:00:10. > :00:15.Zeinab Badawi. The great survivor of African politics looks like he's
:00:15. > :00:18.done it again. Robert Mugabe and his Zanu-PF Party say they have won
:00:18. > :00:25.Zimbabwe's elections by a landslide but the opposition say it was
:00:25. > :00:28.stolen.. Is Zimbabwe now heading towards instability and uncertainty?
:00:28. > :00:31.A worldwide warning to Americans abroad - the State Department says
:00:31. > :00:37.Al-Qaeda might be planning terrorist attacks in the Middle East and
:00:37. > :00:45.beyond. Also coming up: What's so special about this ring that's
:00:45. > :00:48.prevented an American pop star from taking it out of Britain?
:00:48. > :00:58.And text, sex and politics. As Anthony Weiner tries to become New
:00:58. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:10.York mayor, we'll get an expert's 90 but Robert Mugabe still has the
:01:10. > :01:16.ability to out manoeuvre his opponents and his Zanu-PF Party does
:01:16. > :01:20.enjoy considerable grassroots support in Zimbabwe. The party is
:01:20. > :01:24.claiming it has won a clear majority in the elections and that Mr Mugabe
:01:24. > :01:29.will return as president. Two African observer missions have given
:01:29. > :01:32.their broad support for the election process. But the opposition MDC and
:01:32. > :01:34.its candidate for president Morgan Tsvangarai have said they won't
:01:34. > :01:44.accept the results, alleging massive fraud. Our African correspondent
:01:44. > :01:50.
:01:50. > :01:54.Andrew Harding reports. President Mugabe is on a roll. The
:01:54. > :02:04.green bits show what his party has been winning seats. As more results
:02:04. > :02:08.come in, a crushing majority is looking certain. ZANU-PF, 12,708.
:02:08. > :02:13.Officially we do not know if Mugabe has kept his job but his team seems
:02:13. > :02:20.certain. The indications from the elections are that we are going to
:02:20. > :02:25.have a landslide victory, unprecedented landslide victory.
:02:25. > :02:30.African observers have expressed concerns about ridding with voters
:02:30. > :02:40.denied access to the polls. Overall, the foreign monitors seem convinced
:02:40. > :02:40.
:02:40. > :02:45.the results should stand. We do not believe that these incidences will
:02:45. > :02:51.amount to not representing the will of the people. On the streets, there
:02:51. > :02:56.is anger amongst Mugabe's opponents convinced they have been cheated of
:02:57. > :03:03.victory. We cannot take it any more, the youths are suffering, there is
:03:03. > :03:07.so much apathy. You cannot take it any more. But it is also clear
:03:07. > :03:14.President Mugabe enjoys far more popularity in Zimbabwe than some
:03:15. > :03:18.would like to believe. Zimbabwe is entering legal challenges and
:03:18. > :03:24.uncertainty but the facts on the ground seem pretty clear, President
:03:24. > :03:28.Mugabe will keep his job, his grip on power is perhaps as strong as
:03:28. > :03:38.ever and there's not much has critics at home or abroad can do to
:03:38. > :03:38.
:03:39. > :03:43.change that. Well, let's get the latest from an
:03:44. > :03:50.academic and human rights activist from Zimbabwe. Is this all looking
:03:50. > :03:56.like a bit of a mess in Zimbabwe? Come again, I did not get your
:03:56. > :03:59.question. Is this looking like a mess, one side saying they won and
:03:59. > :04:08.the other side are saying we do not think the election was correct.
