Blamed for a deadly outbreak of cholera in haiti. Lawyers file a lawsuit against the United Nations. [ technical difficulties ] and getting out of their cars and on to their bicycles. Hello, we begin this news hour with the latest developments from syria, and the program to destroy its stockpile of chemical weapons. There has been a rare briefing by the director general of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons at the hague. The opcw is in charge of dismantling the stockpile. Lets first take a look at some of the highlights of the briefing. Cur recollectly there are 19 weapons inspectors working in damascus and its suburbs. Another 12 will be deployed. Since beginning their work on sunday the experts have visited one site already and have 20 more to inspect. They have about nine months to carry the work out. And thats not going to be an easy task but one that can certainly be achieved. The corporation has been quite constructive, and i will say that the syrian authorities have been cooperative. [ inaudible ] overriding concert, and if the administration does permit and thats why, actually we have urged all parties in syria to be cooperative and to contribute positively to this mission. I think the elimination of those weapons in the interest of all. Therefore, if we can assure some cooperation by all parties and some temporary ceasefire could be established in order to permit our experts to work in a [ inaudible ] environment, i think the targets could be reached. Lets get the latest from barnaby phillips. Barnaby a pretty uphill task there. What did we learn from him . Well, we learned a few more details as you said. There are roughly 30 inspectors on the ground. We had a bit more flesh on the bones if you could like as to what they have done and what they will be doing in coming days. They have visiting another site today and we got a bit more detail about the timetable to come. The opcw is expecting the Syrian Government to sub its timetable by october 27th. The timetable for destruction officials are calling it. They hope they can sign off by november 19th, and as you said in theory, all of syrias chemical weapons would have been identified destroyed, the verification of that destruction would have happened by june 30th, 2014. So how would you describe the tone of this press conference, then barn bee . Well, in a way what was interesting was the fact that it took place at all. This is an organization that is discrete that deals in matters of high sensitivity, but it is taking on a pretty extraordinary role in a very dangerous country, and they are keen to tell the world that they are doing something. So to that extent it was positive. I have to say there were an awful lot of questions [ technical difficulties ] from the officials in the room, i dont think that is especially surprising given the sensitivity, and remember, you said that this is a ninemonth mission. Well, you know what, were in day nine of those nine months. So quite frankly if we want to know how it is going. Not bad so far. It is going to succeed . Far too early to say. Thanks very much. To egypt now and the trial of the countries deposed president Mohammed Morsi will start on november 4th. He will stand trial with 14 other defendants over the killings of his killings outside of his president ial palace in december 2012. He was overthrown in a military coup on july 3rd and has not been seen since. The u. S. Is denying reports that hundreds of millions of dollars in military assistance to egypt could be withdrawn. It has been reported that the Obama Administration has been considering pulling the plug since the july coup. On the streets protests against the coup are continuing. More than a thousand students rallied at cairo university. There were also demonstrations at the University North of cairo. We have our correspondent on the line. What more can you tell us about this then . Reporter we have spoken to two of morsis lawyers already today, two of at it of the legal team that he has. They say they werent informed of this date. They didnt know anything about it, indeed before he even called them. They said they have also not been able to meet with their client, the former president and have none of the official Court Documents so far. They do say the Public Prosecutor who has been to meet morsi says that the season they havent been called in to meet him is he is still not recognizing that he is not the president , and he is not recognizing this legal court case. It relates back to early december last year, when a huge sitin outside of the president ial palace, people turning up there to demonstrate against the sweeping powers that morsi brought in for himself, and according to humans Rights Groups they were attacked by promorsi supporters. So hell be standing trial on a charge of incitement to murder alongside 14 other members of the muslim brotherhood, aids and various senior officials. All right. Thanks for that. That was our special correspondent in cairo. Now it has been becamed for causing a deadly cholera epidemic in haiti. And now lawyers have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation. Hundreds of thousands have been infected. But taking the un to court wont be easy. Reporter they are farmers and laundryesses. Translator before cholera i was pretty healthy. Since my life has changed because i always have headaches and stomach aches. Reporter they are looking for compensation for the disease. Translator we filed a complaint against the un but we still have gotten no justice. Reporter Scientific Evidence points to this un base as the source of haitis cholera epidemic. The strain of the disease came from nepal. The uns own report found that the base has failed to properly dispose of its sewage which scientists believe is the source of the cholera in haitis water supply. They face one monumental obstacle. The treaty that grants it sweeping immunity. For two years haitians sought