robert mugabe's party won a two thirds majority in parliament. robert mugabe was reelected as president for another five years. >> what is the future of my children? what is the children of every household? what if the economic, social, political future of this country? are we sliding back to 2008? are we moving forward with new opportunities question mark that hope has been dashed. >> he wants african leaders to intervene. he also wants new elections and says his party will not participate in government institution reform from now on. there have been messages on media and state television warning people not to take to the streets. some supporters are very angry and frustrated. police on the streets of the despite the police presence, it was business as usual. one gets the sense that people are asking questions. >> zimbabweans are a peaceful people. they were just waiting to go and vote. the resignation of a member of the electoral commission over the results has caused more controversy. zimbabweans from all walks of life know the next two days c

early results predict robert mugabe's party is leaving. in the capital, most people said they wanted to improve their lives. >> to thrive like in other countries. >> we want leaders who can perform. and somee problems people being turned away from voting stations, the african .nion says it is satisfied >> the election itself was free. andybody wanted to campaign was able to campaign anywhere. anyone is free to go to the constitutional court and challenge the results when it is announced. >> the constitution gives seven days from the announcement of the results in which to do that. them to pleasee avail himself of these --visions so that >> urging the candidates, but the prime minister's party says it could take to the streets if robert mugabe is declared the winner. will be heading back to the polls later this month with none of the president shall candidates getting enough votes to win out right. the former prime minister will face x finance minister. >> for almost a year and a half, mali has been in crisis. a rebel advance in the north.

we have this report. >> another five-year term for robert mugabe.this was delayed by the opposition leader, morgan chenorai, who said this was a sham that did not reflect the will of the people. the 89-year-old leader took his oath in front of thousands of supporters, extending his 33 year grip on power. elections,all of there will always be bad losers. it is the price we pay for electoral democracy. >> many former heads of state went to the inauguration, but very few of the current leaders attended. perhaps a tepid technology of the concerns raised along the disputed election and the allegations of voter fraud. lashingried messages out at western governments. they are firmly in control willbert mo go-- mugabe have to prove that he can deliver on his promises. the foundation of his economic empowerment program -- and the takeover of foreign earned businesses. >> robert mugabe's supporters expressed their confidence. he promised us employment and prosperity and immunizations. he will rule forever and ever. >> i am proud to be in zimbabwe and support

we have this report. >> another five-year term for robert mugabe.this was delayed by the opposition leader, morgan chenorai, who said this was a sham that did not reflect the will of the people. the 89-year-old leader took his oath in front of thousands of supporters, extending his 33 year grip on power. elections,all of there will always be bad losers. it is the price we pay for electoral democracy. >> many former heads of state went to the inauguration, but very few of the current leaders attended. perhaps a tepid technology of the concerns raised along the disputed election and the allegations of voter fraud. lashingried messages out at western governments. they are firmly in control willbert mo go-- mugabe have to prove that he can deliver on his promises. the foundation of his economic empowerment program -- and the takeover of foreign earned businesses. >> robert mugabe's supporters expressed their confidence. he promised us employment and prosperity and immunizations. he will rule forever and ever. >> i am proud to be in zimbabwe and support

some bubbly's election commission said it was a landslide for robert mugabe. the opposition vows to contest the ballot. -- zimbabwe's election commission said it was a landslide for robert mugabe. the opposition vows to contest the ballot. in iran, the son -- hassan rouhani vows to get sanctions lifted. he was endorsed by ayatollah ali khameini on saturday. he says he wants to improve laws for average iranians. rouhani has not said what he would offer to get sanctions over the disputed nuclear program lifted. in a transfer of power, iran's spiritual leader has bestowed the presidential mandate to rouhani. the new president is regarded as a moderate and pragmatist. as he took office, rouhani pledged to moderation and vowed to avoid the abyss of extremism and save iran's economy. that has raised hopes of the new leader will be able to turn things around. >> as a citizen, i hope rouhani will create jobs and pave the way for more foreign investment in iran. >> the iranian media has been the mahmoude end of ahmadinejad era. mahmoud ahmadinejad's presidency is now o

