this is d.w. news live from bonnie north korea freezes its nuclear testing the communist regime announces a suspension of all new clear a normal range missile tests saying media says pyongyang lucidly scrapping its nuclear testing something be to kim jong il and most of this you economic growth and peace instead but what about the weapons you already have also coming up. demanding change to protect children in india the indian government approves the death penalty for child rapists often days of protests

a nationwide outbreak showing that inaction. i am. and gone too soon superstar d.j. of each she has been found dead at the age of twenty eight this officer vows of health problems and his struggles with the demands of the spotlight. time have a home for good to have you with us it could be a significant reversal from north korean leader kim jong un off to spending years celebrating his country's weapons program he's now announced north korea will start new clay and intercontinental missile tests well international reaction has been brought to a positive which south korea china and the u.s. phrasing the move in neighboring japan remains cautious say it will keep up the pressure for

a complete new kid to sell meant. north korea's missile tests kept the world in suspense throughout last year until in november its leader kim jong un declared his nuclear force complete now state television has made it official no more nuclear or missile testing. will instead focus on building up its economy and securing peace with its southern neighbor. south korea has welcomed the move as meaningful progress president is due to meet kim in less than a week's time for a rare summit aimed at resolving the deadlock between the two koreas. in the south capital seoul people have reacted with skepticism. here on the all of them either one unless the regime changes and i don't believe we can build normal

diplomatic relations with our safety can be guaranteed either on that one day he put our. i think the one to know that it looked as if the north would denuclearize after the last two summits but now we're back to square one we shouldn't blindly believe them without thorough verification. because of this of. us president donald trump is also set to meet the north korean leader in the near future having previously derided kim as little rocket man trump reacted positively on twitter. this is very good news for north korea and the world big progress look forward to our summit but japan's defense minister was not optimistic stressing what was omitted from the announcement was just statement makes no reference to the north abandoning you can short and medium range ballistic missiles from the book you did it says. the prospects are not encouraging ten years ago the north blew up

a cooling tower in a symbolic show of abandoning its nuclear ambitions clearly they did not and there . let's talk to correspondent stephen barr awake now who is in the south korean capital so stephen is that a sense that we've been here before ten years ago the north agreeing to end its nuclear program that proved to be a false start is kim serious this time around well it's important to keep that context that we have heard something like this before and just today north korea did not mention actual denuclearization they haven't committed to anything permanent here and all they're saying for the time being is that they're not going to test any more nuclear weapons so this seems like a sign that they are for now satisfied with the look nuclear armament and they feel like their arsenal is significant enough that they can negotiate from some kind of position of strength and they're coming so much with the united states and south korea and they have of course left the door open if they're not satisfied with how

these summits play out they could go back on this pleasure they could begin testing weapons again but this is nevertheless an encouraging sign compared to some of the hostile rhetoric we see from north korea all right but let's get back to that point of that off and what about the existing nuclear weapons he claims to have developed what will happen to them. well north korea invested a ton of results is an energy into developing those nuclear weapons and they have neglected the economy in that neck to neglected a lot of things that governments normally do with their resources in favor of developing nuclear weapons so we cannot expect that they will just suddenly decide to give those up they obviously feel like those nuclear weapons provide them with some kind of legitimacy to be and what they've wanted for a long time is for the international community to recognize north korea as a nuclear power and it seems like now they feel as though they've come to a point of development where they can credibly demand that and want to look at the

upcoming summits to see if that's something they put on the table if they see formal recognition from south korea in the united states and the other most likely explanation is now that they're going to put more of their resources towards developing their economy which is in a pretty dire state due to some strong international sanctions all right let's break down this statement from came and then a bit more because they only refer him to continental and they stick missiles as japan's defense minister pointed out there's no what and what would be happening with shorter range missiles and why do you think that distinction has been made. when japan is particularly concerned with those kinds of missiles because japan is one of the countries that could land that could be in the flight path of those even shorter missiles that were not for launches though that's usually off the east coast in the direction of japan it's a sort of public health concern and public safety concern for people in japan and japan is on the same stage as south korea the u.s. in seeking a more definitive solution to the north korea issue and they will be cooperate on

