morning etting in brussels to discuss whether to provide extra funding to palestinian refugees the u.n. agency overseeing palestinian aid is facing a financial crisis after the u.s. sixty five million dollars pledged in support some five billion people are now in need of support. britain's prime minister to resign he has met with senior officials in china she is there for a three day visit may's office says she's traveling with the largest business delegation britain has ever taken overseas china's key to british hopes of forging new trade deals around the world after it leaves the european union. the office of australian prime minister malcolm turnbull has called an urgent investigation after hundreds of top secret government documents were sold in a second hand store the files were found locked inside filing cabinets that were sold as x. government furniture. here in germany in a special session the german bundestag was to honor the victims of the holocaust the same was left by the province president vall functionally of and german president from. its key moment with an address last

in myanmar friends of a detained reporter gathered at u.n. gone's main pagoda to pray for his release reuters reporter while loan and colleague just so who were arrested last month after covering the or henge a refugee crisis the european union the united states and the un have all demanded their release. thousands of pro-government supporters have been again marching in iran it's the fifth successive day of rallies by supporters of the government the country's revolutionary guard has claimed that we said anti-government protests are all but over to iran says around twenty people have died in the unrest. pope francis is known for his clear statements on social issues and now he has told nursing mothers they should feel free to breastfeed their babies the pontiff made the remarks at a christening ceremony in rome. the pope was baptizing thirty four infants in the sistine chapel every year the pope performs the ritual for children of employees of the vatican and the diocese of rome. during the two hour long ceremony several of the infants start

warns against me and most plans to bring go monograms of thousands of green gum muslim refugees a top u.n. official says myanmar is still not safe for that. i am. a warm welcome to you i'm on the thought she. we begin with a scientific breakthrough in china that baby monkeys you see here just don't look like they are identical research has created them using the same cloning method that produced dolly the sheep almost twenty years ago but the monkeys are primates like humans and now the question is being asked next me chose sean and why they might just look like two cute baby mechanics but they also represent a breakthrough that has excited scientists around the world the monkeys are clones the very first successful clones of a primate using the method to produce dolly research is that the chinese academy of sciences presented them to the public this week the purpose of doing. experiments. is really for the human health care in a few minutes there are many other animal models who can use mice. difficulty. in using the model for human disease because mice are very far away from humans the

empty run of the world is watching its response to anti-government protests her comments came at a u.n. security council meeting but iran and russia criticized the u.s. for calling the meeting saying the protests are a domestic matter of mudslides and tarantula rainstorms have left at least forty four people dead in the congolese capital kinshasa thora to say victims were killed by collapsing walls and by drowning many homes of the city of ten million are built on hillsides where a lack of drainage systems makes them vulnerable to flash flooding. now two jets collided on the ground at a toronto airport on friday setting the tail of one of the aircraft a blaze listen to this. words capture the moment when part of the plane exploded all one hundred sixty eight passengers and crew were reported safe and an investigation into the incident is underway. hungary's prime minister has issued fresh criticism of americans policies on migration picture orbán was a guest at the party conference of the c.s.u. that the german chancellor is conservative sister party and he said migrants with no reaso

congo fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters on sunday the u.n. says at least six people were killed and dozens injured catholic church as an activist called for peaceful demonstrations across the country including the capital kinshasa. pope francis has wrapped up his two of latin america and then the most contentious and violent trip of his papacy the pope's comments about sex abuse victims in chile slant as he sees me the pope the pope's comments about sex abuse victims in chile said his slander of bishop have cast a shadow over the trip there's been widespread outcry over the vatican's and actions over similar scandals in peru but francis tried to move beyond the controversy on the last day of his visit. samoan people gathered here in peru to bid farewell to the pontiff. at his final mess francis once again voiced his support for the poor and weak. a society that doesn't accept those who suffer and is not capable of sharing and easing their suffering through compassion is a cruel and inhumane society is. the royal. francis words coming after a

warned a wrong that the world is watching its response to anti-government protests a comments came at a u.n. security council meeting that iran and russia criticized the u.s. for calling the meeting saying the protests are a domestic matter. scuffles broke out in bethlehem as the greek orthodox patriarch for the holy land arrive to celebrate orthodox christmas protesters clashed with police and churchgoers as thier follows the third made his way to the church of the nativity palestinians accuse the greek patriarch of setting than two israelis in favorable deals. and us president donald trump has rejected claims made in a new tell all book about his presidency in response to questions raised in the book about his fitness for office trump said that he would not just qualify as smart but genius and a very stable genius at that well a us secretary of state rex tillerson also disputed claims in the book saying he has never question the president's mental fitness but in the meantime the book can titled fire and fury has become an instant bestseller the book the u.s. president could not stop from

the goal to destroy kurdish militia which turkey labels as terrorists the u.n. says the fighting has already displaced five thousand people and left many others trapped also coming out of the world economic forum gets underway in davos with a free trade for be india's number. but not everyone is thrilled by the gathering of the global business elite in this was al gore's. it's good to have you with us tonight turkey is intensifying its military offensive against kurdish militias in northern syria despite criticism from the international community the united nations says the fighting has already displaced five thousand people and left vulnerable civilians trapped says it will press on with its operation in a free against groups that it regards as terrorists. turkish forces firing on come easily and other towns along the syrian turkish border officials say their aim is to divert attention from the main campaign their advance on the kurdish enclave of our free it's the fourth day of a push by turkish forces and their syrian rebel allies to clear the northwestern bo

ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has called for an emergency session of the u.n. security council on the situation after six days of demonstrations protests and still show no signs that they're going to back down. video footage reaching dortch avella through social media shows the extent of the unrest spreading across iran. the violence which has rocked the country for nearly a week appears if anything to be escalating. these pictures from the central province of is for han unverified. official state television says six people died in this protest has stormed this police station. supreme leader ayatollah ali how many accuses enemies of iran of stirring up the unrest. bushmen one anime is poised for an opportunity a breach to penetrate through that look at the incidents in the past few days all those who are against the islamic republic of iran those with cash and politics weapons and intelligence operators you can join hands to create trouble that opposition leaders say the demonstrators are demanding far reaching reforms more changes even radical changes. they wa

warned iran that the world is watching its response to anti-government protests her comments came at a u.n. security council meeting but iran and russia criticize the u.s. for calling that meeting saying the protests in iran are a domestic matter mudslides and tarantula rainstorms have left at least forty four people dead in the congolese capital kinshasa authorities say victims were killed by collapsing walls and by drowning many homes in the city of ten million are built on hillsides where a lack of drainage systems makes them vulnerable to flash flooding two jets collided on the ground at a toronto airport on friday setting the tail of one of the aircraft ablaze have a look at this. and i witnessed on board capture the moment when part of the plane exploded no injuries were reported and an investigation into the incident is underway. well the new tell all book about donald trump's presidency is flying off the shelves in the united states the book titled fire and a fury has been published four days ahead of schedule and that's despite attempts by the president's lawyer to stop it u.s. se

warned iran that the world is watching its response to antti government protests a comments came at a u.n. security council meeting but iran and russia criticized the u.s. for cooling the meeting saying the protests are a domestic matter mudslides and terentia rainstorms have left at least forty four people dead in the congolese capital kinshasa or forty say victims were killed by collapsing rules by drowning many homes in the city of ten million a built on hillsides where a lack of drainage systems makes them vulnerable to flash flooding. two jets collided on the ground at a toronto airport on friday setting the tail of one of the aircraft ablaze about his presidency in response to questions raised in the book about his fitness for office child described himself in a tweet as quote a very stable genius u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson also disputed claims in the book saying he has never question the president's mental fitness but in the meantime the book titled foreign fury has already begun flying off the shelves the book the u.s. president could not stop from hitting the shelves s

warned iran that the world is watching its response to anti-government protests her comments came at a u.n. security council meeting but iran and russia criticized the u.s. for calling the meeting saying the protests are a domestic matter. mudslides interventional rain storms have left at least forty four people dead in the congolese capital kinshasa authorities say victims were killed by collapsing walls and by drowning many homes in the city of ten million are built on hillsides where a lack of drainage systems makes them vulnerable to flash flooding. two jets collided on the ground at a toronto airport on friday setting the tail of one of the aircraft alight and eye witness on board one of the planes captured the moment when part of the plane exploded no injuries were reported and an investigation into the incident is under way. now hungary's prime minister has issued fresh criticism of american policies on migration mr orban was a guest at the party conference of the c.s.u. which is the german chancellor's conservative sister party and said migrants with no reason to be in europe shoul

kurdish enclave of offering the goal to destroy kurdish militia which turkey labels as terrorists the u.n. says the fighting has already displaced find thousand people and left many others trapped also coming up the world economic forum gets underway in davos with a free trade plea from india's modi but that's all the same day that the u.s. slaps a fifty percent tariff on a range of important. it's good to have you with this would begin tonight in turkey the country has intensified its military offensive against kurdish militia in northern syria and that despite criticism from the international community the united nations says that the fighting has already displaced some five thousand people and left vulnerable civilians trapped says that it will press on with its operation in offering against groups that it regards as terror. turkish forces firing on come easily and other towns along the syrian turkish border officials say their aim is to divert attention from the main campaign their advance on the kurdish enclave of our frayne it's the fourth day of a push by turkish forces and their s