robert mugabe is one of the oldest leaders and he's in for the long run. at 89, zimbabwe's president has been he elected for five more years. he crushed his rival with 61% of the vote, compared to only 34% for morgan tsvangirai. the international community is starting to react on these results. the e.u., great britain and the u.s. have all voiced their concern. john kerry says they are not credible, plus the electoral process was flawed, she says. >> the opposition leader believes it's the beginning of a period of national mourning. the electoral commission confirmed the victory that president robert mugabe had already claimed the day before. the 89-year-old's power uninterrupted and overwhelmingly won another five-year term. the party now holds a 2/3 majority in particlements. this will allow the push-ahead of constitutional changes. the movement for democratic change says his party has evidence of massive vote-rigging, urging a peaceful response to the alleged fraud. he promised to fight the results. >> they are determined to pursue peaceful, legal and d

a full house cheers for robert mugabe. >> all the sport including jamaica threatened with olympic expulsion because of doping. >>> all the details later in the program. >> hello, france has called for the world to react with force. if it's confirmed that the syrian government has used chemical weapons on its people. secluded boots on the ground as an option. while the u.n. has are already called for an investigation. an activist said, if the americans the british the french and why not the russians as well because they too have condemned the use of chemical arms. you remember? in principle, the russians signed the treaty which prohibits the use of chemical weapons. >> there has been reactions, turkey's foreign minister said all lines have been crossed. criticized the u.n. security council for its inaction. >>> if such an attack was proven the rebels were responsible. >>> and germany has urged the government to grant full access to u.n. chemical weapons experts to investigate the attack. >>> well the attack allegedly happened in the southern suburbs of damascus on wednesday. activists are sa

. >> robert mugabe says he will step down if he loses the election.ow credible is that, and were you surprised? >> it does not come as a surprise to me, and it is a bit hard to say what he means by that, whether he is really genuine. there are a lot of people that say that he is very good at political tactics, and he is a master of the political game. a lot of people are saying he made that statement to calm fears in the west, to make it look like it is a democratic exercise, but there are also other people who say that robert mugabe does believe deep inside that the people of zimbabwe love him, and that he would be really clear to go if he did lose the elections because he would be so furious and so angry that he would step down. >> what about the man who would like to replace him? has being prime minister changed him? what would he do differently this time around? well, -- >> well, of course, his party has been part of that coalition government, so there has been a lot of fighting, and the party has not been able to implement all its promises from t

robert mugabe had a 40-minute speech to the nation broadcast across the country for heroes day, which remembers those who died in the war of independence against britain, which, of course, began in 1980 when zimbabwe became independent. often it is britain that he focuses upon and is nationalistic rhetoric for the day, but much of it was reserved for the opposition on this occasion. he thanked the nation for voting in defense of "our national independence. we demonstrated our love for this country not through the barrel of a gun, but through the ballot." he also thanked the regional african bodies to monitor the election and broadly gave a clean bill of health. >> let's talk about the stolen vote that morgan tsvangirai has a set has happened. of course, this is a holiday now. what happens next? he lodged the complaint with the constitutional court on friday. today and tomorrow or holidays, so the court will begin to hear that complaint later this week. it will then have 2 weeks to decide whether its support -- whether it supports the opposition view that the election was stolen or if

a few days ago president robert mugabe was sworn in for a #th term in office. others say that the process was flawed, most african leaders say that the poles were credibility. they hope for stability. >> what we need to do is mainly to be predictable to the people and to have political stability to manage our public perception well and also to encourage foreign investors to come to the tourism industry. >> this group is visiting zimbabwe for the fist time. they come from spain, australia and island. >> we just had a fantastic few hours walking around victoria falls. absolutely stunning. amazing. >> now the elections are over, local holiday makers want to see zimbabwe regain international acceptance. >> we have got a lot to show out to the people and we have got a lot that we can give out so we are -- i encourage everybody to come. >> government officials here feel that zimbabwe is still being portrayed unfairly. >> when you bring it into consideration and put zimbabwe side by side by what's happening in north africa today we pale in significance in terms of inc

