hello. i'm geeta guru-murthy with bbc world news. our top stories. german fans have been celebrating through the night as their team wins the world cup for the fourth time. palestinian authorities say 172 people have now been killed in israeli strikes on gaza. we're with malala as she gives support to families of nigeria's kidnapped girls.

and the concordia is floated in a massive salvage operation. hello and welcome to the show. there were 64 matches, 171 goals scored in play, seven red cards. in the end, only one winner. it is of course germany who gets to take the world cup trophy home that took one goal deep into extra time in rio to seal victory. celebrations deep into the night across germany as the team secures its forth global title. the loser, argentina, winning out to germany in the final for a second time. tim reports. >> reporter: 24 years of firsts

ending on a glorious night in rio. germany champions for the fourth time. by the looks of it, locals are happy too. it's hard to argue they were not the best team and worthy champions. >> translator: we deserved it. it was a hard struggle, but we played really well and deserved it. world champions. world champions. >> reporter: the final was by no means a classic but now different it might have been in argentina scored first. a defensive era but the shot was wide. benedict with the wood work. the man that defined the tournament, bearing down on goal. messy, missed. extra time it was. penalties were at the back of

everyone's mind. we were spare had the particular torment. gotze with the goal fit for a final. germany are the champions once again. fireworks lit up the rio sky. brazilians may have had a disappointing world cup, but they know worthy winners when they see them. >> let's go live to rio. ben brown is the lucky man still there. what is the mood there? who did brazil support, argentina or germany? >> they supported germany because argentina are their great football rivals. the last thing they wanted was argentina to win the world cup here in that football temple. they were delighted when germany score had the goal and won the

world cup. through the night really, german fans were celebrating in rio, dancing in the streets as you expect. those german fans that weren't jumping on planes to head back to germany. argentina fans took it well. a lot were partying as well, drowning their sorrows i suppose. there were some problems on the streets. there were protests on the streets throughout the tournament. there were clashes of several protestors and riot police. tear gas and pepper spray were used. about 30 arrests as well. our correspondent was there. >> reporter: this was supposed to be a night of joy, celebration, people supporting the the teams for being champ n champions of the world. they came in second place. that situation right now.

riot police gathering after dozens of people started to throw stones to police. also destroying bars, restaurants. local tv show showed pictures of people breaking into bars and selling all kinds of alcohol. this was supposed to be one of the happiest nights for football. this is the situation now in one of the largest attractions in the capital. there are many theaters, cinemas where now if police are patrolling where some of the people that came here to celebrate are being arrested. as you can see, the floor is covered with broken bottles.

also with stones that people took from the street to throw it to the antiriot police. >> reporter: well in the end it's been a disa pointing tournament for brazil. they imploded with the 7-1 defeat in the semi finals to germany. we're hearing news now, unconfirmed the brazil manager has resigned. that's reported here on television and other sources. the manager, age of 65, is gone. he did win world cup in 2002. after so much expectation the home nation may become world cup winners for another time.

ten goals in the last couple of games. we're hearing he has gone. that's the latest. >> it looks to us when watching last night, when gotze came on there was booing in the stadium. what's the score card overall of this tournament? >> it's fair to say fifa and blaster are unpopular. brazilian fans tell you it's been a great tournament, lots of goals, attacking football. around the world it's been admired. there's a lingering resentment of the cost of the tournament in brazil. we've seen the protest running up to it and during as well. $11 million that people say would have been better spent on alleviating poverty and

depravation in brazil. not that they didn't want the world cup here, they didn't want that much money lavished on it. >> it's all over. thanks very much indeed. other news today and our top story of course from the region of the middle east where thousands of palestinians have been fleeing from northern gaza after israel asked them to leave their homes. another night of israeli air strikes and palestinian officials say 172 have been killed in the last week. palestinian militants fired 20 more rockets overnight. no israelis have been killed but three have been seriously injured since the conflict began. rob watson reports. >> reporter: the cycle of violence continues. this was gaza overnight and with daylight the air strikes from israel continues. and this is the aftermath.

cars and buildings destroyed and lives disrupted. >> translator: we didn't come here to save our souls but those of our children who woke up terrified and came here barefoot, came here walking. >> reporter: israel says hardship for palestinians is the fault of hamas. the israeli military released this cockpit video to emphasize strikes are intended for militants not civilian targets. hamas is unapologetic and released its own video of some of the nearly 1,000 rockets its fired at israel so far. with the palestinian death toll climbing towards 200 and israelis living with the constant attack, there's growing concern from the international community.

