nelson mandela between two so all of the provisions and. i think the bulk of it was made up to nelson and. so he orders it always for the course or need for the course you can bet never for you or it's for the people. and that is something my dba i mean that has lived through with many of us watching it like you'd like to think you think you'd like to join the give and take turned into just take privileged groups have forgotten to share much to my deepest displeasure. but life has its good sides to. the best father ever. i particularly never thought we would ever see this day with that he would be president and to see him celebrates his eightieth birthday with everything that happened in prison and also i want to thank the lord for sending us. mandela's eightieth birthday was special in more ways than one of his daughters got a second mother and also michelle five years after his divorce from winnie nelson mandela married a third time this is a very mature relationship. very much but still for the beneath and the this is it by had with it w

helped nelson mandela to become. the first years were pure torture the idea was to consign the prisoners to oblivion to have them forgotten even by their families letters were routinely burned or sense of prisoners were tortured and killed. the regime was out of control. the nelson mandela foundation has valuable materials from this time. a secret service employee returned one of monday was confiscated notebooks. security. it contains handwritten copies of letters he wrote on robben island. historians are preparing the documents for publication so the next generation can find out what it was like. while. there followed years of cruelty. winnie mandela was next in the regime's firing on. that he never wanted a good mandela in there on their premises. so they knew they were going to have to release him that some stage so i think that the structure of winnie was really also . planned way struck by. the government's plan worked when he mandela was embroiled in scandals affairs and murder cases. i have a feeling she she j

go directly to the nelson mandela foundation if the check was made out to nelson mandela between two syllable of the proportions and. i think the bulk of it was made up to nelson and. her so you know reason. always for the course. when you for the course you can bet never before you always were the people. and that is something my dear but i mean that has left me with many of us shaking like you'd like to think that you'd like to join give and take turned into just take privileged groups i've forgotten to share much to my deepest displeasure. but life has its good sides to. the best father ever. i particularly never thought we would ever see this day with that he would be president and to see him celebrate his eightieth birthday with everything that happened in prison and also i want to thank the lord for sending us . mandela's eightieth birthday was special in more ways than one of his daughters got a second mother and also michelle five years after his divorce from winnie nelson mandela married a third time this is a very mature relationship. very much but she'll probably need then

. >> may name is nelson mandela. i am the first accused. >> have i dedicated myself to this struggle of the african people. >> those in power deny your freedom, the only path to freedom is power. >> i will walk to the quarterree but i will no longer run. >> it is not your place to tell me what is possible. >> in is the time to build our nation. >> ignorance brings chaos, not knowledge. >> trevor: now i know a lot of people complain that she takes roles she shouldn't, but i think she nailed it there, she killed it. she was pretty good. scarlet can act, yo. so this movie mandela and there is real mandela. because today marks 100 years since his birth i wanted to spend a few minutes talking about the man. because he spoke about me on my birthday. now that's not true at all now the first thing you need to know about nelson mandela is that his name was not nelson. >> when i went to school, the lady teacher miss mdingane asked what is your name. i told her my african name, rohihila. she said no i don't want that. you must

the suffering of a head of nelson mandela too because the. first years were pure torture the idea was to consign the prisoners to oblivion to have them forgotten even by their families letters were routinely burned or censored. meanwhile the state terror continued in the headquarters of the secret police on the notorious forest a square in johannesburg prisoners were tortured and killed. the regime was out of control. the nelson mandela foundation has valuable materials from this.

and today is the centenary of nelson mandela's 100th birth. a hero to millions, but some young people in south africa are increasingly critical. decision day for google in europe — the us tech giant could be in for a record fine over allegations its android operating system gives it an unfair commercial advantage. and airbus says it's not giving up on it's troubled super—jumbo, despite keeping the double—decker away from the farnborough air show. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. today we're discussing research that suggests chinese consumers are ready to boycott american goods in the event of a trade war. so, we are asking, would you do the same? tell us what you think, just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. so, let's get started. the 12 thai boys and their coach, who endured 17 days stranded in the darkness of a flooded cave system in northern thailand, are to be exposed to the media glare of the outside world later, when the