after 33 years in power, robert mugabe's rule goes on and the hopes of those who dare to dream change coming to zimbabwe have been deflated. >> holman: a number of u.s. embassies and consulates worldwide will be closed sunday in the face of a possible terror threat. the state department said today it's being done out of an abundance of caution, and is based on unspecified information. the embassies may be closed for more than one day, depending on how serious the threat is judged to be. president obama has chosen a new leader for the internal revenue service. the nominee-- announced today-- is john koskinen, a retired corporate and government official who's managed a number of organizations in crisis. the i.r.s. has been under fire for singling out tea party groups and others for extra scrutiny when they seek tax- exempt status. on wall street, upbeat reports on manufacturing in china and the u.s. drove stocks to new highs. the s&p 500 closed above 1700 for the first time. the dow jones industrial average gained 128 points to close at 15,628. the nasdaq rose 49 points to close at 3,67

. ♪ >>> robert mugabe has been sworn in for a seventh term. >> reporter: president robert mugabe, wasn. in 2009 we was forced to share power. after elections the year before were marred by violence and allegations of rigging. on tuesday the constitutional court declared him the winner of last month's election. he criticized western countries still questioning his legitimacy. >> today it is written, and dominions of australia and canada who dare tell us our election was not fair and credible. >> reporter: the us won't remove sanctions, and the european union says it is concerned about vote rigging. most african governments have congratulated magabe. he is africa's oldest leader, and there are concerns about his health and whether he can serve another five-year term. he says his policies will one day help the economy recover. analysts say his party must move towards issues more relevant to people today. >> they have to be more serious about their governing, and one of the big issues is performance. fix the economy, create employment, and generally to fix our international standing as a

and zimbabwe's current president eighty nine year old robert mugabe has been reelected for a seventh winning over sixty percent of the votes of the opposition movement for democratic change has claimed the election was fraudulent and denounced to any cooperation with mugabe it also promised to take legal action against the poll results the european union and the us of expressed doubts over the credibility of the election citing huge irregularities. and police are broken up a sit in staged by hundreds of leftwing protesters in a small city in the world in germany activists were trying to prevent a vigil by far right groups in memory of nazi war criminals who they claim were abused after world war two the annual event was cut short when some protesters facing charges for resisting the oath origins. to istanbul where police have used tear gas and water cannons to break up an anti government rally in taksim square the protest was part of a two and a half million strong move across eight cities to demand the resignation of prime minister at the one wave of unrest in kicked off in late may

. >> in zimbabwe robert mugabe has been sworn in for a seventh term in office.e criticized western country for questioning his legitimacy. >> reporter: president robert mugabe is sworn in. in 2009 he was forced to share power with opposition leader. after the elections the year before were marred by violence and accusation of rigging. in his acceptance speech he criticized western country still questioning his legitimacy. >> stay who dared tell us that there elections were not fair and credible. >> reporter: the u.k. wanted an investigation into the results saying the polls were not credible, and the european union said they weren't concerned about rigging. most african governments have congratulated mugabe. at 85 years old, mugabe is africa's oldest leader, but they're concerned about his health and whether he'll be able to serve a five year term. he said he's more than capable and he has big plans. he said black economic empowerment policies will help the struggling economy recover. he said his party must now move away from liberation politics to issues more r

symbolic way felt president -- zimbabwe's president robert mugabe takes on rivals. james"whitey" bulger is found guilty. and we will meet the man who made it all the way to san francisco after getting a double long transplant. -- double lung transplant. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. in his first speech since the disputed july 31st election, zimbabwe's president robert mu gabe viciously attacked his opponents, saying they can "go and hang themselves." the chargey denied but at the vote was rigged. correspondent andrew harding has this report. victory?imous in not president mugabe's style. be's style.ident muga he had this to say. those who cannot handle defeat, can go hang themselves, said mr. mugabe. yet beenly he has not sworn in for another term. his opponents insist they have proof the election was stolen. -- theefeatedmdc nationd mdc spoke of a in mourning. willhave said they challenge the entire process in court. ehe court sides with mr. mugab in such matters. while the legal wrangling may continue for some time, t

