we've had a day and a half to absolve the news of nelson mandela's death. a lot of the mourning begins tomorrow with the national day of mourning, and then throughout the week, there are various events. but while government is working furiously in the background around the logistics of what will be some very large events indeed, the rest of us are really taking this time to reflect and prepare for what it has become. >> can you tell us a bit more about that? of course, there is a huge task of preparing for mandela's funeral. >> well, absolutely. the memorial service in particular, we know that very many world leaders will be there. we know that very many south africans will want to be there. and, of course, there is limited capacity, and a lot of the preparations now are centering around things such as transportation and security arrangements. we received confirmation yesterday that the united states president barack obama will be in the country, possibly at that memorial service. you know, he moves in a vast cordon of security, and that complicates things

farewell to nelson mandela. there is one more horrible to go -- one more hurdle to go. members of the party have voted and agreed with the vision democrats. votes, they enough will be sworn in next week. a no vote will beg the question of who will be in power. but these mail trucks contain the answer as to whether germany's biggest party will contain the government, or go back to square one. -- 300,000 postal ballots have been delivered to headquarters. if the coalition is approved, set to becomes the energy minister. general would take the helm of the labor ministry thehendrix could become cabinet minister. >> we won't comment on that or except congratulations either, thank you. conservative side, he looks set to keep his job. minister mayabor get the unpopular health video -- health vote. party leaders are confident that voters will agree to a, -- to a coalition. >> we have traveled all over germany. people told me things like, six weeks ago i was against this coalition, but now i want to vote for it. we all g

remembering nelson mandela. south africa holds a national day of prayer and reflection. and south korea reacts to air defensesded owned by expanding its own. ne by expanding its own. massive crowds have been on the streets of kiev denouncing the government over the -- over choosing russia over the eu. they pull down a statue of lenin in the city. but first this report on another turbulent day in ukraine. opposition showed up in force with protesters cramming independent square and surrounding streets. they said they were determined to force out the government -- are in a new ukraine. as evening fell, demonstrators top shoot -- toppled a statue of lenin. it is a victory. people are in this together. taking to the streets together. every day it is growing. more and more people are there. >> i am happy so many people are here. they are ready to fight for ukraine. >> i don't want my country to become a police state where peaceful protest put down by violence. castnot want people to be for sharing their opinion in public. >> the protesters have put up with subzero temperature

nelson mandela has been laid to rest. his burial took place sunday at his ancestral home in south africa following a state fin funeral. he was a prisoner 27 years after. after his release he was the first black president supervising an ongoing process of reconciliation. >> a final farewell to nelson mandela, south africa's an antiapartheid leader was buried on land belonging to his clan. earlier thousands of guests attended a state funeral service. friends, camp radios and international dignitaries came together to remember a leader who held south africa together as it exited the dark years of apartheid. >> thank you. thank you for being everything we wanted and needed in a leader during a difficult period. today mingled with our grief is the enormous pride that one of our own has, during his lifetime and now in your death, united the people of south africa and the entire world. >> the funeral brings 10 days of ceremonies to an end. >> the european union announced it is suspending work on a trade agreement with ukraine. i

the and caring nelson mandela's body -- the coffin carrying nelson mandela's remains had to his hometown. ♪ the coalition agreement providing a basis for germany's next e-government has finally been approved. members of the social democratic party voted 3-1 in favor of the agreement clearing the way for a so-called grand coalition with angela merkel's conservatives. this puts an end two months of political uncertainty. the new government is excited to be sworn in next week. is expected to be sworn in next week. >> jubilation and relief among both the social democrats rank and file any party's leadership. the results of the referendum shows overwhelming support for a grand coalition third more than three quarters voted in favor. >> 256,643 voted yes. is 75.96%. [applause] victory fort is a party head sigmar gabriel. he is the one who decided to ask members to vote on the coalition in a referendum. many said this was a risky move. skepticalembers were about growing -- joining forces but angela merkel's cdu, gabriel's gamble has paid off. >> this is a subpoena -- celebration of interparty

south africa continues to mourn the death of nelson mandela, who died thursday at age of 95. the government is preparing a more more ale service -- as per pairing a memorial service in johannesburg on thursday that will be attended by leaders from around the world followed by a smaller funeral on december 15. >> with song and dance, south africans commemorate the life of one of the great leaders of modern times. thousands have traveled to nelson mandela's former residents to pay their last respects to the father of the nation. up, we were not allowed to do this or we would get arrested. >> he was so great. he liberated my grandmother. he liberated my grandfather. he made them sing. of the named enemy state, nelson mandela became south africa's first black resident in 1994. today he is celebrated as south africa's great healer. peopleout the country, put their thoughts on paper, a sea of flowers spreading out. a sign of mourning in a gesture of gratitude. familyesman for mandela's expressed thanks for the outpouring of grief in south africa and the world over. underlines there

