brands into a coffee maker may be the gold that she has to do so before she looks. good luck. to you tube. looses d.w. news live from berlin a passenger plane crashes near moscow officials say all seventy one people on board were killed an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash also coming up. german chancellor angela merkel hits back at conservative critics who say she made too many concessions to the social democrats in

a coalition deal. and south africa's governing african national congress is set to meet on monday to discuss the future of president jacob zuma he is under mounting pressure to step down amid corruption allegations movement. maya schwager thank you for joining us. a russian passenger plane has crashed outside moscow killing all seventy one people on board the sato airlines regional jet disappeared from radar screens shortly after taking off from a moscow airport the cause of the crash remains unclear that russian president vladimir putin has instructed the government to set up a special commission to investigate. the saratov airlines jet was carrying sixty five passengers and six crew the aircraft came down on snow covered ground just outside moscow emergency services rushed to the scene but the authorities later

confirmed there were no survivors the plane crashed just a few minutes after takeoff from moscow's don't much good of an airport the flight was heading for the city of all six some fifteen hundred kilometers to the southeast near russia's border with kazakhstan most of the passengers are thought to have lived in the region people living near the crash site spoke of a massive impact the explosion was so powerful it almost broke the windows but when you were with them fast we called the local power station we saw it maybe it had exploded but then we got a call back saying that it was a plane crash. that will soon look. an investigation into the cause of the crash is underway. in the was built in the old new deal puppy's nickel the moscow regional transport authority has opened a criminal case into the violation of safety both resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence but mr smith who bully leads as the salvage operation

continues russian president vladimir putin has postponed travel plans to monitor the investigation. now for some of the other stories making news around the world eight people have been killed in an explosion at a carnival parade in bolivia police say street vendors gas canister exploded during carnival celebrations in the city of rural at least forty people were also injured . and at least nine people have died in a gun battle between the indian army and separatists in the disputed region of kashmir militants stormed an army camp there on saturday no group has claimed responsibility but the indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. and in turkey the main pro kurdish opposition party v h d p has elected a new leader is somebody lawmaker pair of in bold on and says merely the only candidates will be new co-leaders of the second largest opposition party in

turkey's parliament hold on husband was murdered after the turkish government said it had a list of people who were funding the outlawed p k k party the killer was never identified. mourners have gathered outside the home of pakistani human rights campaigner os mud to hunt here she died on sunday of a cardiac arrest in lahore at age sixty six campaigned tirelessly for democracy and free speech in pakistan she faced many death threats for speaking out against the strict blasphemy laws of the conservative muslim majority country. and german chancellor angela merkel has vowed to serve another four year term despite growing concern that criticism within her conservative bloc many contend that she granted too many concessions in a coalition deal but the center left social democrats to end months of political gridlock on sunday she shot back saying it would have been irresponsible to let the negotiations collapse the social democrats rank and file have to vote on the

coalition deal on march fourth. the chancellor stepping out to defend the coalition deal specifically the key foreign and finance ministries going to the social democrats it was the only way she says to stop the talks collapsing. you can smell it of course i also find it painful i would like to have kept the finance ministry but it's what we decided politically and in the coalition agreement and the finance minister cannot just do whatever he likes to. merkel also address the question of staffing within her own party to have the many calls for fresh talent perhaps surprisingly the chancellor agrees with that. through this and i'm not going to have to make sure that we keep in mind not just the over sixty's but also younger people. my message to the party conference is that we need to be clear about how we go forward into government. the ministerial lineup should be

clear and she weeks' time mrs merkel avoided talking about a successor she wants to remain chancellor and party leader for another four years . do you think you have lost your authority. and i mean i'm finished no i don't feel that but of course i do understand that the party will be thinking the type in the chancellor for twelve years and clearly i can't be chancellor for another twelve years. on the other hand i had extensive discussions with the party before the election on whether it was right and desirable for me to campaign for another four years and they agreed that it was. odd for the message to her party is clear i'm still chancellor but i'm listening to my critics. south africa is preparing to mark the hundredth anniversary of nelson mandela's birth but the governing african national congress party is in the midst of an upheaval break up president jacob zuma has refused to resign amid corruption allegations the a.n.c.

is decision making committee is expected to call for zuma to step down when it meets on monday that could pave the way for his rival deputy president zero obama pausa to move into the top position. on our. power. was the anti apartheid rallying cry of the struggle led by nelson mandela born one hundred years ago. his resistance eventually delivered power into the hands of the a.n.c. but it is the transition of that power that is threatening to test south africa's ruling party apart the birthday celebrations were launched by the a.n.c. is a new leader cyril ramaphosa he's the rival in the a.n.c. of embattled president jacob zuma. after attending a church service a day ahead of the meeting rama poses spoke of transition but avoided questions about seumas fate. personal commitment to people. like thank you very much for taking the congregation