the election returned robert mugabe to power. the opposition has evidence that some there were some names duplicated on the list. >> thank you for joining us. our guest discussed molly. >> there is no question that this is a very serious problem. as i was saying, the agreement says that negotiations between the two has to be in 60 days, no later than 60 days. i n't thinthat any government is going to agree to the independencef that part of molly -- mali. i do believe and i agree that this issue has been ignored for too many years. i believe that the time can be ripe for some sort of an agreement to be made. i will be optimistic about that. i think a lot of the people are tired. they don't have tremendous public support. it is obviously a crucial moment for the country. there are reasons for caution. >> when mali was falling apart, the whole world was talking about it. now, nobody seems interested. >> we are discussing in tonight. >> they have had talks and there have been peace deals and we have not seen any final solution on thi

stories, in zimbabwe, voting for the elections, hitting robert mcgarvey over longtime rival -- robert mugabe against longtime rival morgan tsvangirai. in egypt, supporters have ousted mohamed morsi. the military-backed organization was looking to clear supporters from the streets. 300 people have been killed since the beginning of the month, including at least 80 when they fired on people over the weekend. investigating allegations of chemical weapons usage during ki-moon, the un's secretary- general, talking about this happening soon. they are seeking to gain control from rebels. and now, more news very shortly on france 24. >> welcome back to the france 24 debate, which could have far-reaching results. a palestinian liar,, good to see you, sir, and a columnist for israel's top-selling newspaper. on the other side of our studio, an activist and architect, and good to see you, sir, and next to him, a law year at the paris bar. how you practice both at the same time is beyond me, but you are a better man than me. that is the caliber of the guests we have here at france 24. and joining me is a

symbolic way felt president -- zimbabwe's president robert mugabe takes on rivals. james"whitey" bulger is found guilty. and we will meet the man who made it all the way to san francisco after getting a double long transplant. -- double lung transplant. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. in his first speech since the disputed july 31st election, zimbabwe's president robert mu gabe viciously attacked his opponents, saying they can "go and hang themselves." the chargey denied but at the vote was rigged. correspondent andrew harding has this report. victory?imous in not president mugabe's style. be's style.ident muga he had this to say. those who cannot handle defeat, can go hang themselves, said mr. mugabe. yet beenly he has not sworn in for another term. his opponents insist they have proof the election was stolen. -- theefeatedmdc nationd mdc spoke of a in mourning. willhave said they challenge the entire process in court. ehe court sides with mr. mugab in such matters. while the legal wrangling may continue for some time, t

robert mugabe has led zimbabwe for more than 30 years. over and over he reminds voters about his achievements confronting the west as the liberator. to some he's a hero who freed them from their colonial british rulers and led them to independence. >> zimbabwe which we fought for, died for, must never be a colony again. >> the only man that is going to give us our future. >> reporter: mugabe's main opponent morgan tsvangarai has called for better ties with the west to shore up the economy. he says mugabe has to go. >> prosperity is in our hands in our lifetime. >> the only thing for mugabe to do is to respect the intelligence of zimbabweans. >> reporter: they saw prices skyrocket through years of hyperinflation. the national debt as a percentage of gross domestic product has climbed to one of the highest in the world. still for years mugabe has been able to count on voters in farming villages. he's redistributed land providing some to those who had none, but recently more and more of those voters have become critical of their president. m

. >> robert moog of a -- robert mugabe spoke in honor of those who died in the war of independence. he said they would never yield victory to the empty seat and was scathing in his contempt. >> those that are depressed about losing the elections can go and hang themselves if they so wish. but i tell them even dogs will not sniff at their flesh if they choose to die that way. >> but the zimbabwe opposition is not giving up yet. the ndc filed a legal challenge in the country's highest court. the country is believed by the fact that observers in the southern african development community stopped short of declaring the whole fair. >> the election was useful and free but not fair. our constitution says elections must be free, fair and peaceful. so one element is missing. >> observers give the challenge little chance of success. most of the constitutional challengers are considered loyalist. >> it has been a british territory for 300 years but spain has never been happy about it. tensions are flaring up over gibraltar. >> this began over access over fishing waters and spain retaliated wit

