Thirty seven years in power. Alone down in jordan this is our live from doha also coming up the lebanese Prime Minister saad hariri returns to beirut more than two weeks after his shock resignation while in saudi arabia. A verdict to do with the war crimes trial of bosnian leader. Use of genocide against muslim civilians. And dramatic video of the rescue of a north korean soldier who was shot while escaping across the border into the south. Zimbabwes president Robert Mugabe has stepped down after thirty seven years in power is spock scenes of jubilation across the country at large crowds filling the streets and celebration. Sent this report. Jubilation on the streets of harare across the country that Robert Mugabe rule for thirty seven years while to liberation as maybe even days. News demagogy was stepping down came as both houses of Parliament Sat in an extraordinary session to debase the president s impeachment to speak at the speed of the session and told m. P. s that hed received a letter. Mugabe wrote that he was resigning with the medias effect voluntarily in order to facilitate a smooth transfer of power. To the crowds outside those who was many thought theyd never have ever since i was born i have never thought to this day im so close for thirty seven years we have been our fathers were there when my father the war veteran who went to war. Went to paris to show well this must have been your mugabes departure comes an emotional week off the military first took to the streets intervening in Party Politics over his succession it likely means that this man. Will become zimbabwes interim leader i had of elections in two. Zubrin now some a cautious about any person whos been proven. To have lived his mission in the previous in what we see what. We do on the field one lives. And politicians like for you to hold. To trouble me a couple through these demonstrations and words ready. To play the game fairly if it is not well to play the game fairly we will take him on. We are sick and tired of the sudden appear soon. I had for decades been a faithful mugabe lieutenant described as the president s enforcer close to the army and nicknamed the crocodile if you would describe him as a democrat. Many a right to wonder what the era would be much different from the past on this night and for now though not mean ok. Or that whatever. Leverage that was why. No one knows whats going to happen next its a new dawn for the country for a people who have only known one leader since the one nine hundred eighty s. Had an. There was paul brennan takes a look now at the life and times of the veterans in bobby and lida they will never believe the change. There will always be. A was even in control that was two thousand and seven. Ten years later when the people left their views be known opiate encouraged by zimbabwes military Robert Mugabe ignored them and then surprise them when he didnt announce his resignation and as widely predicted t. V. Address i thank you. And good night after thirty seven years in control mcgarvie found it hard to let go hes made a career by deftly apa new phoring potential rivals one of the first to be sidelined was joshua como a fellow liberation fighter and comer was leader of the zapata party a gobby merge them with his zanu p. F. Party their alliance was uneasy i dont cum i was relegated to the figurehead role of Vice President. At the turn of the century the gobby started seizing farms owned by whites to a peace supporters angry at the slow pace of land reform the economy shrank by a third unemployment soared about eighty percent. Out of this economic turmoil another rival emerged we must excuse it is sounding defeat morgan chander i formed the movement for Democratic Change it became popular enough to risk defeating mugabe in a president ial election runoff in two thousand and eight. I was beaten up frequently arrested and intimidated dozens of his supporters were killed allegedly by zanu p. F. Thugs and the m. D. C. Leader withdrew from the election worried about the stability of its neighbor south africa forced both men into a coalition chuang or i became Prime Minister but mcgarvey retain control of the police army and secret service and with that the real power of gabby won the election four years ago by a landslide supporters said Voter Registration lists were manipulated critics said mccarthy was just as ruthless at dealing with rivals in his own party war veteran and Vice President joyce maturer was fired in two thousand and fourteen accused of corruption and plotting to assassinate the gobby this time a gabbys wife grace was seen as instrumental in engineering mature its downfall it was the clearest signal yet the mcgarvie was now not only protecting his own position but also laying the path for his wife to succeed him the sacking of emerson made that obvious the Vice President nicknamed the crocodile had been in pole position to succeed mugabe firing him clear the way for his wife. But this time the ninety three year old president had gone too far when a god is close to the military leadership and they stepped in. After thirty seven years Robert Mugabes days of exercising unchallenged power well over. Well reaction from a god by his resignation has been coming in from