now in his speech can also addressed economic issues how is his country dealing with those increased u.n. sanctions this is a very important issue for kim he needs to be assured specially his domestic audience that he is able to pursue these weapons programs at the same time to protect their economic security which has started to suffer under increased economic sanctions and so this has become a major part of us peaches and we can definitely expect twenty eight keen to continue his focus on the economic side of things as well that they just make him sell thank you. now some of the other stories making news around the walls eight people have died off a speed boat capsized off indonesia's part of borneo island fifty one people were on board the vessel when it overturned and sank police are investigating the cause of the accident which was not immediately. protesters in hong kong have accused the mainland chinese government of violating the territories autonomy this after beijing said part of a hong kong train station would come under mainland nor beijing insists the move would make travel

expects refugees like him to return home at some point if they're not in danger of persecution the u.n. disagrees with this policy. the need for protection is the same you cannot predict the conflict is significant. and need for protection individual persecution for example because political. people need to be with their families we have to see the situation from a humanitarian perspective it's not right that people should be separated from their spouses and children for years at a time and this is a question of humanity and for it catherine is unsure why it's difficult for refugee families to be reunited here imagine he says if germans were in his situation all alone in a new country without family in any case he's adamant that returning to syria is not an option does nothing left for him to do but wait for the decision from the authorities and keep in touch with his wife every day online. if you were a minor now of our top story today along lawmakers are due to vote today for a new regional government the exiled leader. risks being arrested in spain but is seeking reelection as presi

sanctions on tehran iran has issued a stark warning to washington vowing to reduce its compliance with the u.n. nuclear watchdog if trump decides not to renew the same way for. if america fails to meet its commitments and does not sign the sanctions waiver we consider it a violation of the nuclear deal. under such circumstances the islamic republic has its own actions to take. if there is a lack of commitment from the american side they should not expect iran to have the same level of cooperation it has had with the international atomic energy organization over the past two years. let's bring ended up in the brussels of for us some accessorise meeting with the ministers this comes a day before president trump as we said is expected to announce if america will abandon the agreement what do the europeans want to which today. they want to and it's quite simple so we renewed the message that they think this nuclear agreement is extremely important the german foreign minister is said as much when coming here and also reiterated that in a statement saying that this is a central element of a european

rouhani saying legal protests are allowed but that those who break the law will be punished washington's u.n. ambassador has called for emergency security council talks we must not be found on the people of iran are crying out for freedom all freedom loving people must stand with their current state run media in iran has focused their attention on pro-government rallies in the country rather than on the anti-government demonstrators and iran is still reeling from those protests a.f.p. correspondent eric around all is in tehran erica what are the new developments talk to us about that. well today about the. regaining control of the narrative through fairly quiet nights with minimal protests reported this morning we had an accident prone regime rallies tons of thousands of people watching through several cities. forcing no support for the regime and opposing the five suspects in recent weeks and this evening the revolutionary guards to. this sedition sorry this edition is rose and it's ended and only about fifteen thousand people took part. in the younger us the last few days all right what do

the call on target to show restraint was echoed by the u.n. security council on monday but operation all of branch continues to intensify creating yet another front in the seven year syrian civil war. our correspondent dorian jones is covering this story from bowl dorian it's day four of the turkish pensive in syria what's happening there on the ground. to report intense fighting as the turkish army backed by elements of the free syrian army are grinding their way into our for in tents fighting is being reported in many areas of this enclave turkish military claiming that they are gradually taking control of a number of villages and also crucially a mountain top which is considered very strategic in this campaign on the also in the last twenty four hours another front has been opened up against the syrian kurdish militia by again the free syrian army which have been trained by the turkish military on top of that airstrikes are still continuing along with artillery and with that reports of growing numbers of civilian casualties so an intense of

expects refugees like him to return home at some point if they're not in danger of persecution the u.n. disagrees with this policy the need for protection is the same you cannot predict conflict is significantly. a need for protection individual persecution for example because political. people need to be with their families we have to see the situation from a humanitarian perspective it's not right that people should be separated from their spouses and children for years at a time and this is a question of humanity. catherine is unsure why it's difficult for refugee families to be reunited here imagine he says if germans were in his situation all alone in a new country without family in any case he's adamant that returning to syria is not an option there's nothing left for him to do but wait for the decision from the authorities and keep in touch with his wife every day online. the russian president has criticized a u.s. decision to release a list of rich and powerful russians who could become a target for sanctions a lot of it is that the move could damage international relations as

rouhani saying legal protests are allowed but that those who break the law will be punished washington's u.n. ambassador has called for emergency security council talks we must not be felons the people of iran are crying out for freedom all freedom loving people must stand with their current state run media in iran has now focused its attention on pro-government rallies in the country rather than on the anti-government demonstrators. have paid correspondent and iran's capital tehran welcome to. we had bad general jafari has announced that the sedition has been defeated what does it look like from where you are. well aaron to ron it was pretty quiet overnight and we've seen a pretty heavy police presence and part of you revolutionary guards out on the streets in the center of the city but for the most part it looks calm it does feel like the wind has come out of the sails of the protest movement today was really about the regime seizing back control of the narrative reasserting it sort already and getting these things under control and while we don't want to rule out the possibility that more

