he was a key figure in the saddam hussein regime. he contributed to the policies that resulted in the death of so many iraqis. >> they are divided about his culpability but he did not attract the kind of hatred that saddam hussein and his inner circle did. if he goes to the gallows, not many people will be celebrating in the streets. >> attackers armed with machetes have killed people in nigeria. sectarian violence has killed at least 500 people there. the area is in the middle belt. the u.n. secretary-general has urged the ruling military of burma to release political prisoners ahead of -- the leaders still have time to improve the credibility in the polls on november 7th. police and bolivia have molested a woman who attempted to send money to france -- arrested a woman who is attentive to send a -- attempted to send a mummy to france. with just one week to go until american voters give their verdict on the barack obama presidency in the u.s. midterm elections, many of the races are too close to call. bill clinton has been campaigni

saddam hussein's former prime minister is sentenced to death. he appeals for clemency. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up, the secrets of thailand's success despite political troubles. economy is still attracting new investors. beating the italians at their own games. chinese fashion designers moving in on a lucrative market. >> iran has reached a milestone in its nuclear program despite the international sanctions against it. engineers have started to load nuclear fuel into the core of the reactor. electricity could be generated there next year. what does this advance leave american efforts to prevent iran acquiring nuclear weapons? >> [unintelligible] technological triumph or great white elephant? after 35 years under construction some iranians were beginning to have their doubts. but today the clearest sign yet it is approaching completion. these contain the nuclear fuel that will power the reactor. the process has begun. to the delight of the iranian authorities. >> after 160 [unintelligible] hopefully it will be

he did not expect the kind of hatred that saddam hussein and his inner circle did. not many people will be celebrating in the streets. >> stay with us if you can't on bbc world news. there is mounting pressure for the u.s. to lift their traded embargo against cuba. the united nations is one in a cholera epidemic could fester for years despite the signs that a number of cases is stabilizing. this has killed 259 people and infected many more. >> police trying to restrain the crowd at a warehouse where -- are being distributed to help stop the spread of cholera. the epidemic has taken its toll. they have made those who live here fearful. water purification equipment is being installed to make sure that the disease is not spread by contaminated water. international aid agencies are awaiting more funding. >> will look outside for all of the programs. >> officials say that this might be stabilizing but the u.n. is still preparing for the possibility of a nationwide outbreak. the fear is that cholera could spread quickly through the town of port-au-prince. precautionary st

after the fall of saddam hussein, bad debts brought it a proliferation of satellite dishes. as the country collapsed into violence, people prefer to take their entertainment into relative safety of their own homes. the future houses that are still running, now almost exclusively show pornography. >> this is a filmmaker. used to visit this cinema back in the 1970's and 1980's. now the place is falling apart. and he says the government does not care because it is interested in religion, culture. >> it is a microscopic image for what has happened to the whole country. everything into the wrong hands. so it is a normal results for the administration. >> this cinema has been open for more than 70 years. the men who run it today said it breaks their heart to see it in such a state. the projectionist still clings to the old days. they have a beautiful hall here. and some great old films. but they do not have an audience. bbc news. baghdad. >> the peace ryder cup is back in european hands of dramatic day caltech manner in wells. colin montgomerie's men be the u.s. side. it was one o