you know launched into legal. point when surfer was fighting against him simply. starting january seventh. this is due to the news live from berlin two people are shot dead in western iran as the largest protests since two thousand and nine gripped the country in the capital tehran students clash with police authorities the warrants that any demonstrations to break the law or pay

a high price also coming up. tight security measures here in berlin and other german says he's for new year's eve celebrations after the loss of sexual assaults and twenty fifteen we asked women if they feel safe. and a former world number one and two up and coming stars that walked twenty eighteen hold in store for germantown. i'm on a welcome to the program two people have been killed in the western a rainy and city of protests phonics across the country ses officials have denied security forces were responsible and said they mean foreign agents false unconfirmed social media reports say police shot the protesters state officials have warned that those stoking disorder will quote pay the price. protests against unemployment inflation

and corruption went into the third day in several cities across iran the capital tehran saw burning bins on a burning building. at the gates of the university hundreds of students and others clashed with riot police. earlier state television finally reported the demonstrations that have been spreading over the last few days the newsreader blamed what she called hostile websites and alien media for stirring up just as his faction called the protests illegal state television showed a peaceful demonstration but there were clashes earlier with police in the western city of come on show. the government does not like support tens of thousands of iranians took part in rallies planned for weeks they commemorate pro-government demonstrations eight years ago that put an end to unrest following a disputed election rallies were shuttled in more than one thousand two hundred locations on saturday but some supporters did acknowledge that there were valid reasons to protest and what people are protesting because they are under economic

pressure the government must be responsive in the face of rising inflation and economic hardships. to get them out of it the people have protested against inflation and other problems but that doesn't show that people have turned on each other or are against the ruling says time and the leadership. security police are everywhere in the islamic republic so open political protest is rare but this crowd in the port of banda shouted we don't want a clerical regime that suggests that what began as frustration over unemployment inflation and corruption has become something more revolutionary. for more we're joined by iranian journalists aides come on the day gun he's at the guardian newspaper in london a day you have been monitoring the situation what is the laces that you're hearing . i mean last night the demonstrations became bigger in provinces

a lot of people went out in the streets in different cities across iran and what is interesting about this new wave of protests in iran is that it's not focused in tehran the capital you know when we compare it to the two thousand and nine quarters for example it's mainly happening in the provinces and of course there are some of the there were some clashes in some cities and in the lowest on province in the city of beirut as you mentioned two people were killed and there were no videos of the moment they were killed posted online if art is in iran today you know that they were not killed by the anti-riot police they were killed they've claimed their deaths on you know foreign intelligence services and three groups. but. it's too soon to say. how the handling of the rain in a fart is last night with heavy handed or not but there appears to be only does limited in the reports of deaths so far so u.s.

president donald trump has he said that the world is watching the actions that there were any and regime is the real uranian government at this point worry debase pressure from the international community. i mean. of course iranian authorities have always had the suspicion that the u.s. wants regime change in iran you know sometimes under describing our station in washington they've been very blunt about it but they want regime change in iran so there is no i mean of course what trump said is not going to go down well among the authorities in iran i have to say from my understanding from what i see iranians themselves by large also do not approve of the policies of trauma who impose a travel ban on all iranians a blanket travel ban on all iranians. but of course these are difficult times for the iranian far this is a big challenge for damn for the president rouhani was imperent iran as the president is the biggest challenge to the iranian leadership since two thousand and nine from the chance the chant of last night that they were deaf to harm an aide

supreme leader such chance such an act of resistance is quite rare inside iran the rogue images of our chalabi harmony was for example taken down from the streets of tehran not a city at least so these are interesting times that was the update there from the arranger in the state thank you for that. in syria dramatic footage has emerged purporting to show the immediate aftermath of an airstrike on a building the attack targeted harassed by northeastern suburb of damascus the u.n. estimates four hundred thousand civilians have been under siege by assad regime forces in the area some of the pictures in this are porous are of a graphic nature. yes and. squeezing dion into a tiny gap anita collapsed building. smith into. a

child's cries a heard faintly through the rubble. that. only a small hand reaches out from the dock notice. about all five of the four hundred the half a day of office have. is little arguable but step three blocks the way. forward but. only by. finally the little girl is free and i mean look it looks like it but. i don't want to quit till. i got really hungry i could just like them to clear some of the thought it was hard oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh. oh oh oh oh oh oh don't worry about it on the. only bonnet on she is not the only child to be rescued.

