moscow criticizes the jailing in the u.s. of a person accused of murder. scientists raise a drug resistant strain of malaria spreading in asia. welcome to bbc world news. also ahead, the president of mawlawi has died after suffering a heart attack. he was 78. the people of bosnia are marking the 20th anniversary of the stop of the civil war. moscow has criticized an american court for sentencing a russian arms dealer to 20 years in prison. nicknamed the merchant of death was jailed for selling weapons to rebels in colombia. our report from new york. the notorious russian arms dealer victor boot has found his fate, 25 years in jail. that s the sentence he received for greag to sell guns to colombian rebels willing to kill american helicopter pilots. it s a lie he shouted out in court. he was snagged by a sting operation. the rebels were actually u.s. informants. the judge could have given him as much as life, and he is grateful to her for carefully considering
and now, bbc world news. protesters clash with riot police in athens after a pensioner shot himself dead outside parliament over his pension. a rebel group in mali says its ending its military operations after capturing all the lands it claims. the number of people fleeing to turkey sees a huge rise in just 24 hours after violence erupts again. welcome to bbc world news. i m geeta guru-murthy. also in this program a special report from restricted areas in burma, why despite recent democratic developments, the captured people say they still face persecution. and do it yourself teaching, why competitive parents in new york have decided to make their own schools for their children to go to. protesters have clashed with riot police in athens hours after a pensioner shot himself dead outside the greek parliament. in a suicide note, the man accused of government of reducing his pension to nothing. his death has shocked the country and prompted demonstrators back on to the