in congo have fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters the u.n. says at least six people were killed and dozens injured catholic churches and activists have called for peaceful demonstrations across the country including the capital kinshasa. u.s. vice president mike pence has touched down in israel during his two day visit he set to meet with israeli officials but he faces a boycott from palestinian leaders after the trouble ministration enraged the arab world by recognizing jerusalem as israel's capital in the bundesliga leaders byron munich have had come to have had to come from behind excuse me to win four two at home to bremen the visitors took the lead and then peg byron back to two but robert live in dusky and thomas miller then both scored their second goals of the game to extend byres lead at the top to sixteen points shaka drew one one with hanover in sunday's other game. is the good club homburg has fired coach of marcus gives dall the move came a day after the team lost at home to bottom place cologne the two nil defeat left book in t

last year in may and then on the sidelines of the u.n. g.a. in september would come out and say oh we're hoping that the peace process going to be advanced by the help of president truong and then in december came the american declaration and drew some limbs and i think that a bus in a speech in ramallah was all about catering to his palestinian audience in the sense that he tried to face save after having been so positive about so i think it was more aimed and geared towards a domestic audience what we're seeing the sharpening rhetoric on all sides are saying and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu he actually accused the boss of using trump's remarks as an excuse let's listen to what netanyahu said. as users. stick. to a secret we do. run away from the negotiations done it before you want to negotiate peace you've got to negotiate. we've never put any preconditions on the garage and . so we hear netanyahu is there saying that abbas is choosing confrontation over negotiation but is israel actually proposing new negotiations when i think

warned iran that the world is watching its response to anti-government protests her comments came at a u.n. security council meeting but iran and russia criticized the u.s. for calling that meeting saying the protests in iran are a domestic matter mudslides and tarantula rainstorms have left at least forty four people dead in the congolese capital kinshasa authorities say victims were killed by a collapsing walls and by drowning many homes in the city of ten million are built on hillsides where a lack of drainage systems makes them vulnerable to flash flooding. now two jets collided on the ground at a toronto airport on friday setting the tail of one of the aircraft ablaze listen to this. oh. and i witnessed on board counter the moment one part of the plane exploded no injuries were reported and an investigation into the incident is underway. now the new tell all book about donald trump's presidency is flying off the shelves in the united states the book titled fire and fury has been published for days ahead of schedule and that's despite attempts by the president's lawyer to stop it hugo

expects refugees like him to return home at some point if they're not in danger of persecution the u.n. disagrees with this policy. the need for protection is the same you cannot predict an armed conflict is significantly shorter than the need for protection based on individual persecution for example because someone is a political opponent mention probably people need to be with their families we have to see the situation from a humanitarian perspective it's not right that people should be separated from their spouses and children for years at a time and this is a question of humanity and for no money teat cussen isn't sure why it's difficult to refugee families to be reunited here imagine he says if germans were in his situation all alone in a new country without family in any case he's adamant that returning to syria is not an option there's nothing left for him to do but wait for the decision from the authorities and keep in touch with his wife every day online. ireland will hold a referendum on reforming the country's near total ban on abortion the country currently has some of th

rouhani saying legal protests are allowed but that those who break the law will be punished washington's u.n. ambassador has called for emergency security council talks we must not be found on the people of iran are crying out for freedom all freedom loving people must stand with their current state run media in iran has focused their attention on pro-government rallies in the country rather than on the anti-government demonstrators. while iran is still reeling from the protests after correspond eric randolph isn't errani can tell us more about the your current situation there around us it's clear that the government is eager to change the narrative of the year pro-government demonstrations helped save that goal. well there has been an impressive show of force by authorities today hundreds of thousands were released tens of thousands of people marching in cities across the country. relies very quickly and very effectively. show what you know there is going to do they want to bring people out of the strips and in the last few minutes just have the head of the revolutionary guards and i'll say

december after covering the revenge of the refugee crisis the european union the united states and the u.n. have all demanded their release. an explosion outside a subway station on the outskirts of stockholm has killed one person and injured at least one more a sixty year old man is reported to have picked up an object from the ground when it exploded he later died of his injuries one woman was hurt authorities say the blast is not thought to be terror related. the pioneer u.s. astronaut john young has died at the age of eighty seven his true place him again in the one nine hundred sixty s. when he took part in the first manned chairman i mission by the time you commanded the first space shuttle flight in one thousand nine hundred one he was on a sixth space mission. oh my gosh. april nineteenth seventy two john young and his fellow astronaut charles duke collecting rock samples from the surface of the moon. it was an achievement that they shared with only ten others adding them to the exclusive fraternity of moon walkers had been forty nine years later young would break new ground again.