justice. Peace keepers operate under a veil of immunity. And this cholera is challenging that. It is best to clean up messes and this one is a mess. Lawyers for the cholera victims say the un has a moral responsibility. The way that it has been responding to this case has been very hypocritical. There has been no follow through in the principles that the un preaches. Reporter a legal question for the courts, but for the survi survi survivors its a simple question of right and wrong. Primed for the hot seat the woman being lined up for one of the most important jobs in us finance. Plus pakistans former military ruler is given permission to leave the country. And the Boston Red Sox make it to the championship series. Joe will have all of the details coming up in sports. Now sudans president has launched an attack against opponents of his economic reforms. Cuts to fuel subsidies saw the price of petrol doubling overnight. At least 50 people are thought to have died in the subsequent riots. They call the protesters enemies of sudan. Kenya appears to be laying the ground work to avoid having the president appear at the International Criminal court next month. The foreign minister has issued a statement saying no sitting president has had to appear before the court. He was speaking days before an African Community meeting. The president faces charges of crimes against humanity related to violence after elections in 2007. As you know he has cooperated fully with the court up until now. Are the circumstances different . Absolutely. Today he is head of state of the republic. And i could challenge you to tell me in what place on us a sovereign president has been brought before any court of justice. In most cases in fact, in the more countries that are considered more advanced than than ours, its clear that president s are not are not held before court, and that in many cases the courts have to wait for their day after the president leaves office. That has been true for many president s in the north, and so seriously that is not a question i can answer right now. We have a request before the court, we want to cooperate, we want space for us to cooperate to expend and not to continue to diminish. Katherine what can we read into the president s comments . Reporter yes, the ministers statement was it was very careful it was very carefully worded. It left a lot of room for interpretation. She was very firm as well, but ambiguous enough to leave room for a lot of interpretation and also to keep the options open really. But she did insist just like the president has been saying over time that they will continue to cooperate with the International Criminal court. But like she said there was the caveat that she said we will continue to cooperate, we want for that space of cooperation to expand and not to continue to diminish. It seems like warning really to the icc, that they should be flexible with the president and allow him room to also carry out his duties as the president of kenya. Now there is a petition that was filed by the president before the charges of International Criminal court where hes asking for room to not appear of his court proceedings, that he should attend the sessions via video link, but were still waiting for the judges to make a ruling on that. And it seems to me that rule be determine the next step for the government and the president as well. All right. Katherine soy thank very much. The head of the European Commission has been hackeled as he visited the eyeland of lampedusa. Protesters shouted shame, shame, as he arrived for a firsthand look at the recovery depreciation. He was joined by the italian prime minister. He said they would receive an additional 40 million in eu funds to help receive and settle immigrant issues. Lets talk about what manuel said the eu can do to help italy cope with this. Reporter of course before he arrived here but also said that he wanted to show his solidarity with concrete solutions and you said it in the end after his visit he said he will give 40 more Million Dollars to italy to cope with the wave of immigration. They only stayed here about three hours where he visited the airport where the coffins of the hundreds of victims of last weeks shipwreck are being held. And visited very quickly the center of immigration here on the island. Certainly as you mentioned in the intro, well, he did not receive that warm welcoming that he hoped he could. Yeah, it was a pretty hostile reception that he got there. Why are they so angry at the eu . Well, we spoke to those residents after they shouted shame, shame. And they even shouted [ inaudible ] towards them and we asked why, and they said we think this is yet another cut work by politicians who like to come here every time some bad tragedy happens, but then they dont really do anything to help out, and they have been asking now for years. For instance a humanitarian corridor to be opened in the stretch of sea that separates lampedusa with north africa, to allow safe passage. But they also ask for help so these migrants who arrive here will be moved to other places and not so they dont stay here on the island. So although they welcome the offer of giving more money to help italy cope, they feel like still they have been abanned by the European Union and by italy as a whole. All right. Thanks for that. [ inaudible ] has been allowed to leave pakistan after being granted bail by the countrys top court. The former military ruler has been under house arrest for nearly six months. His lawyers say he will fly to dubai once his charges are finalized. Kamal given the power that the military still has as an institution in pakistan, is this a decision that should really surprise us . Reporter well, it could be surprising to a great many people perhaps even [ inaudible ] it must be remembered that he was granted bail in this particular case for the killing in august 2006. His son had blamed the former military ruler for being