i think the world is crying for nelson mandela's prison. you compare him with president trump and the rest of them. they are in that for themselves. he was in it for others. ruling with absolute integrity. social justice, equality, human rights, democracy. i think we can do with strong leadership but compassionate leadership for everybody and not just a select few.>> it is missing mandela's leadership.>> i appreciate that.>> andrew mlangeni, you are about to receive the freedom of london and well-deserved. 93 years old and after all your struggles and thank you for being with us. peter, thank you very much.>> pleasure. >>> a vision of unity from mandela but trump has a divisive style. his power rest on deeply loyal voters representing 45 % of all americans but after the president's controversial comments along vladimir putin in helsinki and after his assertion today that russia is no longer targeting the united states elections which directly contravenes his direct -- dan coats, this issues -- issue dampened the enthusiasm of his supporters

a young activist says that nelson mandela and his generation should be left in the past. >> we have nelson mandela shoved down our throats literally as ice only stalwart, the onl that contributed to the freedom we supposedlhave. i'm not going to worship nelson mandela. he did what he did. thanks. but he was not the only person. andrter: a research author who recently released a compilation of letters nelson mandela wrote while in prin feels the criticism is unwarranted. >> i think it is very unfair, because they did what they could do and what they had to do.wa their joto bring about democracy. i think what his layacy is now isg to the whole world, if you want anything to work, focus on human rights, equality. we can't separate human beings, we cannobring about more violence. the only way the world is going to survives if we follow these strategies. -- these values. reporter: but in a country struggling with unemployment, discontent, and the ever increasing inequality gap, nelson mandela's ideals will continue to be re-examined. >> we are so fixated on the past. we can take the lessons and

well it's been a century since south africa's anti apartheid icon nelson mandela was born a ceremony is taking place in johannesburg to honor his vision for democracy and social inclusion barack obama america's first black president is delivering the annual lecture to mark the occasion it's to his heart most high profile speech since leaving office. let's go over to the task and of course politicians of good and great past and present turned some very influential members of civil society all taking to the stage who's been speaking so far and what they've been saying. well we've heard from nelson mandela's wife aggression michelle and i listen if we can south africans have been speaking and the theme today seems to be that over leadership everyone who's spoken so far has said nelson mandela was a great leader they said when he became president his priority was focusing on his people he wanted each and every south african regardless of race to have a good life into a place within a unified country they also say that he stayed down after his first term something with some presidents pas

mandela day out of us that sent nelson mandela. is he still relevant in modern south africa as young voters grow up and they still look to him as a figurehead. some do not some see also modellers a man who sold out a man who left white people in charge. of south africa and some will say straight out they have no respect. for many others young and old and i suspect for the majority of south africans he does still as obama said he bodies the spirits of non racialism of doing good of liberal progressive ideals over all perhaps useful seniors as a positive influence but we aren't quite sure where that legacy might be going in the future could talking to thanks for joining us for the vet from a business insider in south africa. the united nations migration agency says almost fifty one thousand migrants across the mediterranean to europe so far this year as less than half the number that made the perilous journey two in the same period in twenty seventeen while the numbers are down plenty still dream of a new life in your state of these

lots of events happening today to mark the 100th anniversary of nelson mandela's birth. tell us about some. >> lots of celebrations across the country, with south africans wanting to continunue the legacy of nelson mandela, the man who they always regarded as the father of the nation and a liberator. of c course, people are saying they want to r renew the mandela legacy and to do that, people are taking 67 minutes. the reason why 67 is because 67 minutes is because nelson mandela dedicated 60 seven years of his life and service to his country. a publicis not holiday, people will be taking 67 minutes time to either go and clean the rivers, the streets, feed the poor, read to children at school, and also to treat excellence. this is all to continue the legacy of nelson mandela, who stood for peace, love, and reconciliation. areon: the people there taking part in several initiatives to mark his legacy. businesses are slightly cashing in somewhat on the day? yes, they have placed advertisements on social media on south africans to take advantage of mandela day, saying that y