expects refugees like him to return home at some point if they're not in danger of persecution the u.n. disagrees with this policy. the need for protection is the same you cannot predict that the conflict is significantly shorter than the need for protection based on individual persecution for example because someone is a political opponent mentioned problem you people need to be with their families we have to see the situation from a humanitarian perspective it's not right that people should be separated from their spouses and children for years at a time and this is a question of humanity and for the one you teach a class on isn't sure why it's difficult to refugee families to be reunited here imagine he says if germans were in his situation all alone in a new country without family in any case he's adamant that returning to syria is not an option there's nothing left for him to do but wait for the decision from the authorities and keep in touch with his wife every day online. now to some other stories making news around the world ireland will hold a referendum in may on reforming th

hard to see what's going to come out but the strong evidence coming out otherwise that's why even the u.n. called of ethnic cleansing right ok so the documenting of these possible human rights abuses will be very challenging i want to shift our focus back to these two reuters journalists said that are being charged under me in mars' official secrets act this admission by the army what effect will it have on them. you know it's really hard to say right now because certainly what what what what what what so many journalists here are saying is that they believe the local journalists here that they believe that they're trying to make an example that the government the military is trying to make an example of these two trying war and local journalists don't dig deep in the work i don't do anything that would go against our narrative meaning the military's narrative this or there could be repercussions. on the flip side there it's not making this country's transition look good at all and makin affect foreign investment and clearly the military doesn't want the foreign investment to stop. so and

expects refugees like him to return home at some point if they're not in danger of persecution the u.n. disagrees with this policy. the need for protection is the same you cannot predict a conflict is significantly shorter than the need for protection based on individual persecution for example because someone is a political opponent mentioned problem you people need to be with their families we have to see the situation from a humanitarian perspective it's not right that people should be separated from their spouses and children for years at a time and this is a question of humanity and for the teat cousin isn't sure why it's difficult for refugee families to be reunited here imagine he says if germans were in his situation all alone in a new country without family in any case he's adamant that returning to syria is not an option does nothing left for him to do but wait for the decision from the authorities and keep in touch with his wife every day online. here with the news still to come on the show a seven year old is from syria lost her hearing when aleppo was bombed now she lives

syria turkish troops and i live syrian forces are advancing on the kurdish enclave of our friends the u.n. says the fighting has already displaced five thousand people left many of us trapped also on the program. activists in germany criticize the government's latest repopulation of afghan migrants just days after a deadly taliban attack in kabul we'll hear from amnesty international who also think the german government has got this wrong. i'm steve w.'s of the world economic forum in davos the gathering the world's business and political elite put under way with a plea for free trade from india's near and promoting on the same day that america stopped fifty percent tariff some some imports of g.w. as helena humphrey as the latest from the swiss alps india is open for business that's the message from the country's prime minister and no range of modi warning against the rise in trade barriers just days ahead of the appearance of protectionist president donald trump at the world economic forum i'm headed home for in davos and we'll have more coming up on the nominees for this year's academy

ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has called for an emergency session at the u.n. security council on the situation in iran after six days of demonstrations protesters are showing no sign of backing down. video footage reaching dortch yvel or through social media shows the extent of the unrest spreading across iran. the violence which is rocked the country for nearly a week appears if anything to be escalating. these pictures from the central province of is for han unverified. official state television says six people died this protesters stormed this police station. supreme leader ayatollah ali how many accuses enemies of iran of stirring up the unrest. bushmen montazeri iqbal the anime is poised for an opportunity breach to penetrate through that look at the incidents in the past few days all those who are against the islamic republic of iran those with cash and politics weapons and intelligence operators you can join hands to create trouble that opposition leaders say the demonstrators are demanding far reaching reforms more changes even radical changes. they wa

what's going to come out but there are so strong evidence coming out otherwise that's why using the u.n. call it that nic lancing right ok so the documenting of these possible human rights abuses will be very challenging i want to shift our focus back to these two workers journalists that are being charged under me and mars official secrets act this is mission by the army what effect will it have on them. you know it's really hard to say right now because certainly what what what what what what so many journalists here are saying is that they believe the local journalists here that they believe that they're trying to make an example that the government the military is trying to make an example of these two to try and warn local journalists don't dig deep in the work i don't do anything that would go against our narrative meaning the military's narrative this or there could be repercussions. on the flip side there it's not making this country's transition look good at all and makin affect foreign investment and clearly the military doesn't want the foreign investment to stop so and they'

