of ethnic cleansing in the one nine hundred ninety s. a verdict hearing is under way at the u.n. tribunal also coming up. jubilation has president robert mugabe to resign the man who once proclaimed only god will remove me steps down after thirty seven years in power so what is next for zimbabwe we ll get an update from the capital harare. i m sumi so misconduct good to have you with us judges at a u.n. court has issued a guilty ruling in the case of bosnian serb military leader rod colada it. was facing charges including war crimes crimes against humanity and genocide on many of those charges relating to the massacre of thousands of muslim bosniaks men and boys in the town of structure needs on one thousand nine hundred five of the massacre was carried out by serb troops under modest just command. we re going to listen in to what one of the verdict here is saying judge the chamber considers that most of the factors raised in mitigation by the defense curry little or no weigh
i m richelle carey this is out there live from our world headquarters in doha also coming up the man accused of coronated may two thousand and twelve benghazi attack in yemen as acquitted of the most serious charges also. former bosnian croat leaders wait to learn their fate as u.n. judges hand down their final verdict for war crimes committed for the breakup of yugoslavia. and some good news for thousands of tourists transit on the indonesian resort island of bali. or praise us as it successfully tested its most powerful and or continental ballistic missile yet a weapon it says can reach all of the u.s. mainland these were the scenes of celebration inside north korea were locals. films reacting to the news outside though there is the usual round of world condemnation of the un security council will hold an emergency meeting later on wednesday so this do missile call song fifteen was launched from kyung song not far from the capital at a port only reached a height of about fo
we ve been out and about in cologne to find out. school s over for the day, and youssef is back at home. it s an unusual living arrangement. youssef, who s from egypt, is living with three catholic nuns. [singing] these franciscan sisters in the western german town of olpe have taken in youssef and his family they had to leave egypt because they re christians and were persecuted there. the convent is a livelier place now that an entire family is living here. the sisters are really nice. they re helping me to learn german. they re always ready to help me. they haven t been here very long about two weeks. it s changed our lives. there are new people in our home now. it just sounds different now. when we hear something, we just figure it s one of the family members upstairs. pope francis would approve of what the nuns are doing. he says the church should set a good example. that includes sheltering refugees. but that would be a problem for these dominican friars.
newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: our lead story tonight, for the first time since much of the federal government closed ten days ago, there was talk of a way out. house republican leaders floated a proposal to stave off national default. democrats pressed for a way to reopen the government as well. we begin with a report from newshour congressional correspondent kwame holman. reporter: after a closed-door meeting, house speaker john boehner had a new offer: republicans will okay a temporary increase in the debt ceiling
moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: our lead story tonight, for the first time since much of the federal government closed ten days ago, there was talk of a way out. house republican leaders floated a proposal to stave off national default. democrats pressed for a way to reopen the government as well. we begin with a report from newshour congressional correspondent kwame holman. reporter: after a closed-door meeting, house speaker john boehner had a new offer: republicans will okay a temporary increase in the debt ceiling if the president agrees to nego