everybody to get you can use the same applies to nelson mandela. around ten thousand people listen to obama speech in a stadium in johannesburg. the tickets were free of fierce managed to get one fellow came to embody the universal aspirations of this disaster people all around the world. the hopes for a better life. and the hopes shared by many here a fear says obama is a man after his own heart especially when he speaks about dashed hopes. it is a plain fact that racial discrimination still exists in both the united states and south africa that the accumulated disadvantages of years of institutionalized depression have created yawning disparities. that as has inequality has to be eliminated once and for all he hopes that obama uses his political clout to how tough africa achievement. is hear more from journalist definite divest he's an associate editor at business insider south africa and joins us from johannesburg welcome to day w. what else i could you tell us about to president obama's message today there's one clip that i see is getting love

president nelson mandela backed by russia and china mandela was a tireless activist in south africa but also in later life a powerful voice against the iraq war and sanctions on cuba he's remembered here at the nelson mandela santini exhibition one of the organizers of the exhibition is former labor cabinet minister and the apartheid activist mona hay new joins me now thanks so much for inviting us to this amazing exhibition tell me about the significance of an exhibition about a leader from a country now talking about as a leader of a brics country in the developing world and the emerging economies. of the south well first of all the exhibition is free it's been able to be said because of general sponsorship and we were thrilled that the the jew conductress of sussex opened this because that is in the. bulldust to attract younger people particularly to learn about monday early in their thousands and tens of tens of thousands of visitors here over the next month running up until the nineteenth of august but of course for the prime of his life nelson mandela was in prison twenty seven ye

nelson mandela so that for his first black democratically elected leader made reconciliation a priority of his presidency one of his biggest achievements was his role in city of the truth and reconciliation commission it investigated crimes committed during apartheid on both sides to try and unify a racially divided nation political analysts say it worked to a certain extent at that time there was uncertainty by the country's future and whether the different races could live together but more than twenty years later south africa still struggles with the race and other challenges factions in the ruling african national congress threaten to defy the continent's oldest liberation movement millions of black south africans continue to live in shanty towns with little access to running water electricity or quality health care nelson mandela's legacy of protheroe and and reconciliation as mean threatened or will be years by social conflict in south africa this country has one of the highest rates of inequality in the world the poor black majority said they want jobs and lands some sort african

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i believe in nelson mandela because. i believe in a vision shared by god being king abraham lincoln. i believe in a vision of equality and justice and freedom and multiracial democracy built on the promise that people are created equal that people reminds us that no one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or is religious people must learn to hate. anything to learn to hate. or love come from or did truly to the human heart. and before we bring you have that the current u.s. president donald trump has paid a spectacular turnaround on remarks he made at the summit with russia's vladimir putin speaking at a cabinet meeting he said he now says russia did meddle in the u.s. election and that he misspoke yesterday when he said he saw no reason for russia to interfere clear. i have full faith and support for america's great invalidations agencies always have and i have felt very strongly that well russia's actions i had no way at all on the outcome of the election let me be totally c

, nelson mandela's granddaughter. sahm venter wrote the book and the forward was written by zamaswazi dlamini—mandela. it is an honour to have you both. it is a great book, beautifully produced, i want you both to convey to viewers today what this reveals about the man himself. i will start with you, sahm. it is an almost impossible task to take a couple of highlights, but what would they be? firstly the letters to his family in very difficult circumstances showing how he tried to bea circumstances showing how he tried to be a father to his children and a husband. he wasn't allowed to see them for many years, the children. also the letters to the authorities, he was not allowed to write about prison conditions to the family, but he did to the authorities, and we gotan he did to the authorities, and we got an idea of exactly what it was like in prison. there was a letter written in 1986, he had been imprisoned for 24 years, and he said toafamily imprisoned for 24 years, and he said to a family friend, if i had to do

