2010. The journey for Nelson Mandela ended this morning, he was laid to rest in qunu, a small village where his life began. Tens of thousands of demonstrators spent the day demanding that ukraine leaders sign a deal with the e. U. John mccain and chris murphy travelled there to support the protesters. British actor peter otoole died in london, he was known for his role in lawrence of arabia. Those are the headlines. Goodnight. Your subject your commitment and your discipline has released me to stand before you today. I never heard him say that he was grateful to the United States. The cold war mentality of the 1980s defined the u. S. Relationship with south africas apartheid rulers and others across the country says former president jimmy carter. All the other president s were in bed with military dictators. He is in the country to attend the funeral of Nelson Mandela. He reflects on u. S. Policy and l how it has changed. Mr. President , thank you for joining us. At the time you were i
Russia. Secretary of state john kerry described the execution of kim jong uns uncle as reckless and underscores the danger in the region. Kims uncle was considered the secondmost powerful figure in north korea. And british actor peter otoole died in london after a long illness. He was known for his role in lawrence of arabia. He was 81. Now Nelson Mandela remembered starts right now. [ singing ] we beseech you in your kindness. Madeba will emerge as the greatest man in the 21st century. The world thank you for sharing this man with us. Hello, im tony harris, when president obama delivered his yulolgy for Nelson Mandela he said, hard to capture the qualities of a person, the qualities that illuminate a soul. So much harder for a giant of history, a man who moved a nation to justice and billions around the world. During the broadcast well bring you images from the farewells in south africa, a week of heart felt celebrations of the quiet but charismatic leader who led a nation out of dark
Tonight, south americas wealthiest country had a new liter, chile has elected michelle bechelet. Lucy i cant newman in santiago. She is back. Chiles michelle bachelet, elected against on the promise of ambitious reforms to make south americas economy stable. The constitution for a democracy that ensures rights for people and guarantees that the voice of the pour majority will not be silenced in the minority. The appeal is unquestionable. This will guarantee my study can study for free. No match for bachelet which seems to be the high abstension. The low voter turnout a big disappointment. They are making the point that they are not coming to vote because its not to do the reforms. That wont be chiles biggest challenge. She has tefl jokingly told crowds that they have such big expectations, they believe she cans fix marital programs. She is afraid those expectations may be unrealistically high. Free quality education to all to better distribution of we cant and a new constitution. Voter
Funeral. Welcome to al jazeera america. Im stephanie sy. South americas wealthiest country has a new leader. Leftwing candidate Michelle Bachelet has been elected president for a second time. Al jazeeras correspondent has the latest on the victory. Shes back. Chillies most popular former president Michelle Bachelet elected again on the promise of reforms, so make south americas stable economy more equal. It is time for a new constitution, for a democracy this ensures rights for people, guaranteeing the future voice of the poor majority will not be silenced in the minority. Michelle bachelets personal appeal is unquestionable. Im thrilled. Michelle bachelet is an amazing woman whose thoughts will guarantee my son will study for free. Rob matheson math. Eu was clearly mathieu was clearly no match. The current government is making the point that it matters how you vote, if not a lot vote you dont have a mandate. If you dont have a mandate, you cant do the reforms you want to do. This will
An amnesty for Edward Snowden. The first pictures from Chinas Mission on the moon. Al jazeeras correspondent in the syrian city of aleppo says more than 120 people have been killed in a helicopter attack. Activists say Government Forces dropped barrels full of explosives on civilians on sunday. Many of the dead were children. A warning this report contains graphic images. This is being described by activists as one of the worst days of the syrian war in a long time. Opposition groups say Syrian Forces used helicopters to drop barrel bombs on to at least 10 neighbourhoods in aleppo. Volunteers are begging for help. Translation we have not rested since morning. More than 10 different areas in aleppo came under bombardment. As you can see this is the only equipment the Civil Defense team has. We dont have other tools or equipment. Its not the first time Government Forces used barrel bombs. They are made with large cinemas, packed with explosives and rolled out the back of helicopters. The