and if violence between palestinians and israelis wasn't worrying enough, there's a danger of it spreading. these are israeli troops outside gaza. forces on the borders have been in action responding to missile attacks from two of the country's arab neighbors n. the middle east, unwanted escalation is always possible. >> pakistani activist presses good luk jonathan to free the schoolgirls. malala who was shot by the taliban for advocating girl's education has met the girl's families. john simpson with you given special access to that meeting. >> into the conference room of the hotel in abuja, strides of the small courageous figure of the girl the taliban couldn't

kill. who by coming to nigeria is defying another extreme islamic group boko haram. the parents of several girls kidnapped by boko haram are here to see her. for malala fighting terrorism and encouraging education are part of the same battle. >> we are with you. we are standing up with you in your campaign of bring back our girls. bring back our daughters. i consider those girls as my sisters. they are my sisters. i'm going to speak up for them until they are released. >> in the emotionally charged atmosphere, a father starts to tell malala's story. soon they're crying too.

the parents believe the government simply doesn't care about them. >> translator: suppose our daughters were the children of someone important, he asks. will they still be prisoner in the forest after 90 days? boko haram seems to have kidnapped the girls so it can be exchanged for fighters held in nigeria jails. from malala's visit it put out a video demanding not bring back our girls but bring back our army. malala was able to meet girl who is had been kidnapped with the others but managed to escape. when i talked to these girls, i asked if the nigerian army had interviewed them to find out about their experiences.

>> translator: they have not had briefing by the military. >> still the government insists it is doing what it can to get the girls back. there's no sign whatever of progress. john simpson, bbc news abuja. we'll be live as teams attempt to refloat the wreckage of the costa concordia. now brazil has been keen to show the world it hosted the best world cup ever. it's too early to say if that's true or not. we have been looking into unforgettable moments. >> this is brazil's legendary mark on our stadium. also this tournament. fans all over the world have

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information. the court says they used information from chinese citizens for profit. gsk is in controversy over alleged bribery of doctors. more business from me and aaron throughout the day. for now, geeta, back to you. >> thank you. the final stage of one of the biggest salvage operations in maritime history is under progress. the costa concordia is being floated. >> vast and majestic, the costa concordia was a luxurious floating resort cruising the mediterranean with thousands of passengers. she sailed into trouble two and a half years ago. the disaster begins to unfold and terrible danger is coming.

utter chaos, panic in the darkness. the huge ship is capsizing. each tiny figure is a passenger desperate to reach the lifeboats. they scramble for safety and some are drowning in the sea around them. the route the concordia was steered off course to salute people on the island. she was sailed in close, far too close. the rocks tore a hole in the hull. the ship was doomed and came to rest in the shallow. she capsized. one of the biggest salvage operations in history began with the effort to pull her upright. huge metal boxes were attached to her side filled with water. their weight combined with work of giant wenches drawing on

cabling pulled the hull down to an undersea platform. the concordia was back on her keel. she was left still half submerged. a i silent blue world, mays of sunken decks. here what looks like a reception area leading into the lounge or bar where drinking and chatter would have ended suddenly when the ship hit the rocks. now much of this drowned liner is about to be lifted above the waves. more steel boxes are attached to the wreck. as they're drained of water and filled with air slowly the ship should rise from the seabed. eventually koes dacosta concord begin the last voyage to be scrapped. now the world cup is over.

china, the world's most populist nation is football mad. it's only qualified for the competition once. china has voted itself the world's biggest football academy. bbc went to have a look. >> in the middle of the chinese country side sits a towering symbol of sporting ambition. built in less than a year at a cost of $200 million, the school makes no secret of extraordinary mission. the facilities would be the envy of many. there are dozens of full sized football pictures to train on and a team of coaches drafted in. >> also there are resources. they're giving really their best

you know, to live in it. >> the funding for all this has come from the billionaire owner of one of china's biggest football clubs. the school claims high level political support too. the chinese president khas wishs for the club. china is currently bottom of the football in class placed 103 in the fifa world rankings. there can be no doubting the drive and ambition on display here. are they ever likely to produce world cup success? some have argued the real crisis in chinese football goes deeper. it's a social and political one and there will be no easy fix.

firstly the country's massive boom has left parks or playing fields. then there's the high pressure education system which leaves your average student with little time for sport. any way, who would want to kick a ball around in pollution that gets this bad? if china is serious about its football ambitions, critics argue it needs to widen access for all not just those that can afford the $6,000 u.s. a year it cost to come here. bbc news at the ever grand football school. >> india doesn't do well either, another big country. this time it's germany that has become the first european country to win the world cup in latin america. a billion of us around the world watch had the match. the trophy will be on show in berlin tomorrow.