turkey's legitimate security concerns seriously the call on target to show restraint was echoed by the u.n. security council on monday but operation all of branch continues to intensify creating yet another front in the seven year syrian civil war. russia you had in the report responded by withdrawing its troops from a friend so does this mean russia has given its blessing to this operation. as a russian military analyst he joins us from moscow welcome to day to day russia given. its blessing. de facto yes that's that's a positive there rushed there where was a small russian contingent wolk kind of afraid and the kurds believe that while the russians are there they're more with secured of the turks will not attack and the third to share for us will not appear because the russians all kind of on agreement with the met with the pentagon were covering that part of syria but the turkish military high rebel delegation came to moscow last week they had talks with here in the russian defense ministry in general staff and apparently they reached package the deal that the russians allow de facto th

expects refugees like him to return home at some point if they're not in danger of persecution the u.n. disagrees with this policy. the need for protection is the same you cannot predict a conflict is significantly shorter than the need for protection based on individual persecution for example because some of the political that mention problem your people need to be with their families we have to see the situation from a humanitarian perspective it's not right that people should be separated from their spouses and children for years at a time and you know this is a question of humanity and for that cousin isn't sure why it's difficult for refugee families to be reunited here imagine he says if germans were in his situation all alone in a new country without family in any case he's adamant that returning to syria is not an option there's nothing left for him to do but wait for the decision from the authorities and keep in touch with his wife every day online. now to some other stories making headlines around the world kenya's opposition leader has been sworn in as the country's quote a

of you didn't spend the season at home traveling is a huge trend in fact preliminary data from the u.n. world tourism organization shows the tourism is booming across the globe overall the number of international tourists grew by seven percent last year reaching an estimated one point three billion in twenty seventeen and the strong momentum is expected to continue this year here are some highlights from those figures fronts will remain the most popular tourism destination according to the united nations world tourism organization but spain could be said to replace the u.s. in the number two position with more than eighty million visitors last year a deadly terror attack in august and the political crisis in catalonia don't appear to have dented spain's overall tourist figures. that's not the case for the u.s. politics affected international visitor numbers which dropped five percent early last year hulloa inauguration of donald trump things a boding well for countries in other regions europe continues to receive the highest number of international tourists six hundred and seventy one

the u.n. estimates that around two hundred thousand people are displaced in the region and there's little hope of a break in the violence. corporate america is taking matters into his own hands it seems when it comes to the health care reform online retailer amazon or in buffett's box when j.p. morgan chase are teaming up to offer their us employees quality health care they say at a reasonable cost will be three c.e.o.'s at the new company will be independent and free from profit making incentives the initial focus would be on technology to provide simplified high quality and transparent kabal shares in health care companies took a big hit in early trading on the york stock exchange hinting at the threat that the new entity poses to existing health care structures in the u.s. well our financial correspondent yens quarter is in new york for us he has been tracking that story yes where the future of the u.s. health care reform unclear though is this a case of seizing a business opportunity old s

rouhani saying legal protests are allowed but that those who break the law will be punished washington's u.n. ambassador has called for emergency security council talks we must not be fallon's the people of iran are crying out for freedom all freedom loving people must stand with their current state run media in iran has now focused its attention on pro-government rallies in the country rather than on the anti-government demonstrators. have paid correspondent atika randolph s. and iran's capital tehran welcome to day w we had to have a general has announced that the sedition has been defeated what does it look like from where you are well here and ron it was pretty quiet so tonight and we've seen a pretty heavy police presence but a few revolutionary guards out on the streets in the center of the city but for the most part it looks calm it does feel like the wind has come out the so that the protest movement today was really about the regime seizing about control of that narrative reasserting itself dorothy and getting these things under control well we don't want to rule us ability that mor

american ambassador to the united nations dickie halley has called for an emergency session of the u.n. security council on the situation after six days of demonstrations protesters are showing no signs of backing down. video footage reaching dortch avella through social media shows the extent of the unrest spreading across iran. the violence which has rocked the country for nearly a week appears if anything to be escalating. these pictures from the central province of is for hun unverified. official state television says six people died this protesters stormed this police station. supreme leader ayatollah ali how many accuses enemies of iran of stirring up the unrest. bushmen montazeri iqbal the anime is poised for an opportunity a breach to penetrate through that look at the incidents in the past few days all those who are against the islamic republic of iran those with cash and politics weapons and intelligence operators you can join hands to create trouble that opposition leaders say the demonstrators are demanding far reaching reforms. this on his changes even radical changes they

turkey's legitimate security concerns seriously the call on turkey to show restraint was echoed by the u.n. security council on monday but operation all of branch continues to intensify creating yet another front in the seven year syrian civil war. standing by for us in just dorian what is turkey's military objective in this operation is it just striking a blow against what i regard as a hostile militia or is it planning to establish a buffer zone in syria. well that is what the prime minister of italy use rim says he's talking about creating a thirty kilometer buffer zone into africa beyond that turkey has reiterated it threats to expand this operation fall beyond our friend looking men beach this is another syrian kurdish enclave a stronghold of the white peachey they've rewritten rated that they were cool be looking at that region and even beyond that to talking about removing the whole of the presence of the syrian kurdish force from turkey's a southern border so this operation at the moment appears to have a long term perspective and it's all about what turkey sees removing the threat