on african hero who fought for freedom and human rights nelson mandela. his opposition to south africa's apartheid regime inspired activists only for the one of them and continues to do so more nine hundred years ago nelson mandela on life funded bitchy. mood he was forty five minutes. tough reconciliation. motional than a year off to reach liberation from islamic states. and how could victims and perpetrators eventually gather today going up to. the i.r.s. family shouldn't be allowed to come back because. mostly it was he enemy today. we make up over but we watch as often the end of the two pipes we ought to settle some of this and. do you want to shoot the continent's future to be part of it and join the dumpsters as they share their stories their dreams you can see the seventy seven percent plus more for africa chart. we did a little and sneak. a plastic model turned into look meeting stone why do algae cleaner the good idea can work anywhere and there are people developing smart solutions everywhere and. let's inspire each other to go into africa vita

south africa marks the centenary of former president nelson mandela as book but all is not well in the rainbow nation we find out why many young people have lost faith in their country's founding myth. and refocus on reconciliation efforts in mosul where year after the so-called islamic state was driven out of the second city in iraq in an exclusive report you follow a district mayor trying to get everyone to live together in peace amid the ruins but he fears that task might take one hundred years because. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring eight thanks for joining us u.s. president donald trump has made a spectacular u. turn on remarks he made after monday's health thinking. summit with his russian counterpart vladimir putin the remarks provoked a political storm in the united states now in a bid to limit that damage trump says he made a mistake when he appeared to accept putin's denial russian meddling in the twenty sixteen elections. it was an appearance arranged hastily in washington facing heavy criticism u.s. president donald trump made a rant admission of error and

the party of nelson mandela which now governs the country. they and c. has been in power for twenty four years enough time to improve the lives of black people says charles like many in south africa he believes the time has come to start taking from the white community and redistributing the wealth to black people . only a small minority of south africa's black population has managed to move up to the middle class. is a lot in the hole is one of those privileged few. she's in a band called freshly ground. salami doesn't agree with the hardliners she doesn't believe south africa's problems are simply a matter of skin color but she's aware that she lives a privileged life as the lead singer in one of the country's most popular bands she's among the winners in the new south africa. definitely the struggle for freedom paid off i mean i'm sitting here in this room. with people from all over. the continent all of a south africa have had a really. amazing education i can vote. and unite i can use this we can use the same bathrooms you know assists definitely th

nelson mandela is known to have wanted ramaphosa to succeed him as president. as the a.n.c. chief negotiator ramaphosa worked with the old regime to draft south africa's first post apartheid constitution he has a strong reputation and is considered pro-business so many were shocked when he announced that he too would support the expropriation of land without compensation . this division or. its time has come it cannot be our voice. we can work around no way for. among the measures that we are going to use to absolutely it's the distribution over that of it's procreation without compensation. and it's not just the white business community that's concerned we've come to a bakery in pretoria this is exactly the kind of initiative that amc is keen to promote a successful business run by black entrepreneurs. two sisters took a seat on the long go and. set up a company three years ago called cake world the end sees move towards a more hard line position is the cause of great concern to them. they're worried about the future of the country's economy and the potential impact on all

president barack obama has been paying tribute to nelson mandela as an event to commemorate what would have been the former south african leaders one hundredth birthday in his the highest profile speech since leaving office he described as one of history's true giants he urged people around the world to emulate the figurehead despite uneven progress in south africa itself. most blacks in south africa live in townships like this one. officer let's say is hoping to have barack obama's visit here to show the world that south africa is still a developing country that feeling of yes we can it was like. everybody to give that you can do use the same applies to knows in one day was. around ten thousand people listen to obama speech in a stadium in johannesburg. the tickets were free a famous managed to get one yellow came to embody the universal aspirations of this possessed people all around the world their hopes for a better life. and perhaps shared by many here affair says obama is a man after his own heart especially when he speaks about dashed hopes. it is a plain fact that racial discri