:04:08. > :04:13.Well, I don't see it as a mess, really. It is just that these are
:04:13. > :04:18.some of the sentiments we should expect when people find themselves
:04:18. > :04:24.in an election and one that has been highly contested like this in
:04:24. > :04:30.Zimbabwe. But I want us to understand today has been a lot of
:04:30. > :04:36.people underestimated ZANU-PF and the opposition party overstated
:04:36. > :04:41.their support to the extent of being reckless in their campaign. This is
:04:41. > :04:47.a shocker to them. We should not really expect that it will turn out
:04:47. > :04:53.to be something quite of a mess. It will turn out to be something
:04:53. > :04:57.positive for Zimbabwe. If the African observer missions say these
:04:57. > :05:03.elections have been both free and fair, the moment they say quite
:05:03. > :05:08.free, we do not know about fair, but if they say they were all right
:05:08. > :05:13.basically the MDC will have no choice but to accept? Well, they
:05:13. > :05:22.will be left with no choice that is if you remember yesterday also the
:05:22. > :05:27.South African president Jacob Zuma also said on TV live on TV that if
:05:27. > :05:33.the MDC is complaining there has been irregularities they must
:05:33. > :05:38.provide evidence so there will -- they will be in an invidious
:05:38. > :05:44.position to supply evidence the elections were rigged but so far we
:05:44. > :05:50.know the observers have given it the thumbs up and that in itself is a
:05:50. > :05:55.big roost for the outcome, particularly for ZANU-PF. I see but
:05:55. > :06:01.it is not like 2008, we have had a power-sharing coalition with the MDC
:06:01. > :06:11.and ZANU-PF and the MDC, people say it has lost its lustre while it has
:06:11. > :06:16.been in power, how far is that true? To an extent that is quite true. Its
:06:16. > :06:24.greatest undoing, the MDC has been involved in global political
:06:24. > :06:31.argument, the coalition, they failed to operate and to perform. A lot of
:06:31. > :06:38.them were philandering, we know about Morgan Tsvangirai and we also
:06:38. > :06:43.know how most of them enjoyed the trappings of power and that was to
:06:43. > :06:48.ZANU-PF's gain and they presented them to the people to say that these
:06:48. > :06:53.people have been claiming they want to bring change but look at what
:06:53. > :07:03.they are doing, this is the change they will bring. A lot of swing
:07:03. > :07:08.voting has happened. Very quickly, and briefly, if ZANU-PF are the
:07:08. > :07:13.outright winners, people all over the world should not say there was
:07:13. > :07:21.vote rigging and by and large it is a credible result? I think it is a
:07:21. > :07:27.credible result. We should have expected this. Thank you as always
:07:27. > :07:30.for your brilliant analysis. Supporters of Egypt's deposed
:07:30. > :07:32.president, Mohamed Morsi, are staging rallies in Cairo, two days
:07:32. > :07:36.after the military-backed government authorised the police to disperse
:07:36. > :07:41.the sit-ins. This is the scene outside the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque
:07:41. > :07:45.in Cairo. The demonstrations are taking place a day after the US
:07:45. > :07:47.Secretary of State, John Kerry, said the armed forces were in effect
:07:47. > :07:57.restoring democracy when they removed Mr Morsi - the country's
:07:57. > :08:00.
:08:00. > :08:10.first democratically elected leader. Those are the pictures live from
:08:10. > :08:11.
:08:11. > :08:14.Cairo at that mass rally. A world-wide warning has been issued
:08:14. > :08:16.to American citizens abroad. The US State Department says Al-Qaeda and
:08:16. > :08:20.related militant groups might be planning a terrorist attack during
:08:20. > :08:27.the month of August in the Middle East and beyond. David Willis joins
:08:27. > :08:33.us now from our Washington Bureau. A fairly broad warning, what is the
:08:33. > :08:36.State Department saying? A broad warning geographically at least. The
:08:36. > :08:43.State Department putting out this worldwide travel advisory, warning
:08:43. > :08:49.of a potential threat to American citizens from Al-Qaeda or its
:08:49. > :08:53.affiliates and it is urging American citizens of the dangers of a
:08:53. > :08:59.possible attack on tourist facilities or on public transport
:08:59. > :09:04.systems in North America or the Middle East, urging Americans to be
:09:04. > :09:08.aware of their surroundings and adopt appropriate safety measures to
:09:08. > :09:15.protect themselves. It recommends you are citizens register with the
:09:15. > :09:19.embassy in the country they are visiting. All of this comes a day
:09:19. > :09:26.after the State Department announced it would be closing 21 embassies or
:09:26. > :09:31.consulates overseas in 18 different countries on Sunday for the day.
:09:31. > :09:35.Sunday is a normal business day in the Muslim world out of what it
:09:35. > :09:42.called an abundance of caution and in the interests of those who might
:09:42. > :09:48.be visiting the facilities. It is cautious there might be some sort of
:09:48. > :09:56.attack involving a crowd of people queueing for a Visa, perhaps.
