this is live from berlin ten more people at a police officer are killed in protests in iran bringing the total number of dead to thirteen as the demonstrations escalate iranian state television says some protesters have tried to seize police stations and military bases but have been repelled by security forces also coming up. north korea's leader kim jong un tells the united states that the nuclear launch button is on his desk but to south

korea the offers and all of branch. and what is it about new year's day that makes people want to jump into really cold water we'll take a look at that and some of the other things people get up to around the world on the first of january. and it's good to have you with us reports from iran say more protests have erupted in the capital tehran police say one officer has been shot and killed and three others injured last night the country experienced its worst night of violence since the protests started last thursday at least thirteen people have now lost their lives. this footage has been provided by demonstrators people have been on the streets in various parts of iran's since thursday protesting conditions in the

country and this is footage provided by iranian state t.v. which claims that protesters are violent and that some have damaged a.t.m.'s buildings and other property and also claim that some protesters tried to take over police stations and military bases. on monday iranian state t.v. showed president hassan rouhani meeting with members of parliament to discuss the situation rowhani claim that protests are happening because iran's enemies are angry due to the country's accomplishments and are therefore provoking protestors state t.v. provided interviews with iranians who don't agree with the demonstrations because one in these protests the chakotay of a message of unity that they should be held peacefully not to finally that's violates our well being and safety. there are so many people who intend to exploit the situation and take advantage of the violence they're destroying a society. of pro-government rally took place in the northern city of

rushed where protesters voiced their support for the government they've asked for a peaceful solution to the country's problems. so far though anti-government protests continue the fear now is that the government might crack down hard on the protesters. for more we're joined by ali noorani he's a journalist with the a.f.p. news agency in toronto thanks for speaking with us another death in iran iranian police say one of their own officers has been killed could we now see the start of a general crackdown on protesters. ah this could be this could be going down toward a crackdown because sunday night was the most violent day of the protest of these five days of protest we have had now to a protest there isn't one police man dead in as a full body central iraq the. broadcasters that one protests there used

hunting rifle started shooting at police forces injuring three and killing one and we have also seen pro regime protest up in got a rally a public not across the country official president rouhani head of the jewish judiciary all of them have that iran will not tolerate this and they said they will be decisive be confronted also intelligence. ministry as that we have and they fired the protesters and the instigators and we will deal with them soon so this is going to are the crackdown i think and it will and soon that was ali noorani from the a.f.p. news agency in toronto speaking to me earlier now to some of the other stories making news around the world israeli authorities have filed assault charges against a palestinian teenager who was arrested after a video of her attacking an israeli soldier birol sixteen year old i had tamimi has

been in custody since the incident in mid december her mother and cousin also face charges. eight people have died after 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 clear. people in the indian capital delhi woke up to dense fog this new year's day it's said to be the biggest the season commuters were left stranded after flight operations in the city's international airport were suspended delis air pollution levels are many times the global safe limits. north korean leader kim jong un says his country's nuclear program is now fully developed and that will soon begin mass producing nuclear warheads and missiles the comments came in his annual new year's

address but kim struck a more conciliatory tone toward south korea saying he was open to talks on sending a delegation to this year's winter olympics in the country. flowers to north korea's past leaders kim il sung and kim jong il a gesture of reverence repeated on every holiday in the capital pyongyang and those who turn out can also pay homage to their current president kim jong moon during his new year's address. his speech included a range of threats against the u.s. but also unexpectedly an offer of dialogue with neighboring south korea. you will the winter olympics to be held in south korea will be a good occasion for the country and we sincerely hope the day will be a success is we're prepared to take various steps including sending a delegation officials from the two koreas may meet to discuss the possibility. kim

said that now was a good time to demonstrate the status of the korean people in seoul the government responded positively. so. south korea's presidential office has always stated our willingness to talk with north korea anytime and anywhere if that would help restore into korean relations and lead to peace on the korean peninsula. but that is still a distant goal north korea's leader peppered his speech with threats against the u.s. state t.v. superimposed pictures over parts of his speech kim said the united states will never be able to start war against me or al country but. the entire u.s. sees within range of our nuclear weapons and a nuclear boxen is always on my days. north korea's ballistic missile tests have been a source of concern for the u.s.

