this is to give you news live from berlin the political crisis in armenia david's. plan thousands take to the streets after opposition leader he called pushing on calls for a general strike to protest against parliament's failure to elect him as prime minister can he keep the demonstrations peaceful. also coming out of palestinian president mahmoud abbas comes under fire for saying that europe's the jews had themselves to blame for the holocaust israeli jews is a pos of anti-semitism. and these migrants have been on

a harrowing journey to reach the united states but for many the real challenge is just beginning as they try to cross the u.s. border to apply for asylum. i'm sumi so misconduct good to have you with us tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of the armenian capital yet avan to join a general strike opposition leader nicole passed you know an urge to supporters to bring the country to a standstill after he failed to secure enough votes in parliament to become prime minister passion young was the only candidate and had expected a different result. this is not terrible vote was expected to go. forward. full of enthusiasm and high expectations tens of thousands had come to catch the moment that. protest leader became prime minister.

then excitement gave way to sorrow. far. and they're going to do we have to win we can't go on like this and he will you know not only nationally this is our line they don't have the right to rule us if we don't want then they mislead all the people out here everyone and they have to trade us. wasn't us on the view they are armenia's ruling republican party heart of my after a day long session in parliament the writing was on the wall eventually the votes were two. of the republicans would not back the opposition leader to take the reins and angry nicole pushing him walked out to be with his supporters. he was met by loud cheers and shouted in confessing he was pushing ian who has promised to

rid the country of corruption and poverty called for mass civil disobedience. marry. a rich new option no possibility to go backwards we will move forward only forward and the republic and there is no power that can resist you. oh with the new day thousands of protesters have been blocking routes into the capital year of an he didn't passion in his call for civil disobedience another attempt to elect a new prime minister is due in a week but if it fails a second time around new national elections must be held. let's bring in nick commonly he is in the armenian capital yet a van for us hi nick good to see you thousands of people have taken to the streets today tell us what you've been a serious seeing and hearing from people on the ground.

good afternoon sumi well as you can see it's a very noisy scene here behind me on republic square the site of that big protest just a viewing the whole of the center of you have been shut down by passionate supporters as you asked them to us the evening there are roadblocks on all the main avenues most of the center of town now resembles a pedestrian zone people walking with their kids with their pets cycling around the main street something you didn't really see before these closures the airport has now been reopened that was when they had proven show the authorities they could shut down this morning but it is a very festive atmosphere people with a scared they worried the police over that the present government might use the police or the army to clamp down and they said no there are too many of us they called the police is on our side and the armenian protest leader is actually warned the government not to deploy troops against these protesters have these demonstrations been peaceful so far and do you think they will stay that way.

well that's definitely what he's saying will be his tactic and it makes a lot of sense strategically tactically given that he's got these unprecedented numbers. this square public square where i'm now is not a square that was ever previously used political rallies as he was told today no one could ever fill it well yesterday passion and deeds he's got this you know remarkable numbers out in the very country a very small population only three million and so there's nothing really in his interests to provoke violence to get the governments the has the police and the army at least formally under control still so they've got all those leaders should that deployable. and his taxes be that by just keeping numbers out not not going for the provocations or anything that could be used against him attacked again the kind of violence that could then be used to show that he has some kind of malign instincts he's trying to just carry on with this game brinkmanship and see who blinks first hoping that the government will eventually give in to the mass of this public support and we have to see what happens next because the armenian

parliament is set to elect a new prime minister on may eighth what do you think we're going to see in the coming week ahead of that vote. so soon as you say we've just had confirmation that that repeat vote will happen a week yesterday that was the latest possible date the constitution allows for this to be held that the gives the ruling republican party some time for maneuvering to try and do some kind of deal comes in a range of what she and that's exactly what questions because he said he will do you would do any behind the scenes deals he would cut them some sort of slack he wants a full scale change a shake up of this country. so far we haven't any reaction from him what he will do but from what we've heard from people here in the square they're very willing to stay out of the street till they see him in the prime ministerial seat so they saw what was you know this way this is going anywhere in a hurry i did have an economy in a very busy central square there in. the armenian capital nic thank you.