same applies to nelson mandela. reporter: around 10,000 people listened to obama's speech in a stadium in johannesburg. the tickets were free. he managed to get one. >> mandela came to embody the universal aspirations of dispossessssed people all around the world. their hopes for a better life. reporter: and the hopes shared by many here. he says obama is a man after his own heart, especially when he speaks about dashed hopes. >> it is a plain fact that racial discrimination still exists in both the united states and south africa. that the accumulated disadvantages of years of institutionalized oppression have created yawning disparities. reporter: he says inequality has to be a limited once and for all. he hopes obama uses his political clout to help south africa achieve that. phil: let's get more from journalist phillip de wet, associate editor from business insider. welcome to dw. talk us ththrough someme of mr. obama's key points. phillip: it was an interesting speech, cecertainly a roususing speech at times. i

met nelsonou mandela, can you describe the moment? >> he leaves south africa and it goes to zambia where they were meeting. 1990. .hat morning, i get up i am standing in line to meet nelson mandela. never did i think i would lay eyes on this man, let alone see him in person. i had gone all over the country, free mandela, free my people, free south africa. i get up and one of my colleagues from pennsylvania, he says mr. mandela, i would like you to meet congressman dellums. mandela did this hollywood double take. he has these big hands. impression. he heard my name and he goes ronald dellums. we have heard much of you. you gave us hope. you kept us alive. he hugged me and i broke down and cried. my kids is said -- you actually .et mandela what did you think? i said i think i was in the presence of the most serene human being i have government in my life. he was an incredible person. whenever he would see me, he would say, my dear friend ronald. remember when he came to the united states on his thank you tour? everybody was competing fo

use the same applies to nelson mandela was around ten thousand people listened to obama's speech in a stadium in johannesburg. the tickets were free affairs managed to get one fellow came to embody the universal aspirations of this possessed people all around the world. their hopes for a better life. by many here affair says obama is a man after his own heart especially when he speaks about dashed hopes. it is a plain fact that racial discrimination still exists in both the united states and south africa that the accumulated disadvantages of years of institutionalized the pressure have created yawning despair. and that says inequality has to be eliminated once and for all he hopes that obama uses his political clout to help south africa achieve the. well as south africa marks the mandela it's worth pausing for a moment to remember his extraordinary life a life that changed of course not only his nation but politics around the world born in one thousand nine hundred when south africa was still a british colony mandela rose to prominence when he joined the african national congress back

president barack obama has paid tribute to nelson mandela on the one hundredth anniversary of the south african leaders both obama spoke of the universal appeal of mandela's message and urged people around the world to respect human rights it's his most high profile speech since leaving office through a sacrifice and unwavering leadership. and perhaps most of all through his moral example mandela. and the movement he led would come to signify something larger he came to embody the universal aspirations of this possessed people all around the world the hopes for a better life the possibility of a moral transformation in the conduct of human affairs. ones to ceremony pay tribute to the man many believed healed so when nelson mandela became president in one thousand nine hundred four it marked the birth of the rainbow nation but it's hardly tassel reports many challenges still remain in a post mandela south africa. i know my share but as attended the truth and reconciliation commission hearings in south africa shortly after apartheid ended she wanted to find out why government soldiers sho

president barack obama delivers a tribute to the late south african president nelson mandela on the eve of what would have been his one hundredth birthday. in japan and the european union synanon free trade deal covering a third of the global economy more than six hundred million people. i'm filled gal welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has made an about face on remarks he made as a summit with russia's vladimir putin speaking at a cabinet meeting he now says that he accepts russia did mettle in the u.s. election and went on to say that he misspoke yesterday when he said he saw no reason for russia to interfere. yes that our intelligence community is conclusion that russia is meddling in the two thousand and sixteen election took place pretty other people also. a lot of people out there there was no collusion at all. we're clear about there was no collusion let's get more from did abuse a washington bureau chief an example of welcome alexander this is not a president known for backing down so what has brought this about. i think it was the harsh criticism the president h

prime minister may: today marks 100 years since the birth of nelson mandela. i am sure that the whole house will want to join me in paying tribute to his extraordinary life and will agree with me that his message of forgiveness, peace and reconciliation is as relevant today as it ever has been. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am proud to have nelson mandela place in my constituency, and we celebrate that today as well. there were 934 drug-related deaths in scotland last year. each one of those deaths is a tragedy, and a preventable one at that. drug laws are reserved to westminster. how many more families is the prime minister willing to devastate before she will allow glasgow to get on with the work of building a drug consumption room to save lives? >> i agree with the honorable lady that each death due to drugs is a tragedy, and i am sure that every member of this house will have known people in

