gay and adopting a number of practical policies including police retraining to make

castro's brother raul is already a self-proclaimed communist. his close associate che guevara had participated in an unsuccessful revolution in guatemala. but a few cubans, even in the middle class believe fidel castro at first he promises free elections, acknowledges the traditional rights of citizens and establishment of the government. but elections never take place, and the government quickly becomes an instrument of coercion. the takeover is a success. ♪ narrator: berlin 1961. our road has almost reached the present. ♪ narrator: why have the russians built this wall? why are men in berlin and -- denied the right guaranteed under international agreements to pass really from zone to zone within berlin? the communist explanation is simplicity itself. according to them, west berlin was a base for intrigue and imperialist assault on east berlin and east germany where a man has a chance to enjoy the finer things in life. ♪ tak narrator: but they were going the other way. east to west. so has every other casualty at the wall. no one can be sure of the real reason, but prior to the direction of the wall, almost anyone who could get into east germany would reach west berlin with his feet held out. many

the process of choosing a successor to president raul castro says he'll step down in february the next president will be the first person outside the castro family to leave cuba for sixty years. christmas markets across germany opens today with increased security concrete barriers have been erected around the berlin market that was the scene of terror attack last december when an islamist militant drove a truck into the crowd killing twelve people police will also be president ma says . germany's chancellor i'm going to america wants to start talks on trying to forge a new for my government with the center left social democrats the leader of the social democrats martin childes has previously ruled out any role in a new government but he reversed his position following the collapse of talks with other parties last week chancellor merkel says it's crucial that germany forms a stable government soon. unless it's to make another go of it her conservative party the c.d.u. has decided now that coalition talks with the pro-business free democrats and the greens have collapsed to try and build a stable german government with the social democrats