now to some other stories making news around the world authorities in libya say at least seven people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on electoral commission offices in tripoli a spokesman said the bomber was among a group of militants who set fire to the building the electoral commission has been registering voters ahead of elections in the country. a judge in myanmar has dealt a blow to prosecutors in the trial of two workers journalists accused of possessing state secrets he ruled the testimony of a witness who said the two had been framed was credible it's being seen as a landmark free speech case for the country. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has attacked palestinian president mahmoud abbas for making anti-semitic remarks at a meeting of the palestinian national council on monday about suggested that the genocide of european jews by the nazis we was because of the jews role in money

lending rather than because of their race or religion netanyahu said the palestinian leader was quote still a holocaust denier and he called on the international community to condemn what he called the bosses severe antisemitism. let's get more on this story now with our correspondent tanya kramer who's standing by for us in jerusalem hi dan yes there is some very strong words there from the israeli prime minister following a very controversial remark from the palestinian president is this language out of the ordinary. well i mean the reactions from the israeli government are not out of the ordinary they see this as an unnecessary provocation but it also somehow for them be confirms what they've been saying all along that mahmoud abbas the palestinian president can't be a partner for peace and that such statements actually show his. face and that they're not very helpful in the relation to people so what exactly did mahmoud

abbas say. but from what we understand one of the main quotes in his speech was return and we have here a translation provided by the associated press in ramallah saying the conclusion of these folks quote is that animosity towards jews was not because of their religion but because of their social activities that somehow implies that persecution of jewish people in europe was not because of their race or religion but because of their you know activities like banking or money lending and that is what has been perceived as unto semitism by the palestinian leader as well as also other statements in his speech can you help us put this into context has mahmoud abbas previously made anti-semitic remarks. well it's quite interesting because

this comes from the same president who in two thousand and fourteen said in this speech on the eve of holocaust remembrance day that was that is commemorated in israel said that the holocaust was one of the most heinous crimes in modern history which was seen at the time as a very rare statement by an arab leader to acknowledge the suffering of jewish people under the nazi regime in germany and of course it also deflects in this speech he gave in front of the palestinian national council that other statements in that speech he called on the two people i mean he said he talked about his commitment to a two state solution and he called for that the two people need to. live side by side i did have his tenure kramer reporting for us from jerusalem tanya thank you. now officials in the u.s.

have begun processing a small number of asylum applications from a group of central american migrants camped out just across the border in mexico the migrants traveled across mexico in march aided by political activists u.s. president donald trump has described mass migration as a threat to national security has called the caravan a provocation and warned they could be denied entry it is clear richardson reports from the border. these are some of the faces that have invoked the great president donald trump the reason he's threatens mexico and called for thousands of troops to be sent to protect the border and stop short on their journeys they've set up makeshift camps into a corner mexico. that as you know we're sending many many national guardsman down to the border most of them are already there and that's having a big impact most are from honduras they say the united states must hear their asylum cases and they left their homes because they had reasons to fear for their

safety but again not because they killed my father. or i mean that's us then what they because of death threats that's what forced me to lay for one of the men pulled out a gun pointed at me and told me if i didn't give him what he wanted he was going to kill me soon all of that battle came up with made them up and. they travelled together for over a month by fox cross and trained. they sought safety in numbers and what can be an arduous and dangerous journey. with it was ugly and tiring and boring. as big as my feet when i was walking and glendale conley i know that they've traveled some three and a half thousand kilometers all the way from near mexico's southern border with quite a moa. when they arrived at the u.s.