last year in may and then on the sidelines of the u.n. g.a. in september would come out and say oh we're hoping that the peace process is going to be advanced by the help of president trump and then in december came the american declaration and druce a limb and i think that a bus a speech in ramallah was all about catering to his palestinian audience in the sense that he tried to face save after having been so positive about so i think it was more aimed and geared towards a domestic audience what we're seeing a sharpening rhetoric on all sides as you're saying and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu he actually accused abbas of using trump's remarks as an excuse let's listen to what netanyahu said. his use does. stick. to a single way to. run away from the negotiations done it before you want to negotiate peace you've got to negotiate. we've never put any preconditions on the garage and . so we hear netanyahu is there saying that abbas is choosing confrontation over negotiation but is israel actually proposing new negotiations when i thi

that means more suffering the regime's campaign has included attacks on hospitals according to the u.n. those so far left unscathed ill equipped and doctors. are exhausted. and. there are so many injured people we can take care of them all. no hospital in the world could treat the number of patients that come here after their neighborhood has been bombed. it is a war zone and that's all they russia iran and turkey designated it as a deescalation zone last year more than a million people have fled here from other former rebel controlled areas fighters as well as civilians but they're no longer safe the syrian regime and russia say they're targeting terrorists but political analysts disagree. the syrian government wants to bring all the remaining rebel held areas under control and wipe out the opposition that doesn't care what happens to them he wants to take control of the whole country before peace talks again. so i thought just a few weeks ago this market in it lip was bustling. that was a sense of normality but that's over now. stallholders have nothing to do anymore no one dares com

u.n. spokesperson for the c.d.u. c.s.u. home affairs committee in the german parliament thank you for spending time with us we appreciate it on north and south korea now have agreed to hold their first formal talks in more than two years the discussion set for tuesday will pave the way for north korean athletes to attend the upcoming winter olympics in south korea they now cement came hours after the u.s. agreed to delay joint military exercises with south korea until after the olympic games the meeting is expected to be held on january ninth in the demilitarized zone it has been the site of past talks all right and we can go straight to seoul now to workers senior correspondent josh smith just josh what can we expect from this meeting on tuesday. so first on the agenda. possible participation of north korean athletes and you know upcoming winter olympics it's something that the south korean government has been seeking for some months now because they are very keen obviously for the conflict not to overshadow the upcoming g

in congo have fired live rounds and tear gas to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters the u.n. says at least six people were killed and dozens injured catholic churches and activists have called for peaceful demonstrations across the country including in the capital kinshasa. over one hundred thousand greeks have gathered in thessaloniki to demand that the republic of macedonia change its name the saloniki is the capital of a greek province that is also named macedonia athens and have been locked in a dispute over the name sense macedonia declared independence from yugoslavia in one thousand nine hundred one. you're watching d.w. news still to come pope francis wraps up one of the most tumultuous trips of his prophecy we'll see why he's been met with angry protests on a tour of latin america. in the bundesliga leaders by in units have come from behind to win four two at home two that are bremen the visitors took the lead and then peg violent back to two but robert live and thomas miller then both scored their second goals of the game to extend byron's lead at the top to sixtee

power back to the united nations as you said four out of five security council members involved the u.n. has the power it appears just not to be prepared to use it yet this is a problem and it is a problem what we should address to the united states of america and to the russian federation they have their problems with each other but the result of those problems is that one single body event which can make such decisions is not able to work and our government didn't even ask united the united nations security council they just said yes to being part of a mission from which i think that this mission is against international law and now with the actions of turkey really are on the point where we have to say stop this is no longer. part of who took to thank you for joining us tonight and for dealing to thank you. this day w.'s live from berlin still to come the long wait for the return of a child we chant chimes of mother whose dogs are left four years ago to fight recently stated i still hasn't come home. first i get hot alpha's is here with more from davos as i feel it's not just i love

rouhani saying legal protests are allowed but that those who break the law will be punished washington's u.n. ambassador has called for emergency security council talks we must not be felons the people of iran are crying out for freedom all freedom loving people must stand with their current state run media in iran has now focused its attention on pro-government rallies in the country rather than on the anti-government demonstrators. well earlier we spoke to a few corresponds eric around often tehran and i began by asking him if the pro-government demonstrations are helping the government since the narrative. well it has been an impressive show of force by the authorities today hundreds of thousands were released tens of thousands of people marching in cities across the country. relies very quickly and very effectively. a show. is going to do they want to bring people out of the strips and in the last few minutes just out the head of the revolutionary guards and out saying that today is the end of the sedition and total zero only fifteen thousand people took part in the rest entirely across

