the countries you can answer are there down the wrong or from. her source or his trip on the w.b. . this is you give you news live from berlin pakistan is voting a divisive parliamentary election. millions of oxen are casting ballots after a campaign filled with controversy the military is out in force after a violent election campaign but a suicide bomber has already struck a polling station will likely be on the. rescuers in greece are searching land and sea for survivors after wildfires left dozens dead it is the country's worst fire

in a decade we'll get an update from athens. and in the tour de france french ministry on a fairly when stage sixteen after an eventful day in the here and. i'm sumi so much going to good to have you with us in pakistan a suicide bomber has killed at least thirty people wounding dozens the attack happened outside a polling station in the southwestern city of one official said the attacker blew himself up at the station one police prevented him from entering the so-called islamic state claimed responsibility for the attack the country is voting today in a general election that could go down to the wire between a cricket hero iran khan of terror in soft and the party of jailed ex prime minister nawaz sharif of the pakistan muslim league his brother shahbaz is leading its campaign quite in the province of baluchistan has seen the worst violence in

this election campaign when earlier this month nearly one hundred fifty people lost their lives due to a suicide bombing at a political rally. armed soldiers like these are some of the roughly three hundred seventy thousand troops deployed across the country not only are they guarding polling centers but are also helping with general security duties. their mission preventing incidents like this from occurring again this was the scene after a suicide bomber targeted the convoy of political candidates in the southwestern province of baluchistan one hundred forty nine people were killed in the attack that took place ten days ago. besides normal security duties officers have also been given expanded powers they can punish individuals for illegal acts committed inside polling stations. human rights groups are concerned

they have already complained of the army's alleged interference in the electoral process. on the investigation get it out in all the books and please confront that and if it is it then there's one thing that europe looking at as the end of. the intimidation of journalists is believed to have served the campaign of this man former cricket star in one count of the movement for justice party the sixty five year old has vowed to track down on corruption. what is bad for we will deliver justice to the masses regardless of them being a hindu all christian or sikh regardless of the being poor all from different provinces all from coffee to stock supergirl snapback movie although his closest rival is shahbaz sharif brother of the ousted former prime minister novice or if currently in jail on corruption charges.

but in the head to head race between khan and sharif this man could prove to be kingmaker below while both it's a diary of the left leaning pakistan people's party son of slain prime minister benazir bhutto he is looking to revive the fortune of his party. ah. some observers have called this election the dirtiest in recent memory but for ordinary people on the street their hopes are far more grounded. the country is economically weak at the moment it is standing at the verge of bankruptcy one thing is sure that whichever government comes it will be faced with challenges but we hope whatever government comes it will recover pakistan from a fall. right to do conrad shoes in the pakistani capital islamabad following the story for us good to see you know there were reports of a deadly bomb blast outside

a polling station today in the city of quetta what can you tell us. yes i actually just talked to a local correspondent who's at the site is right outside the polling station where it happened he said people have been evacuated the death toll has risen to at least thirty people schools killed apparently and it was targeting a local very high ranking security chief so this was the local correspondent saying obviously the attack on the military on military personnel high ranking military personnel who were at the scene to expect the polling station. not my only we saw in a report you know pakistan's military has been accused of manipulating the election campaign behind the scenes let's listen to what pakistan's ambassador to germany had to tell you about the vote. this would be the third consecutive polls that we are having or in a fully democratic dispensation and i have no doubt in my mind that this would be a free and fair pool there's a level playing field for everyone for. the new government. that would bring

a new dawn for the country right iommi we heard the ambassador there say this will be a free and fair vote but is that the case of people are scared when they go to vote . well if this is most definitely not a free and fair vote the army has been meddling that's what a lot of analysts a lot of journalists have been telling us they've been talking of receiving intimidating threats threats on social media if they don't write what they're supposed to write if they give too much coverage the pm l.-n. so you know if you talk to journalists this is definitely not a free and fair election but you also have to consider pockets done this is not in the stablished democracy they can hear the votes and sold local people in the philip chism vote for whoever the village strongmen tells them to vote for so this is not in the stop this democracy and i don't think we can pull the elections like the free will fair now mean looking at the candidates why is it that the military appears to favor imran khan. that is

a very good question with a very very very useful base one theory is that the sharif sharif family angered the military because they were trying to edge closer towards the arch rival india it's also possible that they'd like iran khan's anti corruption rhetoric the politicians here are notoriously corrupt quite often people say it's a question of who you vote for depending on who embezzled is less of the other candidates the point being everyone embezzles here so those are two theories but in the end it's a question that we should be able to put to the military but unfortunately they don't talk to foreign journalists like us. reporting for us from islamabad good to talk to you. now to some other stories making headlines around the world a mexican editor has been slain at the beach resort of playa del carmen ruben part was the second to journals from the news to be killed in a month reported on crime in the city which is located in an area with a soaring rate of violence due to drug gangs. in laos rescuers are searching for