border with one a hoping to request asylum they got stuck. with the right papers it's just a short walk across this bridge to the united states and to california where more than one hundred people who say they fled terrible dangers in their home countries are stuck here on the mexican side of the border the united states has not said that it won't hear their asylum claims that would be illegal under international treaties that the u.s. has signed but. they've blocked their entrance by saying that the processing center is faulty. the united states is bound by law to hear their cases yet although they often face military criminal and sexual violence most people coming from central america lose in the end organizers hope that won't be the case here when. they're hoping they will be granted asylum so they can live their lives for a of the violent conditions that put them at rest. areas of their future is a test case for the trumpet ministrations anti immigrant policies to see whether his fiery rhetoric is enough to stop the united states from welcoming those fleeing

persecution. you're watching g.w. news still to come on the program gay kenyans currently face stiff jail terms but the country's high court could soon change that we'll find out what's at stake. and in soccer buying minix quest to win the trouble was ended by rail madrid on tuesday but to other teams hopes of reaching the champions think final are very much alive we'll bring you more in liverpool semifinal clash with world. but first numbers from the euro zone in today and they're not encouraging your heart and that's right so when you come a growth in the euro zone is staging a shop slowdown in the first three months of this year the eurozone economy grew by less than half a percent in twenty seventeen the economy grew by a steady zero point seven percent from the second quarter through to the end of the year but initial results by the european statistics office. authority rather for

the first quarter of this year reveal a slump to just zero point four percent last week the european central bank want that protection as dangerous or affecting recovery in the euro zone the eurozone describes those nineteen of the used twenty eight member states that have adopted the euro as their currency now let's have a quick check on the markets and see what they are they reacted to those new figures only what's happening there in france where you are what i invest is a. picture tells a thousand stories or a thousand words you can see the docs behind me on the wall there and made a brief there when the euro zone growth figures came but it's recovered sense and. the chairs here are going along at a good clip they're gaining yes there is a slump promoters stuttering some economists are saying in the euro zone and zero point four is a lot less than zero point seven almost just half the growth rate but there are

clear factors that investors are understanding. we're in effect or were at work in the first quarter like strikes for example in some countries reducing output and therefore g.d.p. and also a wave of sickness that prevented some workers from contributing to growth but also above all i think the strong euro it was strong in the first quarter and that's always bad for exports for the sales prospects but also for revenues and profits that are translated back to the euro from whatever foreign currency they come from and the export countries and the euro now is one twenty as opposed to one twenty five but it's high in the first quarter so that danger has. been reduced quite substantially. in other news apple surprised the market today with solid sales of the i phone ten surprisingly and also announced a one hundred billion dollars buyback of its own shares what's behind it.

yeah the buy back for the shares is in keeping with the promise that apple made to a chair holders that it wanted to have them participate more in the success and if you buy back shares the number of shares of course is reduced in the value of each share goes up because the profit is divided up among less shares and that's a good thing for shareholders the dividend is higher and apple is just sailing along with sales and not just the i phone sales per se which make up the lion's share of the profit but also services like cloud or the apple i tunes store. only bounce in frankfurt thank you. to kenya now where a small revolution is happening on the streets of the capital nairobi the taxi business was once dominated by men but now women are muscling in and they have a powerful tool that's little caps is a very popular taxi app customers can now choose whether to be driven by a man or

a woman. a new era is here and the stylish self-confident one at that and to kenya's female taxi drivers the little cabs app allows customers in nairobi to opt for a woman driver. that's becoming increasingly popular so female cabbies are on the rise. with that. you are very few who are like fifteen of us and the number has reached one hundred into one so far and also you're looking old to be more kenya's economy is expanding but the increase in wealth is far from equally shared women still worse off than men. i meet the best. it's the best looking at people. just sitting at home asking for handouts from. anyone. and it was the

easiest solution to make. the cabbies and around five hundred euros per month. depending on how many call outs they get the feature is a rating system too but for most it's having a woman at the wheel that counts. i'm more comfortable being driven by a woman than i'm one. woman i'm more friendly. is it to talk to it makes the ride more enjoyable. the job looks easier than it is the women have to be strong and self-confident partly because many men still see driving as a male demanding harassment can be a problem too obvious you expect them to see a very beautiful like me in these left obviously we've. become get into it very much you don't once you want them you give them a one in this talk. there's also an s.o.s.