those points going forward stephen barr awake in seoul many thanks indeed. now to some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. and european regulators have ordered the inspection of hundreds of boeing seven three seven engines that's off to choose days accident on a southwest airlines flight when a blade from one of the engines broke off sending shrapnel ripping through the play one passenger died and the airliner make an emergency landing. a nicaragua protesters have again clashed with police the vice president says as many as ten demonstrators have been killed in the violence protests broke out after the government decided to cut pensions and raise employee contributions to social security. him for two people were killed and several injured after a boss carrying german tourists crashed in the country south of us was on its way

to a popular canyon in the region when it came off the road and plunged down to earth and. russia says inspectors from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons have again left for the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack in syria this just days off to a u.n. security team turn back from the duma site off to coming under fire the weapons inspectors and looking for evidence to determine if internationally banned substances were used on residents earlier this month western governments as strikes in response to the attack the assad regime and russia deny any responsibility. the indian government has announced plans to introduce the death penalty for people convicted of raping children under the age of twelve cabinet ministers approved the plan off to widespread protests over the recent worry and killing of an eight year old girl several cases involving young girls have stood outrage in recent years

critics say that a no conviction rate means that many rapes go unpunished the measure now goes to india's president for approval. on a big loss yesterday for the waldo sonia found the who is in delhi sonia the indian cabinet approved. well a big loss yesterday for the world of electronic dance music one of its superstars a d.j. of the chief found dead in muscat the capital of oman the twenty eight year old swede produced one hit after another for his fans songs such as the levels wake me up and hey brother the cause of his death remains unknown. he produced hit after hit he won critical acclaim and he played to sellout

audiences. at beachy had found fame fans and fortune but on friday the music artist whose real name was tim burgling was found dead he was just twenty eight. madonna who hired a vici to produce her last album posted on instagram so sad so tragic goodbye dear sweet him gone too soon. to be ci have suffered from health problems including pancreatitis caused in part by heavy drinking in twenty thirty in the underwent surgery for a ruptured appendix and a blocked score bladder he spoke candidly about that time in an interview in twenty fifty. two feels like going from being normal to being like very like. him because of all the work and so much workload you know i never thought of our trips to the hospital or if there was someone to go along at the same time. so.

it was a real relief like. a long break happen it right when. the chief quit touring in twenty sixteen but continued to make music just days ago he was nominated for twenty eight hundred billboard music awards. in the bundesliga versity mention glad coach stay to hacking had called on his players to put on a display of attacking football in a game against force but last night and they took that appeal to heart putting on a dominant performance in front of the home fans. an exciting friday night was ahead for these young black buff fans as they score to the team's out onto the pitch but not in their wildest dreams could they have expected what was to come a minute save in the deadlock was already broken by cats and lost in the last thing

on two of those but back past a smash in his sixth goal of the season. more woeful defending saw the falls double their lead. rafael was on hand to convert the rebound from join us hoffman's blocked shots. i put the hose let the most spectacular goal for last christophe komba took advantage of a lapse in concentration from the vols but defense three nil the final score i'm happy fans all around as black but when their second home game on the bounce and boost their hopes of qualifying for european competition next season. in the meantime with just four matches left in the season the race is still tight for champions league spot storm and have suffered now the slump recently they're clinging on to the final place in the top four and today they face third placed

leyva coups and here in fine form is likely to be a key match. dorman coach better still has a spring in his step even though it's been a trying week a job he defeated shellcode was followed by new striker me she bats why i would miss the rest of the season through injury and now a tough test against tactically flexible labor crews and. look at the fuel they have lots of options through the back for the back to attack as three up front four one four one there are many possibilities it's great how this team has developed and their rightly up their. they've been currently sits third in the table one place ahead of dortmund successive four one win seven champions league rivals leipsic in frankfurt have given them an edge in the european race but they're not taking their wounded opponents for granted i the monk shaft dortmund have more potential than the showing at the moment but that makes this match dangerous

especially after that game against shout. and that you know the feat didn't just damage dortmund's pride. it was a chance to take a big step towards the champions league but we didn't quite manage it actually putting it politely it's no more difficult going to talk. more difficult but not impossible for you to still in their own hands because if you treat the club though a bit more uncertain. turning to tennis now in rafael nadal is one step closer to retaining his monte carlo and lost his title the world number one beat both gary is dimitrov in straight sets six four six one to advance to sunday's final alexanders of ever or misha cory who are playing each other in today's second semifinal stand in the way of the del winning a record extending eleventh title. well don't forget you can always get news on

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