. >> robert moog of a -- robert mugabe spoke in honor of those who died in the war of independence. he said they would never yield victory to the empty seat and was scathing in his contempt. >> those that are depressed about losing the elections can go and hang themselves if they so wish. but i tell them even dogs will not sniff at their flesh if they choose to die that way. >> but the zimbabwe opposition is not giving up yet. the ndc filed a legal challenge in the country's highest court. the country is believed by the fact that observers in the southern african development community stopped short of declaring the whole fair. >> the election was useful and free but not fair. our constitution says elections must be free, fair and peaceful. so one element is missing. >> observers give the challenge little chance of success. most of the constitutional challengers are considered loyalist. >> it has been a british territory for 300 years but spain has never been happy about it. tensions are flaring up over gibraltar. >> this began over access over fishing waters and spain retaliated wit

agnew, i thought that robert mugabe was the one who cheated elections.hese republican governors are much worse than robert mugabe, aren't they? >> i would say so. i would even go so far as to say it's in the best interests of many on both sides of the aisle not to have people who are affected disproportionately by many of the laws that are passed, be able to vote and be able to voice theirselves and interests in the ballot. soemt you seep it in florida. governor rick scott just began another series of purging of the voting roles. it's all strategic. it's all meant to limit the power of young people. we have a veneration of people criminalize. once you have a felony in the state of florida, have you no voice for the rest of your life. >> the reverend william barber in north carolina said it is trampling on the blood, sweat and tears of the martyrs, black and white who fought for voting rights in this country. isn't the governor mccror ril simply writing off with a stroke of a pen 30 years of progress? >> 30 years of progress and the basic ma jurortarian i

elections, calling on the country's top or to a no robert mcgaugh they -- annu -- top court to annul robert mugabe's victory. western observers also criticized the poll as unfair. in europe's italy's parliament hopes a new stimulus package can help jumpstart the country's flailing economy. >> most of that money will go to major infrastructure projects like axing the national railway and building new streets and schools. the plan also includes tax incentives for businesses that reinvest profits and refrain from cutting workers. onto the markets, and after suffering declines, our correspondents send us the summary of the friday trading session at the frankfurt stock exchange. >> shares were gaining, but not overwhelmingly so. that makes it very difficult to predict whether rich chinese will continue to spend money for german cars as generously as they used to. he trading week here in frankfurt ended slightly lower, and traders are not convinced whether next week's earnings report will manage to change the mood significantly. companies will present their earnings to two large utilities. all of these co

elections, calling on the country's top or to a no robert mcgaugh they -- annu -- top court to annul robert mugabe's victory. western observers also criticized the poll as unfair. in europe's italy's parliament hopes a new stimulus package can help jumpstart the country's flailing economy. >> most of that money will go to major infrastructure projects like axing the national railway and building new streets and schools. the plan also includes tax incentives for businesses that reinvest profits and refrain from cutting workers. onto the markets, and after suffering declines, our correspondents send us the summary of the friday trading session at the frankfurt stock exchange. >> shares were gaining, but not overwhelmingly so. that makes it very difficult to predict whether rich chinese will continue to spend money for german cars as generously as they used to. he trading week here in frankfurt ended slightly lower, and traders are not convinced whether next week's earnings report will manage to change the mood significantly. companies will present their earnings to two large utilities. all of these co

parliamentary polls yesterday the results should say your fate of eighty nine year old president robert mugabe after three decades in power was declared he will step down if he's not reelected however though. western observers were entirely barred from any of the polling stations. and to government protesters captured a city council building in rio de janeiro last night they were rapidly dislodged though by police with stun guns and tear gas with clashes then breaking out all across the streets in the protests started back in june over a bus fare hike but rapidly snowballed into nationwide anger over government corruption. or let's get into as promised a time to upset the banks it comes at max keiser targeting the tapeworms of the global economy life from moscow it's on. remember we talked about clothing for regular folks like you and me that can make you invisible to drones well freedom fashions as i like to call them are continuing to expand although the fact that our drones infrared eyes are very scary the more common street cameras are way more likely to want to average day violate your pr