words and to speak it and it is really important that for nelson mandela he thought the o.j. case is a way out of public safety and that's one of those legacy left behind me that people hope that he needs is all over the country to take down that roll tide educate the forest the poor and maybe that would help alleviate poverty labels in the country and leave it there for no highroad of course and follow votes with you through the day thank you. yemen's who the rebel leader has told a french newspaper that he's ready to hand over control of the port of data to the united nations if the saudi and and the rocky coalition ends its offensive there at sea port has been controlled by the rebel since twenty fourteen it provides a vital lifeline for war ravaged again with seventy percent of food imports passing through it last month the coalition launched an offensive to capture the port in an interview with a live figure if the chief have been malika who also accused france of contributing to the violence by selling arms to saudi arabia and the u.a.e. . well fighting around today to

so little doubt about nelson mandela's contribution to the past of his nations of africa but today it's a nation with many troubles including high unemployment with few prospects for the future the freedom mandela fought for has little to offer many people in south africa especially the young generation. so wetter south africa the township to the seas way cozy still calls home he's part of the first generation of children born in the hopeful years after apartheid that the rainbow nation nelson mandela dreamt of is far from reality he says the friend who from a nation is availability of drugs everywhere in the story today yeah definitely a lot of crime lot of it that's owing one nation as well. so many young south africans say they've had enough of the myth of mandela. they may have the freedom he fought for but what use is that they are scared about a job or prospects but. people say the guy's all out man everybody says. they can sit through so yes people have lost their land in the war and. their lenders deal with the people who took it and stuff so. i don't know ok let me fixed it can

south africa is the centntenaryf former president nelson mandela's birth. we find out why so many people have lost faith in the dream. and brussels reigns in another tech giant. the european unionon fines googe a record 4.3 billion euros, accusing them of reaching -- breached antitrust rules with its android operating system for smart phones and tablets. ♪ phil: i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. the 12 thai boys who spent more than two weeks trapped in a flooded cave system have been speaking about their ordeal. after a rescue they described as miraculous, the wild boars football team spent the last week recovering in hospital. today they faced the world's press. and their parents. reporter: the long-awaited moment finally comes. he is home. a huge relief for his family. he is one of the 12 boys from the wild boars, a football team that beat all the odds. their opponents -- nature and time. as the boys made their first appearance since the rescue earlier on wednesday, they showed little sign of having spent over two weeks trapped in a flooded cave w

president barack obama delivers a tribute to the late south african president nelson mandela the eighth of what wouldn't be his one hundredth birthday. until gail welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has made down about face on remarks he made that a summit with russia's vladimir putin speaking at a cabinet meeting he now says except russia did meddle in the u.s. election he went on to say that he misspoke yesterday when he said he saw no reason for russia to interfere i accept our intelligence communities conclusion that russia's meddling in the two thousand and sixteen election took place pretty of the people also. a lot of people out there there was no pollution at all. clear on that there was no collusion let's get more from d.w. so washington bureau chief an example of naaman welcome alexandra this is not a president known for backing down so what has brought this about. i think that was the harsh criticism the president has been facing since to with blood in there putting criticism most notably within his own republican party with republican lonely occurs describing

and nelson mandela ever closer to resigns asters. least from. you. if i ever should become as timeless as the green hills moniba once wrote. i know that our land our continent the world will never again be robbed of its freedom and dignity in the way that we work. that makes me happy. and then. good. you're consuming too much fossil fuel. driving too much time to move. with the results deplete is moving up increasing from. important facts alone figures whom up climate change. go into africa thirty minutes on c.w. . it is known as. managers do no good today nothing would change you know the banks. and so was the language of the bank running. for speaking the truth global news that matters g.w. made for mines. iran ones and isolated the city now a major power in the middle east drones sometimes continues to grow. economically and above all militarily. does iran truly want fugues other countries opponents have their jobs iran from the youngest super power source aug fifth on t.w. . news . this is developing news live from berlin german chancellor angela