directly responsible for the killing of his father, so indeed it would come as a surprise, but he had already been granted bail in the murder case and the judges detention case, so it wont be a surprise all together. But we spoke to his lawyer who said that the ruler is now free to go around the country and even perhaps dubai where his ailing mother is said to live. It will moan according to lawyers that after six months, only six months of detention he will be a free man for the moment. All right. Kamal thanks for that. Now to india where millions of people in the countrys south are facing power blackouts for a sixth consecutive day. Electricity workers went on strike after the announcement to split the area in to two states. Transport has also been effected by the shutdown. A special tribunal has found [ inaudible ] guilty of crimes against humanity. Earlier this month another man was sentenced to death for genocide. At least eight people have been killed in a garment factory fire in bangladesh. It happened on the outskirts of the capitol. The fire engulfed a warehouse and two other buildings. 170 workers were inside at the time. Voting is underway in the president ial election of the former soviet republic. The leader has been in power since he took over for his father in 2003. There is a single candidate running against him representing opposition parties. He has said the whole process is corrupt. Joining me to talk more about this is an advisor. How would you describe the situation right now . Well, i think were in the middle of a preelection in our election crackdown, but we have to put it in the contest of systematic abuse of human rights, and growing terrorism over the last few years. We had about 142 Political Prisoners in the country now. Civil society, particularly, the preelection period have been targeted by the authorities, so i dont believe it is possible to have a free and Fair Election at this stage. So what are you looking to see from the International Community here . Well, what were seeing now especially in the last 24 hours is first evidence emerging of what is widespread electoral fraud. Last night around evening time, an android app that was launched by the Central Election Committee malfunctioned revealing details of tai today election. And on social media were getting more and more evidence of observers being kicked out of polling stations and various other abuse. So its essential for the International Community to pay careful attention and we want a full investigation of all of these violations. But are you optimistic that anything is going to change going forward, given that all of this has gone on for several years now. Absolutely, i think this is an unprecedented election anyway. We have a united opposition now, the National Council of democratic forces, and we have selected single candidate to represent the entire movement. At the same time there are a number of longterm Strategic Issues that have emerged in particular to do with run for a third term which we believe is unconstitutional. And this something that will have major implications for his legitimacy as a candidate. And there has been growing unrest especially in the regions, [ inaudible ] that takes shape of this unrest. And i think if you look forward regardless of what happens in this election, i think his ability to continue this way is no longer feasible. All right. Good to get your perspective on this. Thank you. Thanks very much. Thank you. Now there are more signs that iran is making some Movement Towards ending its international isolation. Parliamentary speaker says iran may negotiate on its enriched uranium program. Carolyn has more. Reporter movement on the diplomatic front while reports emerge that iran is willing to he is it is not trying to enrich uranium to weapons grade. People in tar ran are pleased that relations seem to be improving [ technical difficulties ] even if it is limited it is a good idea. In the past the us and uk have had a hostile approach towards us, and they still do, but i think its better to have relations with them. Reporter it is the biggest change since then. People angry at sanctions imposed against iran attacked a British Embassy in iran. After that they withdrew all of their staff. But sanctions against iran will remain until there is Actual Movement on its policies. This requires a substantive change in that program, however, we must test the iran governments sincerity to the full. Hague met at the United Nations last month. He says he hopes there will be an agreement soon. But relations may be thawing with the us as well. On his return to teheran he faced some criticism. The superpeople leader says he backed rouhanis democratic efforts but doesnt trust the west. In the past the u. S. Has used all sorts of excuses not to treat iran as an equal partner, and equal member of the International Community. During the recent trip of president rouhani to new york, that excuse has been taken away from the United States, they no longer have that excuse, so if the United States continues to try to hurt ordinary iranians through punitive sanctions and to not recognize irans legitimate rights as a sovereign country, then i think the International Community will know. Reporter iran has agreed to talk about its Nuclear Program next week talks that will include United States and britain. We have the latest weather for you. Everton . As you know we have seen flooding across central and southern parts of the philippines recently. And im a afraid were going to see continued flooding. You can see quite a clutch of storms brewing away. And they are going to continue to make their way further westward. Winds of 65 kilometers per hour. It will intensify and by the time it makes landfall sometime on saturday, just to the north of manila, by that stage it is likely to be a typhoon. Very heavy rain and winds pushing in. You can see the circulation well underway for thursday and frida