parliamentary polls yesterday and the results should seal the fate of eighty nine year old president robert mugabe after three decades in power is declared he will step down if he's not reelected hours away from those of us were barred from the polling offices results due in five days the police also are threatening to take any action against. or i'm back in half an hour's time with more of the top world headlines here on r.t. for the meantime go over to our washington studios for our financial chat prime interest just. technology innovation all these developments around russia we've got the future covered. when you take three. four three. three. three. three. three blood video for your media project c.e.o. don carty dot com. that afternoon welcome to prime interests i'm perry i'm boring and i'm bob english let's get to our headline it's bad day and true to form chairman bernanke evil everday baffling or is it wall following message that pretty much gives him authority to do whatever the fed once on the fly all the while pretending to hear it is some sort of plan that even the plan or otherwise ta

parliamentary vote in zimbabwe have given the incumbent president's party a two thirds majority robert mugabe supporters say they are sure of a landslide victory elections have been called free and peaceful by international bodies however the opposition candidate has called the vote a farce declaring it void. the tunisian army has launched a massive air and ground offensive against islamist militants near the border with algeria the operation targets a region that saw overnight clashes between government forces and armed groups this week eight june is in soldiers were killed by militants in the area. multiculturalism is under the spotlight in france with an increasing number of people saying a lack of integration is causing a growing divide in french society it comes with the government looking to introduce more secular laws which have been greeted by riots and protests. explains . vincent born in france from french parents has been teaching philosophy and run a miguel or in paris where he has spent his whole life now he's getting ready to emigrate he says he no longer feels at home here. of

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parliamentary vote in zimbabwe have given the incumbent president's party a two thirds majority robert mugabe's supporters say they are shore of a landslide victory elections have been called free and peaceful by international bodies however the opposition candidate has called the vote a farce declaring it void. more news with me in the team in just over half an hour from now in the meantime the toll american military endeavors of taking on the country's budget is the focus of breaking the says with the money that's up next of the break. remember we talked about clothing for regular folks like you and me that can make you invisible drones well freedom fashions as i like to call them are continuing to expand although the fact that our drones infrared eyes are very scary the more common street cameras are way more likely to on average day violate your privacy and thus they invented the justice cap this hat blocks your face with l.e.d. lights from face recognition software all the camera will see is an anonymous glowing ghost i personally haven't tested this thing out nor have i seen it with my ow

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. >> the key things to watch out for is how many countries willing to work with robert mugabe. other thing is concerned about his health. he is 89 years old africa's oldest penalty. will he be able to serve his five year term? if not what happens with the succession and moving forward. >> bradley manning's lawyer expects his client to be pardoned. manning has released the statement saying he is female and wants to live as a woman named chelsea. he was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking classified documents. >> turkey's lira has hit a low. the u.s. federal reserve could tighten monetary policy. several other countries including india and brazil have suffered heavy downwardness to their currency. >> a deadly virus has been detected in saudi arabia. the discovery suggestion that a bat could be the origin of the disease. the bats are not thought to be responsible for the transfer to humans. more than 90 people have fallen i will with the virus since it was identified a year ago. half died from respiratory illness. the yemeny government issued a public apology to southern a

robert mugabe lashes out at violet western critics after being sworn in for another term.e is highly critical of the election won by zimbabwe's only president since the dependence in 1980. amid fighting in syria, militants fired records -- fired rockets into israel from southern lebanon. winter is reported. london police say the partner of a journalist in the coverage of edward snowden's u.s. intelligence leaks disclosed they could have put lives at risk. he was held nine hours at london's heathrow airport back on sunday. we will have the stories and much more at the top of the hour, right here on france in depth. welcome. we are looking at and it is thaa decade changing of the guard, of the top leadership. we have the author of 100 questions about china in 2013. also, someone who spent 6.5 years in china. thanks for being whacked back with us. at one point, there is one of the people who supports bo xilai who says i still hope that he can be president one day. >> we have seen comebacks in china before. >> what is interesting, he still enjoys very solid support from people