around the world whilst he was a towering figure on the african continent his influence was also felt globally donna paid reports from johannesburg. As the news that Robert Mugabe had resigned hit the streets of johannesburg there were celebrations relief that one of africas strongman had gone we dont want to. Listen to this it no its not you know this is just so many years but that was to get a. Lot. Of. These are a fraction of the hundreds of thousands perhaps millions of zimbabweans who lift their homeland in a desperate search for work and some who fled political persecution a sense that a profound change has taken place was echoed at the United Nations secretary general and his predecessors have made clear that we expect all leaders to listen to their people and from britains foreign secretary this is a moment of hope for zimbabwe and for the people of zimbabwe the state department was also looking to the future we look forward to and hope for free and Fair Elections he was a disport to some but remains an influential figure in african politics many zimbabweans believe countries like neighboring south africa help to keep him in power by approving elections some thought to questionable since about was military intervened South African president jacob zuma has encouraged a negotiated settlement but it was thembi as president go along the who took the lead reacting to magog his resignation saying its time for the army to return to their barracks so zimbabweans can focus on cohesion and unity a call echoed by the main opposition in south africa the Democratic Alliance and other opposition party. The Economic Freedom fighters said zimbabwe should add fonts and promote mugabes Land Reform Program that stripped white commercial farmers of property placing it in the hands of black people and state the use of Robert Mugabes legacy in this region will be mixed many people reported his idea of but not the way they were realized and for a long time many people have forty should step down theyll be glad its happened pace fully but not that it took so long tony a page out as there are johannesburg. To lebanon now in the return of Prime Minister saad hariri hes arrived in beirut two weeks after announcing his shock resignation one in saudi arabia really is expected to attend lebanons Independence Day celebrations on wednesday president michel aoun has refused to accept the Prime Ministers resignation believing it was done under duress previously said harry was being detained by saudi authorities riyadh has denied the accusations are speaking from cairo on tuesday saad hariri said he will make his position clear in beirut. When shot last may it be a celebration for all of lebanon as i said in paris god willing i will announce my political position from lebanon i wont speak about politics thank you. Or lets cross live now to how he joins us from beirut these Independence Day celebrations come against the backdrop of rising Political Uncertainty in lebanon but is saad hariri likely to show up at this event and how significant is this. What are we expecting Southern Heritage to arrive in about fifteen minutes from now also will be a town the celebration is the speaker of the parliament to be president michel so to see that. Three top leaders here the tending the commemoration of the Independence Day president michel aoun speaker of the parliament the Prime Minister. Is going to be a crucial show. The unity at a critical moment for lebanon a country that has been divided along sectarian lines and also be set by this crisis since the summarized resignation. From riyadh on the fourth of november today the message is going to be one exactly one message a message of unity and hashem so all eyes now on saad hariri whats his next move likely to be. Remains to be seen today after the end of the military parade and the celebration here hes going to move to his house downtown beirut where hes going to address his supporters that species going to be closely monitored by their liberties people waiting for any indication about which way the wind is going to blow in lebanon now it remains to be seen whether he is going to step aside if that happens then the president is going to start talks with a different Political Parties but i have to say that the general sentiment here in lebanon that people are very concerned about that how really. Stepping aside because the country is divided along sectarian lines the political divide has been going on for quite some time concerns about regional meddling into the affairs of lebanon and people he cannot think of someone replacing saddam how do they just if the man goes thats a good one. Into further and certainty and instability in a final thought from you what about ordinary people there and what are lebanese making of this Political Uncertainty and the impact that outside players that you just talked about saudi arabia and iran the impact theyre having on politics there. Mixed reactions here however people have been. Behind the leadership in lebanon they say that the way we announce his resignation is a clear indication of the saudi arabia has been using its political way to try to interfere into the Domestic Affairs of. People here around. President however at the same time its