nelson mandela died on december the -- december 5. in 1994, he became south africa's first democrat tickly elected president. nelson mandela is credited with taking south africa out of apartheid and into the 21st entry. -- in 1994, he became south africa's first democratically elected president. nelson mandela is credited with taking south africa out of apartheid and into the 21st century. bayern players are not letting success go to their heads and are keen to remain dominant in 2014. >> one man we did not see in that report, but who will certainly be remembered as one of the key figures of 2013 is edward snowden. >> a year ago, none of us had heard of him, but now, the former u.s. intelligence contractor has become a hero to some, a villain to others. wherever you stand, there is no denying the impact of these revelations. >> our story of the year tells the impact of the man who said no to mass surveillance. >> edward snowden became one of the most well-known faces of 2013 by leaking classified material. he unmasked surveillance by

continues to mourn the death of nelson mandela who died on thursday the ninety five the government is preparing for a memorial service miss the way to stadium in johannesburg on tuesday which will be attended by leaders from around the world. that service may followed by a smaller fuel on december the team. with song and don's south africans commemorate the life of one of the great leaders of all time thousands of travel to nelson mandela's former president since alexa to pay last respects to the father of the nation the we weren't allowed to use his middle of what is it just means that the computer instead the initial crates. keane. my grandmother. my friends love it. she sneaked into you once named enemy of the state's nelson mandela became south africa's first black president in nineteen ninety four today he is celebrated as south africa's great healer. throughout the country folks of contents give people a chance to put their thoughts on paper. a sea of flowers spreads out in front of men dentist. a sign of mourning and the chance to succeed the spokesman foam and then as family e

in recent years, one major reason to vote for that party has been loyalty to nelson mandela. >> airmen -- and the socialist leader if chile will have her second term as president. she was very popular in her first term. as a centerleft candidate this time around, she won 62% of the vote, easily beating her conservative rival. she has promised a major overhaul of the educational system and hikes in the corporate tax rate to pay for it. she also wants to legalize abortion, a controversial issue in the predominantly catholic chile. >> in germany, workers at amazon have begun strike action in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. >> workers will walk off the job at several logistics centers as part of that call for better pay and conditions. the action comes during the busy run-up to christmas. >> the conflict between labor and management at amazon germany has been brewing for a long time. conditions are unacceptable. surveillance and pressure excessive. wages, too low. workers are on strike at three of nine centers. >> we are calling strikes for the whole week. the run-u

nelson mandela's grandson dances his way to the crown. despite the sadness the outpouring of sympathy as a source of great comfort to his family. three days people come to mandela's house in johannesburg. here and throughout the country they won the shell what one does not mean to them. in the township would still like to know what the struggle against apartheid began people from around the world have been paying their respects. it is in the tucson known as ours today. instead it to her. no courts. cause well it's happened again commemoration dinky town the seat of parliament the scene for the first black president of south africa in remembrance of his message of reconciliation he got an estimate of the province and that it is a portable file country. he then has defied an equal role model society. a nice. who will find him as a piece of the entire way the main memorial is set to take place in the st bowl stadium in johannesburg on tuesday. it's a place with special meaning he was here that mandela made his last official appearance at the

paris and hundreds of troops to buy me in it and to restore order the death of nelson mandela and the violence in central african republic overshadowed the french african summit in paris. forty heads of state and government were in the french capital to discuss new ways of securing peace and security across the continent. is it tough luck expanded during my visit to the region. i've said again and again. for the new age is dawning. it's an age in which africa will take its stake in its own hands. and provide its own security by itself. the demand. sestak and two. friends retains close ties to africa due to its colonial past. recently it intervened in ca are and in mali. but paris wants missions like those to be a thing of the past. our soccer fans around the globe the draw for next year's world cup in brazil was friday's biggest event germany will face portugal done and the usa that manage its former coaching colleagues who are commited and his conclusions one against each other. he stands in cologne seemed confident the nineties again be the only one which will probably be a bit more

the state from around the globe have convened a stop to pay their respects to nelson mandela during a massive memorial services which are now pouring rain did little to dampen the spirits of tens of thousands of south africans commemorating the legacy of the first president of a post apartheid south africa. and here are some impressions at the day's events. same for the nobel peace prize winner a mammoth event worthy of nelson mandela the celebration took place in africa's biggest football stadium. it was a mixture of joyful remembrance and grief the us. they are. but it is i e current and former heads of state and government came from all over the world. it was a difficult appearance for south african president jacob zuma who was booed as he mounted the podium. today is the focus of several corruption scandals. same time this event brought together people who otherwise are anything but clothes such as barack obama in the historic handshake with cuba's president raul castro and former french president nicolas sarkozy and his successor francois le monde the un secretary general ban ki

