moments of sri lanka's 25-year civil war there was a last push by government forces against the tamil tigers in the north of the country, away from the gaze of the international media and ngos. they were prevented from witnessing the fight from which it is believed 40,000 died. a team of international investigators say it found evidence that citizens were targeted by bombardment and other war crimes between 2008 and into 2009. violations of international law were committed by both sides. evidence was found that sri lankan security forces were responsible for the vast majority. investigators described such established command and control structure that charges of crimes against humanity could be levelled against senior commanders, government officials and tamil tigers. the report written by a law policy experts on criminal law and war crimes found evidence that the crimes continue to this day. perpetrated by the armed forces. an author says a concern is attempts to cover up the crime committed. >> it makes is difficult to prove the guilt because evidence has been destroyed. on the other hand

. >> government troops had crushed the tamil tigers - a guerrilla force which had waged a brutal insurgency seeking self-rule for the tamils c a minority making up about 12 percent of sri lanka's population mainly living here in the north.

. >> government troops had crushed the tamil tigers - a guerrilla force which had waged a brutal insurgency seeking self-rule for the tamils c a minority making up about 12 percent of sri lanka's population mainly living here in the north. >> peace has brought stability tourists are again flocking to sri lanka's golden beaches and investment is flowing.

in 2006 the tamil tigers owned up to the killer, -- killing, expressing regret.commuted theourt death sentence to life. the court says the government has taken too long to respond to clemency. admitted it was some negligent bureaucrat. executejust a threat to these people. these are questions the government did not ask. the court forced the government to ask these questions. >> the move to free them is a generall what, ahead of elections in a few months. group has been blamed for some of the attacks in northern nigeria, but 24 hours after the government said it was winning the war against insurgents. brazil is also been in the headlines recently because it faltering. gdp has tumbled to less than two percent. it's no longer the darling of the brits. as income inequality soars in america and much of europe, here it has actually shrunk. can they keep it up? >> there's a stubborn cloud hovering over brazil's economy these days. what seems an endless rise has given way to talk of recession. tragedy has struck. done one thing very well. it has brought people out of pov

>> thousands of people died in the final months to the sri lankan government's war against the tamil tigersn 2009. >> what has happened is controversial. the sri lankan government launched its own inquiries. the u.n. high commission sees those inquiries, as independent and not credible. she urges that there should be an international independent choiry. she says religious minorities, lawyers, journalists and human rights workers are being harassed. she said -- the u.n. human rights council meet in geneva next month and must decide whether to launch an independent international inquiry. >> australia's government plans to relax foreign ownership rules for qantas. at the moment it's capped at 49%, under a law designed to keep most of the airline in australian hands. qantas claims that the law puts it at a disadvantage. the struggling airline is reportedly about to cut 5,000 jobs as it tries to save $2 billion in cost. the government says if it can help, they will. >> i acknowledge they are doing a lot and have done a lot. in the end qantas have to get their own house in order, and i have no do

in the final month of the 25-year civil war, there was a push by government forces against the tamil tigers in the north of the country, away from the gaze of the international media and ngos. they were prevented from witnessing the fight in which 40,000 are believed to have died. the international team said it has found evidence that found evidence that they were deliberately bombarded. violations of international law were committed by both sides. the investigation found evidence that sri lankan security forces were responsible for seeing the vast majority. >> investigators describe such established command and control structures but charges of crimes against humanity could be levelled against commanders, officials and members of the tamil tyingers. the report commissioned by experts against criminal law and war crimes found evidence that many of the crimes continue to this day, perpetrated by the sri lankan armed forces on the civilian population. an author of the report says a particular concern is attempts to cover up the crimes committed. >> it makes it difficult to prove the guilt, be