Let's get some other stories now as the U.N. weapons
inspectors are making their first trip to North Korea's main
nuclear reactor since being thrown out of the country four years
ago. They'll tour the facility at Yongbyon which produces
plutonium. North Korea has promised to end its nuclear programme
in exchange for international aid. What it
hasn't yet said is that when Youngbyun
will close. Pakistan Flights to a
province to a halt. Relief officials say 20,000 homes were
destroyed there or damaged. A suicide bomber if afghanistan has
attacked a convoy of foreign troops in kabul. At least two
people were killed, a number of others injured. This attack
taking place in the east of the city. Now, the man convicted of
blowing up an american jumbo jet over the scottish town of
lockerbie 19 years ago is hoping he may get another chance to
appeal. 270 people were killed in the bombing of pan am flight
103. The bombing was sent to prison for life. He has always
claimed he's innocent. There are now some doubts about the case
against him. Andrew castle has more.
>> It became an iconic image of international terrorism, an
when a bomb blew apart an american jumbo jet over a scottish
towN. In the field where the jumbo's cockpit came to rest, there
was little obvious sign of the events which happened here nearly
20 years ago. Lockerbie, like the rest of the world, moved on,
safe in the knowledge that the bomber had been tried and
convicted, that justice at least had been done. Secret service
agent was the man held responsible. He was convicted during a
unique legal process in which scottish judges sat in a courtroom
in the netherlands. But six years on, campaigners claim he never
receive trial.
>> The verdict reached is unsafe and ought to be looked at
again. There were so many things to explain.
>> The case with circumstantial and relied heavily on
forensic evidence gleaned from the wreckage of the pan am jet. A
fragment of a timing device was found in the shirt from the seed
to this shop in malta where the owner identified magrhi as the
man who bought them. A body of lawyers have been reviewing the
case as af>> Although the commission can point to one particular
thing, his lawyers are not restricted to that one particular
thing. When they lodge an appeal, they can bring all sorts of
matters to life.
>> He has been serving his 27-year sentence in a jail near
glasgow, and that's where he'll remain even if the case goes to
a second appeal. Andrew castle, bbc news,assrual assault charges
against the country's outgoing president. Moshe katsaV. In
return he'll admit to lesser offences. Mr. Katsav has always
protested
jerusalem are our correspondent. Perhaps you can enlighten us
on the swaight katsav finds himselfin earlier a scandal that has
been rumbling along in israel for about a year now. Earlier this
year israel's hat
p charges against the outgoing president for rape and sexual
harassment. Now today he says they have entered a plea bargain
and the big charges of rape have been dropped. Now, he said also
the attorney general today that the president would resign and
in any case they have -- there have already been election in
israel for a new president, shimon peres, who is due to take
office early next month.
>> Ultimately this does amount to an admission ofhoor
offences.
>> That appears to be the situation at the moment. And
certainly there's a number of questions bei ahe israeli media as
to whether or not justice has been done, as to whether there is,
you know, if you are in a position of power, you get more
favourable treatment, but the attorney general... these are the
questions being asked in israeli media at the moment, but
certainly for now it looks as to think the president has
esdhaipd big charge of rape drks escaped this big charge of rape
which could have seen him facing a bill jail term. He will be
stepping down, making way for the new president. Shimon peres.