hundreds of people missing after a dam collapse on monday thousands have been left homeless and nineteen people are already confirmed dead the dam was still under construction when it collapsed releasing billions of cubic meters of water that swamped several villages. commission president is in washington today youngers due to meet u.s. president donald trump for crucial talks he says aimed to decrease trade tensions the us president has imposed tariffs on e.u. steel and aluminum imports brussels has responded by raising duties on certain american imports. a greece has begun three days of mourning for the victims of the country's worst fire disaster in a decade fast moving fire swept through densely populated areas near the capital killing at least seventy nine people and the death toll is likely to rise rescuers are still scouring for survivors meanwhile many have begun returning home to take

stock of the damage. the day after disaster struck in the seaside village of monte. survivors return to their properties to begin the cleanup their homes may be wrecked but still they know they are the lucky ones he says have been them a day then the fire was just fifty meters away we grabbed our dogs and ran my skin you would see but yeah but fire was chasing us whoever managed to leave in time did so the person right behind me when i drove out didn't make it the fire took them and melted him out of it but he did it with the i get down to yes it was the beginning. in other parts of much the emergency workers went about the gruesome task of recovering the remains of those who perished on a bluff above the coast twenty six bodies were found huddled together in the courtyard of a villa. in

a show mothers don't carry on they were in groups of three and full it looked like they were friends and families who are trying to protect themselves. or in the tsunami. it's not yet clear how many more the fast moving fire trapped on monday night authorities expect the death toll to climb further many survivors only found safety by the sea the coast guard and other boats evacuated almost seven hundred people from smoke filled beaches another one thousand survivors and six bodies were found floating off the coast. by tuesday in the fires near athens were under control and teams were working to put out the last hot spots but officials warned the new blazes could erupt at any time in the tinder dry terrain. to cycling and there was no shortage of drama on tuesday in the tour de france

stage sixteen was briefly interrupted by a protest with several riders required medical attention farmers tried to block the road with bales of hay police attempting to control the demonstration inadvertently sprayed several writers with pepper spray but the peloton continued after a brief delay. the first peyronie's stage of this year's tour two hundred eighty kilometers took the riders from car to song to buy here do so after a scrappy beginning a large group formed up front. on the climb to the cold day port a d.s.p. mountain pass felipe still bear attack and reached the top first for the descent however he misjudged and went over a low stone wall. after one hundred eighty kilometers the tour interchange as the riders made their last climb of the stage britain's adam gates lay. on his tail was giuliani on the felipe. less than ten kilometers from the finish line disaster

struck yates hit the deck when his final descent giving freshmen julia out of felipe a chance to whiz by and win his second stage of the two. to the two as it were the president you know a lot of pain in my legs i think for everybody but. i cannot believe. for the second time today the overall ranking remains unchanged get right thomas of team sky retains the yellow jersey. the controversy over german football a message resignation from the national team continues to dominate headlines in germany is ill who has turkish roots accuse the german football federation president clinton of racism when he quit the germany team over the weekend the federation has since defended itself but has stay quiet. reinhart grindle was appointed the german football federation president in two thousand and sixteen brought in as a crisis manager to sort out the chaos left by allegations germany had bought votes

to host the two thousand and six world cup but now another crisis has a reason and this time grendel is at the very heart of the mess it is a fair. i just do not see a clear professional handling of the crisis at the moment it doesn't surprise me though because the german football federation is actually full of amateurs. grindle has been a lawyer and a journalist he also spent fourteen years in the german parliament for angola medicals christian democrats and once said that multiculturalism was a myth comments that would come back to haunt him when ms it isn't and jimmy teammates are one turkish president tayyip erdogan. i believe that both are aware that they have made a mistake i encourage everyone to go easy on them. but after germany

crashed out of the world cup group stage grindle got tough demanding will issue a statement when it came to the queues drivel of outright racism grindle is now under pressure ahead of september's vote between germany and turkey over the hosting of euro two thousand and twenty four germans are now wondering if grandel is heading for the exit. now who is the best footballer in the world will be finding out soon enough the sport's governing body fifa has released a short list of nominees for the best award and brazil's neymar didn't make the top ten christiana win although won the accolade the past two years while at his former club the reigning champions league winners real madrid croatia and madrid midfielder look i'm old rich won the golden ball as the world cups best player he's also nominated a few world cup champions are in the mix a good and rising star. and. the winner will be announced on september twenty fourth in london. and one more item for you it's

a natural spectacle reminiscent of an impressionist painting in umbria central italy wildflowers have burst into bloom train the fields into vibrant works of art a mixture of poppies corn flowers and daisies grow among the area's famous lentil crop helping to prop up the fragile plants a breathtaking landscape droste tourists to the region every year. thank you for watching t w i'm sure that she will have an update on your headlines at the top the hour. we make up over a week what time zone out for the end of the two pipes we are several services. being one of the continents for. your party for enjoying your numbers as they share their story of their dreams. the seventy seven percent plus forty four. hours.