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i'm geeta guru-murthy with bbc world news. our top stories. german fans have been celebrating their team to parade the world cup team through berlin tomorrow. thousands of palestinians flee from northern gaza after israel warns it will target the area to stop further rocket attacks. fighting in ukraine intensifies against pro-russian separatists. and the cruise ship that sank losing 32 lives has been

floated in a massive salvage operation. hello. welcome to the show. well there were 64 matches, 171 goals scored in open play and seven red cards. in the end, only one winner it is germany that gets to take home the world cup. one goal deep into extra time to seal victory. celebrations through the night after across germany as the team secured its fourth global total. argentina missing out to germany in the final for a second time. tim reports. >> 24 years of firsts ending on

a glorious night in rio. germany, champions of the world for the fourth time. be by the looks of it, locals are happy too. it's hard to argue they've not been the best team and that they were worthy champions. >> translator: we deserved it. it was a hard struggle, but we played really well and deserved it. world champions. world champions. >> the final was by no means a classic. how different it might have been if argentina had scored first. a defensive era let him in but his shot was wide. germany may have broken the deadline before halftime. then a moment to define the tournament, the man many expected to set the world cup alike bearing down on goal but messy and missed. penalties were in the back of

everyone's mind. we were spare had the torment. gotze with a goal fit for a final. germany, ruthless, remorseless, champions yet again. fireworks lit up the rio sky. the brazilians may have had a disappointing world cup, but they know worthy winners when they see them. >> well anger at arrangentinarg defeat spilled over into the streets. fans threw rocks and vandalized shops and bars after the match. 30 were arrested and several were injured. bbc there sent us this report. we cannot bring you that at the moment. a lot of problems you can see from images that have come to us. well back to germany. the victorious team will parade

the coveted trophy through the streets of berlin tomorrow. lucy is following this from the capital. >> it's thought a billion around the world might have watched last night's game making it the biggest sporting event ever watched by a global audience. in germany, most were glued to the game. not just germans support them. there's foreigners who have come to berlin to watch the game. with me is diana. where you from? >> canada. >> why did you come? >> to watch the crown of the world champion. the atmosphere here, everything here is amazing. >> canadians are not known to be football fans. >> yes, we are. >> why germany? >> i'm a polish background. i've been a fan for seven years. >> you've got the t-shirt.

>> yeah. >> how was it being here? >> it was fun. i was at a bar. it was awesome. >> you were supporting germany? >> yeah. >> why? >> it seemed like the good thing to do. >> first european team to win in latin america. that's good. who do you think played well? >> i'd say -- >> david england didn't do well. pick another team than germany. you came all the way over. what do you remember? >> not so much as you know. i was watching it in a pretty atmosphere. very passionate. >> you came all the way and don't remember the goal? >> no. >> watch it on replay. >> yeah. >> reporter: why germany, why come all the way?

>> i like the way they play. they go for every game. they don't hold back and sit on it. they'd rather go for it and lose it. they work. >> reporter: thanks for talking to us. we've got two germans. guys, congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: you've barely got a voice. were you shouting? >> too hard. we were at the fan mile. >> reporter: were you nervous? everyone was so confident then there was a quiet because there was no goals. what were you thinking? >> i was so nervous. when the game was over we were so happy. mario shot the goal. >> reporter: super mario? >> yes. then totally escalation. >> reporter: crazy wasn't it? to be there for the fireworks

and everything, how much sleep did you get? >> two hours. >> reporter: a bit like me. congratulations. the team deserved the win. fantastic. germans are still passing and waiting for the big homecoming which takes place tomorrow with the german team. >> thanks very much. celebrations continue along with hang overs i suspect. in brazil, some say the manager has left the job of the national team. he was widely blamed for brazil's humiliating defeat by germany in the world cup. one of the most memorable matches we all saw. our other top story today. israel's military operation in gaza is now into its seventh day. after another night of air strikes, officials say 172 have been killed in the last week. most civilians.