today would have been nelson mandela's 100th birthday. it's a moment to reflect on everything he did for south africa — but it's to reflect on south africa's current situation. 30 million people — more than half the population — live below the poverty line. the world bank says it's one of the the most unequal countries in the world. —— the most unequal country in the world. and some young south africans are starting to ask whether the way nelson mandela guided south africa from apartheid to democracy is responsible for that. nomsa maseko reports from johannesburg. there are many people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and nonviolence. from the call for armed struggle, to the voice of reconciliation, nelson mandela took manyjourneys in his life. the global icon would have been celebrating his 100th birthday today. world—renowned photographer oscar gutierrez documented the south african transition into democracy and followed mandela closely through his lens. i would not be surprised if one

so every day we are part of nelson mandela community. # free nelson mandela... # in life, he fought for freedom. after his death he still gives hope for the future. a life and legacy that continues to inspire. # free, free, free nelson mandela... # elaine dunkley, bbc news. some breaking news from westminster in the last few minutes with particular reference to the democratic unionist member of parliament ian paisley junior. democratic unionist member of parliament ian paisleyjunior. he is to be suspended for 30 days from the commons and ten. this is after he failed to declare a luxury trip to sri lanka that had been paid for by the sri lankan government —— from the sri lankan government —— from the house of commons. it was said, "mr paisley breached the rules of the house by failing to register within 20 days the two visits made to sri lanka with family members." these were unmarked 2013 dead subsequently in july 20 these were unmarked 2013 dead subsequently injuly 2013. the commission further found the hospitality he received with his family in sri lanka constituted a financia

president barack obama leaves a tribute to the late south african president nelson mandela on the eve of what would have been mandela's one hundredth birthday it's obama's highest profile speech since leaving the white house also rejected protectionism the european union and japan signed a landmark free trade deal and gracing a third of the global economy and more than six hundred million people. thanks for your company everyone u.s. president donald trump is set to answer a barrage of criticism in washington this shortly following his conduct at a summit with russia's vladimir putin while at the summit trump appeared to accept at face value putin's denial that russia meddled in the twenty sixteen u.s. election this. by the findings of the u.s. intelligence agencies well we'll cross live to trump as soon as he begins a speaking first a look at the backlash that greeted trump upon his arrival back home. touching down to a storm of criticism this was not the welcome home president trump would want but off to siding with the russian president over america's own intelligence services it w

president barack obama has paid tribute to nelson mandela's vision for democracy and social inclusion during a special event one hundred years since the. birth. of the universal appeal of mandela's message and urged people around the world to respect human rights it's his most high profile speech since leaving office. through a sacrifice and unwavering leadership and perhaps most of all through his moral example mandela. and the movement he led would come to signify something larger. he came to embody the universal aspirations of this possessed people all around the world the hopes for a better life the possibility of a moral transformation in the conduct of human affairs it's good to hear the injuns by first so tell us about the main messages in obama's address. two issues came up leadership and human rights and everyone who spoke they all say that nelson mandela was a great man from the time he fought in departed from the time he was president and his priority was making sure that all sides africans try to have a better life when barack obama spoke he even suggested to people that r

i believe in nelson mandela's vision. i believe in a vision shared by gandhi and king and abraham lincoln. i believe in a vision of equality and justice and freedom and multi-racial democracy, built on the premise that all people are created equal, and they're endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights. and i believe that a world governed by such principles is possible and that it can achieve more peace and more cooperation in pursuit of a common good. that's what i believe. and i believe we have no choice but to move forward; that those of us who believe in democracy and civil rights and a common humanity have a better story to tell. and i believe this not just based on sentiment, i believe it based on hard evidence. the fact that the world's most prosperous and successful societies, the ones with the highest living standards and the highest levels of satisfaction among their people, happen to be those which have most closely approximated the liberal, progressive ideal that we talk about and have nurtured the