well nelson mandela has been built in manila has been laid to rest his burial took place sunday at his ancestral home in south africa calling a state funeral in canoe in eastern cape province mandela spent twenty seven years as a prisoner of the partake regime after his release he became south africa's first black president. supervising an ongoing process of reconciliation. finally i will announce monday that south africa's anti opposing the death was buried in a private ceremony on land and the need to scrap i. house and guests attended the state funeral service. friends called rates and international dignitaries came together to remember the day to let you help south africa to get one. it is that dog is the politics to a simpler. thank you. thank you for being everything we want it. and he didn't. he may need up to eighteen pages of the imperialists. they may resort to do. he did almost crying. that won the ball low and fast. during his lifetime and now in your death united the people most of us to go. and then that will open the funeral brings ten days in saturday's two demands. eur

nelson mandela's remains received full meal that the owners as they approach their final resting place. along the streets around monday leslie's village locals came to get a final clearance of them and they call the father of the nation hang it. murray the girl. and they think that in the early of a memorial cinnamon he was known but it was nice outside pretoria montana's family for instance means is that the ruling african national congress pay their respects south africa's currenthe shia range of montana's achievements. so many things instead of oh. my people because he has done so many things. resume so so many you can think off the sketch. monday logan finally laid to rest on sunday. it'll be a combination of state funeral with millet reached home and traditional ceremony including the school offering of an office inside each patients from the kenya modem is planned. with news on the action in the bundesliga in a moment but first let's take a look at other stories making the headlines it is present barack obama and first lady michelle obama the lit candles and held a moment of sile

his only son nelson mandela is no longer with us. but his message will remain online chat show. his words will continue to inspire new generations to look good. he will forever be the role model for all men and women fighting for their rights. we do. silly you want to. from cessnock einstein's to africa since colonial times. this year french troops have fought to molly and the central african republic. but come on says in future he wants africa to the contours and secure seat when the ec change to bring about. some believe the saying from a to form a colony nelson didn't spend his life fighting for freedom and peace in africa. his nineteen ninety three nobel peace prize acceptance speech was played up so much and has gone on. other news across parts of northern europe people are beginning to assess the damage left behind by a fierce storm overnight in the summer. the story is that the creed of destruction but the situation seems to be easing. storm warnings are still in effect the tip is that casino was the high winds gradually weakening but not before some fabric to the second

mandela lying in state. the lee said they were overwhelmed by the numbers and started to ask people to leave -- the police said they were overwhelmed by the numbers. >> some have been waiting for eight hours when they were turned away. mandela will be buried on sunday . now, the upper house of the belgian parliament has voted in favor of controversial plans to extend the right to assisted suicide to terminally ill children. >> the senate voted by the is 17 for the measure, which now goes to the lower house. supporters hope it will be approved ahead of elections coming up in may. the bill allows minors to ask for euthanasia on the grounds that their illness is to terminal, that they are in great pain, and that there is no treatment that would alleviate the distress. the request would have to be approved by the medical team and parents. to ukraine now where talks are being held tween the embattled president and the country's three main protest leaders including a boxing champion. >> he has become something of

. >> nelson mandela, anti-apartheid leader, beloved president of south africa, laid to rest in his home village of qunu. his family and state officials said farewell at a graveside burial. [ engines roar ] military jets and helicopters flew over the service with south african flags for the man known as the greatest son to that nation. this followed 10 days of mourning in the country. mandela died at the age of 95. from trash to glass -- researchers at the colorado school of mines have turned organic food and agricultural waste into glass. many of those items, rich in minerals, have many of the common oxides that are used to make windows and glass containers. >> the sugars and the organics are burned away in the process, and you're left with a residual ash, if you will, that is then used to make the glass. and, you know, you could go mine that from the earth, as well, but this is a different source. >> this means, one day, the screen on your smartphone just may have come off someone's dinner plate. it's a sustainable effort. americans used 11.5 million tons of glass in 2011. santa traded

mandela minute states. then this happened up to police as they were overwhelmed by the numbers and starts to speak to me. about one hundred thousand mourners lined up outside government buildings in pretoria where mandela's line buying states some have been waiting for the hours we were turned away dell will be buried on sunday. now the upper house of the belgian parliament has voted in favor of controversial plans to extend the right to assisted suicide to terminally ill children the senate voted by fifty to seventeen for the measure which now goes to lower its supporters hope it will be improved and elections coming up in may. the bill allows minus two loss to euthanasia on the grounds that the illnesses tunnel and a great pain and there is no treatment treatment that would alleviate stress the request was being cleaned by the patient's medical team and improve my house. which ukraine that when told to be now between the embattled president thing to yanukovich in the country's three main protest leaders i