this is d.w. news live from flooding and it leaves dozens dead as heavy rains claimed more lives across the country rescue divers and emergency teams are racing to locate survivors and officials warn more extreme weather could be on the way. also coming up islamists on the streets of pakistan are issuing pressure months to see pakistani christian on you have to be hanged for insulting islam pakistan's supreme court unanimously acquitted for lack of evidence.

i knew cubans mackinnon thanks so much for joining us. we started it silly west storms have killed at least twenty nine people this week the harsh weather is battering sicilian particular a dozen bodies have been recovered from floodwaters there one family lost nine members overnight and four cost as a warning that more severe weather lies ahead. they were just trying to enjoy the long weekend when the house was flooded nine family members including a baby in two children dead all my family's dead cries the father over and over again really. so. two families had gathered in a society in country villa going to

a nearby river encouraged by heavy rainfall burst its banks. when the richer than it was so that when these tragedies happen they happen suddenly they do not give you any warning because until yesterday afternoon it was fine here we don't know i'm so sorry for these children it breaks my heart for these children knowing what happened. three other people died in the southern island when their cars were swept away or. does the name in strategy to be in your own house when flooding hits. the if you are. heavy storms have battered the whole of the chile for a week with the country's north being hit especially hard thousands of trees like here in the vonetta region uprooted in just a few days. more than two hundred million euros have already

been earmarked for relief but damage estimates are in billions. and warnings for extreme weather are still in place six italian regions remain on high alert for new storms. islamists in pakistan already knew that calls for death by hanging fozzy a baby a christian woman acquitted after being sentenced to death of blasphemy angry protesters have staged rallies since her acquittal was announced on wednesday but based on supreme court said there wasn't enough evidence to convict bibi of insulting islam she sat on death row for eighty is awaiting a decision her husband has now appealed to the u.s. and the u.k. to help the family leave pakistan citing fear is for their lives hundreds took to the streets of pakistan cities like here in karachi on sunday to protest against the acquittal of a c. a b. b. . islam is fundamentalists have threatened to kill her if she is released and they

threaten to kill the judges as well if the ruling is not overturned. but you will keep protesting until a decision about hanging assia is made we're not going to be deceived by the government's conspiracies. on friday the government agreed with an islamist party to delay aasia bibi's release and stop her from leaving the country until the supreme court makes a final review of its verdict. her husband aashiq masi says the family is in danger he appealed to several western countries including the u.s. to grant them asylum. requesting mr go to. the u.s. . as you know. the end trouble in pakistan please help us. those of us sheikh masi and its children are now living in hiding

in the city of lahore early in two thousand and seventeen he spoke to a german television crew and to subpoenaing the current situation. we've received many death threats are walks free they will kill us they've also threatened to kill the judges that's why the case is taking so long everyone's afraid for their lives . now almost two years later sheik masi believes that amid the many death threats by extremists even his wife's distant relatives need to be brought to safety their attorney has already left pakistan citing fears for his life. now earlier we spoke to me all shams from asia and we asked him how likely it is that the family will be able to leave pakistan well he has appealed to a number of countries and we know that the that france and spain have offered asylum to the family to be b. but the question is what is the government going to do about the agreed to

a deal in which to said the duke. tried to do take measures to ban bibi's departure from pakistan if that happens then it will become very difficult for bibi to leave pakistan and will remain under threat. just speaking to us as have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. the fighting has escalated around yemen's key port city of her data yemeni forces backed by a saudi led coalition are launching a major ground assault to wrest the city from who's the rebels they have pounded rebel positions with strikes and naval artillery officials say more than one hundred fifty fighters on both sides with killed over the weekend. iranians have staged mass protests against the united states a day before sanctions are re-imposed sunday also marks the anniversary of the storming and seizure of the u.s.

