i'm on my mental arithmetic told me that we're going to abolish. twenty to pry along with the leader in lieu of a good number. this is huge obvious coming to you live from berlin the clock ticks on germany search for a new government as a final push gets underway german chancellor and american warns there are still serious differences between hope party and potential coalition bachmann has and nor

did it could mean fresh elections for germany also coming up officials are drawn but not gabi of zimbabwe to step aside as chance remain in control of the streets the military and its backers of want the nation's first and only president to give way to a new era. and a five hundred year old mosque of peace but you're not a da vinci becomes the most expensive piece of art ever sold at an option a crew of four hundred and fifty million dollars is a good look this incredible painting. i know i'm a bit touchy about good to have your company. the countdown is on for germany to get a new government chancellor merkel says talks have exposed serious differences between the parties but she remains optimistic about forging

a coalition merkel's conservatives have been locked in difficult exploratory talks with the business friendly free democrats and the environmental greens now there is growing concern that the junior fatties could walk away and trigger a snap election the deadline to reach a deal runs out tonight still macca was upbeat ahead of today's crucial session. today is the day when we have to push ourselves in the other's situation we have to ask ourselves what is important for them if we succeed and i believe that this council seat then there can be a positive outcome at the end of today's negotiations. following the stalks which is our political correspondent rupert redeveloped who joins me now. these make or break talks at the moment. well at least the said deadline ends tonight and the

all four parties know that they have to come up with some sort of an agreement that they can present the latest to morrow morning and right now the parties are together. not very far away from here they sit together and they discuss the remaining conflict points or some of them your ready pointed out. later the afternoon the they will broaden the round table all fifty negotiators will come together then and then they will have to find some solutions and this is going to be very complicated as the tensions are really high we could hear from several that the that that they are blaming each other that no that they don't want to find any compromise and one high member of the sea is you the conservative party from the various said that the green party for instance that they will be clinging to me evil demands so this is not really reassuring so given all of this through but how likely is an agreement tonight while the pressure is very high and has already

said the parties know that they have to find some agreement but on the other hand they have to see that all of these conflict points the main obstacles are an edgy climate protection and migration all of this has been on the table for the last three weeks now and they haven't found any agreement yet so this is going to be very very difficult and yet there's no prophecy needed to say that this is going to be a very long night so this will be a nor a long night but what rupert if the unimaginable happens and the talks fail what would that mean for america. well first of all all four parties have say to have said today failure is not an option because they all know that they would be the ones that were to blame and even the for the very unlikely event of snap elections which aren't as easy to make as one might think of for instance we have to see that the only way for a snap election would be for the for chancellor merkel to ask for

a vote of confidence of no confidence in the parliament but the parliament hasn't already voted for anglo-american as chancellor yet. america is right now only acting tonsil from the last government so this is very is not not so easy and even if they snap elections would happen in the end that would mean that the outcome wouldn't be very much different from the outcome we are seeing right now so it would mean in the end that the same people would fight each other at the negotiating negotiating table again so i think most of them know that they don't want to take the risk of a snap election roopa to be devoted to parliamentary studious thank you let me bring you up to date with some other stories making news around the world campbell is from mrs stands to benefit from a supreme court ruling that dissolved the country's main opposition party it was accused of conspiring to topple the government critics say the court decision is a tactic to wipe out strong opposition to one cent before the election next year

at least nine people have been killed by a suicide bomber at a political rally in the afghan capital kabul and so islamic state has claimed responsibility it's the latest in a wave of attacks in afghanistan that have killed and wounded thousands this year alone. lebanon's former prime minister saad hariri has accepted an invitation to travel from saudi arabia to paris that's according to the french foreign minister. announces shock resignation while on a visit to saudi arabia earlier this month beirut accuses riyadh of holding him hostage. human rights watch has accused the minimum military of widespread republican government and girls the rights group alleges that for the past three months million massacure of the forces of use sexual violence as a tactic of ethnic cleansing targeting the muslim minority in that country. army has denied the allegations. british police have said the final death toll from the

grand first tower fire is seventy one including a stillborn baby official said investigators had pushed at the bank reserve what was scientifically possible to identify victims' families broke out overnight in june quickly spreading through the tower block and trapping people inside. turning now to zimbabwe which is facing an uncertain future after the military intervention earlier this week the army remains in control of key buildings including the parliament and the state broadcaster president robert mugabe has been confined to his house as security forces patrolled the streets the opposition is calling for a transitional government but the military's next move is still not known. tanks are still in key positions on the streets of zimbabwe's capital harare a day after the military seize control of the country. the streets of bustling

