if you see all of these stereotypes going because it's good to see you. you do something for your country but you're still the black you're. up. for germany starting december tenth. the state of the news coming to live from berlin not terrorism but blackmail authorities say a suspicious package that caused a bomb scare in a town near berlin was in fact an attempt to extort cash also coming up.

and waiting for the volcano to blow more than fifty thousand people are living in limbo in bali agong has calmed down in recent days but is it safe to go back home. i'm sorry and welcome to the show it's good to have you with us. investigators say the suspicious package found at a pharmacy in the german city of pasto on friday was not about terrorism but blackmail investigators say whoever sent this package was demanding money from d.h.l. a german delivery company. a hissing sound then nothing but it was a close call in potsdam on friday when employees at a pharmacy opened a package found in their store the device inside was much more dangerous than

investigators originally thought. parent lead the blackmailer or the blackmailers didn't mind risking injuries or even death of those who received the packages. the target the delivery firm d.h.l. included in the package was a black mail letter imbedded as a q.r. code. for. whoever sent the package demanded a large sum of money if you didn't get paid he said he would send more packages in . a similar package was found in early november in another city in brandenburg investigators believe the suspect may make good on his threat to deliver more dangerous parcels. well for more on this i've got do kate brady in the studio with me kate it's not terrorism but it sounds like there's still

a threat well there certainly is still a threat as police in front of said today this is clearly someone who's willing to put people's lives in danger with these packages and police now fear that there's going to be more of these packages being sent and interestingly enough as well in that package that was delivered to that pharmacy in potsdam on friday the perpetrator also made reference to a second package which was delivered at the beginning of november and in that case the black male lesser actually disappeared as the package went up in flames when that was opened and so now police are looking into the links between those two packages what do we know about who's sending these packages well police have managed to trace the package back to brummagem back so far the state of brandenburg and of course potsdam where this package was delivered on friday is the capital of that state but beyond that it's very sketchy information at the moment and so they'll also be having a look to see whether the package as well which you mentioned from november where

that was actually from as well authorities are stressing this was not an attempted terror attack but in fact a common crime why is this distinction so important well germany is still on high alert at the moment especially since the terror attack here in berlin last year that's just coming up to a year ago now and so really they don't want to cause any unnecessary. a lot and of course also the local authorities at the state authorities in britain of the very wary of using the word terror as well as we've seen before in other cases in germany people are very reluctant to mention that would obviously if something bad has happened on that in the uk yod they are worried sometimes that the finger is going to be pointed at them and that they've not perhaps been doing their job correctly ok so not a case of terrorism people can still go out to the christmas markets and have a great time. thank you for being with us in the studio. here's a look now some of the other stories making headlines around the globe

a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle has killed at least six people and wounded thirteen others in the eastern afghanistan it's hack occurred outside a soccer stadium in jalalabad shortly after a pro-government rally ended there no one has claimed responsibility yet. relatives of the crew aboard the argentinian submarine that vanished last month of march to protest the government's response to the tragedy on thursday the navy said it no longer considered considered its search to be a rescue mission though said it would continue to search for the best. in albania thousands of soldiers and police have been deployed to rescue people stranded by floods at least one person has died and several people have been injured flights have also been suspended in albania is only international airport the floods were caused by heavy rains. while the groups of white

nationalists an answer fascist protesters are faced off in front of the white house in washington d.c. about two dozen nationalists call for stricter in the gratian laws as they chanted build the wall they were shouted down by the ends of fascist group which was more than twice the size. well the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has backed down on a contentious piece of legislation that had stoked public anger against him he's ordered a rewording of the proposed law which critics say could potentially stifle a police corruption investigation against him netanyahu his move came as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of tel aviv to demand his resignation. shame shame the protesters are shouting tens of thousands of israelis took to the streets of central tel aviv to call out the government of benjamin netanyahu who is again accused of corruption and he's under dual investigations for abuse of power

one stems from allegedly receiving expensive gifts for himself and his wife the other is looking into whether netanyahu cut a deal with the publisher of a national newspaper in exchange for favorable coverage netanyahu has strongly denied the charges saturday street protests were especially large to a so called recommendations bill making its way through israel's parliament the knesset if it becomes law police would no longer make indictment recommendations to state prosecutors supporters of the bill's passage say it would protect suspects rights and prevent leaks to the media critics say it's meant to protect the prime minister i think israeli public understood you know the coincidence in such a big time of those investigations responding to critics netanyahu announced today he was asking the knesset to reword the bill to exempt the investigations against him a vote on the bill was set for monday but it's been delayed due to an apparent lack