and the rest of the international community about the prospects of north korea joining in the upcoming winter olympics does offer some hope for people on both sides of the korean peninsula. let's go now to aden foster carter he's an honorary senior research fellow in modern korea at leeds university he joins us now from exit or aden happy new year to you but the question now is it a new kim jong un in his speech sounded like a stick for dollar trump but a carrot for south korea what you make of these statements. yes indeed i'm kind of wondering what took him so all that needless to say this is not you know an outbreak of peace for its own sake or a a change of heart by kim jong un and he made very clear as you pointed out that the so the u.s. it's still very it is very much the stick but of course it's very helpful to north korea to divide to try to divide the u.s.

for its south korea ally his late father kim jong il was very good at that during the sunshine era when south korea wanted to make nice for the north savvy on condition issue a bracketing off the nuclear issue which began to mentally at the end of that period overseas but washington even under different props will reasonable governments will political governance wasn't too happy about that so i'm kind of wondering why for the last six months for south korea has again had a left of center government that is very keen to revive the sunshine policy kim jong un has has ignored them until now complete complete change of tone from him very inching to see what happens next a complete change from him towards his neighbor but it seems that twenty seventeen on the way that he's been speaking about donald trump has not changed are there any indications that this could change in twenty eighteen. well i'm even the little optimistic on that score which maybe just because i'm a hopeless a good liberal come here on the ferry in fact he said not for the fest time in this

new us address the the the great triumph the north korea of the last year just finished was that the state nuclear force was completed if he means that it could mean one hopes it means that there won't be such a great volume of tests be they nuclear over the state missile history so in twenty seventeen in which to such a crisis and in that sense i mean it puts the ball in a sense very much in america's court as to what to do but it's just possible that inside the tensions i think may ease a little in the new year or maybe i'm just too full of the christmas spirit to have him also made some reference to domestic matters like the economy briefly if you can how is this country coping with the international sanctions that were further tightened in december. you would think on the surface it was coping quite well you're quite right to point out it was and they actually you know they've been we've picked out media comment of course has picked out the stuff about south korea

about america but there was a lot of boilerplate about the economy and you know i'm actually coming up to fifty years as a north korea around the list which is that if it's a triumph or sort of soccer you know i could have had another life but the time when he uses about self-reliant development and that's a quality steidl i mean could be his father could have been his grandfather north korea's economy will never thrive this way but that's sad i mean he's managing produce missiles which was up so somehow he's surviving sanctions aiden foster carter thank you very much. the united states now or california has become the largest state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana voters approve the move in a referendum in two thousand and sixteen the change in the law is predicted to generate around a billion dollars in tax revenue every year but some users say that despite the groundbreaking legislation they will continue to buy the drug on the black market by jove do you really. touching the ribbon the owner of this medical center in

oakland says he wants california to be a beacon of hope to parts of the world where people are still suffering under prohibit as he put it customers have been lining up since early in the morning to be the first to take advantage of the change in the law it's allows adults twenty one and older to buy possess and grow marijuana until now it's only been available for medical purposes. its history its history and i think it's it's kind of pressure are going to help a lot of people a lot of different demographics in the long run been a medical patient for quite some time and my car expired so i was kind of waiting for the reason for the new year legalize and i'm going to come out w. spoke to the director of a rehab clinic that helps heroin addicts overcome their habit by using cannabis in other states will absolutely follow suit when you see the benefits that california

and other sister you know washington colorado. oregon none of them have had the negative outcomes. they've also very positive outcomes. as some buyers of marijuana sat on the first day of legal sale it's safer than having to purchase supplies down a back alley but some reckon they'd still use the black market because one of them said it's cheaper. now much of the world has spent today recovering from last night's partying while coming in the new year but not everyone is nursing a sore head as you can see those with get up and go just about got up and went to all sorts of healthy activities take a look. at london on new year's day the parades been going for thirty two years and this year featured around eight thousand performers many were from overseas including some from america bringing

their own brand of exuberance. across the north sea in the level and it was just as chilly but that didn't put people off their annual new year dip the water was warmer than last year they said unlike these young women they all believe a cold that keeps you healthy. there was more aquatic fun in rome as foreman dived off the cavour bridge into the river toiba. this is a tough thing to do if you make the smallest mistake you can hurt yourself and we don't want to hurt ourselves we want to go home and have a plate of spaghetti here. in berlin people were no less keen to get some exercise after the excesses of the night before nothing too stressful just a gentle six kilometers up and down the on today in london boulevard. but if you find all this activity too exhausting for new year's day vienna had the ideal antidote the annual concert given by the vienna philharmonic and the conductor riccardo muti.

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