palestinian militants fired 20 more rockets overnight. at least three israelis have been seriously injured since the conflict began. rob watson reports. >> the cycle of violence goes on. this was gaza overnight and with daylight, the air strikes from israel continued. this is the aftermath. cars and buildings destroyed and lives disrupted. >> we didn't come here to save our own souls but those of our children that woke up at 1:00 a.m. terrified and came here barefoot, came here walking. >> israel says any hardship for palestinians is the fault of hamas. the israeli military released this cockpit video to emphasize their strikes are intended for militants not civilian targets.

hamas is unapologetic and released its own video of some of the nearly 1,000 rockets fired at israel so far. with the palestinian death toll climbing towards 200 and israelis living with the threat of constant missile attack, there's little sign of a cease fire all prompting growing concern from the international community. and if violence between palestinians and israelis wasn't enough, there's a danger of it spreading. these are israeli troops outside gaza. forces on the borders are lebanon and syria have been in action responding to missile attacks from two of the country's arab neighbors. in the middle east, unwanted escalation is always possible. rob watson, bbc news. >> well to another conflict in ukraine. armed forces are making advances against pro russian separatists

in the east of the country. if government in kiev says air strikes against the rebels have inflicked heavy losses near the air base. five coaches carrying people from towns in eastern ukraine have left the rebel strong hold of donetsk. they're heading for russia where they plan to seek refugee status. tensions rose over the weekend. moscow accused ukrainian forces of shelling across the border killing one and injuring others. >> the violence seems to be escalating, death toll mounting. dozens have been killed since friday when rocket attacks left more than 20 soldiers dead. this is the aftermath of shelling in a donetsk suburb. 12 civilians are reported to have been killed in the city over the weekend. donetsk is a rebel strong hold. it's emptying fast.

to the east in lisix have died. it's been conflicting heavy losses on nearby bases. over the board erder what's bel to be the first fatal say in this town. a woman holds fragments of the shell which she says killed her god father. the victim's mother says the shell hit him with such impact, doors, windows and even the chimney breast were blown off. the russian foreign minute industry has called the shelling an extremely dangerous escalation of tensions between moscow and kiev which could have irreversible consequences for ukraine. kiev denies any involvement. as the russian f president arrives in rio for the world cup

final, the spiraling conflict was on his mind. away from this reception for heads of state, he had a private meeting with the german chancellor. they agreed the crisis is getting worse and urged direct talks between kiev and rebels. the british prime minister and u.s. president weren't here but they've been talking to. speaking by phone they agreed russia needs to take further steps towards peace and must act fast or face further sanctions. >> stay with us here on bbc news. much too come. could china become a football super power? how this populist nation is aiming for world cup glory. ♪

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top stories this hour. and the german football team will parade the world cup through the streets of berlin tomorrow after beating argentina in the final in rio. palestinian officials say the death toll in gaza from a week of israeli air strikes is more than 170. most civilians. the chinese authorities have charged a man and his wife for obtaining illegal information about citizens. the two were arrested last year after the investigation of the british company. he is asked by a journalist from

china central television what he understood of what had been happening. >> they said that somebody had been waging a campaign for several months sending anonymous letters to the chinese commercial investigation bureau accusing gsk of using corrupt methods to sell their product in china. they believed they maybe knew who is the author of these letters. so they said that they want us to investigate the background of this person, and they want to understand her connections, and they want an assessment about whether we think she is the author of these letters. >> peter humphrey there. i'm joined from the bbc chinese service. explain to us what has happened today. >> what happened today is that prosecutors in shanghai have formally filed a charge against

peter humphreys and his wife alleging them of selling chinese information to third parties. >> what is the significance it's western nationals being involved here? >> this is the first case that fired against west in the name of obtaining private information of chinese citizens. it's not the first case of foreign nationals facing charge. previously we had stealing commercial secrets. in 2010 a chinese senior executive of the mining company detained and was sentenced to ten years in prison because of stealing commercial secrets. >> this comes obviously from the original investigation into gsk. can you expand a little more on

that? it's complicated. >> it is complicated. it goes back to 2012 when a string of anonymous e-mails was sent claiming gsk was running a bribing scheme giving bribes to hospitals to boost the china market. gsk starts to investigate who the anonymous e-mail from, who are the writers or authors of the e-mail. the company run by peter, he got hired to investigate. peter says at this time in april and july he was asked to do investigation. he was not told there was a bribery scheme behind that. he was only told to do that. who is right for that anonymous e-mail? he said he felt cheated by gsk. so this story is complicated and