. to see. this. money just. think is wrong with you could be five hundred. forty nine year presidency has been beset by allegations of graft and economic mismanagement zuma denies wrongdoing that he's been involved in scandals including multimillion dollar upgrades to his private home using state funds a day ahead of monday's crunch decision rahm opposer recognize that people are frustrated at the uncertainty over the transition of power. over you as you do want roosevelt we were doing so will giving out what i. want is in the interest of all of the info i have all week or so to you so you would i. but uniting the nation or even the a.n.c.

polity is proving a difficult goal to achieve in south africa. unities university. has been moved to pound chang and the winter olympics now there was plenty of action on day two with the men's a slope south snowboarding producing two incredible stories the gold medal went to red gerard who claim to the u.s.a.'s first medal of the games gerard is just seventeen years old and still trains in his backyard in colorado impressive stuff but despite the teenager's stunning performance there was another man on the podium who could lay claim to an even greater achievement canada's mark mcmorris managed to win bronze just eleven months after a crash left him fighting for his life. and in the bundesliga stood guard moved further away from the relegation zone after beating both. one nil forward czech struck at the only goal of the game to just five minutes stuttgart are yet to lose

a game under new coach from cork what the victory puts them four points clear of the relegation playoff spot and seven clear of the automatic drop zone. satisfactions shaka travel to buy on the road lewis are desperate for points but their chances look slim by and has won their last eight games in the bundesliga and could they spring a surprise let's find out. a quick hello from laon gorecki to his future by and teammates will be leaving shall cry in the summer coach to make her to death go set his stall out to defend with four men at the back instead of his usual three but it made no difference to the league's best attack thomas millis effort from distance provided the perfect assist for robert live in duffy one nil by and with only six minutes on the clock the strikers dummy allowed him to goes into the shelter box undetected keep it all famine left with little chance.

the worst possible start for shall good but they remain just right and after half an hour they forced an equaliser. the rest is missed kick fooling into the path of franco to some to. the other end and robin played in milan and the german international put the hosts back in front famine was anticipating a cross but miller decided to go for glory. the game lost its edge after the break brazil and below tested by and spend. and right before the end of the martinez was denied by one of his own teammates. by an relatively untroubled in their two one win and all that without coach you're playing kids who missed the game with flu. authorities in morocco are struggling to clear roads after heavy snowfall affected parts of the country the transport ministry says it has mobilized more than one hundred snow plows to clear roads in the worst affected regions schools have been closed and rural areas are teachers and students don't have to travel in the

dangerous conditions parts of morocco have experienced snow this winter for the first time in fifty years. and here in germany it's carnival season and thousands of revelers have been dressing up in flashy costumes to celebrate many groups take part in the festivities by creating humorous floats for huge parades on rose monday and this year the jewish community of this is joining in the fun i revelers in germany's carnival strongholds like here in cologne have been getting into party mode well in advance of monday's big parades. in neighboring doesn't this year's procession will feature a novelty for the first time the jewish community is taking part in the parade with its own float. right now we're experiencing a sharp increase in anti semitism in germany. you can lament it you can argue about it or you can approach it with a sense of humor. and that's why the jewish community is contributing

a satirical float. the slow chose the one nine hundred century german writes a heinrich china with a kippa and prayer beats the native converted from judaism to christianity to get around precious ban on jews teaching at university. today the jewish community still harbors mixed emotions towards konovalov. during the nazi era the carnival parades were used to stir up hatred against germany's jewish population. as a huge issue not within our community there were two or three people who said why are you doing this have you lost your mind they're still troubled by what happened in the past. many carnival fans have welcomed the jewish communities decision to get involved a lot of young people in particular didn't always have a sense of history or aren't aware of all the things that happens in the past it's good we're still being reminded of it in college that it's not that

a jewish law is needed that shouldn't be the case. he says is a muslim i think it's ok the jewish community has a float party to get it out of. the float will also include a special guest the head of muslim community he'll be in costume as a persian poet. kind of i'm not a carnival fan because i mean it's also hard for me personally because as you know alcohol is an issue for muslims within our muslim community our leadership board debated at length and considered the pros and cons but the pros one and we want to support sending a signal he mission had he says ignite. that you religious leaders want to underscore that germany's jews and muslims stand side by side and not only at carnival time. and that's a news update we'll be back at the top of the hour for now we'll leave you with all of the song but you can handle as carnival mania sweeps brazil thanks for watching

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