:09:56. > :09:59.thank you, David. The president-elect of Iran Hassan
:09:59. > :10:04.Rohani is due to be sworn in on Sunday and already he's created
:10:04. > :10:07.something of a stir. He was quoted as describing Israel as a wound that
:10:07. > :10:10.must be removed during a pro-Palestinian rally in Teheran.
:10:10. > :10:13.But in footage seen by the BBC Mr Rouhani criticised the Israeli
:10:13. > :10:18.occupation of Palestinian land, but did not say Israel itself should be
:10:18. > :10:27.removed. State media in Iran has accused two other Iranian news
:10:27. > :10:32.agencies of distorting comments made by Mr Rouhani. We will talk about
:10:32. > :10:42.this with my colleague in a moment but let's look at who Hassan Rowhani
:10:42. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:55.is. He has strong links with Britain. Ichard Galpin has gone to
:10:55. > :11:01.Scotland to find out more about him. Glasgow, not unobvious place for an
:11:02. > :11:08.Iranian cleric and senior politician to study. But in the 1990s Hassan
:11:08. > :11:14.Rowhani came to Glasgow Caledonian University is a postgraduate student
:11:14. > :11:23.researching Islamic law. Known then as something else, he received a
:11:23. > :11:26.doctorate in 1999. For a thesis on the flexibility of sharia, Islamic
:11:26. > :11:30.law with reference to the Iranian experience. He did most of his
:11:30. > :11:35.research in Iran while Deputy Speaker of Parliament but travels
:11:35. > :11:44.regularly to the University to discuss his thesis. This is the
:11:44. > :11:47.thesis which he wrote. The senior academics who survived him --
:11:47. > :11:50.supervised Tim says he has a modern and reformist approach which is
:11:50. > :11:56.different from the hardline religious leadership which has
:11:57. > :12:02.dominated a run for so long. I met a professor who was one of his
:12:02. > :12:07.academic supervisors in Glasgow. He told me the fact Hassan Rowhani
:12:07. > :12:12.wanted to study in Britain reflected his comparatively liberal instincts.
:12:12. > :12:17.He chose Great Britain because he has respect for the legal system
:12:17. > :12:27.here, the judiciary and the legislative system. The Parliament.
:12:27. > :12:29.Absolutely. He believes he will bring reform. I am hopeful he will
:12:29. > :12:34.be successful in delivering the promises he made to the nation
:12:34. > :12:39.however I would not say it will be an immediate change, it has to be
:12:39. > :12:44.gradual towards an Orion of sustainable development and good
:12:44. > :12:48.relations with the rest of the world. Hassan Rowhani has called the
:12:48. > :12:53.many changes including re-engaging with the West to end the crisis over
:12:53. > :12:58.the nuclear programme so economic sanctions on Iran are lifted.
:12:58. > :13:06.Provided the United States is willing to authorise a negotiating
:13:06. > :13:11.position that includes ways for Iran to benefit then I believe during his
:13:11. > :13:15.presidency it should be possible to negotiate a solution, a permanent
:13:15. > :13:23.long-term solution to the nuclear question.
:13:23. > :13:30.In Orion, there are high expectations of change. At how much
:13:30. > :13:37.Hassan Rowhani will achieve remains an open question. With me now is
:13:37. > :13:41.Rana Rahimpour from the BBC's Persian Service.
:13:41. > :13:50.Tell us what exactly did Hassan Rowhani say at the Palestinian rally
:13:50. > :13:56.today? These are his exact words translated. He said that the
:13:56. > :14:00.occupation of the holy land of Palestine and Jerusalem is an old
:14:00. > :14:05.wound in the body of the Muslim world and he never mentioned Israel
:14:05. > :14:10.or the Zionist regime as the politicians refer to it or never
:14:10. > :14:16.mentioned removing anyone unlike what some of the Iranian news
:14:16. > :14:19.agencies said which they have corrected and have apologised for
:14:19. > :14:25.the way they reported it. So, in saying it is an old wound, that is
:14:25. > :14:32.not a controversial one for a Muslim leader to make but how you think the
:14:32. > :14:35.misunderstanding began in the first place, why would he be misquoted?
:14:35. > :14:41.Was a mistake or mischief? I think it was a mistake because that is
:14:41. > :14:47.what people say at the rallies, people are there to denounce Israel
:14:47. > :14:51.and they expect to hear this, they are used to hearing these rhetoric
:14:51. > :15:01.is from Ahmadinejad. It was an expectation and they decided to end
:15:01. > :15:01.