ongoing. we can see twists and turns. last month the tape by the general manager leaked to the public in a way. it is getting more and more complicated. peter was will stand trial later on, probably next month. we're not sure whether diplomats or family members will be able to attend. >> okay. thanks very much. i'm sure i'll talk to you soon about this. thanks. it's been three months since boko haram militants abducted 200 girls. there was a campaign to set the girls free. >> it started in abuja and went viral. protests were held around the world. well known personalities, hollywood stars, musicians, activists have lent their voices to the bring back our girls

movement. away from the hashtags, there are the grief stricken families of missing girls. they had seen the violence but never imagined it would affect them with such horror. a man who's brother was killed in a boko haram a describes his pain. his sister was among the schoolgirls abducted. describes pain. his sister was among the schoolgirls abducted. the nigerian government and military have been insisting they're doing their best to insist the girls release. >> we cannot tell you.

>> foreign government have also offered support. drones from the u.s. are helping in the search. british have sent this aircraft to the forest where boko haram members are believed to be hold up and could be holding the girls. this is one of the symbols of the campaign in support of the missing girls. these cards lined up here in downtown represent each of the school girls and put names to over 200 girls still missing. s a vivid reminder of their abduction in april that shook nigerians and many around the world. >> the campaign has been criticized and attacked. they say they're not deterred. >> as long as it takes. all it takes is for you to think about these girls. 200 in captivity. unimaginable circumstances. if that doesn't keep us going,

what should? >> the campaign is nowhere as prominent today as it was in weeks back. activists hope to the maintain pressure on the nigerian government to act so that the weeping mothers can see their daughters alive again. bbc news. now we're just hear aing latest details from italy. one of the be biggest salvage operations in successfully underway on the coast of italy. the costa concordia that sank years ago with loss of 32 passengers is being refloated. the team has managed to lift it up by one meter. that's in the last few hours. well this is how they did it. the the ship was moved up right into its current position last september. more than 30 tanks were attached before being filled with water to roll it off its side.

it's rested on specially made platforms. today's process empties water from tanks filling them with air that allows the boat to be floated off of course. allen johnson is in. i asked what's been going on. >> on these calm, clear conditions, salvage crews were able to go to work on schedule. they've been at it four or five hours. we can't expect quick dramatic rapid progress in this affair of gigantic engineering. the world has never seen a heavy lift of this scale attempted. central to the plane although huge metal boxes you may see, they'll be emptied of water and filled with air. they'll start to act like arm bands on a toddler in a swimming

pool. they'll lift the ship off the seabed. we expect to see her rise maybe one or two meters. >> and we want to show you the scene at the moment. these are the latest images coming in. it is a slow job to raise such a huge ship. a massive fete of engineering. it is up successfully lifted by one meter so far before it is taken away. it's a stunning area of coastline. many are the area have wanted the people there to move on. still a lot of questions around the court case and the captain's actions. we'll continue with coverage of that throughout the day. well, the world cup is finally over. what are we going to watch on television? i'm not sure. first for china. the world's most populist nation is football mad. it has disqualified only once

for the finals of the competition. there's a plan to change that. china built itself the world's biggest football academy. john went to have a look. >> in the middle of the chinese country side sits a towering symbol of sporting ambition. built in less than a year, at a cost of almost $200 million, the school makes no secret of its extraordinary mission. the facile tities would be the y of the top flight european club. there are dozens of full sized pictures to train on. a draft of coaches have been brought in. the under iffing has come from the billionaire owner of one of china's biggest football clubs that the school claims high level political support to.

the chinese president has three wishes to qualify for to host and win the world cup. it's a heavy burden of expectation for the school's 2,5000. there can be no doubting the drive and ambition on this display here. are they ever likely to produce world cup success? some have argued the real crisis in chinese football goes much ke deeper and there will be no easy fix. if china is serious about the football ambitions, critics argue it needs to widen access for all, not just those that can afford the $6,000 u.s. a year it

cost to come here. bbc news. >> i think it's going to happen for them one day. the this year, this tournament it is germany of course who have won the world cup. the the first european country to win in latin america. thanks for watching. i'm geeta guru-murthy. back tomorrow. guess what: your insurance company will only give you 37-thousand to replace it. "depreciation" they claim. "how can my car depreciate before it's first oil change?" you ask. maybe the better question is, why do you have that insurance company? with liberty mutual new car replacement, we'll replace the full value of your car. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance.

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