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more people hurt, more people killed today across syria. this is the city of ham ma where nine died in street battles before security forces and anti-government fighters. violence has not let up despite today s nationwide vote on whether to change syria s constitution. much more on that in a minute. an update from michael holmes who is in beirut. nelson mandela, founding father of democracy in south africa, is out of the hospital. he was discharged today after being treated for an abdominal ailment. a family member said it was hernia surgery. the 93-year-old was impressened 27 years for fighting impar tied. he was awarded the nobel peace prize. turn to politics. mitt romney got what could be a much-needed boost in the tightening race for the republican nomination. arizona governor jan brewer publicly endorsed romney. she made the announcement on nbc s meet the press. he has that pro business background and that political history that i think that he would serve amer
he called it an inadvertent error. that has not quieted the protests in afghanistan. the taliban s calling on muslims to seek revenge. who s going to be the prime minister of australia come monday. the stage is set for a showdown. the governing labor party will vote on monday. rudd says ms. gill lard can t win the next election. we ll have more on that story in just a moment. i m zain verjee. world business today. good morning. from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. this is world business today. these are the top stories on friday, february the 24th. greece s debt burden has been lightened but its debt holders are about to see the value of their bonds drop. the u.s. takes on organized crime in japan imposing sanctions on high ranking members of the yakazu. what does google know about you? new privacy policies make it harder to keep your information under wraps these days. first up, to our top story today. today is the daze day that greece finally unveils its propos
journalist from the daily telegraph joins us from kabul with the latest. what s happening today, and could this escalate? well, it seems to have already escalated. today s protests seem to be more violent and more furious than yesterday. there are several hundred people on the eastern side of kabul trying to get into the city center. they ve burned shops. there are reports that shots have been fired in the air to try to stop them. there are also protests in the eastern city of jie lal bad, where a dr. told us that one person has been shot dead and ten wounded. so it is escalating already. ben farmer from the uk s daily telegraph. thank you. kevin rudd has resigned as australia s foreign minister. he made the announcement as a hastily convened press conference in washington. he told them he would not be involved in a, quote, stealth attack on a prime minister. there had been speculation that rudd was trying to challenge julia gillard for leadership amid reports she w
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