but in the rare cases they need more support and one day these pioneers want to have their own fleet exclusively for women. because for the first time a kenyan film is set to be screened at the come festival. kenya government isn't happy with me that's right their head in the pentagon is actually a band a film that's about a story of love between two women because it promotes lesbian ism the film ruffy keep by a director one who will be the first to kenyan feature to be shown at the confound festival this month homosexuality is illegal in kenya and can be punished with fourteen years in jail now activists have petitioned the high court for a change in the law catherine on one brings us a special report beginning with the story of a gay man so afraid to reveal his identity that he asked us to scramble his voice. or our richard robertson who could be good or bad or good word for obscure good

person for the war or a burglary to refer to more troops or overthrow procedure or years of hard labor similar work or it's it's basically a good honest neutral situation with me. in kenya homosexuality is illegal under the penal code those who are found guilty of engaging in gay sex can be sentenced for up to fourteen years in prison. this means many like no one live in constant fear. the national gay and lesbian human rights commission has responded to at least one thousand seven hundred cases of abuse or mistreatment we're talking about the right to not experience violence simply because you identifies as being here bisexual so one thing that we reiterate over and over is that the case it's not about same sex marriage this case is not about nonconsensual sex this case is not about sex with minors this case is quite simply about what two adults are allowed

to do consensual in the privacy of their home without governmental interference in no as few it's time for kenya's high court to repeal the colonial era law. kramer's you should all if you would be a great start because if you put us in a position where we're. targeted for a number of people who are targets of the some sort. or you know people put this to rest you a good bro who was called me or tortured you you know block me and some people who move good will take away got these people. on the streets of nairobi it's hard to find someone who openly agrees with no one. i feel bad and gordie. be the other good midsts. human models and they being the should not be allowed in kenya i don't think it's ok. i think it should be talked about.

some but it's not something that should be ignored then yeah that's that's not to each according to their bible according to a religion should not be i love. in an interview just to see a president who can ya to said that homosexuality was not a human rights issue in kenya. this is not the first time president who can yet to is dismissing the issue of homosexuality in kenya as a priority discussion in two thousand and fifteen during former u.s. president barack obama's state visit he almost said the same thing however the reality is there is a significant population that needs this discussion to be had even if the high court rules of the north should remain in place the fight to sensitize kenyans on the issue of gay rights will continue so we're not at a place where i think we're able to google's ninety nine percent of kenyans that this is something that we took set but what we need to be able to do is have laws

that say these people are protected and then have the people responsible for enforcing those laws be able to do that. you know hoops the courts. repeal the law so that he can live a life where he doesn't have to constantly look over his shoulder. soccer now and round the dreaded decided byron munich in the champions league to reach the final they'll find out who they're facing when liverpool take on roma later today security has been bolstered in the italian capital after a liverpool fan was attacked by visiting fans last week despite the added security overshadowing the game the reds head into the match with a three goal cushion and looks set to reach their first champions league final since two thousand and seven but they know well much should not be underestimated. roma have a mountain to climb on wednesday night after suffering a heavy five two defeat to liverpool. but their coach says the team is ready to go

all out to get a result. maybe i do or not but at the that we're playing a match a champions league semi final in front of seventy thousand people do you expect us to just field no we'll fight i want a team that gives everything that it has come full. look out luckily for roma they've shown just how much they can accomplish when they play their best the italian side turned over a four one defeat in barcelona with a three nil comeback at home now they just have to do it all over again. you know for them i would do it like a computer or smartphone copy and paste that performance not only from a technical point of view but also from a mental and physical point of view so they've got should already be physical. liverpool go into the match with the upper hand but they are well aware of what

roma can do with their backs against the wall. but. that's the nature of the game. in any minutes so it's all about us to be active to do what we are difficult to play not too difficult to play. some will send his side out to look for even more goals in rome for the forward line led by england's footballer of the year mo sala it's not a bad plan. to. minder now our top story here on. tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of the armenian capital to join a general strike opposition leader nicole passion yon urged his supporters to bring the country to a standstill after parliament refused to endorse his bid to become prime minister.

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