there's an anxious wait as more of pulls out from the heap of concrete. war. who. has the children to carry to safety the bombardment rumbles on. more danger is never far away we're now to some of the other stories making news around the world. liberian president elect george has promised to tackle corruption in the country in his first speech since winning the election he also declared liberia was open for investment he has victory marks the first democratic transfer of power in the country in over seventy years. at least thirty people have been killed and sixteen injured in the both crash in central kenya and they say a both and a larry collided on

a dangerous stretch of highway close to new crew town dozens of people have died on the roof just this month alone footage has emerged from a hostage standoff at a post office in eastern ukraine that ended peacefully on saturday the man seen here had claimed to have firearms and explosives police have arrested the man and all nine hostages were released unharmed authorities say the suspects had a history of drug related offenses. at least one person has been injured in an apartment block fire in the northern english city of manchester authorities say the blaze began on the building's ninth floor comes six months after a massive fire as a london tower block killed seventy one people. and the new york times has reported that the f.b.i. is probe into possible collusion between the trump presidential campaign and russia began after a tip off from an australian diploma according to the paper former campaign advisor

george told the diplomats that russia had up tainted thousands of e-mails that would embarrass trump opponent hillary clinton australian nature and form the f.b.i. the agency's russia investigation has hung over the trial but ministrations since he took office almost a year ago well here in germany preparations are under way for a new year's eve celebrations and in berlin tight security measures are being put in place at the brandenburg ace where the main festivities will take place. the finishing touches on preparations for new year's eve in berlin and the brandenburg gate is getting ready to host hundreds of thousands of people a massive party and an even bigger security concern. course there will be police at the event especially outside as well as five hundred security personnel we have strict admission policies will be checking all visitors and their bags and

no fireworks glass bottles large bags or suitcases will be allowed and there will be concrete poles outside the event as well as vehicle road blocks. and. the blocks are to prevent truck attacks like the one on a christmas market at bright side plots last year but another major concern is women's safety during the celebrations for the first time organizers in berlin are setting up a place for women to seek help at attention run by the german red cross volunteers will be on hand to help anyone who has been sexually assaulted or just needs a place of refuge celebrations are also planned at the cologne cathedral near the city's main train station this is where hundreds of women were assaulted or robbed on new year's eve two years ago many of the suspects were recent immigrants or asylum seekers fueling criticism of chancellor angela merkel's decision to let more than a million migrants into germany. but after the massive salts in cologne do women

feel less safe. i'm not the kind of person to be afraid and so honestly i haven't really thought about it i won't be at the clone cathedral but i live in cologne and i go out at night without any worries. because i'm not worried about it i think there are enough security measures after what happened. yeah i don't know something should be done about this but i think it's clear that you won't be safe anywhere. germany isn't taking any chances it's beefing up security with more police on the streets and video surveillance cameras hoping to usher in a happy and peaceful new year. the central japanese town of takayama is known for its unique ritual that sets the new year off with a bracing start guided by shinto priests these brave men and women are taking part in a purification ceremony. only cotton they keep warm picturing themselves

as robles ready to set off that journey into the new year begins with an addict into a freezing cold river and a prayer for good health. tennis fans know that the new year brings the first major tournament of the season the australian open germany's angela a car broke was in twenty sixteen but her star has fallen dramatically here in germany newcomer you know has taken over the number one spot and she nearly broke into the world top ten this year and it's fair if it's already there on the men's side and he has his sights sash on his first grand slam title here's more on the stars of tennis. it was a year to forget for angelica she started twenty seven thousand as a good number one but slipped down the w t a rankings after some dismount performances on the way out is alexander tzfat have gemini's shooting star one five

titles and defeated roger federer and novak djokovic his grand slam performances when a spectacular that he finished twenty seventeen as what number four. looking at his ranking you expect to see him always reach semifinalist he has to show in china and the second year is always tough. for you yoga i guess trainee seventeen was a tennis year to remember she even received praise from idol steffi graf after becoming germany's number one female player following a slow start to the year go this one two titles the first silverware since twenty eleven. i think the heat was an eventful year for me and there were some close defeats and some very big ones i lost games at the french open and wimbledon despite having match point but i came away stronger i want to tournaments it's great when you can achieve that after such a long season. the pressure is on put training teams can spend half become world

number one. side and bounce back to our best. guess is an under quite so much pressure she has the chance to stop the new year with a bang on january first at the espy classic in auckland. that's good news out for now do join us again at the top of the hour or you can always check out our website on dot com or to follow us on twitter you are watching days of a new. i think there's a real meaning to journalism that people trust to make sense of all these you can explain what's actually happening. there it's not just about being superior.