of necessary support to pass it. u.s. president down from son in law and adviser jared kushner says the president is still deciding on whether to formally recognize jerusalem as israel's capital in the coming days trump has repeatedly fudged the controversial desperation and move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem previous u.s. presidents have declined to do so amid fears the move what in range palestinians will claim east jerusalem as their capital they issue is deeply divisive and israel and across the region take a listen now to how some israelis and palestinians are reacting to the possible shift. i think during this season christmas this is one of the most sort of prizes and chopped surprises that we as a palestinian people have to receive this statement and this time just accept that it's like an on time bomb document that entire area i think we waited too long to

should have done it immediately when he became the president this isn't to. negotiations. with one part. of the negotiating i think president trump making jerusalem the capital is amazing because the whole state of israel. from jerusalem from the city of jerusalem and u.s. government with all its support that is but really they don't care about the palestinians and. they don't care about. you and the declarations about their human rights. to yemen now or the alliance between rebel factions fighting a saudi live military intervention appears to have fallen apart fresh gun battles have broken out in the capital sanaa between forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh and who's the rebels causing shops and schools to close the two

sides were allies but solid ranks by offering talks the saudi led coalition if it lifted a four week blockade meanwhile saudi allied jets launched air raids against two think positions in sanaa and in the north of the country. on the indonesian island of bali more than fifty thousand people are still living in shelters after being evacuated last week because a volcano seemed about to erupt. has since called dell but authorities say the stretch of a major eruption has not receded some international airlines have again been forced to cancel flights because of smoke and ash. present bali's biggest temple on the slopes of mount where ship is with face masks at the ready to protect them from the fumes and ash being spewed out by the volcano . the island of bali is indeed easy as top tourist destination the

visitor trade has been hit hard by the travel destruction which forced the airport to close for two days the run up to christmas and new year is normally high season not this year. some guests cancelled when most again began erupting but the worst came after the airport closed almost ninety percent of the guests cancelled their bookings. for those who reached bali the volcano was a spectacle in so. kind of excited. exciting like i've never seen something like this before. but it's fun it's fun to see. not quite so much fun for the forty thousand local people evacuated from their homes many are survivors of mountains last bigger option which killed more than a thousand back in one thousand nine hundred sixty three. after the volcano stopped

or up to last time i went back to my house and planted. and corn crops were good but now it's happening again and. what's happening now is still nothing but then mud flow was coming down from the crater followed by a big explosion. the question now is whether the rumblings of the last week will be followed by a full scale eruption. the far right a.f.p. is the newest party and enjoying germany's national parliament and they've held the first party conference since being elected in september they have two numbers shows hardline nationalist alexander galland as one of their call leaders during a conference he ran for the post last minute after another more moderate candidate failed to win enough votes. to deputies michel a kuffar sent us this assessment of the direction the party is taking and what it will mean for german politics. the big question at this first if tea party

conference since the arrived in the german parliament was would be able to finally stop its shift to the right well the surprise on so surprising to many in the room here was that the conservative sifting towards the extreme right is a power base everybody has to tap into if they want to achieve anything within this party that's a clear message that was heard by more moderates within the party here and. alexander go and the new party along with morrison supporters. who represents the far right look at the same time and examine the government cautions the party that it should not strive for any kind of government office. it is what he calls a level with the parties a clear message. is still pretty much all about disrupting the political system for

now. plunging temperatures in eastern china have left tree branches and leaves coated with a very special type of frost called rime these scenes are from melting. province the dripping white crystals on the trees have turned the area into a real life winter wonderland rhyme forms when water vapor in the air freezes rapidly on the surface of plants. ok if it was a christmas theme most of you know st nick or santa claus but how many of you know krampus the austrian christmas devil according to legend he's a half man half goat figure who comes for all the bad little girls and boys bring nothing for them but cole and birch whips over the weekend revelers in vienna celebrated a krampus parade take a look well i have more news for you at the top of the hour fear that.

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