again after many businesses shut their doors on wednesday. the situation is what ok people are they are now returning to their jobs. in the quiet way in a good way. everything is normal ever is normal the shops are open people are back to work everyone that is except zimbabwe's a ninety three year old ailing president robert mugabe he hasn't been seen since the military takeover but he said to be under house arrest and saif rumors are flying about whether his wife grace is with him or whether she managed to flee the country before the military action grace's ambitions to succeed a husband a said to be behind the current turmoil last week his vice president the army potentially saw this as paving the way for grace to take over the military's actions dari have put a stop to her hopes for some zimbabweans that is welcome news. the division breaks about is very good because you are looking for

a quick news about the biggest about the sacked vice president and mr and is tipped to head a transitional government backed by the military an option the african union said it wouldn't support. your new you know we in the african union are against any violent government overthrow. issued a statement saying the army should retreat and return to constitutional order. we support the legitimate zimbabwean government and in no case of good will we accept a forceful seizure of power of force. power belongs to you still and i can question. news from the world of art and would you pay four hundred fifty million dollars for a painting well it's a painting by the ready source muscly not a vinci one anonymous buy it did just that it's an astounding price for a painting that was once thought to be by one of his students previously had

changed hands for just a few thousand dollars but at christie's in new york it was a different and dramatic story. ladies and gentlemen we move to change the subject of modern day the masterpiece probably not of christ the savior of previous in the clutches of three kings of england savior of the world a core traits of jesus christ one of fewer than twenty paintings known to exist by the renesas muster ninety million looking for ninety five in house christie said the pre-sale estimate at one hundred million dollars but that was soon exceeded ninety five and i gave one third of it while i didn't have it one hundred ten million go get me one twenty the bidding via phone just getting going on ninety has been you heard it new place their place with francois in a fifth place one hundred ninety. one hundred ninety million give me two hundred one night is two hundred million is that so you are good million two hundred

million just how high could you go at two hundred eighty million dollars so we'll go on maybe not. take the photograph quite the next milestone three hundred we'll give it to ninety dollars. i thought so the three hundred million. and even though it's was in the top. three hundred seventy million back to france was clause three hundred and seventy million dollars and that was four hundred million the for. the not a service of money selling christie's four hundred million dollars is a bit of the piss. so. with an extra fifty million commission for christie's the total price tag four hundred fifty million

dollars the buyer has so far remained anonymous so we don't know if the public will ever get a chance to see the work again thanks joining me now is robert and he is an auctioneer order and an art expert with a gun and bag auction house here in but and welcome robert as an incredible painting and it is by leonardo da vinci but who possibly could afford to pay so much money for a piece of art i have a i have no idea who my be divided or of duty or not driven sheet and it was probably the gates bill gates spent in one nine hundred ninety s. bill gates i would say so because he spent on the leicester codex nine hundred ninety four almost thirty two million and he is a prominent bio of very exclusive art and she has money to afford such a painting spectacular the price is wonderful. ok it's

a big it certainly has the money as you said but we still don't know it's still being described as an anonymous buyer the four hundred and fifty million dollars never has a painting fetch such a huge price what do you make of this as an auctioneer. well it shows me that there's a lot of money on the market there's a demand for masterpieces as huge demand for pieces you can only buy once in your lifetime and this puts it all together there were only two buyers at the end spending almost half a billion of us out of story of dollars it was spectacular and there's so much market and demand for high class and teak and fine art of course usually they spent money on modern art more surprisingly was an old master painting achieving such a huge amount of four hundred fifty million dollars amazing unbelievable stuff and

there's the and i think i. made it as an auctioneer and as an art to x. what do you think this painting was really what it. that is a really good question it is oil on wood so. if you ask me from that point of view of course it's not worth that much money but of course if you really like. an art collector as its top you're seeking for museum quality and it was the last piece existing in private hands by leonardo da vinci on the art market the last piece you can imagine of course your last time your last chance to buy such an artwork on the aftermarket of course it's not worth four hundred fifty million it's worth what the payer is willing to pay for it and it shows me that really. interesting pieces was. a long history of course and it was such

a great name of united when she it attracts by all over the world that's right you don't know me it shows me people love out and there's still a market for art you have to leave it there robert and i actually and an expert later have you on the show. when he was in the devaney is still to come women are having a hard time getting into management positions in germany it's one thing in some other european countries more on that story in businesses. and dot is big down in winter which is astounding by coming up next.