embassy during the one nine hundred seventy nine islamic revolution and the couple terror on thousands chanted death to america. the pacific off of new caledonia has voted against independence from france it was strong participation in the referendum and united nations observers and delegates from metropolitan france said the vote was peaceful and orderly french president and the new iraq welcomed the outcome. now the future of germany's governing coalition between angela merkel's conservatives and the social democrats is topping the agenda at two closed policy meetings in berlin today not full c.d.u. is holding the first session since the chancellor announced she would stand down as policy leader the social democrats are debating whether they want to continue working with merkel on policy calls for an exit from the governing coalition have been growing louder to the s.p.d. bruising results in two recent state elections there lida alice is under pressure

to show off and her party's profile all pulled the plug on the current. for more on this let's speak to the chief political editor. who is in front of the c.d.u. party headquarters now the city used the focus is now on finding a new party leader a successor to underline that tell us a bit more how this is going to work well that's what's being debated in those party headquarters behind me what everybody walking into the building today seem to agree on is that there should be a whole series of regional party conferences this is all about listening more to the party grassroots something many felt that america had lost touch with recently and that's something these three lead candidates will most likely have to face to go into those regions introduce themselves and make the case that they can be both

the new leader to reposition the c.d.u. in the middle and for it to rediscover its conservative roots something many here long for you mentioned that there are three main candidates but it is looking likely that will come down to a contest between the centrist nachle i lay. and the right wing conservatives just for the map is there a favorite between those too. well we see some polling coming out but these are very early days and now we have twelve candidates potentially in the race already with the party conference at the beginning of december on the sixth seventh and eighth deciding the outcome there i'm going to come count our became secretary general of the c.d.u. because she got the support of america that at the same time is a strength and a weakness she currently polls at some thirty nine percent in one poll i must stress that came out today matthew seen as the other lead contender he was actually

pushed out of politics essentially more than decade ago by none other than angela merkel herself and he's polling at some forty four percent now there's an internal joke here at the c.d.u. that it's a bit like james dean he died the political death and that's why everybody kept remembering him and kept talking about him so there's a lot of hopes pinned on him. on the health minister he's only polling at about eight percent so there's some expectation that he might be out of the race eventually but this is seems to be pretty much an open race something that is very unusual for the conservative c.d.u. that had so become an anglo-american party all right he doesn't use cheap political editor thanks so much. some culture news now and an antiwar performance by one of germany's top orchestras last night to mark one hundred he is since the end of the first world war germany's n.d.

radio orchestra performed the war requiem english composer benjamin britten's plea for pacific system. it's a condemnation of the terror and horror that conflict visits upon people. the war recreate was written by pacifist composer benjamin britten and reprised in the german city of one of our own saturday. in a just tour of reconciliation the performance brought together musicians from britain and germany the countries once at war now peaceful neighbors. it's been a mess of undertaking andrew manze the conductor has been preparing it for two years. not only about. the communication between two net nations now it's sort of

a communication between now and the past that we must learn from the past let's face it we must learn from our mistakes. the war recreate them was composed after the second world war when the german left buffet bombed british cities. are never going to hear that. the destroyed cathedral in coventry england became a symbol of the war's brutality after the war a new one was a wreck to mix to the ruins its opening in one hundred sixty two was a grand occasion. britain was invited to write a piece for its consecration. yep she said if i am only remembered for one piece of music i think it should be. an orchestra is a very good metaphor for a society and to mix two nations in this way and to create literally create harmony

in a musical way but also with a social way is a very good demonstration of how we can co-exist and we have how we can find you on that and see what. the war requiem a timeless warning for humanity and one for us all to heed to the bundesliga now web borussia mönchengladbach have overpowered promoted just hold off three to nil and a local he told them has scored twice to inspire inform gladbach mind speak greyman and sundays of the game and the day he got what the vet when they were paid paired with dortmund in the german cup next round among the pick of saturday's bundesliga matches dortmund won it will spoke but by and munich were held at home by fry book and looking at the bundesliga table after the completion

of match day ten and we see dortmund lead the way but glad have gone above by and into the second sixth place braman slip back in the bottom half minds nudge up while just little on now joint awsome. to tennis and novak djokovic has suffered a surprise defeat by the russian car on such an off in the final of the paris masters joke of it in blue beach roger federer and saturday's semifinal but touching off dramatically ended his winning streak of twenty two matches the world number eighteen won in straight sets seven five six four despite the defeat czech bitch will still take over as world number one on monday. now thousands of people have gathered in southern taiwan for the burning of a ceremonial boat as part of a taoist ritual to ward off disease and bad luck woman one thousand volunteers from

the seaside township of dung gang spent three months building the intricately decorated boat a coating according to folklore the boat belongs to one year a divine a missionary who has the power to cleanse people of evil spirits and disease. you're watching news from berlin wall fuse at the top of the next hour thanks for watching. the first corner was. green the goal was arrives. joining a regular known her journey back to freedom. you know we're interactive documentary . and the regular returns home on the w. don't come.