in zimbabwe, longtime leader robert mugabe has secured another five-year term as president in another disputed election. his supporters cheered and danced in the streets over the weekend as officials announced mugabe captured 61% of the vote. the election was a week ago. the main challenger, morgan tsvangirai, called the results a "massive fraud." e fraudulent election has blinded zimbabwe into a constitutional, political and economic crisis. the people of zimbabwe should be allowed a fresh opportunity to freely, fairly elect their government of their choice. in this regard, a credible, free and a fair, legitimate election must be held as soon as possible. >> holman: the african union endorsed the results, but other observers said one million people may have been barred from voting. it was a quiet day of trading on wall street. the dow jones industrial average lost 46 points to close at 15,612. the nasdaq rose three points to close at nearly 3693. a leading lawyer in the civil rights movement was being mourned today. julius chambers died friday in charlotte, north carolina. he won eig

incumbent president robert mugabe was trying to keep his 33-year grip on power in the african nation. we have a report from neil connery of "independent television news." >> reporter: first light-- but in the chill of dawn, there is hope in the air. the polls have just opened, and already the queues stretch out, such is the hung tore make their voice heard, as zimbabwe votes. opposition candidate ian mcconey arrives to cast his ballot. he believes this could be the most significant day for this country since independence. >> 1980 was a watershed election from colonial days, and this is a watershed election for freedom. >> reporter: but as zimbabwe's only president since independence 33 years ago voted, he said the people had a choice to make and he promised he'll go if he loses. the man challenging him, is confident he has the support needed to win. >> well, i thought that. >> reporter: but with the voters registered only issued yesterday, and widespread allegations of vote rigging, critics doubt this can be judged a free and fair election but despite those fears, across zimbabwe, whe

symbolic way felt president -- zimbabwe's president robert mugabe takes on rivals.es"whitey" bulger is found guilty. and we will meet the man who made it all the way to san francisco after getting a double long transplant. -- double lung transplant.

the man trying to unseat robert accused- unseat mugabe the ruling party of intimidation and ballot rigging. he said the polls did not meet international standards and were not fair. farce. has been a huge the credibility of this election has been marred by the illegal violations which affect the legitimacy of its outcome. but does not meet guidelines -- it is a sham election that does not reflect the will of the people. n independent election monitor group has also described the vote as seriously compromised. >> generally, the environment was relatively calm. based on the empirical reports from our observers, regardless of the outcome, the credibility of the 2013 harmonized election was seriously compromised by a systematic effort to disenfranchise urban voters. >> the results of mali's presidential election are expected to be announced later on this thursday. preliminary results suggest the former prime minister has a comfortable lead. one of the leading candidates says the vote has been marred by -- ballot stuffing. he says he will not accept the results if they do not go for a second ro

mugabe had robert insisted that they would follow the will of the people. the prime minister has accused your party of voter rigging. >> that is false. that can only be a statement made by someone who is accepting defeat. >> there is an anxious mood on the street. people will be hoping to avoid a repeat of the violence which marred the last election in 2008. a tense time in zimbabwe. italy's former prime minister silvio berlusconi is no stranger to court cases but today he actually lost. sentence was held against him for tax fraud. do not expect him to see him in prison stripes. due to his age, he is going to be performing community service or will have to live under house arrest. >> in the early evening, a crowd waited outside of italy's supreme court. at stake, the future of a man who has dominated italian politics for 20 years, silvio berlusconi. inside, five judges filed into court to deliver their verdict. they upheld the prison sentence which a lower court had given silvio berlusconi for tax fraud. the former prime minister is unlikely to go to jail b

. >>> robert mogabe is set to be swornd in, has just made an entrance, thursday has been made a public holiday. mugabe's rulings busing people to the event. there at the national sports stadium, harry, robert mogabe make a triumphant entrance. >> yes is. he is making his rounds around the stadium so he might be coming around in a few minutes. when he does i'll move out of the way and show you. but on the podium behind me it is a festive occasion. from the democratic republic of kongo, a lot of people very excited, opposition, morgan changerai, says, the july elections so he is not here but many people are here waiting for mogabe to come and be sworn in and give his acceptance speech. >> zimbabwe's former colonial minister is not happy of this but are there leaders from other parts of africa at least? >> yes, there is, they will keep working with mogabe, the u.s. say they won't sanction, the eu say they are willing to review the relationship with zimbabwe after the elections, the thing in the eu the countries are divided. some of the new countries don't, see how people accept mogabe, how they see zimbabw