turkey's legitimate security concerns seriously the call on target to show restraint was echoed by the u.n. security council on monday but operation all of branch continues to intensify creating yet another front in the seven year syrian civil war. meanwhile give up with the journalists detained in turkey for the social media posts relating to the often offensive our correspondent or in jill's in the stumble told us what he knew . what we understand is in the last twenty four hours or so five journalists have been detained in the early morning raid by the police in istanbul and the third the main kurdish city in turkey turkey what we understand is that these people belong to mainly prone kurdish media and also media critical of the government now this comes on top of the arrests of around thirty people on monday for social media posts opposing the after an operation because i'm very concerned about what is going on on social media twitter picket particularly there where the critics and potential opponents of the operation are seeking most of the news from on from the social media given the

repatriate more than six hundred fifty thousand muslim refugees to me in mar over the next two years the u.n. refugee agency warned that it is essential that the refugees only be returned voluntarily pope francis has held a public mass in front of hundreds of thousands in the chilean capitals on thiago he's asked them to forgive the catholic church for a sex abuse scandal that's turned many away from their faith the visit has sparked protests in santiago u.s. president drums former top aide steve bannon has been called to testify before a grand jury over alleged contacts with russian officials ahead of the twenty sixteen election that's according to the new york times earlier today lawmakers grilled ban in over the trunk campaigns potential ties to russia the kremlin has been accused of meddling in the twenty sixteen vote. a disturbing find inside a southern california suburban home police say thirteen brothers and sisters were held captive by their own parents in filth and with a little food the children some on the verge of starving range in age from two to twenty nine police say they were

two million over the next two years in losses it will allow the bridge to apply for citizenship the u.n. refugee agency warned that it's essential that refugees only be returned voluntarily. tell construction workers were killed in colombia where the heart of an unfinished bridge collapsed a decade of supporting tower tumble nearly three hundred meters into a canyon near the capital by guitar the bridge was part of a major new highway due to open in march authorities are investigating the cause of the collapse. a speeding car in southern california has hit a road divider and flown in front of a bus traveling in the opposite direction the car's occupants escaped serious injury they have a hole and have went into a into a second floor office. a members of the european parliament have been debating the iranian nuclear deal u.s. president donald trump and dos the deal last week despite saying that he wanted america to withdraw from it believing that it still has flaws that must be addressed were joined much hoffman at the european parliament and stressed strasburg in just a moment report. a

to be able to afford it already there are thirty in these camps soon there will be two hundred the u.n. world food program wants to install hydro culture and refugee camps around the world tala brahim is happy and proud he's producing fresh food for his twenty five goats every day. they repay him with more milk and meat the basis for a healthy diet for his family at last one. or change of pace that we're off to venice it is getting a head start on this year's carnival season the italian lagoon city kicking office calendar of events with a water parade along one of its main canals a full week ahead of the official opening the theme of this year's venice carnival festivities the circus hundreds of thousands of tourists are expected of course to flock to the carnival hotspot which is famous for its masquerade balls. your minder now of our top stories this hour pop singer bruno mars has swept the grammys winning all sorts of words he was nominated for and white roses were a recurring theme as many stars displayed in a show of solid. already against sexual harassment you got the state of th

years old is a single mother of six children she's not getting any help from aid organizations the u.n. says it has too little money for so many refugees yeah. she says i get nothing at all other than. when children fall badly ill in the winter months their parents can't afford treatment in a hospital it costs the equivalent of about eighty euros a month to stay in the shack you want it to some as months behind on the rent. the father of her children has married someone else. donations to help only a little. when the money is used up the struggle to survive goes on. the worst part is there is no improvement in sight. and as long as the war in syria continues refugees can't return home. lebanon is overwhelmed with refugees and would rather not have to shelter them anymore. that little israel has her hearing back is a small ray of light in a dark desperate time and that better when. it's because of flak the number should be less but the need to still be good so i think that she is really lucky while other children who are muslims will knock. on her first day of school with her hearing ai

expects refugees like him to return home at some point if they're not in danger of persecution the u.n. disagrees with this policy the need for protection is the same you cannot predict a conflict is significantly shorter than the need for protection based on individual persecution for example because someone is a political opponent. people need to be with their families we have to see the situation from a humanitarian perspective it's not right that people should be separated from their spouses and children for years at a time and this is a question of humanity. that. question isn't sure why it's difficult to refugee families to be reunited here imagine he says if germans were in his situation all alone in a new country without family in any case he's adamant that returning to syria is not an option there's nothing left for him to do but wait for the decision from the authorities and keep in touch with his wife every day online. keep taking your medication and follow your doctor's advice that's what german health officials told people when ukrainian of angelus vladimir monti paid a vi