creating many concerns among people concerns about regional confrontation between the iranians and the saudis. Concerns about. What happens if saudi arabia decides to stop providing significant Financial Aid they has been providing to live in for almost four decades people are concerned about the you know the fragile economy theyre also concerned about the fragile Political Landscape there hoping to see this crisis over any time soon but however i have to say that the National Pride of the lebanese has been building up in an extraordinary way over the last few days they say that the way this whole drama has been playing. Over the last few days is something which has been rejected by the lebanese think that this absolutely no way any regional player should dictate its will on the live and will this translate into more unity more consensus among the key players eleven and that is the question where to hashem i have in the lebanese capital beirut thank you. A lot more still to come here not just here including increasing concern in the search for an argentine submarine missing the how for a week plus. 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Aljazeera has their what a story breaks but will also that to see what happens next actuation them on the fire but at the here where mobile barricaded seventy three that we need to hear the movies now is all about change people have gone hostile here the area the mission of the National Army is to do its the entire oil company x. And im just your stories about telling it from the peoples perspective what they think is happening in their culture. Welcome back recap of the top stories here this hour Zimbabwes PresidentRobert Mugabe has resigned as the countrys leader after thirty seven years in power its back scenes of jubilation across the country at large crowds filling the streets in celebration. Lebanons Prime Minister saad hariri has arrived in beirut two weeks after announcing his resignation from saudi arabia lebanons president previously said i really was being detained by saudi authorities which they denied. That north korea is accused of violating the korean war armistice agreement by chasing a defector across the border into the south this video shows the man being pursued and shot at as he crossed the military demarcation line he was rescued by south korean soldiers who dragged him to safety on their side of the front the defector a soldier from the north is recovering in hospital after surgery. The key findings of the special Investigation Team are that the k. P. A. Violated the armistice agreement by one firing weapons across the m d l and two by actually crossing the temporarily you can see personnel at the j s a notified of these violations today who are normal Communication Channels in. And requested a meeting to discuss our investigation and measures to prevent future such violations now that it is due on wednesday in the war crimes trial of former bosnian militarily in iraq hes accused of genocide and crimes against humanity during the war in bosnia in one thousand nine hundred five warning this report by david contains images that some viewers may find disturbing. It was in the siege of sarajevo the world first heard of Ratko Malachi he ordered his serbian troops to kill mutilate and terrorize the civilian population. This is his voice on the intercepted Radio Communication directing his serb artillery guns to open fire on a muslim suburb because he said not many serbs live there. The artillery rounds grenades and sniper fire killed and wounded thousands in the city. One thousand six hundred one of them with children. Cameras recorded some of the atrocities the scenes they captured are still almost impossible to watch let alone describe such was the scale of the barbarity. The memories havent faded nor the names of the victims. Yet my dear friend get drunk i mean it she was thirty nine died on this day she went out to the market to buy food for her child my friends are here and adnan ebro he make each dive. The most serious charges of genocide and crimes against humanity relates to the town of strieber anita. When logic his troops overran the town they hunted down and killed more than eight thousand muslim men and boys. In this previously unseen archive film hes seen threatening the towns muslim leader. Of the muslims do you want to survive or do you want to vanish the way you. Lost two of our sons in the campaign of ethnic cleansing she had to wait nearly two decades before their bodies were recovered and identified them as the news and. They did all sorts of terrible things to us killed and slaughtered great girls in front of us in the middle of the street. This is where one of her sons was killed a bomb in a nearby village twelve hundred men were slaughtered here and their bodies bulldozed into mass graves. And i will lead us there. I would like it most if not a shirt front of a firing squad if our sons are gone then let him be gone as well. This cemetery a few hundred meters away from shore his house is the final resting place of two of our sons and many but not all of the other victims from the surrounding valleys their dates of birth are all recorded this man was eighty five alongside a boy of just thirteen they all die