:15:01. > :15:09.the sentence it is the sentence they things from Binyamin Netanyahu, this
:15:09. > :15:13.is like Ahmadinejad but he did attend this rally in Tehran so why
:15:13. > :15:19.would he be playing the Palestinian card so early, he has been sworn
:15:20. > :15:22.that has not been sworn in yet. have too attend the rally and Hassan
:15:23. > :15:27.Rowhani is part of the establishment. He will not change
:15:27. > :15:33.the rainy and policy towards Israel but he is an experienced diplomat
:15:33. > :15:36.and he knows what words can do and he knows the value of each word and
:15:36. > :15:42.that's why we were surprised when we heard the news, Ahmadinejad has
:15:42. > :15:46.never been a diplomat but Hassan Rowhani knows how words can be
:15:46. > :15:51.misquoted and I think he will be much more careful especially when he
:15:51. > :15:55.has promised more engagement with the West. Do we know what his policy
:15:55. > :16:02.priorities will be? He said he is seeking more engagement with the
:16:02. > :16:12.West he once more transparency when it comes to the nuclear policy so it
:16:12. > :16:20.
:16:20. > :16:27.seems he is trying to reach out a hand to the West. Well done. Thank
:16:27. > :16:31.you. The former Italian prime minister
:16:31. > :16:36.Silvio Berlusconi has reacted and delete after his risen sentence was
:16:36. > :16:39.upheld by the highest court in the country. In a televised statement
:16:39. > :16:46.Silvio Berlusconi described himself as an innocent facing genuine
:16:46. > :16:51.harassment. He is unlikely to go to jail because of his age and is more
:16:51. > :16:54.likely to face community service or house arrest.
:16:54. > :16:59.Investigators looking into the train crash that killed 79 people in
:16:59. > :17:03.north-west Spain last week say the driver ignored three separate
:17:03. > :17:08.warnings to slow down. He received the final warning 250 metres before
:17:08. > :17:14.getting to the curve with the train crash. The driver, Francisco Jose
:17:14. > :17:20.Garzon Amo, applied the emergency brakes seconds later.
:17:20. > :17:26.Prince George has had his worst registered. He was registered as His
:17:26. > :17:36.Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge. -- he
:17:36. > :17:41.
:17:41. > :17:44.had his birth registered. When the American pop star Kelly
:17:44. > :17:54.Clarkson bot and gold ring at auction she might have thought that
:17:54. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :18:05.was that -- purchased an old gold ring.
:18:05. > :18:11.There are no diamonds. But this simple ring is a precious piece of
:18:11. > :18:20.Jane Austen's past. When her descendants could tap auction last
:18:20. > :18:27.year American singer Kelly Clarkson what it. But she has only been able
:18:27. > :18:37.to wear a replica. The British Government has placed an export ban
:18:37. > :18:38.
:18:38. > :18:42.on the ring. The committee felt, after discussions, that this ring
:18:42. > :18:47.was of such reality in terms of its association with Jane Austin, that
:18:47. > :18:55.it was worth saving for the nation. At the author's former house the
:18:55. > :19:05.only other former pieces of the author's Julie Arquette safely and
:19:05. > :19:08.
:19:08. > :19:13.locked glass. The museum could not compete with the auction house.
:19:13. > :19:23.looks like the price was going to go through the roof. It is difficult to
:19:23. > :19:24.
:19:24. > :19:27.raise and off a lot of money very quickly. Given that the American
:19:27. > :19:37.singer won the bid fair and square is it right that she should be
:19:37. > :19:41.
:19:41. > :19:48.denied her purchase? I admire her. But we need to keep so much here.
:19:48. > :19:53.is part of our heritage. It is very special. She wanted to wear it as an
:19:53. > :20:03.engagement ring. That is very romantic. For now the rain remains
:20:03. > :20:04.
:20:04. > :20:07.in the UK but there last chapter is yet to be written.
:20:07. > :20:16.Politicians often have to come to terms with scrutiny of their private
:20:16. > :20:18.lives. In the race to be the next mayor of New York City two
:20:18. > :20:28.candidates are trying to relaunch their political careers after
:20:28. > :20:43.
:20:43. > :20:50.colourful scandals. Voters can pick Wherever he goes and media circus
:20:50. > :20:58.follows. Anthony Wiener, the candidate for New York Mayor, who is
:20:58. > :21:05.almost as well known as his alias, Carlos Danger. That is the name he
:21:05. > :21:08.used. The topic at this meeting was supposed to me how to rebuild the
:21:08. > :21:16.community, but attention quickly turned to the wreckage of his
:21:16. > :21:26.career. How can I trust you with my family and my community venue cannot
:21:26. > :21:29.
:21:29. > :21:39.be trusted in your own family? not so much that new EU or is
:21:39. > :21:42.
:21:42. > :21:50.shocked by the revelations. Two years ago photo has got to view
:21:50. > :22:00.the front portrait of the then Congressman. He had sent online
:22:00. > :22:01.
:22:01. > :22:11.photos to women. He had to resign. The front pages had a familiar look
:22:11. > :22:14.
:22:14. > :22:23.will stop -- familiar look. That is not the way we role in New
:22:23. > :22:26.York City. I do not understand how you think you would have the moral
:22:26. > :22:33.authority to oversee employees when your standard of conduct is so much
:22:33. > :22:43.more than the standard of conduct that is expected of us. By contrast
:22:43. > :22:47.
:22:47. > :22:57.Eliot Spitzer has mounted a mortal comeback. -- at model comeback. He
:22:57. > :23:05.
:23:05. > :23:10.was forced to resign after a sex Let us talk more about this.
:23:10. > :23:20.We will speak to Robert Shapiro. He has been an adviser to Bill
:23:20. > :23:20.
:23:20. > :23:29.Clinton, Al Gore, and Barack Obama. What is the difference between Eliot
:23:29. > :23:39.Spitzer and Anthony Wiener. Eliot Spitzer had sex. Anthony Wiener had
:23:39. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :23:49.a lesser scandal. There is no evidence that Eliot Spitzer repeated
:23:49. > :23:59.his mistake. Weiner had to resign and then went on doing the same
:23:59. > :23:59.
:23:59. > :24:09.behaviour. The most important difference is that Eliot Spitzer had
:24:09. > :24:16.
:24:16. > :24:26.an extraordinary record as Attorney General. He has a record of
:24:26. > :24:29.
:24:29. > :24:31.distinction. Anthony Wiener's record in Congress is more diminutive.
:24:31. > :24:41.if you are a politician of real ability that can transcend our
:24:41. > :24:49.
:24:49. > :24:59.sexual scandal? -- a sexual scandal westerner --? The public supported
:24:59. > :25:06.Bill Clinton through his scandal. He was the most successful US president
:25:06. > :25:11.in a generation. That is what the public values. What the voters of
:25:11. > :25:17.New York will value most is someone who can demonstrate that they can
:25:17. > :25:26.manage the beers of the city in the interests of the people. -- manage
:25:26. > :25:36.their business of the city. What about the role of the waves standing
:25:36. > :25:45.
:25:46. > :25:53.by their man? -- the ways standing by their men? I cannot speculate on
:25:53. > :26:03.anybody's marriage. I did not mean that. I mean, standing by your man.
:26:03. > :26:11.
:26:11. > :26:20.How important is that? It is to kill. -- it is critical. If they do
:26:20. > :26:28.not it is a closed deal. The spouse has got to stand by for there to be
:26:28. > :26:34.any realistic chance of getting the public to see beyond the sexual
:26:34. > :26:44.scandal to the qualities that the candidate is offering.
:26:44. > :26:46.
:26:46. > :26:56.Thank you for sharing your insights. Robert Mugabe has officially won a
:26:56. > :26:59.
:26:59. > :27:07.substantial majority in Zimbabwe. substantial majority in Zimbabwe.
:27:07. > :27:14.That is all for now. Goodbye. We will all see some sunshine. Most
:27:14. > :27:21.of us will see a few showers as well. This is the picture this
:27:21. > :27:31.evening and overnight. This is where the wildest of the weather will be
:27:31. > :27:35.
:27:35. > :27:45.in the morning. For most of us some showers and some sunshine.
:27:45. > :27:55.
:27:55. > :28:05.Temperature is not as they have been. There will be a few showers
:28:05. > :28:05.